December 7-11, 2014/ N=1,000 Registered “likely” voters/ ±3.1% M.O.E. THE GEORGE WASHINGTON BATTLEGROUND POLL A national survey of 1,000 Registered “Likely” Voters
December 7-11, 2014/ N=1,000 Registered “likely” voters/ ±3.1% M.O.E.
THE GEORGE WASHINGTON
BATTLEGROUND POLL A national survey of 1,000 Registered “Likely” Voters
December 7-11, 2014/ N=1,000 Registered “likely” voters/ ±3.1% M.O.E.
Do you feel things in the country are going in the right direction,
or do you feel things have gotten off on the wrong track?
28%
8%
64%
21%
9%
70%
21%
11%
69%
Right direction Unsure Wrong track
3/20/2014 8/28/2014 12/11/2014
Q1
August 23-28, 2014/ N=1,000 Registered “likely” voters / ±3.1% M.O.E.
32%31% 31%
29%
32%
39%
34%
24%
67%69%
21%21%
28%37%37%
28%
38%
32%33%
28%
38%
36%
34%40% 41%40% 39%
70%
64%
73%
59%
54%
59%
64%63%
62%
72% 75%
59%
59%
61%
57%56%
57%55%
52%54%
55%56%
51%
62%
54%
67%
60%
6/1/04 10/1/04 10/1/05 9/1/06 12/1/09 8/1/10 10/21/10 9/1/11 2/12/12 8/12/12 9/27/12 11/5/12 10/31/13 3/14/14 12/11/14
Right Direction Wrong Track Unsure
Do you feel things in the country are going in the right direction, or do
you feel things have gotten off on the wrong track?
Q1
December 7-11, 2014/ N=1,000 Registered “likely” voters/ ±3.1% M.O.E.
How would you rate the job Barack Obama has been doing as
President? Do you approve or disapprove of the job he is doing?
44%
3%
53%
44%
5%
51%
43%
7%
50%
Approve Unsure Disapprove
3/20/2014 8/28/2014 12/11/2014
Q2
August 23-28, 2014/ N=1,000 Registered “likely” voters / ±3.1% M.O.E.
48%
43%
7%
50%
44%44%
49%50%53%
41%
45%
50%
48%
49%
49%46% 45%
52%
44%
5%3%5%3%3%2%2%
5%4%4%2%3%2%5% 3% 5%
51%
53%
49%
54%52%
47%48%
49%
48%
49%48%
45%
51%
45%
50% 52%
10/20/10 5/12/11 9/1/11 11/9/11 2/22/12 5/3/12 8/8/12 9/20/12 9/27/12 10/18/12 11/5/12 12/6/12 10/31/13 1/16/14 3/20/14 8/28/14 12/14/14
Approve Unsure Disapprove
How would you rate the job Barack Obama has been doing as President?
Do you approve or disapprove of the job he is doing?
Q2
December 7-11, 2014/ N=1,000 Registered “likely” voters/ ±3.1% M.O.E.
Did you vote in the November 2014 elections for Congress?
83%
16% 1%
Yes No Unsure
Q3
December 7-11, 2014/ N=1,000 Registered “likely” voters/ ±3.1% M.O.E.
What drove your vote for Congress? Would you say it was… (If “Yes” in Q3, Asked of N=832 Respondents, or 83% of Sample)
10%
9%
19%
6%
4%
13%
27%
2%
Feelings about
President Obama
ACA/Obamacare
The economy
Social Security and
Medicare
Women’s issues
Behavior of your
Member of Congress
Combo/Other
Unsure/Refused
Q4
December 7-11, 2014/ N=1,000 Registered “likely” voters/ ±3.1% M.O.E.
What do think is the most important issue that Congress should be
dealing with next year? Would you say it is…
14%
29%
12%
15%
9%
18%
1%
Jobs
The economy
Health care
Illegal immigration
Foreign threats
Combo/Other
Unsure/Refused
Q5
December 7-11, 2014/ N=1,000 Registered “likely” voters/ ±3.1% M.O.E.
Do you think that the 2016 Presidential Election is more likely to be
focused on…
The role of government and how government does its work, or Issues
facing the country?
37%
49%
7% 7%
Role of government Issues Both/Neither/Other Unsure
Q6
December 7-11, 2014/ N=1,000 Registered “likely” voters/ ±3.1% M.O.E.
Which of these statements better describes your view of the
federal government in Washington…
Government should do more to solve problems and help meet the needs of
people; or Government is doing too many things better left to businesses and
individuals?
52%
43%
3% 3%
Government should
do more
Government is
doing too many
things
Both/Neither/Other Unsure
Q7
December 7-11, 2014/ N=1,000 Registered “likely” voters/ ±3.1% M.O.E.
Which of these statements better describe what the federal
government in Washington should be doing?
42%
49%
Government should ensure
employment
Government should get out of way
The government in
Washington should see to it
that every person has a job
and a good standard of
living
The best thing that the
government in Washington
can do is to get out the way
and let the free market help
people succeed
Q8
December 7-11, 2014/ N=1,000 Registered “likely” voters/ ±3.1% M.O.E.
Please tell me which of these viewpoints comes closest to your own?
50%
43%
Fairer and tougher enforcement of
regulations
Fewer burdensome regulations
Some people say that we need fairer
and tougher enforcement of
regulations in the U.S. to protect
American workers and families and
to give the little guys, including
small businesses, a fair chance to
compete.
Other people say that we need fewer
burdensome government regulations
because these regulations only work
to make things more difficult for
small businesses and individuals to
create jobs and economic growth.
Q9
December 7-11, 2014/ N=1,000 Registered “likely” voters/ ±3.1% M.O.E.
How much would you say that you trust the government in Washington?
Would you say that you trust it…
Just about always, Most of the time, Only some of the time, or Never?
2%
13%
59%
24%
1%
Just about always
Most of the time
Only some of the
time
Never
Unsure/Refused
Q10
December 7-11, 2014/ N=1,000 Registered “likely” voters/ ±3.1% M.O.E.
How much would you say that you trust your state government?
Would you say that you trust it…
Just about always, Most of the time, Only some of the time, or Never?
4%
26%
51%
18%
1%
Just about always
Most of the time
Only some of the
time
Never
Unsure/Refused
Q11
December 7-11, 2014/ N=1,000 Registered “likely” voters/ ±3.1% M.O.E.
Would you say that you approve or disapprove of U.S. efforts
against ISIS?
53%
16%
31%
Approve No Disapprove
Q12
December 7-11, 2014/ N=1,000 Registered “likely” voters/ ±3.1% M.O.E.
How worried are you that there will be another major terrorist attack in the
U.S.? Would you say that you are…
Very worried, Somewhat worried, Not too worried, or Not at all
worried…that there will be another major terrorist attack in the U.S.?
28%
43%
20%
8%
2%
Very worried
Somewhat worried
Not too worried
Not at all worried
Unsure/Refused
Q13
December 7-11, 2014/ N=1,000 Registered “likely” voters/ ±3.1% M.O.E.
How worried would you say you are about the current economic conditions?
Would you say that you are…
Very worried, Somewhat worried, Not too worried, or
Not at all worried?
35%
42%
16%
6%
1%
Very worried
Somewhat worried
Not too worried
Not at all worried
Unsure/Refused
Q14
December 7-11, 2014/ N=1,000 Registered “likely” voters/ ±3.1% M.O.E.
Do you think that economic conditions in the United States are…
Getting better, Good and staying the same, Poor and staying the same, or
Getting worse?
30%
11%
25%
31%
2%
Getting better
Good and staying
the same
Poor and staying
the same
Getting worse
Unsure/Refused
Q15
December 7-11, 2014/ N=1,000 Registered “likely” voters/ ±3.1% M.O.E.
Do you believe that the next generation will be better off
economically than the current generation?
22%
8%
71%
Yes Unsure No
Q16
December 7-11, 2014/ N=1,000 Registered “likely” voters/ ±3.1% M.O.E.
Do you think that the Affordable Care Act, also called Obamacare,
went too far, did not go far enough, or was about right?
49%
23%
20%
6%
48%
22%
22%
7%
46%
24%
22%
7%
Too far
Not far enough
Was about right
Unsure/Refused
1/16/2014 3/20/2014 12/11/2014
Q17
December 7-11, 2014/ N=1,000 Registered “likely” voters/ ±3.1% M.O.E.
Were you personally contacted by a political campaign, political party, or
other political organization in ways like receiving mail, receiving a phone
call or e-mail, having someone visit your home or talk to you, or through
social media like Facebook or Twitter?
77%
1%
22%
Yes Unsure No
Q20
December 7-11, 2014/ N=1,000 Registered “likely” voters/ ±3.1% M.O.E.
Which of the following methods were used to contact you during the 2014
political campaigns? For each of the following methods, please tell me if yes, you
had contact from a campaign or political organization through this method or no,
you did not have contact through this method. (If “Yes” in Q20, Asked of N= 776 Respondents, or 77.4% of Sample)
92%
48%
83%
24%
23%
32%
8%
51%
17%
76%
77%
68%
Postal mail
A phone call
Personal visit to your
home
Personal meeting in
a public place
Social media like
Facebook or Twitter
Yes No
Q21.1 – 21.6
December 7-11, 2014/ N=1,000 Registered “likely” voters/ ±3.1% M.O.E.
And, would you say that you were directly contacted too many
times, about the right amount, or too few times by campaigns and
political organizations? (If “Yes” in Q20, Asked of N=776 Respondents, or 77.4% of Sample)
51%
38%
9%
2%
Too many
About the right
amount
Too few times
Unsure/Refused
Q22