Poll Watch: CNN/ORC Political Survey

CNN/ORC Political Survey

Favorable / Unfavorable {Net}

• The Democratic Party 47% (45%) / 47% (49%) {0%}
• John Boehner 33% (43%) / 40% (32%) {-7%}
• Harry Reid 28% (29%) / 39% (37%) {-11%}
• Mitch McConnell 21% (27%) / 39% (32%) {-18%}
• Nancy Pelosi 31% (35%) / 51% (52%) {-20%}
• The Tea Party movement 31% (37%) / 51% (47%) {-20%}
• The Republican Party 33% (41%) / 59% (55%) {-26%}

(Among Registered Voters) Please tell me whether you think each of the following political officeholders deserves to be re-elected or not:

The U.S. representative in your congressional district

• Yes, deserves re-election 45%
• No, does not deserve re-election 48%

Most members of Congress

• Yes, deserve re-election 23%
• No, do not deserve re-election 72%

Most Democratic members of Congress

• Yes, deserve re-election 39%
• No, do not deserve re-election 57%

Most Republican members of Congress

• Yes, deserve re-election 31%
• No, do not deserve re-election 65%

Survey of 1,008 adults, including a subsample of 930 registered voters, was conducted August 5-7, 2011. The margin of error is +/- 3 percentage points. Results from the poll conducted July 18-20, 2011 are in parentheses.