Showing posts with label Media Bias. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Media Bias. Show all posts

Wednesday, July 17, 2013

Poll Watch: Huffington Post/YouGov Survey on the George Zimmerman Trial

Huffington Post/YouGov Poll on the George Zimmerman Trial

If you had been a member of the jury, would you have voted to find George Zimmerman guilty of murder, guilty of manslaughter, not guilty, or would you have been unsure?
  • Not guilty 41%
  • Guilty of manslaughter 23%
  • Guilty of murder 15%
  • Not sure 21%
Among Whites
  • Not guilty 46%
  • Guilty of manslaughter 22%
  • Guilty of murder 12%
  • Not sure 20%
Among Blacks
  • Guilty of manslaughter 39%
  • Guilty of murder 36%
  • Not guilty 14%
  • Not sure 11%
The jury found George Zimmerman not guilty. Which word best describes how you feel about the verdict?
  • Pleased 22%
  • Relieved 19%
  • Disappointed 27%
  • Angry 13%
  • Not sure 19%
Among Whites
  • Pleased 25%
  • Relieved 21%
  • Disappointed 23%
  • Angry 12%
  • Not sure 19%
Among Blacks 
  • Pleased 5%
  • Relieved 11%
  • Disappointed 53%
  • Angry 25%
  • Not sure 6%
In the way they covered the case, would you say the news media were biased in favor of Zimmerman, biased against Zimmerman, or did they not show any bias one way or the other?
  • Biased in favor of Zimmerman 12%
  • Biased against Zimmerman 48%
  • Not biased one way or the other 18%
  • Not sure 22%
National survey of 1,000 adults was conducted July 15-16, 2013. The margin of error is +/- 3.5 percentage points.

Wednesday, February 06, 2013

Poll Watch: PPP (D) 4th Annual Survey on Trust in Television News

PPP (D) Poll on Trust in TV News

Do you trust PBS, or not?
  • Trust it 52% {52%} [50%]
  • Do not trust it 29% {30%} [30%]
Do you trust Fox News, or not?
  • Trust it 41% {45%} [42%] (49%)
  • Do not trust it 46% {42%} [46%] (37%)
Do you trust NBC News, or not?
  • Trust it 39% {44%} [41%] (35%)
  • Do not trust it 42% {38%} [41%] (44%)
Do you trust CNN, or not?
  • Trust it 38% {43%} [40%] (39%)
  • Do not trust it 43% {39%} [43%] (41%)
Do you trust MSNBC, or not?
  • Trust it 35% {38%}
  • Do not trust it 44% {43%}
Do you trust CBS News, or not?
  • Trust it 34% {40%} [36%] (32%)
  • Do not trust it 43% {42%} [43%] (46%)
Do you trust ABC News, or not?
  • Trust it 32% {37%} [35%] (31%)
  • Do not trust it 42% {40%} [43%] (46%)
Do you trust Comedy Central, or not?
  • Trust it 26% {28%}
  • Do not trust it 46% {46%}
Which TV news outlet do you trust the most: ABC News, CBS News, CNN, Comedy Central, Fox News, MSNBC, NBC News, or PBS?
  • Fox News 34% {34%}
  • PBS 13% {17%}
  • CNN 12% {12%}
  • ABC News 11% {11%}
  • MSNBC 8% {5%}
  • CBS News 6% {8%}
  • Comedy Central 5% {4%}
  • NBC News 5% {4%}
Among Democrats
  • ABC News 17% {19%}
  • CNN 17% {17%}
  • MSNBC 16% {8%}
  • PBS 16% {21%}
  • Fox News 8% {9%} 
  • Comedy Central 7% {3%} 
  • NBC News 7% {7%} 
  • CBS News 7% {12%}
Among Republicans
  • Fox News 67% {68%}
  • PBS 6% {5%}
  • ABC News 6% {4%}
  • CBS News 6% {4%}
  • NBC News 4% {1%}
  • CNN 3% {8%}
  • MSNBC 1% {1%}
  • Comedy Central 1% {7%}
Among Independents
  • Fox News 32% {29%}
  • PBS 19% {27%}
  • CNN 13% {12%}
  • Comedy Central 8% {2%}
  • ABC News 6% {9%}
  • CBS News 5% {5%}
  • MSNBC 5% {5%}
  • NBC News 3% {4%}
Among Moderates
  • PBS 18% {25%}
  • CNN 18% {20%}
  • Fox News 15% {12%}
  • ABC News 14% {13%}  
  • MSNBC 9% {3%}
  • Comedy Central 6% {4%}
  • CBS News 6% {10%}
  • NBC News 6% {7%} 
Among Men
  • Fox News 39% {39%}
  • PBS 16% {18%}
  • CNN 8% {9%}
  • ABC News 8% {11%}
  • CBS News 7% {5%}
  • MSNBC 6% {4%}
  • Comedy Central 5% {6%}
  • NBC News 3% {2%}
Among Women
  • Fox News 28% {30%}
  • CNN 15% {15%}
  • ABC News 13% {12%}
  • MSNBC 11% {5%}
  • PBS 10% {17%}
  • NBC News 7% {6%}
  • Comedy Central 5% {2%}
  • CBS News 5% {10%}
Working from the same list of choices, which TV news outlet do you trust the least?
  • Fox News 39% {34%}
  • MSNBC 14% {15%}
  • CNN 13% {11%}
  • Comedy Central 12% {16%}
  • ABC News 5% {7%}
  • CBS News 5% {5%}
  • NBC News 3% {1%}
  • PBS 1% {2%}
Survey of 800 voters was conducted January 31 - February 3, 2013. The margin of error is +/- 3.5 percentage points. Party ID: 42% {41%} [40%] (36%) Democrat; 33% {35%} [37%] (35%) Republican; 25% {24%} [23%] (29%) Independent/Other.  Ideology: 28% {27%} Moderate; 25% {25%} Somewhat conservative; 19% {20%} Somewhat liberal; 18% {19%} Very conservative; 11% {8%} Very liberal.  Results from the poll conducted January 13-16, 2012 are in curly brackets.  Results from the poll conducted January 14-16, 2011 are in square brackets. Results from the poll conducted January 18-19, 2010 are in parentheses.

Sunday, September 30, 2012

Poll Watch: PPP (D) North Carolina 2012 Presidential Survey

PPP (D) North Carolina 2012 Presidential Poll
  • Barack Obama 48% 
  • Mitt Romney 48%  
Among Independents
  • Mitt Romney 54%
  • Barack Obama 36%   
Among Moderates
  • Barack Obama 63% 
  • Mitt Romney 32% 
Among Men
  • Mitt Romney 57% 
  • Barack Obama 40% 
Among Women
  • Barack Obama 54% 
  • Mitt Romney 42%
Among Whites
  • Mitt Romney 62% 
  • Barack Obama 35%
Among Blacks
  • Barack Obama 92% 
  • Mitt Romney 7%
Do you trust Barack Obama or Mitt Romney more on the issue of the economy?
  • Mitt Romney 49%
  • Barack Obama 47%
Do you trust Barack Obama or Mitt Romney more on the issue of foreign policy?
  • Barack Obama 49%
  • Mitt Romney 47%
Which candidate for President do you think better understands the struggles you and your family are going through?
  • Barack Obama 48%
  • Mitt Romney 42%
Favorable / Unfavorable {Net}
  • Mitt Romney 46% / 49%  {-3%}
Among Independents
  • Mitt Romney 52% / 42% {+10%} 
Among Moderates
  • Mitt Romney 32% / 62% {-30%}
Among Men
  • Mitt Romney 53% / 42% {+11%}
Among Women
  • Mitt Romney 40% / 53%  {-13%}
Among Whites
  • Mitt Romney 59% / 36% {+23%}
Among Blacks
  • Mitt Romney 7% / 88% {-81%}
Do you approve or disapprove of President Barack Obama’s job performance?
  • Approve 48%
  • Disapprove 49% 
Are you familiar with comments Mitt Romney has made about the ‘47%’, or not?
  • Familiar 91%
  • Not familiar 9%
Mitt Romney recently said, “There are 47 percent of the people who will vote for the president no matter what. All right? There are 47 percent who are with him, who are dependent upon government, who believe that they are victims, who believe the government has a responsibility to care for them, who believe that they are entitled to health care, to food, to housing, to you-name-it, that that's an entitlement. And the government should give it to them. And they will vote for this president no matter what.... These are people who pay no income tax." Do you think Romney’s comments were appropriate or inappropriate?
  • Appropriate 44%
  • Inappropriate 50%
Do these comments make you more or less likely to vote for Mitt Romney, or do they not make a difference?
  • More likely 28%
  • Less likely 38%
  • No difference 32%
Do you think Mitt Romney should release his tax returns for the last 12 years, or not?
  • He should 50% 
  • He should not 41%
Do you think pollsters are intentionally skewing their polls this year to help Barack Obama, or not?
  • They are intentionally skewing their polls 46%
  • They are not 38%
  • Not sure 17%
Among Democrats
  • They are intentionally skewing their polls 19%
  • They are not 61%
  • Not sure 19%
Among Republicans
  • They are intentionally skewing their polls 77%
  • They are not 9%
  • Not sure 14%
Among Independents
  • They are intentionally skewing their polls 55%
  • They are not 30%
  • Not sure 15%
Are you very excited, somewhat excited, or not at all excited about voting in the 2012 elections?
  • Very excited 63%
  • Somewhat excited 23%
  • Not at all excited 14%
Among Democrats
  • Very excited 69%
  • Somewhat excited 20%
  • Not at all excited 11%
Among Republicans
  • Very excited 58%
  • Somewhat excited 26%
  • Not at all excited 16%
Among Independents
  • Very excited 56%
  • Somewhat excited 24%
  • Not at all excited 20%
Survey of 981 likely North Carolina voters was conducted September 27-30, 2012. The margin of error is +/- 3.1 percentage points. Party ID: 48% Democrat; 34% Republican; 19% Independent/Other. Political ideology: 30% Moderate; 24% Somewhat conservative; 19% Very conservative; 14% Somewhat liberal; 13% Very liberal. Race: 72% White; 22% Black; 6% Other.

Poll Watch: PPP (D) Ohio 2012 Presidential Survey

  • Barack Obama 49% {50%} [50%] (48%) {47%} [50%] (49%) {50%} [46%] (45%) {46%} [46%] (44%)
  • Mitt Romney 45% {44%} [45%] (45%) {44%} [43%] (42%) {41%} [46%] (43%) {42%} [40%] (42%)
Among Independents
  • Mitt Romney 42% {51%} [46%] (39%) {42%} [40%] (40%) {45%} [46%] (43%) {44%} [39%] (40%)
  • Barack Obama 41% {34%} [44%] (49%) {42%} [43%] (45%) {39%} [35%] (38%) {34%} [37%] (34%)
Among Moderates
  • Barack Obama 60% [64%] (66%) {56%} [56%] (62%) {64%} [54%] (57%) {52%} [61%] (59%)
  • Mitt Romney 32% [28%] (27%) {29%} [31%] (33%) {23%} [35%] (28%) {30%} [21%] (24%)
Among Men
  • Barack Obama 50% {43%} [46%] (44%) {41%} [44%] (43%) {45%} [38%] (42%) {43%} [38%] (37%)
  • Mitt Romney 43% {50%} [48%] (48%) {48%} [50%] (49%) {47%} [54%] (44%) {50%} [47%] (47%)
Among Women
  • Barack Obama 48% {55%} [53%] (52%) {52%} [55%] (54%) {54%} [53%] (47%) {49%} [52%] (51%)
  • Mitt Romney 46% {39%} [43%] (43%) {41%} [36%] (36%) {36%} [38%] (43%) {35%} [35%] (37%)
Do you trust Barack Obama or Mitt Romney more on the issue of the economy?
  • Barack Obama 47%
  • Mitt Romney 47%
Do you trust Barack Obama or Mitt Romney more on the issue of foreign policy?
  • Barack Obama 49%
  • Mitt Romney 45%
Who do you think has been better for the automotive industry in Ohio: Barack Obama or Mitt Romney?
  • Barack Obama 54%
  • Mitt Romney 31%
Is the candidates’ for President records on the automotive industry very important, somewhat important, or not that important to you?
  • Very important 44%
  • Somewhat important 29%
  • Not that important 24%
Favorable / Unfavorable {Net}
  • Mitt Romney 45% [44%] (41%) {35%} [37%] (28%) {28%} [36%] (30%) {32%} [33%] (36%) / 49% [49%] (52%) {54%} [53%] (56%) {48%} [48%] (49%) {43%} [43%] (39%) {-4%
Among Independents
  • Mitt Romney 41% [42%] (34%) {28%} [33%] (30%) {32%} [42%] (32%) {35%} [34%] (38%) / 45% [47%] (57%) {54%} [59%] (53%) {40%} [42%] (44%) {38%} [38%] (36%) {-4%}
Among Moderates
  • Mitt Romney 33% [28%] (24%) {19%} [26%] (26%) {26%} [37%] (22%) {26%} [26%] (27%) / 61% [62%] (68%) {68%} [62%] (59%) {46%} [40%] (54%) {48%} [50%] (47%) {-28%
Among Men
  • Mitt Romney 46% [47%] (45%) {39%} [43%] (30%) {30%} [38%] (31%) {42%} [35%] (39%) / 51% [47%] (49%) {50%} [49%] (58%) {53%} [51%] (53%) {41%} [44%] (40%) {-5%}
Among Women
  • Mitt Romney 44% [41%] (37%) {31%} [31%] (25%) {26%} [33%] (29%) {24%} [32%] (33%) / 48% [52%] (55%) {57%} [56%] (53%) {44%} [45%] (46%) {44%} [42%] (38%) {-4%
Do you approve or disapprove of President Barack Obama’s job performance?
  • Approve 48% [48%] (46%) {44%} [48%] (48%) {41%} [43%] (44%) {46%} [47%] (42%)
  • Disapprove 49% [48%] (51%) {51%} [48%] (48%) {49%} [52%] (52%) {49%} [46%] (49%)
Among Independents
  • Approve 41% [40%] (46%) {37%} [41%] (40%) {30%} [39%] (34%) {37%} [39%] (40%)
  • Disapprove 52% [54%] (49%) {53%} [53%] (53%) {56%} [57%] (59%) {55%} [49%] (54%)
Are you familiar with comments Mitt Romney has made about the ‘47%’, or not?
  • Familiar 90%
  • Not familiar 10%
Mitt Romney recently said, “There are 47 percent of the people who will vote for the president no matter what. All right? There are 47 percent who are with him, who are dependent upon government, who believe that they are victims, who believe the government has a responsibility to care for them, who believe that they are entitled to health care, to food, to housing, to you-name-it, that that's an entitlement. And the government should give it to them. And they will vote for this president no matter what.... These are people who pay no income tax." Do you think Romney’s comments were appropriate or inappropriate?
  • Appropriate 42%
  • Inappropriate 53%
Do these comments make you more or less likely to vote for Mitt Romney, or do they not make a difference?
  • More likely 31%
  • Less likely 40%
  • No difference 28%
Do you think Mitt Romney should release his tax returns for the last 12 years, or not?
  • He should 50%
  • He should not 41%
Do you think pollsters are intentionally skewing their polls this year to help Barack Obama, or not?
  • They are intentionally skewing their polls 41%
  • They are not 43%
  • Not sure 16%
Among Democrats
  • They are intentionally skewing their polls 16%
  • They are not 69%
  • Not sure 16%
Among Republicans
  • They are intentionally skewing their polls 72%
  • They are not 14%
  • Not sure 14%
Among Independents
  • They are intentionally skewing their polls 40%
  • They are not 42%
  • Not sure 18%
Are you very excited, somewhat excited, or not at all excited about voting in the 2012 elections?
  • Very excited 58%
  • Somewhat excited 24%
  • Not at all excited 18%
Among Democrats
  • Very excited 66%
  • Somewhat excited 20%
  • Not at all excited 14%
Among Republicans
  • Very excited 62%
  • Somewhat excited 26%
  • Not at all excited 13%
Among Independents
  • Very excited 36%
  • Somewhat excited 28%
  • Not at all excited 36%
Survey of 897 likely Ohio voters was conducted September 27-30, 2012. The margin of error is +/- 3.3 percentage points. Party ID: 41% {41%} [41%] (40%) {39%} [41%] (42%) {41%} [47%] (44%) {45%} [43%] (44%) Democrat; 36% {33%} [37%] (37%) {37%} [39%] (36%) {35%} [37%] (34%) {35%} [35%] (39%) Republican; 23% {26%} [22%] (24%) {24%} [20%] (21%) {24%} [16%] (22%) {20%} [21%] (18%) Independent/Other.  Political ideology: 33% [29%] (30%) {31%} [31%] (30%) {31%} [30%] (31%) {33%} [29%] Moderate; 24% [25%] (25%) {27%} [22%] (21%) {25%} [19%] (24%) {25%} [28%] Somewhat conservative; 17% [17%] (18%) {15%} [19%] (21%) {18%} [19%] (17%) {13%} [15%] Very conservative; 16% [17%] (18%) {17%} [18%] (18%) {20%} [21%] (19%) {16%} [19%] Somewhat liberal; 11% [11%] (10%) {9%} [9%] (10%) {7%} [10%] (8%) {13%} [7%] Very liberal.  Results from the poll conducted September 14-18, 2012 are in curly brackets.  Results from the poll conducted September 7-9, 2012 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted August 9-12, 2012 are in parentheses.  Results from the poll conducted June 21-24, 2012 are in curly brackets.  Results from the poll conducted May 3-6, 2012 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted January 28-29, 2012 are in parentheses.  Results from the poll conducted November 4-6, 2011 are in curly brackets.  Results from the poll conducted October 13-16, 2011 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted August 11-14, 2011 are in parentheses.  Results from the poll conducted May 19-22, 2011 are in curly brackets.  Results from the poll conducted March 10-13, 2011 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted December 10-12, 2010 are in parentheses.