Poll Watch: Fox News Political Survey

Fox News Political Survey

Would you favor or oppose a balanced budget amendment -- that is, an amendment to the U.S. Constitution that would require the federal government to produce a balanced budget?

• Favor 72%
• Oppose 20%

Would you favor or oppose a balanced budget amendment to the U.S. Constitution if it meant major spending cuts to entitlement programs like Medicare and Social Security?

• Favor 31%
• Oppose 63%

Among Democrats

• Favor 17%
• Oppose 79%

Among Republicans

• Favor 47%
• Oppose 46%

Among Independents

• Favor 32%
• Oppose 62%

Would you favor or oppose a balanced budget amendment to the U.S. Constitution if it meant major tax increases for every American?

• Favor 34%
• Oppose 62%

Barack Obama has been in office for over half of his term -- is that enough time to know whether his economic policies are working, or not?

• Yes, it is 47%
• No, it isn't 49%

Do you think the federal government’s 2009 economic stimulus plan has helped the economy, hurt the economy, or not made much of a difference either way?

• Helped 29%
• Hurt 23%
• No difference 46%

Among Democrats

• Helped 51%
• Hurt 8%
• No difference 37%

Among Republicans

• Helped 5%
• Hurt 41%
• No difference 52%

Among Independents

• Helped 21%
• Hurt 20%
• No difference 56%

Who do you agree with more on the national debt limit negotiations: Those who say the debt limit should only be raised if there are significant spending cuts but NO tax increases, OR Those who say the debt limit should only be raised if there are BOTH significant spending cuts AND tax increases.

• Raised if significant spending cuts but NO tax increases 48%
• Raised if BOTH significant spending cuts AND tax increases 41%

Among Democrats

• Raised if significant spending cuts but NO tax increases 40%
• Raised if BOTH significant spending cuts AND tax increases 49%

Among Republicans

• Raised if significant spending cuts but NO tax increases 61%
• Raised if BOTH significant spending cuts AND tax increases 31%

Among Independents

• Raised if significant spending cuts but NO tax increases 41%
• Raised if BOTH significant spending cuts AND tax increases 45%

Do you think the country is currently moving away from capitalism and more toward socialism, or not?

• Yes, it is 47%
• No, it isn't 43%

Among Democrats

• Yes, it is 23%
• No, it isn't 64%

Among Republicans

• Yes, it is 75%
• No, it isn't 20%

Among Independents

• Yes, it is 49%
• No, it isn't 39%

Which of the following do you think would do more to improve the economy and create jobs? For wealthier people and business owners to pay higher taxes to fund government services and programs that benefit those who are less well off, OR For the government to cut spending and reduce taxes on wealthier people and business owners in order to encourage investment in businesses.

• Wealthy pay higher taxes to fund gov't services/programs 45%
• Gov't cuts spending/reduce taxes on wealthy to encourage investment 45%

Among Democrats

• Wealthy pay higher taxes to fund gov't services/programs 66%
• Gov't cuts spending/reduce taxes on wealthy to encourage investment 25%

Among Republicans

• Wealthy pay higher taxes to fund gov't services/programs 20%
• Gov't cuts spending/reduce taxes on wealthy to encourage investment 72%

Among Independents

• Wealthy pay higher taxes to fund gov't services/programs 46%
• Gov't cuts spending/reduce taxes on wealthy to encourage investment 38%

Recently President Barack Obama and House Speaker John Boehner went golfing together. Do you think these kinds of informal activities truly help Democratic and Republican leaders get along better during negotiations on tough issues, or do things like “golf summits” not make much of a difference?

• Truly help 42%
• Don't make a difference 54%

Barack Obama has gone golfing 34 times during the last 12 months -- is that too much time on the golf course for a president, or not?

• Yes, it is 35%
• No, it isn’t 59%

Recently NBC Sports edited out twice the words “under God” from the Pledge of Allegiance during television coverage of the U.S. Open golf tournament. Do you think it is okay to delete the words “under God” from the Pledge of Allegiance for a television segment, or is that completely unacceptable?

• Okay 16%
• Unacceptable 80%

Among Democrats

• Okay 26%
• Unacceptable 68%

Among Republicans

• Okay 4%
• Unacceptable 95%

Among Independents

• Okay 15%
• Unacceptable 81%

Survey of 912 registered voters was conducted June 26-28, 2011. The margin of error is +/- 3 percentage points.