Poll Watch: CNN/Opinion Research Survey on the Civil War

CNN/Opinion Research Survey on the Civil War (150th Anniversary Edition)

When you think about the Civil War, if you had to choose, would you say that you sympathize more with the northern states that were part of the Union or the southern states that were part of the Confederacy?

• Union 67%
• Confederacy 23%

Northeast

• Union 79%
• Confederacy 14%

Midwest

• Union 68%
• Confederacy 23%

South

• Union 48%
• Confederacy 38%

West

• Union 84%
• Confederacy 11%

How much do you admire the leaders of the northern states during the Civil War?

• Great deal 41%
• Some 40%
• Not much 8%
• Not at all 7%

Among Democrats

• Great deal 46%
• Some 40%
• Not much 7%
• Not at all 4%

Among Republicans

• Great deal 35%
• Some 44%
• Not much 8%
• Not at all 10%

How much do you admire the leaders of the southern states during the Civil War?

• Great deal 19%
• Some 43%
• Not much 20%
• Not at all 15%

Among Democrats

• Great deal 8%
• Some 42%
• Not much 23%
• Not at all 24%

Among Republicans

• Great deal 29%
• Some 51%
• Not much 11%
• Not at all 8%

What do you think was the MAIN reason why the leaders of the southern states seceded from the U.S.? Do you think they did so mainly because they wanted slavery to remain legal in their states, or do you think that slavery was not the main reason why they seceded from the U.S.?

• Slavery was main reason 54%
• Slavery was not main reason 42%

Among Democrats

• Slavery was main reason 65%
• Slavery was not main reason 30%

Among Republicans

• Slavery was main reason 45%
• Slavery was not main reason 52%

Support Tea Party

• Slavery was main reason 41%
• Slavery was not main reason 54%

Oppose Tea Party

• Slavery was main reason 71%
• Slavery was not main reason 27%

Survey of 824 adult Americans was conducted April 9-10, 2011. The margin of error is +/- 3.5 percentage points.