THE WISCONSIN PUBLIC RADIO,

ST. NORBERT COLLEGE - WISCONSIN SURVEY

Fall 2006

 

STATE ISSUES RELEASE

Likely Voters Sample

 

Survey Information:

 

Number of Adult Wisconsin Resident, Likely Voter Respondents:  400

Interview Period: October 9-16, 2006

Margin of Error: +/- 5% at the 95% confidence level.

 

Contact:

Wendy Scattergood, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Political Science, St. Norbert College Survey Center

 (920) 403-3491   wendy.scattergood@snc.edu

 

The Governor’s Race

 

If the election for Wisconsin Governor were held today, would you be more likely to vote for …..?  (top two were rotated)

 

Democrat Jim Doyle

51%

Republican Mark Green

38%

Nelson Eisman

1%

Other

4%

Not Sure

7%

                                               

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

How likely are you to change your vote for governor before the November election?

           

                        Very Likely                                   3%

                        Somewhat Likely                         13%

                        Somewhat Unlikely                      14%

                        Very Unlikely                               68%

                        Not Sure                                       3%

                        Refused                                         0%

           

           

Most Important Factor in Vote Choice for Governor

 

  1. Taxes                                                  14.0%
  2. Education                                            13.3%
  3. Economy                                             11.3%
  4. Personal Character                              10.8%
  5. Health Care                                           5.0%
  6. Party Preference                                    4.5%
  7. Stem Cell Research                               3.5%

       

 Doyle                                                 3.3%

General agreement on issues                3.0%

Budget                                                2.8%

Experience/Track Record                    2.8%

Abortion                                             2.5%

Marriage Amendment                          2.5%

Environment                                        2.3%

 

Other issues – each less than 2% of responses

Senior Citizen issues

Illegal immigration

Moral issues

Social issues

Death penalty

Gun control

National issues

Whoever performs better in the debates

Lesser of two evils

Don’t like either of them

Green’s campaign finance issues

 


Attorney General’s Race

 

If the election for Wisconsin Attorney General were held today, would you be more likely to vote for…..?  (top two were rotated)

 

                       

Republican J.B. Van Hollen

38%

Democrat Kathleen Falk

44%

Other

7%

Not Sure

12%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

How likely are you to change your vote for Attorney General before the November election?

           

                        Very Likely                           8%

                        Somewhat Likely                16%

                        Somewhat Unlikely             15%

                        Very Unlikely                      57%

                        Not Sure                              5%

                        Refused                                0%

 


Ballot Issues

 

Should the death penalty be enacted in the State of Wisconsin for cases involving a person who is convicted of first-degree intentional homicide, if the conviction is supported by DNA evidence?

 

                        Yes                              50%

                        No                               45%

                        Not Sure                        5%

                        Refused                        <1%

 

 

The Wisconsin State Legislature has proposed amending the Wisconsin State Constitution to provide that only a marriage between one man and one woman shall be valid or recognized as a marriage in this state and that a legal status identical or substantially similar to that of marriage for unmarried individuals shall not be valid or recognized in this state? Do you support or oppose this amendment?

 

                        Support                        51%

                        Oppose                        44%

                        Not Sure                        5%

                        Refused                          1%