Strategic National surveyed a random sample of Michigan voters. The statewide, automated poll had a total of 510 respondents, 52% female and 48% male, 37% Democrat, 34% Republican, and 29% Independent. It was conducted January 24- 25, 2011, and has a margin of error of +/- 4.4%
The GOP Primary survey had a total of 480 respondents, 50% female and 50% male, and a margin of error of +/- 4.5%.
Questions and Results:
If the 2012 Republican primary for President were held today would you support Haley Barbour, Mitch Daniels, Newt Gingrich, Mike Huckabee, Jon Huntsman, Sarah Palin, Tim Pawlenty, Mitt Romney, Rick Santorum, or are you undecided?
Romney: 24.3% Huckabee: 18.8% Palin: 17.1% Gingrich: 10.2% Pawlenty: 3.5% Santorum: 1.9% Huntsman: 1.5% Daniels: 1.0% Barbour: 0.6% Undecided: 21.0%
If the 2012 Republican primary for Senate were held today would you support former Republican Party Chairman Saul Anuzis, former Congressman Pete Hoekstra, former Secretary of state Terri Lynn Land, businessman Tim Leuliette, or are you undecided?
Hoekstra: 32.9% Land: 14.8% Anuzis: 1.0% Leuliette: 1.0% Undecided: 50.3%
Do you approve or disapprove of the job Rick Snyder is doing as Governor?
Strongly Approve: 15.7% Approve: 21.2% Total Approve: 36.9%
Neutral/No Opinion: 49.0%
Disapprove: 5.5% Stongly Disapprove: 8.6% Total Disapprove: 14.1%
The Detroit River International Crossing is a proposed bridge between Michigan and Canada. Governor Snyder endorsed the bridge at his first State of the State address citing the fact that Canada has agreed to pay $550 million dollars toward the construction. Gov. Snyder has worked out a deal with the federal government that will allow the $550 million to be counted as Michigan’s 20% matching funds to qualify for federal highway aid which adds up to billions of dollars. Supporters of the bridge say that it will increase business and travel revenue for the state, allowing the state to more easily balance the budget. Opponents believe that large public works projects commonly have cost overruns that are passed onto taxpayers and that the project is unnecessary since we already have a bridge connecting Michigan and Canada. Knowing this, do you support building The Detroit River International Crossing?
Support: 52.9% Don’t Support: 25.1% Unsure: 22.0%
Do you support lowering public employee pay as part of a plan to balance the state budget?
Yes: 45.5% No: 35.1% Undecided: 19.4%
Governor Rick Snyder proposed a Michigan Dashboard in his state of the state address. Governor Snyder is going to evaluate Michigan's success based on 5 key factors. On a scale of 1 to 9, with 1 being the worst, 5 being average, 9 being the best, how well do you think Michigan performs on the following items?
Economic Strength - Average Rating: 3.6
Rating Percent 1 18.8% 2 16.4% 3 16.9% 4 12.8% 5 22.2% 6 4.7% 7 2.4% 8 1.8% 9 4.1%
Health and Education - Average Rating: 4.2
Rating Percent 1 13.5% 2 11.6% 3 12.9% 4 12.8% 5 28.2% 6 8.8% 7 5.7% 8 3.5% 9 2.9%
Value for Government - Average Rating: 3.8
Rating Percent 1 20.0% 2 9.6% 3 16.1% 4 12.8% 5 26.5% 6 6.7% 7 3.5% 8 1.4% 9 3.5%
Quality of Life - Average Rating: 4.7
Rating Percent 1 9.4% 2 6.7% 3 12.4% 4 12.0% 5 29.8% 6 12.8% 7 7.8% 8 3.7% 9 5.5%
Public Safety - Average Rating: 5.1
Rating Percent 1 9.6% 2 4.9% 3 8.2% 4 8.6% 5 27.1% 6 14.1% 7 16.7% 8 6.3% 9 4.5%
*Note: Not all categories sum to 100.0% due to rounding.
The Genesis Code movie is set to release in theaters nationwide in the coming weeks, and Grand Rapids and Holland on February 11th.
One of the main concepts of the movie is that science and the Biblical story of creation can co-exist, while affirming Biblical accuracy. Voters of Holland MI were asked whether they thought that science and religion were in conflict.
The table below reflects the opinions of Republican voters in three geographical areas in which the question below was asked within the last two weeks: