|
Spring 2006 Survey Information: Number of Adult 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 The Governor’s Race ·
Jim Doyle leads
Mark Green 43% to 35% respectively ·
This is within
the error for the survey ·
14% said they
were not sure yet for whom they were going to vote ·
In another
question, 40% of respondents said they had not heard of Mark Green, while this
was only true of 2% when asked about Jim Doyle ·
For the
Libertarian gubernatorial candidate, Roy Leyendecker,
90% said they had not heard of him, while 86% said they had not heard of
independent candidate John Murphy ·
The Democratic
challenger to Doyle, Jeremy Servis, was the least well known; 93% said they had not heard of him Approval Ratings for the Governor and the State
Legislature ·
57% are either
“somewhat satisfied” or “very satisfied” with the way the Governor is doing his
job ·
This is a 7%
decrease from last fall, though this statistic is within the error margin for
the survey ·
50% are either
“somewhat satisfied” or “very satisfied” with the way the state legislature is
doing its job. ·
This is a 3% drop
from the fall of 2003 (again, this statistic is well within the error margins for the survey) Attorney General’s Race ·
Peg Lautenschlager and Kathleen Falk are in a dead heat for the
Democratic nomination for Attorney General. Each received 24% support from respondents,
while 27% said they were not sure for whom they would vote. ·
Among Republican
challengers, Paul Bucher has a slight lead (within survey error margins) over
J.B. Van Hollen (15% to 6% respectively), with 42%
saying they are not sure for whom they would vote. ·
In match-ups
between Democratic and Republican candidates, the Democrats both are
significantly ahead of the Republican challengers. o
Lautenschlager leads Bucher 40% to 27% and Van Hollen
40% to 23%. o
Falk is ahead of
Bucher 35% to 25% (this is within the error margin), and leads Van Hollen 37% to 21%. Most Important Problem Facing the State ·
High Taxes was
the number one problem facing the state according to respondents (21% mentioned
this) ·
Economy/Jobs (15%)
was next followed by Education (12%) and Health Care
(10%). Personal Financial Outlook ·
45% of
respondents feel they will be better off financially next year than they are
this year. Nearly equal parts (about 25% each) said they would be the same or
worse off next year. ·
The percentage
feeling they will be better off is an increase of 5% over the fall, but it is
still 9% below the median for the history of the survey. ·
Peak optimism was
in the fall of 2000 where 64% said they felt they would be better off
financially in the coming year. Governor’s Race Favorability
Please
tell me for each one whether you have a favorable or an unfavorable view of the
person, or whether you have not heard of them.
The following percentages reflect the sample with the “not heard of,”
“not sure” and “refused” responses removed
Favorability
by Party Identification Jim Doyle
Mark Green
Election
Match-up If the election for Wisconsin Governor were held today, and the race
were between Democrat Jim Doyle and Republican Mark Green as the major party
nominees, would you be more likely to vote for Democrat Jim Doyle, Republican
Mark Green, or an independent/third party candidate? (ROTATE
BOLD) Democrat Jim Doyle 43% Republican
Mark Green 35% A
Third Party or Independent Candidate 6% I
do not plan to vote in the election 3% Not
Sure 14% Refused <1% ·
Among registered voters (92% of the sample), the
percentages above do not change except that 2% said they probably will not vote
and 13% were not sure.
|