| Results of SurveyUSA News Poll #12783 |
 | Do you approve or disapprove of the job Tim Pawlenty is doing as Governor? |
| 600 Adults | All | Gender | Age | Race | Party Affiliation | Ideology | Abortion | Union Member | Military Member | Are You a Vetera | Does US Need a D | Stem Cell Resear | Attend Religious Service | Evangelical? | Do You Own a Gun | Global Warming | Have Health Insu | Passport Current | Watch Law And Order | Income | Region | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Margin of Sampling Error: ± 4.1% | Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-54 | 55+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Other | Republic | Democrat | Independ | Conserva | Moderate | Liberal | Pro-life | Pro-choi | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | Need | Not Need | For | Against | Regularl | Occasion | Almost N | Yes | No | Yes | No | Real | Made-up | Yes | No | Yes | No | Regularl | Occasion | Almost N | Less Tha | $40,000 | More Tha | Twin Cit | South MN | West MN | Northeas | |
| Approve | 55% | 60% | 51% | 55% | 53% | 59% | 57% | ** | ** | ** | 84% | 35% | 56% | 81% | 52% | 29% | 72% | 45% | 46% | 59% | 53% | 56% | 53% | 57% | 53% | 56% | 50% | 65% | 65% | 50% | 44% | 65% | 51% | 61% | 53% | 48% | 80% | 56% | 58% | 56% | 55% | 57% | 55% | 56% | 46% | 57% | 62% | 57% | 58% | 52% | 49% |
| Disapprove | 41% | 38% | 44% | 39% | 44% | 38% | 40% | ** | ** | ** | 15% | 62% | 41% | 17% | 47% | 68% | 27% | 53% | 50% | 39% | 43% | 41% | 44% | 41% | 46% | 41% | 47% | 33% | 32% | 46% | 53% | 33% | 46% | 36% | 44% | 49% | 20% | 42% | 42% | 41% | 42% | 42% | 42% | 40% | 50% | 40% | 36% | 39% | 39% | 43% | 49% |
| Not Sure | 4% | 2% | 5% | 6% | 2% | 3% | 4% | ** | ** | ** | 1% | 3% | 3% | 2% | 1% | 3% | 1% | 2% | 4% | 2% | 4% | 3% | 3% | 3% | 1% | 3% | 3% | 2% | 2% | 4% | 3% | 2% | 2% | 2% | 3% | 3% | 0% | 3% | 0% | 2% | 3% | 1% | 2% | 4% | 4% | 3% | 2% | 4% | 3% | 4% | 2% |
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| Composition of Adults | 100% | 49% | 51% | 31% | 42% | 28% | 90% | 3% | 2% | 4% | 24% | 35% | 30% | 24% | 47% | 18% | 39% | 57% | 24% | 76% | 6% | 93% | 17% | 83% | 18% | 76% | 63% | 27% | 48% | 30% | 22% | 33% | 63% | 40% | 58% | 73% | 19% | 90% | 9% | 39% | 60% | 21% | 27% | 52% | 28% | 41% | 30% | 60% | 14% | 13% | 13% |