Results of SurveyUSA Election Poll #9866
 
Analysis: In a Democratic Primary in Colorado's 7th Congressional District today, 8/1/06, Ed Perlmutter defeats Peggy Lamm and Herb Rubenstein, according to a SurveyUSA poll conducted exclusively for KUSA-TV Denver. 7 days from the 8/8/06 Primary, Perlmutter gets 51% of the vote. Lamm gets 31%, 20 points back. Rubenstein trails with 10%. 8% are undecided. Perlmutter does best with the most educated voters. Lamm wins among African-Americans and voters with annual incomes under $40K. Rubenstein's strongest support comes from voters under age 35. The winner will face Republican Rick O'Donnell in November. Incumbent Republican Congressman Bob Beauprez is running for Colorado Governor this year.
 
Filtering: 2,000 adults from Colorado's 7th Congressional District were interviewed 7/29/06 - 7/31/06. Of them, 1,807 were registered to vote. Of them, 414 were judged to be "likely voters", including 378 Democrats and 36 unaffiliated voters who selected a Democratic ballot. Crosstabs reflect Likely Democratic Primary Voters.
 
If the Democratic Primary were today, and you were standing in the voting booth right now, who would you vote for? Peggy Lamm? Ed Perlmutter? Or Herb Rubenstein?
414 Likely Democratic Primary VotersAllGenderAgeRacePartyIdeologyEducationIncome
Credibility Interval: ± 4.9 pct pointsMaleFemale18-3435-4950-6465+WhiteBlackHispanicOtherDemocratIndependConservaModerateLiberalNo ColleSome ColCollege Grad Sch<$40K$40K - $>$80K
Lamm31%29%32%31%26%36%29%29%43%16%63%30%39%52%27%30%40%34%32%23%42%30%27%
Perlmutter51%54%48%39%54%55%58%55%28%59%21%52%39%25%56%54%49%44%43%64%39%52%52%
Rubenstein10%10%11%18%6%8%7%10%7%12%17%9%20%10%11%11%5%11%12%9%10%11%8%
Undecided8%8%9%12%13%1%6%6%22%14%0%9%2%13%6%5%6%10%12%5%9%7%12%
Total100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%
Composition of Likely Democratic Primary Voters100%50%50%27%30%28%16%68%10%16%6%91%9%7%38%44%10%33%23%34%22%43%29%