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.