Results of SurveyUSA News Poll #12556
 
1Do you approve or disapprove of the job George W. Bush is doing as President?
600 AdultsAllFamiliar With Stories AbGenderAgeParty AffiliationIdeologyFamiliar With St
Margin of Sampling Error: ± 4.1%YesNoNot SureMaleFemale18-3435-5455+RepublicDemocratIndependConservaModerateLiberalYesNo
Approve48%47%54%**49%47%50%49%43%73%11%30%81%32%14%47%54%
Disapprove49%50%45%**50%49%46%49%54%25%88%63%17%65%86%50%45%
Not Sure3%2%1%**2%4%4%2%3%2%1%6%2%3%0%2%1%
Total100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%
Composition of Adults100%89%10%1%50%50%33%40%27%46%22%27%36%34%11%89%10%
 
 
2Do you approve or disapprove of the job C. L. "Butch" Otter is doing as Governor?
600 AdultsAllFamiliar With Stories AbGenderAgeParty AffiliationIdeologyFamiliar With St
Margin of Sampling Error: ± 4.1%YesNoNot SureMaleFemale18-3435-5455+RepublicDemocratIndependConservaModerateLiberalYesNo
Approve55%61%45%**61%49%52%54%61%68%41%44%77%48%24%61%45%
Disapprove34%30%51%**31%36%34%35%31%23%54%38%15%43%56%30%51%
Not Sure11%9%4%**8%15%14%11%7%9%5%18%8%10%20%9%4%
Total100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%
Composition of Adults100%89%10%1%50%50%33%40%27%46%22%27%36%34%11%89%10%
 
 
3Do you approve or disapprove of the job Larry Craig is doing as United States Senator?
600 AdultsAllFamiliar With Stories AbGenderAgeParty AffiliationIdeologyFamiliar With St
Margin of Sampling Error: ± 4%YesNoNot SureMaleFemale18-3435-5455+RepublicDemocratIndependConservaModerateLiberalYesNo
Approve34%35%42%**32%36%35%31%37%46%15%24%51%25%16%35%42%
Disapprove58%61%46%**62%54%53%63%58%46%80%66%41%67%78%61%46%
Not Sure8%4%11%**5%10%11%7%6%8%4%10%8%8%6%4%11%
Total100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%
Composition of Adults100%89%10%1%50%50%33%40%27%46%22%27%36%34%11%89%10%
 
 
4Do you approve or disapprove of the job Mike Crapo is doing as United States Senator?
600 AdultsAllFamiliar With Stories AbGenderAgeParty AffiliationIdeologyFamiliar With St
Margin of Sampling Error: ± 4%YesNoNot SureMaleFemale18-3435-5455+RepublicDemocratIndependConservaModerateLiberalYesNo
Approve61%67%51%**62%61%52%65%67%73%45%55%72%62%32%67%51%
Disapprove26%25%33%**29%23%27%25%27%18%46%26%18%27%45%25%33%
Not Sure13%8%16%**9%16%21%11%6%10%9%19%10%12%23%8%16%
Total100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%
Composition of Adults100%89%10%1%50%50%33%40%27%46%22%27%36%34%11%89%10%
 
 
5Are you registered to vote in the state of Idaho?
600 AdultsAllFamiliar With Stories AbGenderAgeParty AffiliationIdeologyFamiliar With St
Margin of Sampling Error: ± 2.5%YesNoNot SureMaleFemale18-3435-5455+RepublicDemocratIndependConservaModerateLiberalYesNo
Yes89%100%100%**91%87%84%91%93%93%91%86%91%94%80%100%100%
No10%---8%12%16%8%6%7%9%14%9%6%20%--
Not Sure0%---0%0%0%1%0%0%0%0%0%0%0%--
Total100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%
Composition of Adults100%89%10%1%50%50%33%40%27%46%22%27%36%34%11%89%10%
 
 
6Based on what you know now, should United States Senator Larry Craig remain in office? Or resign?
475 Registered Voters Familiar With StoriesAllFamiliar With Stories AbGenderAgeParty AffiliationIdeologyFamiliar With St
Margin of Sampling Error: ± 4.6%YesNoNot SureMaleFemale18-3435-5455+RepublicDemocratIndependConservaModerateLiberalYesNo
Remain In Office34%34%****32%36%41%28%35%42%20%28%43%28%26%34%**
Resign55%55%****58%52%51%58%55%45%72%62%42%63%65%55%**
Not Sure11%11%****10%12%8%13%10%13%8%11%15%10%9%11%**
Total100%100%0%0%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%0%
Composition of Registered Voters Familiar With Stories100%100%0%0%52%48%29%41%30%47%23%25%38%34%10%100%0%
 
 
7Is your opinion of Lieutenant Governor Jim Risch ... favorable? Unfavorable? Neutral? Or do you have no opinion of Lieutenant Governor Jim Risch?
537 Registered VotersAllFamiliar With Stories AbGenderAgeParty AffiliationIdeologyFamiliar With St
Margin of Sampling Error: ± 4.3%YesNoNot SureMaleFemale18-3435-5455+RepublicDemocratIndependConservaModerateLiberalYesNo
Favorable26%29%9%**29%23%28%25%26%36%13%22%39%23%11%29%9%
Unfavorable17%17%13%**21%12%12%20%18%12%26%21%11%15%39%17%13%
Neutral32%31%37%**28%36%28%30%39%27%38%29%26%38%28%31%37%
No Opinion25%23%40%**22%29%32%25%18%26%22%28%24%24%22%23%40%
Total100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%
Composition of Registered Voters100%89%10%1%51%49%31%40%28%47%22%26%37%36%10%89%10%
 
 
8Is your opinion of US Congressman Mike Simpson ...
537 Registered VotersAllFamiliar With Stories AbGenderAgeParty AffiliationIdeologyFamiliar With St
Margin of Sampling Error: ± 4.3%YesNoNot SureMaleFemale18-3435-5455+RepublicDemocratIndependConservaModerateLiberalYesNo
Favorable40%42%24%**42%38%32%42%45%50%26%35%53%39%23%42%24%
Unfavorable19%19%14%**25%12%23%16%17%12%30%19%8%18%30%19%14%
Neutral25%24%37%**20%31%23%25%28%22%29%26%20%35%21%24%37%
No Opinion17%15%25%**14%19%22%17%10%16%15%20%19%9%27%15%25%
Total100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%
Composition of Registered Voters100%89%10%1%51%49%31%40%28%47%22%26%37%36%10%89%10%
 
 
9Is your opinion of former Congressman Larry LaRocco ...
537 Registered VotersAllFamiliar With Stories AbGenderAgeParty AffiliationIdeologyFamiliar With St
Margin of Sampling Error: ± 4.3%YesNoNot SureMaleFemale18-3435-5455+RepublicDemocratIndependConservaModerateLiberalYesNo
Favorable22%23%12%**25%19%13%23%30%16%37%23%10%31%37%23%12%
Unfavorable21%22%14%**24%18%12%25%24%24%15%21%24%18%17%22%14%
Neutral33%31%44%**31%35%36%30%34%31%29%36%35%31%28%31%44%
No Opinion24%24%29%**20%28%39%22%12%29%19%21%31%19%19%24%29%
Total100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%
Composition of Registered Voters100%89%10%1%51%49%31%40%28%47%22%26%37%36%10%89%10%
 
 
10Is your opinion of former Governor Dirk Kempthorne ...
537 Registered VotersAllFamiliar With Stories AbGenderAgeParty AffiliationIdeologyFamiliar With St
Margin of Sampling Error: ± 4.3%YesNoNot SureMaleFemale18-3435-5455+RepublicDemocratIndependConservaModerateLiberalYesNo
Favorable46%47%43%**48%44%46%48%43%64%25%35%58%39%31%47%43%
Unfavorable33%35%18%**34%31%27%33%40%18%58%41%23%38%50%35%18%
Neutral17%15%34%**14%20%20%16%16%13%13%22%13%20%17%15%34%
No Opinion4%3%5%**3%5%7%3%2%6%3%2%6%3%1%3%5%
Total100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%
Composition of Registered Voters100%89%10%1%51%49%31%40%28%47%22%26%37%36%10%89%10%
 
 
11A few questions now about the next election. If there were an election for President of the United States today, and the only two names on the ballot were Republican Rudy Giuliani and ... Democrat Hillary Clinton, who would you vote for?
524 Registered VotersAllFamiliar With Stories AbGenderAgeParty AffiliationIdeologyFamiliar With St
Margin of Sampling Error: ± 4.3%YesNoNot SureMaleFemale18-3435-5455+RepublicDemocratIndependConservaModerateLiberalYesNo
Giuliani57%56%60%**58%56%54%62%52%81%18%46%84%49%21%56%60%
Clinton33%33%37%**33%33%35%28%37%11%74%36%6%41%70%33%37%
Undecided10%11%2%**10%11%10%9%11%8%8%18%10%9%9%11%2%
Total100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%
Composition of Registered Voters100%88%11%1%50%50%31%41%29%48%21%26%38%36%10%88%11%
 
 
12 What if it was Republican Fred Thompson against Hillary Clinton?
523 Registered VotersAllFamiliar With Stories AbGenderAgeParty AffiliationIdeologyFamiliar With St
Margin of Sampling Error: ± 4.3%YesNoNot SureMaleFemale18-3435-5455+RepublicDemocratIndependConservaModerateLiberalYesNo
Fred Thompson58%57%61%**60%55%55%63%53%81%18%52%87%49%21%57%61%
Clinton33%33%36%**32%34%34%30%37%11%75%36%7%41%72%33%36%
Undecided9%10%2%**8%11%11%8%10%8%7%12%7%10%7%10%2%
Total100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%
Composition of Registered Voters100%88%11%1%50%50%31%41%29%48%21%26%38%36%10%88%11%
 
 
13 What if it was Republican Mitt Romney against Hillary Clinton?
523 Registered VotersAllFamiliar With Stories AbGenderAgeParty AffiliationIdeologyFamiliar With St
Margin of Sampling Error: ± 4.3%YesNoNot SureMaleFemale18-3435-5455+RepublicDemocratIndependConservaModerateLiberalYesNo
Romney59%58%74%**58%61%63%59%56%87%20%45%90%51%27%58%74%
Clinton33%34%25%**35%30%30%32%36%9%73%39%6%42%68%34%25%
Undecided8%9%1%**7%9%7%9%8%4%7%16%4%7%6%9%1%
Total100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%
Composition of Registered Voters100%88%11%1%50%50%31%41%29%48%21%26%38%36%10%88%11%
 
 
** Too few respondents of this type were interviewed for this data to be meaningful.