Poll Watch: Rasmussen Arizona Gubernatorial Survey

Rasmussen Arizona Gubernatorial Survey

• Jan Brewer (R) 55% [60%] {57%} (56%) [53%] {52%} (48%) [44%] {36%} (41%) [35%]
• Terry Goddard (D) 39% [38%] {38%} (37%) [35%] {39%} (40%) [40%] {45%} (43%) [44%]

 Favorable / Unfavorable {Net}

• Jan Brewer 59% [62%] {63%} (63%) [59%] {60%} [45%] {38%} (42%) [44%] / 40% [37%] {35%} (32%) [36%] {36%} [50%] {57%} (53%) [48%] {+19%}
• Terry Goddard 43% [40%] {45%} (48%) [53%] {48%} (49%) [49%] {54%} (54%) [51%] / 51% [54%] {47%} (41%) [37%] {45%} [42%] {31%} (32%) [35%] {-8%}

How would you rate the job Jan Brewer has been doing as Governor?

• Strongly approve 32% [34%] {40%} (38%) [33%] {29%} (23%) [5%] {8%} (7%) [4%]
• Somewhat approve 28% [30%] {25%} (25%) [25%] {35%} (33%) [35%] {33%} (30%) [35%]
• Somewhat disapprove 8% [6%] {11%} (13%) [16%] {14%} (15%) [30%] {33%} (31%) [33%]
• Strongly disapprove 30% [30%] {23%} (23%) [24%] {21%} (27%) [26%] {22%} (29%) [24%]

How would you rate the job Barack Obama has been doing as President?

• Strongly approve 26% [24%] {23%} (26%) [20%] {25%} [25%] {29%} (30%) [29%]
• Somewhat approve 14% [15%] {16%} (16%) [19%] {14%} [9%] {13%} (13%) [11%]
• Somewhat disapprove 6% [5%] {6%} (8%) [11%] {10%} [9%] {5%} (7%) [8%]
• Strongly disapprove 54% [54%] {53%} (50%) [48%] {50%} [55%] {51%} (50%) [52%]

Survey of 500 likely voters was conducted October 3, 2010.  The margin of error is +/- 4.5 percentage points.  Party ID breakdown: 42% Republican; 30% Democrat; 28% Independent/Other.  Results from the poll conducted September 7, 2010 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted August 25, 2010 are in curly brackets.  Results from the poll conducted July 21, 2010 are in parentheses. Results from the poll conducted June 29, 2010 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted May 17, 2010 are in curly brackets.  Results from the poll conducted April 27, 2010 are in parentheses.  Results from the poll conducted April 15, 2010 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted March 16, 2010 are in curly brackets.  Results from the poll conducted January 20, 2010 are in parentheses.  Results from the poll conducted November 18, 2009 are in square brackets.

Inside the numbers:

Brewer has the support of 91% of Arizona Republicans. Eighty percent (80%) of the state’s Democrats favor Goddard. The candidates are tied among voters not affiliated with either major party.