Poll Watch: Washington Post/ABC News Survey on Response to Tucson Shootings

Washington Post/ABC News Survey on Response to Tucson Shootings

Do you approve or disapprove of the way Barack Obama has responded to this shooting incident?

• Strongly approve 51%
• Somewhat approve 26%
• Somewhat disapprove 6%
• Strongly disapprove 7%

Among Democrats

• Strongly approve 75%
• Somewhat approve 16%
• Somewhat disapprove 3%
• Strongly disapprove 2%

Among Republicans

• Strongly approve 33%
• Somewhat approve 39%
• Somewhat disapprove 8%
• Strongly disapprove 10%

Among Independents

• Strongly approve 44%
• Somewhat approve 28%
• Somewhat disapprove 6%
• Strongly disapprove 7%

Do you approve or disapprove of the way Sarah Palin has responded to this shooting incident?

• Strongly approve 14%
• Somewhat approve 16%
• Somewhat disapprove 14%
• Strongly disapprove 32%

Among Democrats

• Strongly approve 6%
• Somewhat approve 9%
• Somewhat disapprove 17%
• Strongly disapprove 54%

Among Republicans

• Strongly approve 26%
• Somewhat approve 22%
• Somewhat disapprove 12%
• Strongly disapprove 14%

Among Independents

• Strongly approve 12%
• Somewhat approve 20%
• Somewhat disapprove 13%
• Strongly disapprove 25%

Survey of 1,053 adults was conducted January 13-16, 2011. The margin of error is +/- 3.5 percentage points.