Poll Watch: PPP (D) Mississippi Sociological Survey

PPP (D) Mississippi Sociological Survey

Do you think interracial marriage should be legal or illegal?

• Legal 54%
• Illegal 28%
• Not sure 18%

Among Republicans

• Legal 39%
• Illegal 41%
• Not sure 19%

Among Democrats

• Legal 68%
• Illegal 18%
• Not sure 14%

Among Independents

• Legal 56%
• Illegal 21%
• Not sure 22%

Among Moderates

• Legal 55%
• Illegal 23%
• Not sure 22%

Among Very Conservative

• Legal 40%
• Illegal 37%
• Not sure 23%

Among Whites

• Legal 43%
• Illegal 38%
• Not sure 19%

Among Blacks

• Legal 74%
• Illegal 10%
• Not sure 16%

Among Men

• Legal 49%
• Illegal 38%
• Not sure 14%

Among Women

• Legal 58%
• Illegal 21%
• Not sure 21%

Are you glad that the North won the Civil War or do you wish that the South had won?

• Glad the North won 34%
• Wish the South had won 27%
• Not sure 39%

Among Republicans

• Glad the North won 21%
• Wish the South had won 38%
• Not sure 41%

Among Democrats

• Glad the North won 39%
• Wish the South had won 22%
• Not sure 39%

Among Independents

• Glad the North won 49%
• Wish the South had won 15%
• Not sure 36%

Among Moderates

• Glad the North won 43%
• Wish the South had won 18%
• Not sure 38%

Among Very Conservative

• Glad the North won 25%
• Wish the South had won 36%
• Not sure 39%

Among Whites

• Glad the North won 27%
• Wish the South had won 35%
• Not sure 38%

Among Blacks

• Glad the North won 44%
• Wish the South had won 14%
• Not sure 42%

Do you have a higher opinion of the NAACP or the Ku Klux Klan?

• NAACP 49%
• KKK 9%
• Not sure 42%

Among Democrats

• NAACP 77%
• KKK 6%
• Not sure 17%

Among Republicans

• NAACP 21%
• KKK 14%
• Not sure 64%

Among Independents

• NAACP 47%
• KKK 4%
• Not sure 49%

Among Moderates

• NAACP 59%
• KKK 7%
• Not sure 34%

Among Very Conservative

• NAACP 30%
• KKK 14%
• Not sure 56%

Among Men

• NAACP 43%
• KKK 14%
• Not sure 43%

Among Women

• NAACP 53%
• KKK 5%
• Not sure 42%

Among Whites

• NAACP 26%
• KKK 14%
• Not sure 60%

Among Blacks

• NAACP 91%
• KKK 0%
• Not sure 9%

Survey of 817 Mississippi voters was conducted March 24-27, 2011. The margin of error is +/- 3.4 percentage points. Party ID breakdown: 40% Republican; 40% Democrat; 20% Independent/Other. Political ideology: 28% Moderate; 26% Very conservative; 24% Somewhat conservative; 11% Somewhat liberal; 11% Very liberal. Race: 63% White; 33% Black.