Results of SurveyUSA News Poll #14981
 
1Do 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 VotersAllGenderAge<50 / 50+RaceParty AffiliationIdeologyRegion
Margin of Sampling Error: ± 4.2%MaleFemale18-3435-4950-6465+18-4950+WhiteBlackHispanicOtherRepublicDemocratIndependConservaModerateLiberalTwin CitSouth MNWest MNNortheas
Fair To Both58%52%64%49%57%68%64%53%66%59%******45%66%59%51%60%70%57%77%47%55%
Unfair To Coleman20%24%16%16%28%13%21%22%16%20%******43%4%23%39%17%6%23%13%19%18%
Unfair To Franken13%15%11%20%9%12%11%14%11%13%******1%20%13%3%13%19%8%7%30%20%
Not Sure9%9%9%14%7%7%4%10%6%8%******10%10%5%6%10%5%12%3%4%6%
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 Registered Voters100%49%51%29%32%22%17%61%39%91%3%2%4%27%41%28%28%47%18%56%15%16%13%
 
 
2Do you approve or disapprove of the job Minnesota Secretary of State Mark Ritchie has done with the recount?
556 Registered VotersAllGenderAge<50 / 50+RaceParty AffiliationIdeologyRegion
Margin of Sampling Error: ± 4.1%MaleFemale18-3435-4950-6465+18-4950+WhiteBlackHispanicOtherRepublicDemocratIndependConservaModerateLiberalTwin CitSouth MNWest MNNortheas
Approve61%61%60%55%56%71%68%55%70%61%******46%72%61%47%68%73%55%76%68%60%
Disapprove26%29%23%32%30%20%18%31%19%27%******37%17%31%40%22%17%31%16%17%31%
Not Sure13%9%16%13%14%9%14%14%11%12%******17%11%8%12%10%9%14%9%16%9%
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 Registered Voters100%49%51%29%32%22%17%61%39%91%3%2%4%27%41%28%28%47%18%56%15%16%13%
 
 
3Do you approve or disapprove of how the Coleman campaign has handled the recount process?
556 Registered VotersAllGenderAge<50 / 50+RaceParty AffiliationIdeologyRegion
Margin of Sampling Error: ± 4.2%MaleFemale18-3435-4950-6465+18-4950+WhiteBlackHispanicOtherRepublicDemocratIndependConservaModerateLiberalTwin CitSouth MNWest MNNortheas
Approve51%54%48%39%62%52%50%51%51%51%******81%29%57%78%49%22%52%50%48%49%
Disapprove40%41%39%55%28%39%37%41%38%39%******9%65%34%13%42%72%39%42%39%42%
Not Sure9%6%13%6%11%9%13%8%11%10%******11%7%8%9%9%6%9%8%13%9%
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 Registered Voters100%49%51%29%32%22%17%61%39%91%3%2%4%27%41%28%28%47%18%56%15%16%13%
 
 
4Do you approve or disapprove of how the Franken campaign has handled the recount process?
556 Registered VotersAllGenderAge<50 / 50+RaceParty AffiliationIdeologyRegion
Margin of Sampling Error: ± 4.2%MaleFemale18-3435-4950-6465+18-4950+WhiteBlackHispanicOtherRepublicDemocratIndependConservaModerateLiberalTwin CitSouth MNWest MNNortheas
Approve44%44%45%57%40%41%36%48%39%44%******10%71%39%18%46%78%41%53%45%51%
Disapprove48%52%45%40%51%52%53%46%53%49%******82%24%55%78%47%18%53%39%43%44%
Not Sure7%4%10%3%10%6%10%6%8%8%******7%5%6%4%7%4%6%8%12%6%
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 Registered Voters100%49%51%29%32%22%17%61%39%91%3%2%4%27%41%28%28%47%18%56%15%16%13%
 
 
5Do you think the losing candidate should file a legal challenge in court if they think the process was unfair?
556 Registered VotersAllGenderAge<50 / 50+RaceParty AffiliationIdeologyRegion
Margin of Sampling Error: ± 4.2%MaleFemale18-3435-4950-6465+18-4950+WhiteBlackHispanicOtherRepublicDemocratIndependConservaModerateLiberalTwin CitSouth MNWest MNNortheas
Yes40%40%41%61%29%33%38%44%35%39%******19%60%33%24%39%65%40%44%42%35%
No55%57%54%36%66%64%57%52%61%57%******77%36%64%74%57%32%57%52%53%57%
Not Sure4%3%5%4%5%3%5%4%4%4%******5%4%4%3%4%3%3%4%5%8%
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 Registered Voters100%49%51%29%32%22%17%61%39%91%3%2%4%27%41%28%28%47%18%56%15%16%13%
 
 
6Do you think absentee ballots that were previously rejected should be reviewed?
556 Registered VotersAllGenderAge<50 / 50+RaceParty AffiliationIdeologyRegion
Margin of Sampling Error: ± 4.2%MaleFemale18-3435-4950-6465+18-4950+WhiteBlackHispanicOtherRepublicDemocratIndependConservaModerateLiberalTwin CitSouth MNWest MNNortheas
Yes58%56%60%68%45%59%63%56%60%56%******16%86%55%25%62%93%56%66%58%54%
No39%41%36%28%50%39%36%39%37%40%******75%13%45%70%36%4%39%31%39%44%
Not Sure4%3%4%5%5%2%2%5%2%4%******9%1%0%4%2%3%5%2%3%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 Registered Voters100%49%51%29%32%22%17%61%39%91%3%2%4%27%41%28%28%47%18%56%15%16%13%
 
 
7In 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 VotersAllGenderAge<50 / 50+RaceParty AffiliationIdeologyRegion
Margin of Sampling Error: ± 4.2%MaleFemale18-3435-4950-6465+18-4950+WhiteBlackHispanicOtherRepublicDemocratIndependConservaModerateLiberalTwin CitSouth MNWest MNNortheas
More Faith11%12%11%12%9%11%15%10%13%10%******7%12%14%7%13%14%13%6%9%14%
Less Faith32%30%34%30%34%30%34%32%32%32%******42%27%30%45%27%26%39%22%18%30%
Same Amount53%58%48%49%56%58%47%53%54%54%******50%53%56%46%59%44%47%53%72%55%
Not Sure4%1%7%9%2%0%3%5%2%4%******1%8%1%2%1%16%2%19%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 Registered Voters100%49%51%29%32%22%17%61%39%91%3%2%4%27%41%28%28%47%18%56%15%16%13%
 
 
8If another election for U.S. Senate was held again today who would you vote for? Dean Barkley? Norm Coleman? Or Al Franken?
556 Registered VotersAllGenderAge<50 / 50+RaceParty AffiliationIdeologyRegion
Margin of Sampling Error: ± 4.2%MaleFemale18-3435-4950-6465+18-4950+WhiteBlackHispanicOtherRepublicDemocratIndependConservaModerateLiberalTwin CitSouth MNWest MNNortheas
Barkley15%18%12%5%23%16%17%15%17%14%******13%9%24%21%15%10%16%16%12%16%
Coleman41%42%41%37%45%41%45%41%42%43%******85%14%43%72%39%10%44%36%41%39%
Franken40%38%42%55%31%40%33%42%37%39%******2%72%31%6%45%75%37%47%42%44%
Not Sure3%2%4%4%2%3%5%3%4%3%******0%5%3%1%1%6%4%2%5%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 Registered Voters100%49%51%29%32%22%17%61%39%91%3%2%4%27%41%28%28%47%18%56%15%16%13%
 
 
** Too few respondents of this type were interviewed for this data to be meaningful.