| Results of SurveyUSA Election Poll #12871 |
| 2008 U.S. Senate Election in Maine |
| Republican Incumbent Collins Defeats Allen: In an election for United States Senate in Maine today, 11/05/07, one year to the vote, incumbent Republican Susan Collins holds off a challenge from Democrat Tom Allen, according to this SurveyUSA poll conducted exclusively for Roll Call, the newspaper of Capitol Hill. Collins defeats Allen by 17 points, 55% to 38% today. Collins holds 85% of the Republican base, woos 25% of the Democrats, and captures 51% of Independents. Collins runs as strong among men as women. She leads in every age group. Collins is ahead by 13 points in Southern Maine, the 1st Congressional District. She is ahead by 21 points in Northern Maine, the 2nd Congressional District. |
| Both Collins and Allen Well-Known and Liked: Collins is viewed favorably by 48% of Maine voters, viewed unfavorably by 25%, a Net Plus 23 rating. Allen is viewed favorably by 34% of Maine voters, viewed unfavorably by 29%, a Net Plus 5 rating. By comparison, in Maine, Nancy Pelosi is at Minus 14; Harry Reid is at Minus 12; Mitch McConnell is at Minus 12 and John Boehner is at Minus 8. President Bush's Job Approval is 28% in Maine. 15% in Maine approve of the job Congress is doing. |
| Congress Should Focus on Iraq Ahead of All Other Issues: Asked which one of eight issues Congress should focus on ahead of all others, 25% of Maine voters pick Iraq. Among Iraq-minded Mainers: Allen leads by 9 points. |
| Filtering: 750 Maine adults were interviewed by SurveyUSA 10/26/07 through 10/29/07. Of them, 679 were registered to vote and included in this survey. |
| 1 | Is your opinion of Susan Collins ... favorable? Unfavorable? Neutral? Or, are you unfamiliar with Susan Collins? |
| 679 Registered Voters | All | Gender | Party Affiliation | Ideology | Age | <50 / 50+ | Opinion Of Susan Collins | Opinion Of Tom Allen | Bush Job Approva | Congress Job App | Impression Of Pelosi | Impression Of Reid | Impression Of Mcconnell | Impression Of Boehner | Top Issue For Congress | Region | Collins-Allen | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Margin of Sampling Error: ± 3.8% | Male | Female | Republic | Democrat | Independ | Conserva | Moderate | Liberal | 18-34 | 35-49 | 50-64 | 65+ | 18-49 | 50+ | Favorabl | Unfavora | Neutral | Favorabl | Unfavora | Neutral | Approve | Disappro | Approve | Disappro | Favorabl | Unfavora | Neutral | Favorabl | Unfavora | Neutral | Favorabl | Unfavora | Neutral | Favorabl | Unfavora | Neutral | Economy | Environm | Health C | Iraq | Terroris | Social S | Educatio | Immigrat | South | North | Collins | Allen (D | |
| Favorable | 48% | 46% | 49% | 58% | 38% | 48% | 50% | 53% | 37% | 46% | 46% | 48% | 53% | 46% | 50% | 100% | 0% | 0% | 41% | 57% | 48% | 55% | 43% | 57% | 47% | 42% | 54% | 43% | 34% | 52% | 47% | 56% | 23% | 58% | 57% | 22% | 56% | 53% | 44% | 42% | 45% | 53% | 48% | ** | 60% | 52% | 43% | 71% | 20% |
| Unfavorable | 25% | 26% | 24% | 19% | 34% | 23% | 22% | 26% | 35% | 21% | 27% | 30% | 21% | 24% | 26% | 0% | 100% | 0% | 35% | 27% | 15% | 21% | 29% | 25% | 26% | 34% | 26% | 26% | 38% | 30% | 24% | 22% | 51% | 17% | 23% | 52% | 20% | 22% | 30% | 27% | 29% | 18% | 39% | ** | 18% | 25% | 25% | 9% | 47% |
| Neutral | 25% | 27% | 23% | 22% | 27% | 25% | 26% | 21% | 25% | 23% | 28% | 22% | 26% | 26% | 24% | 0% | 0% | 100% | 23% | 15% | 36% | 23% | 25% | 18% | 23% | 23% | 20% | 30% | 26% | 18% | 29% | 21% | 25% | 24% | 20% | 24% | 23% | 25% | 18% | 27% | 25% | 28% | 13% | ** | 22% | 22% | 28% | 19% | 31% |
| Unfamiliar | 2% | 1% | 4% | 1% | 1% | 4% | 2% | 1% | 3% | 9% | 0% | 1% | 0% | 4% | 1% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 1% | 0% | 1% | 0% | 3% | 0% | 3% | 2% | 0% | 1% | 2% | 0% | 0% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 0% | 2% | 1% | 0% | 8% | 4% | 1% | 0% | 0% | ** | 0% | 1% | 4% | 1% | 1% |
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| Composition of Registered Voters | 100% | 48% | 52% | 34% | 33% | 30% | 30% | 36% | 20% | 23% | 32% | 24% | 20% | 55% | 45% | 48% | 25% | 25% | 34% | 29% | 26% | 28% | 65% | 15% | 70% | 23% | 37% | 26% | 18% | 30% | 28% | 14% | 26% | 32% | 14% | 22% | 31% | 15% | 9% | 17% | 25% | 11% | 6% | 5% | 10% | 52% | 48% | 55% | 38% |
| 2 | Is your opinion of Tom Allen ... favorable? Unfavorable? Neutral? Or, are you unfamiliar with Tom Allen? |
| 679 Registered Voters | All | Gender | Party Affiliation | Ideology | Age | <50 / 50+ | Opinion Of Susan Collins | Opinion Of Tom Allen | Bush Job Approva | Congress Job App | Impression Of Pelosi | Impression Of Reid | Impression Of Mcconnell | Impression Of Boehner | Top Issue For Congress | Region | Collins-Allen | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Margin of Sampling Error: ± 3.8% | Male | Female | Republic | Democrat | Independ | Conserva | Moderate | Liberal | 18-34 | 35-49 | 50-64 | 65+ | 18-49 | 50+ | Favorabl | Unfavora | Neutral | Favorabl | Unfavora | Neutral | Approve | Disappro | Approve | Disappro | Favorabl | Unfavora | Neutral | Favorabl | Unfavora | Neutral | Favorabl | Unfavora | Neutral | Favorabl | Unfavora | Neutral | Economy | Environm | Health C | Iraq | Terroris | Social S | Educatio | Immigrat | South | North | Collins | Allen (D | |
| Favorable | 34% | 30% | 38% | 19% | 57% | 29% | 20% | 38% | 57% | 30% | 30% | 40% | 37% | 30% | 39% | 29% | 48% | 32% | 100% | 0% | 0% | 10% | 46% | 50% | 30% | 59% | 14% | 45% | 66% | 13% | 39% | 15% | 57% | 23% | 15% | 58% | 27% | 25% | 62% | 48% | 44% | 9% | 21% | ** | 14% | 42% | 25% | 15% | 65% |
| Unfavorable | 29% | 36% | 22% | 45% | 15% | 26% | 50% | 24% | 11% | 25% | 33% | 30% | 25% | 30% | 28% | 34% | 31% | 18% | 0% | 100% | 0% | 61% | 15% | 13% | 36% | 10% | 61% | 10% | 8% | 67% | 15% | 70% | 18% | 32% | 64% | 21% | 32% | 42% | 12% | 9% | 17% | 53% | 44% | ** | 55% | 30% | 27% | 45% | 6% |
| Neutral | 26% | 25% | 27% | 25% | 19% | 33% | 20% | 31% | 19% | 27% | 25% | 22% | 30% | 26% | 26% | 26% | 15% | 37% | 0% | 0% | 100% | 18% | 29% | 24% | 23% | 23% | 20% | 33% | 19% | 15% | 37% | 14% | 20% | 33% | 16% | 17% | 32% | 26% | 14% | 32% | 30% | 26% | 19% | ** | 19% | 22% | 30% | 29% | 21% |
| Unfamiliar | 11% | 9% | 13% | 12% | 9% | 12% | 10% | 7% | 14% | 18% | 11% | 7% | 8% | 14% | 8% | 10% | 5% | 13% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 11% | 11% | 13% | 10% | 9% | 5% | 12% | 7% | 4% | 10% | 1% | 4% | 11% | 6% | 4% | 10% | 7% | 11% | 11% | 9% | 12% | 17% | ** | 12% | 5% | 18% | 11% | 8% |
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| Composition of Registered Voters | 100% | 48% | 52% | 34% | 33% | 30% | 30% | 36% | 20% | 23% | 32% | 24% | 20% | 55% | 45% | 48% | 25% | 25% | 34% | 29% | 26% | 28% | 65% | 15% | 70% | 23% | 37% | 26% | 18% | 30% | 28% | 14% | 26% | 32% | 14% | 22% | 31% | 15% | 9% | 17% | 25% | 11% | 6% | 5% | 10% | 52% | 48% | 55% | 38% |
| 3 | If there were an election for United States Senate today, and the only two candidates on the ballot were (names rotated) Republican Susan Collins and Democrat Tom Allen, who would you vote for? |
| 679 Registered Voters | All | Gender | Party Affiliation | Ideology | Age | <50 / 50+ | Opinion Of Susan Collins | Opinion Of Tom Allen | Bush Job Approva | Congress Job App | Impression Of Pelosi | Impression Of Reid | Impression Of Mcconnell | Impression Of Boehner | Top Issue For Congress | Region | Collins-Allen | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Margin of Sampling Error: ± 3.8% | Male | Female | Republic | Democrat | Independ | Conserva | Moderate | Liberal | 18-34 | 35-49 | 50-64 | 65+ | 18-49 | 50+ | Favorabl | Unfavora | Neutral | Favorabl | Unfavora | Neutral | Approve | Disappro | Approve | Disappro | Favorabl | Unfavora | Neutral | Favorabl | Unfavora | Neutral | Favorabl | Unfavora | Neutral | Favorabl | Unfavora | Neutral | Economy | Environm | Health C | Iraq | Terroris | Social S | Educatio | Immigrat | South | North | Collins | Allen (D | |
| Collins (R) | 55% | 56% | 53% | 85% | 25% | 51% | 82% | 51% | 28% | 58% | 58% | 49% | 52% | 58% | 50% | 81% | 20% | 42% | 25% | 85% | 61% | 88% | 37% | 51% | 56% | 26% | 77% | 45% | 17% | 79% | 50% | 82% | 21% | 70% | 81% | 22% | 65% | 61% | 38% | 39% | 43% | 79% | 67% | ** | 79% | 54% | 56% | 100% | 0% |
| Allen (D) | 38% | 37% | 39% | 9% | 69% | 38% | 12% | 43% | 63% | 34% | 35% | 42% | 42% | 35% | 42% | 16% | 71% | 48% | 72% | 8% | 30% | 6% | 55% | 46% | 35% | 70% | 16% | 47% | 78% | 14% | 45% | 13% | 74% | 24% | 13% | 75% | 29% | 34% | 52% | 55% | 52% | 12% | 26% | ** | 14% | 41% | 35% | 0% | 100% |
| Undecided | 8% | 7% | 9% | 6% | 6% | 10% | 7% | 6% | 10% | 8% | 7% | 9% | 6% | 8% | 8% | 3% | 9% | 10% | 3% | 6% | 9% | 6% | 8% | 4% | 9% | 4% | 7% | 8% | 5% | 7% | 6% | 5% | 5% | 6% | 6% | 2% | 6% | 5% | 10% | 6% | 5% | 10% | 8% | ** | 7% | 6% | 10% | 0% | 0% |
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| Composition of Registered Voters | 100% | 48% | 52% | 34% | 33% | 30% | 30% | 36% | 20% | 23% | 32% | 24% | 20% | 55% | 45% | 48% | 25% | 25% | 34% | 29% | 26% | 28% | 65% | 15% | 70% | 23% | 37% | 26% | 18% | 30% | 28% | 14% | 26% | 32% | 14% | 22% | 31% | 15% | 9% | 17% | 25% | 11% | 6% | 5% | 10% | 52% | 48% | 55% | 38% |
| 4 | Do you approve or disapprove of the job George W. Bush is doing as President? |
| 671 Registered Voters | All | Gender | Party Affiliation | Ideology | Age | <50 / 50+ | Opinion Of Susan Collins | Opinion Of Tom Allen | Bush Job Approva | Congress Job App | Impression Of Pelosi | Impression Of Reid | Impression Of Mcconnell | Impression Of Boehner | Top Issue For Congress | Region | Collins-Allen | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Margin of Sampling Error: ± 3.7% | Male | Female | Republic | Democrat | Independ | Conserva | Moderate | Liberal | 18-34 | 35-49 | 50-64 | 65+ | 18-49 | 50+ | Favorabl | Unfavora | Neutral | Favorabl | Unfavora | Neutral | Approve | Disappro | Approve | Disappro | Favorabl | Unfavora | Neutral | Favorabl | Unfavora | Neutral | Favorabl | Unfavora | Neutral | Favorabl | Unfavora | Neutral | Economy | Environm | Health C | Iraq | Terroris | Social S | Educatio | Immigrat | South | North | Collins | Allen (D | |
| Approve | 28% | 33% | 23% | 57% | 7% | 18% | 58% | 17% | 5% | 24% | 35% | 23% | 25% | 31% | 24% | 32% | 24% | 26% | 8% | 59% | 19% | 100% | 0% | 24% | 32% | 2% | 58% | 13% | 4% | 63% | 16% | 72% | 8% | 32% | 71% | 8% | 32% | 37% | 6% | 12% | 8% | 68% | 42% | ** | 59% | 27% | 28% | 45% | 4% |
| Disapprove | 65% | 61% | 68% | 30% | 91% | 73% | 29% | 74% | 94% | 65% | 59% | 71% | 65% | 62% | 68% | 58% | 74% | 67% | 86% | 33% | 72% | 0% | 100% | 74% | 63% | 96% | 34% | 76% | 93% | 29% | 74% | 22% | 90% | 54% | 20% | 91% | 57% | 56% | 81% | 80% | 88% | 20% | 54% | ** | 34% | 65% | 64% | 44% | 94% |
| Not Sure | 8% | 6% | 9% | 13% | 2% | 9% | 12% | 9% | 0% | 10% | 6% | 5% | 10% | 8% | 7% | 10% | 2% | 7% | 6% | 8% | 9% | 0% | 0% | 2% | 6% | 2% | 8% | 11% | 3% | 8% | 10% | 6% | 2% | 14% | 9% | 1% | 11% | 7% | 13% | 8% | 4% | 12% | 4% | ** | 7% | 7% | 8% | 11% | 2% |
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| Composition of Registered Voters | 100% | 48% | 52% | 34% | 34% | 30% | 30% | 36% | 20% | 23% | 32% | 24% | 21% | 55% | 45% | 48% | 25% | 24% | 34% | 29% | 26% | 28% | 65% | 15% | 70% | 23% | 37% | 26% | 18% | 30% | 28% | 14% | 26% | 32% | 14% | 22% | 31% | 15% | 9% | 17% | 25% | 11% | 6% | 5% | 10% | 53% | 47% | 54% | 38% |
| 5 | Do you approve? Or disapprove? Of the job the United States Congress is doing? |
| 668 Registered Voters | All | Gender | Party Affiliation | Ideology | Age | <50 / 50+ | Opinion Of Susan Collins | Opinion Of Tom Allen | Bush Job Approva | Congress Job App | Impression Of Pelosi | Impression Of Reid | Impression Of Mcconnell | Impression Of Boehner | Top Issue For Congress | Region | Collins-Allen | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Margin of Sampling Error: ± 3.6% | Male | Female | Republic | Democrat | Independ | Conserva | Moderate | Liberal | 18-34 | 35-49 | 50-64 | 65+ | 18-49 | 50+ | Favorabl | Unfavora | Neutral | Favorabl | Unfavora | Neutral | Approve | Disappro | Approve | Disappro | Favorabl | Unfavora | Neutral | Favorabl | Unfavora | Neutral | Favorabl | Unfavora | Neutral | Favorabl | Unfavora | Neutral | Economy | Environm | Health C | Iraq | Terroris | Social S | Educatio | Immigrat | South | North | Collins | Allen (D | |
| Approve | 15% | 13% | 17% | 13% | 22% | 9% | 12% | 15% | 19% | 20% | 15% | 13% | 11% | 17% | 12% | 18% | 15% | 11% | 22% | 7% | 14% | 13% | 17% | 100% | 0% | 33% | 5% | 11% | 29% | 3% | 16% | 8% | 20% | 11% | 12% | 20% | 12% | 13% | 23% | 17% | 17% | 8% | 18% | ** | 4% | 16% | 14% | 14% | 18% |
| Disapprove | 70% | 74% | 65% | 75% | 61% | 74% | 74% | 68% | 67% | 63% | 71% | 73% | 70% | 68% | 72% | 69% | 73% | 68% | 60% | 89% | 63% | 80% | 67% | 0% | 100% | 48% | 91% | 67% | 56% | 92% | 63% | 88% | 71% | 67% | 80% | 70% | 69% | 71% | 57% | 63% | 66% | 75% | 73% | ** | 91% | 70% | 69% | 72% | 65% |
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| 6 | Democrat Nancy Pelosi is Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives. Is your impression of Nancy Pelosi .... Favorable? Unfavorable? Neutral? Or do you have no impression? |
| 653 Registered Voters | All | Gender | Party Affiliation | Ideology | Age | <50 / 50+ | Opinion Of Susan Collins | Opinion Of Tom Allen | Bush Job Approva | Congress Job App | Impression Of Pelosi | Impression Of Reid | Impression Of Mcconnell | Impression Of Boehner | Top Issue For Congress | Region | Collins-Allen | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Margin of Sampling Error: ± 3.9% | Male | Female | Republic | Democrat | Independ | Conserva | Moderate | Liberal | 18-34 | 35-49 | 50-64 | 65+ | 18-49 | 50+ | Favorabl | Unfavora | Neutral | Favorabl | Unfavora | Neutral | Approve | Disappro | Approve | Disappro | Favorabl | Unfavora | Neutral | Favorabl | Unfavora | Neutral | Favorabl | Unfavora | Neutral | Favorabl | Unfavora | Neutral | Economy | Environm | Health C | Iraq | Terroris | Social S | Educatio | Immigrat | South | North | Collins | Allen (D | |
| Favorable | 23% | 22% | 24% | 5% | 46% | 20% | 7% | 22% | 45% | 17% | 22% | 29% | 27% | 20% | 28% | 20% | 31% | 22% | 40% | 8% | 20% | 2% | 35% | 53% | 16% | 100% | 0% | 0% | 72% | 1% | 25% | 6% | 43% | 19% | 10% | 48% | 20% | 13% | 42% | 36% | 34% | 4% | 11% | ** | 2% | 24% | 23% | 11% | 43% |
| Unfavorable | 37% | 45% | 30% | 61% | 16% | 34% | 66% | 32% | 16% | 33% | 41% | 34% | 39% | 38% | 36% | 42% | 37% | 31% | 15% | 78% | 29% | 78% | 19% | 12% | 48% | 0% | 100% | 0% | 10% | 90% | 20% | 82% | 26% | 45% | 77% | 27% | 42% | 45% | 22% | 14% | 22% | 76% | 45% | ** | 84% | 38% | 35% | 53% | 16% |
| Neutral | 26% | 23% | 28% | 20% | 29% | 30% | 14% | 34% | 27% | 25% | 23% | 28% | 28% | 24% | 28% | 23% | 26% | 32% | 33% | 9% | 33% | 12% | 30% | 20% | 25% | 0% | 0% | 100% | 16% | 7% | 50% | 10% | 29% | 29% | 9% | 25% | 32% | 24% | 29% | 35% | 28% | 14% | 25% | ** | 8% | 26% | 25% | 21% | 31% |
| No Impression | 14% | 9% | 18% | 13% | 9% | 16% | 13% | 12% | 12% | 25% | 15% | 9% | 7% | 19% | 8% | 15% | 5% | 15% | 11% | 5% | 18% | 9% | 16% | 14% | 11% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 2% | 2% | 5% | 2% | 2% | 7% | 4% | 1% | 6% | 18% | 7% | 15% | 16% | 5% | 18% | ** | 6% | 11% | 17% | 14% | 10% |
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| Composition of Registered Voters | 100% | 47% | 53% | 34% | 34% | 30% | 30% | 36% | 21% | 22% | 32% | 24% | 21% | 54% | 46% | 48% | 26% | 24% | 34% | 29% | 26% | 28% | 65% | 14% | 70% | 23% | 37% | 26% | 18% | 30% | 28% | 14% | 26% | 32% | 14% | 22% | 31% | 15% | 9% | 17% | 25% | 11% | 6% | 5% | 10% | 53% | 47% | 54% | 38% |
| 7 | Democrat Harry Reid is Majority Leader of the United States Senate. If your impression of Harry Reid is ... |
| 642 Registered Voters | All | Gender | Party Affiliation | Ideology | Age | <50 / 50+ | Opinion Of Susan Collins | Opinion Of Tom Allen | Bush Job Approva | Congress Job App | Impression Of Pelosi | Impression Of Reid | Impression Of Mcconnell | Impression Of Boehner | Top Issue For Congress | Region | Collins-Allen | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Margin of Sampling Error: ± 3.9% | Male | Female | Republic | Democrat | Independ | Conserva | Moderate | Liberal | 18-34 | 35-49 | 50-64 | 65+ | 18-49 | 50+ | Favorabl | Unfavora | Neutral | Favorabl | Unfavora | Neutral | Approve | Disappro | Approve | Disappro | Favorabl | Unfavora | Neutral | Favorabl | Unfavora | Neutral | Favorabl | Unfavora | Neutral | Favorabl | Unfavora | Neutral | Economy | Environm | Health C | Iraq | Terroris | Social S | Educatio | Immigrat | South | North | Collins | Allen (D | |
| Favorable | 18% | 18% | 18% | 5% | 37% | 12% | 5% | 17% | 38% | 13% | 14% | 22% | 24% | 14% | 23% | 12% | 26% | 19% | 34% | 5% | 13% | 2% | 26% | 36% | 14% | 55% | 5% | 11% | 100% | 0% | 0% | 10% | 42% | 11% | 8% | 45% | 13% | 15% | 21% | 26% | 27% | 4% | 4% | ** | 5% | 17% | 19% | 6% | 36% |
| Unfavorable | 30% | 38% | 23% | 53% | 9% | 30% | 58% | 25% | 10% | 29% | 34% | 28% | 28% | 32% | 28% | 33% | 35% | 23% | 12% | 70% | 18% | 67% | 14% | 6% | 40% | 2% | 73% | 8% | 0% | 100% | 0% | 79% | 24% | 31% | 74% | 25% | 29% | 39% | 14% | 9% | 13% | 67% | 45% | ** | 71% | 31% | 29% | 44% | 11% |
| Neutral | 28% | 27% | 28% | 20% | 34% | 30% | 17% | 34% | 28% | 23% | 29% | 28% | 30% | 26% | 29% | 27% | 26% | 33% | 31% | 14% | 39% | 16% | 32% | 30% | 25% | 30% | 15% | 54% | 0% | 0% | 100% | 6% | 28% | 46% | 10% | 25% | 47% | 23% | 40% | 31% | 34% | 17% | 25% | ** | 12% | 28% | 26% | 25% | 32% |
| No Impression | 22% | 15% | 28% | 20% | 19% | 26% | 18% | 22% | 21% | 32% | 21% | 19% | 17% | 25% | 18% | 25% | 12% | 23% | 21% | 11% | 28% | 13% | 26% | 23% | 20% | 10% | 7% | 25% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 5% | 5% | 11% | 6% | 4% | 11% | 21% | 24% | 28% | 24% | 12% | 23% | ** | 7% | 22% | 22% | 24% | 18% |
| Not Sure | 3% | 2% | 3% | 2% | 2% | 3% | 2% | 3% | 3% | 4% | 1% | 3% | 2% | 3% | 2% | 3% | 1% | 2% | 1% | 1% | 3% | 1% | 3% | 4% | 1% | 4% | 1% | 2% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 1% | 0% | 2% | 1% | 6% | 2% | 0% | 3% | ** | 5% | 2% | 3% | 2% | 3% |
| 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% | 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% | 48% | 52% | 34% | 33% | 30% | 30% | 36% | 21% | 22% | 32% | 25% | 21% | 54% | 46% | 48% | 26% | 24% | 34% | 29% | 26% | 28% | 64% | 14% | 70% | 23% | 38% | 25% | 18% | 30% | 28% | 14% | 26% | 32% | 14% | 22% | 31% | 15% | 9% | 17% | 25% | 11% | 6% | 5% | 10% | 53% | 47% | 55% | 38% |
| 8 | Republican Mitch McConnell is the Minority Leader of the United States Senate. If your impression of McConnell is ... |
| 634 Registered Voters | All | Gender | Party Affiliation | Ideology | Age | <50 / 50+ | Opinion Of Susan Collins | Opinion Of Tom Allen | Bush Job Approva | Congress Job App | Impression Of Pelosi | Impression Of Reid | Impression Of Mcconnell | Impression Of Boehner | Top Issue For Congress | Region | Collins-Allen | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Margin of Sampling Error: ± 4% | Male | Female | Republic | Democrat | Independ | Conserva | Moderate | Liberal | 18-34 | 35-49 | 50-64 | 65+ | 18-49 | 50+ | Favorabl | Unfavora | Neutral | Favorabl | Unfavora | Neutral | Approve | Disappro | Approve | Disappro | Favorabl | Unfavora | Neutral | Favorabl | Unfavora | Neutral | Favorabl | Unfavora | Neutral | Favorabl | Unfavora | Neutral | Economy | Environm | Health C | Iraq | Terroris | Social S | Educatio | Immigrat | South | North | Collins | Allen (D | |
| Favorable | 14% | 20% | 8% | 30% | 5% | 6% | 30% | 9% | 2% | 13% | 15% | 13% | 13% | 14% | 13% | 16% | 12% | 12% | 6% | 33% | 7% | 35% | 5% | 8% | 17% | 4% | 29% | 5% | 8% | 35% | 3% | 100% | 0% | 0% | 68% | 4% | 7% | 19% | 5% | 7% | 4% | 25% | 25% | ** | 33% | 13% | 15% | 20% | 5% |
| Unfavorable | 26% | 33% | 20% | 8% | 39% | 33% | 11% | 31% | 45% | 22% | 26% | 29% | 27% | 24% | 28% | 13% | 52% | 26% | 44% | 16% | 20% | 8% | 37% | 36% | 26% | 49% | 18% | 30% | 61% | 21% | 27% | 0% | 100% | 0% | 7% | 86% | 12% | 19% | 29% | 33% | 39% | 12% | 15% | ** | 12% | 27% | 25% | 10% | 51% |
| Neutral | 32% | 30% | 34% | 36% | 28% | 31% | 35% | 34% | 26% | 33% | 29% | 33% | 34% | 31% | 33% | 39% | 21% | 32% | 22% | 35% | 41% | 36% | 27% | 26% | 30% | 26% | 37% | 37% | 19% | 32% | 54% | 0% | 0% | 100% | 18% | 7% | 77% | 32% | 42% | 25% | 29% | 44% | 30% | ** | 36% | 32% | 32% | 41% | 20% |
| No Impression | 26% | 15% | 36% | 24% | 25% | 29% | 22% | 25% | 27% | 27% | 28% | 23% | 26% | 28% | 24% | 31% | 12% | 28% | 26% | 14% | 28% | 19% | 29% | 26% | 24% | 18% | 14% | 26% | 10% | 10% | 16% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 3% | 2% | 4% | 23% | 24% | 31% | 27% | 16% | 30% | ** | 17% | 25% | 27% | 28% | 21% |
| Not Sure | 2% | 3% | 2% | 2% | 2% | 2% | 3% | 1% | 0% | 5% | 1% | 2% | 1% | 3% | 2% | 2% | 3% | 2% | 2% | 2% | 4% | 2% | 3% | 5% | 2% | 4% | 1% | 2% | 2% | 2% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 3% | 1% | 0% | 6% | 0% | 4% | 1% | 3% | 0% | ** | 2% | 3% | 1% | 1% | 3% |
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| Composition of Registered Voters | 100% | 48% | 52% | 34% | 34% | 30% | 30% | 36% | 21% | 22% | 32% | 24% | 21% | 54% | 46% | 48% | 26% | 24% | 34% | 29% | 26% | 28% | 64% | 14% | 70% | 23% | 38% | 25% | 18% | 31% | 27% | 14% | 26% | 32% | 14% | 22% | 31% | 15% | 9% | 17% | 25% | 11% | 6% | 5% | 10% | 53% | 47% | 55% | 38% |
| 9 | Republican John Boehner is Minority Leader of the U.S. House of Representatives. If your impression of Boehner is... |
| 623 Registered Voters | All | Gender | Party Affiliation | Ideology | Age | <50 / 50+ | Opinion Of Susan Collins | Opinion Of Tom Allen | Bush Job Approva | Congress Job App | Impression Of Pelosi | Impression Of Reid | Impression Of Mcconnell | Impression Of Boehner | Top Issue For Congress | Region | Collins-Allen | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Margin of Sampling Error: ± 4% | Male | Female | Republic | Democrat | Independ | Conserva | Moderate | Liberal | 18-34 | 35-49 | 50-64 | 65+ | 18-49 | 50+ | Favorabl | Unfavora | Neutral | Favorabl | Unfavora | Neutral | Approve | Disappro | Approve | Disappro | Favorabl | Unfavora | Neutral | Favorabl | Unfavora | Neutral | Favorabl | Unfavora | Neutral | Favorabl | Unfavora | Neutral | Economy | Environm | Health C | Iraq | Terroris | Social S | Educatio | Immigrat | South | North | Collins | Allen (D | |
| Favorable | 14% | 20% | 9% | 31% | 5% | 7% | 28% | 10% | 4% | 18% | 15% | 12% | 13% | 16% | 13% | 17% | 13% | 12% | 6% | 32% | 9% | 36% | 5% | 12% | 16% | 6% | 29% | 5% | 6% | 35% | 5% | 70% | 4% | 8% | 100% | 0% | 0% | 20% | 2% | 4% | 5% | 26% | 26% | ** | 35% | 14% | 15% | 21% | 5% |
| Unfavorable | 22% | 27% | 17% | 7% | 36% | 24% | 9% | 25% | 39% | 15% | 24% | 27% | 21% | 20% | 24% | 10% | 44% | 22% | 38% | 16% | 14% | 6% | 31% | 30% | 22% | 45% | 16% | 22% | 55% | 18% | 20% | 6% | 72% | 5% | 0% | 100% | 0% | 16% | 30% | 29% | 33% | 7% | 14% | ** | 10% | 23% | 21% | 9% | 43% |
| Neutral | 31% | 31% | 31% | 34% | 26% | 34% | 36% | 32% | 23% | 30% | 30% | 30% | 34% | 30% | 32% | 36% | 23% | 30% | 24% | 34% | 37% | 35% | 27% | 25% | 30% | 27% | 34% | 39% | 22% | 30% | 53% | 16% | 14% | 74% | 0% | 0% | 100% | 32% | 36% | 29% | 28% | 41% | 27% | ** | 29% | 32% | 30% | 37% | 23% |
| No Impression | 30% | 18% | 40% | 25% | 31% | 31% | 23% | 30% | 33% | 31% | 28% | 28% | 32% | 30% | 30% | 33% | 18% | 33% | 30% | 17% | 34% | 21% | 34% | 30% | 29% | 18% | 20% | 31% | 16% | 16% | 21% | 6% | 9% | 13% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 28% | 30% | 33% | 30% | 23% | 32% | ** | 24% | 28% | 32% | 31% | 25% |
| Not Sure | 3% | 4% | 2% | 3% | 2% | 3% | 3% | 2% | 1% | 6% | 3% | 2% | 0% | 4% | 2% | 3% | 2% | 3% | 2% | 2% | 5% | 1% | 3% | 3% | 2% | 3% | 1% | 2% | 1% | 1% | 0% | 1% | 1% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 5% | 1% | 5% | 3% | 3% | 0% | ** | 2% | 3% | 2% | 2% | 4% |
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| Composition of Registered Voters | 100% | 48% | 52% | 34% | 34% | 30% | 30% | 36% | 21% | 22% | 32% | 25% | 21% | 54% | 46% | 48% | 26% | 24% | 34% | 29% | 26% | 28% | 65% | 14% | 70% | 23% | 38% | 25% | 18% | 30% | 27% | 14% | 26% | 32% | 14% | 22% | 31% | 15% | 9% | 17% | 25% | 11% | 6% | 5% | 10% | 53% | 47% | 54% | 39% |
| 10 | Which one issue should Congress focus on ahead of all others? The economy? The environment? Health care? Iraq? Terrorism? Social Security? Education? Immigration? Or some other issue? |
| 618 Registered Voters | All | Gender | Party Affiliation | Ideology | Age | <50 / 50+ | Opinion Of Susan Collins | Opinion Of Tom Allen | Bush Job Approva | Congress Job App | Impression Of Pelosi | Impression Of Reid | Impression Of Mcconnell | Impression Of Boehner | Top Issue For Congress | Region | Collins-Allen | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Margin of Sampling Error: ± 4% | Male | Female | Republic | Democrat | Independ | Conserva | Moderate | Liberal | 18-34 | 35-49 | 50-64 | 65+ | 18-49 | 50+ | Favorabl | Unfavora | Neutral | Favorabl | Unfavora | Neutral | Approve | Disappro | Approve | Disappro | Favorabl | Unfavora | Neutral | Favorabl | Unfavora | Neutral | Favorabl | Unfavora | Neutral | Favorabl | Unfavora | Neutral | Economy | Environm | Health C | Iraq | Terroris | Social S | Educatio | Immigrat | South | North | Collins | Allen (D | |
| Economy | 15% | 16% | 13% | 20% | 12% | 12% | 17% | 17% | 8% | 17% | 21% | 10% | 10% | 19% | 10% | 16% | 12% | 15% | 11% | 21% | 15% | 20% | 13% | 14% | 15% | 8% | 18% | 14% | 12% | 19% | 13% | 21% | 11% | 15% | 21% | 10% | 15% | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | ** | 0% | 18% | 12% | 17% | 13% |
| Environment | 9% | 7% | 11% | 4% | 11% | 11% | 5% | 8% | 17% | 21% | 7% | 6% | 4% | 13% | 5% | 9% | 11% | 7% | 17% | 4% | 5% | 2% | 12% | 14% | 8% | 17% | 5% | 11% | 11% | 4% | 14% | 3% | 10% | 12% | 2% | 13% | 11% | 0% | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | ** | 0% | 13% | 6% | 7% | 12% |
| Health Care | 17% | 15% | 19% | 11% | 24% | 17% | 8% | 18% | 26% | 19% | 15% | 20% | 15% | 16% | 18% | 15% | 18% | 19% | 24% | 6% | 21% | 7% | 21% | 20% | 16% | 26% | 6% | 24% | 25% | 5% | 20% | 8% | 21% | 13% | 5% | 23% | 16% | 0% | 0% | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% | ** | 0% | 17% | 17% | 12% | 24% |
| Iraq | 25% | 24% | 26% | 15% | 35% | 25% | 16% | 30% | 38% | 15% | 22% | 32% | 33% | 19% | 33% | 24% | 28% | 26% | 32% | 15% | 29% | 7% | 34% | 30% | 24% | 37% | 15% | 28% | 38% | 11% | 32% | 8% | 37% | 23% | 10% | 38% | 23% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 100% | 0% | 0% | ** | 0% | 24% | 27% | 20% | 33% |
| Terrorism | 11% | 12% | 11% | 18% | 6% | 10% | 23% | 6% | 1% | 6% | 13% | 12% | 13% | 10% | 13% | 13% | 8% | 13% | 3% | 21% | 11% | 28% | 3% | 7% | 12% | 2% | 23% | 6% | 3% | 25% | 7% | 21% | 5% | 15% | 21% | 4% | 15% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 100% | 0% | ** | 0% | 9% | 14% | 16% | 3% |
| Social Security | 6% | 6% | 6% | 8% | 4% | 7% | 7% | 5% | 2% | 5% | 5% | 5% | 10% | 5% | 7% | 6% | 9% | 3% | 4% | 9% | 4% | 9% | 5% | 7% | 6% | 3% | 7% | 6% | 1% | 9% | 5% | 11% | 3% | 6% | 11% | 4% | 5% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 100% | ** | 0% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 4% |
| Education | 5% | 5% | 5% | 4% | 5% | 6% | 3% | 6% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 1% | 3% | 7% | 2% | 4% | 4% | 5% | 5% | 3% | 3% | 5% | 5% | 6% | 5% | 6% | 3% | 5% | 7% | 2% | 3% | 3% | 5% | 4% | 3% | 3% | 4% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | ** | 0% | 3% | 7% | 5% | 4% |
| Immigration | 10% | 12% | 7% | 20% | 2% | 7% | 19% | 9% | 1% | 7% | 9% | 11% | 11% | 8% | 11% | 12% | 7% | 9% | 4% | 18% | 7% | 20% | 5% | 2% | 13% | 1% | 21% | 3% | 3% | 22% | 4% | 23% | 4% | 11% | 24% | 4% | 9% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | ** | 100% | 9% | 10% | 14% | 3% |
| Other | 1% | 2% | 1% | 1% | 0% | 4% | 2% | 2% | 0% | 3% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 1% | 1% | 3% | 1% | 0% | 2% | 3% | 1% | 1% | 0% | 2% | 0% | 2% | 2% | 0% | 2% | 2% | 1% | 3% | 1% | 3% | 2% | 2% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | ** | 0% | 1% | 2% | 1% | 2% |
| Not Sure | 0% | 0% | 1% | 0% | 1% | 0% | 1% | 0% | 1% | 0% | 0% | 1% | 0% | 0% | 1% | 0% | 0% | 1% | 0% | 1% | 1% | 0% | 1% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 1% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 1% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | ** | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 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% | 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% | 48% | 52% | 34% | 34% | 29% | 30% | 36% | 21% | 22% | 32% | 25% | 22% | 54% | 46% | 48% | 26% | 24% | 34% | 29% | 26% | 28% | 65% | 15% | 70% | 23% | 38% | 25% | 18% | 31% | 27% | 14% | 27% | 32% | 14% | 22% | 31% | 15% | 9% | 17% | 25% | 11% | 6% | 5% | 10% | 53% | 47% | 54% | 39% |