Results of SurveyUSA News Poll #19029

New Jersey Approval Ratings as of 02/27/12:

President Barack Obama: Plus 2.
Governor Chris Christie: Minus 1.
Senator Frank Lautenberg: Net Zero.
Senator Robert Menendez: Minus 1.

Head-to-Head General Election Match-Ups in New Jersey:

Obama + 14 Over Mitt Romney.
Obama + 24 Over Rick Santorum.
Obama + 25 Over Ron Paul.
Obama + 34 Over Newt Gingrich.

Menendez + 15 over Joe Kyrillos.
Menendez + 19 over Anna Little.

Cell phones and home phones included in this research: SurveyUSA interviewed 600 adults from the state of New Jersey 02/24/12 through 02/26/12, exclusively for WABC-TV New York City. Of the adults, 533 were registered to vote, and were asked the questions that follow. This research was conducted using blended sample, mixed mode. Respondents reachable on a home telephone (72% of registered voters) were interviewed on a home telephone in the recorded voice of a professional announcer. Respondents unreachable on a home telephone (28% of registered voters) were shown a questionnaire on their smartphone, tablet, laptop or other electronic device.

1	Do you approve or disapprove of the job Barack Obama is doing as President?

533 Registered Voters	All	Gender		Age				<50 / 50+		Race				Cell Phone / Lan		Party Affiliation			Tea Party Member		Ideology			Education			Income			Region
Credibility Interval: ± 4.3 pct points	All	Male	Female	18-34	35-49	50-64	65+	18-49	50+	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian /	Cell Pho	Landline	Republic	Democrat	Independ	Yes	No	Conserva	Moderate	Liberal	High Sch	Some Col	4-year C	< $40K	$40K - $	> $80K	N NJ	Central	S NJ
Approve	48%	43%	53%	53%	47%	49%	44%	49%	47%	41%	82%	44%	54%	47%	49%	24%	78%	32%	**	50%	32%	49%	63%	49%	49%	47%	56%	47%	45%	45%	51%	49%
Disapprove	46%	52%	40%	40%	50%	46%	48%	46%	47%	52%	16%	54%	39%	46%	46%	72%	18%	63%	**	44%	66%	45%	26%	43%	46%	48%	35%	45%	51%	52%	41%	44%
Not Sure	6%	5%	6%	8%	3%	5%	8%	5%	6%	7%	2%	2%	8%	7%	5%	5%	4%	5%	**	6%	1%	5%	10%	7%	6%	5%	9%	7%	4%	3%	8%	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%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%
Composition of Registered Voters	100%	49%	51%	24%	31%	27%	17%	55%	45%	62%	13%	17%	8%	28%	72%	26%	41%	30%	4%	93%	24%	43%	21%	17%	33%	50%	18%	30%	52%	39%	31%	29%

2	Do you approve or disapprove of the job Chris Christie is doing as Governor?

533 Registered Voters	All	Gender		Age				<50 / 50+		Race				Cell Phone / Lan		Party Affiliation			Tea Party Member		Ideology			Education			Income			Region
Credibility Interval: ± 4.3 pct points	All	Male	Female	18-34	35-49	50-64	65+	18-49	50+	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian /	Cell Pho	Landline	Republic	Democrat	Independ	Yes	No	Conserva	Moderate	Liberal	High Sch	Some Col	4-year C	< $40K	$40K - $	> $80K	N NJ	Central	S NJ
Approve	46%	57%	36%	32%	46%	49%	62%	40%	54%	52%	23%	38%	58%	35%	51%	67%	24%	60%	**	44%	64%	52%	21%	40%	48%	47%	38%	50%	46%	39%	49%	53%
Disapprove	47%	36%	57%	55%	49%	46%	33%	51%	41%	41%	72%	57%	28%	50%	46%	28%	70%	33%	**	48%	33%	41%	66%	54%	46%	45%	58%	38%	48%	55%	46%	38%
Not Sure	7%	7%	7%	13%	5%	5%	5%	9%	5%	7%	5%	5%	14%	15%	4%	5%	6%	6%	**	7%	2%	7%	13%	6%	5%	8%	4%	11%	6%	6%	6%	9%
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%
Composition of Registered Voters	100%	49%	51%	24%	31%	27%	17%	55%	45%	62%	13%	17%	8%	28%	72%	26%	41%	30%	4%	93%	24%	43%	21%	17%	33%	50%	18%	30%	52%	39%	31%	29%

3	Do you approve or disapprove of the job Frank Lautenberg is doing as United States Senator?

533 Registered Voters	All	Gender		Age				<50 / 50+		Race				Cell Phone / Lan		Party Affiliation			Tea Party Member		Ideology			Education			Income			Region
Credibility Interval: ± 4.3 pct points	All	Male	Female	18-34	35-49	50-64	65+	18-49	50+	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian /	Cell Pho	Landline	Republic	Democrat	Independ	Yes	No	Conserva	Moderate	Liberal	High Sch	Some Col	4-year C	< $40K	$40K - $	> $80K	N NJ	Central	S NJ
Approve	37%	32%	42%	26%	31%	43%	53%	29%	47%	40%	28%	38%	27%	28%	41%	34%	50%	24%	**	38%	25%	42%	45%	43%	39%	33%	46%	40%	31%	38%	40%	32%
Disapprove	37%	45%	30%	26%	40%	45%	36%	34%	42%	36%	41%	36%	43%	21%	44%	43%	22%	54%	**	36%	57%	33%	22%	23%	38%	42%	18%	31%	48%	35%	36%	43%
Not Sure	26%	22%	28%	48%	29%	12%	10%	37%	11%	24%	30%	26%	30%	52%	15%	23%	28%	22%	**	25%	18%	26%	32%	35%	23%	24%	36%	29%	21%	27%	24%	25%
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%
Composition of Registered Voters	100%	49%	51%	24%	31%	27%	17%	55%	45%	62%	13%	17%	8%	28%	72%	26%	41%	30%	4%	93%	24%	43%	21%	17%	33%	50%	18%	30%	52%	39%	31%	29%

4	Do you approve or disapprove of the job Bob Menendez is doing as United States Senator?

533 Registered Voters	All	Gender		Age				<50 / 50+		Race				Cell Phone / Lan		Party Affiliation			Tea Party Member		Ideology			Education			Income			Region
Credibility Interval: ± 4.3 pct points	All	Male	Female	18-34	35-49	50-64	65+	18-49	50+	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian /	Cell Pho	Landline	Republic	Democrat	Independ	Yes	No	Conserva	Moderate	Liberal	High Sch	Some Col	4-year C	< $40K	$40K - $	> $80K	N NJ	Central	S NJ
Approve	36%	41%	32%	27%	34%	45%	41%	31%	43%	36%	36%	47%	17%	26%	40%	36%	40%	30%	**	37%	38%	37%	37%	46%	39%	31%	37%	38%	34%	35%	33%	41%
Disapprove	37%	37%	36%	27%	35%	44%	42%	32%	43%	37%	33%	29%	56%	25%	41%	41%	29%	46%	**	36%	45%	36%	27%	21%	35%	43%	26%	32%	44%	38%	39%	33%
Not Sure	27%	22%	31%	46%	31%	12%	17%	37%	14%	27%	31%	24%	27%	49%	18%	23%	30%	24%	**	27%	17%	27%	36%	33%	26%	26%	37%	30%	22%	26%	28%	26%
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%
Composition of Registered Voters	100%	49%	51%	24%	31%	27%	17%	55%	45%	62%	13%	17%	8%	28%	72%	26%	41%	30%	4%	93%	24%	43%	21%	17%	33%	50%	18%	30%	52%	39%	31%	29%

5	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?

533 Registered Voters	All	Gender		Age				<50 / 50+		Race				Cell Phone / Lan		Party Affiliation			Tea Party Member		Ideology			Education			Income			Region
Credibility Interval: ± 4.3 pct points	All	Male	Female	18-34	35-49	50-64	65+	18-49	50+	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian /	Cell Pho	Landline	Republic	Democrat	Independ	Yes	No	Conserva	Moderate	Liberal	High Sch	Some Col	4-year C	< $40K	$40K - $	> $80K	N NJ	Central	S NJ
Barack Obama (D)	52%	48%	56%	60%	48%	53%	47%	53%	51%	47%	85%	45%	49%	52%	52%	26%	82%	36%	**	54%	34%	53%	72%	48%	53%	52%	59%	50%	51%	50%	56%	51%
Mitt Romney (R)	38%	43%	33%	30%	43%	36%	41%	37%	38%	42%	14%	38%	43%	35%	39%	64%	13%	48%	**	36%	53%	37%	21%	38%	33%	41%	30%	39%	41%	42%	36%	34%
Undecided	10%	9%	11%	10%	9%	11%	12%	9%	11%	11%	1%	16%	8%	13%	9%	10%	5%	16%	**	10%	13%	11%	7%	14%	15%	6%	10%	11%	9%	8%	8%	15%
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%
Composition of Registered Voters	100%	49%	51%	24%	31%	27%	17%	55%	45%	62%	13%	17%	8%	28%	72%	26%	41%	30%	4%	93%	24%	43%	21%	17%	33%	50%	18%	30%	52%	39%	31%	29%

6	In a general election for President today, if the only two candidates on the ballot were Barack Obama and Rick Santorum, who would you vote for?

533 Registered Voters	All	Gender		Age				<50 / 50+		Race				Cell Phone / Lan		Party Affiliation			Tea Party Member		Ideology			Education			Income			Region
Credibility Interval: ± 4.3 pct points	All	Male	Female	18-34	35-49	50-64	65+	18-49	50+	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian /	Cell Pho	Landline	Republic	Democrat	Independ	Yes	No	Conserva	Moderate	Liberal	High Sch	Some Col	4-year C	< $40K	$40K - $	> $80K	N NJ	Central	S NJ
Barack Obama (D)	57%	52%	62%	66%	57%	55%	50%	61%	53%	50%	86%	61%	55%	63%	55%	36%	85%	38%	**	58%	33%	59%	83%	49%	54%	62%	69%	55%	54%	61%	59%	50%
Rick Santorum (R)	33%	38%	27%	22%	34%	35%	40%	29%	37%	39%	11%	24%	36%	23%	36%	55%	10%	44%	**	32%	52%	32%	10%	39%	32%	31%	25%	35%	35%	31%	31%	36%
Undecided	10%	10%	10%	12%	9%	11%	10%	10%	10%	11%	3%	15%	9%	14%	9%	9%	4%	18%	**	10%	15%	9%	7%	12%	14%	8%	7%	10%	11%	8%	10%	14%
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%
Composition of Registered Voters	100%	49%	51%	24%	31%	27%	17%	55%	45%	62%	13%	17%	8%	28%	72%	26%	41%	30%	4%	93%	24%	43%	21%	17%	33%	50%	18%	30%	52%	39%	31%	29%

7	What if it were Barack Obama and Ron Paul?

533 Registered Voters	All	Gender		Age				<50 / 50+		Race				Cell Phone / Lan		Party Affiliation			Tea Party Member		Ideology			Education			Income			Region
Credibility Interval: ± 4.3 pct points	All	Male	Female	18-34	35-49	50-64	65+	18-49	50+	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian /	Cell Pho	Landline	Republic	Democrat	Independ	Yes	No	Conserva	Moderate	Liberal	High Sch	Some Col	4-year C	< $40K	$40K - $	> $80K	N NJ	Central	S NJ
Barack Obama (D)	56%	51%	61%	53%	58%	60%	52%	56%	57%	50%	84%	55%	59%	56%	57%	30%	86%	39%	**	58%	40%	58%	75%	59%	55%	56%	63%	53%	55%	58%	61%	48%
Ron Paul (R)	31%	42%	21%	31%	33%	29%	31%	32%	29%	34%	13%	34%	31%	27%	32%	53%	5%	48%	**	30%	47%	30%	13%	23%	32%	33%	23%	33%	33%	30%	26%	37%
Undecided	13%	8%	18%	16%	9%	12%	17%	12%	14%	16%	3%	11%	11%	17%	11%	18%	9%	13%	**	12%	13%	12%	12%	18%	13%	11%	14%	14%	12%	12%	13%	15%
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%
Composition of Registered Voters	100%	49%	51%	24%	31%	27%	17%	55%	45%	62%	13%	17%	8%	28%	72%	26%	41%	30%	4%	93%	24%	43%	21%	17%	33%	50%	18%	30%	52%	39%	31%	29%

8	What if it were Barack Obama and Newt Gingrich?

533 Registered Voters	All	Gender		Age				<50 / 50+		Race				Cell Phone / Lan		Party Affiliation			Tea Party Member		Ideology			Education			Income			Region
Credibility Interval: ± 4.2 pct points	All	Male	Female	18-34	35-49	50-64	65+	18-49	50+	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian /	Cell Pho	Landline	Republic	Democrat	Independ	Yes	No	Conserva	Moderate	Liberal	High Sch	Some Col	4-year C	< $40K	$40K - $	> $80K	N NJ	Central	S NJ
Barack Obama (D)	61%	56%	65%	64%	62%	60%	56%	63%	58%	56%	86%	60%	58%	63%	60%	35%	88%	48%	**	63%	42%	62%	83%	60%	61%	61%	69%	59%	59%	59%	64%	59%
Newt Gingrich (R)	27%	33%	21%	23%	26%	29%	30%	25%	29%	32%	10%	21%	29%	22%	29%	54%	5%	33%	**	25%	41%	27%	10%	27%	23%	30%	22%	32%	26%	26%	28%	27%
Undecided	12%	11%	14%	13%	12%	11%	13%	12%	12%	12%	4%	19%	13%	14%	12%	11%	6%	19%	**	12%	17%	11%	7%	13%	17%	9%	9%	9%	15%	14%	9%	14%
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%
Composition of Registered Voters	100%	49%	51%	24%	31%	27%	17%	55%	45%	62%	13%	17%	8%	28%	72%	26%	41%	30%	4%	93%	24%	43%	21%	17%	33%	50%	18%	30%	52%	39%	31%	29%

9	In a general election for United States Senator from New Jersey today, if the only two candidates on the ballot were Democrat Bob Menendez and Republican Joe Kyrillos, who would you vote for?

533 Registered Voters	All	Gender		Age				<50 / 50+		Race				Cell Phone / Lan		Party Affiliation			Tea Party Member		Ideology			Education			Income			Region
Credibility Interval: ± 4.3 pct points	All	Male	Female	18-34	35-49	50-64	65+	18-49	50+	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian /	Cell Pho	Landline	Republic	Democrat	Independ	Yes	No	Conserva	Moderate	Liberal	High Sch	Some Col	4-year C	< $40K	$40K - $	> $80K	N NJ	Central	S NJ
Bob Menendez (D)	46%	42%	51%	38%	48%	49%	49%	44%	49%	40%	70%	52%	48%	39%	49%	26%	74%	28%	**	48%	31%	48%	63%	51%	50%	42%	45%	49%	45%	46%	48%	46%
Joe Kyrillos (R)	31%	38%	23%	19%	30%	38%	36%	25%	37%	37%	15%	16%	34%	17%	36%	51%	7%	45%	**	29%	54%	27%	9%	25%	29%	34%	24%	27%	35%	27%	31%	36%
Undecided	23%	20%	26%	43%	22%	13%	14%	31%	13%	23%	15%	32%	18%	44%	15%	23%	19%	27%	**	23%	15%	25%	29%	24%	22%	24%	30%	24%	20%	28%	22%	19%
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%
Composition of Registered Voters	100%	49%	51%	24%	31%	27%	17%	55%	45%	62%	13%	17%	8%	28%	72%	26%	41%	30%	4%	93%	24%	43%	21%	17%	33%	50%	18%	30%	52%	39%	31%	29%

10	In a general election for United States Senator from New Jersey today, if the only two candidates on the ballot were Democrat Bob Menendez and Republican Anna Little, who would you vote for?

533 Registered Voters	All	Gender		Age				<50 / 50+		Race				Cell Phone / Lan		Party Affiliation			Tea Party Member		Ideology			Education			Income			Region
Credibility Interval: ± 4.3 pct points	All	Male	Female	18-34	35-49	50-64	65+	18-49	50+	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian /	Cell Pho	Landline	Republic	Democrat	Independ	Yes	No	Conserva	Moderate	Liberal	High Sch	Some Col	4-year C	< $40K	$40K - $	> $80K	N NJ	Central	S NJ
Bob Menendez (D)	48%	43%	53%	38%	50%	53%	49%	45%	52%	43%	67%	53%	47%	40%	51%	28%	75%	30%	**	50%	35%	49%	65%	51%	51%	45%	47%	48%	48%	47%	50%	48%
Anna Little (R)	29%	36%	22%	23%	27%	34%	33%	25%	34%	34%	16%	19%	35%	18%	33%	49%	6%	44%	**	27%	46%	26%	12%	24%	28%	31%	22%	28%	32%	25%	27%	36%
Undecided	23%	21%	25%	39%	22%	13%	18%	30%	15%	23%	17%	28%	18%	42%	16%	24%	19%	26%	**	23%	18%	25%	23%	24%	21%	24%	31%	23%	20%	28%	23%	16%
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%
Composition of Registered Voters	100%	49%	51%	24%	31%	27%	17%	55%	45%	62%	13%	17%	8%	28%	72%	26%	41%	30%	4%	93%	24%	43%	21%	17%	33%	50%	18%	30%	52%	39%	31%	29%

** Too few respondents of this type were interviewed for this data to be meaningful.