Poll Watch: Rasmussen Arkansas Senatorial Survey

Rasmussen Arkansas Senatorial Survey

• John Boozman (R) 55% [65%] (60%) {61%} [66%] (57%) {51%} [48%] (54%)
• Blanche Lincoln (D) 37% [27%] (35%) {32%] [28%] (29%) {36%} [39%] (35%)

Favorable / Unfavorable {Net}

• John Boozman 56% [67%] (65%) {65%} [64%] (58%) {47%} [51%] (51%) / 36% [26%] (26%) {26%} [28%] (24%) {25%} [27%] (24%) {+20%}
• Blanche Lincoln 37% [34%] (37%) {32%} [28%] (31%) {37%} [41%] (36%) {38%} [43%] (45%) / 63% [63%] (62%) {65%} [71%] (63%) {61%} [52%] (59%) {56%} [52%] (52%) {-26%}

How would you rate the job Barack Obama has been doing as President?

• Strongly approve 19% [21%] (17%) {24%} [19%] (27%) {23%} [22%] (20%) {20%} [21%] (28%)
• Somewhat approve 15% [10%] (17%) {14%} [13%] (8%) {14%} [16%] (13%) {18%} [13%] (9%)
• Somewhat disapprove 10% [13%] (9%) {12%} [10%] (12%) {9%} [10%] (7%) {8%} [14%] (10%)
• Strongly disapprove 56% [56%] (56%) {49%} [57%] (51%) {52%} [50%] (59%) {53%} [51%] (52%)

How would you rate the job Mike Beebe has been doing as Governor?

• Strongly approve 32% [31%] (32%) {34%} [27%] (28%) {33%} [26%] (22%) {23%} [23%] (27%)
• Somewhat approve 35% [41%] (42%) {42%} [45%] (40%) {41%} [49%] (51%) {45%} [47%] (42%)
• Somewhat disapprove 20% [18%] (15%) {17%} [15%] (24%) {15%} [16%] (17%) {21%} [22%] (22%)
• Strongly disapprove 12% [8%] (8%) {4%} [13%] (6%) {10%} [6%] (7%) {8%} [6%] (8%)

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 square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted July 20, 2010 are in parentheses. Results from the poll conducted June 15, 2010 are in curly brackets. Results from the poll conducted May 19, 2010 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted April 26, 2010 are in parentheses.  Results from the poll conducted March 30, 2010 are in curly brackets.  Results from the poll conducted March 1, 2010 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted February 1, 2010 are in parentheses.  Results from the poll conducted January 5, 2010 are in curly brackets. Results from the poll conducted December 1, 2009 are in square brackets. Results from the poll conducted September 28, 2009 are in parentheses.

Inside the numbers:

Ninety-five percent (95%) of Arkansas Republicans support Boozman, while Lincoln has the backing of just 72% of Democrats. Voters not affiliated with either of the major parties prefer the GOP candidate by 36-point margin.