Do you feel that Chris Christie deserves to be reelected, or do you feel that he does not deserve to be reelected?
Yes/Deserves 66% [66%] (71%) {68%} [67%] (52%)
No/Does not 26% [25%] (23%) {24%} [25%] (40%)
Survey of 1,112 registered voters was conducted April 19-22, 2013. The margin of error is +/- 2.9 percentage points. Party ID: 35% [33%] (33%) {35%}[36%]
(37%) {33%} Democrat; 23% [24%] (25%) {23%} [23%] (25%) {24%} Republican; 37% [37%] (36%) {36%} [35%] (34%)
{37%} Independent; 5% [7%] (7%) {5%} [5%] (4%) {6%} Other/Don't know. Results from the poll conducted March 19-24, 2013are in square brackets. Results from the poll conducted February 13-17, 2013are in parentheses. Results from the poll conducted January 15-21, 2013are in curly brackets. Results from the poll conducted November 19-25, 2012are in square brackets. Results from the poll conductedOctober 10-14, 2012are in parentheses. Results from the poll conducted August 27 - September 2, 2012are in curly brackets.
Do you feel that Chris Christie deserves to be reelected, or do you feel that he does not deserve to be reelected?
Yes/Deserves 66% (71%) {68%} [67%] (52%)
No/Does not 25% (23%) {24%} [25%] (40%)
Governor Christie thinks New Jersey voters should decide the issue of same-sex marriage in a referendum in November. Do you think that is a good idea or a bad idea?
Good idea 72%
Bad idea 22%
Survey of 1,129 registered voters was conducted March 19-24, 2013. The margin of error is +/- 2.9 percentage points. Party ID: 33% (33%) {35%}[36%]
(37%) {33%} Democrat; 24% (25%) {23%} [23%] (25%) {24%} Republican; 37% (36%) {36%} [35%] (34%)
{37%} Independent; 7% (7%) {5%} [5%] (4%) {6%} Other/Don't know. Results from the poll conducted February 13-17, 2013are in parentheses. Results from the poll conducted January 15-21, 2013are in curly brackets. Results from the poll conducted November 19-25, 2012are in square brackets. Results from the poll conductedOctober 10-14, 2012are in parentheses. Results from the poll conducted August 27 - September 2, 2012are in curly brackets.
Do you think it should be legal or illegal for gay and lesbian couples to get married?
Legal 58%
Illegal 36%
Among Democrats
Legal 72%
Illegal 23%
Among Republicans
Legal 34%
Illegal 59%
Among Independents
Legal 62%
Illegal 33%
Among Moderates
Legal 71%
Illegal 24%
Among Men
Legal 54%
Illegal 39%
Among Women
Legal 61%
Illegal 34%
Do you think each state should make its own law on whether same-sex marriage is legal or illegal there, or do you think this should be decided for all states on the basis of the U.S. Constitution?
Each state should make its own law 33%
Should be decided for all states on basis of Constitution 64%
Do you think being homosexual is something that people choose to be, or do you think it's just the way they are?
Something that people choose 24%
Just the way they are 62%
Survey of 1,001 adults was conducted March 7-10, 2013. The margin of error is +/- 3.5 percentage points. Party ID: 33% Democrat; 25% Republican; 35% Independent.
Among young adults age 18 to 29, support for gay marriage is overwhelming, hitting a record high of 81 percent in the new poll. Support has also been increasing among older adults, but those aged 65 years old and up remain opposed, on balance: 44 percent say same-sex marriage should be legal; 50 percent say illegal.
A slim majority of Republicans and GOP-leaning independents under 50 years old now support gay marriage. Nearly seven in 10 of those aged 65 and up oppose it, although that is down from more than eight in 10 just four years ago.
In general, do you support or oppose same-sex marriage?
Support 47% (48%)
Oppose 43% (46%)
Democrats
Support 65% (65%)
Oppose 29% (29%)
Republicans
Support 23% (23%)
Oppose 69% (73%)
Independents
Support 50% (49%)
Oppose 38% (43%)
Age 18-34
Support 62%
Oppose 30%
Age 35-54
Support 48%
Oppose 45%
Age 55+
Support 39%
Oppose 50%
College Degree
Support 58% (60%)
Oppose 32% (35%)
No College Degree
Support 42% (42%)
Oppose 48% (50%)
White Born-Again Evangelicals
Support 20% (17%)
Oppose 72% (77%)
Survey of 1,944 registered voters was conducted February 27 - March 4, 2013. The margin of error is +/- 2.2 percentage points. Party ID: 34%Democrat; 25% Republican; 34% Independent; 7% Other/Don't know.Results from the poll conducted November 28 - December 3, 2012 are in parentheses.
Given the choices of Joe Biden, Hillary Clinton, Andrew Cuomo, Martin O’Malley, Deval Patrick, Brian Schweitzer, Mark Warner, and Elizabeth
Warren, who would you most like to see as the Democratic candidate for
President in 2016?
Hillary Clinton 61% (57%)
Joe Biden 12% (14%)
Andrew Cuomo 5% (5%)
Elizabeth Warren 4% (6%)
Martin O'Malley 2% (1%)
Mark Warner 1% (2%)
Deval Patrick 1%
Brian Schweitzer 1% (1%)
Someone else/Undecided 12% (12%)
If neither Hillary Clinton nor Joe Biden ran for President in 2016, who would you most like to see as the Democratic nominee?
Andrew Cuomo 21% (27%)
Elizabeth Warren 16% (9%)
Deval Patrick 8%
Martin O'Malley 5% (4%)
Mark Warner 3% (4%)
Brian Schweitzer 2% (2%)
Someone else/Undecided 45% (46%)
Favorable / Unfavorable {Net}
Hillary Clinton 86% (86%) / 10% (10%) {+76%}
Joe Biden80% (70%) / 14% (21%) {+66%}
Elizabeth Warren 45% (28%) / 12% (17%) {+33%}
Andrew Cuomo 37% (32%) / 21% (24%) {+16%}
Deval Patrick 17% / 15% {+2%}
Mark Warner 11% (11%) / 17% (18%) {-6%}
Martin O'Malley 7% (8%) / 17% (17%) {-10%}
Brian Schweitzer 5% (7%) / 19% (17%) {-14%}
Do you think same-sex marriage should be allowed, or not?
Should be allowed 64%
Should not 31%
Not sure 5%
Survey of 454 Democratic primary voters was conducted November 30 - December 2,
2012. The margin of error is +/- 4.6 percentage points. Political
ideology: 32%(36%) Moderate; 32% (30%) Somewhat liberal; 20% (16%) Very liberal; 12% (13%)
Somewhat conservative; 4% (5%) Very conservative. Results from the poll conducted April 12-15, 2012 are in parentheses.
COOPER: Joining me now is former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani. Mr. Mayor, thanks very much for being with us. Looking at last night's exit poll results, it is clear or I guess, I should ask you.
Do you think it is clear that your party has a big problem on its hands reaching out to Hispanic-Americans, for instance? It shows the Hispanic votes decreasing and if so, what do you do about that?
RUDY GIULIANI (R), 2008 PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE: Well, I certainly agree that we have a big problem reaching out for the Hispanic vote, what was it -- twenty-five percent?
I ran for mayor of New York, and each time I ran, I got a higher percentage of the Hispanic vote. That probably elected me with 43 percent, then I got 48 percent. I think President Bush had us up to about 44 percent to 48 percent nationally. And since then we've been declining. I think there's one big issue. I think Lindsey Graham would agree with this. I just talked to Lindsey about this a couple of days ago. We have to get over this immigration reform hurdle.
I mean, President Bush was on the right track with comprehensive immigration reform. If we had passed that, we would be a party that probably had a 40 percent, 45 percent Hispanic base.
COOPER: How do you sell that message to the fringe of your party? Because that is not a message they want to hear?
GIULIANI: Big opportunity lost really in Mitt Romney losing because I think that is one of the things Mitt Romney could have accomplished with a Democratic Senate, Republican House and new president. He probably could have gotten 100-150 Republican votes for comprehensive immigration reforms, which means to the Hispanic community being sensible about the 12, 14, 15 million people that are here.
You can't deport them all. You can't chase them all out. Sure, you can focus on the ones that are criminals or the ones that are doing bad things. But I know that community really well.
And 90 percent of them are hard-working people who are actually making a contribution. So why the heck do we want to hound them? And I think that's the major thing that hurts us, and --
COOPER: What's also interesting about your record, I mean, you're someone who's held positions on social issues that certainly are not in step with the rest of your party as it is right now according to exit polls. Unmarried women went for the president by nearly 40 points.
Do you think the Democrats, what they said was a 'War on Women' message, resonated? Should your party adjust to this approach on women's issues, especially reproductive issues, or same-sex issues, same-sex marriage? Do you think there needs to be an evolution there?
GIULIANI: Well, I ran that way in 2008. I didn't get the nomination. And nobody with my views ran in 2012. Frankly, Anderson, I didn't run in 2012 because I didn't think I could be nominated being pro-choice and being pro-gay rights. I signed, as mayor of New York, I signed the first -- I think the first in the nation civil union bill, and that was--
COOPER: Didn't you officiate at a gay wedding? I remember reading once, or you had some friends who got married, or something like that.
GIULIANI: No, didn't do that. I still believe that marriage should be between a man and a woman, but I'm very open to civil unions, and I'm also open to allowing states to decide this on a state by state basis.
So if New York wants gay marriage, fine. If some other state doesn't want to have gay marriage.
Here we are, a party that believes in state's rights -- until we get to an issue like gay marriage. And then we don't believe in state's rights.
COOPER: And also this is a party that doesn't believe in heavy federal government involvement in people's private lives, unless on certain issues. And, again, it's something Alex Castellanos brought up earlier. So again, how do things evolve in that? Do they need to evolve for the GOP?
GIULIANI: My ideal Republican Party would be a Republican Party that was fiscally conservative, conservative on foreign policy and military policy. And on social issues we would be libertarian. We would say, you know, we're going to stay out of your pocketbook and we're going to stay out of your bedroom.
And I think that party could be a majority party. I think if we were running that way this time, I think we win by 4 or 5 percent.
COOPER: What about the Tea Party? There are people who say the Tea Party decided it wanted "pure" candidates. So your party lost some 'unlosable' races, that they may have caused Republicans control of the Senate. Some say Republicans can't win with the Tea Party, but they can't win without them, and a lot of leaders don't feel comfortable publicly, you know, even bringing this issue up.
GIULIANI: Well, I think what we really should try to do with the Tea Party is to get them to figure out: What are your priority issues? Their priority issue, the whole reason it got established was: Big government, heavy taxes, ObamaCare, government trying to direct your life.
And then allow a certain amount of flexibility on social issues. If we could organize around fiscal conservatism, conservatism on foreign policy and on military policy, and then allow people to disagree with each other, sort of in the Ronald Reagan mold of, if you agree with me on eight out of ten issues, you are my friend.
Somehow we're going to have to get around to that kind of party. Otherwise, and I've been saying this for, you know, 10 years. Otherwise, we give away -- look at the map. We give away the entire northeast.
When you give away the entire west coast, by the time we get to the electoral vote, we've got to win by one state or two states. And when you get a good campaign against you. Barack Obama had a great ground game, and a great campaign -- then you lose.
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% {48%} [43%] (48%)
No 49% {47%} [49%] (44%)
Among Democrats
Yes 23% {16%} [22%] (23%)
No 70% {78%} [71%] (70%)
Among Republicans
Yes 79% {80%} [74%] (74%)
No 17% {17%} [21%] (19%)
Among Independents
Yes 42% {51%} [37%] (50%)
No 52% {42%} [54%](40%)
Among Moderates
Yes 35% {42%} [32%] (41%)
No 58% {52%} [59%] (51%)
Among Men
Yes 49% {55%} [43%] (56%)
No 47% {41%} [50%] (39%)
Among Women
Yes 43% {41%} [43%] (41%)
No 51% {52%} [49%] (49%)
Do you think same-sex marriage should be legal or illegal?
Legal 47% {43%} [47%] (43%)
Illegal 43% {46%} [42%] (47%)
Among Democrats
Legal 68% {72%} [70%] (70%)
Illegal 21% {18%} [19%] (20%)
Among Republicans
Legal 15% {14%} [14%] (15%)
Illegal 77% {77%} [75%] (75%)
Among Independents
Legal 50% {39%} [53%] (41%)
Illegal 40%{46%} [35%] (47%)
Among Moderates
Legal 52% {46%} [56%] (44%)
Illegal 34% {36%} [31%] (42%)
Among Men
Legal 45% {37%} [46%] (38%)
Illegal 46% {51%} [43%] (54%)
Among Women
Legal 48% {49%} [48%] (48%)
Illegal 41% {42%} [41%] (40%)
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 43% {40%} [43%] (37%)
Gay couples should be allowed to form civil unions but not marry 31% {32%} [32%] (34%)
There should be no legal recognition of a gay couple's relationship 24% {25%} [21%] (27%)
Among Democrats
Gay couples should be allowed to legally marry 63% {70%} [66%] (64%)
Gay couples should be allowed to form civil unions but not marry 23% {18%} [23%] (22%)
There should be no legal recognition of a gay couple's relationship 13% {9%} [8%] (12%)
Among Republicans
Gay couples should be allowed to legally marry 13% {12%} [12%] (9%)
Gay couples should be allowed to form civil unions but not marry 39% {39%}[43%] (42%)
There should be no legal recognition of a gay couple's relationship 46% {47%}[40%] (47%)
Among Independents
Gay couples should be allowed to legally marry 46% {34%}[49%](34%)
Gay couples should be allowed to form civil unions but not marry 34%{41%}[32%] (40%)
There should be no legal recognition of a gay couple's relationship 18% {20%} [17%] (25%)
Among Moderates
Gay couples should be allowed to legally marry 47% {42%} [51%] (36%)
Gay couples should be allowed to form civil unions but not marry 40% {42%} [34%] (41%)
There should be no legal recognition of a gay couple's relationship 11% {13%} [12%] (21%)
Among Men
Gay couples should be allowed to legally marry 42% {33%} [42%] (30%)
Gay couples should be allowed to form civil unions but not marry 30%{40%} [32%] (37%)
There should be no legal recognition of a gay couple's relationship 28% {25%} [22%] (32%)
Among Women
Gay couples should be allowed to legally marry 44% {47%} [45%] (43%)
Gay couples should be allowed to form civil unions but not marry 33% {25%} [32%] (31%)
There should be no legal recognition of a gay couple's relationship 21% {25%} [19%] (23%)
Survey of 937 likely Minnesota voters was conducted October 5-8, 2012. The margin of error is +/- 3.2 percentage points. Party
ID: 38% {35%} [35%] (36%) Democrat; 29% {32%} [31%] (33%) Republican; 32% {33%} [34%]
(32%) Independent/Other. Ideology: 30% {28%} [32%] (29%) Moderate; 23% {25%} [20%] (22%) Somewhat conservative; 20% {21%} [20%] (22%) Somewhat liberal; 14% {16%} [16%] (16%) Very conservative; 13% {10%} [11%] (11%) Very liberal. Results from the poll conducted September 10-11, 2012 are in curly brackets. Results from the poll conducted May 31 - June 3, 2012 are in square brackets. Results from the poll conducted January 21-22, 2012 are in parentheses.
Question Four is a referendum that establishes that specified individuals, including undocumented immigrants, who have filed state taxes and have graduated from a Maryland high school, are eligible to pay in-state tuition rates at public colleges; and extends the time in which honorably discharged veterans may qualify for in-state tuition rates. If the election were held today, would you vote for this referendum or against this referendum?
For 57.8%
Against 34.3%
Undecided 7.9%
Among Men
For 47.9%
Against 42.5%
Undecided 9.6%
Among Women
For 66.7%
Against 26.9%
Undecided 6.3%
Among Whites
For 53.6%
Against 38.7%
Undecided 7.7%
Among Blacks
For 70.4%
Against 21.1%
Undecided 8.5%
Question Six is a referendum that allows gay and lesbian couples to obtain a civil marriage license; protects clergy from having to perform any particular marriage ceremony in violation of their religious beliefs; and affirms that each religious faith has exclusive control over its own theological doctrine regarding who may marry within that faith. If the election were held today, would you vote for this referendum or against this referendum?
For 50.9%
Against 42.8%
Undecided 6.3%
Among Men
For 44.0%
Against 47.7%
Undecided 8.3%
Among Women
For 57.1%
Against 38.4%
Undecided 4.4%
Among Whites
For 53.1%
Against 39.5%
Undecided 7.4%
Among Blacks
For 44.2%
Against 52.3%
Undecided 3.5%
Question Seven is a referendum that expands commercial gaming in the State of Maryland for the primary purpose of raising revenue for education to authorize video lottery operation licensees to operate “table games” as defined by law; to increase from 15,000 to 16,500 the maximum number of video lottery terminals; and to increase from 5 to 6 the maximum number of video lottery operation licenses that may be awarded in the State and allow a video lottery facility to operate in Prince George’s County. If the election were held today, would you vote for this referendum or against this referendum?
For 44.6%
Against 46.1%
Undecided 9.2%
Among Whites
For 49.1%
Against 40.2%
Undecided 10.8%
Among Blacks
For 31.2%
Against 64.3%
Undecided 4.5%
Survey of 813 likely voters was conducted September 17-23, 2012. The margin
of error is +/- 3.5 percentage points. Party ID: 56.3% Democrat; 30.1% Republican; 13.5% Independent.
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 48% [43%] (48%)
No 47% [49%] (44%)
Among Democrats
Yes 16% [22%] (23%)
No 78% [71%] (70%)
Among Republicans
Yes 80% [74%] (74%)
No 17% [21%] (19%)
Among Independents
Yes 51% [37%] (50%)
No 42% [54%](40%)
Among Moderates
Yes 42% [32%] (41%)
No 52% [59%] (51%)
Among Men
Yes 55% [43%] (56%)
No 41% [50%] (39%)
Among Women
Yes 41% [43%] (41%)
No 52% [49%] (49%)
Do you think same-sex marriage should be legal or illegal?
Legal 43% [47%] (43%)
Illegal 46% [42%] (47%)
Among Democrats
Legal 72% [70%] (70%)
Illegal 18% [19%] (20%)
Among Republicans
Legal 14% [14%] (15%)
Illegal 77% [75%] (75%)
Among Independents
Legal 39% [53%] (41%)
Illegal 46% [35%] (47%)
Among Moderates
Legal 46% [56%] (44%)
Illegal 36% [31%] (42%)
Among Men
Legal 37% [46%] (38%)
Illegal 51% [43%] (54%)
Among Women
Legal 49% [48%] (48%)
Illegal 42% [41%] (40%)
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% [43%] (37%)
Gay couples should be allowed to form civil unions but not marry 32% [32%] (34%)
There should be no legal recognition of a gay couple's relationship 25% [21%] (27%)
Among Democrats
Gay couples should be allowed to legally marry 70% [66%] (64%)
Gay couples should be allowed to form civil unions but not marry 18% [23%] (22%)
There should be no legal recognition of a gay couple's relationship 9% [8%] (12%)
Among Republicans
Gay couples should be allowed to legally marry 12% [12%] (9%)
Gay couples should be allowed to form civil unions but not marry 39%[43%] (42%)
There should be no legal recognition of a gay couple's relationship 47% [40%] (47%)
Among Independents
Gay couples should be allowed to legally marry 34%[49%](34%)
Gay couples should be allowed to form civil unions but not marry 41% [32%] (40%)
There should be no legal recognition of a gay couple's relationship 20% [17%] (25%)
Among Moderates
Gay couples should be allowed to legally marry 42% [51%] (36%)
Gay couples should be allowed to form civil unions but not marry 42% [34%] (41%)
There should be no legal recognition of a gay couple's relationship 13% [12%] (21%)
Among Men
Gay couples should be allowed to legally marry 33% [42%] (30%)
Gay couples should be allowed to form civil unions but not marry 40% [32%] (37%)
There should be no legal recognition of a gay couple's relationship 25% [22%] (32%)
Among Women
Gay couples should be allowed to legally marry 47% [45%] (43%)
Gay couples should be allowed to form civil unions but not marry 25% [32%] (31%)
There should be no legal recognition of a gay couple's relationship 25% [19%] (23%)
Survey of 824 likely Minnesota voters was conducted September 10-11, 2012. The margin of error is +/- 3.4 percentage points. Party ID: 35% [35%] (36%) Democrat; 32% [31%] (33%) Republican; 33% [34%] (32%) Independent/Other. Ideology: 28% [32%] (29%) Moderate; 25% [20%] (22%) Somewhat conservative; 21% [20%] (22%) Somewhat liberal; 16% [16%] (16%) Very conservative; 10% [11%] (11%) Very liberal. Results from the poll conducted May 31 - June 3, 2012 are in square brackets. Results from the poll conducted January 21-22, 2012 are in parentheses.
Regardless of how you plan to vote, which presidential candidate do you think is best described by each of the following statements? Best understands the concerns of ordinary Americans?
Barack Obama 57% [57%]
Mitt Romney 30% [31%]
Is most prepared to fix our economic problems?
Mitt Romney 44% [38%]
Barack Obama 42% [44%]
Is closest to your views on value issues, such as abortion and gay marriage?
Barack Obama 44% [47%]
Mitt Romney 42% [37%]
Will better handle the job of commander in chief of the military?
Barack Obama 47% [51%]
Mitt Romney 37% [33%]
Is most prepared to handle foreign policy issues?
Barack Obama 53% [57%]
Mitt Romney 34% [29%]
How would you rate the way that Barack Obama is handling his job as president?
Excellent 12% [13%] (11%) {9%} [9%] (9%)
Good 31% [29%] (26%) {31%} [28%] (25%)
Fair 23% [30%] (29%) {29%} [31%] (33%)
Poor 33% [28%] (35%) {30%} [32%] (33%)
How would you rate the way that Barack Obama has handled the economy?
Excellent 7% [8%] (9%) {6%}
Good 26% [30%] (23%) {23%}
Fair 22% [26%] (26%) {27%}
Poor 44% [35%] (42%) {43%}
Survey of 681 registered voters was conducted August 7-12, 2012. The margin of error is +/- 3.8 percentage points. Party registration: 50% [50%] Democrat; 37% [37%] Republican; 11% [10%] Independent; 1% [2%] Something else. Ideology: 40% [34%] Moderate; 36% [36%] Conservative; 21% [25%] Liberal. Results from the poll conducted May 29 - June 4, 2012 are in square brackets. Results from the poll conducted February 14-20, 2012 are in parentheses. Results from the poll conducted January 17-22, 2012 are in curly brackets. Results from the poll conducted October 24-30, 2011 are in square brackets. Results from the poll conducted August 22-29, 2011 are in parentheses.
Do you think same-sex marriage should be legal or illegal?
Legal 55% (55%)
Illegal 33% (32%)
Among Democrats
Legal 71% (70%)
Illegal 18% (17%)
Among Republicans
Legal 31% (32%)
Illegal 56% (57%)
Among Independents
Legal 55% (56%)
Illegal 34% (30%)
Among Men
Legal 49% (46%)
Illegal 40% (41%)
Among Women
Legal 60% (63%)
Illegal 28% (24%)
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 51% (47%)
Gay couples should be able to form civil unions but not marry 37% (34%)
There should be no legal recognition of a gay couple's relationship 11% (16%)
Among Democrats
Gay couples should be allowed to legally marry 71% (57%)
Gay couples should be able to form civil unions but not marry 20% (29%)
There should be no legal recognition of a gay couple's relationship 8% (10%)
Among Republicans
Gay couples should be allowed to legally marry 24% (22%)
Gay couples should be able to form civil unions but not marry 59% (57%)
There should be no legal recognition of a gay couple's relationship 17% (20%)
Among Independents
Gay couples should be allowed to legally marry 50% (48%)
Gay couples should be able to form civil unions but not marry 39% (30%)
There should be no legal recognition of a gay couple's relationship 9% (18%)
Among Men
Gay couples should be allowed to legally marry 45% (36%)
Gay couples should be able to form civil unions but not marry 41% (40%)
There should be no legal recognition of a gay couple's relationship 12% (22%)
Among Women
Gay couples should be allowed to legally marry 57% (57%)
Gay couples should be able to form civil unions but not marry 33% (29%)
There should be no legal recognition of a gay couple's relationship 10% (10%)
Has the legalization of gay marriage in Connecticut had a positive or negative impact on your life, or has it not had any impact at all?
Positive impact 16% (13%)
Negative impact 14% (18%)
No impact at all 70% (70%)
Survey of 771 likely Connecticut voters was conducted July 26-29, 2012. The margin of error is +/- 3.5 percentage points. Party ID: 41% (45%) Democrat; 28% (31%) Republican; 30% (24%) Independent/Other. Political ideology: 34% (29%) Moderate; 23% (24%) Somewhat conservative; 19% (26%) Somewhat liberal; 14% (10%) Very liberal; 10% (11%) Very conservative. Results from the poll conducted September 22-25, 2011 are in parentheses.
Do you approve or disapprove of Senator Ron Johnson's job performance?
Approve 38%
Disapprove 37%
Do you approve or disapprove of Senator Herb Kohl's job performance?
Approve 46%
Disapprove 38%
If there was an election for the state legislature today, would you vote Democratic or Republican?
Democratic 45%
Republican 44%
In general, do you think Wisconsin should have recall elections, or not?
Wisconsin should have recalls 51%
It should not 40%
Do you think same-sex marriage should be legal or illegal?
Legal 43%
Illegal 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 39%
Gay couples should be allowed to form civil unions but not marry 30%
There should be no legal recognition of a gay couple's relationship 28%
Survey of 1,057 Wisconsin voters was conducted July 5-8, 2012. The margin of error is +/- 3.3 percentage points. Party ID: 32% Republican; 30% Democrat; 38% Independent/Other.Political ideology: 28% Moderate; 26% Somewhat conservative; 18% Somewhat liberal; 18% Very conservative; 10% Very liberal.
Do you think same-sex marriage should be legal or illegal?
Legal 46% (48%)
Illegal 45% (42%)
Among Democrats
Legal 74% (68%)
Illegal 20% (19%)
Among Republicans
Legal 11% (15%)
Illegal 80% (78%)
Among Independents
Legal 38% (53%)
Illegal 48% (35%)
Among Moderates
Legal 51% (53%)
Illegal 35% (30%)
Among Men
Legal 45% (46%)
Illegal 48% (44%)
Among Women
Legal 48% (49%)
Illegal 42% (40%)
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 44% (43%)
Gay couples should be allowed to form civil unions but not marry 30% (33%)
There should be no legal recognition of a gay couple's relationship 23% (22%)
Among Democrats
Gay couples should be allowed to legally marry 69% (65%)
Gay couples should be allowed to form civil unions but not marry 19% (23%)
There should be no legal recognition of a gay couple's relationship 11% (11%)
Among Republicans
Gay couples should be allowed to legally marry 9% (12%)
Gay couples should be allowed to form civil unions but not marry 44% (45%)
There should be no legal recognition of a gay couple's relationship 43% (42%)
Among Independents
Gay couples should be allowed to legally marry 38% (45%)
Gay couples should be allowed to form civil unions but not marry 35% (38%)
There should be no legal recognition of a gay couple's relationship 22% (16%)
Among Moderates
Gay couples should be allowed to legally marry 47% (47%)
Gay couples should be allowed to form civil unions but not marry 35% (36%)
There should be no legal recognition of a gay couple's relationship 13% (16%)
Among Men
Gay couples should be allowed to legally marry 40% (42%)
Gay couples should be allowed to form civil unions but not marry 30% (35%)
There should be no legal recognition of a gay couple's relationship 28% (21%)
Among Women
Gay couples should be allowed to legally marry 47% (44%)
Gay couples should be allowed to form civil unions but not marry 31% (32%)
There should be no legal recognition of a gay couple's relationship 19% (23%)
Survey of 686 Oregon voters was conducted June 21-24, 2012. The margin of error is +/- 3.7 percentage points. Party ID: 46% (45%) Democrat; 30% (33%) Republican; 25% (22%) Independent/Other. Political views: 27% (27%) Moderate; 22% (20%) Somewhat conservative; 21% (22%) Somewhat liberal; 15% (17%) Very conservative; 15% (14%) Very liberal. Results from the poll conducted June 19-21, 2011 are in parentheses.
Do you approve or disapprove of Governor Deval Patrick’s job performance?
Approve 49% (48%)
Disapprove 43% (37%)
Do you approve or disapprove of Senator John Kerry’s job performance?
Approve 53% (50%)
Disapprove 38% (38%)
Do you approve or disapprove of Senator Scott Brown’s job performance?
Approve 51% (45%)
Disapprove 38% (42%)
Do you have a higher opinion of Scott Brown or John Kerry?
John Kerry 47% (46%)
Scott Brown 43% (39%)
Like both equally 7% (9%)
Would you support or oppose a proposal to legalize medical marijuana in Massachusetts?
Support 57% (53%)
Oppose 33% (35%)
Would you support or oppose a proposal to legalize assisted suicide in Massachusetts?
Support 45% (43%)
Oppose 36% (37%)
Do you think same-sex marriage should be legal or illegal?
Legal 62% (58%)
Illegal 30% (31%)
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 58% (55%)
Gay couples should be allowed to form civil unions but not marry 30% (31%)
There should be no legal recognition of a gay couple's relationship 11% (12%)
Has the legalization of gay marriage in Massachusetts had a positive or negative impact on your life, or has it not had any impact at all?
Positive 20% (19%)
Negative 16% (14%)
Hasn't made any impact at all 64% (67%)
Do you have a favorable or unfavorable opinion of the Kennedys?
Favorable 49%
Unfavorable 32%
Survey of 902 Massachusetts voters was conducted June 22-24, 2012. The margin of error is +/- 3.3 percentage points. Party
ID: 39% (41%) Democrat; 13% (14%) Republican; 48% (45%) Independent/Other. Political
views: 35% (36%) Moderate; 25% (27%) Somewhat
liberal; 19% (21%) Somewhat conservative; 13% (11%) Very liberal; 8% (5%) Very conservative. Results from the poll conducted March 16-18, 2012 are in parentheses.
Do you think same-sex marriage should be legal or illegal?
Legal 51% (49%) [46%]
Illegal 42% (44%) [44%]
Among Democrats
Legal 82% (81%) [76%]
Illegal 13% (14%) [17%]
Among Republicans
Legal 10% (15%) [11%]
Illegal 82% (78%) [81%]
Among Independents
Legal 53% (47%) [41%]
Illegal 39% (43%) [42%]
Among Men
Legal 48% (43%)[42%]
Illegal 44% (50%) [49%]
Among Women
Legal 54% (54%) [49%]
Illegal 40% (38%) [39%]
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 47% (46%)
Gay couples should be allowed to form civil unions but not legally marry 30% (32%)
There should be no legal recognition of a gay couple's relationship 21% (20%)
Among Democrats
Gay couples should be allowed to legally marry 75% (77%)
Gay couples should be allowed to form civil unions but not legally marry 14% (17%)
There should be no legal recognition of a gay couple's relationship 9% (4%)
Among Republicans
Gay couples should be allowed to legally marry 9% (13%)
Gay couples should be allowed to form civil unions but not legally marry 47% (46%)
There should be no legal recognition of a gay couple's relationship 41% (40%)
Among Independents
Gay couples should be allowed to legally marry 50% (44%)
Gay couples should be allowed to form civil unions but not legally marry 32% (35%)
There should be no legal recognition of a gay couple's relationship 16% (17%)
Among Men
Gay couples should be allowed to legally marry 46% (40%)
Gay couples should be allowed to form civil unions but not legally marry 30% (35%)
There should be no legal recognition of a gay couple's relationship 22% (23%)
Among Women
Gay couples should be allowed to legally marry 48% (51%)
Gay couples should be allowed to form civil unions but not legally marry 30% (30%)
There should be no legal recognition of a gay couple's relationship 19% (17%)
Survey of 1,073 Washington voters was conducted June 14-17, 2012. The margin of error is +/- 3 percentage points. Party ID: 36% (36%) [39%] Democrat; 28% (32%) [30%] Republican; 36% (32%) [31%] Independent. Ideology: 28% (28%) [30%] Moderate; 24% (20%) [22%] Somewhat liberal; 23% (21%) [21%] Somewhat conservative; 12% (17%) [16%] Very conservative; 12% (14%) [11%] Very liberal. Results from the poll conducted February 16-19, 2012 are in parentheses. Results from the poll conducted May 12-15, 2011 are in square brackets.
Do you approve or disapprove of the way Paul LePage is handling his job as governor?
Approve 40%
Disapprove 49%
Do you think Governor LePage is too liberal, too conservative, or about right?
Too liberal 8%
Too conservative 33%
About right 42%
Do you favor a law allowing marriage licenses for same-sex couples that protects religious freedom by ensuring no religion or clergy be required to perform such a marriage in violation of their religious beliefs?
Yes, favor the law 55%
No, oppose the law 36%
Survey of 506 likely voters was conducted June 13-14, 2012. The margin of error is +/- 4.4 percentage points. Party registration: 33% Democrat; 31% Republican; 34% Independent; 1% Green. Click here to view crosstabs.
Do you think same-sex marriage should be legal or illegal?
Legal 42% [37%] (37%)
Illegal 45% [48%] (53%)
Among Democrats
Legal 61% [48%] (52%)
Illegal 26% [33%] (35%)
Among Republicans
Legal 20% [17%] (15%)
Illegal 70% [74%] (79%)
Among Independents
Legal 46% [47%] (44%)
Illegal 37% [34%] (43%)
Among Men
Legal 36% [37%] (39%)
Illegal 54% [50%] (53%)
Among Women
Legal 49% [36%](35%)
Illegal 36% [47%] (53%)
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 37% [29%] (33%)
Gay couples should be allowed to form civil unions but not marry 35% [40%] (34%)
There should be no legal recognition of a gay couple's relationship 26% [29%] (31%)
Among Democrats
Gay couples should be allowed to legally marry 54% [40%] (50%)
Gay couples should be allowed to form civil unions but not marry 25% [35%] (26%)
There should be no legal recognition of a gay couple's relationship 18% [22%] (23%)
Among Republicans
Gay couples should be allowed to legally marry 16% [10%] (11%)
Gay couples should be allowed to form civil unions but not marry 45% [50%] (41%)
There should be no legal recognition of a gay couple's relationship 36% [40%] (47%)
Among Independents
Gay couples should be allowed to legally marry 39% [41%] (40%)
Gay couples should be allowed to form civil unions but not marry 38% [32%] (38%)
There should be no legal recognition of a gay couple's relationship 22% [26%] (21%)
Among Men
Gay couples should be allowed to legally marry 30% [27%] (33%)
Gay couples should be allowed to form civil unions but not marry 36% [43%] (38%)
There should be no legal recognition of a gay couple's relationship 31% [28%] (29%)
Among Women
Gay couples should be allowed to legally marry 43% [31%] (34%)
Gay couples should be allowed to form civil unions but not marry 34% [36%] (30%)
There should be no legal recognition of a gay couple's relationship 20% [31%] (34%)
Survey of 642 Florida voters was conducted May 31 - June 3, 2012. The margin of error is +/- 3.9 percentage points. Party ID: 41% [40%] (42%) Democrat; 40% [37%] (36%) Republican; 19% [23%] (21%) Independent/Other. Political ideology: 33% [32%] (30%) Moderate; 25% [27%] (23%) Somewhat conservative; 16% [16%] (20%) Very conservative; 16% [14%] (17%) Somewhat liberal; 10% [10%] (10%) Very liberal. Results from the poll conducted September 22-25, 2011 are in square brackets. Results from the poll conducted June 16-19, 2011 are in parentheses.
