Poll Watch: PPP (D) Michigan Gubernatorial Survey

PPP (D) Michigan Gubernatorial Survey

Do you approve or disapprove of Governor Rick Snyder’s job performance?

• Approve 38% [33%]
• Disapprove 50% [50%]

Do you think the Rick Snyder is too liberal, too conservative, or about right?

• Too liberal 14% [15%] (12%)
• Too conservative 36% [36%] (26%)
• About right 40% [37%] (46%)

Would you support or oppose recalling Rick Snyder from office before his term is up?

• Support 42% [38%]
• Oppose 47% [49%]

If you could do last fall’s election for Governor over again, would you vote for Democrat Virg Bernero or Republican Rick Snyder?

• Rick Snyder 45% [45%]
• Virg Bernero 45% [47%]

Note: Snyder defeated Bernero, 58.1% to 39.9%, in the November 2010 gubernatorial election.

Survey of 593 registered voters was conducted July 21-24, 2011. The margin of error is +/- 4 percentage points.  Party ID breakdown: 40% [41%] (36%) Democrat; 30% [28%] (39%) Republican; 30% [31%] (25%) Independent/Other. Political ideology: 30% [35%] Moderate; 26% [21%] Somewhat conservative; 18% [16%] Somewhat liberal; 14% [16%] Very conservative; 12% [12%] Very liberal. Results from the poll of likely voters conducted March 18-20, 2011 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll of likely voters conducted September 17-19, 2010 are in parentheses.

Poll Watch: PPP (D) Michigan Gubernatorial Survey

PPP (D) Michigan Gubernatorial Survey

Do you approve or disapprove of Governor Rick Snyder’s job performance?

• Approve 33% 
• Disapprove 50%

Do you think the Rick Snyder is too liberal, too conservative, or about right?

• Too liberal 15% (12%)
• Too conservative 36% (26%)
• About right 37% (46%)

Would you support or oppose recalling Rick Snyder from office before his term is up?

• Support 38%
• Oppose 49%

If you could do last fall’s election for Governor over again, would you vote for Democrat Virg Bernero or Republican Rick Snyder?

• Virg Bernero 47%
• Rick Snyder 45%

In the election for Governor last year did you vote for Democrat Virg Bernero or Republican Rick Snyder, or did you not vote in the election?

• Rick Snyder 49%
• Virg Bernero 43%

Note: Snyder defeated Bernero, 58.1% to 39.9%, in the November 2010 gubernatorial election.

Do you think public employees in Michigan should or should not have a right to collective bargaining for wages, benefits, and working environment rules?

• Should have a right to collective bargaining 59%
• Should not 32%

Would you support or oppose an amendment to the state constitution guaranteeing the right to collective bargaining?

• Support 49%
• Oppose 37%

Do you support or oppose a new law allowing state appointed managers to void public union contracts, fire local officials, and dissolve communities or school districts if they deem it necessary in order to avoid an emergency financial situation?

• Support 32%
• Oppose 50%

Survey of 502 registered voters was conducted March 18-20, 2011. The margin of error is +/- 4.4 percentage points.  Party ID breakdown: 41% (36%) Democrat; 28% (39%) Republican; 31% (25%) Independent/Other. Political ideology: 35% Moderate; 21% Somewhat conservative; 16% Somewhat liberal; 16% Very conservative; 12% Very liberal. Results from the poll of likely voters conducted September 17-19, 2010 are in parentheses.

Poll Watch: Rasmussen Michigan Gubernatorial Survey

Rasmussen Michigan Gubernatorial Survey

• Rick Snyder (R) 54% {51%}
• Virg Bernero (D) 34% {38%}
• Some other candidate 4% {2%}
• Not sure 8% {9%}

Favorable / Unfavorable {Net}

• Rick Snyder 62% {63%} [66%] (47%) / 30% {27%} [18%] (28%) {+32%}
• Virg Bernero 37% {43%} [43%] (37%) / 54% {46%} [44%] (31%) {-17%}

How would you rate the job Barack Obama has been doing as President?

• Strongly approve 31% {30%} [30%] (35%)
• Somewhat approve 17% {19%} [16%] (14%)
• Somewhat disapprove 8% {9%} [12%] (12%)
• Strongly disapprove 43% {41%} [42%] (39%)

How would you rate the job Jennifer Granholm has been doing as Governor?

• Strongly approve 17% {17%} [18%] (16%)
• Somewhat approve 19% {23%} [19%] (25%)
• Somewhat disapprove 17% {18%} [15%] (17%)
• Strongly disapprove 46% {42%} [46%] (42%)

Survey of 500 likely voters was conducted October 17, 2010.  The margin of error is +/- 4.5 percentage points.  Results from the poll conducted September 20, 2010 are in curly brackets.  Results from the poll conducted August 4, 2010 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted June 9, 2010 are in parentheses.

Inside the numbers:

Snyder is backed by 87% of Republican voters. Bernero has the support of 75% of Democrats. Snyder leads by 43 points among voters not affiliated with either major political party.

Poll Watch: EPIC-MRA Michigan Gubernatorial Survey

EPIC-MRA Michigan Gubernatorial Survey

• Rick Snyder (R) 49% [53%] {51%} (49%) [51%] {42%}
• Virg Bernero (D) 29% [29%] {29%} (34%) [28%] {26%}

Favorable / Unfavorable {Net}

• Rick Snyder 42% / 20% {+22%}
• Barack Obama 47% / 47% {0%}
• Virg Bernero 27% / 36% {-9%}
• Jennifer Granholm 35% / 58% {-23%}

Overall, how would you rate the job being done by Barack Obama as President -- would you give him a positive rating of excellent or pretty good, or a negative rating of just fair or poor?

• Excellent 13%
• Pretty good 30%
• Just fair 22%
• Poor 35%

Survey of 600 likely voters was conducted October 3-7, 2010. The margin of error is +/- 4 percentage points.  Party ID breakdown: 39% Republican; 35% Democrat; 26% Independent/Other.  Political ideology: 26% Very conservative; 16% Somewhat conservative; 33% Moderate; 9% Somewhat liberal; 9% Very liberal.  Results from the poll conducted September 11-12, 2010 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted August 21-23, 2010 are in curly brackets.  Results from the poll conducted June 12-15, 2010 are in parentheses.  Results from the poll conducted May 22-26, 2010 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted March 28-31, 2010 are in curly brackets.  Results from the poll conducted February 22-25, 2010 are in parentheses.  Results from the poll conducted January 24-26, 2010 are in square brackets. Results from the poll conducted October 11-15, 2009 are in curly brackets. Results from the poll conducted in September 2009 are in parentheses. Results from the poll conducted in June 2009 are in square brackets.

Poll Watch: PPP (D) Michigan Gubernatorial Survey

PPP (D) Michigan Gubernatorial Survey

• Rick Snyder (R) 52% (44%)
• Virg Bernero (D) 31% (28%)

Favorable / Unfavorable {Net}

• Rick Snyder 43% (25%) / 28% (13%) {+15%}
• Virg Bernero 28% (11%) / 43% (12%) {-15%}

Do you think the Republican Party is too liberal, too conservative, or about right?

• Too liberal 22%
• Too conservative 42%
• About right 26%

Do you think the Rick Snyder is too liberal, too conservative, or about right?

• Too liberal 12%
• Too conservative 26%
• About right 46%

Do you approve or disapprove of Governor Jennifer Granholm’s job performance?

• Approve 29% (29%)
• Disapprove 63% (61%)

Survey of 497 likely voters was conducted September 17-19, 2010.  The margin of error is +/- 4.4 percentage points.  Party ID breakdown: 39% (37%) Republican; 36% (35%) Democrat; 25% (28%) Independent/Other.  Political ideology: 40% (40%) Conservative; 39% (41%) Moderate; 21% (19%) Liberal.  Results from the poll conducted May 25-27, 2010 are in parentheses.

Poll Watch: Rasmussen Michigan Gubernatorial Survey

Rasmussen Michigan Gubernatorial Survey

• Rick Snyder (R) 50% [49%] (42%)
• Virg Bernero (D) 34% [37%] (30%)
• Some other candidate 4% [3%] (7%)
• Not sure 13% [11%] (22%)

With Leaners

• Rick Snyder (R) 51%
• Virg Bernero (D) 38%
• Some other candidate 2%
• Not sure 9%

Among Voters Certain of Their Vote

• Rick Snyder (R) 59%
• Virg Bernero (D) 41%

Favorable / Unfavorable {Net}

• Rick Snyder 63% [66%] (47%) / 27% [18%] (28%) {+36%}
• Virg Bernero 43% [43%] (37%) / 46% [44%] (31%) {-3%}

In political terms, please tell me whether Rick Snyder is very conservative, somewhat conservative, moderate, somewhat liberal or very liberal.

• Very conservative 20%
• Somewhat conservative 42%
• Moderate 17%
• Somewhat liberal 4%
• Very liberal 3%

In political terms, please tell me whether Virg Bernero is very conservative, somewhat conservative, moderate, somewhat liberal or very liberal.

• Very conservative 3%
• Somewhat conservative 10%
• Moderate 24%
• Somewhat liberal 27%
• Very liberal 21%

Would it be more accurate to describe Rick Snyder's views as mainstream or extreme?

• Mainstream 50%
• Extreme 25%

Would it be more accurate to describe Virg Bernero's views as mainstream or extreme?

• Mainstream 42%
• Extreme 29%

How would you rate the job Barack Obama has been doing as President?

• Strongly approve 30% [30%] (35%)
• Somewhat approve 19% [16%] (14%)
• Somewhat disapprove 9% [12%] (12%)
• Strongly disapprove 41% [42%] (39%)

How would you rate the job Jennifer Granholm has been doing as Governor?

• Strongly approve 17% [18%] (16%)
• Somewhat approve 23% [19%] (25%)
• Somewhat disapprove 18% [15%] (17%)
• Strongly disapprove 42% [46%] (42%)

Survey of 500 likely voters was conducted September 20, 2010.  The margin of error is +/- 4.5 percentage points.  Party ID breakdown: 33% Democrat; 31% Republican; 26% Independent/Other.  Results from the poll conducted August 4, 2010 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted June 9, 2010 are in parentheses.

Inside the numbers:

Snyder is backed by 85% of Republican voters. Bernero has the support of 82% of Democrats. Snyder leads by 34 points among voters not affiliated with either major political party.