Results of SurveyUSA News Poll #9405
 
Filtering: SurveyUSA interviewed 600 Kansas adults; 501 identified themselves as registered voters and were asked the questions that follow.
 
Which of the following issues will be MOST important in determining how you vote this year? Abortion Regulations? Education funding? Gambling? Health Care? Illegal immigration? Rural Economic Development? Taxes? Or something else?
501 Who Are Registered VotersAllGenderAgeRaceParty AffiliationIdeologyEducationRegion
Credibility Interval: ± 4.5 pct pointsMaleFemale18-3435-5455+WhiteBlackHispanicOtherRepublicDemocratIndependConservaModerateLiberalNo ColleSome ColCollege Grad SchWestern Wichita Eastern
Abortion Regulations12%11%12%11%10%15%12%******12%11%17%15%9%14%10%17%8%9%10%7%14%
Education Funding20%17%24%25%18%19%21%******16%26%24%13%25%24%15%15%20%34%16%26%20%
Gambling7%10%5%6%10%5%7%******9%7%5%7%8%9%10%4%5%10%6%17%4%
Health Care21%20%23%7%26%28%22%******17%27%20%19%24%15%26%15%25%22%28%15%22%
Illegal Immigration21%22%20%27%17%22%19%******27%17%15%33%17%16%22%27%21%12%26%17%21%
Rural Development3%3%2%3%3%3%3%******4%2%1%3%3%2%3%2%4%3%4%1%3%
Taxes8%11%6%8%11%5%8%******6%7%17%8%7%7%7%8%12%6%6%12%7%
Other4%4%5%10%3%2%5%******7%2%0%1%4%12%1%11%1%3%2%1%7%
Not Sure2%1%3%3%2%2%2%******2%2%0%1%3%1%5%0%3%1%2%3%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 Who Are Registered Voters100%47%53%27%41%32%89%4%4%3%46%34%18%30%42%20%25%31%20%24%20%23%57%
 
Would you be more likely to support a candidate who supports an abstinence only curriculum? Or a candidate who supports a safe sex curriculum that includes birth control?
501 Who Are Registered VotersAllGenderAgeRaceParty AffiliationIdeologyEducationRegion
Credibility Interval: ± 4.3 pct pointsMaleFemale18-3435-5455+WhiteBlackHispanicOtherRepublicDemocratIndependConservaModerateLiberalNo ColleSome ColCollege Grad SchWestern Wichita Eastern
Supports Abstinence Only32%38%26%32%30%34%31%******42%23%24%58%20%17%33%32%41%22%31%26%34%
Supports Safe Sex65%60%69%64%68%61%65%******55%74%73%38%76%82%62%65%56%74%66%70%62%
Not Sure4%2%5%4%2%5%4%******3%3%3%4%5%1%5%3%3%4%4%4%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 Who Are Registered Voters100%47%53%27%41%32%89%4%4%3%46%34%18%30%42%20%25%31%20%24%20%23%57%
 
Would you be more likely to support a candidate who supports teaching only the theory of evolution? Or a candidate who supports teaching alternative theories to evolution?
501 Who Are Registered VotersAllGenderAgeRaceParty AffiliationIdeologyEducationRegion
Credibility Interval: ± 4 pct pointsMaleFemale18-3435-5455+WhiteBlackHispanicOtherRepublicDemocratIndependConservaModerateLiberalNo ColleSome ColCollege Grad SchWestern Wichita Eastern
Supports Only Evolution23%27%20%28%22%21%23%******17%30%28%15%24%36%17%22%27%29%19%10%30%
Supports Alternative Theories72%68%76%72%72%72%72%******78%65%68%82%69%62%76%76%68%65%74%84%66%
Not Sure5%5%4%0%6%7%5%******5%5%4%3%7%2%7%2%5%6%6%6%4%
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 Who Are Registered Voters100%47%53%27%41%32%89%4%4%3%46%34%18%30%42%20%25%31%20%24%20%23%57%
 
Which one of these will determine your vote for governor? A candidate's character? Their stance on the economy? Their stance on moral issues? Or something else?
501 Who Are Registered VotersAllGenderAgeRaceParty AffiliationIdeologyEducationRegion
Credibility Interval: ± 4.5 pct pointsMaleFemale18-3435-5455+WhiteBlackHispanicOtherRepublicDemocratIndependConservaModerateLiberalNo ColleSome ColCollege Grad SchWestern Wichita Eastern
Character21%22%19%15%21%25%21%******24%20%17%21%25%14%15%19%26%23%24%14%22%
Stance On Economy36%36%36%30%36%40%34%******27%45%39%22%40%43%47%31%35%30%34%43%33%
Stance On Moral Issues32%27%36%44%29%25%33%******38%23%30%50%21%28%28%42%27%26%29%35%31%
Other11%14%8%10%12%10%11%******9%11%14%5%14%14%8%7%10%20%11%8%12%
Not Sure1%1%2%1%1%1%1%******1%1%0%2%1%1%2%1%2%1%1%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 Who Are Registered Voters100%47%53%27%41%32%89%4%4%3%46%34%18%30%42%20%25%31%20%24%20%23%57%
 
What do you think the legislature should do in order to continue funding education? Consolidate schools? Increase taxes? Cut funding to other state programs? Or something else?
501 Who Are Registered VotersAllGenderAgeRaceParty AffiliationIdeologyEducationRegion
Credibility Interval: ± 4.5 pct pointsMaleFemale18-3435-5455+WhiteBlackHispanicOtherRepublicDemocratIndependConservaModerateLiberalNo ColleSome ColCollege Grad SchWestern Wichita Eastern
Consolidate Schools19%18%19%13%14%28%20%******23%16%11%18%18%20%21%22%18%13%22%18%17%
Increase Taxes14%14%14%11%14%16%15%******11%18%11%9%18%18%9%10%16%23%14%13%15%
Cut Funding29%27%32%38%25%27%29%******28%38%20%33%28%29%38%29%27%23%23%27%32%
Other36%41%33%37%44%27%36%******36%27%54%38%35%29%29%39%39%39%36%41%35%
Not Sure1%0%2%0%2%1%1%******1%1%3%2%0%3%3%0%1%2%5%0%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 Who Are Registered Voters100%47%53%27%41%32%89%4%4%3%46%34%18%30%42%20%25%31%20%24%20%23%57%
 
** Too few respondents of this type were interviewed for this data to be meaningful.