| Results of SurveyUSA News Poll #9988 |
 | Do you approve or disapprove of the job Arlen Specter is doing as United States Senator? |
| 600 Adults | All | Gender | Age | Race | Party Affiliation | Ideology | Education | Attend Church | Abortion | Region | |||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | Western | Northeas | Southeas | The T | |
| Approve | 51% | 53% | 49% | 49% | 50% | 54% | 52% | 49% | ** | ** | 47% | 52% | 55% | 37% | 59% | 52% | 46% | 46% | 52% | 55% | 54% | 55% | 44% | 45% | 56% | 52% | 47% | 56% | 47% |
| Disapprove | 43% | 42% | 44% | 45% | 43% | 42% | 43% | 46% | ** | ** | 47% | 42% | 39% | 56% | 35% | 46% | 49% | 50% | 41% | 37% | 41% | 39% | 48% | 48% | 39% | 46% | 50% | 37% | 44% |
| Not Sure | 6% | 5% | 7% | 6% | 7% | 5% | 5% | 5% | ** | ** | 6% | 6% | 6% | 7% | 6% | 2% | 4% | 4% | 7% | 8% | 5% | 5% | 7% | 7% | 5% | 3% | 3% | 6% | 9% |
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| Composition of Adults | 100% | 47% | 53% | 28% | 39% | 33% | 86% | 9% | 3% | 3% | 38% | 45% | 13% | 26% | 44% | 17% | 21% | 22% | 29% | 29% | 21% | 38% | 41% | 43% | 52% | 26% | 12% | 30% | 32% |
 | Do you approve or disapprove of the job Rick Santorum is doing as United States Senator? |
| 600 Adults | All | Gender | Age | Race | Party Affiliation | Ideology | Education | Attend Church | Abortion | Region | |||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | Western | Northeas | Southeas | The T | |
| Approve | 48% | 48% | 48% | 57% | 42% | 48% | 49% | 42% | ** | ** | 66% | 34% | 52% | 74% | 39% | 34% | 53% | 48% | 42% | 54% | 41% | 47% | 55% | 66% | 36% | 51% | 51% | 41% | 51% |
| Disapprove | 45% | 47% | 43% | 34% | 50% | 49% | 45% | 51% | ** | ** | 29% | 58% | 43% | 20% | 54% | 61% | 43% | 48% | 47% | 39% | 55% | 43% | 39% | 27% | 58% | 47% | 42% | 48% | 42% |
| Not Sure | 7% | 5% | 9% | 9% | 8% | 3% | 6% | 7% | ** | ** | 5% | 8% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 4% | 3% | 11% | 7% | 5% | 9% | 6% | 7% | 6% | 2% | 7% | 11% | 7% |
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| Composition of Adults | 100% | 47% | 53% | 28% | 39% | 33% | 86% | 9% | 3% | 3% | 38% | 45% | 13% | 26% | 44% | 17% | 21% | 22% | 29% | 29% | 21% | 38% | 41% | 43% | 52% | 26% | 12% | 30% | 32% |