Pete Hoekstra (R) 42.51% {41.92%} [48.28%] (42.92%)
Another candidate 2.48% {2.90%} [2.88%] (4.60%)
Undecided 4.37% {8.44%} [5.25%] (2.99%)
Survey of 1,122 likely voters was conducted October 5, 2012. The margin of error is +/- 2.93 percentage points. Party ID: 42.15% {41.99%} Democrat; 32.08% {33.07%} Republican; 25.76% {24.94%} Independent. Results from the poll conducted September 12, 2012 are in curly brackets. Results from the poll conducted August 16, 2012 are in square brackets. Results from the poll conducted July 28, 2012 are in parentheses.
Survey of 500 likely voters was conducted September 20,
2012. The margin of error is +/- 4.5 percentage points. Results from
the poll conducted July 23, 2012 are in square brackets. Results from
the poll conducted June 14, 2012 are in parentheses.
Inside the numbers:
Each candidate draws strong support from their respective parties, but among voters not affiliated with either major political party, Stabenow leads 58% to 27%.
The Democrat also leads among male and female voters and is ahead among voters in all age demographics.
Fifty-six percent (56%) of Michigan voters share a favorable opinion of Stabenow, while 37% view her unfavorably. This includes Very Favorables of 23% and Very Unfavorables of 22%.
Hoekstra is seen favorably by 45% and unfavorably by 38%, including 14% with a Very Favorable opinion and 21% with a Very Unfavorable one. But 17% still do not know enough about the GOP candidate to venture even a soft opinion of him.
Survey of 600 likely voters was conducted September 10-15, 2012. The margin of
error is +/- 4 percentage points. Results from the poll conducted March 14-19, 2012 are in square brackets.
Inside the numbers:
About 45 percent of overall respondents said they had a “favorable” impression of Stabenow, while 39 percent said they had an “unfavorable” impression.
Survey of 1,156 likely voters was conducted September 12, 2012. The margin of error is +/- 2.88 percentage points. Party ID: 41.99% Democrat; 33.07% Republican; 24.94% Independent. Results from the poll conducted August 16, 2012 are in square brackets. Results from the poll conducted July 28, 2012 are in parentheses.
Pete Hoekstra (R) 38% [44%] {35%} (38%) [42%] {38%} (42%)
Favorable / Unfavorable {Net}
Debbie Stabenow 46% / 40% {+6%}
Pete Hoekstra 28% / 32% {-4%}
How would you rate the job Debbie Stabenow has done as Michigan United States Senator – would you give her a positive rating of excellent or pretty good, or a negative rating of just fair or poor?
Positive 43%
Negative 49%
Survey of 600 likely voters was conducted September 8-11, 2012. The margin of error is +/- 4.0 percentage points. Party ID: 43% Democrat; 38% Republican; 16% Independent. Results from the poll conducted August 28, 2012 are in square brackets. Results from the poll conducted July 24-31, 2012 are in curly brackets. Results from the poll conducted June 2-5, 2012 are in parentheses. Results from the poll conducted November 13-16, 2011 are in square brackets. Results from the poll conducted August 13-16, 2011 are in curly brackets. Results from the poll conducted February 12-17, 2011 are in parentheses.
Do you approve or disapprove of Senator Debbie Stabenow’s job performance?
Approve 43% [44%] (45%) {47%} [46%]
Disapprove 43% [41%] (41%) {41%} [40%]
Do you have a favorable or unfavorable opinion of Pete Hoekstra?
Favorable 32% [28%] (29%) {28%} [31%]
Unfavorable 39% [37%] (30%) {38%} [30%]
Survey of 815 likely Michigan voters was conducted August 31 - September 2, 2012. The margin of error is +/- 3.4 percentage points. Party ID: 34% [28%] (28%) {30%} Republican; 33% [32%] (38%) {40%} Democrat; 33% [40%] (34%) {30%} Independent/Other. Ideology: 35% [31%] (30%) {30%} [30%] Moderate; 23% [21%] (22%) {21%} [26%] Somewhat Conservative; 18% [16%] (23%) {20%} [18%] Somewhat Liberal; 16% [21%] (15%) {17%} [14%] Very Conservative; 9% [11%] (11%) {12%} [12%] Very Liberal. Results from the poll conducted July 21-23, 2012 are in square brackets. Results from the poll conducted May 24-27, 2012 are in parentheses. Results from the poll conducted February 10-12, 2012 are in curly brackets. Results from the poll conducted July 21-24, 2011 are in square brackets.
Pete Hoekstra (R) 44% {35%} (38%) [42%] {38%} (42%)
Survey of 1,200 likely voters was conducted August 28, 2012. The margin of error is +/- 2.6 percentage points. Results from the poll conducted July 24-31, 2012 are in curly brackets. Results from the poll conducted June 2-5, 2012 are in parentheses. Results from the poll conducted November 13-16, 2011 are in square brackets. Results from the poll conducted August 13-16, 2011 are in curly brackets. Results from the poll conducted February 12-17, 2011 are in parentheses.
Survey of 1,277 likely voters was conducted August 23, 2012. The margin of error is +/- 2.74 percentage points. Party ID: 44.3% Democrat; 38.0% Republican; 12.5% Independent; 2.9% Other.
Survey of 600 likely voters was conducted August 18-20, 2012 for The Detroit News, WDIV, and WZZM. The margin of error is +/- 4 percentage points. Results from the poll conducted May 10-11, 2012 are in parentheses.
Survey of 1,733 likely voters was conducted August 16, 2012. The margin of error is +/- 2.35 percentage points. Results from the poll conducted July 28, 2012 are in parentheses.
Survey of 600 likely voters was conducted July 24-31, 2012. The margin of error is +/- 4 percentage points. Party ID: 38% Democrat; 36% Republican; 26% Independent. Results from the poll conducted June 2-5, 2012 are in parentheses. Results from the poll conducted November 13-16, 2011 are in square brackets. Results from the poll conducted August 13-16, 2011 are in curly brackets. Results from the poll conducted February 12-17, 2011 are in parentheses.
Do you approve or disapprove of Senator Debbie Stabenow’s job performance?
Approve 44% (45%) {47%} [46%]
Disapprove 41% (41%) {41%} [40%]
Do you have a favorable or unfavorable opinion of Pete Hoekstra?
Favorable 28% (29%) {28%} [31%]
Unfavorable 37% (30%) {38%} [30%]
Do you have a favorable or unfavorable opinion of Clark Durant?
Favorable 13%
Unfavorable 26%
Do you approve or disapprove of Senator Carl Levin's job performance?
Approve 48%
Disapprove 37%
Survey of 579 Michigan voters, including an oversample of 452 usual Republican primary voters, was conducted July 21-23, 2012. The margin of error is +/- 4.1 percentage points among all voters; +/- 4.6 percentage points among GOP primary voters. Party ID: 32% (38%) {40%} Democrat; 28% (28%) {30%} Republican; 40% (34%) {30%} Independent/Other. Ideology: 31% (30%) {30%} [30%] Moderate; 21% (22%) {21%} [26%] Somewhat Conservative; 21% (15%) {17%} [14%] Very Conservative; 16% (23%) {20%} [18%] Somewhat Liberal; 11% (11%) {12%} [12%] Very Liberal. Results from the poll conducted May 24-27, 2012 are in parentheses. Results from the poll conducted February 10-12, 2012 are in curly brackets. Results from the poll conducted July 21-24, 2011 are in square brackets.
Survey of 500 likely voters was conducted July 23, 2012. The margin of error is +/- 4.5 percentage points. Results from the poll conducted June 14, 2012 are in parentheses.
Inside the numbers:
Eight-out-of-10 Michigan Republicans like both hopefuls for the party’s nomination. Stabenow earns slightly stronger support among Democrats in the state against Durant and Hoekstra. Both Republicans hold a slight lead among voters not affiliated with either of the major parties.
Twenty-six percent (26%) of Michigan voters share a very favorable opinion of Stabenow, while 27% view her very unfavorably. But just seven percent (7%) have no opinion of her.
Durant is seen very favorably by 11% and very unfavorably by 14%. Seventeen percent (17%) hold a very favorable view of Hoekstra, while 18% regard him very unfavorably. But roughly one-quarter of the state’s voters don’t know enough about either Republican to venture even a soft opinion of him.
Survey of 1,078 registered voters was conducted June 24-25, 2012. The margin of error is +/- 3.0 percentage points. Results from the poll conducted February 19-20, 2012 are in parentheses.
Survey of 500 likely voters was conducted June 14, 2012. The margin of error is +/- 4.5 percentage points.
Inside the numbers:
Twenty-five percent (25%) of Michigan voters view Stabenow very favorably, while 23% regard her very unfavorably.
For Hoekstra, the numbers are 18% very favorable, 22% very unfavorable. Nineteen percent (19%) don’t know enough about the Republican to form an opinion of him. Durant’s ratings are seven percent (7%) very favorable and 18% very unfavorable. However, more than a third of voters (35%) still have no opinion of him.
How would you rate the job Debbie Stabenow has done as Michigan United States Senator – would you give her a positive rating of excellent or pretty good, or a negative rating of just fair or poor?
Excellent 12% [9%] {9%}
Pretty good 31% [32%] {28%}
Just fair 25% [28%] {29%}
Poor 24% [24%] {25%}
Survey of 600 likely voters was conducted June 2-5, 2012. The margin of error is +/- 4 percentage points. Results from the poll conducted November 13-16, 2011 are in square brackets. Results from the poll conducted August 13-16, 2011 are in curly brackets. Results from the poll conducted February 12-17, 2011 are in parentheses.
Do you approve or disapprove of Senator Debbie Stabenow’s job performance?
Approve 45% {47%} [46%]
Disapprove 41% {41%} [40%]
Do you have a favorable or unfavorable opinion of Pete Hoekstra?
Favorable 29% {28%} [31%]
Unfavorable 30% {38%} [30%]
Survey of 500 Michigan voters was conducted May 24-27, 2012. The margin of error is +/- 4.4 percentage points. Party ID: 38% {40%} Democrat; 28% {30%} Republican; 34% {30%} Independent/Other. Ideology: 30% {30%} [30%] Moderate; 23% {20%} [18%] Somewhat Liberal; 22% {21%} [26%] Somewhat Conservative; 15% {17%} [14%] Very Conservative; 11% {12%} [12%] Very Liberal. Results from the poll conducted February 10-12, 2012 are in curly brackets. Results from the poll conducted July 21-24, 2011 are in square brackets.
Do you approve or disapprove of Senator Debbie Stabenow’s job performance?
Approve 47% [46%]
Disapprove 41% [40%]
Do you have a favorable or unfavorable opinion of Pete Hoekstra?
Favorable 28% [31%]
Unfavorable 38% [30%]
Are you familiar with the TV advertisement Pete Hoekstra ran during the Super Bowl, or not?
Familiar with it 54%
Not familiar with it 46%
(Among those familiar) Did Hoekstra’s ad make you more or less likely to vote for him, or did it not make a difference?
More likely 16%
Less likely 45%
Didn't make a difference 37%
Survey of 560 Michigan voters was conducted February 10-12, 2012. The margin of error is +/- 4.14 percentage points. Party ID: 40% Democrat; 30% Republican; 30% Independent/Other. Ideology: 30% [30%] Moderate; 21% [26%] Somewhat Conservative; 20% [18%] Somewhat Liberal; 17% [14%] Very Conservative; 12% [12%] Very Liberal. Results from the poll conducted July 21-24, 2011 are in square brackets.
