Benchmark Study: America & the Tea Party
November, 2010
N = 1190 General Population / 306 Tea Party Member Oversample
Margin of error: +/- 3.5%
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The following are key findings from a national survey containing a general population sample of 1190 and an oversample of 306 self-identified Tea Party Members conducted by The Word Doctors on behalf of Freedom Works from October 28, 2010 to October 31, 2010. The Sample is subject to a margin of error of +/- 3.5%.
1. If the election was held today for UNITED STATES HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES and you had to choose between the Republican and the Democrat in your district, which party would you vote for?
TOTAL TEA PARTY 44% 83% NET REPUBLICAN 28% 64% DEFINITELY REPUBLICAN 16% 20% LEANING REPUBLICAN 14% 4% LEANING DEMOCRAT 29% 4% DEFINITELY DEMOCRAT 42% 8% NET DEMOCRAT 10% 6% TRULY AND TOTALLY UNDECIDED 4% 2% NONE OF THESE
2. Now imagine the election for the House of Representatives were today, but that it was a three-way race between a Republican, a Democrat, and a Tea Party candidate. Knowing NOTHING ELSE about the candidates except their party affiliation, which party would you vote for?
TOTAL TEA PARTY 38% 60% NET REPUBLICAN 20% 41% DEFINITELY REPUBLICAN 18% 19% LEANING REPUBLICAN 40% 8% NET DEMOCRAT 25% 4% DEFINITELY DEMOCRAT 15% 4% LEANING DEMOCRAT 9% 28% NET TEA PARTY 4% 13% DEFINITELY TEA PARTY 5% 15% LEANING TEA PARTY 10% 5% TRULY AND TOTALLY UNDECIDED 3% - NONE OF THESE
3-7. Below is a list of political figures, parties, and organizations. Please rate each on a scale of zero to ten, with ZERO meaning extremely UNFAVORABLE … TEN meaning extremely FAVORABLE … and FIVE meaning completely NEUTRAL. If you’ve never heard of them, just select that option.
MEAN SCORE % NEVER HEARD OF 5 1% The Democratic Party 5 1% The Republican Party 5 29% Congressman John Boehner 4 - President Barack Obama 4 4% Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi
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3. President Barack Obama
TOTALTEA PARTY 49% 87% UNFAVORABLE 31% 67% 0 6% 10% 1 6% 6% 2 4% 3% 3 2% 1% 4 7% 3% 5 TOTALLY NEUTRAL 4% 1% 6 5% 1% 7 9% 2% 8 7% 3% 9 17% 4% 10 42% 11% FAVORABLE - - NEVER HEARD OF THEM 4 2 MEAN VALUE
4. Speaker Nancy Pelosi
TOTALTEA PARTY 51% 83% UNFAVORABLE 35% 72% 0 6% 5% 1 3% 3% 2 4% 2% 3 3% 1% 4 18% 6% 5 TOTALLY NEUTRAL 6% 2% 6 4% - 7 5% 3% 8 5% 3% 9 7% 3% 10 27% 11% FAVORABLE 4% 1% NEVER HEARD OF THEM 4 1 MEAN VALUE
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5. The Democratic Party
TEA TOTAL PARTY 45% 83% UNFAVORABLE 24% 55% 0 5% 10% 1 6% 10% 2 5% 5% 3 5% 3% 4 12% 6% 5 TOTALLY NEUTRAL 5% 1% 6 8% 2% 7 8% 3% 8 6% 3% 9 15% 4% 10 42% 13% FAVORABLE 1% - NEVER HEARD OF THEM 5 2 MEAN VALUE
6. The Republican Party
TEA TOTAL PARTY 42% 12% UNFAVORABLE 17% 3% 0 6% 2% 1 8% 2% 2 6% 2% 3 5% 3% 4 15% 12% 5 TOTALLY NEUTRAL 6% 9% 6 8% 10% 7 10% 19% 8 7% 14% 9 12% 24% 10 43% 76% FAVORABLE 1% 1% NEVER HEARD OF THEM 5 7 MEAN VALUE
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7. Congressman John Boehner TOTAL TEA PARTY 23% 13% UNFAVORABLE 11% 5% 0 3% 2% 1 3% 1% 2 3% 2% 3 3% 3% 4 30% 24% 5 TOTALLY NEUTRAL 4% 5% 6 3% 8% 7 4% 10% 8 3% 10% 9 4% 13% 10 18% 46% FAVORABLE 29% 19% NEVER HEARD OF THEM 5 6 MEAN VALUE
PUBLIC SENTIMENT FOR THE CONTRACT FROM AMERICA
8. Below is a list of issues and policy proposals. Which do you support MOST?
TOTAL TEA PARTY REPEAL AND REPLACE THE HEALTH CARE 17% 31% REFORM BILL 12% 8% ELIMINATE ALL PORK BARREL SPENDING RESTORE FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY AND CONSTITUTIONALLY LIMITED GOVERNMENT IN 11% 15% WASHINGTON BY ELIMINATING DUPLICATIVE OR UNCONSTITUTIONAL GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS PERMANENTLY REPEAL THE TAX INCREASES 9% 10% THAT ARE SCHEDULED TO BEGIN NEXT YEAR END RUNAWAY GOVERNMENT SPENDING BY 8% 6% IMPOSING A CAP ON SPENDING GROWTH ENACT FUNDAMENTAL TAX REFORM THAT 8% 6% SIMPLIFIES THE INCOME TAX TO A SINGLE RATE AND ELIMINATES THE IRS AMEND THE CONSTITUTION TO REQUIRE A 6% 5% BALANCED BUDGET AND TWO-THIRDS VOTES FOR ANY TAX HIKES PASS AN “ALL OF THE ABOVE” ENERGY BILL 6% 3% THAT EXPANDS DOMESTIC ENERGY PRODUCTION REQUIRE EVERY BILL TO IDENTIFY THE SPECIFIC PROVISION OF THE CONSTITUTION THAT GIVES 4% 6% CONGRESS THE POWER TO DO WHAT THE BILL DOES REJECT THE CAP AND TRADE BILL THAT WOULD 4% 6% INCREASE ENERGY COSTS TO LIMIT CARBON EMISSIONS 15% 3% NONE OF THESE
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9. And what is your second choice?
TEA TOTAL PARTY 16% 9% ELIMINATE ALL PORK BARREL SPENDING END RUNAWAY GOVERNMENT SPENDING BY IMPOSING A CAP ON 12% 11% SPENDING GROWTH RESTORE FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY AND CONSTITUTIONALLY 11% 14% LIMITED GOVERNMENT IN WASHINGTON BY ELIMINATING DUPLICATIVE OR UNCONSTITUTIONAL GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS ENACT FUNDAMENTAL TAX REFORM THAT SIMPLIFIES THE 11% 16% INCOME TAX TO A SINGLE RATE AND ELIMINATES THE IRS PERMANENTLY REPEAL THE TAX INCREASES THAT ARE 10% 12% SCHEDULED TO BEGIN NEXT YEAR PASS AN “ALL OF THE ABOVE” ENERGY BILL THAT EXPANDS 9% 6% DOMESTIC ENERGY PRODUCTION AMEND THE CONSTITUTION TO REQUIRE A BALANCED BUDGET 8% 6% AND TWO-THIRDS VOTES FOR ANY TAX HIKES REQUIRE EVERY BILL TO IDENTIFY THE SPECIFIC PROVISION OF 7% 8% THE CONSTITUTION THAT GIVES CONGRESS THE POWER TO DO WHAT THE BILL DOES 6% 15% REPEAL AND REPLACE THE HEALTH CARE REFORM BILL REJECT THE CAP AND TRADE BILL THAT WOULD INCREASE 3% 1% ENERGY COSTS TO LIMIT CARBON EMISSIONS 8% - NONE OF THESE
8/9. Below is a list of issues and policy proposals. Which do you support MOST? And what is your second choice? (COMBINED)
TEA TOTAL PARTY 21% 35% REPEAL AND REPLACE THE HEALTH CARE REFORM BILL 21% 10% ELIMINATE ALL PORK BARREL SPENDING RESTORE FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY AND CONSTITUTIONALLY 18% 19% LIMITED GOVERNMENT IN WASHINGTON BY ELIMINATING DUPLICATIVE OR UNCONSTITUTIONAL GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS END RUNAWAY GOVERNMENT SPENDING BY IMPOSING A CAP ON 16% 9% SPENDING GROWTH PERMANENTLY REPEAL THE TAX INCREASES THAT ARE 15% 13% SCHEDULED TO BEGIN NEXT YEAR ENACT FUNDAMENTAL TAX REFORM THAT SIMPLIFIES THE 15% 11% INCOME TAX TO A SINGLE RATE AND ELIMINATES THE IRS AMEND THE CONSTITUTION TO REQUIRE A BALANCED BUDGET 11% 7% AND TWO-THIRDS VOTES FOR ANY TAX HIKES PASS AN “ALL OF THE ABOVE” ENERGY BILL THAT EXPANDS 11% 5% DOMESTIC ENERGY PRODUCTION REQUIRE EVERY BILL TO IDENTIFY THE SPECIFIC PROVISION OF 8% 8% THE CONSTITUTION THAT GIVES CONGRESS THE POWER TO DO WHAT THE BILL DOES REJECT THE CAP AND TRADE BILL THAT WOULD INCREASE 5% 7% ENERGY COSTS TO LIMIT CARBON EMISSIONS 20% 3% NONE OF THESE
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THE CONTRACT FROM AMERICA, POINT-BY-POINT
10. “Protect the Constitution: Require each bill to identify the specific provision of the Constitution that gives Congress the power to do what the bill does.”
TOTAL TEA PARTY 60% 87% NET SUPPORT 33% 63% STRONGLY SUPPORT 27% 24% SOMEWHAT SUPPORT TOTALLY NEUTRAL – NEITHER SUPPORT 30% 10% NOR OPPOSE 5% 2% SOMEWHAT OPPOSE 5% 1% STRONGLY OPPOSE 10% 3% NET OPPOSE
11. “Reject Cap & Trade: Stop costly new regulations that would increase unemployment, raise consumer prices, and weaken the nation’s global competitiveness with virtually no impact on global temperatures.”
TOTAL TEA PARTY 63% 87% NET SUPPORT 42% 72% STRONGLY SUPPORT 21% 15% SOMEWHAT SUPPORT TOTALLY NEUTRAL – NEITHER SUPPORT 22% 9% NOR OPPOSE 6% 1% SOMEWHAT OPPOSE 8% 3% STRONGLY OPPOSE 14% 4% NET OPPOSE
12. “Demand a Balanced Budget: Begin the Constitutional amendment process to require a balanced budget with a two-thirds majority needed for any tax hike.”
TOTAL TEA PARTY 69% 90% NET SUPPORT 41% 62% STRONGLY SUPPORT 28% 28% SOMEWHAT SUPPORT TOTALLY NEUTRAL – NEITHER SUPPORT 22% 8% NOR OPPOSE 5% 1% SOMEWHAT OPPOSE 5% 1% STRONGLY OPPOSE 10% 2% NET OPPOSE
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13. “Enact Fundamental Tax Reform: Adopt a simple and fair single-rate tax system by scrapping the internal revenue code and replacing it with one that is no longer than 4,543 words—the length of the original Constitution.”
TOTAL TEA PARTY 60% 79% NET SUPPORT 35% 53% STRONGLY SUPPORT 25% 26% SOMEWHAT SUPPORT TOTALLY NEUTRAL – NEITHER SUPPORT 27% 18% NOR OPPOSE 8% 2% SOMEWHAT OPPOSE 5% 1% STRONGLY OPPOSE 13% 3% NET OPPOSE
14. “Restore Fiscal Responsibility & Constitutionally Limited Government in Washington: Create a Blue Ribbon taskforce that engages in a complete audit of federal agencies and programs, assessing their Constitutionality, and identifying duplication, waste, ineffectiveness, and agencies and programs better left for the states or local authorities, or ripe for wholesale reform or elimination due to our efforts to restore limited government consistent with the US Constitution’s meaning.”
TOTAL TEA PARTY 66% 88% NET SUPPORT 41% 67% STRONGLY SUPPORT 25% 21% SOMEWHAT SUPPORT TOTALLY NEUTRAL – NEITHER SUPPORT 23% 10% NOR OPPOSE 6% 2% SOMEWHAT OPPOSE 5% 1% STRONGLY OPPOSE 11% 3% NET OPPOSE
15. “End Runaway Government Spending: Impose a statutory cap limiting the annual growth in total federal spending to the sum of the inflation rate plus the percentage of population growth.”
TOTAL TEA PARTY 70% 87% NET SUPPORT 43% 67% STRONGLY SUPPORT 27% 20% SOMEWHAT SUPPORT TOTALLY NEUTRAL – NEITHER SUPPORT 22% 12% NOR OPPOSE 4% 1% SOMEWHAT OPPOSE 5% 1% STRONGLY OPPOSE 9% 2% NET OPPOSE
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16. “Defund, repeal and replace the recently passed government-run health care with a system that actually makes health care and insurance more affordable by enabling a competitive, open, and transparent free-market health care and health insurance system that isn’t restricted by state boundaries.”
TOTAL TEA PARTY 54% 88% NET SUPPORT 39% 73% STRONGLY SUPPORT 15% 15% SOMEWHAT SUPPORT TOTALLY NEUTRAL – NEITHER SUPPORT 21% 9% NOR OPPOSE 10% 2% SOMEWHAT OPPOSE 14% 1% STRONGLY OPPOSE 24% 3% NET SUPPORT
17. “Pass an ‘All-of-the-Above’ Energy Policy: Authorize the exploration of proven energy reserves to reduce our dependence on foreign energy sources from unstable countries and reduce regulatory barriers to all other forms of energy creation, lowering prices and creating competition and jobs.”
TOTAL TEA PARTY 68% 81% NET SUPPORT 38% 54% STRONGLY SUPPORT 30% 27% SOMEWHAT SUPPORT TOTALLY NEUTRAL – NEITHER SUPPORT 23% 15% NOR OPPOSE 5% 2% SOMEWHAT OPPOSE 5% 2% STRONGLY OPPOSE 10% 4% NET OPPOSE
18. “Stop the Pork: Place a moratorium on all earmarks until the budget is balanced, and then require a 2/3 majority to pass any earmark.”
TOTAL TEA PARTY 69% 88% NET SUPPORT 45% 66% STRONGLY SUPPORT 24% 22% SOMEWHAT SUPPORT TOTALLY NEUTRAL – NEITHER SUPPORT 26% 9% NOR OPPOSE 4% 2% SOMEWHAT OPPOSE 2% 1% STRONGLY OPPOSE 6% 3% NET OPPOSE
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19. “Stop the Tax Hikes: Permanently repeal all tax hikes, including those to the income, capital gains, and death taxes, currently scheduled to begin in 2011.”
TOTAL TEA PARTY 61% 88% NET SUPPORT 41% 69% STRONGLY SUPPORT 20% 19% SOMEWHAT SUPPORT TOTALLY NEUTRAL – NEITHER SUPPORT 21% 8% NOR OPPOSE 8% 3% SOMEWHAT OPPOSE 9% 1% STRONGLY OPPOSE 17% 4% NET OPPOSE
TAXES & SPENDING
20. The current United States budget deficit is about $1.4 trillion. As a result, America must borrow money to cover the gap between how much the government has and how much it spends. Knowing this, would you SUPPORT or OPPOSE reducing government spending and programs by [5%] across the board to help balance the budget?
TOTAL TEA PARTY 75% 90% NET SUPPORT 45% 66% STRONGLY SUPPORT 30% 24% SOMEWHAT SUPPORT 13% 5% TOTALLY NEUTRAL – I HAVE NO OPINION 8% 3% SOMEWHAT OPPOSE 4% 2% STRONGLY OPPOSE 12% 5% NET OPPOSE
21. The current United States budget deficit is about $1.4 trillion. As a result, America must borrow money to cover the gap between how much the government has and how much it spends. Knowing this, would you SUPPORT or OPPOSE reducing government spending and programs by [10%] across the board to help balance the budget?
TOTAL TEA PARTY 70% 89% NET SUPPORT 40% 64% STRONGLY SUPPORT 30% 25% SOMEWHAT SUPPORT 16% 8% TOTALLY NEUTRAL – I HAVE NO OPINION 9% 1% SOMEWHAT OPPOSE 5% 2% STRONGLY OPPOSE 14% 3% NET OPPOSE
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22. There is a proposal in Congress to reduce the deficit by cutting $100 billion from the federal budget. This would reduce discretionary spending by 21%, but would NOT reduce military, Medicare, or Social Security funding. Supporters say this reduction is necessary for balancing the budget deficit of $1.4 trillion. Critics say it would cut too much spending for essential programs, such as $15 billion cuts for education and health services. If you had to choose, would you support or oppose cutting the $100 billion from the federal budget?
TOTAL TEA PARTY 60% 85% NET SUPPORT 30% 54% STRONGLY SUPPORT 30% 31% SOMEWHAT SUPPORT 15% 7% TOTALLY NEUTRAL – I HAVE NO OPINION 16% 5% SOMEWHAT OPPOSE 9% 3% STRONGLY OPPOSE 25% 8% NET OPPOSE
23. Considering America’s growing debt, which of the following approaches do you support MOST when it comes to taxing and spending in America?
TOTAL TEA PARTY BALANCE THE CUT THROUGH MODERATE TAX CUTS 54% 78% THAT WILL REDUCE SOME GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS AND SERVICES BALANCE THE BUDGET THROUGH MODERATE TAX 23% 9% INCREASES THAT WILL PAY TO KEEP OUR CURRENT LEVEL OF GOVERNMNT PROGRAMS AND SERVICES 24% 13% I DO NOT SUPPORT EITHER OF THESE
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24. Starting at the beginning of 2011, a series of tax cuts will expire and raise taxes on every American who pays income taxes. Congress is considering passing a law to extend those tax cuts. Knowing this, which of the following approaches do you support the MOST?
TOTAL TEA PARTY WE SHOULD EXTEND THE TAX CUTS FOR ALL AMERICANS, INCLUDING EMPLOYERS AND SMALL BUSINESSES. SMALL BUSINESSES DRIVE OUR ECONOMY AND ARE THE KEY TO 45% 78% CREATING JOBS. WITH UNEMPLOYMENT NEAR 10%, WE DON’T NEED TO MAKE SMALL BUSINESSES CHOOSE BETWEEN PAYING THEIR TAXES AND HIRING NEW EMPLOYEES. WASHINGTON HAS ENOUGH MONEY TO BALANCE ITS BUDGET. WE SHOULD ONLY EXTEND THE TAX CUTS FOR THE WORKING AND MIDDLE CLASS. INDIVIDUALS AND SMALL BUSINESSES WHO MAKE MORE THAN $250,000 SHOULD 41% 15% FACE A TAX INCREASE, BECAUSE THEY CAN AFFORD TO PAY MORE AND BECAUSE WE NEED TO INCREASE REVENUE IN ORDER TO BALANCE THE BUDGET. 14% 7% NEITHER OF THESE
25. Imagine a race for Congress between two candidates described below. If you had to choose, which would you be more likely support?
TOTAL TEA PARTY A CANDIDATE WHO ATTACKED THE SYSTEM OF 75% 87% “EARMARKS” AND SPONSORED AND FOUGHT FOR A BILL TO ABOLISH ALL “PORK BARREL” SPENDING. A CANDIDATE WHO DEFENDED THE SYSTEM OF “EARMARKS” AND SUCCESSFULLY SECURED 25% 14% MILLIONS IN FEDERAL FUNDING EACH YEAR FOR THE DISTRICT YOU LIVE IN, ALSO KNOWN AS “PORK.”
26. Please read the following statement and respond whether you agree or disagree: “If Republicans do win a majority in the House and Senate this November and fail to deliver on their promises, I would consider supporting the creation of a new third party dedicated to reducing the size and score of Washington.”
TOTAL TEA PARTY 58% 79% NET AGREE 31% 49% STRONGLY AGREE 27% 30% SOMEWHAT AGREE TOTALLY NEUTRAL – NEITHER AGREE NOR 26% 15% DISAGREE 8% 4% SOMEWHAT DISAGREE 9% 3% STRONGLY DISAGREE 17% 7% NET DISAGREE
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27. Which of the following do you believe holds better solutions for America’s future, the Tea Party Movement or national labor unions? I do need you to choose one.
TOTAL TEA PARTY 40% 87% TEA PARTY MOVEMENT 28% 8% NATIONAL LABOR UNIONS 32% 5% DON’T KNOW
28. And if you HAD to choose, which of the following do you believe is MOST in line with YOUR VIEWS?
TOTAL TEA PARTY 36% 6% THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY 25% 28% THE REPUBLICAN PARTY 22% 62% THE TEA PARTY 17% 3% NONE OF THESE
29. And if you HAD to choose, which of the following do you believe is MOST in line with THE VIEWS OF THE AMERICAN MAINSTREAM?
TOTAL TEA PARTY 36% 10% THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY 24% 23% THE REPUBLICAN PARTY 23% 64% THE TEA PARTY 18% 3% NONE OF THESE
30. Which of the following do you believe BETTER REPRESENTS THE AMERICAN MAINSTREAM? I do need you to choose one.
TOTAL TEA PARTY 45% 92% THE TEA PARTY MOVEMENT ACROSS AMERICA SPEAKER NANCY PELOSI & THE DEMOCRATIC 31% 3% CONGRESS 25% 5% DON’T KNOW
31. Which of the following do you believe HAS A BETTER APPROACH FOR IMPROVING AMERICA? I do need you to choose one.
TOTAL TEA PARTY 45% 91% THE TEA PARTY MOVEMENT ACROSS AMERICA SPEAKER NANCY PELOSI & THE DEMOCRATIC 31% 6% CONGRESS 25% 3% DON’T KNOW
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32. Which of the following do you have a more favorable opinion of… the Tea Party Movement or the Republican Party? I do need you to choose one.
TOTAL TEA PARTY 35% 25% REPUBLICAN PARTY 33% 65% TEA PARTY MOVEMENT 32% 10% DON’T KNOW
33. Which of the following do you have a more favorable opinion of… the Tea Party Movement or the Democratic Party? I do need you to choose one.
TOTAL TEA PARTY 45% 89% TEA PARTY MOVEMENT 42% 9% DEMOCRATIC PARTY 13% 2% DON’T KNOW
34. Below are several different ways that some have described the “Tea Party Movement” in America. If you had to choose, which do you agree with MOST?
TOTAL TEA PARTY A GRASSROOTS MOVEMENT OF CITIZENS WHO WANT 54% 88% TO HOLD THEIR GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABLE A FABRICATED “ASTRO-TURF” MOVEMENT, RATHER 23% 3% THAN REAL GRASSROOTS. IT IS JUST A FRONT FOR RIGHT-WING SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS A DISJOINTED BAND OF VAGUELY CONNECTED 9% 4% GATHERINGS THAT DO SURPRISINGLY LITTLE TO ENGAGE IN THE POLITICAL PROCESS 15% 5% NONE OF THESE
35. And thinking overall about the “Tea Party Movement” in America, do you believe that it has been mostly good or mostly bad for America?
TOTAL TEA PARTY 41% 89% MOSTLY GOOD 34% 7% NEITHER GOOD NOR BAD 25% 4% MOSTLY BAD
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36. Which of the following best describes your level of political, civic, and government participation and activity BEFORE the 2008 General Election, when President Obama was elected? Were you…
TOTAL TEA PARTY 17% 23% NET ACTIVE 6% 8% EXTREMELY ACTIVE 11% 15% VERY ACTIVE 24% 28% SOMEWHAT ACTIVE 30% 28% ONLY A LITTLE ACTIVE 28% 21% NOT AT ALL ACTIVE 58% 49% NET NOT ACTIVE 3% 1% REFUSED
37. And now, think about the two years since the 2008 General Election. Have you become MORE or LESS active in politics, civic involvement, and government participation during the last TWO years, compared to before the 2008 election?
TOTAL TEA PARTY 36% 59% NET MORE ACTIVE 9% 19% MUCH MORE ACTIVE 27% 40% SOMEWHAT MORE ACTIVE 52% 34% NO CHANGE AT ALL 6% 3% SOMEWHAT LESS ACTIVE 5% 3% MUCH LESS ACTIVE 11% 6% NET LESS ACTIVE 2% 1% REFUSED
38. Just two more questions. If you HAD to choose, which of the following would BEST describe you?
TOTAL TEA PARTY 36% 70% I AM A CONSERVATIVE FIRST 13% 14% I AM A REPUBLICAN FIRST 51% 16% I AM NEITHER
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DEMOGRAPHICS
39. What is your age?
TOTAL TEA PARTY 27% 26% 18-39 28% 23% 40-54 33% 36% 55-69 12% 15% 70+
40. What is your gender?
TOTAL TEA PARTY 46% 48% MALE 55% 52% FEMALE
41. On a scale of zero to ten, with zero meaning definitely will not vote and ten meaning definitely will vote, how likely are you to vote on November 2nd?
TOTAL TEA PARTY 2% - 1-3 7% 3% 4-6 8% 5% 7-8 8% 6% 9 75% 87% 10
42. How many days a week do you read, watch, or listen on the radio for the national or international news? If you rarely or never read or watch national or international news, just put a “0.”
TOTAL TEA PARTY 12% 8% 0 21% 17% 1-4 21% 20% 5-6 46% 56% 7
43. How many times in the past two years or so have you either written, emailed or contacted an elected official (local, state or national) about any issue, or attended a political rally of some kind? If never, just put a “0.”
TOTAL TEA PARTY 54% 39% 0 19% 21% 1-2 9% 12% 3-4 19% 28% 5+
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44. Which of the following best describes your opinion of the “Tea Party Movement” in America?
TOTAL TEA PARTY 41% 100% NET SUPPORT 12% 47% TOTALLY SUPPORT 14% 53% MOSTLY SUPPORT 15% - SOMEWHAT SUPPORT - TOTALLY NEUTRAL – NEITHER SUPPORT 27% NOR OPPOSE 4% - SOMEWHAT OPPOSE 8% - MOSTLY OPPOSE 16% - TOTALLY OPPOSE 28% - NET OPPOSE 5% - NEVER HEARD OF THEM
45. Thinking of all the elections that you vote in, would you say that you generally vote for...
TOTAL TEA PARTY 45% 13% NET DEMOCRATS 12% 2% ALL DEMOCRATS 24% 7% MOSTLY DEMOCRATS 9% 4% A FEW MORE DEMOCRATS THAN REPUBLICANS 8% 6% EVENLY DEMOCRAT AND REPUBLICAN 8% 10% A FEW MORE REPUBLICANS THAN DEMOCRATS 25% 48% MOSTLY REPUBLICANS 9% 23% ALL REPUBLICANS 42% 81% NET REPUBLICANS 1% - NEVER VOTE 5% 2% DON'T KNOW / REFUSED
46. Thinking of your general outlook politically, would you describe yourself as conservative, somewhat conservative, moderate, somewhat liberal, or liberal?
TOTAL TEA PARTY 36% 69% NET CONSERVATIVE 19% 47% CONSERVATIVE 17% 22% SOMEWHAT CONSERVATIVE 26% 9% NET LIBERAL 13% 5% SOMEWHAT LIBERAL 13% 4% LIBERAL 5% 4% NET LIBERTARIAN 3% 2% SOMEWHAT LIBERTARIAN 2% 2% LIBERTARIAN 27% 14% MODERATE 7% 4% DON'T KNOW/REFUSED
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47. I just have a simple income question for you. Is your total family household income under $39,000, between $40,000 and $59,000, between $60,000 and $79,000 or above $80,000?
TOTAL TEA PARTY 38% 38% UNDER $39,000 23% 25% BETWEEN $40,000 AND $59,000 21% 20% $60,000 TO $79,000 17% 16% ABOVE $80,000 3% 2% REFUSED
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