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%
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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
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Right Direction
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Wrong Direction
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Democrats
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7%
|
88%
|
Republicans
|
52%
|
38%
|
Independents
|
17%
|
74%
|
Other
|
13%
|
56%
|
|
Right Direction
|
Wrong Direction
|
I will be BETTER off next year financially
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37%
|
55%
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I will be the SAME financially last year as this year
|
20%
|
72%
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I will be WORSE off financially next year
|
10%
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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%.
