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| 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 | 26% | 10 | 23 | 49 | 33 | 20 |
| Wrong track | 62% | 82 | 66 | 35 | 55 | 69 |
| Don't know/ Unsure |
12% | 8 | 11 | 16 | 12 | 12 |
| January 2006 | All | Dem. | Ind. | Rep. | Men | Women |
| Right direction | 31% | 14 | 28 | 57 | 39 | 25 |
| Wrong track | 55% | 77 | 51 | 29 | 52 | 58 |
| Don't know/ Unsure |
14% | 10 | 21 | 14 | 9 | 17 |
| Oct. 2005 | All | Dem. | Ind. | Rep. | Men | Women |
| Right direction | 28% | 10 | 20 | 55 | 32 | 24 |
| Wrong track | 63% | 85 | 70 | 32 | 59 | 67 |
| Don't know/ Unsure |
9% | 5 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 9 |
| July 2005 | All | Dem. | Ind. | Rep. | Men | Women |
| Right direction | 29% | 11 | 19 | 53 | 32 | 26 |
| Wrong track | 58% | 79 | 65 | 31 | 56 | 60 |
| Don't know/ Unsure |
13% | 10 | 16 | 17 | 12 | 14 |
| April 2005 | All | Dem. | Ind. | Rep. | Men | Women |
| Right direction | 30% | 13 | 21 | 54 | 33 | 28 |
| Wrong track | 55% | 76 | 59 | 29 | 51 | 58 |
| Don't know/ Unsure |
15% | 12 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 14 |
| January 2005 | All | Dem. | Ind. | Rep. | Men | Women |
| Right direction | 36% | 15 | 28 | 65 | 42 | 31 |
| Wrong track | 50% | 76 | 48 | 20 | 47 | 53 |
| Don't know/ Unsure |
14% | 10 | 24 | 16 | 11 | 17 |
|
Question: How would you rate the job George W. Bush is doing as President—excellent, good, only fair, or poor? |
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|
All |
Dem |
Ind. |
Rep. |
Men |
Women |
|
|
Excellent |
8% |
2 |
6 |
18 |
10 |
6 |
|
Good |
21% |
6 |
19 |
42 |
25 |
18 |
|
Only fair |
27% |
23 |
36 |
27 |
25 |
30 |
|
Poor |
43% |
68 |
37 |
12 |
40 |
45 |
|
Don't know/ |
1% |
-- |
4 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
|
January 2006 |
All |
Dem |
Ind. |
Rep. |
Men |
Women |
|
Excellent |
10% |
2 |
7 |
22 |
13 |
7 |
|
Good |
24% |
8 |
26 |
46 |
24 |
24 |
|
Only fair |
27% |
25 |
36 |
23 |
23 |
30 |
|
Poor |
38% |
64 |
29 |
7 |
39 |
38 |
|
Don't know/ |
1% |
1 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
|
Oct. 2005 |
All |
Dem |
Ind. |
Rep. |
Men |
Women |
|
Excellent |
10% |
1 |
5 |
25 |
10 |
10 |
|
Good |
24% |
10 |
28 |
44 |
28 |
21 |
|
Only fair |
25% |
28 |
22 |
22 |
25 |
25 |
|
Poor |
39% |
60 |
42 |
7 |
37 |
41 |
|
Don't know/ |
2% |
1 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
|
July 2005 |
All |
Dem |
Ind. |
Rep. |
Men |
Women |
|
Excellent |
11% |
2 |
7 |
23 |
12 |
10 |
|
Good |
27% |
10 |
24 |
50 |
32 |
23 |
|
Only fair |
27% |
32 |
32 |
19 |
24 |
29 |
|
Poor |
34% |
56 |
36 |
7 |
30 |
38 |
|
Don't know/ |
1% |
1 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
-- |
|
April 2005 |
All |
Dem |
Ind. |
Rep. |
Men |
Women |
|
Excellent |
11% |
-- |
8 |
25 |
12 |
10 |
|
Good |
27% |
12 |
22 |
48 |
29 |
26 |
|
Only fair |
30% |
37 |
32 |
21 |
27 |
32 |
|
Poor |
29% |
47 |
35 |
6 |
29 |
30 |
|
Don't know/ |
3% |
4 |
3 |
1 |
3 |
3 |
|
Jan 2005 |
All |
Dem |
Ind. |
Rep. |
Men |
Women |
|
Excellent |
12% |
2 |
5 |
28 |
14 |
11 |
|
Good |
31% |
12 |
36 |
52 |
31 |
31 |
|
Only fair |
25% |
34 |
26 |
13 |
22 |
27 |
|
Poor |
31% |
52 |
33 |
6 |
33 |
30 |
|
Don't know/ |
1% |
-- |
-- |
1 |
1 |
1 |
| Question: Now, turning to New Jersey… In your opinion, do you think things in New Jersey are moving in the right direction or do you think the state has gotten off on the wrong track? | |||||||||||||
| All | Party | Jan | Oct | Sep ‘05 |
Jul ‘05 |
Apr ‘05 |
Jan. ‘05 |
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| D | I | R | ‘06 | ‘05 | |||||||||
| Right Direction | 34% | 41 | 26 | 29 | 34 | 23 | 39 | 36 | 29 | 40 | |||
| Wrong track | 47% | 35 | 49 | 62 | 48 | 64 | 49 | 51 | 59 | 45 | |||
| Don't know | 19% | 24 | 25 | 8 | 18 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 15 | |||
| Question: Have you heard of [rotate list]? If you haven't just tell me. [If yes, ask:] Do you have a favorable or unfavorable opinion of …? Would that be very or somewhat? | |||||||
| [ROTATE NAMES] | Haven't heard of | Heard of | Very Favor able |
Some- what Favor able |
Some what Un- favor able |
Very Un- favor- able |
No opinion |
| Jon Corzine | 5% | 95% | 20 | 30 | 10 | 12 | 26 |
| Previous Surveys… | |||||||
| Corzine 01/06 | 4% | 96% | 19 | 24 | 17 | 14 | 26 |
| Corzine 10/05 | 0% | 100% | 23 | 25 | 16 | 21 | 15 |
| Corzine 9/05 | 8% | 92% | 19 | 27 | 17 | 15 | 21 |
| Corzine 7/05 | 7% | 94% | 23 | 34 | 14 | 15 | 15 |
| Corzine 4/05 | 8% | 91% | 18 | 27 | 16 | 16 | 23 |
| Corzine 1/05 | 11% | 90% | 22 | 31 | 12 | 9 | 26 |
| Richard Codey | 19% | 81% | 39 | 32 | 8 | 4 | 15 |
| Previous Surveys… | |||||||
| Codey 01/06 | 16% | 84% | 41 | 27 | 9 | 4 | 19 |
| Codey 10/05 | 11% | 89% | 28 | 33 | 10 | 6 | 22 |
| Codey 7/05 | 15% | 85% | 21 | 39 | 16 | 10 | 15 |
| Codey 4/05 | 22% | 78% | 21 | 30 | 16 | 9 | 23 |
| Codey 01/05 | 35% | 65% | 18 | 30 | 4 | 3 | 44 |
| Codey 10/04 | 59% | 42% | 6 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 66 |
| Codey 8/04 | 68% | 32% | 11 | 19 | 3 | 6 | 60 |
| Frank Lautenberg | 15% | 85% | 22 | 30 | 13 | 13 | 22 |
| Question: How would you rate the job Jon Corzine is doing as governor…[READ]? | |||||
| All | Democrats | Independents | Republicans | ||
| Excellent | 5% | 9 | 3 | 1 | |
| Good | 30% | 39 | 21 | 25 | |
| Only fair | 31% | 26 | 30 | 36 | |
| Poor | 8% | 3 | 11 | 12 | |
| Don't know/ref. (vol) | 26% | 23 | 35 | 26 | |
| Question: Do you approve or disapprove of the job Jon Corzine is doing as governor? | |||||
| All | Demo- crats |
Indepen- dents |
Republi- cans |
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| Approve | 47% | 60 | 41 | 33 | |
| Disapprove | 16% | 7 | 16 | 28 | |
| Neither/ neutral/ mixed/ Don't know/ref. (vol) | 38% | 33 | 43 | 40 | |
see also:
Survey Analysis
Republican Analysis
Democratic Analysis
Survey Details
