SurveyUSA Polls

Poll #18960 taken in San Diego DMA for KGTV-TV (San Diego)

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 17:35:00 GMT

Q: Have you been following news about the Susan G. Komen For The Cure Foundation and Planned Parenthood?
A: Yes 60% No 34%

Q: Was the Komen foundation right to stop funding Planned Parenthood? Or wrong?
A: Right 36% Wrong 59%

Q: Were politics the only reason Komen stopped funding Planned Parenthood? The major reason? A minor reason? Or not a reason at all?
A: Only Reason 31% Major Reason 32% Minor Reason 18% Not a Reason 13%

Q: When Komen announced it would no longer fund Planned Parenthood, did that make you more likely to donate to Komen? Did it make you less likely to donate to Komen? Or did it make no difference either way?
A: More Likely To Donate 25% Less Likely To Donate 48% No Difference 25%

Q: The Komen Foundation has now reversed its decision and says it will continue funding Planned Parenthood. Now that Komen has reversed its previous decision, are you more likely to donate to Komen? Less likely to donate to Komen? Or does it make no difference?
A: More Likely To Donate 30% Less Likely To Donate 37% No Difference 31%

Poll #18959 taken in Los Angeles DMA for KABC-TV (Los Angeles)

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 16:20:00 GMT

Q: Have you been following news about the Susan G. Komen For The Cure Foundation and Planned Parenthood?
A: Yes 49% No 46%

Q: Was the Komen foundation right to stop funding Planned Parenthood? Or wrong?
A: Right 30% Wrong 63%

Q: Were politics the only reason Komen stopped funding Planned Parenthood? The major reason? A minor reason? Or not a reason at all?
A: Only Reason 30% Major Reason 37% Minor Reason 17% Not a Reason 13%

Q: When Komen announced it would no longer fund Planned Parenthood, did that make you more likely to donate to Komen? Did it make you less likely to donate to Komen? Or did it make no difference either way?
A: More Likely To Donate 20% Less Likely To Donate 55% No Difference 23%

Q: The Komen Foundation has now reversed its decision and says it will continue funding Planned Parenthood. Now that Komen has reversed its previous decision, are you more likely to donate to Komen? Less likely to donate to Komen? Or does it make no difference?
A: More Likely To Donate 31% Less Likely To Donate 39% No Difference 28%

Poll #18949 taken in Georgia for WXIA-TV (Atlanta)

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 10:50:00 GMT

Q: If the Georgia Republican Primary for President of the United States were today, and you were filling out your Republican primary ballot now, who would you vote for? (candidate names rotated) Mitt Romney? Newt Gingrich? Ron Paul? Rick Santorum? Or one of the other Republican candidates?
A: Romney 32% Gingrich 45% Paul 8% Santorum 9% Other 2% Undecided 4%

Q: Is your opinion of Newt Gingrich ... Favorable? Unfavorable? Neutral? Or do you have no opinion of him?
A: Favorable 34% Unfavorable 41% Neutral 19% Unfamiliar 6%

Q: Is your opinion of Mitt Romney ... Favorable? Unfavorable? Neutral? Or do you have no opinion of him?
A: Favorable 25% Unfavorable 42% Neutral 27% Unfamiliar 7%

Q: In a general election for President today, if the only two candidates on the ballot were Barack Obama and Mitt Romney, who would you vote for?
A: Barack Obama (D) 43% Mitt Romney (R) 51% Undecided 6%

Q: In a general election for President today, if the only two candidates on the ballot were Barack Obama and Newt Gingrich, who would you vote for?
A: Barack Obama (D) 44% Newt Gingrich (R) 50% Undecided 6%

Poll #18935 taken in San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose DMA for KPIX-TV (San Francisco)

Mon, 30 Jan 2012 22:55:00 GMT

Q: Which statement about the Occupy movment best describes you. I supported the movement when it first started and I still support it. I supported the movment when it first started BUT NOW I oppose it. I opposed the movement when it first started BUT NOW I support it. Or I opposed the movment when it first started and I still oppose it.
A: Supported / Still Do 32% Supported / Now Oppose 26% Opposed / Now Support 3% Opposed / Still Do 31%

Q: Do you support? Or oppose the movement's goal of taking over vacant buildings to use as the movement's headquarters?
A: Support 21% Oppose 71%

Q: Has the police response to the protesters been .. Too harsh? Not harsh enough? Or just about right?
A: Too Harsh 28% Not Harsh Enough 33% Just About Right 35%

Poll #18933 taken in Florida RBS for WFLA-TV (Tampa)

Sun, 29 Jan 2012 17:35:00 GMT

Q: In the Florida Republican Primary for President of the United States, who did you vote for? (candidate names rotated) Mitt Romney? Newt Gingrich? Ron Paul? Rick Santorum? Or one of the other Republican candidates?
A: Romney 41% Gingrich 26% Paul 12% Santorum 12% Other 2% Can't Recall 8%

Q: Is your opinion of Newt Gingrich ...
A: Favorable 44% Unfavorable 33% Neutral 22% Unfamiliar 1%

Q: Is your opinion of Ron Paul ...
A: Favorable 23% Unfavorable 34% Neutral 36% Unfamiliar 7%

Q: Is your opinion of Rick Santorum ...
A: Favorable 48% Unfavorable 13% Neutral 33% Unfamiliar 6%

Q: Is your opinion of Mitt Romney ...
A: Favorable 54% Unfavorable 24% Neutral 22% Unfamiliar 0%

Poll #18927 taken in Tampa-Saint Petersburg (Sarasota) DMA for WFLA-TV (Tampa)

Sun, 29 Jan 2012 17:35:00 GMT

Q: Which one of these issues is most important to you when you think about the 2012 elections? The economy and jobs? The federal budget deficit? Health care? Immigration? Taxes? Housing and mortgages? National security? Or something else?
A: Economy And Jobs 61% Federal Budget Deficit 14% Health Care 13% Immigration 2% Taxes 2% Housing And Mortgages 2% National Security 3% Something Else 2%

Q: Which one of those issues is the second-most important to you when you think about the 2012 elections?
A: Federal Budget Deficit 27% Health Care 41% Immigration 5% Taxes 12% Housing And Mortgages 10% National Security 3% Something Else 1%

Q: On housing and mortgages, who is most responsible for the mortgage crisis? Borrowers? Lenders? Regulators? Or someone else?
A: Borrowers 15% Lenders 53% Regulators 26% Someone Else 4%

Q: Should the government be doing more to help the housing market recover? Doing less? Or doing about the same amount as it is now?
A: More 51% Less 29% About The Same 18%

Q: Should workers who have illegally entered the United States ... be allowed to keep their jobs and apply for US citizenship? Should they be allowed to keep their jobs as temporary guest workers, but NOT be allowed to apply for citizenship? Or should they lose their jobs and have to leave the country?
A: Keep Jobs & Apply For Citizenship 30% Guest Workers 28% Leave The Country 40%

Q: Are you familiar with the federal DREAM Act, a proposed law which would provide a path to citizenship for people brought illegally to the US as children?
A: Yes 49% No 42%

Q: Do you support? or oppose? The DREAM Act?
A: Support 51% Oppose 44%

Q: Would you support? Or would you oppose? A version of the DREAM Act that only applied to people who joined the military?
A: Support 44% Oppose 51%

Q: How would you say negative campaign ads affect your voting decisions? Do negative ads make you not want to vote? Do they make you want to get out and vote even more? Or do they not really affect you one way or the other?
A: Make You Not Want To Vote 34% Want To Vote Even More 20% Do Not Affect You 45%

Q: Are most negative campaign ads ... the absolute truth? Mostly truthful? About half true and half untrue? Mostly untrue? Or completely untrue?
A: Absolute Truth 1% Mostly Truthful 12% Half True / Half Untrue 61% Mostly Untrue 22% Completely Untrue 2%

Q: So far, has the 2012 Republican Presidential Primary race been more negative than most previous elections? Less negative than most previous elections? Or just about the same as most previous elections?
A: More Negative 48% Less Negative 5% About The Same 46%

Poll #18928 taken in Kansas for KWCH-TV (Wichita)

Fri, 27 Jan 2012 20:05:00 GMT

Q: There is a proposal to evaluate Kasas teachers as highly effective, effective, progressing, or ineffective, and to post those ratings on school district websites. Do you think this is a good idea? Or a bad idea?
A: Good Idea 68% Bad Idea 24%

Q: Would an evaluation system like this improve teacher performance? Make teacher performance worse? Or have no effect?
A: Improve Teacher Performance 60% Make Teacher Performance Worse 11% Have No Effect 27%

Q: Would publicly posting teacher evaluations discourage teachers from working in Kansas?
A: Yes 39% No 44%

Q: In your home, is the heating bill paid by you or a family member? Or is the heating bill included in the cost of your rent?
A: You 96% Included 3%

Q: How much money would you say you have saved so far this year in heating costs due to the warm winter? Nothing at all? Less than $100? Between $100 and $200? Between $200 and $300? Between $300 and $400? Or more than that?
A: Nothing 12% $100 - $200 56% $200 - $300 13% $300 - $400 16% $400+ 1%

Poll #18922 taken in Sedgwick County for KWCH-TV (Wichita)

Wed, 25 Jan 2012 20:10:00 GMT

Q: In August 2007, Sedgwick County held a special election. Proposition 2 in that special election asked about allowing slot machines to be operated at the Wichita Greyhound Park. Do you remember how you voted on Proposition 2?
A: Yes 41% No 20% Not Sure / Didn't Vote 38%

Q: Have you ever been to the Sumner County Casino?
A: Yes 24% No 72%

Q: Today, do you support or oppose allowing slot machines at Wichita Greyhound Park?
A: Support 71% Oppose 25%

Poll #18918 taken in California for All SurveyUSA clients in California

Tue, 24 Jan 2012 23:10:00 GMT

Q: In general, are things in the United States headed in the right direction? Or are they off on the wrong track?
A: Right Direction 34% Wrong Track 59%

Q: Compared to one year ago, is America better off? Worse off? Or the same?
A: Better Off 33% Worse Off 38% About The Same 28%

Q: Compared to one year ago, are you personally better off, worse off, or the same?
A: Better Off 28% Worse Off 34% About The Same 37%

Q: Was the speech too ambitious? Too timid? Or just right?
A: Too Ambitious 29% Too Timid 9% Just Right 50%

Q: Does President Obama have the right plan for American energy independence? The wrong plan? Or no plan?
A: The Right Plan 57% The Wrong Plan 22% No Plan 13%

Q: In November, will President Obama be re-elected? Or defeated?
A: Re-elected 61% Defeated 28%

Poll #18916 taken in Tampa-Saint Petersburg (Sarasota) DMA for WFLA-TV (Tampa)

Tue, 24 Jan 2012 14:15:00 GMT

Q: Did you watch last night's Republican Presidential debate?
A: Yes 39% No 60%

Q: Who won the debate? (names rotated) Mitt Romney? Newt Gingrich? Ron Paul? Rick Santorum? Or, was there no clear winner?
A: Romney 26% Gingrich 30% Paul 11% Santorum 5% No Clear Winner 28%

Q: Did the debate help you make up your mind about how or whether you will vote in the primary? Did the debate make it harder for you to make up your mind? Or did the debate have no effect either way?
A: Debate Helped 47% Debate Made It Harder 9% Debate Had No Effect 41%

Q: How would you rate the job done by the moderator? Excellent? Good? Fair? Or poor?
A: Excellent 24% Good 38% Fair 25% Poor 13%

Poll #18889 taken in CA 51st CD RBS for KGTV-TV (San Diego)

Tue, 24 Jan 2012 13:55:00 GMT

Q: Today, we have some questions about some people running for United States Congress. First, is your opinion of Denise Moreno Ducheny ... favorable? Unfavorable? Neutral? Or do you have no opinion of Denise Moreno Ducheny?
A: Favorable 16% Unfavorable 19% Neutral 31% No Opinion 34%

Q: Is your opinion of Juan Vargas ... favorable? Unfavorable? Neutral? Or do you have no opinion of Juan Vargas?
A: Favorable 36% Unfavorable 34% Neutral 20% No Opinion 10%

Q: Next, Nick Popaditch. If your opinion of Nick Popaditch is ...
A: Favorable 24% Unfavorable 17% Neutral 32% No Opinion 27%

Poll #18912 taken in Florida RBS Registered Republicans for WFLA-TV (Tampa)

Mon, 23 Jan 2012 07:20:00 GMT

Q: On Monday night, there is a televised presidential debate at the University of South Florida. Will you definitely watch? Probably watch? Or probably not watch the Monday night debate?
A: Definitely Watch 52% Probably Watch 32% Probably Not Watch 15%

Q: Is your mind made up about who you will vote for in the Florida Primary? Or, is there something that might be said at Monday night's debate that could change your mind?
A: Mind Is Made Up 50% Could Change Your Mind 44%

Q: Regardless of who you personally support, who do you think will win the Florida primary? (candidate names rotated) Mitt Romney? Rick Santorum? Ron Paul? Newt Gingrich? Or some other candidate?
A: Romney 43% Santorum 4% Paul 6% Gingrich 42% Other 1%

Q: Looking ahead to the November general election for president, will the Democrats win Florida regardless of who the Republicans nominate? Will the Republicans win Florida regardless of who the Republicans nominate? Or, does Florida's outcome in November depend upon who the Republicans nominate?
A: Democrats Will Win 7% Republicans Will Win 53% Outcome Depends On Nominee 32%

Q: Which Republican has the best chance of making sure that Republicans carry Florida in November?
A: Romney 41% Santorum 6% Paul 6% Gingrich 36% Other 1%