Tuesday, April 26, 2011

Poll Watch: PPP (D) Iowa Political Survey

PPP (D) Iowa Political Survey

Do you approve or disapprove of Governor Terry Branstad’s job performance?
  • Approve 41%
  • Disapprove 45%
If you could do last fall’s election for Governor over again, would you vote for Democrat Chet Culver or Republican Terry Branstad?
  • Chet Culver 48%
  • Terry Branstad 46%
Do you approve or disapprove of Senator Charles Grassley’s job performance?
  • Approve 57% (54%)
  • Disapprove 30% (31%)
Do you approve or disapprove of Senator Tom Harkin’s job performance?
  • Approve 47% (48%)
  • Disapprove 38% (38%)
Favorable / Unfavorable {Net}
  • Christie Vilsack 38% / 23% {+15%}
  • Tom Vilsack 46% / 34% {+12%}
  • Tom Latham 31% / 22% {+9%}
  • Dave Loebsack 25% / 20% {+5%}
  • Bruce Braley 22% / 20% {+2%}
  • Leonard Boswell 28% / 30% {-2%}
  • Steve King 27% / 34% {-7%}
Which of the following best describes your opinion on gay marriage: gay couples should be allowed to legally marry, or gay couples should be allowed to form civil unions but not legally marry, or there should be no legal recognition of a gay couple's relationship?
  • Gay couples should be allowed to legally marry 35%
  • Gay couples should be allowed to form civil unions but not marry 29%
  • There should be no legal recognition of a gay couple's relationship 33%
Among Democrats
  • Gay couples should be allowed to legally marry 57%
  • Gay couples should be allowed to form civil unions but not marry 25%
  • There should be no legal recognition of a gay couple's relationship 17%
Among Republicans
  • Gay couples should be allowed to legally marry 10%
  • Gay couples should be allowed to form civil unions but not marry 28%
  • There should be no legal recognition of a gay couple's relationship 58%
Among Independents
  • Gay couples should be allowed to legally marry 35%
  • Gay couples should be allowed to form civil unions but not marry 36%
  • There should be no legal recognition of a gay couple's relationship 27%
Survey of 1,109 Iowa voters was conducted April 15-17, 2011. The margin of error is +/- 2.9 percentage points. Party ID breakdown: 38% (37%) Democrat; 33% (37%) Republican; 29% (25%) Independent/Other. Political ideology: 30% Moderate; 22% Somewhat conservative; 20% Very conservative; 19% Somewhat liberal; 8% Very liberal.  Results from the poll conducted January 7-9, 2011 are in parentheses.

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