Results of Voter Roll Call Survey #13425
 
1How much do you worry about the economy? A lot? Some? Not much? Or not at all?
615 Registered VotersAllGenderAgeRaceParty AffiliationIdeologyIncomeRegion
Margin of Sampling Error: ± 3.9%MaleFemale18-3435-5455+WhiteBlackHispanicOtherRepublicDemocratIndependConservaModerateLiberal< $40K$40K - $> $80KWestern LouisvilNorth CeEastern
A Lot62%56%67%55%65%64%61%75%****50%74%52%52%65%69%65%62%56%57%65%59%69%
Some28%29%27%32%26%26%28%23%****33%21%39%31%28%24%23%31%31%36%29%25%21%
Not Much8%13%4%11%7%7%8%0%****16%3%5%15%5%4%9%6%11%6%4%13%8%
Not At All2%2%2%2%1%3%2%2%****2%2%4%2%2%2%3%1%2%0%2%3%2%
Not Sure0%0%0%0%0%0%0%0%****0%0%0%0%0%0%0%0%1%0%0%0%0%
Total100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%
Composition of Registered Voters100%47%53%28%41%31%91%6%1%2%38%48%11%35%37%12%42%33%21%23%25%35%16%
 
2Do you think the U.S. economy is now in a recession? Or not?
615 Registered VotersAllGenderAgeRaceParty AffiliationIdeologyIncomeRegion
Margin of Sampling Error: ± 3.9%MaleFemale18-3435-5455+WhiteBlackHispanicOtherRepublicDemocratIndependConservaModerateLiberal< $40K$40K - $> $80KWestern LouisvilNorth CeEastern
In Recession64%59%70%62%68%62%65%79%****51%78%57%51%72%68%66%63%61%60%69%62%71%
Not In Recession31%37%26%30%29%35%31%16%****44%20%35%44%26%29%28%33%38%31%28%36%27%
Not Sure4%5%4%8%2%3%4%5%****4%2%8%5%2%3%6%4%1%10%4%2%3%
Total100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%
Composition of Registered Voters100%47%53%28%41%31%91%6%1%2%38%48%11%35%37%12%42%33%21%23%25%35%16%
 
3If the United States goes into a recession, would it hurt your state's economy ... A great deal? Some? Only a little? Or not at all?
615 Registered VotersAllGenderAgeRaceParty AffiliationIdeologyIncomeRegion
Margin of Sampling Error: ± 3.9%MaleFemale18-3435-5455+WhiteBlackHispanicOtherRepublicDemocratIndependConservaModerateLiberal< $40K$40K - $> $80KWestern LouisvilNorth CeEastern
A Great Deal60%51%69%49%64%65%61%60%****50%71%52%49%67%60%66%59%50%65%55%54%76%
Some32%39%26%34%33%30%33%36%****38%26%37%39%29%32%22%36%45%34%38%32%21%
Only a Little5%7%4%12%3%3%5%4%****9%2%5%10%3%0%8%4%3%0%3%11%3%
Not At All1%2%1%4%0%1%1%0%****2%1%4%1%0%6%3%0%1%0%2%2%0%
Not Sure1%1%0%0%1%2%1%0%****0%1%2%1%0%3%1%0%0%1%1%1%0%
Total100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%
Composition of Registered Voters100%47%53%28%41%31%91%6%1%2%38%48%11%35%37%12%42%33%21%23%25%35%16%
 
4If the government cut taxes, would that help the economy ... A great deal? Some? Only a little? Or not at all?
615 Registered VotersAllGenderAgeRaceParty AffiliationIdeologyIncomeRegion
Margin of Sampling Error: ± 4%MaleFemale18-3435-5455+WhiteBlackHispanicOtherRepublicDemocratIndependConservaModerateLiberal< $40K$40K - $> $80KWestern LouisvilNorth CeEastern
A Great Deal39%38%41%43%38%38%39%46%****43%38%32%47%34%33%37%45%32%34%43%41%37%
Some35%31%38%21%38%42%36%18%****37%34%28%37%35%23%33%34%38%48%34%24%40%
Only a Little18%23%14%26%16%14%17%31%****16%19%23%14%22%22%20%16%18%15%17%22%16%
Not At All6%7%6%7%7%5%6%4%****3%7%15%2%6%18%8%3%10%2%5%10%6%
Not Sure2%2%2%2%2%1%2%1%****2%2%2%1%2%4%2%1%1%2%1%2%1%
Total100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%
Composition of Registered Voters100%47%53%28%41%31%91%6%1%2%38%48%11%35%37%12%42%33%21%23%25%35%16%
 
5If the government put more money into the hands of poor people, would that help the economy ...
615 Registered VotersAllGenderAgeRaceParty AffiliationIdeologyIncomeRegion
Margin of Sampling Error: ± 4%MaleFemale18-3435-5455+WhiteBlackHispanicOtherRepublicDemocratIndependConservaModerateLiberal< $40K$40K - $> $80KWestern LouisvilNorth CeEastern
A Great Deal33%34%32%40%31%30%32%45%****27%39%31%23%31%33%47%28%17%34%26%34%40%
Some28%28%28%22%30%30%28%28%****19%35%27%27%29%33%24%31%27%32%34%20%30%
Only a Little24%22%25%14%25%30%25%13%****29%17%28%27%28%19%14%27%37%22%24%25%21%
Not At All15%15%14%23%13%9%14%13%****23%9%13%23%11%15%14%14%19%11%15%19%9%
Not Sure1%1%0%2%1%0%1%1%****2%0%0%0%1%1%1%1%0%0%0%1%1%
Total100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%
Composition of Registered Voters100%47%53%28%41%31%91%6%1%2%38%48%11%35%37%12%42%33%21%23%25%35%16%
 
6If the government increased spending on public infrastructure, would that help the economy ...
615 Registered VotersAllGenderAgeRaceParty AffiliationIdeologyIncomeRegion
Margin of Sampling Error: ± 4%MaleFemale18-3435-5455+WhiteBlackHispanicOtherRepublicDemocratIndependConservaModerateLiberal< $40K$40K - $> $80KWestern LouisvilNorth CeEastern
A Great Deal25%26%24%25%21%30%24%29%****20%30%20%20%25%39%28%24%22%26%24%21%33%
Some38%34%41%27%46%37%39%36%****34%43%36%38%42%31%35%44%38%39%38%38%37%
Only a Little22%20%23%22%20%24%23%13%****27%15%27%25%23%9%16%25%25%19%21%22%25%
Not At All9%12%6%16%6%6%8%13%****14%5%6%14%6%8%12%4%10%2%9%16%2%
Not Sure7%7%6%10%7%3%6%9%****5%6%11%4%5%13%10%4%5%14%8%4%2%
Total100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%
Composition of Registered Voters100%47%53%28%41%31%91%6%1%2%38%48%11%35%37%12%42%33%21%23%25%35%16%
 
7If the government pulled out of Iraq, would that help the economy ...
615 Registered VotersAllGenderAgeRaceParty AffiliationIdeologyIncomeRegion
Margin of Sampling Error: ± 4%MaleFemale18-3435-5455+WhiteBlackHispanicOtherRepublicDemocratIndependConservaModerateLiberal< $40K$40K - $> $80KWestern LouisvilNorth CeEastern
A Great Deal40%37%43%45%35%42%39%53%****18%57%43%21%41%60%47%34%33%43%33%40%47%
Some19%17%20%16%19%20%19%17%****16%19%23%17%22%20%19%20%17%23%19%16%18%
Only a Little22%23%21%12%28%22%22%26%****33%15%13%31%24%8%15%26%27%21%28%19%19%
Not At All18%21%15%25%16%14%19%4%****32%8%17%29%13%10%16%18%22%11%18%24%14%
Not Sure2%2%1%2%2%1%2%1%****2%1%4%2%0%2%3%2%0%3%2%1%1%
Total100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%
Composition of Registered Voters100%47%53%28%41%31%91%6%1%2%38%48%11%35%37%12%42%33%21%23%25%35%16%
 
8When you weigh the cost to the United States against the benefit to the United States, has the war in Iraq been worth fighting? Or not?
615 Registered VotersAllGenderAgeRaceParty AffiliationIdeologyIncomeRegion
Margin of Sampling Error: ± 4%MaleFemale18-3435-5455+WhiteBlackHispanicOtherRepublicDemocratIndependConservaModerateLiberal< $40K$40K - $> $80KWestern LouisvilNorth CeEastern
Worth Fighting41%42%41%41%42%41%43%22%****67%20%44%64%32%22%40%42%45%41%38%43%44%
Not Worth Fighting47%49%46%50%45%48%47%64%****22%68%48%25%58%69%48%47%47%47%48%48%46%
Not Sure11%9%13%8%13%11%11%15%****12%11%8%11%10%9%12%11%8%12%14%10%10%
Total100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%
Composition of Registered Voters100%47%53%28%41%31%91%6%1%2%38%48%11%35%37%12%42%33%21%23%25%35%16%
 
9Could the money the United States has spent in Iraq have been better spent at home? Or not?
615 Registered VotersAllGenderAgeRaceParty AffiliationIdeologyIncomeRegion
Margin of Sampling Error: ± 3.8%MaleFemale18-3435-5455+WhiteBlackHispanicOtherRepublicDemocratIndependConservaModerateLiberal< $40K$40K - $> $80KWestern LouisvilNorth CeEastern
Better Spent At Home66%68%64%67%69%62%65%91%****41%86%65%46%72%85%72%61%61%69%66%63%68%
Not Better Spent At Home27%28%26%28%26%27%28%7%****48%11%23%45%22%11%24%28%33%18%27%32%28%
Not Sure7%4%10%5%5%11%8%3%****11%3%12%9%6%4%5%11%6%14%7%5%3%
Total100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%
Composition of Registered Voters100%47%53%28%41%31%91%6%1%2%38%48%11%35%37%12%42%33%21%23%25%35%16%
 
10If you could choose to continue the war in Iraq or invest those same dollars into strengthening the American economy, which would you choose to do?
615 Registered VotersAllGenderAgeRaceParty AffiliationIdeologyIncomeRegion
Margin of Sampling Error: ± 3.9%MaleFemale18-3435-5455+WhiteBlackHispanicOtherRepublicDemocratIndependConservaModerateLiberal< $40K$40K - $> $80KWestern LouisvilNorth CeEastern
Continue The War In Iraq29%29%28%29%26%31%30%9%****52%12%26%48%22%13%24%32%32%26%26%33%26%
Invest Those Same Dollars65%65%64%70%65%59%63%91%****38%84%63%43%71%84%72%56%62%63%69%61%68%
Not Sure7%6%8%2%9%10%8%0%****10%4%11%9%7%4%4%12%6%11%5%6%6%
Total100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%
Composition of Registered Voters100%47%53%28%41%31%91%6%1%2%38%48%11%35%37%12%42%33%21%23%25%35%16%
 
** Too few respondents of this type were interviewed for this data to be meaningful.