economic tracking poll march 9-11, 2014 n=1,932 likely voters #140310
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ECONOMIC TRACKING POLL
March 9-11, 2014N=1,932 Likely Voters
#140310
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Total
DEM(37%)
IND(30%)
GOP(33%)
White(82%)
Hispanic(5%)
Afr. Am.(13%)
50%
94%
47%
5%
43%
58%
94%
50%
6%
53%
95%
57%
42%
6%D
Overall, which political party do you trust to do a better job coping with the main problems the nation faces over the next
few years?
A NATION POLITICALLY DIVIDED
R
Total By Party By Ethnicity
D R D R D R DD R
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Now, thinking about your vote in 2014 for federal offices such as U.S. Senate or Congress, what would you say is the top issue that is
motivating your vote?
FISCAL ISSUES DOMINATE
31%
19%
13%
13%
11%
5%
3%
Immigration Reform
Foreign Policy
Health Care
Federal Budget Deficit and Debt
Jobs/Unemployment
The Economy
Medicare and Social Security
DEM(33%)
IND(30%)
GOP(37%)
18-29(16%)
30-44(25%)
45-64(38%)
65+(21%)
32% 28% 34% 33% 34% 34% 23%
23% 19% 15% 22% 21% 18% 16%
6% 17% 18% 9% 12% 13% 19%
15% 13% 10% 7% 8% 12% 24%
11% 8% 13% 14% 12% 12% 6%
5% 5% 5% 7% 5% 4% 4%
2% 3% 3% 3% 4% 1% 2%
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And, for each of the following issues, please indicate whether you trust…
The Democratic Party …or… The Republican Party …to do a better job handling that specific issue.
PARTISAN ADVANTAGES BY ISSUE
56%
55%
54%
53%
51%
50%
49%
44%
45%
46%
47%
49%
50%
51%
Immigration Reform
Foreign Policy
Health Care
Federal Budget Deficit and Debt
Jobs/Unemployment
The Economy
The Republican PartyThe Democratic Party
Medicare and Social Security
The Republican PartyThe Democratic Party
The Republican PartyThe Democratic Party
The Republican PartyThe Democratic Party
The Republican PartyThe Democratic Party
The Republican PartyThe Democratic Party
The Republican PartyThe Democratic Party
R+12
R+10
R+8
R+6
R+2
Net-0
D+2
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Total
DEM(37%)
IND(30%)
GOP(33%)
46%
89%
38%
4%
54%
11%
62%
96%
DEM
INDIES AGREE W/GOP ON SIZE AND ROLE OF GOV
GOP DEM GOP DEM GOP GOP
Regardless of your other political views, which political party do you think has better ideas about the size and role of the federal
government? Is it…
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VOTER PERCEPTIONS OF U.S. ECONOMY
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TWO THIRDS NEGATIVE ON CURRENT STATE OF ECONOMY
And, how would you describe the state of the economy today?
Total
2% 4%
31%43%
20%
Excellent Great Good Not so good Bad
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Total
Total
41%
61%45%
21%14% 18%
LessOpportunity
NEXT GENERATION FACING LESS ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY
Thinking about the economic opportunity that your generation has had in the United States, do you feel that you have had… Less Economic
Opportunity … More Economic Opportunity …or… About the Same Amount of Economic Opportunity…
AS YOUR PARENTS’ GENERATION?
MoreOpportunity
Thinking about the economic opportunity that the next generation
here in the United States will have, do you think the future generation will have… Less Economic Opportunity …
More Economic Opportunity …or… About the Same Amount of Economic
Opportunity…
AS YOUR GENERATION?
SameLess
OpportunityMore
Opportunity Same
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PESSIMISM IS GENERATIONALLY STAGGERED
Thinking about the economic opportunity that YOUR GENERATION has had in the United States, do you
feel that you have had… Less Economic Opportunity … More
Economic Opportunity …or… About the Same Amount of Economic
Opportunity…
AS YOUR PARENTS’ GENERATION?
Thinking about the economic opportunity that the NEXT GENERATION here in the United States will have, do
you think the future generation will have… Less Economic Opportunity …
More Economic Opportunity …or… About the Same Amount of Economic
Opportunity…
AS YOUR GENERATION?LessOpp.
MoreOpp.
SameOpp.
18-29(16%)
58% 29% 13%
30-44(25%)
49% 37% 15%
45-64(38%)
39% 45% 16%
65+(21%)
23% 65% 12%
LessOpp.
MoreOpp.
SameOpp.
18-29(16%)
45% 32% 24%
30-44(25%)
52% 31% 17%
45-64(38%)
68% 15% 17%
65+(21%)
73% 11% 16%
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Total
57%43%
Yes, the economy has gotten better
ECONOMY HAS GOTTEN BETTER
Thinking back to the economic collapse of 2008, do you think the economy has gotten better since the crash?
No, the economy has not gotten better
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Total
IND(27%)
Total
IND(34%)
69% 67% 69% 67%
31% 33% 31% 33%
DEMOCRATS REAP BOTH THE CREDIT AND THE BLAME
And, which political party do you think is more responsible for the recovering economy?
DEM GOP DEM GOP DEM GOP GOP
And, which political party do you think is more to blame
for the economy not recovering?
(n=1,100 “Economy Gotten Better”)
(n=832 “Econ. Not Gotten Better”)
DEM
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Total
18-29(16%)
30-44(25%)
45-64(38%)
65+(21%)
57%49% 54% 60% 61%
43%51% 46% 40% 39%
Only the
wealthy
GENERATIONAL DIFFERENCES ON ECONOMIC BENEFICIARIESWhich of these statements more closely matches your opinion?
The economic recovery has only benefitted the wealthy and real Americans are still struggling.
The economic recovery has benefitted the entire country,
even though there is more work left to be done.
Entire countr
y
Only the
wealthy
Entire countr
y
Only the
wealthy
Entire countr
y
Only the
wealthy
Entire countr
y
Only the
wealthy
Entire countr
y
Total By Age
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Total
18-29(16%)
30-44(25%)
45-64(38%)
65+(21%)
77%68% 70%
81% 85%
23%32% 30%
19% 15%Wall
Street
WALL ST. RECOVERED, NOT WORKING CLASSWhich of these statements more closely matches your opinion?
The economic recovery has mostly benefitted Wall Street
and large corporations.
The economic recovery has mostly benefitted working class
Americans.
WorkClass
Wall Street
WorkClass
Wall Street
WorkClass
Wall Street
WorkClass
Wall Street
WorkClass
Total By Age
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Total
18-29(16%)
30-44(25%)
45-64(38%)
65+(21%)
18%30% 24%
14% 12%
82%70% 76%
86% 88%
Supp- ort
OPPORTUNITY!Which of these statements more closely matches your opinion?
The role of government is to economically support the
disadvantaged in our country.
The role of government is tocreate economic opportunity so that any citizen has a chance to
succeed.
Oppor-
tunitySupp-
ort
Oppor-
tunitySupp-
ort
Oppor-
tunitySupp-
ort
Oppor-
tunitySupp-
ort
Oppor-
tunity
Total By Age
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