Public Opinion Survey 2015 / Ms. Krahl
1. "Do you approve or disapprove of the way Barack Obama is handling his job as president?"
Approve Disapprove Unsure % % %
45 53 3
2. "Do you think the policies being proposed by Barack Obama will move the country in the right direction or the wrong direction?"
Right direction Wrong direction Unsure % % %
45 52 3
3. "Do you approve or disapprove of the way Barack Obama is handling the economy?"
Approve Disapprove Unsure % % %
47 52 1
4."Do you approve or disapprove of the way Barack Obama is handling the U.S. relationship with Iran?"
Approve Disapprove Unsure % % %
38 60 3
5. "Do you approve or disapprove of the way Barack Obama is handling ISIS, the Islamic militant group that controls some areas of Iraq and Syria?"
Approve Disapprove Unsure % % %
33 62 5
6. "Do you approve or disapprove of the way Barack Obama is handling climate change?"
Approve Disapprove Unsure % % %
47 48 5
7. "Is your opinion of Barack Obama favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about him?"
Favorable Unfavorable Haven’t Heard Enough Refused
47 50 2 2
8. "If the election for president were being held today, and the candidates were [see below] the Democrat and [see below] the Republican, for whom would you vote?"
Hillary
Clinton (D) Jeb Bush (R) Someone else (vol.) Wouldn't vote (vol.) Unsure/No answer % % % % %
42 40 3 10 5
9. "If the election were today, would you want to see the Republican Party or the Democratic Party win control of the United States Senate?"
Republican Party Democratic Party Unsure/No answer % % %
44 44 11
10. "If the election were today, would you want to see the Republican Party or the Democratic Party win control of the United States House of Representatives?"
Republican Party Democratic Party Unsure/No answer % % %
44 46 10
11. "Is your opinion of the Tea Party movement favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about it?"
Favorable Unfavorable Haven't heard enough Refused % % % %
26 45 28 1
12. "Currently, groups not affiliated with a candidate are able to spend unlimited amounts of money on advertisements during a political campaign. Do you think this kind of spending should be limited by law, or should it remain unlimited?"
Limited Unlimited Unsure/No answer % % %
80 17 3
13. "How well do you feel the government in Washington represents the views of people like yourself: very well, somewhat well, not too well, or not at all well?"
Very well Somewhat well Not too well Not at all well % % % %
5 25 30 38
14. "Which of the following statements comes closer to your view? The country has learned a lesson from Hurricane Katrina and is much better prepared for natural disasters and other emergencies that it was ten years ago. The country has not learned a lesson from Hurricane Katrina and is just as vulnerable as it was ten years ago to the effects of natural disasters and other emergencies."
Much betterprepared / Just as
vulnerable / Unsure
% / % / %
47 / 51 / 2
15. "Do you think the federal government is adequately prepared to deal with a major nuclear accident in the United States, or not?"
Prepared / Not prepared / Unsure35 / 58 / 7
16. "Have you and your family done anything to prepare for a natural disaster occurring in your area, or haven't you done that yet?"
Have / Have not% / %
35 / 65
17. "How likely do you think it is that the U.S. will eventually send ground troops into combat operations against ISIS forces in Iraq or Syria: very likely, somewhat likely, not too likely or not likely at all?"
Verylikely / Somewhat
likely / Not too
likely / Not likely
at all / Unsure
35 / 40 / 14 / 19 / 2
18. "Do you think Hillary Clinton is honest and trustworthy, or not?"
Honest &trustworthy / Not honest &
trustworthy / Unsure/
No answer
% / % / %
48 / 45 / 7
19. "Overall, do you think Donald Trump is helping, hurting, or having no impact on the image of the Republican Party?"
Helping / Hurting / No impact / Unsure22 / 61 / 12 / 5
20. "We'd like to get your overall opinion of some people in the news. As I read each name, please say if you have a favorable or unfavorable opinion of these people -- or if you have never heard of them. Bernie Sanders."
Favorable / Unfavorable / Never heard of / No opinion% / % / % / %
35 / 27 / 28 / 10
21. "Do you approve or disapprove of the way Barack Obama is handling education?"
Approve / Disapprove / Unsure% / % / %
44 / 49 / 7
22. "Do you approve or disapprove of the way Barack Obama is handling immigration?"
Approve / Disapprove / Unsure% / % / %
36 / 61 / 4
23. "Do you approve or disapprove of the way Barack Obama is handling race relations?"
Approve / Disapprove / Unsure% / % / %
46 / 50 / 4
24. "Do you feel that the distribution of money and wealth in this country is fair, or do you feel that the money and wealth in this country should be more evenly distributed among more people?"
Fair / Should bemore even / Unsure/
No answer
% / % / %
30 / 63 / 7
25. "Which comes closer to your view? In today's economy, everyone has a fair chance to get ahead in the long run. OR, In today's economy, it's mainly just a few people at the top who have a chance to get ahead."
Everyone / A fewpeople / Unsure/
No answer
% / % / %
35 / 61 / 4
26. "Do you think the gap between the rich and the poor in the U.S. is getting larger, getting smaller, or has it stayed the same?"
Gettinglarger / Getting
smaller / Stayed
the same / Unsure/
No answer
% / % / % / %
67 / 5 / 25 / 3
27. "Do you think the gap between rich and poor in this country is a problem that needs to be addressed now, a problem but one that does not need to be addressed now, or not a problem?"
Addressednow / Not addressed
now / Not a
problem / Unsure/
No answer
% / % / % / %
65 / 16 / 17 / 3
28.
"Should the government do more to reduce the gap between the rich and the poor in thiscountry, or is this something the government should not be doing?"
Should
do more / Should not
be doing / Unsure/
No answer
% / % / %
57 / 39 / 4
29.
"Do you favor or oppose raising taxes on people earning more than $1 million per year?"Favor / Oppose / Unsure/
No answer
% / % / %
68 / 30 / 2
30.
"How much do you think stricter gun laws would do to help prevent gun violence? Wouldstricter laws help a lot, some, not much, or not at all?"
A lot / Some / Not much / Not at all / Unsure/
No answer
% / % / % / % / %
27 / 25 / 16 / 31 / 1
31. "What do you think is more important -- to protect the right of Americans to own guns, or to control gun ownership?"
Protectright to
own guns / Control
ownership / Unsure/
Refused
% / % / %
47 / 50 / 3
32. "Do you think that gun ownership in this country does more to protect people from becoming victims of crime, or does more to put people's safety at risk?"
Protectpeople / Put safety
at risk / Unsure/
Refused
% / % / %
54 / 40 / 6
33.
"Do you think the National Rifle Association has too much influence, too little influence orthe right amount of influence over gun control laws in this country?"
too much / Too little / Right
amount / Unsure/
Refused
% / % / % / %
40 / 17 / 36 / 6
34. "Would you say that immigration helps the United States more than it hurts it, or immigration hurts the United States more than it helps it?"
Helps morethan hurts / Hurts more
than helps / A little of
both (vol.) / Unsure
% / % / % / %
7/26-30/15 / 47 / 43 / 3 / 7
35. "When it comes to foreigners staying illegally in the United States, which one statement comes closest to what you think? We should allow these people a pathway to citizenship to eventually become citizens of the United States. We should grant these people legal status so they can live and work here, but not become citizens. We should do neither one of these and work to find and deport people who have come to this country illegally."
A pathwayto citizenship / Legal status,
but not
citizenship / Find and
deport / Depends/
Mixed (vol.) / Unsure
47 / 17 / 32 / 3 / 1
36. "Just your best guess: Do you think the number of immigrants coming to the United States illegally has increased or decreased in the last few years?"
Increased / Decreased / Stayedabout the
same (vol.) / Unsure
% / % / % / %
69 / 25 / 5 / 1
37. "Thinking about some issues in the country today: All in all, do you strongly favor, favor, oppose or strongly oppose allowing illegal immigrants brought to the U.S. as children to gain legal resident status if they join the military or go to college?
Stronglyfavor / Favor / Oppose / Strongly
oppose / Unsure/
Refused
% / % / % / % / %
33 / 33 / 15 / 14 / 4
38. "Would you say that, in general, the growing number of newcomers from other countries threatens traditional American customs and values, or strengthens American society?"
Threatenscustoms,
values / Strengthens
society / Neither/Both
equally (vol.) / Unsure/
Refused
% / % / % / %
33 / 54 / 7 / 7
39.
"Obama has taken executive action allowing as many as four million undocumented immigrants to avoid deportation. The Republicans in Congress say they may take away federal funding so this order cannot be carried out. Do you think Obama's action on immigration should go forward, or should it be blocked?"Should
go forward / Should
be blocked / Unsure
% / % / %
1/12-15/15 / 41 / 56 / 4
40. "Do you think that the use of marijuana should be legal, or not?"
Legal / Not legal / Unsure/No answer
% / % / %
53 / 43 / 5
41. "Do you think laws regarding whether the use of marijuana is legal or not should be determined by the federal government, or left to each individual state government to decide?"
Federalgovernment / State
governments / Both
(vol.) / Unsure/
No answer
% / % / % / %
37 / 58 / 1 / 4
42. "Keeping in mind that all of your answers in this survey are confidential, have you, yourself, ever happened to try marijuana?"
Yes / No / Unsure/Refused
% / % / %
49 / 51 / 1
43. "In dealing with drug policy, should government focus more on prosecuting people who use illegal drugs such as heroin and cocaine, or do you think it should focus more on providing treatment for people who use these types of drugs?"
Prosecuting / Providingtreatment / Unsure/
Refused
% / % / %
26 / 67 / 7
44. "Which comes closer to your view about the use of marijuana by adults? It should be legal for personal use. It should be legal only for medicinal use. OR, It should not be legal."
Legal forpersonal use / Legal for
medicinal use / It should
not be legal / Unsure/
Refused
% / % / % / %
39 / 44 / 16 / 2
45. "In your view, would legalizing marijuana lead to more underage people trying it, or not?"
Would leadto more / Would not / Unsure/
Refused
% / % / %
54 / 44 / 2
46. "In general, do you the U.S. Supreme Court is too liberal or too conservative in its decisions?"
Tooliberal / Too
conservative / About
right (vol.) / Depends
(vol.) / Unsure
% / % / % / % / %
46 / 32 / 9 / 3 / 10
47. "Would you say your overall opinion of the Supreme Court is very favorable, mostly favorable, mostly UNfavorable, or very unfavorable?"
Very/Mostlyfavorable / Mostly/Very
unfavorable / Never
heard of
(vol.) / Can't rate/
Refused
(vol.)
% / % / % / %
48 / 43 / - / 9
48. "Do you approve or disapprove of the way the Supreme Court is handling its job?"
Approve / Disapprove / Unsure% / % / %
49 / 46 / 5
49.
"Is Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts more conservative than you would like, not conservative enough, or about right, or don't you know enough about John Roberts to say?"More
conservative / Not
conservative
enough / About
right / Unsure
% / % / % / %
10 / 10 / 15 / 64
50.
"In general, do you think the current U.S. Supreme Court justices decide their cases based onlegal analysis without regard to their own personal or political views, or do you think they sometimes let their own personal or political views influence their decisions?"
Just legal
analysis / Personal,
political
views / Depends
(vol.) / Unsure/
No answer
% / % / % / %
16 / 75 / 2 / 7
51. "When the Supreme Court decides an important constitutional case, should it only consider the legal issues, or should it also consider what the majority of the public thinks about that subject?"
Legalissues only / Public
opinion, too / Depends
(vol.) / Unsure/
No answer
% / % / % / %
52 / 40 / 3 / 5
52.
"In general, do you think that the country's criminal justice system treats whites and blacks equally, or does it favor whites over blacks?"Treats
equally / Favors
whites / Favors
blacks (vol.) / Depends
(vol.) / Unsure
% / % / % / % / %
41 / 51 / 1 / 6 / 1
53. "Do you think the U.S. Supreme Court should base its rulings on its understanding of what the U.S. Constitution meant as it was originally written, or should the court base its rulings on its understanding of what the U.S. Constitution means in current times?"