Poll Watch: PPP (D) Minnesota 2012 Political Survey

PPP (D) Minnesota 2012 Political Survey

Next year, would you like Tim Pawlenty to run for President, the Senate, or not run for any office?

• President 28%
• Senate 17%
• No office 47%

Next year, would you like Michele Bachmann to run for President, the Senate, the House, or not run for any office?

• President 14%
• Senate 23%
• House 10%
• No office 47%

Do you approve or disapprove of Governor Mark Dayton’s job performance?

• Approve 51%
• Disapprove 38%

If you could do last fall’s election for Governor over again would you vote for Democrat Mark Dayton, Republican Tom Emmer, or independent Tom Horner?

• Mark Dayton 48%
• Tom Emmer 36%
• Tom Horner 13%

Do you approve or disapprove of Senator Al Franken’s job performance?

• Approve 48%
• Disapprove 40%

Should the Minnesota Constitution be amended to provide that only a union of one man and one woman shall be valid or recognized as a marriage in Minnesota?

• Yes 46%
• No 47%

Which of the following best describes your opinion on gay marriage: gay couples should be allowed to legally marry, or gay couples should be allowed to form civil unions but not legally marry, or there should be no legal recognition of a gay couple's relationship?

• Gay couples should be allowed to legally marry 38%
• Gay couples should be allowed to form civil unions but not marry 34%
• There should be no legal recognition of a gay couple's relationship 26%

Do you think same-sex marriage should be legal or illegal?

• Legal 46%
• Illegal 45%

If there was an election for the legislature today do you think you would vote for the DFL or Republican candidate from your district?

• DFL candidate 49%
• Republican candidate 40%

Would you support a tax increase on the wealthiest 2% of Minnesotans to help balance the state budget, or do you think the budget should be balanced through cuts only?

• Would support a tax increase on the wealthiest 2% of Minnesotans 63%
• Budget should be balanced through cuts only 32%

Survey of 1,179 Minnesota voters was conducted May 27-30, 2011. The margin of error is +/-2.9 percentage points. Party ID breakdown: 38% Democrat; 31% Republican; 31% Independent/Other. Political ideology: 29% Moderate; 25% Somewhat conservative; 20% Somewhat liberal; 15% Very conservative; 11% Very liberal.