Friday, August 26, 2011

Poll Watch: PPP (D) Iowa Political Survey

PPP (D) Iowa Political Survey

Do you approve or disapprove of Governor Terry Branstad’s job performance?
  • Approve 41% [41%]
  • Disapprove 44% [45%]
If you could do last fall’s election for Governor over again, would you vote for Democrat Chet Culver or Republican Terry Branstad?
  • Terry Branstad 48% [46%]
  • Chet Culver 44% [48%]
Do you approve or disapprove of Senator Charles Grassley’s job performance?
  • Approve 52% [57%] (54%)
  • Disapprove 33% [30%] (31%)
Do you approve or disapprove of Senator Tom Harkin’s job performance?
  • Approve 46% [47%] (48%)
  • Disapprove 40% [38%] (38%)
If there was an election for the legislature today, generally speaking, do you think you would vote for the Democratic or Republican candidate from your district?
  • Democrat 44%
  • Republican 40%
Do you think same-sex marriage should be legal or illegal?
  • Legal 46%
  • Illegal 45%
Among Democrats
  • Legal 67%
  • Illegal 25%
Among Republicans
  • Legal 20%
  • Illegal 74%
Among Independents
  • Legal 50%
  • Illegal 37%
    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 40% [35%]
    • Gay couples should be allowed to form civil unions but not marry 30% [29%]
    • There should be no legal recognition of a gay couple's relationship 29% [33%]
    Among Democrats
    • Gay couples should be allowed to legally marry 63% [57%]
    • Gay couples should be allowed to form civil unions but not marry 23% [25%]
    • There should be no legal recognition of a gay couple's relationship 13% [17%]
    Among Republicans
    • Gay couples should be allowed to legally marry 14% [10%]
    • Gay couples should be allowed to form civil unions but not marry 36% [28%]
    • There should be no legal recognition of a gay couple's relationship 48% [58%]
    Among Independents
    • Gay couples should be allowed to legally marry 40% [35%]
    • Gay couples should be allowed to form civil unions but not marry 31% [36%]
    • There should be no legal recognition of a gay couple's relationship 26% [27%]
    Survey of 798 Iowa voters was conducted August 19-21, 2011. The margin of error is +/- 3.5 percentage points. Party ID breakdown: 35% [38%] (37%) Democrat; 32% [33%] (37%) Republican; 33% [29%] (25%) Independent/Other. Political ideology: 32% [30%] Moderate; 23% [22%] Somewhat conservative; 19% [19%] Somewhat liberal; 17% [20%] Very conservative; 9% [8%] Very liberal.  Results from the poll conducted April 15-17, 2011 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted January 7-9, 2011 are in parentheses.

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