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Rasmussen 2012 Major League Baseball Poll
Which team is most likely to win the World Series this year?
- New York Yankees 22% [20%] (17%)
- Washington Nationals 17% [5%]
- Texas Rangers 14% [24%] (8%)
- Cincinnati Reds 9%
- San Francisco Giants 8% [5%] (6%)
- Detroit Tigers 8%
Note: No other contending teams (Atlanta Braves, Baltimore
Orioles, Oakland Athletics, and St. Louis Cardinals) were picked by more than five percent (5%) of fans.
Regardless of who you think will win, which team do you want to win the World Series this year?
- Texas Rangers 17% [13%]
- Washington Nationals 17% [5%]
- New York Yankees 16% [14%] (16%)
- San Francisco Giants 10% [7%] (8%)
Major League Baseball has decided to expand the playoffs this season to include an additional wild card team in each league. Do you favor or oppose expanding the playoffs to include an additional wild card team in each league?
National survey of 445 baseball fans was conducted October 4, 2012. The margin of error is
+/- 5 percentage points. Results from the poll conducted July 5, 2012 are in square brackets. Results from the poll conducted March 26, 2012 are in parentheses.
Inside the numbers:
Perhaps not surprisingly given their success, Yankee fans (90%) are the most confident their team will win the World Series. Seventy-six percent (76%) of Tigers fans believe their team will emerge victorious for the first time since 1984. A majority of Giants fans (63%) think their team will win their second World Series in two years.
Rasmussen 2012 Major League Baseball Poll
Which team is most likely to win the World Series this year?
- Texas Rangers 24% (8%)
- New York Yankees 20% (17%)
- St. Louis Cardinals 6%
- Los Angeles Angels 6% (7%)
- Washington Nationals 5%
- San Francisco Giants 5% (6%)
- Chicago White Sox 5%
Note: All other teams mentioned in the survey (Baltimore Orioles, Pittsburgh Pirates, Boston Red Sox, Los Angeles Dodgers, Tampa Bay Rays, New York Mets, and Cincinnati Reds) fell below five percent (5%).
Regardless of who you think will win, which team do you want to win the World Series this year?
- New York Yankees 14% (16%)
- Texas Rangers 13%
- Boston Red Sox 9% (14%)
- San Francisco Giants 7% (8%)
- Los Angeles Dodgers 6%
- St. Louis Cardinals 6% (6%)
- Washington Nationals 5%
Note: Another 20% are rooting for some other team.
National survey of 639 adults who watch professional baseball at least once a week was conducted July 5, 2012. The margin of error is +/- 4 percentage points. Results from the poll conducted March 26, 2012 are in parentheses. Inside the numbers:
Giants fans and White Sox fans express the most confidence in their teams, followed by Yankees and Rangers fans. Fans of the Cincinnati Reds and the Los Angeles Dodgers are the least confident in their teams.
Quinnipiac Pennsylvania 2012 MLB Poll
What is your favorite Major League Baseball team?
- Philadelphia Phillies 48% (51%)
- Pittsburgh Pirates 25% (22%)
- New York Yankees 8% (8%)
- Baltimore Orioles 3% (2%)
- New York Mets 2% (3%)
- Boston Red Sox 2% (2%)
- Los Angeles Dodgers 1%
- Los Angeles Angels 1%
- Milwaukee Brewers 1%
- Texas Rangers 1%
- Chicago Cubs 1% (1%)
- St. Louis Cardinals 1% (1%)
- Detroit Tigers 1% (1%)
- Other team 2% (3%)
- Don't know 4% (1%)
Survey of 600 Pennsylvania adults interested in following Major League Baseball was conducted June 5-10, 2012. Results from the poll conducted June 7-12, 2011 are in parentheses.
Quinnipiac New York 2012 MLB Poll
What is your favorite Major League Baseball team?
- New York Yankees 60%
- New York Mets 22%
- Boston Red Sox 5%
- Philadelphia Phillies 2%
- Los Angeles Dodgers 1%
- Cleveland Indians 1%
- Chicago Cubs 1%
- San Francisco Giants 1%
- Baltimore Orioles 1%
- Detroit Tigers 1%
- Other team 4%
- Don't know 3%
Survey of 886 New York adults interested in following Major League Baseball was conducted May 22-28, 2012.
Quinnipiac Florida 2012 MLB Poll
What is your favorite Major League Baseball team?
- New York Yankees 20%
- Tampa Bay Rays 18%
- Miami Marlins 15%
- Boston Red Sox 8%
- Atlanta Braves 7%
- New York Mets 4%
- Philadelphia Phillies 3%
- Chicago Cubs 3%
- Cincinnati Reds 2%
- Detroit Tigers 2%
- St. Louis Cardinals 2%
- Baltimore Orioles 1%
- Chicago White Sox 1%
- Cleveland Indians 1%
- Los Angeles Dodgers 1%
- Pittsburgh Pirates 1%
- San Diego Padres 1%
- Texas Rangers 1%
- Other team 3%
- Don't know 6%
Southeast
- Miami Marlins 44%
- New York Yankees 25%
- Boston Red Sox 5%
- New York Mets 5%
Southwest
- New York Yankees 15%
- Tampa Bay Rays 14%
- Boston Red Sox 14%
- Chicago Cubs 9%
- Philadelphia Phillies 7%
- Pittsburgh Pirates 7%
- Miami Marlins 4%
- New York Mets 4%
Central
- New York Yankees 26%
- Boston Red Sox 12%
- Atlanta Braves 9%
- Chicago Cubs 8%
- Tampa Bay Rays 8%
- Philadelphia Phillies 6%
- Miami Marlins 5%
- New York Mets 5%
Tampa Bay
- Tampa Bay Rays 54%
- New York Yankees 12%
- Boston Red Sox 8%
- Atlanta Braves 3%
- Cincinnati Reds 3%
- St. Louis Cardinals 3%
North/Panhandle
- Atlanta Braves 23%
- New York Yankees 17%
- Tampa Bay Rays 12%
- Boston Red Sox 4%
Survey of 915 Florida adults interested in following Major League Baseball was conducted May 15-21, 2012.
Quinnipiac New Jersey 2012 MLB Poll
What is your favorite Major League Baseball team?
- New York Yankees 51% {48%} [47%] (44%)
- Philadelphia Phillies 21% {22%} [20%] (20%)
- New York Mets 15% {16%} [21%] (21%)
- Boston Red Sox 3% {3%} [3%] (5%)
- Atlanta Braves 1% {1%} [0%] (2%)
- Chicago Cubs 1% {1%} [0%] (0%)
- San Francisco Giants 1% {1%} [1%] (0%)
- St. Louis Cardinals 1% {0%} [0%] (0%)
- Texas Rangers 1% {0%} [0%] (0%)
- Other team 3% {2%} [2%] (2%)
- Don't know 3% {3%} [3%] (3%)
Survey of 949 New Jersey adults interested in following Major League Baseball was conducted May 9-14, 2012. Results from the poll conducted June 14-19, 2011 are in curly brackets. Results from the poll conducted June 10-15, 2010 are in square brackets. Results from the poll conducted June 3-8, 2009 are in parentheses.
PPP (D) Virginia Political Poll
If the candidates for U.S. Senate in 2014 were Republican Bob McDonnell and Democrat Mark Warner, who would you vote for?
- Mark Warner 51%
- Bob McDonnell 40%
Among Independents
- Mark Warner 46%
- Bob McDonnell 43%
If the candidates for President in 2016 were Republican Bob McDonnell and Democrat Mark Warner, who would you vote for?
- Mark Warner 50%
- Bob McDonnell 37%
Among Independents
- Mark Warner 44%
- Bob McDonnell 39%
Do you think Mark Warner should run for President in 2016, or not?
- He should run 34%
- He should not 39%
Among Democrats
- He should run 50%
- He should not 20%
Among Independents
- He should run 31%
- He should not 43%
Do you think Bob McDonnell should run for President in 2016, or not?
- He should run 24%
- He should not 52%
Among Republicans
- He should run 46%
- He should not 29%
Among Independents
- He should run 21%
- He should not 59%
Do you think Virginia governors should be allowed to serve more than one term, or not?
- They should 60%
- They should not 31%
If Bob McDonnell was allowed to run for reelection, would you vote to keep him for another term, or would you prefer someone new?
- Would vote to re-elect McDonnell 36%
- Would prefer someone new 51%
Do you approve or disapprove of Senator Jim Webb's job performance?
- Approve 42%
- Disapprove 31%
If there was an election for the Congress today, would you vote Democratic or Republican?
- Democratic 47%
- Republican 38%
Do you think same-sex marriage should be legal or illegal?
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 35%
- 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 32%
What is your favorite Major League Baseball team: the Atlanta Braves, Baltimore Orioles, Boston Red Sox, Chicago Cubs, New York Mets, New York Yankees, Philadelphia Phillies, Washington Nationals, or someone else?
- Yankees 14%
- Nationals 13%
- Orioles 13%
- Braves 13%
- Red Sox 13%
- Cubs 4%
- Mets 4%
- Phillies 3%
- Someone else 24%
Do you consider yourself to be a Virginia or Virginia Tech fan, or are you not a fan of either school?
- Virginia Tech 29%
- Virginia 24%
- Not a fan of either school 47%
Survey of 680 Virginia voters was conducted April 26-29, 2012. The margin of error is +/- 3.8 percentage points. Party ID: 39% Democrat; 32% Republican; 29% Independent/Other. Political ideology: 31% Moderate; 24% Somewhat conservative; 20% Somewhat liberal; 17% Very conservative; 9% Very liberal.
Rasmussen 2012 Major League Baseball Poll
Which team is most likely to win the World Series this year?
- New York Yankees 17%
- Boston Red Sox 12%
- Philadelphia Phillies 9%
- Detroit Tigers 9%
- Texas Rangers 8%
- Los Angeles Angels 7%
- San Francisco Giants 6%
Note: All other teams mentioned in the survey (St. Louis Cardinals, Atlanta Braves, Milwaukee Brewers, Arizona Diamondbacks, Tampa Bay Rays, Miami Marlins, and Cincinnati Reds) fell below five percent (5%).
Regardless of who you think will win, which team do you want to win the World Series this year?
- New York Yankees 16%
- Boston Red Sox 14%
- Philadelphia Phillies 8%
- San Francisco Giants 8%
- Los Angeles Angels 6%
- Detroit Tigers 6%
- Atlanta Braves 6%
- St. Louis Cardinals 6%
Note: Fifteen percent (15%) want the championship to go to some other team not mentioned in the survey.
Major League Baseball has decided to expand the playoffs this season to include an additional wild card team in each league. Do you favor or oppose expanding the playoffs to include an additional wild card team in each league?
- Favor 56%
- Oppose 33%
- Undecided 11%
Is the Major League Baseball season too long?
National survey of 800 adults who watch professional baseball at least once a week was conducted March 26, 2012. The margin of error is +/- 4 percentage points.
Inside the numbers:
Women are more likely than men to both predict and root for the Yankees to win the World Series. Men are more divided between New York and Boston.
Yankee fans remain the cockiest group, with 83% who believe their team will win another championship. Despite watching their team lose back-to-back World Series the past two seasons, 70% of Ranger fans think their team will win this year. Sixty-seven percent (67%) of those rooting for Detroit and 65% of Boston fans think their teams will be victorious.
Just 14% of baseball followers are participating in a fantasy baseball league this year. Still, that’s up from eight percent (8%) two years ago.
