N AT I O N A L D E M O C R AT P R I M A R Y S U R V E Y

Feb. 2-4, 2016

2

METHODOLOGY

The following national survey was conducted by

OnMessage Inc. Telephone interviews were

conducted on February 2-4, 2016. This survey

consists of 1000 likely Democrat primary voters

and was stratified to reflect historic voter

trends. The margin of error for this survey is +/-

3.10%.

I D E O LO G Y M A K E U P

3

2027

38

7 5

Very LiberalSomewhat LiberalModerateSomewhat ConservativeVery Conservative

28 28 33

3 1

1625

37

8 8

AGE 35 & UNDER AGE 66+

4

I M AG E T E S T S

SOCIALISM

Net: +13CAPITALISM

Net: +17COMMUNISM

Net: -75

Very FavSomewhat FavSomewhat UnfavVery Unfav

Never Heard OfNo Opinion

31 24

12

21515

34 20

13

31713

43

30

47

30

3 141314

65

4

79

46 5042 37

24 31 30 33

45 and Under 46-55 56-65 66+

5

I M AG E T E S T SS O C I A L I S M

FavorableUnfavorable

46 40 44 37 4230 29 31 23

36

Male Female White Af. American Hispanic

AGE

GENDER/RACE

2540

10 13 12

Capitalism Socialism Both Neither DK/Refuse

6

“Thinking about different forms of government, which of the following statements do you agree with most?”

S O C I A L I S M H E A D TO H E A D

Some people say free market capitalism is the best form of government. They say that it’s not the government’s

job to pick winners and losers and that government intervention only leads to inefficiency. They say that

capitalism produces the greatest amount of personal and economic freedom for every individual and is ultimately results in the best economic outcome for society, even if

some people are left behind because they can’t compete.

Other people say that socialism is the best form of government. They say that corporations have too much

control and that the capitalist system is set up to favor the rich and powerful. They say that the only way to police

corporations and protect the citizens is for the government to take a larger role in managing the

economy to make sure that every individual has equal access to basic necessities and public goods, even if that means that some people have to transfer their wealth to

others.

19 22 29 28

46 4838 36

45 and Under 46-55 56-65 66+

7

S O C I A L I S M H E A D TO H E A D

CapitalismSocialism

28 23 25 27 2140 39 40 40 40

Male Female White Af. American Hispanic

AGE

GENDER/RACE

“Do you think socialism has a positive or negative impact on society?

17 12 16

40

15

Positive Negative DK/Refused

8

57

27

S O C I A L I S M ’S I M PAC T

Somewhat

Strongly

25 2414

2215

Favor Oppose DK/Refused

9

47

As you may have heard, there are some in Congress who have proposed drastically changing the healthcare system

in this country to ensure that everyone, regardless of income, has the same access to healthcare. They suggest

doing away with private practices, private hospitals and private insurance plans and instead replacing them with a

government run system that would be funded through federal and state tax dollars. Would you favor or oppose

changing the current healthcare system to a government run system?

P O L I C Y S P L I T S A M P L EH E A LT H C A R E

Somewhat

Strongly

39

2315

32

20

10

Favor Oppose DK/Refused

43

25

Thinking about healthcare in this country, would you favor or oppose changing our

system to the Socialist health care system that is currently in place in Denmark?

Somewhat

Strongly

“Please tell me if you agree or disagree with the following statement. Most of the media in our country is controlled by corporations who

are more interested in profits than telling the truth. Before a corporate owned media entity covers a campus rally for racial

equality, they should first prove that they are not biased against the content of the rally.”

40

8 15

27

11

Agree Disagree DK/Refused

10

67

19

B A R R I N G P R E S S F R O M C A M P U S P R OT E S T S

Somewhat

Strongly

67 72 64 67

18 17 23 19

45 and Under 46-55 56-65 66+

11

AgreeDisagree

67 68 6379 79

22 16 2210 13

Male Female White Af. American Hispanic

AGE

GENDER/RACE

B A R R I N G P R E S S F R O M C A M P U S P R OT E S T S

16

15

14

13

15

14

13

12

33

30

27

34

23

26

34

34

100 80 60 40 20 20 40 60 80 100

NETLess Likely More Likely

Somewhat Agree

A G R E E/ D I S AG R E E S E R I E S

12

6825

Strongly Disagree Somewhat Disagree Strongly Agree

+43The Federal government should tax the rich and spread the

wealth around as it is good for everybody.

6127 +34Obamacare did not go far enough and we should now progress to the next step and create a single-payer healthcare system similar

to Canada and countries in Europe.

5629 +27The Federal government, not the private sector, is best equipped to run, regulate, and innovate the economy in order to help every

American and not just the rich and powerful.

5631 +25Government is more capable of managing certain industries and

sectors of the economy than private corporations.

18

15

16

17

21

19

30

25

26

22

30

32

100 80 60 40 20 20 40 60 80 100

NETLess Likely More Likely

A G R E E/ D I S AG R E E S E R I E S

13

5835 +23We should make tuition at public universities and colleges free for all students and will pay for it by raising taxes on private

investments.

5536 +19Colleges and universities should protect students from harmful language on campus.

5235 +17In some cases the government should take control of certain

industries such as airlines or health care to better manage them because they are too important to our whole society to leave up

the private businesses.

Somewhat AgreeStrongly Disagree Somewhat Disagree Strongly Agree