Results of SurveyUSA News Poll #19545
 
1What is your main concern about the Republican National Convention coming to Tampa? Traffic? Weather? Protestors? Terrorist Attacks? Airport delays? Crowds at restaurants and tourist attractions? Something else? Or do you not really have any concerns?
600 AdultsAllGenderAgeRaceParty AffiliationIdeology
Margin of Sampling Error: ± 4.1%MaleFemale18-3435-5455+WhiteBlackHispanicOtherRepublicDemocratIndependConservaModerateLiberal
Traffic19%15%22%20%21%16%18%30%4%**16%24%16%5%32%17%
Weather14%16%12%8%13%18%15%9%10%**19%11%12%18%13%10%
Protestors24%21%27%22%20%30%24%15%38%**32%21%21%40%18%20%
Terrorist Attacks9%6%12%11%12%5%7%16%20%**9%8%10%8%6%7%
Airport Delays1%2%0%4%0%1%2%0%0%**0%2%2%0%2%3%
Crowds4%5%4%13%1%2%4%6%0%**0%6%7%4%4%7%
Other5%7%3%1%5%7%4%6%14%**3%8%6%1%7%11%
None22%27%18%21%25%21%24%18%14%**22%20%25%23%18%23%
Not Sure1%0%2%0%2%1%1%0%0%**0%1%1%0%1%2%
Total100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%
Composition of Adults100%47%53%23%35%43%80%8%9%2%35%35%29%34%40%17%
 
 
2In the long run, will the Republican convention have a positive effect on Tampa? A negative effect? Or no effect?
600 AdultsAllGenderAgeRaceParty AffiliationIdeology
Margin of Sampling Error: ± 4%MaleFemale18-3435-5455+WhiteBlackHispanicOtherRepublicDemocratIndependConservaModerateLiberal
Positive Effect56%58%55%56%54%58%58%50%58%**70%45%54%69%52%46%
Negative Effect22%24%20%19%24%21%20%29%24%**12%32%21%11%24%36%
No Effect20%17%23%24%20%18%21%22%18%**16%21%24%19%22%19%
Not Sure2%1%2%0%2%2%2%0%0%**2%2%1%1%2%0%
Total100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%
Composition of Adults100%47%53%23%35%43%80%8%9%2%35%35%29%34%40%17%
 
 
3Will you go out of your way to avoid downtown Tampa during the RNC?
600 AdultsAllGenderAgeRaceParty AffiliationIdeology
Margin of Sampling Error: ± 3.4%MaleFemale18-3435-5455+WhiteBlackHispanicOtherRepublicDemocratIndependConservaModerateLiberal
Yes78%73%83%83%76%78%77%83%80%**71%89%76%68%84%86%
No16%22%11%17%14%17%17%15%10%**25%8%15%26%13%10%
Not Sure5%5%6%0%10%5%5%2%10%**4%3%9%6%3%5%
Total100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%
Composition of Adults100%47%53%23%35%43%80%8%9%2%35%35%29%34%40%17%
 
 
4How much television coverage of the RNC do you plan to watch? All of it? Some of it? Or none of it?
600 AdultsAllGenderAgeRaceParty AffiliationIdeology
Margin of Sampling Error: ± 4.1%MaleFemale18-3435-5455+WhiteBlackHispanicOtherRepublicDemocratIndependConservaModerateLiberal
All Of It13%18%8%10%11%16%12%19%18%**20%5%13%22%9%9%
Some Of It52%46%57%43%53%56%52%45%55%**59%47%51%66%52%32%
None Of It34%35%34%45%36%27%35%36%28%**19%48%36%11%37%58%
Not Sure1%2%1%2%0%2%1%0%0%**2%1%0%1%1%1%
Total100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%
Composition of Adults100%47%53%23%35%43%80%8%9%2%35%35%29%34%40%17%
 
 
5Will you watch the convention on CNN? Fox News? On ABC? CBS? NBC? Or some other channel?
387 Who Will Watch RNC CoverageAllGenderAgeRaceParty AffiliationIdeology
Margin of Sampling Error: ± 5.1%MaleFemale18-3435-5455+WhiteBlackHispanicOtherRepublicDemocratIndependConservaModerateLiberal
CNN14%10%17%22%6%16%9%30%33%**6%28%11%9%17%25%
Fox News45%55%38%48%49%41%49%46%22%**61%18%51%62%34%13%
ABC9%6%13%4%8%13%8%11%17%**5%19%7%5%8%34%
CBS6%6%6%13%4%5%7%3%0%**4%12%4%3%10%5%
NBC13%13%14%4%15%16%15%3%14%**15%13%12%11%17%14%
Other5%4%5%0%8%4%4%3%14%**3%6%5%4%2%6%
Not Sure7%6%9%9%11%4%9%3%0%**6%5%10%5%11%3%
Total100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%
Composition of Who Will Watch RNC Coverage100%46%54%19%34%47%80%8%10%2%43%28%28%45%38%11%
 
 
** Too few respondents of this type were interviewed for this data to be meaningful.