Wisconsin Survey

Spring 2006

Presidential Approval and Direction of the Country

Survey Information:

Number of Adult Wisconsin Resident Respondents: 400

Interview Period: March 29 – April 7, 2006

Margin of Error: +/- 5% at the 95% confidence level.

Contact:

Wendy Scattergood

Assistant Professor of Political Science, St. Norbert College Survey Center

DePere, WI 54115

(920) 403-3491

wendy.scattergood@snc.edu

Presidential Approval

· 37% of respondents were either “somewhat satisfied” or “very satisfied” with the job the president is doing

· 61% said they were “somewhat” or “very” dissatisfied with the job the president is doing

· 76% approval among Republicans

· 8% approval among Democrats

· 28% approval among Independents

Direction of the Country

· 24% said the country is going in the “right” direction

· 66% said the country is going in the “wrong” direction

· 52% of Republicans feel the country is going in the “right” direction

· 7% of Democrats feel the country is going in the “right” direction

· 17% of Independents feel the country is going in the “right” direction

Presidential Approval

How satisfied are you with the way President Bush is doing his job overall. Would you say you are very satisfied, somewhat satisfied, somewhat dissatisfied, or very dissatisfied?

Very Satisfied.............................................................. 10%

Somewhat Satisfied...................................................... 27%

Somewhat Dissatisfied.................................................. 21%

Very Dissatisfied.......................................................... 40%

Not Sure...................................................................... 1%

Refused....................................................................... <1%

· Note: among registered voters, approval (very + somewhat satisfied) was 36%

Wisconsin Survey History – Percentage of Respondents Who are “Very” or “Somewhat” Satisfied with the Job the President is Doing

Presidential Approval and Party Identification

	Very Satisfied	Somewhat Satisfied	Somewhat Dissatisfied	Very Dissatisfied
Democrats	1%	7%	18%	71%
Republicans	25%	51%	19%	5%
Independents	5%	23%	27%	44%
Other Party	6%	34%	25%	31%

Note: the table reads across and will not necessarily sum to 100% due to rounding and those “not sure” not being included in the table
Direction of the Country

Generally speaking, would you say that things in the country are going in the right direction, or are they going in the wrong direction?

Right Direction............................................................. 24%

Wrong Direction........................................................... 66%

Not Sure...................................................................... 10%

Refused....................................................................... <1%

Wisconsin Survey History – Percentage of Respondents Who Feel the Country is Going in the “Right Direction”

Direction of the Country by Party Identification

	Right Direction	Wrong Direction
Democrats	7%	88%
Republicans	52%	38%
Independents	17%	74%
Other	13%	56%

	Right Direction	Wrong Direction
I will be BETTER off next year financially	37%	55%
I will be the SAME financially last year as this year	20%	72%
I will be WORSE off financially next year	10%	78%

• Note: percentages in the tables above may not add to 100% due to rounding and due to percentage of respondents saying they were “not sure” who are not included in the table. Also, both tables read across, for example, 7% of Democrats think the country is going in the right direction. For the second table, an example would be the percentage of people who feel they will be better off next year that also think the country is going in the right direction is 37%.