| Results of SurveyUSA News Poll #14981 |
| 1 | Do you think Minnesota's U.S. Senate recount process has been fair to both candidates? Unfair to Norm Coleman? Or Unfair to Al Franken? |
| 556 Registered Voters | All | Gender | Age | <50 / 50+ | Race | Party Affiliation | Ideology | Region | |||||||||||||||
| Margin of Sampling Error: ± 4.2% | Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-49 | 50-64 | 65+ | 18-49 | 50+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Other | Republic | Democrat | Independ | Conserva | Moderate | Liberal | Twin Cit | South MN | West MN | Northeas | |
| Fair To Both | 58% | 52% | 64% | 49% | 57% | 68% | 64% | 53% | 66% | 59% | ** | ** | ** | 45% | 66% | 59% | 51% | 60% | 70% | 57% | 77% | 47% | 55% |
| Unfair To Coleman | 20% | 24% | 16% | 16% | 28% | 13% | 21% | 22% | 16% | 20% | ** | ** | ** | 43% | 4% | 23% | 39% | 17% | 6% | 23% | 13% | 19% | 18% |
| Unfair To Franken | 13% | 15% | 11% | 20% | 9% | 12% | 11% | 14% | 11% | 13% | ** | ** | ** | 1% | 20% | 13% | 3% | 13% | 19% | 8% | 7% | 30% | 20% |
| Not Sure | 9% | 9% | 9% | 14% | 7% | 7% | 4% | 10% | 6% | 8% | ** | ** | ** | 10% | 10% | 5% | 6% | 10% | 5% | 12% | 3% | 4% | 6% |
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| Composition of Registered Voters | 100% | 49% | 51% | 29% | 32% | 22% | 17% | 61% | 39% | 91% | 3% | 2% | 4% | 27% | 41% | 28% | 28% | 47% | 18% | 56% | 15% | 16% | 13% |
| 2 | Do you approve or disapprove of the job Minnesota Secretary of State Mark Ritchie has done with the recount? |
| 556 Registered Voters | All | Gender | Age | <50 / 50+ | Race | Party Affiliation | Ideology | Region | |||||||||||||||
| Margin of Sampling Error: ± 4.1% | Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-49 | 50-64 | 65+ | 18-49 | 50+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Other | Republic | Democrat | Independ | Conserva | Moderate | Liberal | Twin Cit | South MN | West MN | Northeas | |
| Approve | 61% | 61% | 60% | 55% | 56% | 71% | 68% | 55% | 70% | 61% | ** | ** | ** | 46% | 72% | 61% | 47% | 68% | 73% | 55% | 76% | 68% | 60% |
| Disapprove | 26% | 29% | 23% | 32% | 30% | 20% | 18% | 31% | 19% | 27% | ** | ** | ** | 37% | 17% | 31% | 40% | 22% | 17% | 31% | 16% | 17% | 31% |
| Not Sure | 13% | 9% | 16% | 13% | 14% | 9% | 14% | 14% | 11% | 12% | ** | ** | ** | 17% | 11% | 8% | 12% | 10% | 9% | 14% | 9% | 16% | 9% |
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| Composition of Registered Voters | 100% | 49% | 51% | 29% | 32% | 22% | 17% | 61% | 39% | 91% | 3% | 2% | 4% | 27% | 41% | 28% | 28% | 47% | 18% | 56% | 15% | 16% | 13% |
| 3 | Do you approve or disapprove of how the Coleman campaign has handled the recount process? |
| 556 Registered Voters | All | Gender | Age | <50 / 50+ | Race | Party Affiliation | Ideology | Region | |||||||||||||||
| Margin of Sampling Error: ± 4.2% | Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-49 | 50-64 | 65+ | 18-49 | 50+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Other | Republic | Democrat | Independ | Conserva | Moderate | Liberal | Twin Cit | South MN | West MN | Northeas | |
| Approve | 51% | 54% | 48% | 39% | 62% | 52% | 50% | 51% | 51% | 51% | ** | ** | ** | 81% | 29% | 57% | 78% | 49% | 22% | 52% | 50% | 48% | 49% |
| Disapprove | 40% | 41% | 39% | 55% | 28% | 39% | 37% | 41% | 38% | 39% | ** | ** | ** | 9% | 65% | 34% | 13% | 42% | 72% | 39% | 42% | 39% | 42% |
| Not Sure | 9% | 6% | 13% | 6% | 11% | 9% | 13% | 8% | 11% | 10% | ** | ** | ** | 11% | 7% | 8% | 9% | 9% | 6% | 9% | 8% | 13% | 9% |
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| Composition of Registered Voters | 100% | 49% | 51% | 29% | 32% | 22% | 17% | 61% | 39% | 91% | 3% | 2% | 4% | 27% | 41% | 28% | 28% | 47% | 18% | 56% | 15% | 16% | 13% |
| 4 | Do you approve or disapprove of how the Franken campaign has handled the recount process? |
| 556 Registered Voters | All | Gender | Age | <50 / 50+ | Race | Party Affiliation | Ideology | Region | |||||||||||||||
| Margin of Sampling Error: ± 4.2% | Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-49 | 50-64 | 65+ | 18-49 | 50+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Other | Republic | Democrat | Independ | Conserva | Moderate | Liberal | Twin Cit | South MN | West MN | Northeas | |
| Approve | 44% | 44% | 45% | 57% | 40% | 41% | 36% | 48% | 39% | 44% | ** | ** | ** | 10% | 71% | 39% | 18% | 46% | 78% | 41% | 53% | 45% | 51% |
| Disapprove | 48% | 52% | 45% | 40% | 51% | 52% | 53% | 46% | 53% | 49% | ** | ** | ** | 82% | 24% | 55% | 78% | 47% | 18% | 53% | 39% | 43% | 44% |
| Not Sure | 7% | 4% | 10% | 3% | 10% | 6% | 10% | 6% | 8% | 8% | ** | ** | ** | 7% | 5% | 6% | 4% | 7% | 4% | 6% | 8% | 12% | 6% |
| Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Composition of Registered Voters | 100% | 49% | 51% | 29% | 32% | 22% | 17% | 61% | 39% | 91% | 3% | 2% | 4% | 27% | 41% | 28% | 28% | 47% | 18% | 56% | 15% | 16% | 13% |
| 5 | Do you think the losing candidate should file a legal challenge in court if they think the process was unfair? |
| 556 Registered Voters | All | Gender | Age | <50 / 50+ | Race | Party Affiliation | Ideology | Region | |||||||||||||||
| Margin of Sampling Error: ± 4.2% | Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-49 | 50-64 | 65+ | 18-49 | 50+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Other | Republic | Democrat | Independ | Conserva | Moderate | Liberal | Twin Cit | South MN | West MN | Northeas | |
| Yes | 40% | 40% | 41% | 61% | 29% | 33% | 38% | 44% | 35% | 39% | ** | ** | ** | 19% | 60% | 33% | 24% | 39% | 65% | 40% | 44% | 42% | 35% |
| No | 55% | 57% | 54% | 36% | 66% | 64% | 57% | 52% | 61% | 57% | ** | ** | ** | 77% | 36% | 64% | 74% | 57% | 32% | 57% | 52% | 53% | 57% |
| Not Sure | 4% | 3% | 5% | 4% | 5% | 3% | 5% | 4% | 4% | 4% | ** | ** | ** | 5% | 4% | 4% | 3% | 4% | 3% | 3% | 4% | 5% | 8% |
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| Composition of Registered Voters | 100% | 49% | 51% | 29% | 32% | 22% | 17% | 61% | 39% | 91% | 3% | 2% | 4% | 27% | 41% | 28% | 28% | 47% | 18% | 56% | 15% | 16% | 13% |
| 6 | Do you think absentee ballots that were previously rejected should be reviewed? |
| 556 Registered Voters | All | Gender | Age | <50 / 50+ | Race | Party Affiliation | Ideology | Region | |||||||||||||||
| Margin of Sampling Error: ± 4.2% | Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-49 | 50-64 | 65+ | 18-49 | 50+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Other | Republic | Democrat | Independ | Conserva | Moderate | Liberal | Twin Cit | South MN | West MN | Northeas | |
| Yes | 58% | 56% | 60% | 68% | 45% | 59% | 63% | 56% | 60% | 56% | ** | ** | ** | 16% | 86% | 55% | 25% | 62% | 93% | 56% | 66% | 58% | 54% |
| No | 39% | 41% | 36% | 28% | 50% | 39% | 36% | 39% | 37% | 40% | ** | ** | ** | 75% | 13% | 45% | 70% | 36% | 4% | 39% | 31% | 39% | 44% |
| Not Sure | 4% | 3% | 4% | 5% | 5% | 2% | 2% | 5% | 2% | 4% | ** | ** | ** | 9% | 1% | 0% | 4% | 2% | 3% | 5% | 2% | 3% | 1% |
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| Composition of Registered Voters | 100% | 49% | 51% | 29% | 32% | 22% | 17% | 61% | 39% | 91% | 3% | 2% | 4% | 27% | 41% | 28% | 28% | 47% | 18% | 56% | 15% | 16% | 13% |
| 7 | In light of the Senate recount process, do you now have more faith in Minnesota's electoral system? Less faith? Or about the same amount? |
| 556 Registered Voters | All | Gender | Age | <50 / 50+ | Race | Party Affiliation | Ideology | Region | |||||||||||||||
| Margin of Sampling Error: ± 4.2% | Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-49 | 50-64 | 65+ | 18-49 | 50+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Other | Republic | Democrat | Independ | Conserva | Moderate | Liberal | Twin Cit | South MN | West MN | Northeas | |
| More Faith | 11% | 12% | 11% | 12% | 9% | 11% | 15% | 10% | 13% | 10% | ** | ** | ** | 7% | 12% | 14% | 7% | 13% | 14% | 13% | 6% | 9% | 14% |
| Less Faith | 32% | 30% | 34% | 30% | 34% | 30% | 34% | 32% | 32% | 32% | ** | ** | ** | 42% | 27% | 30% | 45% | 27% | 26% | 39% | 22% | 18% | 30% |
| Same Amount | 53% | 58% | 48% | 49% | 56% | 58% | 47% | 53% | 54% | 54% | ** | ** | ** | 50% | 53% | 56% | 46% | 59% | 44% | 47% | 53% | 72% | 55% |
| Not Sure | 4% | 1% | 7% | 9% | 2% | 0% | 3% | 5% | 2% | 4% | ** | ** | ** | 1% | 8% | 1% | 2% | 1% | 16% | 2% | 19% | 1% | 1% |
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| Composition of Registered Voters | 100% | 49% | 51% | 29% | 32% | 22% | 17% | 61% | 39% | 91% | 3% | 2% | 4% | 27% | 41% | 28% | 28% | 47% | 18% | 56% | 15% | 16% | 13% |
| 8 | If another election for U.S. Senate was held again today who would you vote for? Dean Barkley? Norm Coleman? Or Al Franken? |
| 556 Registered Voters | All | Gender | Age | <50 / 50+ | Race | Party Affiliation | Ideology | Region | |||||||||||||||
| Margin of Sampling Error: ± 4.2% | Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-49 | 50-64 | 65+ | 18-49 | 50+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Other | Republic | Democrat | Independ | Conserva | Moderate | Liberal | Twin Cit | South MN | West MN | Northeas | |
| Barkley | 15% | 18% | 12% | 5% | 23% | 16% | 17% | 15% | 17% | 14% | ** | ** | ** | 13% | 9% | 24% | 21% | 15% | 10% | 16% | 16% | 12% | 16% |
| Coleman | 41% | 42% | 41% | 37% | 45% | 41% | 45% | 41% | 42% | 43% | ** | ** | ** | 85% | 14% | 43% | 72% | 39% | 10% | 44% | 36% | 41% | 39% |
| Franken | 40% | 38% | 42% | 55% | 31% | 40% | 33% | 42% | 37% | 39% | ** | ** | ** | 2% | 72% | 31% | 6% | 45% | 75% | 37% | 47% | 42% | 44% |
| Not Sure | 3% | 2% | 4% | 4% | 2% | 3% | 5% | 3% | 4% | 3% | ** | ** | ** | 0% | 5% | 3% | 1% | 1% | 6% | 4% | 2% | 5% | 1% |
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| Composition of Registered Voters | 100% | 49% | 51% | 29% | 32% | 22% | 17% | 61% | 39% | 91% | 3% | 2% | 4% | 27% | 41% | 28% | 28% | 47% | 18% | 56% | 15% | 16% | 13% |