Tables

Question: In your opinion, do you believe that the country is moving in the right direction or do you believe it has gotten off on the wrong track?

 

All

Dem.

Ind.

Rep.

Men

Women

Right direction

22%

10

15

43

28

17

Wrong track

65%

82

67

40

59

70

Don't know/Unsure

13%

  8

17

17

13

13

March 2007

All

Dem.

Ind.

Rep.

Men

Women

Right direction

22%

12

18

41

25

19

Wrong track

65%

82

66

43

61

69

Don't know/Unsure

13%

7

16

16

13

12

January 2007

All

Dem.

Ind.

Rep.

Men

Women

Right direction

23%

15

12

46

30

17

Wrong track

64%

78

70

39

60

68

Don't know/Unsure

13%

  7

18

15

11

14

November 2006

All

Dem.

Ind.

Rep.

Men

Women

Right direction

22%

  8

16

46

24

20

Wrong track

69%

90

71

40

68

70

Don't know/Unsure

  9%

  3

13

14

  8

10

October 2006                             

All

Dem.

Ind.

Rep.

Men

Women

Right direction

26

  8

20

51

31

21`

Wrong track

64

86

64

37

59

68

Don't know/Unsure

11

  5

16

12

10

11

September  2006                        

All

Dem.

Ind.

Rep.

Men

Women

Right direction

25%

11

11

50

28

22

Wrong track

65%

82

73

40

64

67

Don't know/Unsure

10%

  7

16

10

  8

11

July 2006                                  

All

Dem.

Ind.

Rep.

Men

Women

Right direction

24%

  9

15

48

31

18

Wrong track

65%

83

75

38

59

71

Don't know/Unsure

11%

  8

11

14

10

12

March 2006

All

Dem.

Ind.

Rep.

Men

Women

Right direction

26%

10

23

49

33

20

Wrong track

62%

82

66

35

55

69

Don't know/Unsure

12%

  8

11

16

12

12


Question: How would you rate the job George W. Bush is doing as President—excellent, good, only fair, or poor?

 

All

Dem

Ind.

Rep.

Men

Women

March ‘07

Excellent

  4%

  1

  2

11

  5

  4

7%

Good

18%

  5

15

35

19

16

19%

Only fair

27%

19

36

33

26

28

26%

Poor

50%

74

44

18

50

50

46%

Unsure (vol)

1%

--

  3

  2

  1

  2

1%


Question: In general, do you approve or disapprove of the way George W. Bush is handling his job as President?

All

Dem

Ind

Rep

Mar

Jan

Nov

Oct

Aug

 

Approve

28%

  9

21

58

 

33%

30%

32%

34%

35%

 

Disapprove

65%

87

64

35

 

61%

60%

63%

59%

57%

 

DK/mixed

 7%

  4

15

  7

 

5%

10%

  5%

  7%

  7%


Question: Now, turning to Iraq… How well is the U.S. military effort in Iraq going…?

 

All

Dem

Ind

Rep

Mar
‘07

Jan ‘07

Nov
‘06

Oct
‘06

Jul
‘06

Jan
‘06

Sep
‘05

Jul
‘05

Apr
‘05

Very well

7%

2

11

12

  5

  4

 6

  8

11

15

13

13

14

Fairly well

22%

10

12

43

22

21

21

25

28

30

30

33

38

Not too well

33%

37

30

29

32

35

30

30

28

27

32

29

26

Not at all well

34%

47

37

13

36

35

40

34

30

21

26

25

22

Unsure

5%

  4

  10

  3

  6

  5

  3

  4

  3

  7

--

--

--


Question:  Considering everything, do you think the United States did the right thing in going to war with Iraq, or do you think it was a mistake?

 

Party

Gender

Mar

Jan

Nov

Sep

 

All

Dem

Ind

Rep

Men

Wom

‘07

‘07

‘06

‘06

Right thing

30%

11

21

61

35

25

29%

31

30

33

Mistake

63%

84

67

31

60

66

66%

63

65

59

Don't know (vol.)

  6%

  5

11

  7

  4

  8

5%

  7

  5

   8

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see also:

Survey Analysis
Survey Details

Republican Response

Democratic Response

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