Poll Watch: Fox News 2012 Political Survey

Fox News 2012 Political Survey

Do you approve or disapprove of the job Barack Obama is doing as president?

• Approve 55%
• Disapprove 41%

Among Democrats

• Approve 88%
• Disapprove 9%

Among Republicans

• Approve 19%
• Disapprove 78%

Among Independents

• Approve 43%
• Disapprove 49%

Do you approve or disapprove of the job Barack Obama is doing on the following issues?

Terrorism

• Approve 71%
• Disapprove 25%

Afghanistan

• Approve 57%
• Disapprove 37%

Libya

• Approve 48%
• Disapprove 38%

Health care

• Approve 42%
• Disapprove 56%

Immigration

• Approve 39%
• Disapprove 50%

The economy

• Approve 39%
• Disapprove 58%

Job creation

• Approve 39%
• Disapprove 58%

Federal deficit

• Approve 31%
• Disapprove 64%

Do you support or oppose the U.S. military action in Afghanistan?

• Support 62%
• Oppose 32%

Among Democrats

• Support 61%
• Oppose 34%

Among Republicans

• Support 70%
• Oppose 26%

Among Independents

• Support 51%
• Oppose 40%

Given the death of Usama bin Laden, do you think the U.S. should start withdrawing troops right away, stick with the announced July 2011 date to start removing troops, or stay as long as needed to establish stability in the region?

• Start withdrawing troops right away 25%
• Stick with announced withdrawal dates 39%
• Stay as long as needed 33%

Among Democrats

• Start withdrawing troops right away 27%
• Stick with announced withdrawal dates 47%
• Stay as long as needed 23%

Among Republicans

• Start withdrawing troops right away 21%
• Stick with announced withdrawal dates 31%
• Stay as long as needed 46%

Among Independents

• Start withdrawing troops right away 28%
• Stick with announced withdrawal dates 34%
• Stay as long as needed 33%

Which one of the following issues do you think the president and Congress should focus on right now?

• The economy and jobs 50%
• The deficit and government spending 22%
• Health care 8%
• Terrorism and national security 5%
• Wars in Iraq and Afghanistan 4%
• Immigration 2%

Among Democrats

• The economy and jobs 58%
• The deficit and government spending 14%
• Health care 12%
• Terrorism and national security 6%
• Wars in Iraq and Afghanistan 3%
• Immigration 1%

Among Republicans

• The economy and jobs 44%
• The deficit and government spending 32%
• Wars in Iraq and Afghanistan 5%
• Terrorism and national security 4%
• Health care 4%
• Immigration 1%

Among Independents

• The economy and jobs 43%
• The deficit and government spending 23%
• Health care 7%
• Terrorism and national security 4%
• Immigration 4%
• Wars in Iraq and Afghanistan 3%

Do you think the killing of Usama bin Laden was the best outcome of the U.S. Navy commando mission, or would you have preferred to see him captured and brought to trial in the U.S.?

• Killing was the best outcome 77%
• Prefer capture and trial 17%

Do you think approving the mission to send Navy commandos in to kill Usama bin Laden was a gutsy move by Barack Obama or was it a no-brainer decision that any president would have made?

• Gutsy move 48%
• No-brainer decision 49%

Among Democrats

• Gutsy move 65%
• No-brainer decision 33%

Among Republicans

• Gutsy move 28%
• No-brainer decision 69%

Among Independents

• Gutsy move 43%
• No-brainer decision 52%

Prior to the news of Usama bin Laden’s death two weeks ago, did you believe the United States would eventually get bin Laden, or not?

• Yes, expected would eventually get him 68%
• No, didn’t think so 28%

How important do you think enhanced interrogation techniques, such as waterboarding, were to gaining the information that eventually led to Usama bin Laden’s capture and death?

• Very important 39%
• Somewhat important 31%
• Not very important 10%
• Not at all important 11%

Among Democrats

• Very important 33%
• Somewhat important 29%
• Not very important 13%
• Not at all important 17%

Among Republicans

• Very important 51%
• Somewhat important 33%
• Not very important 6%
• Not at all important 3%

Among Independents

• Very important 31%
• Somewhat important 33%
• Not very important 10%
• Not at all important 14%

Do you think President Obama has been personally taking too much credit for the killing of bin Laden, the right amount of credit, or not enough credit?

• Too much credit 31%
• Right amount of credit 53%
• Not enough credit 12%

Among Democrats

• Too much credit 11%
• Right amount of credit 64%
• Not enough credit 22%

Among Republicans

• Too much credit 57%
• Right amount of credit 38%
• Not enough credit 2%

Among Independents

• Too much credit 36%
• Right amount of credit 51%
• Not enough credit 7%

Do you think the celebrations in the U.S. after the death of Usama bin Laden were too quiet, appropriate or over the top?

• Too quiet 8%
• Appropriate 58%
• Over the top 30%

As a result of Usama bin Laden’s death, do you think the United States is safer from terrorism, more at risk now, or has there not been much of a change?

• Safer 22%
• More at risk 30%
• No change 47%

Do you support or oppose allowing the CIA to use enhanced interrogation techniques, such as waterboarding, to try to obtain information from terrorist suspects?

• Support 63%
• Oppose 30%

Among Democrats

• Support 54%
• Oppose 38%

Among Republicans

• Support 78%
• Oppose 16%

Among Independents

• Support 58%
• Oppose 35%

The U.S. Justice Department is investigating CIA agents for the use of enhanced interrogation techniques when questioning key terrorism suspects. Do you think those investigations should continue, or should they be dropped?

• Continue 51%
• Dropped 44%

Among Democrats

• Continue 60%
• Dropped 35%

Among Republicans

• Continue 41%
• Dropped 57%

Among Independents

• Continue 48%
• Dropped 42%

If you were in charge of deciding, would you publicly release the photos of Usama bin Laden’s body, or not?

• Yes, would release it 30%
• No, would not release it 67%

Do you want to see the photo of Usama bin Laden’s body or would you truly rather not see it?

• Want to see it 28%
• Rather not see it 69%

Do you believe Usama bin Laden was greeted by 72 virgins in heaven or did he meet a more negative end?

• Greeted by 72 virgins 3%
• Met a negative end 80%

Do you think there is any chance Usama bin Laden is still alive, or do you absolutely believe he is dead?

• Chance he’s still alive 15%
• Absolutely believe he’s dead 78%

Do you think Pakistan is a strong ally of the United States in the war against terrorism, or not?

• Yes 16%
• No 74%

Among Democrats

• Yes 22%
• No 67%

Among Republicans

• Yes 12%
• No 81%

Among Independents

• Yes 12%
• No 79%

Do you think the United States should continue to provide funding and foreign aid to Pakistan, or should U.S. funding be cut off until Pakistan proves a deeper commitment to rooting out and capturing terrorists?

• Continue to provide funding 19%
• Cut off funding until Pakistan proves commitment 73%

Among Democrats

• Continue to provide funding 22%
• Cut off funding until Pakistan proves commitment 67%

Among Republicans

• Continue to provide funding 13%
• Cut off funding until Pakistan proves commitment 84%

Among Independents

• Continue to provide funding 24%
• Cut off funding until Pakistan proves commitment 66%

Survey of 910 registered voters was conducted by Anderson Robbins Research (D)/Shaw & Company Research (R) May 15-17, 2011. The margin of error is +/- 3 percentage points. Party ID breakdown: 46% Democrat; 35% Republican; 19% Independent.