Democracy Corps/Republican Party Project Frequency Questionnaire July 10-15, 2013 950 Respondents (1200 Unweighted) 389 232 Republicans (567 Unweighted) 94 Independent-Lean Republicans (193 Unweighted) Q.4 First of all, are you registered to vote at this address? Yes... 100 100 100 No... - - - (Refused)... - - - (ref:screen1) Q.5 Many people weren't able to vote in the 2012 election for president between Barack Obama and Mitt Romney. How about you? Were you able to vote, or for some reason were you unable to vote? Voted... 98 99 98 Not registered in 2012/Ineligible/too young... 2 1 2 Did not vote... - - - (Can't remember/don't know)... - - - (Refused)... - - - (ref:vote12) Q.6 As you may know, there was an election in 2010 for Congress and other offices. Many people weren't able to vote. How about you? Were you able to vote or for some reason were you unable to vote? Voted... 75 80 84 Did not vote... 18 13 15 (Can't remember/don't know)... 5 5 2 (Refused)... 0 - Not registered/ineligible/too young... 2 2 - (ref:vote10)
2 Q.7 I know it's a long way off, but what are the chances of your voting in the election for Congress in 2014: are you almost certain to vote, will you probably vote, are the chances 50-50, or don't you think you will vote? Almost certain... 75 82 84 Probably... 14 13 8 50-50... 8 5 2 Will not vote... 3 0 5 (Don't know)... 1 0 2 (Refused)... - - - (ref:cp14) Q.15 Generally speaking, do you think that things in this country are going in the right direction, or do you feel things have gotten pretty seriously off on the wrong track? Right direction... 28 8 8 Wrong track... 65 89 91 (Don't know/refused)... 7 3 1 Right - Wrong... -37-81 -83 (ref:direct) Q.16 Do you approve or disapprove of the way Barack Obama is handling his job as president? Strongly approve... 21 2 0 Somewhat approve... 25 7 11 Somewhat disapprove... 11 12 16 Strongly disapprove... 38 75 66 (Don't know/refused)... 5 4 6 Total approve... 46 9 12 Total disapprove... 49 87 82 Approve - disapprove... -3-78 -71 (ref:boapp)
3 Q.17 Do you approve or disapprove of the way the Republicans in Congress are handling their job in charge of the House of Representatives? Strongly approve... 5 10 6 Somewhat approve... 20 35 25 Somewhat disapprove... 26 32 39 Strongly disapprove... 42 13 24 (Don't know/refused)... 8 10 6 Total approve... 24 46 31 Total disapprove... 68 45 63 Approve - disapprove... -45 1-32 (ref:repapp) Q.18 Now, I'd like you to rate your feelings toward some people and organizations, with one hundred meaning a VERY WARM, FAVORABLE feeling; zero meaning a VERY COLD, UNFAVORABLE feeling; and fifty meaning not particularly warm or cold. You can use any number from zero to one hundred, the higher the number the more favorable your feelings are toward that person or organization. If you have no opinion or never heard of that person or organization, please say so. Warm % % % % % - Mean Warm Cool >75 <26 ID Cool 18 The Republican Party... 42.3 30 47 7 28 97-16 232 Republicans... 62.2 63 16 20 7 98 47 Independent-Lean Republicans... 53.3 50 24 5 10 99 26 19 The Democratic Party... 46.4 41 45 18 30 98-4 232 Republicans... 22.8 5 82 1 62 98-77 Independent-Lean Republicans... 26.3 9 73 2 53 98-64 20 (SPLIT A) Hillary Clinton... 53.5 51 36 34 27 98 16 232 Republicans... 27.2 14 72 7 55 98-58 Independent-Lean Republicans... 25.5 17 73 1 62 99-55 21 The Republican Congress... 39.7 26 49 6 31 95-24 232 Republicans... 59.0 56 19 15 7 97 38 Independent-Lean Republicans... 48.7 36 33 5 15 97 2 22 Democrats in Congress... 44.7 35 46 15 29 97-12 232 Republicans... 23.6 5 80 2 60 97-75 Independent-Lean Republicans... 27.0 6 74 3 53 98-68
4 Warm % % % % % - Mean Warm Cool >75 <26 ID Cool 24 Barack Obama... 50.8 48 42 32 32 99 7 232 Republicans... 21.5 11 80 5 67 100-69 Independent-Lean Republicans... 25.9 12 73 5 56 99-61 25 (SPLIT B) John Boehner, the Republican Speaker of the House... 42.2 27 41 9 26 84-15 232 Republicans... 60.4 51 15 19 7 86 36 Independent-Lean Republicans... 49.4 40 29 10 21 95 11 26 Sarah Palin... 35.1 25 57 12 44 96-31 232 Republicans... 57.9 51 24 25 13 96 27 Independent-Lean Republicans... 52.5 41 35 20 18 96 6 27 (SPLIT A) Chris Christie... 52.9 35 20 11 13 71 15 232 Republicans... 56.2 40 20 17 11 76 21 Independent-Lean Republicans... 53.2 43 23 10 14 81 19 28 (SPLIT B) Jeb Bush... 43.6 25 34 9 22 74-9 232 Republicans... 60.5 44 14 19 8 74 30 Independent-Lean Republicans... 53.2 31 20 16 13 74 11 29 Rand Paul... 46.9 30 30 12 21 74 0 232 Republicans... 61.7 48 15 23 9 78 33 Independent-Lean Republicans... 63.7 53 12 21 7 79 41 30 The N.R.A., or National Rifle Association... 52.6 46 37 30 27 95 9 232 Republicans... 71.7 69 13 49 8 96 56 Independent-Lean Republicans... 67.6 68 14 38 10 97 54 31 Pro-life, anti-abortion groups... 47.9 37 41 25 32 96-4 232 Republicans... 66.4 61 21 45 14 98 40 Independent-Lean Republicans... 61.0 50 21 31 13 96 29 32 Labor unions... 49.7 40 37 21 24 95 3 232 Republicans... 30.7 15 61 5 47 93-46 Independent-Lean Republicans... 30.1 11 65 4 45 95-54
5 Warm % % % % % - Mean Warm Cool >75 <26 ID Cool 33 Gay marriage... 51.2 43 38 36 35 96 5 232 Republicans... 26.3 16 66 12 60 97-50 Independent-Lean Republicans... 36.0 27 55 19 50 96-28 34 (SPLIT A) CNN... 48.0 33 36 16 24 91-3 232 Republicans... 36.7 20 51 9 39 88-31 Independent-Lean Republicans... 35.5 14 59 9 34 94-46 35 (SPLIT B) Fox News... 50.9 43 38 26 26 94 5 232 Republicans... 72.5 69 9 46 6 92 60 Independent-Lean Republicans... 65.3 62 19 38 9 96 42 36 (SPLIT A) The state of the economy... 39.6 30 57 7 35 99-27 232 Republicans... 28.0 11 75 4 55 99-64 Independent-Lean Republicans... 24.9 10 83 2 57 99-74 37 (SPLIT B) Glenn Beck... 40.2 24 36 11 28 70-13 232 Republicans... 60.4 45 17 18 9 75 28 Independent-Lean Republicans... 57.7 47 24 24 13 84 23 38 The Tea Party... 40.0 28 46 15 36 90-18 232 Republicans... 63.2 57 19 32 10 91 38 Independent-Lean Republicans... 60.1 53 22 29 13 96 31 39 The new health care reform law... 38.3 31 49 16 40 91-18 232 Republicans... 11.7 4 84 1 76 92-80 Independent-Lean Republicans... 12.2 3 91 2 78 99-87 40 Measures to prevent global warming... 52.6 45 34 26 25 93 11 232 Republicans... 34.1 20 54 7 43 94-35 Independent-Lean Republicans... 32.2 20 59 6 46 95-39 41 The Environmental Protection Agency, or EPA... 53.0 46 32 21 21 95 14 232 Republicans... 39.2 23 48 8 35 94-25 Independent-Lean Republicans... 38.6 25 52 7 37 95-27 (ref:therm04/therm204/therm205)
6 Q.44 I know it's a long way off, but thinking about the election for Congress in 2014, if the election for U.S. Congress were held today, would you be voting for The Democratic candidate or the Republican candidate 1? Democratic candidate... 40 1 3 Lean Democratic candidate... 4 0 0 Republican candidate... 39 88 67 Lean Republican candidate... 3 4 12 (Other candidate)... 2 0 4 Lean (Other candidate)... 0-0 (Undecided)... 11 6 12 (Refused)... 1 0 - (Will not vote in 2014)... 0 0 1 Total Democratic candidate... 44 1 3 Total Republican candidate... 42 92 79 Total (Other candidate)... 2 0 4 (ref:cong10) 1 The current in incumbent name was inserted with party identification. Challengers were inserted as a generic the Democratic/Republican candidate.
7 Q.46 (GOP) Now, I am going to read you a list of words and phrases which people use to describe political parties. For each word or phrase, please tell me whether it describes the Republican Party very well, well, not too well, or not well at all. Not Not Very Too Well DK/ Total Total Well Well Well At All Ref Well Not 46 Shares your values... 13 32 27 25 3 45 52 232 Republicans... 30 53 11 3 3 84 14 Independent-Lean Republicans... 17 55 23 4 2 71 27 47 Has realistic solutions to the country's problems... 9 28 36 23 4 37 59 232 Republicans... 20 49 21 6 4 69 27 Independent-Lean Republicans... 10 45 30 12 3 55 42 48 Open to change... 9 20 39 29 3 29 68 232 Republicans... 16 38 35 6 5 54 41 Independent-Lean Republicans... 6 30 50 12 3 36 61 49 Open to different kinds of Americans... 12 29 27 27 5 41 55 232 Republicans... 21 49 19 6 5 70 26 Independent-Lean Republicans... 18 43 29 7 3 61 36 50 Strong views on right and wrong... 35 31 18 12 4 65 30 232 Republicans... 42 39 12 3 4 81 15 Independent-Lean Republicans... 34 37 19 7 2 72 26 51 Force their moral beliefs onto others... 34 19 27 16 4 53 43 232 Republicans... 9 15 42 30 5 23 72 Independent-Lean Republicans... 10 24 39 25 2 34 64 52 Out of touch... 32 25 24 15 4 57 39 232 Republicans... 10 22 37 27 4 32 64 Independent-Lean Republicans... 19 27 37 16 1 46 53 53 Too extreme in their views... 32 24 25 15 4 56 40 232 Republicans... 8 20 42 28 3 27 70 Independent-Lean Republicans... 12 17 46 23 2 29 69 54 Always doing what corporate special interests want... 33 27 23 10 6 60 34 232 Republicans... 7 26 39 20 7 33 59 Independent-Lean Republicans... 15 24 42 13 5 40 55 55 Divide the country... 33 19 25 18 5 52 42 232 Republicans... 10 16 35 33 6 26 69 Independent-Lean Republicans... 11 21 39 25 5 32 64 (ref:reppos/repneg)
8 Q.56 (GOP) Now I am going to read you a series of statements that will help us understand how you feel about a number of things. For each statement, please tell me if you agree or disagree with it. Agree Strng Smwt Smwt Strong Nei- DK/ Total Total - Agree Agree Dis Dis Both ther Ref Agree Dis Dis 56 The best way to ensure peace is through military strength.... 24 28 24 22 0 1 1 52 46 6 232 Republicans... 40 34 16 7. 0 2 75 23 52 Ind-Lean Republicans... 38 37 13 11 1-1 75 24 51 57 There needs to be stricter laws and regulations to protect the environment.... 44 27 15 11 1 1 1 71 26 45 232 Republicans... 20 30 24 21 1 2 2 50 46 5 Ind-Lean Republicans... 16 37 25 22 - - - 53 47 6 58 Government regulation of business usually does more harm than good.... 33 27 24 10 0 1 3 61 34 26 232 Republicans... 53 30 10 3 1 1 2 83 13 70 Ind-Lean Republicans... 52 26 17 3 - - 1 78 20 58 59 When something is run by the government, it is usually inefficient and wasteful... 39 26 22 9 0 1 2 65 32 34 232 Republicans... 59 24 12 3 0 1 2 83 14 69 Ind-Lean Republicans... 64 24 9 3 1 - - 88 11 76 60 It is the responsibility of the government to take care of people who can t take care of themselves.... 26 31 19 21 1 0 1 57 40 16 232 Republicans... 10 27 28 33 1 0 2 36 61-24 Ind-Lean Republicans... 10 29 27 33 1 0-38 60-22 61 We should make every possible effort to improve the position of blacks and other minorities, even if it means giving them preferential treatment.... 11 19 30 36 0 1 3 30 66-36 232 Republicans... 3 10 30 53 0 2 2 13 83-70 Ind-Lean Republicans... 1 9 30 58 - - 2 10 88-77
9 Agree Strng Smwt Smwt Strong Nei- DK/ Total Total - Agree Agree Dis Dis Both ther Ref Agree Dis Dis 62 I have old fashioned values about family and marriage.... 51 21 13 12 1 1 1 73 25 48 232 Republicans... 73 18 4 4 0 0 0 91 8 83 Ind-Lean Republicans... 63 21 12 3 - - 1 83 16 68 63 Labor unions have too much power.... 32 26 21 17 0 1 3 58 38 19 232 Republicans... 54 27 11 4 1 1 3 81 15 66 Ind-Lean Republicans... 50 32 13 4 0 0 1 82 17 65 64 Because the earth is getting warmer because of what humans are doing, we need to begin taking serious measures to address global warming.... 47 23 12 15 1 1 1 70 27 43 232 Republicans... 18 25 22 31 1 1 1 44 53-10 Ind-Lean Republicans... 19 21 22 35 0 1 1 40 57-17 65 Homosexuality should be discouraged by society.... 18 11 22 44 0 2 4 29 65-37 232 Republicans... 34 17 20 22 1 4 4 50 42 9 Ind-Lean Republicans... 21 11 25 37 0 1 4 33 62-29 66 Immigrants today strengthen our country.... 25 36 18 16 1 1 4 61 33 28 232 Republicans... 14 35 24 21 1 1 4 49 45 4 Ind-Lean Republicans... 11 37 20 23 2 2 6 48 43 5 67 Free trade agreements between the US and other countries are a good thing for the US.... 24 42 14 12 1 1 6 67 26 40 232 Republicans... 20 48 14 10 2 1 6 67 24 43 Ind-Lean Republicans... 22 39 20 14 0 1 3 61 35 26 68 Poor people have hard lives because government benefits don't go far enough to help them live decently.... 15 20 28 35 1 1 1 34 63-28 232 Republicans... 5 8 28 55 1 0 2 14 83-69 Ind-Lean Republicans... 6 10 30 53-1 0 16 83-68
10 Agree Strng Smwt Smwt Strong Nei- DK/ Total Total - Agree Agree Dis Dis Both ther Ref Agree Dis Dis 69 Wall Street hurts the American economy more than it helps.... 20 25 30 16 1 2 7 45 46-1 232 Republicans... 11 19 34 22 2 2 11 30 55-25 Ind-Lean Republicans... 11 28 36 21-2 3 39 57-18 (ref:repagree) Q.70 (SPLIT A) (GOP) Now for something a little different. I want to ask you about the Democratic Party. I'm going to read you a list of issues. For each issue, do you see the Democratic Party as growing extreme and out of touch or do you see the party as pretty mainstream? Extrm Total Main- Not Extrm Nei- DK/ Main- Total stream Strng Strng Both ther Ref StreamExtrm 70 The rights of gays... 58 13 22 0 2 4 58 35 232 Republicans... 38 19 36 0 1 5 38 55 Independent-Lean Republicans... 43 19 30 1 2 5 43 50 71 Dealing with assault weapons and gun violence... 39 20 35 0 1 6 39 55 232 Republicans... 16 20 59-0 5 16 79 Independent-Lean Republicans... 22 20 56 - - 1 22 76 72 The environment and climate change... 47 22 26 1 0 4 47 48 232 Republicans... 19 27 46 0 0 6 19 74 Independent-Lean Republicans... 31 30 37 - - 2 31 67 73 Aid to the poor... 50 20 25 1 1 4 50 44 232 Republicans... 24 26 43 2 1 5 24 69 Independent-Lean Republicans... 25 29 44 - - 2 25 73 74 Immigration... 46 21 26 1 0 6 46 47 232 Republicans... 20 22 50 1 1 7 20 72 Independent-Lean Republicans... 20 25 52 - - 3 20 77 75 Women's issues... 60 16 17 0 1 6 60 33 232 Republicans... 39 22 26 1 3 9 39 49 Independent-Lean Republicans... 46 23 24 1 2 3 46 48 (ref:extbatd)
11 Q.76 (SPLIT B) (GOP) Now for something a little different. I want to ask you about the Republican Party. I'm going to read you a list of issues. For each issue, do you see the Republican Party as growing extreme and out of touch or do you see the party as pretty mainstream? Extrm Total Main- Not Extrm Nei- DK/ Main- Total stream Strng Strng Both ther Ref StreamExtrm 76 The rights of gays... 30 22 40-1 7 30 62 232 Republicans... 50 23 14-2 12 50 37 Independent-Lean Republicans... 41 25 26-1 7 41 51 77 Dealing with assault weapons and gun violence... 46 17 30 0 2 5 46 47 232 Republicans... 74 10 8 0 1 7 74 18 Independent-Lean Republicans... 67 12 17-2 2 67 29 78 The environment and climate change... 41 20 31 0 1 6 41 51 232 Republicans... 67 16 9-1 7 67 24 Independent-Lean Republicans... 55 21 9-3 11 55 31 79 Aid to the poor... 36 24 31 0 2 7 36 55 232 Republicans... 68 17 6 1 1 7 68 23 Independent-Lean Republicans... 60 19 10 0 4 7 60 29 80 Immigration... 37 26 30 0 1 6 37 55 232 Republicans... 68 11 11 1 0 8 68 23 Independent-Lean Republicans... 60 14 18 2 3 5 60 31 81 Women's issues... 42 19 29 0 1 8 42 49 232 Republicans... 73 14 4-0 9 73 18 Independent-Lean Republicans... 65 20 9-4 2 65 30 (ref:extbatr)
12 Q.117 Finally, I would like to ask you a few questions for statistical purposes. What is the last year of schooling that you have completed? 1-11th grade... 3 2 4 High School graduate... 21 21 15 Non-college post H.S.... 1 1 4 Some college... 27 26 26 College graduate... 34 37 37 Post-graduate school... 13 12 14 (Don't know/refused)... 0 1 0 (ref:educ) Q.118 Are you a member of a labor union? (IF NO) Is any member of your household a union member? (IF YES) Is it a union for a public sector job or a private sector job? Yes: Public Sector... 10 6 9 Yes: Private Sector... 3 1 3 Household member: Public Sector... 4 1 2 Household member: Private Sector... 2 2 3 No member belongs... 80 89 83 (Don't know/refused)... 2 1 0 Total Union Member... 13 6 12 Total Household Member... 6 4 4 Total Public... 13 7 10 Total Private... 5 3 6 Total Union Household... 18 10 16 Non Union/Non College... 42 45 40 (ref:union3) Q.119 Do you have any children 18 years of age or younger living at home? Yes... 33 37 28 No... 66 62 72 (Don't know/refused)... 0 0 0 (ref:kids)
13 Q.8 Are you married, single, living with a partner, separated, divorced, or widowed? Married... 57 72 60 Single... 23 13 25 Separated/Divorced... 8 6 6 Widowed... 6 5 5 Living with a partner... 5 2 2 (Don't know/refused)... 1 0 1 Separated/Divorced/Widowed... 14 11 11 Total Unmarried... 42 27 39 (ref:marital) Q.9 Generally speaking, do you think of yourself as a Democrat, a Republican or what? Strong Democrat... 26 - - Weak Democrat... 12 - - Independent-lean Democrat... 9 - - Independent... 11 - - Independent-lean Republican... 11-100 Weak Republican... 10 30 - Strong Republican... 20 70 - (Don't know/refused)... 1 - - (ref:ptyid1) Q.120 Thinking in political terms, would you say that you are Conservative, Moderate, or Liberal? Liberal... 22 3 5 Moderate... 36 23 35 Conservative... 39 72 57 (Don't know/refused)... 3 1 2 (ref:ideo1)
14 Q.121 Thinking about how you voted in major state and federal elections over the past few years, have you: Voted mostly for Democratic candidates... 32 1 1 Voted somewhat more for Democratic candidates... 12 1 1 Split your votes fairly evenly between Democrats and Republicans... 16 8 19 Voted somewhat more for Republican candidates... 11 17 21 Voted mostly for Republican candidates... 27 72 57 (Don't know/refused)... 3 1 1 Democratic more... 44 2 2 Republican more... 38 89 78 (ref:pastvote) Q.122 Do you consider yourself to be a supporter of the Tea Party movement, or not? Strong supporter... 12 25 26 Not so strong supporter... 16 27 31 Not a supporter... 65 38 39 (Don't know/refused)... 7 10 3 Total Supporters... 28 52 57 (ref:teasupp) Q.123 Let me ask a question about religion. Which one of these best describes yourself? Observant Catholic... 14 14 13 Non-observant Catholic... 8 8 6 Evangelical Christian... 24 36 29 Non-evangelical Protestant... 16 20 21 Jewish... 2 1 2 Muslim... 0 0 - No religious affiliation... 22 9 18 (Other)... 12 11 10 (Don't know/refused)... 2 1 2 Total Catholic... 22 22 19 Total Non-Catholic Christian... 40 56 50 Total Christian... 63 78 68 (ref:relig4)
15 Q.124 How often do you attend religious services -- more than once a week, once a week, once or twice a month, several times a year, or hardly ever? More than once a week... 13 20 14 Once a week... 24 35 29 Once or twice a month... 16 13 19 Several times a year... 15 15 16 Hardly ever... 25 13 15 (Never)... 6 3 7 (Don't know/refused)... 1 1 0 Weekly or more... 37 54 43 (ref:relig2) Q.125 How many guns or rifles do you or members of your household own? None... 50 36 35 1-2... 18 16 19 3-9... 15 18 22 10 or more... 7 11 7 (Don't know/refused)... 9 19 16 Gun Owner... 41 45 49 (ref:guns) Q.126 Thinking about your telephone use, of all the personal telephone calls that you receive, do you get: All calls on a cell phone... 33 30 28 Almost all calls on a cell phone... 20 19 21 Some on a cell phone and some on a regular home phone... 28 30 29 Almost all calls on a regular home phone... 10 11 11 All calls on a regular home phone... 9 11 10 (Don't know/refused)... 1 1 1 (ref:phoneuse)
16 [926 Respondents] Q.127 (ASK IF VOTED IN 2012) In the 2012 election for president, did you vote for Democrat Barack Obama or Republican Mitt Romney? Democrat Barack Obama... 51 5 10 Republican Mitt Romney... 42 92 79 (Gary Johnson)... 1-0 (Jill Stein)... 0 - - (Virgil Goode)... - - - (Other)... 2 1 4 (Don't Know/Refused)... 4 3 7 (ref:vote2012) [926 Respondents] Q.128 (ASK IF VOTED IN 2012) Now let me ask you about the election for Congress last November. Did you vote for -- (DEMOCRATIC HOUSE CANDIDATE) or (REPUBLICAN HOUSE CANDIDATE)? 2 Dem candidate... 41 5 5 Rep candidate... 40 81 72 (Other candidate)... 3 2 5 (Did Not Vote for Congress)... 9 7 8 (Don't Know/Refused)... 8 5 10 (ref:vtcg2012) Q.129 What racial or ethnic group best describes you? White... 72 90 84 African-American or Black... 13 1 1 Hispanic or Latino... 10 5 6 Native American... 1 1 3 Asian... 1 0 0 (Other)... 2 2 2 (Don't know/refused)... 2 2 3 (ref:race) Q.3 Respondent gender: Male... 47 46 58 Female... 53 54 42 (ref:gender) 2 2012 candidate names were inserted with party identification.
17 Q.12 In what year were you born? 18-24... 10 6 8 25-29... 8 5 9 30-34... 8 8 8 35-39... 8 9 5 40-44... 10 10 7 45-49... 10 15 15 50-54... 8 9 8 55-59... 10 8 10 60-64... 10 10 9 65 and over... 16 17 20 (No answer)... 2 3 2 (ref:age)