Poll Watch: PPP (D) New Jersey Political Survey

PPP (D) New Jersey Political Survey

Do you approve or disapprove of Senator Frank Lautenberg’s job performance?

• Approve 41% (41%)
• Disapprove 36% (38%)

Favorable / Unfavorable {Net}

• Bill Bradley 56% / 14% {+42%}
• Christie Whitman 31% / 52% {-21%}
• Robert Torricelli 10% / 33% {-23%}
• Jim McGreevey 19% / 64% {-45%}

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

• Legal 47%
• Illegal 42%

Among Democrats

• Legal 64%
• Illegal 27%

Among Republicans

• Legal 23%
• Illegal 68%

Among Independents

• Legal 46%
• Illegal 35%

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 41%
• Gay couples should be allowed to form civil unions but not marry 40%
• There should be no legal recognition of a gay couple's relationship 17%

Among Democrats

• Gay couples should be allowed to legally marry 59%
• Gay couples should be allowed to form civil unions but not marry 26%
• There should be no legal recognition of a gay couple's relationship 14%

Among Republicans

• Gay couples should be allowed to legally marry 20%
• Gay couples should be allowed to form civil unions but not marry 57%
• There should be no legal recognition of a gay couple's relationship 21%

Among Independents

• Gay couples should be allowed to legally marry 33%
• Gay couples should be allowed to form civil unions but not marry 45%
• There should be no legal recognition of a gay couple's relationship 19%

Survey of 480 New Jersey voters was conducted July 15-18, 2011. The margin of error is +/- 4.5 percentage points. Party ID breakdown: 46% (43%) Democrat; 32% (29%) Republican; 22% (27%) Independent/Other. Political ideology: 36% Moderate; 22% Somewhat conservative; 18% Somewhat liberal; 12% Very liberal; 12% Very conservative. Results from the poll conducted January 6-9, 2011 are in parentheses.