| Results of SurveyUSA News Poll #19501 |
| Economy, Jobs, Health Care, Education Top List of Debate Topics for SW Washington:
SurveyUSA asked registered voters in 5 southwestern WA counties how likely they would be to watch and which topics should be covered in a televised debate between the candidates for Washington governor, exclusively for KATU-TV Portland. 2 of 3 voters would be very or somewhat likely to watch; those likely viewers were then asked to rate potential debate topics on a 1-10 scale, where 10 means a topic is the single most important issue that could be covered in the debate, and where 1 means it is the single least important issue to cover during the debate.
Rankings: |
| 1 | Washington will elect a Governor in November. If the election were today, would you vote for Rob McKenna, who prefers the Republican party? Or Jay Inslee, who prefers the Democratic party? |
| 771 Registered Voters | All | Gender | Age | <50 / 50+ | Race | Cell Phone / Lan | Party Affiliation | Tea Party Member | Ideology | Vote For Governo | 2008 Vote | ||||||||||||||||
| Margin of Sampling Error: ± 3.6% | Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-49 | 50-64 | 65+ | 18-49 | 50+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Other | Cell Pho | Landline | Republic | Democrat | Independ | Yes | No | Conserva | Moderate | Liberal | McKenna | Inslee ( | Rossi | Gregoire | |
| McKenna (R) | 46% | 54% | 38% | 36% | 52% | 48% | 48% | 45% | 48% | 47% | ** | ** | 39% | 27% | 48% | 93% | 6% | 45% | 78% | 42% | 85% | 37% | 8% | 100% | 0% | 82% | 16% |
| Inslee (D) | 43% | 37% | 48% | 47% | 39% | 43% | 44% | 42% | 44% | 42% | ** | ** | 49% | 44% | 43% | 4% | 90% | 31% | 19% | 47% | 8% | 51% | 83% | 0% | 100% | 12% | 76% |
| Undecided | 11% | 9% | 13% | 17% | 10% | 9% | 7% | 13% | 8% | 11% | ** | ** | 12% | 29% | 9% | 3% | 4% | 24% | 3% | 11% | 8% | 12% | 9% | 0% | 0% | 7% | 8% |
| Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 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% | 26% | 31% | 25% | 18% | 56% | 44% | 89% | 1% | 3% | 6% | 10% | 90% | 30% | 33% | 33% | 9% | 85% | 34% | 35% | 21% | 46% | 43% | 42% | 38% |
| 2 | How likely would you be to watch a television debate between the candidates running for Washington governor? Very likely? Somewhat likely? Not very likely? Or not at all likely? |
| 771 Registered Voters | All | Gender | Age | <50 / 50+ | Race | Cell Phone / Lan | Party Affiliation | Tea Party Member | Ideology | Vote For Governo | 2008 Vote | ||||||||||||||||
| Margin of Sampling Error: ± 3.6% | Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-49 | 50-64 | 65+ | 18-49 | 50+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Other | Cell Pho | Landline | Republic | Democrat | Independ | Yes | No | Conserva | Moderate | Liberal | McKenna | Inslee ( | Rossi | Gregoire | |
| Very | 37% | 43% | 31% | 29% | 38% | 43% | 37% | 34% | 40% | 37% | ** | ** | 19% | 33% | 37% | 39% | 30% | 42% | 62% | 35% | 42% | 38% | 35% | 44% | 31% | 44% | 39% |
| Somewhat | 29% | 27% | 32% | 33% | 30% | 25% | 28% | 32% | 26% | 30% | ** | ** | 32% | 44% | 28% | 25% | 34% | 28% | 18% | 31% | 30% | 30% | 33% | 25% | 32% | 27% | 35% |
| Not Very | 21% | 19% | 22% | 23% | 22% | 16% | 21% | 22% | 18% | 20% | ** | ** | 31% | 15% | 21% | 25% | 22% | 16% | 17% | 20% | 22% | 18% | 18% | 20% | 21% | 20% | 15% |
| Not At All | 12% | 11% | 13% | 14% | 9% | 15% | 10% | 11% | 13% | 12% | ** | ** | 18% | 5% | 13% | 10% | 13% | 11% | 3% | 12% | 6% | 11% | 14% | 10% | 14% | 10% | 10% |
| Not Sure | 1% | 0% | 2% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 3% | 1% | 2% | 2% | ** | ** | 0% | 2% | 1% | 0% | 1% | 3% | 0% | 2% | 0% | 2% | 1% | 0% | 2% | 0% | 1% |
| Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 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% | 26% | 31% | 25% | 18% | 56% | 44% | 89% | 1% | 3% | 6% | 10% | 90% | 30% | 33% | 33% | 9% | 85% | 34% | 35% | 21% | 46% | 43% | 42% | 38% |
| 3 | Now I'd like to ask you how interested you would be in seeing certain topics covered during a possible debate between the candidates for Governor. For each issue, I'd like you to tell me, using a scale of 1 to 10, how interested you would be in seeing that topic covered, where 10 means it's the single most important issue that could be covered in the debate, and where 1 means it is the single least important issue to cover during the debate. Got it? Here's the first issue: the economy. On a scale of 1-10, where 10 means it's the single most important issue that could be covered in the debate, and where 1 means it is the single least important issue to cover during the debate, how important is it to cover the economy in a debate between the candidates for Governor? |
| 508 Registered Voters Likely To Watch a Debate | All | Gender | Age | <50 / 50+ | Race | Cell Phone / Lan | Party Affiliation | Tea Party Member | Ideology | Vote For Governo | 2008 Vote | ||||||||||||||||
| Margin of Sampling Error: ± 4.4% | Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-49 | 50-64 | 65+ | 18-49 | 50+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Other | Cell Pho | Landline | Republic | Democrat | Independ | Yes | No | Conserva | Moderate | Liberal | McKenna | Inslee ( | Rossi | Gregoire | |
| 1 | 4% | 4% | 4% | 2% | 5% | 3% | 8% | 4% | 5% | 4% | ** | ** | ** | 3% | 4% | 6% | 5% | 3% | 6% | 4% | 2% | 7% | 2% | 3% | 6% | 2% | 6% |
| 2 | 1% | 1% | 2% | 1% | 1% | 0% | 3% | 1% | 1% | 1% | ** | ** | ** | 3% | 1% | 0% | 3% | 0% | 0% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 4% | 1% | 2% | 0% | 2% |
| 3 | 1% | 1% | 2% | 1% | 1% | 0% | 2% | 1% | 1% | 1% | ** | ** | ** | 0% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 0% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 0% | 0% | 1% | 2% | 0% |
| 4 | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 1% | 0% | 1% | 0% | ** | ** | ** | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 1% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 1% | 0% | 1% | 0% | 1% |
| 5 | 4% | 5% | 3% | 1% | 3% | 8% | 4% | 2% | 6% | 4% | ** | ** | ** | 0% | 5% | 1% | 6% | 6% | 2% | 4% | 5% | 3% | 5% | 4% | 4% | 4% | 4% |
| 6 | 2% | 3% | 2% | 3% | 3% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 2% | 3% | ** | ** | ** | 6% | 2% | 3% | 3% | 2% | 3% | 2% | 3% | 1% | 3% | 1% | 4% | 1% | 4% |
| 7 | 7% | 9% | 6% | 7% | 6% | 7% | 8% | 7% | 8% | 8% | ** | ** | ** | 3% | 8% | 6% | 7% | 9% | 0% | 8% | 7% | 9% | 5% | 6% | 7% | 6% | 7% |
| 8 | 21% | 19% | 22% | 22% | 23% | 17% | 19% | 23% | 18% | 21% | ** | ** | ** | 12% | 22% | 17% | 22% | 21% | 9% | 22% | 22% | 18% | 24% | 22% | 19% | 20% | 22% |
| 9 | 22% | 24% | 20% | 25% | 26% | 19% | 16% | 25% | 18% | 21% | ** | ** | ** | 23% | 22% | 19% | 18% | 27% | 35% | 20% | 19% | 25% | 24% | 20% | 24% | 20% | 25% |
| 10 | 37% | 34% | 40% | 36% | 31% | 44% | 36% | 34% | 41% | 37% | ** | ** | ** | 51% | 35% | 46% | 35% | 29% | 45% | 36% | 40% | 34% | 32% | 43% | 33% | 45% | 29% |
| Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 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 Likely To Watch a Debate | 100% | 52% | 48% | 24% | 32% | 26% | 18% | 56% | 44% | 90% | 1% | 4% | 5% | 12% | 88% | 29% | 32% | 35% | 10% | 85% | 37% | 36% | 22% | 49% | 41% | 44% | 42% |
| Averages | 8.3 | 8.2 | 8.3 | 8.5 | 8.2 | 8.5 | 7.7 | 8.3 | 8.2 | 8.3 | 9.0 | 7.8 | 8.4 | 8.7 | 8.2 | 8.5 | 8.0 | 8.2 | 8.7 | 8.2 | 8.4 | 8.1 | 8.2 | 8.6 | 8.0 | 8.7 | 8.0 |
| 4 | Next, job creation. Where 10 means it is the most important issue to cover, and 1 means it is the least important issue, how important is it to cover job creation in a debate between the candidates running for Governor? |
| 508 Registered Voters Likely To Watch a Debate | All | Gender | Age | <50 / 50+ | Race | Cell Phone / Lan | Party Affiliation | Tea Party Member | Ideology | Vote For Governo | 2008 Vote | ||||||||||||||||
| Margin of Sampling Error: ± 4.4% | Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-49 | 50-64 | 65+ | 18-49 | 50+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Other | Cell Pho | Landline | Republic | Democrat | Independ | Yes | No | Conserva | Moderate | Liberal | McKenna | Inslee ( | Rossi | Gregoire | |
| 1 | 3% | 3% | 2% | 4% | 2% | 1% | 5% | 3% | 2% | 2% | ** | ** | ** | 3% | 2% | 5% | 1% | 2% | 9% | 2% | 2% | 3% | 2% | 2% | 3% | 2% | 2% |
| 2 | 1% | 1% | 1% | 0% | 2% | 2% | 2% | 1% | 2% | 1% | ** | ** | ** | 2% | 1% | 0% | 3% | 0% | 0% | 2% | 0% | 1% | 3% | 0% | 3% | 0% | 3% |
| 3 | 1% | 0% | 1% | 1% | 0% | 1% | 2% | 1% | 1% | 1% | ** | ** | ** | 4% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 0% | 0% | 1% | 0% | 1% | 2% | 0% | 2% | 1% | 2% |
| 4 | 1% | 0% | 1% | 1% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 1% | 0% | 1% | ** | ** | ** | 0% | 1% | 0% | 0% | 1% | 0% | 1% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 5 | 7% | 9% | 6% | 4% | 11% | 5% | 8% | 8% | 6% | 7% | ** | ** | ** | 3% | 8% | 6% | 8% | 8% | 3% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 5% | 9% | 6% | 9% | 7% |
| 6 | 6% | 7% | 4% | 9% | 3% | 6% | 5% | 6% | 6% | 6% | ** | ** | ** | 6% | 6% | 4% | 6% | 6% | 7% | 6% | 6% | 4% | 9% | 5% | 5% | 5% | 6% |
| 7 | 7% | 8% | 6% | 10% | 7% | 6% | 3% | 9% | 5% | 8% | ** | ** | ** | 6% | 7% | 5% | 5% | 11% | 0% | 8% | 6% | 9% | 7% | 6% | 6% | 5% | 6% |
| 8 | 19% | 14% | 24% | 20% | 17% | 17% | 22% | 18% | 19% | 18% | ** | ** | ** | 24% | 18% | 19% | 21% | 17% | 11% | 20% | 18% | 22% | 16% | 17% | 21% | 15% | 23% |
| 9 | 27% | 30% | 23% | 26% | 30% | 29% | 18% | 28% | 24% | 25% | ** | ** | ** | 16% | 28% | 26% | 24% | 30% | 20% | 27% | 28% | 23% | 32% | 26% | 28% | 28% | 28% |
| 10 | 30% | 27% | 33% | 24% | 28% | 33% | 36% | 26% | 34% | 31% | ** | ** | ** | 36% | 29% | 32% | 30% | 24% | 50% | 28% | 31% | 28% | 23% | 34% | 25% | 34% | 23% |
| Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 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 Likely To Watch a Debate | 100% | 52% | 48% | 24% | 32% | 26% | 18% | 56% | 44% | 90% | 1% | 4% | 5% | 12% | 88% | 29% | 32% | 35% | 10% | 85% | 37% | 36% | 22% | 49% | 41% | 44% | 42% |
| Averages | 8.1 | 8.0 | 8.3 | 7.9 | 8.1 | 8.4 | 8.0 | 8.1 | 8.2 | 8.2 | 9.0 | 7.8 | 7.9 | 8.1 | 8.1 | 8.2 | 8.0 | 8.1 | 8.4 | 8.1 | 8.3 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 8.3 | 7.9 | 8.3 | 8.0 |
| 5 | Next, unemployment benefits. Where 10 means most important, and 1 means least important, how important is this issue in a debate? |
| 508 Registered Voters Likely To Watch a Debate | All | Gender | Age | <50 / 50+ | Race | Cell Phone / Lan | Party Affiliation | Tea Party Member | Ideology | Vote For Governo | 2008 Vote | ||||||||||||||||
| Margin of Sampling Error: ± 4.4% | Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-49 | 50-64 | 65+ | 18-49 | 50+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Other | Cell Pho | Landline | Republic | Democrat | Independ | Yes | No | Conserva | Moderate | Liberal | McKenna | Inslee ( | Rossi | Gregoire | |
| 1 | 7% | 8% | 6% | 10% | 7% | 5% | 7% | 9% | 6% | 6% | ** | ** | ** | 3% | 8% | 9% | 4% | 8% | 20% | 6% | 11% | 5% | 7% | 9% | 6% | 9% | 5% |
| 2 | 3% | 3% | 2% | 3% | 4% | 1% | 3% | 4% | 2% | 3% | ** | ** | ** | 0% | 3% | 1% | 4% | 3% | 0% | 3% | 3% | 1% | 5% | 3% | 3% | 4% | 1% |
| 3 | 3% | 3% | 3% | 1% | 2% | 4% | 6% | 2% | 5% | 3% | ** | ** | ** | 4% | 3% | 4% | 3% | 2% | 7% | 3% | 4% | 3% | 2% | 4% | 2% | 5% | 2% |
| 4 | 9% | 10% | 8% | 11% | 14% | 6% | 4% | 13% | 5% | 8% | ** | ** | ** | 11% | 9% | 10% | 7% | 10% | 15% | 8% | 12% | 7% | 9% | 12% | 7% | 12% | 8% |
| 5 | 18% | 21% | 14% | 10% | 18% | 21% | 24% | 15% | 22% | 19% | ** | ** | ** | 9% | 19% | 24% | 14% | 18% | 19% | 18% | 22% | 19% | 10% | 21% | 14% | 22% | 16% |
| 6 | 12% | 11% | 13% | 14% | 13% | 11% | 8% | 14% | 10% | 12% | ** | ** | ** | 16% | 11% | 10% | 11% | 16% | 8% | 13% | 9% | 14% | 16% | 10% | 14% | 9% | 16% |
| 7 | 13% | 13% | 13% | 15% | 15% | 12% | 9% | 15% | 11% | 13% | ** | ** | ** | 22% | 12% | 7% | 12% | 17% | 4% | 14% | 13% | 16% | 10% | 12% | 13% | 11% | 15% |
| 8 | 12% | 11% | 13% | 11% | 6% | 16% | 17% | 8% | 17% | 13% | ** | ** | ** | 4% | 13% | 11% | 17% | 10% | 11% | 12% | 9% | 11% | 17% | 9% | 18% | 8% | 15% |
| 9 | 8% | 4% | 13% | 8% | 9% | 9% | 7% | 9% | 8% | 8% | ** | ** | ** | 5% | 9% | 6% | 12% | 6% | 5% | 8% | 6% | 8% | 12% | 6% | 11% | 4% | 10% |
| 10 | 14% | 14% | 14% | 17% | 10% | 15% | 16% | 13% | 15% | 14% | ** | ** | ** | 26% | 13% | 17% | 15% | 10% | 11% | 14% | 10% | 16% | 12% | 16% | 12% | 16% | 11% |
| Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 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 Likely To Watch a Debate | 100% | 52% | 48% | 24% | 32% | 26% | 18% | 56% | 44% | 90% | 1% | 4% | 5% | 12% | 88% | 29% | 32% | 35% | 10% | 85% | 37% | 36% | 22% | 49% | 41% | 44% | 42% |
| Averages | 6.3 | 6.0 | 6.5 | 6.3 | 5.9 | 6.6 | 6.4 | 6.1 | 6.5 | 6.3 | 5.9 | 3.9 | 6.7 | 6.9 | 6.2 | 6.1 | 6.7 | 5.9 | 5.1 | 6.4 | 5.6 | 6.6 | 6.4 | 6.0 | 6.5 | 5.8 | 6.5 |
| 6 | Health care. Where 10 means most important, and 1 means least important, how important is this issue in a debate? |
| 508 Registered Voters Likely To Watch a Debate | All | Gender | Age | <50 / 50+ | Race | Cell Phone / Lan | Party Affiliation | Tea Party Member | Ideology | Vote For Governo | 2008 Vote | ||||||||||||||||
| Margin of Sampling Error: ± 4.4% | Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-49 | 50-64 | 65+ | 18-49 | 50+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Other | Cell Pho | Landline | Republic | Democrat | Independ | Yes | No | Conserva | Moderate | Liberal | McKenna | Inslee ( | Rossi | Gregoire | |
| 1 | 2% | 3% | 1% | 3% | 1% | 1% | 4% | 2% | 2% | 2% | ** | ** | ** | 0% | 2% | 3% | 2% | 2% | 7% | 1% | 3% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 2% | 3% | 1% |
| 2 | 2% | 2% | 2% | 1% | 3% | 2% | 2% | 2% | 2% | 2% | ** | ** | ** | 3% | 2% | 2% | 2% | 3% | 0% | 3% | 1% | 5% | 0% | 3% | 1% | 3% | 1% |
| 3 | 3% | 5% | 1% | 3% | 4% | 2% | 2% | 4% | 2% | 3% | ** | ** | ** | 3% | 3% | 3% | 1% | 5% | 4% | 3% | 4% | 4% | 0% | 5% | 1% | 5% | 1% |
| 4 | 2% | 3% | 1% | 1% | 6% | 0% | 0% | 4% | 0% | 2% | ** | ** | ** | 0% | 3% | 3% | 0% | 3% | 3% | 2% | 4% | 2% | 0% | 5% | 0% | 4% | 0% |
| 5 | 8% | 11% | 5% | 10% | 8% | 7% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 8% | ** | ** | ** | 12% | 8% | 12% | 4% | 9% | 13% | 8% | 14% | 5% | 3% | 13% | 4% | 11% | 5% |
| 6 | 5% | 6% | 3% | 6% | 4% | 3% | 6% | 5% | 4% | 5% | ** | ** | ** | 3% | 5% | 3% | 3% | 6% | 2% | 5% | 6% | 5% | 2% | 6% | 3% | 6% | 4% |
| 7 | 13% | 15% | 11% | 10% | 17% | 18% | 6% | 14% | 13% | 14% | ** | ** | ** | 3% | 15% | 15% | 7% | 17% | 6% | 14% | 16% | 15% | 8% | 14% | 10% | 17% | 11% |
| 8 | 15% | 14% | 17% | 17% | 12% | 16% | 18% | 14% | 17% | 16% | ** | ** | ** | 21% | 15% | 19% | 20% | 9% | 20% | 15% | 14% | 18% | 15% | 14% | 18% | 15% | 16% |
| 9 | 18% | 13% | 23% | 15% | 18% | 20% | 19% | 16% | 20% | 19% | ** | ** | ** | 16% | 18% | 14% | 22% | 17% | 6% | 19% | 13% | 20% | 22% | 13% | 25% | 9% | 27% |
| 10 | 31% | 28% | 35% | 34% | 28% | 31% | 35% | 31% | 32% | 29% | ** | ** | ** | 40% | 30% | 25% | 39% | 29% | 38% | 30% | 24% | 26% | 48% | 25% | 37% | 28% | 35% |
| Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 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 Likely To Watch a Debate | 100% | 52% | 48% | 24% | 32% | 26% | 18% | 56% | 44% | 90% | 1% | 4% | 5% | 12% | 88% | 29% | 32% | 35% | 10% | 85% | 37% | 36% | 22% | 49% | 41% | 44% | 42% |
| Averages | 7.8 | 7.4 | 8.3 | 7.8 | 7.6 | 8.1 | 8.0 | 7.7 | 8.0 | 7.8 | 9.2 | 8.8 | 7.7 | 8.2 | 7.8 | 7.5 | 8.4 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.8 | 7.3 | 7.7 | 8.7 | 7.2 | 8.5 | 7.2 | 8.5 |
| 7 | Reproductive rights. Where 10 means most important, and 1 means least important, how important is this issue in a debate? |
| 508 Registered Voters Likely To Watch a Debate | All | Gender | Age | <50 / 50+ | Race | Cell Phone / Lan | Party Affiliation | Tea Party Member | Ideology | Vote For Governo | 2008 Vote | ||||||||||||||||
| Margin of Sampling Error: ± 4.4% | Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-49 | 50-64 | 65+ | 18-49 | 50+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Other | Cell Pho | Landline | Republic | Democrat | Independ | Yes | No | Conserva | Moderate | Liberal | McKenna | Inslee ( | Rossi | Gregoire | |
| 1 | 21% | 27% | 14% | 16% | 23% | 19% | 23% | 20% | 21% | 19% | ** | ** | ** | 1% | 23% | 26% | 11% | 26% | 43% | 18% | 32% | 16% | 10% | 29% | 11% | 34% | 10% |
| 2 | 7% | 7% | 6% | 6% | 8% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 6% | ** | ** | ** | 6% | 7% | 5% | 8% | 7% | 4% | 7% | 7% | 9% | 4% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% |
| 3 | 9% | 9% | 9% | 11% | 11% | 6% | 5% | 11% | 6% | 9% | ** | ** | ** | 16% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 10% | 3% | 9% | 10% | 8% | 9% | 7% | 9% | 8% | 10% |
| 4 | 6% | 8% | 4% | 7% | 6% | 4% | 5% | 6% | 5% | 6% | ** | ** | ** | 3% | 6% | 8% | 3% | 5% | 13% | 5% | 7% | 8% | 1% | 7% | 5% | 6% | 5% |
| 5 | 13% | 12% | 14% | 7% | 12% | 20% | 14% | 10% | 18% | 14% | ** | ** | ** | 7% | 14% | 13% | 13% | 11% | 9% | 14% | 9% | 18% | 8% | 15% | 12% | 13% | 14% |
| 6 | 7% | 6% | 8% | 7% | 5% | 9% | 8% | 6% | 8% | 8% | ** | ** | ** | 11% | 6% | 6% | 9% | 6% | 4% | 8% | 6% | 8% | 9% | 5% | 10% | 3% | 11% |
| 7 | 6% | 4% | 8% | 4% | 7% | 7% | 5% | 6% | 6% | 5% | ** | ** | ** | 8% | 6% | 3% | 4% | 10% | 1% | 7% | 4% | 7% | 9% | 4% | 8% | 3% | 9% |
| 8 | 8% | 7% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 5% | 9% | 9% | 7% | 9% | ** | ** | ** | 9% | 8% | 9% | 9% | 8% | 1% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 13% | 9% | 7% | 8% | 7% |
| 9 | 11% | 9% | 12% | 15% | 9% | 9% | 10% | 12% | 10% | 10% | ** | ** | ** | 8% | 11% | 10% | 16% | 7% | 7% | 11% | 5% | 11% | 18% | 6% | 16% | 7% | 15% |
| 10 | 13% | 11% | 15% | 18% | 8% | 14% | 14% | 12% | 14% | 14% | ** | ** | ** | 31% | 10% | 13% | 18% | 8% | 15% | 13% | 11% | 9% | 21% | 12% | 15% | 11% | 12% |
| Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 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 Likely To Watch a Debate | 100% | 52% | 48% | 24% | 32% | 26% | 18% | 56% | 44% | 90% | 1% | 4% | 5% | 12% | 88% | 29% | 32% | 35% | 10% | 85% | 37% | 36% | 22% | 49% | 41% | 44% | 42% |
| Averages | 5.3 | 4.7 | 5.8 | 5.8 | 4.8 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 5.2 | 5.3 | 5.4 | 5.1 | 5.3 | 3.1 | 6.9 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 6.1 | 4.7 | 4.1 | 5.4 | 4.4 | 5.2 | 6.7 | 4.6 | 6.0 | 4.4 | 5.8 |
| 8 | Transportation. Where 10 means most important, and 1 means least important, how important is this issue in a debate? |
| 508 Registered Voters Likely To Watch a Debate | All | Gender | Age | <50 / 50+ | Race | Cell Phone / Lan | Party Affiliation | Tea Party Member | Ideology | Vote For Governo | 2008 Vote | ||||||||||||||||
| Margin of Sampling Error: ± 4.4% | Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-49 | 50-64 | 65+ | 18-49 | 50+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Other | Cell Pho | Landline | Republic | Democrat | Independ | Yes | No | Conserva | Moderate | Liberal | McKenna | Inslee ( | Rossi | Gregoire | |
| 1 | 12% | 13% | 10% | 18% | 9% | 9% | 10% | 13% | 10% | 10% | ** | ** | ** | 6% | 13% | 16% | 6% | 13% | 30% | 9% | 21% | 7% | 7% | 18% | 5% | 18% | 5% |
| 2 | 8% | 9% | 8% | 6% | 10% | 9% | 7% | 8% | 8% | 9% | ** | ** | ** | 2% | 9% | 11% | 8% | 7% | 9% | 8% | 12% | 8% | 3% | 10% | 7% | 10% | 7% |
| 3 | 8% | 11% | 6% | 3% | 11% | 8% | 10% | 8% | 9% | 9% | ** | ** | ** | 4% | 9% | 11% | 9% | 6% | 12% | 8% | 10% | 6% | 8% | 8% | 9% | 10% | 8% |
| 4 | 6% | 6% | 6% | 4% | 7% | 6% | 7% | 6% | 7% | 7% | ** | ** | ** | 9% | 6% | 3% | 9% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 3% | 8% | 8% | 4% | 8% | 4% | 10% |
| 5 | 21% | 18% | 23% | 19% | 16% | 24% | 26% | 17% | 25% | 22% | ** | ** | ** | 21% | 21% | 21% | 16% | 22% | 16% | 21% | 23% | 21% | 14% | 23% | 15% | 25% | 17% |
| 6 | 12% | 10% | 14% | 10% | 20% | 8% | 7% | 16% | 8% | 11% | ** | ** | ** | 12% | 12% | 12% | 14% | 12% | 5% | 13% | 9% | 15% | 15% | 11% | 15% | 12% | 14% |
| 7 | 9% | 6% | 12% | 11% | 8% | 10% | 7% | 9% | 9% | 9% | ** | ** | ** | 22% | 7% | 5% | 12% | 11% | 2% | 10% | 6% | 9% | 16% | 5% | 11% | 5% | 13% |
| 8 | 10% | 10% | 10% | 9% | 8% | 10% | 16% | 9% | 13% | 11% | ** | ** | ** | 6% | 11% | 11% | 10% | 10% | 6% | 10% | 9% | 10% | 8% | 9% | 12% | 9% | 10% |
| 9 | 7% | 9% | 4% | 12% | 4% | 6% | 4% | 8% | 5% | 6% | ** | ** | ** | 4% | 7% | 3% | 8% | 9% | 10% | 6% | 2% | 10% | 10% | 2% | 11% | 2% | 9% |
| 10 | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 5% | 9% | 6% | 6% | 8% | 7% | ** | ** | ** | 15% | 6% | 8% | 8% | 6% | 3% | 7% | 5% | 5% | 10% | 8% | 6% | 6% | 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% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Composition of Registered Voters Likely To Watch a Debate | 100% | 52% | 48% | 24% | 32% | 26% | 18% | 56% | 44% | 90% | 1% | 4% | 5% | 12% | 88% | 29% | 32% | 35% | 10% | 85% | 37% | 36% | 22% | 49% | 41% | 44% | 42% |
| Averages | 5.3 | 5.2 | 5.4 | 5.4 | 5.1 | 5.4 | 5.3 | 5.2 | 5.4 | 5.3 | 5.8 | 5.0 | 5.3 | 6.2 | 5.2 | 4.8 | 5.7 | 5.3 | 4.0 | 5.4 | 4.4 | 5.6 | 6.0 | 4.7 | 5.8 | 4.7 | 5.7 |
| 9 | Education. Where 10 means most important, and 1 means least important, how important is this issue in a debate? |
| 508 Registered Voters Likely To Watch a Debate | All | Gender | Age | <50 / 50+ | Race | Cell Phone / Lan | Party Affiliation | Tea Party Member | Ideology | Vote For Governo | 2008 Vote | ||||||||||||||||
| Margin of Sampling Error: ± 4.4% | Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-49 | 50-64 | 65+ | 18-49 | 50+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Other | Cell Pho | Landline | Republic | Democrat | Independ | Yes | No | Conserva | Moderate | Liberal | McKenna | Inslee ( | Rossi | Gregoire | |
| 1 | 4% | 4% | 4% | 5% | 2% | 4% | 3% | 4% | 4% | 3% | ** | ** | ** | 0% | 4% | 7% | 4% | 1% | 19% | 2% | 6% | 1% | 4% | 5% | 3% | 5% | 3% |
| 2 | 2% | 3% | 1% | 0% | 4% | 1% | 3% | 2% | 2% | 2% | ** | ** | ** | 0% | 2% | 1% | 1% | 4% | 4% | 2% | 2% | 3% | 0% | 3% | 1% | 3% | 2% |
| 3 | 3% | 5% | 1% | 4% | 2% | 3% | 3% | 3% | 3% | 3% | ** | ** | ** | 5% | 3% | 5% | 2% | 3% | 13% | 2% | 4% | 3% | 2% | 4% | 1% | 4% | 1% |
| 4 | 2% | 3% | 2% | 1% | 4% | 1% | 3% | 3% | 2% | 3% | ** | ** | ** | 0% | 3% | 2% | 1% | 4% | 1% | 3% | 5% | 1% | 0% | 5% | 0% | 4% | 0% |
| 5 | 14% | 14% | 13% | 12% | 14% | 14% | 14% | 13% | 14% | 12% | ** | ** | ** | 6% | 15% | 14% | 11% | 15% | 17% | 13% | 18% | 10% | 12% | 18% | 10% | 19% | 10% |
| 6 | 7% | 9% | 5% | 7% | 6% | 7% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 7% | ** | ** | ** | 10% | 6% | 11% | 2% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 11% | 7% | 1% | 10% | 4% | 9% | 4% |
| 7 | 10% | 8% | 12% | 10% | 9% | 12% | 6% | 9% | 10% | 10% | ** | ** | ** | 11% | 9% | 8% | 10% | 11% | 0% | 10% | 7% | 10% | 11% | 7% | 11% | 6% | 13% |
| 8 | 14% | 12% | 15% | 18% | 7% | 15% | 18% | 12% | 16% | 14% | ** | ** | ** | 18% | 13% | 16% | 14% | 11% | 11% | 14% | 14% | 16% | 11% | 14% | 15% | 15% | 15% |
| 9 | 21% | 21% | 22% | 17% | 30% | 15% | 19% | 24% | 17% | 21% | ** | ** | ** | 11% | 23% | 19% | 24% | 21% | 10% | 23% | 16% | 24% | 27% | 15% | 27% | 17% | 25% |
| 10 | 24% | 22% | 26% | 24% | 23% | 26% | 25% | 23% | 26% | 26% | ** | ** | ** | 39% | 22% | 17% | 32% | 21% | 19% | 25% | 17% | 25% | 30% | 19% | 28% | 18% | 27% |
| Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 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 Likely To Watch a Debate | 100% | 52% | 48% | 24% | 32% | 26% | 18% | 56% | 44% | 90% | 1% | 4% | 5% | 12% | 88% | 29% | 32% | 35% | 10% | 85% | 37% | 36% | 22% | 49% | 41% | 44% | 42% |
| Averages | 7.4 | 7.2 | 7.7 | 7.4 | 7.5 | 7.4 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.4 | 7.5 | 8.4 | 5.6 | 6.8 | 8.1 | 7.3 | 7.0 | 7.9 | 7.3 | 5.6 | 7.7 | 6.7 | 7.7 | 8.0 | 6.8 | 8.0 | 6.8 | 7.9 |
| 10 | Same sex marriage. Where 10 means most important, and 1 means least important, how important is this issue in a debate? |
| 508 Registered Voters Likely To Watch a Debate | All | Gender | Age | <50 / 50+ | Race | Cell Phone / Lan | Party Affiliation | Tea Party Member | Ideology | Vote For Governo | 2008 Vote | ||||||||||||||||
| Margin of Sampling Error: ± 4.4% | Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-49 | 50-64 | 65+ | 18-49 | 50+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Other | Cell Pho | Landline | Republic | Democrat | Independ | Yes | No | Conserva | Moderate | Liberal | McKenna | Inslee ( | Rossi | Gregoire | |
| 1 | 32% | 38% | 25% | 28% | 28% | 35% | 39% | 28% | 37% | 31% | ** | ** | ** | 9% | 35% | 36% | 22% | 36% | 51% | 30% | 45% | 24% | 20% | 42% | 22% | 43% | 20% |
| 2 | 9% | 12% | 6% | 12% | 13% | 6% | 5% | 12% | 6% | 10% | ** | ** | ** | 5% | 10% | 6% | 10% | 12% | 7% | 10% | 9% | 12% | 5% | 9% | 9% | 8% | 11% |
| 3 | 4% | 4% | 5% | 4% | 4% | 4% | 6% | 4% | 5% | 4% | ** | ** | ** | 3% | 4% | 3% | 4% | 5% | 3% | 5% | 1% | 7% | 4% | 3% | 6% | 4% | 5% |
| 4 | 4% | 5% | 2% | 6% | 3% | 3% | 3% | 4% | 3% | 4% | ** | ** | ** | 12% | 3% | 4% | 2% | 5% | 7% | 3% | 3% | 5% | 3% | 4% | 2% | 4% | 3% |
| 5 | 9% | 7% | 10% | 6% | 7% | 10% | 13% | 7% | 11% | 9% | ** | ** | ** | 9% | 9% | 4% | 14% | 8% | 5% | 9% | 4% | 13% | 10% | 5% | 13% | 4% | 13% |
| 6 | 7% | 7% | 6% | 11% | 6% | 7% | 2% | 8% | 5% | 7% | ** | ** | ** | 14% | 6% | 5% | 6% | 8% | 3% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 7% | 5% | 7% | 3% | 9% |
| 7 | 5% | 5% | 6% | 6% | 9% | 2% | 2% | 8% | 2% | 6% | ** | ** | ** | 5% | 5% | 5% | 5% | 6% | 0% | 6% | 4% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 6% | 4% | 6% |
| 8 | 9% | 6% | 11% | 9% | 8% | 11% | 7% | 8% | 9% | 8% | ** | ** | ** | 13% | 8% | 11% | 8% | 8% | 10% | 9% | 8% | 10% | 9% | 8% | 9% | 9% | 10% |
| 9 | 11% | 6% | 15% | 9% | 14% | 9% | 9% | 12% | 9% | 10% | ** | ** | ** | 14% | 10% | 12% | 12% | 6% | 3% | 11% | 8% | 9% | 16% | 9% | 14% | 12% | 11% |
| 10 | 11% | 9% | 13% | 10% | 8% | 14% | 13% | 9% | 13% | 12% | ** | ** | ** | 17% | 10% | 12% | 16% | 7% | 11% | 11% | 10% | 7% | 19% | 9% | 13% | 10% | 11% |
| Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 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 Likely To Watch a Debate | 100% | 52% | 48% | 24% | 32% | 26% | 18% | 56% | 44% | 90% | 1% | 4% | 5% | 12% | 88% | 29% | 32% | 35% | 10% | 85% | 37% | 36% | 22% | 49% | 41% | 44% | 42% |
| Averages | 4.7 | 4.0 | 5.4 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 4.3 | 5.1 | 4.8 | 6.4 | 4.5 | 4.8 | 5.4 | 4.1 | 3.7 | 4.8 | 4.1 | 4.7 | 6.0 | 4.2 | 5.4 | 4.3 | 5.3 |
| 11 | The Columbia River Crossing. Where 10 means most important, and 1 means least important, how important is this issue in a debate? |
| 508 Registered Voters Likely To Watch a Debate | All | Gender | Age | <50 / 50+ | Race | Cell Phone / Lan | Party Affiliation | Tea Party Member | Ideology | Vote For Governo | 2008 Vote | ||||||||||||||||
| Margin of Sampling Error: ± 4.4% | Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-49 | 50-64 | 65+ | 18-49 | 50+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Other | Cell Pho | Landline | Republic | Democrat | Independ | Yes | No | Conserva | Moderate | Liberal | McKenna | Inslee ( | Rossi | Gregoire | |
| 1 | 8% | 10% | 6% | 12% | 8% | 5% | 6% | 9% | 6% | 7% | ** | ** | ** | 3% | 8% | 9% | 8% | 6% | 17% | 7% | 11% | 3% | 7% | 11% | 5% | 12% | 4% |
| 2 | 5% | 6% | 4% | 6% | 5% | 4% | 5% | 5% | 5% | 5% | ** | ** | ** | 3% | 5% | 5% | 2% | 5% | 4% | 5% | 6% | 5% | 3% | 6% | 3% | 5% | 5% |
| 3 | 5% | 5% | 5% | 7% | 4% | 5% | 7% | 5% | 5% | 6% | ** | ** | ** | 11% | 5% | 5% | 7% | 4% | 7% | 5% | 4% | 7% | 5% | 4% | 6% | 4% | 6% |
| 4 | 5% | 4% | 6% | 4% | 5% | 7% | 4% | 5% | 6% | 6% | ** | ** | ** | 3% | 6% | 3% | 5% | 8% | 3% | 5% | 6% | 5% | 6% | 6% | 4% | 6% | 5% |
| 5 | 15% | 18% | 11% | 15% | 11% | 18% | 17% | 13% | 18% | 14% | ** | ** | ** | 12% | 15% | 16% | 18% | 12% | 24% | 13% | 14% | 15% | 13% | 13% | 18% | 14% | 14% |
| 6 | 11% | 11% | 11% | 10% | 19% | 3% | 8% | 15% | 5% | 11% | ** | ** | ** | 13% | 10% | 6% | 11% | 14% | 1% | 12% | 11% | 9% | 14% | 12% | 9% | 12% | 9% |
| 7 | 11% | 7% | 15% | 9% | 14% | 11% | 7% | 12% | 9% | 11% | ** | ** | ** | 14% | 10% | 10% | 9% | 12% | 6% | 11% | 8% | 13% | 13% | 10% | 12% | 11% | 12% |
| 8 | 13% | 11% | 14% | 6% | 15% | 15% | 13% | 11% | 14% | 12% | ** | ** | ** | 4% | 14% | 14% | 15% | 8% | 8% | 13% | 14% | 15% | 9% | 12% | 14% | 13% | 13% |
| 9 | 13% | 15% | 11% | 20% | 8% | 14% | 12% | 13% | 13% | 12% | ** | ** | ** | 14% | 13% | 12% | 8% | 19% | 14% | 13% | 14% | 16% | 9% | 13% | 13% | 12% | 15% |
| 10 | 15% | 13% | 17% | 12% | 13% | 17% | 20% | 12% | 18% | 15% | ** | ** | ** | 24% | 14% | 18% | 18% | 11% | 14% | 16% | 13% | 13% | 20% | 15% | 16% | 12% | 18% |
| Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 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 Likely To Watch a Debate | 100% | 52% | 48% | 24% | 32% | 26% | 18% | 56% | 44% | 90% | 1% | 4% | 5% | 12% | 88% | 29% | 32% | 35% | 10% | 85% | 37% | 36% | 22% | 49% | 41% | 44% | 42% |
| Averages | 6.4 | 6.1 | 6.6 | 6.0 | 6.3 | 6.6 | 6.5 | 6.2 | 6.6 | 6.3 | 5.0 | 6.1 | 7.7 | 6.8 | 6.3 | 6.4 | 6.4 | 6.4 | 5.7 | 6.5 | 6.1 | 6.7 | 6.5 | 6.2 | 6.6 | 6.0 | 6.7 |