| Results of SurveyUSA News Poll #8817 |
 | Do you approve or disapprove of the job Chuck Hagel is doing as United States Senator? |
| 600 Adults | All | Gender | Age | Race | Party Affiliation | Ideology | Education | Attend Church | Abortion | ||||||||||||||||
| Margin of Sampling Error: ± 4.1% | Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-54 | 55+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Other | Republic | Democrat | Independ | Conserva | Moderate | Liberal | Grad Sch | College | Some Col | No Colle | Never | Occasion | Regularl | Pro-life | Pro-choi | |
| Approve | 56% | 55% | 57% | 51% | 58% | 59% | 57% | ** | ** | 51% | 55% | 65% | 48% | 50% | 58% | 68% | 66% | 53% | 58% | 50% | 53% | 64% | 54% | 52% | 64% |
| Disapprove | 34% | 36% | 32% | 35% | 32% | 35% | 33% | ** | ** | 43% | 35% | 27% | 38% | 40% | 31% | 23% | 28% | 37% | 30% | 38% | 34% | 27% | 36% | 38% | 26% |
| Not Sure | 10% | 8% | 12% | 14% | 10% | 6% | 11% | ** | ** | 6% | 9% | 8% | 14% | 10% | 11% | 9% | 6% | 9% | 12% | 12% | 13% | 9% | 10% | 10% | 10% |
| Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Composition of Adults | 100% | 49% | 51% | 32% | 38% | 30% | 89% | 0% | 4% | 6% | 48% | 26% | 26% | 41% | 43% | 13% | 18% | 20% | 33% | 30% | 23% | 31% | 46% | 51% | 44% |
 | Do you approve or disapprove of the job Ben Nelson is doing as United States Senator? |
| 600 Adults | All | Gender | Age | Race | Party Affiliation | Ideology | Education | Attend Church | Abortion | ||||||||||||||||
| Margin of Sampling Error: ± 3.6% | Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-54 | 55+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Other | Republic | Democrat | Independ | Conserva | Moderate | Liberal | Grad Sch | College | Some Col | No Colle | Never | Occasion | Regularl | Pro-life | Pro-choi | |
| Approve | 73% | 77% | 70% | 78% | 68% | 76% | 73% | ** | ** | 73% | 71% | 84% | 68% | 72% | 78% | 67% | 77% | 71% | 72% | 76% | 70% | 77% | 73% | 72% | 76% |
| Disapprove | 19% | 19% | 20% | 16% | 22% | 20% | 19% | ** | ** | 21% | 22% | 11% | 23% | 20% | 15% | 27% | 17% | 20% | 22% | 15% | 19% | 17% | 20% | 20% | 17% |
| Not Sure | 7% | 4% | 11% | 7% | 10% | 4% | 7% | ** | ** | 6% | 7% | 5% | 9% | 8% | 7% | 6% | 6% | 8% | 6% | 9% | 11% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 7% |
| Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Composition of Adults | 100% | 49% | 51% | 32% | 38% | 30% | 89% | 0% | 4% | 6% | 48% | 26% | 26% | 41% | 43% | 13% | 18% | 20% | 33% | 30% | 23% | 31% | 46% | 51% | 44% |