Sunday, October 03, 2010

Poll Watch: Rasmussen Arkansas Gubernatorial Survey

Rasmussen Arkansas Gubernatorial Survey
  • Mike Beebe (D) 51% {53%} (50%) [57%] {53%}
  • Jim Keet (R) 41% {33%} (40%) [33%] {38%}
Favorable / Unfavorable {Net}
  • Mike Beebe 63% {67%} (69%) [72%] {68%} / 33% {28%} (28%) [25%] {31%} {+30%}
  • Jim Keet 39% {46%} (44%) [45%] {47%} / 39% {29%} (29%) [30%] {27%} {0%}
How would you rate the job Mike Beebe has been doing as Governor?
  • Strongly approve 32%
  • Somewhat approve 35%
  • Somewhat disapprove 20%
  • Strongly disapprove 12%
How would you rate the job Barack Obama has been doing as President?
  • Strongly approve 19%
  • Somewhat approve 15%
  • Somewhat disapprove 10%
  • Strongly disapprove 56%
Survey of 500 Likely Voters was conducted September 30, 2010.  The margin of error is +/- 4.5 percentage points.  Party ID breakdown: 36% Democrat; 28% Republican; 36% Independent/Other.  Results from the poll conducted August 18, 2010 are in curly brackets.  Results from the poll conducted July 20, 2010 are in parentheses.  Results from the poll conducted June 15, 2010 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted May 19, 2010 are in curly brackets.

Inside the numbers:

Eighty-two percent (82%) of Democrats support Beebe, while Keet gets 73% of the vote from members of his party. Voters not affiliated with either major political party give a 4-point edge to the incumbent.

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