Sunday, June 12, 2011

Poll Watch: UNH/Boston Globe New Hampshire 2012 Republican Nomination Survey

UNH/Boston Globe New Hampshire 2012 GOP Nomination Survey
  • Mitt Romney 41% {33%} [36%] (40%)
  • Rudy Giuliani 9% {6%} [7%] (10%)
  • Ron Paul 6% {9%} [6%] (5%)
  • Sarah Palin 5% {5%} [4%] (6%)
  • Michele Bachmann 4% {4%} [4%]
  • Herman Cain 4% {4%}
  • Newt Gingrich 3% {7%} [4%] (6%)
  • Jon Huntsman 3% {4%} [0%]
  • Rick Santorum 3% {2%} [0%] (1%)
  • Tim Pawlenty 3% {6%} [2%] (7%)
  • Gary Johnson 0% {0%} [0%] (0%)
Who is your second choice?
  • Mitt Romney 14%
  • Rudy Giuliani 10%
  • Sarah Palin 9%
  • Tim Pawlenty 5%
  • Other 21%
  • No second choice 27%
  • Don't know 14%
Have you definitely decided who you will vote for in the New Hampshire primary … are you leaning toward someone … or do you have no idea who you’ll vote for?
  • Definitely decided 8%
  • Leaning toward someone 16%
  • Have no idea 76%
Which of these statements do you think best describes the federal budget deficit … It is a major problem that the country must address now … It is a major problem that should be addressed when the economy is better ... It is not much of a problem for the country.
  • Major problem, must address now 85%
  • Major problem, address when economy is better 13%
  • Not much of a problem 1%
In order to reduce the deficit, would you support or oppose ...?

Raising taxes on Americans with incomes over $250,000 a year
  • Support 56%
  • Oppose 40%
Raising taxes on middle class Americans, that is, people with incomes between $50,000 and $250,000 a year
  • Support 21%
  • Oppose 77%
Cutting military spending
  • Support 38%
  • Oppose 58%
Cutting spending on Medicaid, which is the government health insurance program for the poor
  • Support 39%
  • Oppose 53%
Cutting spending on Medicare, which is the government health insurance program for the elderly
  • Support 29%
  • Oppose 67%
Cutting spending on Social Security
  • Support 27%
  • Oppose 69%
Eliminating entire departments of the federal government, such as the Department of Education
  • Support 54%
  • Oppose 39%
Raising taxes on corporations
  • Support 53%
  • Oppose 41%
In your opinion, should all people be required by the government to have health insurance?
  • Yes 22%
  • No 74%
Do you think insurance companies should be allowed not to provide health insurance policies to someone if they have a pre-existing medical condition?
  • Yes 18%
  • No 75%
As you may know, a health reform bill was signed into law early last year. Given what you know about the health reform law, do you have a generally favorable or generally unfavorable opinion of it?
  • Favorable 18%
  • Unfavorable 70%
Do you think Congress should try to repeal the health care law that was passed last year, or should they let it stand?
  • Repeal 70%
  • Let stand 21%
Do you think that the death of Osama bin Laden lets the U.S. withdraw its troops from Afghanistan faster?
  • Yes 31%
  • No 63%
Do you think the United States should intervene militarily in Arab countries, such as Libya or Syria, where the people are trying to get rid of dictators?
  • Yes 18%
  • No 73%
Do you think the United States should intervene militarily in countries to stop genocide?
  • Yes 62%
  • No 31%
Which of the following statements comes closest to your view of global warming? Global warming is a proven fact and is mostly caused by emissions from cars and industrial facilities such as power plants and factories. Global warming is a proven fact caused mostly by natural changes that have nothing to do with emissions from cars and industrial facilities. Global warming is a theory that has not yet been proven.
  • Fact, caused by car/industry 28%
  • Fact, caused by natural changes 25%
  • Unproven theory 43%
Should the United States increase or decrease the amount of offshore drilling for oil, or keep it about the same as it is now?
  • Increase 66%
  • Decrease 7%
  • Keep same as now 24%
Should the United States permit drilling for oil off the New England coast?
  • Yes 70%
  • No 24%
Should the United States encourage or discourage the construction of more nuclear power plants?
  • Encourage 54%
  • Discourage 38%
How serious a problem do you think the issue of ILLEGAL immigration is for the country right now: very serious, somewhat serious, or not very serious?
  • Very serious 62%
  • Somewhat serious 30%
  • Not very serious 7%
Would you support or oppose a program giving illegal immigrants now living in the United States the right to live here legally if they pay a fine and meet other requirements?
  • Support 42%
  • Oppose 52%
As you may know, the 14th Amendment says that you are a citizen of the United States if you were born in the United States. Do you think this part of the 14th Amendment should be repealed or do you think it should be left as is?
  • Repeal 27%
  • Left as is 65%
    Survey of 424 likely Republican primary voters was conducted June 1-8, 2011.  The margin of error is +/- 4.8 percentage points.  Results from the poll conducted May 18-22, 2011 are in curly brackets.  Results from the poll conducted April 15- May 2, 2011 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted January 28 - February 7, 2011 are in parentheses.

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