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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%
• Disapprove 45%

If you could do last fall’s election for Governor over again, would you vote for Democrat Chet Culver or Republican Terry Branstad?

• Chet Culver 48%
• Terry Branstad 46%

Do you approve or disapprove of Senator Charles Grassley’s job performance?

• Approve 57% (54%)
• Disapprove 30% (31%)

Do you approve or disapprove of Senator Tom Harkin’s job performance?

• Approve 47% (48%)
• Disapprove 38% (38%)

Favorable / Unfavorable {Net}

• Christie Vilsack 38% / 23% {+15%}
• Tom Vilsack 46% / 34% {+12%}
• Tom Latham 31% / 22% {+9%}
• Dave Loebsack 25% / 20% {+5%}
• Bruce Braley 22% / 20% {+2%}
• Leonard Boswell 28% / 30% {-2%}
• Steve King 27% / 34% {-7%}

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 29%
• There should be no legal recognition of a gay couple's relationship 33%

Among Democrats

• Gay couples should be allowed to legally marry 57%
• Gay couples should be allowed to form civil unions but not marry 25%
• There should be no legal recognition of a gay couple's relationship 17%

Among Republicans

• Gay couples should be allowed to legally marry 10%
• Gay couples should be allowed to form civil unions but not marry 28%
• There should be no legal recognition of a gay couple's relationship 58%

Among Independents

• Gay couples should be allowed to legally marry 35%
• Gay couples should be allowed to form civil unions but not marry 36%
• There should be no legal recognition of a gay couple's relationship 27%

Survey of 1,109 Iowa voters was conducted April 15-17, 2011. The margin of error is +/- 2.9 percentage points. Party ID breakdown: 38% (37%) Democrat; 33% (37%) Republican; 29% (25%) Independent/Other. Political ideology: 30% Moderate; 22% Somewhat conservative; 20% Very conservative; 19% Somewhat liberal; 8% Very liberal.  Results from the poll conducted January 7-9, 2011 are in parentheses.