This Washington Post-ABC News poll was conducted by telephone Sept. 4-7, 2014, among a random national sample of 1,001 adults, including landline and cell phone-only respondents. Results have a margin of sampling error of 3.5 percentage points. Sampling, data collection and tabulation by Abt-SRBI of New York. *= less than 0.5 percent 1. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Barack Obama is handling his job as president? Do you approve/disapprove strongly or somewhat? 9/7/14 6/1/14 4/27/14 3/2/14 1/23/14 12/15/13 11/17/13 10/20/13 9/15/13 7/21/13 5/19/13 4/14/13 3/10/13 1/13/13 12/16/12 11/4/12 11/3/12 11/2/12 11/1/12 10/31/12 10/30/12 10/29/12 10/28/12 10/27/12 10/26/12 10/25/12 10/24/12 10/23/12 10/22/12 10/21/12 10/13/12 9/29/12 9/9/12 8/25/12 7/8/12 5/20/12 4/8/12 3/10/12 2/4/12 1/15/12 12/18/11 11/3/11 10/2/11 9/1/11 8/9/11* 7/17/11 6/5/11 5/2/11** 4/17/11 3/13/11 1/16/11 RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV -------- Approve -------NET Strongly Somewhat 42 24 18 46 23 23 41 23 19 46 25 22 46 23 23 43 23 20 42 22 21 48 28 20 47 25 22 49 25 24 51 32 20 50 27 23 50 29 21 55 32 23 54 33 21 52 33 10 51 33 10 51 32 11 50 31 11 50 30 11 50 28 12 50 28 11 51 28 11 50 28 11 51 29 10 50 29 9 50 29 10 50 29 21 50 30 20 51 31 20 50 30 21 50 26 24 49 29 20 50 27 23 47 24 24 47 26 21 50 30 20 46 28 18 50 29 22 48 25 23 49 25 24 44 22 22 42 21 21 43 21 22 44 18 26 47 25 22 47 27 20 56 29 27 47 27 21 51 27 24 54 30 23 ------- Disapprove -----NET Somewhat Strongly 51 12 39 51 14 37 52 12 40 50 12 38 50 9 41 55 14 41 55 11 44 49 10 39 47 11 37 44 12 32 44 10 33 45 10 35 46 11 36 41 8 33 42 9 32 46 10 36 47 10 37 47 11 36 48 11 37 48 11 37 48 12 37 48 11 36 46 11 36 46 11 36 46 10 36 47 9 37 48 10 38 47 9 37 47 10 38 47 10 37 44 10 34 46 12 34 45 11 35 46 13 33 49 15 34 49 13 36 45 10 35 50 11 39 46 11 36 48 11 37 47 13 34 53 15 37 54 14 40 53 16 38 46 9 37 48 14 35 49 13 37 38 14 24 50 12 37 45 12 33 43 15 28 1 No opinion 6 3 6 3 4 3 3 3 6 7 5 5 4 4 5 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 6 4 6 4 4 3 6 4 3 4 4 3 4 3 10 5 4 6 3 4 3 12/12/10 49 24 25 10/28/10 50 27 23 10/3/10 50 26 24 9/2/10 46 24 22 7/11/10 50 28 22 6/6/10 52 30 22 4/25/10 54 31 23 3/26/10 53 34 20 2/8/10 51 29 22 1/15/10 53 30 24 12/13/09 50 31 18 11/15/09 56 32 23 10/18/09 57 33 23 9/12/09 54 35 19 8/17/09 57 35 21 7/18/09 59 38 22 6/21/09 65 36 29 4/24/09 69 42 27 3/29/09 66 40 26 2/22/09 68 43 25 *Washington Post **Washington Post/Pew Research Center 47 45 47 52 47 45 44 43 46 44 46 42 40 43 40 37 31 26 29 25 15 11 13 14 12 12 11 8 12 13 13 13 11 12 11 9 10 8 9 8 32 34 34 38 35 33 33 35 33 32 33 29 29 31 29 28 22 18 20 17 4 5 3 3 3 4 3 3 3 2 4 2 3 3 3 4 4 4 5 7 2. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Obama is handling [ITEM]? Do you approve/disapprove strongly or somewhat? 9/7/14 - Summary Table a. The economy b. International affairs c. Implementation of the new health care law d. Immigration issues ------- Approve -----NET Strongly Smwht 42 22 19 38 18 20 ----- Disapprove ----NET Smwht Strongly 54 15 39 56 13 43 No op. 5 7 38 31 56 59 5 10 25 14 13 17 12 14 44 45 Trend: a. The economy 9/7/14 6/1/14 4/27/14 3/2/14 1/23/14 12/15/13 11/17/13 10/20/13 9/15/13 7/21/13 5/19/13 4/14/13 3/10/13 1/13/13 12/16/12 10/13/12 RV 9/29/12 RV 9/9/12 RV 8/25/12 7/8/12 -------- Approve -------NET Strongly Somewhat 42 22 19 43 21 21 42 20 21 43 23 20 43 22 21 42 24 18 41 22 20 44 23 20 45 25 20 45 22 22 48 26 22 44 22 22 44 24 20 50 24 25 50 27 23 47 26 21 47 23 25 45 24 21 44 20 23 44 21 23 ------- Disapprove -----NET Somewhat Strongly 54 15 39 53 15 38 54 13 41 54 14 41 55 13 42 55 14 40 57 14 42 54 12 42 51 14 37 49 14 35 48 10 37 53 12 41 52 10 42 47 10 37 48 10 38 51 10 41 52 10 41 53 8 45 54 12 42 54 13 41 2 No opinion 5 4 4 2 3 4 2 2 4 6 4 3 4 3 3 2 1 2 3 2 5/20/12 42 20 22 4/8/12 44 23 21 3/10/12 38 20 18 2/4/12 44 23 22 1/15/12 41 19 22 12/18/11 41 17 24 11/3/11 38 18 20 10/2/11 35 17 19 9/1/11 36 15 21 7/17/11 39 18 22 6/5/11 40 20 20 5/2/11* 40 18 22 4/17/11 42 23 19 3/13/11 43 22 21 1/16/11 46 22 24 12/12/10 43 21 22 10/28/10 RV 44 21 23 10/3/10 45 22 23 9/2/10 41 20 21 7/11/10 43 20 23 6/6/10 50 26 24 4/25/10 49 24 25 3/26/10 45 23 22 2/8/10 45 22 23 1/15/10 47 22 24 12/13/09 46 23 24 11/15/09 51 26 25 10/18/09 50 29 22 9/12/09 51 28 24 8/17/09 52 27 25 7/18/09 52 29 23 6/21/09 56 28 28 4/24/09 58 31 28 3/29/09 60 34 25 2/22/09 60 NA NA *Washington Post/Pew Research Center 55 54 59 53 57 56 61 61 62 57 59 55 57 55 51 54 54 53 57 54 49 49 52 53 52 52 47 48 46 46 46 41 38 38 34 11 12 9 11 11 13 13 13 15 15 10 16 11 13 13 15 15 13 13 13 12 10 12 15 13 12 12 13 13 13 10 13 13 12 NA 44 42 50 41 46 43 48 48 47 43 49 39 46 41 38 39 39 41 44 41 37 39 40 38 39 40 36 35 33 33 35 27 25 26 NA 2 2 2 3 2 2 2 4 2 3 2 4 2 2 2 3 3 2 2 4 2 2 3 2 1 2 2 1 2 2 3 3 4 3 6 b. International affairs 9/7/14 7/27/14 6/1/14 3/2/14 9/15/13 12/16/12 9/29/12 RV 5/20/12 4/8/12 1/15/12 11/3/11 11/15/09 10/18/09 9/12/09 6/21/09 4/24/09 3/29/09 -------- Approve -------NET Strongly Somewhat 38 18 20 46 16 29 41 19 21 47 25 22 47 25 22 54 32 22 49 28 20 48 30 18 47 24 23 49 26 23 47 26 21 60 30 30 57 34 23 57 32 25 61 NA NA 67 62 " " ------- Disapprove -----NET Somewhat Strongly 56 13 43 50 15 36 50 13 36 45 15 30 44 11 33 39 11 28 48 12 36 46 15 31 44 11 33 44 10 33 45 13 31 37 13 23 36 15 21 33 12 21 32 NA NA 27 27 " " No opinion 7 4 10 8 9 7 3 6 9 7 8 3 7 10 7 6 11 c. Implementation of the new health care law -------- Approve -------NET Strongly Somewhat ------- Disapprove -----NET Somewhat Strongly 3 No opinion 9/7/14 6/1/14 4/27/14 3/30/14 3/2/14 1/23/14 12/15/13 11/17/13 10/20/13 9/15/13 38 39 37 44 38 37 34 33 41 34 25 22 24 19 20 19 18 18 25 20 13 17 14 25 19 17 15 16 15 14 56 56 57 54 57 59 62 63 53 55 12 12 11 15 11 10 13 12 10 12 44 44 46 39 47 50 50 52 43 43 5 5 6 2 4 4 4 3 6 11 d. Immigration issues -------- Approve -------NET Strongly Somewhat 31 14 17 38 17 21 43 23 20 46 25 21 44 24 21 49 27 22 38 20 18 39 17 23 33 14 19 48 NA NA 9/7/14 6/1/14 7/21/13 5/19/13 4/14/13 2/3/13 7/8/12 6/6/10 3/26/10 4/24/09 ------- Disapprove -----NET Somewhat Strongly 59 14 45 50 15 35 44 13 31 41 11 30 43 12 30 43 15 28 52 18 34 51 14 37 43 15 28 35 NA NA No opinion 10 12 13 13 13 8 10 10 23 18 3. Do you think things in this country (are generally going in the right direction) or do you feel things (have gotten pretty seriously off on the wrong track)? 9/7/14 4/27/14 1/23/14 11/17/13 10/20/13 7/21/13 5/19/13 1/13/13 10/31/12 10/13/12 9/29/12 8/25/12 7/8/12 4/8/12 1/15/12 11/3/11 9/1/11 6/5/11 1/16/11 12/12/10 10/28/10 6/6/10 3/26/10 1/15/10 11/15/09 10/18/09 8/17/09 6/21/09 4/24/09 3/29/09 2/22/09 LV RV RV RV RV Right direction 31 30 35 27 28 36 39 39 43 42 38 29 33 33 30 22 20 32 38 31 27 37 38 37 44 44 44 47 50 42 31 Wrong track 65 66 62 70 68 60 57 57 55 56 60 69 63 64 68 74 77 66 60 67 71 60 60 62 55 54 55 50 48 57 67 No opinion 5 4 2 3 4 4 4 5 2 3 2 2 4 3 2 3 3 2 3 2 2 3 2 1 2 2 1 3 2 1 2 4 1/16/09 12/14/08 10/25/08 10/11/08 9/22/08 8/22/08 6/15/08 5/11/08 1/12/08 11/1/07 6/1/07 1/19/07 11/4/06 10/22/06 10/8/06 5/15/06 11/2/05 10/24/04 4/18/04 4/30/03 9/26/02 2/21/02 2/14/99 11/1/98 9/13/98* 8/21/98 7/12/98 4/4/98 1/31/98 1/30/98 1/19/98 8/27/97 6/8/97 3/9/97 10/17/96 10/16/96 10/15/96 10/14/96 10/13/96 9/04/96 8/21/96 6/30/96 3/17/96 1/21/96 1/3/96 4/5/95 1/4/95 10/31/94 7/20/94 3/27/94 1/23/94 11/14/93 8/8/93 6/20/93 4/26/93 3/11/93 2/28/93 1/17/93 12/14/92 10/27/92 10/4/92 6/7/92 4/9/92 LV RV RV RV LV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV 19 15 13 8 14 19 14 16 21 24 25 26 39 30 32 29 30 41 42 52 43 54 55 55 51 57 50 55 61 61 44 39 37 34 40 42 43 44 44 40 28 26 27 27 21 23 27 27 26 28 31 25 26 26 27 36 37 31 35 22 18 14 16 78 82 85 90 83 78 84 82 77 74 73 71 59 68 66 69 68 55 57 46 53 42 41 43 45 40 45 41 34 34 50 57 60 62 55 53 52 51 51 54 67 70 70 66 77 73 68 69 70 69 60 69 71 71 71 57 59 63 60 76 78 83 81 3 3 2 2 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 2 2 2 2 2 4 1 2 4 4 4 2 3 4 6 4 5 5 6 4 3 4 5 5 5 5 5 6 5 5 3 6 3 3 6 4 4 3 10 6 3 3 2 7 4 6 5 2 4 3 3 5 3/11/92 18 1/15/92 19 11/10/91 24 10/29/91 26 8/27/91 31 7/28/91 30 6/2/91 39 4/9/91 42 2/26/91 58 1/27/91 49 10/14/90 19 9/9/90 36 8/20/90 35 7/24/90 37 5/21/90 39 3/26/90 44 2/4/90 49 1/16/90 48 5/23/89 42 3/16/89 46 1/16/89 LV 51 10/25/88 LV 49 9/27/88 48 7/11/88 40 5/25/88 35 3/21/88 40 1/23/88 39 12/13/87 49 12/2/87 35 9/23/87 43 6/29/87 35 4/13/87 37 3/9/87 38 1/18/87 39 9/8/86 50 1/26/86 45 7/29/85 52 1/16/85 59 5/22/84 47 12/13/83 43 11/7/83 51 4/12/83 41 3/2/83 43 10/11/82 35 1/30/82 39 2/80** 20 2/78 34 2/77 41 10/75 19 10/74 15 10/73 16 *Washington Post **2/80 and previous: Roper 79 78 72 71 60 67 57 51 39 48 79 60 60 60 60 53 48 49 55 52 46 46 44 56 59 56 59 47 61 54 62 60 58 56 48 47 43 36 48 51 44 54 53 57 56 70 53 44 71 75 74 4 3 4 3 9 3 4 7 3 4 2 4 5 2 2 2 3 3 3 2 3 6 8 4 6 4 2 4 4 4 3 3 4 5 2 8 6 4 5 6 5 4 3 8 5 10 13 14 9 11 10 4. Do you approve or disapprove of the way the U.S. Congress is doing its job? Do you approve/disapprove strongly or somewhat? 9/7/14 1/23/14 12/15/13 -------- Approve -------NET Strongly Somewhat 15 5 11 16 3 13 16 4 12 ------- Disapprove -----NET Somewhat Strongly 77 22 55 81 21 59 81 22 59 6 No opinion 7 3 3 10/20/13 7/21/13 3/10/13 1/13/13 1/15/12 10/2/11 3/13/11 1/16/11 10/28/10 RV 10/3/10 9/2/10 6/6/10 3/26/10 2/8/10 7/13/08 2/1/08 12/9/07 11/1/07 9/30/07 7/21/07 6/1/07 4/15/07 2/25/07 1/19/07 12/11/06 11/4/06 RV 10/22/06 10/8/06 9/7/06 8/6/06 5/15/06 4/9/06 3/5/06 1/26/06 1/8/06 12/18/05 11/2/05 8/28/05 6/5/05 10/29/03 4/30/03 9/26/02 7/15/02 2/21/02 1/27/02 12/19/01 9/9/01 7/30/01 4/22/01 10/31/99 9/2/99 6/6/99 3/14/99 2/14/99 12/20/98 12/19/98 12/13/98 11/7/98 11/1/98 10/25/98 10/18/98 9/28/98 9/13/98* 12 21 16 19 13 14 27 28 23 24 25 26 24 26 23 33 32 28 29 37 39 44 41 43 37 36 31 32 40 36 33 35 36 43 41 43 37 37 41 40 57 51 57 57 58 59 45 48 58 42 46 48 44 46 44 45 49 41 49 45 46 52 56 4 5 3 4 3 3 7 6 6 6 5 7 7 NA 8 16 12 15 11 11 20 21 17 18 20 20 18 NA " 8 NA " 36 NA " 7 5 5 NA " 29 25 27 NA 85 73 80 76 84 82 69 66 74 73 72 71 72 71 71 59 60 65 65 60 53 54 54 50 57 60 65 66 55 60 63 62 62 53 55 53 59 59 54 52 37 43 36 39 35 34 48 48 33 53 47 46 49 50 51 50 46 55 47 44 45 44 38 7 15 20 22 21 19 20 24 24 21 22 21 20 18 NA 70 53 58 55 65 62 45 43 53 51 51 51 54 NA " 25 NA " 29 NA " 25 27 29 NA " 35 38 37 NA 3 7 4 4 3 4 4 7 3 3 4 2 4 3 6 8 8 7 6 4 8 3 5 8 6 4 4 2 5 4 4 3 3 4 5 4 4 4 4 9 6 6 7 4 7 7 7 4 8 6 7 6 7 4 5 5 5 4 5 11 8 4 6 8/21/98 55 7/12/98 46 5/12/98 45 4/4/98 47 1/31/98 55 1/30/98 55 1/25/98 56 1/24/98 55 1/19/98 47 10/13/97 36 8/27/97 39 7/8/97 40 4/24/97 40 3/9/97 35 1/15/97 38 8/5/96 42 6/30/96 35 5/22/96 35 3/10/96 30 1/7/96 31 11/19/95 27 10/1/95 32 7/17/95 34 4/5/95 37 3/19/95 39 1/29/95 42 10/31/94 21 10/23/94 18 9/11/94 24 6/26/94 34 3/27/94 35 2/27/94 32 1/23/94 29 11/14/93 28 8/8/93 33 4/26/93 30 1/17/93 29 6/7/92 16 4/9/92 17 3/18/92 19 3/8/92 22 2/2/92 32 12/15/91 35 10/21/91 45 6/2/91 49 10/14/90 34 2/4/90 41 1/16/90 39 8/21/89 42 5/23/89 54 2/14/89 53 1/23/88** 43 6/1/87 56 6/22/85 54 5/83 33 6/81 38 6/79 19 9/78 29 6/77 34 6/75 29 8/74 48 " *Washington Post **1/23/88 and previous: Gallup " 39 44 45 45 35 35 37 38 49 57 54 53 53 60 56 52 58 60 64 65 68 65 63 57 56 52 72 78 70 61 62 64 60 66 64 69 66 77 78 76 73 64 59 50 46 63 55 55 53 44 44 53 40 37 43 40 61 49 42 54 35 8 " " 6 11 9 8 10 10 8 7 5 7 7 6 7 5 6 7 7 5 6 5 5 3 3 6 5 6 8 4 5 5 3 4 11 6 3 2 6 6 5 5 6 4 6 5 5 3 4 6 5 2 3 4 4 9 24 22 20 22 24 17 17 5. Do you approve or disapprove of the way [ITEM] are doing their job? Do you approve/disapprove strongly or somewhat? 9/7/14 – Summary Table a. The Democrats in Congress b. The Republicans in Congress ------- Approve -----NET Strongly Smwht 33 12 21 21 5 15 ----- Disapprove ----NET Smwht Strongly 61 22 39 72 26 47 Trend: a. The Democrats in Congress 9/7/14 1/12/14 12/15/13 3/10/13 1/13/13 12/16/12 3/10/12 1/15/12 12/18/11 4/17/11 10/3/10 7/18/09 4/24/09 2/22/09 7/13/08 2/1/08 12/9/07 11/1/07 9/30/07 7/21/07 6/1/07 4/15/07 10/8/06 5/15/06 11/2/05 6/5/05 6/6/99 3/14/99 7/8/97 4/5/95 10/31/94 10/23/94 9/11/94 -------- Approve -------NET Strongly Somewhat 33 12 21 34 11 23 34 NA NA 34 37 39 34 33 27 36 36 47 45 50 35 39 40 36 38 46 44 54 48 39 41 42 51 51 45 36 39 36 41 " " ------ Disapprove ------NET Somewhat Strongly 61 22 39 60 19 40 64 NA NA 62 59 56 60 62 66 60 61 48 49 44 57 54 53 58 57 51 49 44 50 58 54 56 42 42 49 60 53 59 53 " " No opinion 6 6 2 4 3 5 6 5 7 4 3 5 6 6 8 7 6 6 5 2 6 2 3 4 5 3 7 7 6 4 8 5 6 ------ Disapprove ------NET Somewhat Strongly 72 26 47 71 24 46 73 NA NA 72 71 70 71 No opinion 7 5 3 3 4 5 6 b. The Republicans in Congress 9/7/14 1/12/14 12/15/13 3/10/13 1/13/13 12/16/12 3/10/12 -------- Approve -------NET Strongly Somewhat 21 5 15 25 6 18 24 NA NA 24 24 25 23 9 No op. 6 7 1/15/12 12/18/11 9/1/11 4/17/11 10/3/10 7/18/09 4/24/09 2/22/09 7/13/08 2/1/08 12/9/07 11/1/07 9/30/07 7/21/07 6/1/07 4/15/07 10/8/06 5/15/06 11/2/05 6/5/05 6/6/99 3/14/99 7/8/97 9/15/96 RV 6/30/96 4/5/95 10/31/94 10/23/94 9/11/94 21 20 28 34 30 36 30 38 25 30 32 32 29 34 36 39 35 33 35 42 41 40 40 46 38 45 33 31 35 " " 75 72 68 63 67 58 64 56 69 63 63 63 67 64 58 59 63 64 61 56 52 56 54 48 56 50 59 64 59 " " 4 7 3 3 3 6 6 6 6 7 5 6 4 2 6 2 2 3 4 2 7 4 6 6 6 5 7 5 6 6. Do you approve or disapprove of the way your own representative to the U.S. House of Representatives in Congress is handling his or her job? Do you approve/disapprove strongly or somewhat? 9/7/14 8/3/14 10/20/13 10/28/10 RV 10/3/10 6/6/10 4/15/07* 11/4/06 RV 10/22/06 10/8/06 9/7/06 8/6/06 5/15/06 4/9/06 1/26/06 12/18/05 11/2/05 6/5/05 9/26/02 7/15/02 11/1/98 10/18/98 9/28/98 7/12/98 1/19/98 4/5/95 -------- Approve -------NET Strongly Somewhat 45 15 30 41 12 29 43 15 28 53 19 34 51 18 33 49 17 32 69 NA NA 56 59 60 60 55 62 59 64 65 60 61 64 68 72 68 70 70 74 65 ------ Disapprove ------NET Somewhat Strongly 41 19 22 51 21 30 47 19 28 40 18 21 40 19 21 44 18 25 25 NA NA 35 33 33 30 37 31 34 30 29 33 32 27 23 20 20 21 18 19 25 10 No opinion 14 8 10 7 9 7 6 8 8 6 9 7 7 6 6 6 7 8 9 9 8 11 10 12 7 9 10/31/94 51 38 10/23/94 49 43 9/11/94 53 35 6/26/94 59 31 3/27/94 62 26 1/17/93 60 29 4/9/92 47 39 3/18/92 49 40 2/2/92 56 32 12/15/91 60 28 10/21/91 64 27 6/2/91 61 26 10/14/90 64 29 5/23/89 71 " " 18 " *4/15/07 and previous: No "strongly" or "somewhat" follow-up. " 11 8 12 10 12 11 13 11 12 12 9 14 7 11 7. I am going to mention four phrases and ask you which one best describes how you feel about the way the federal government works. Do you feel enthusiastic, satisfied but not enthusiastic, dissatisfied but not angry, or angry? 9/7/14 10/20/13 9/29/12 2/4/12 11/3/11 7/17/11 6/5/11 10/28/10 10/3/10 9/2/10 7/11/10 6/6/10 4/25/10 2/8/10 10/29/03 11/4/02 11/3/02 11/2/02 10/27/02 2/21/02 12/15/00 2/14/99 9/28/98 8/16/98* 1/19/98 8/27/97 3/17/96 5/14/95 1/4/95 11/6/94 10/31/94 10/23/94 10/9/94 9/11/94 3/27/94 2/28/93 10/4/92 7/8/92 6/7/92 RV LV LV LV RV RV ----- Positive ------Enthusi- SatisNET astic fied 25 1 23 21 2 19 28 4 25 24 2 22 20 2 18 20 2 18 30 3 27 27 4 23 29 4 25 22 2 20 36 4 32 30 2 28 30 4 26 32 3 29 42 2 41 49 4 45 50 5 45 51 6 45 50 4 47 56 7 49 59 4 55 52 3 48 50 4 46 41 2 39 46 2 43 34 2 33 29 2 27 48 3 45 29 2 27 28 2 26 26 1 25 28 1 26 25 2 24 26 2 25 30 1 29 33 4 29 17 1 16 23 1 22 21 1 20 ----- Negative ----DissatNET isfied Angry 74 49 25 78 47 32 71 44 27 75 49 26 80 49 31 80 54 25 69 44 25 72 51 21 71 46 25 78 52 25 64 43 21 69 45 25 69 51 18 67 48 19 57 42 15 50 41 9 49 40 9 49 40 9 49 42 7 43 36 7 39 34 6 47 35 12 49 36 12 57 46 11 53 45 8 64 52 11 70 54 16 50 41 9 69 53 16 70 49 21 73 55 18 71 52 20 72 53 19 73 53 20 68 48 20 66 50 16 81 56 25 76 53 23 79 58 21 11 None/ Other NA " 1 2 NA " * 1 1 * 2 NA 1 * 1 * * No opinion 1 * 1 * * 1 1 1 * * 1 1 1 * * 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 * 1 * 1 1 1 1 * * * 1 * 1 1 1 4/9/92 21 1 20 3/18/92 22 1 21 3/11/92 18 1 17 *After 8/16/98: No "None/other" option 79 55 77 54 80 60 recorded. 24 23 20 1 1 1 * * 1 8. Thinking about the next election in November, right now, are you inclined to vote to re-elect your representative in Congress, or are you inclined to look around for someone else to vote for? 9/7/14 4/27/14 3/2/14 1/23/14 10/20/13 2/4/12 11/3/11 7/17/11 6/5/11 10/28/10 10/3/10 9/2/10 7/11/10 6/6/10 4/25/10 2/8/10 11/15/09 5/15/06 6/5/05 2/21/02 10/31/99 9/28/99 7/12/98 1/19/98 8/27/97 11/6/94 10/31/94 10/23/94 9/11/94 6/26/94 3/27/94 1/23/94 11/14/93 8/21/92 7/8/92 6/7/92 4/9/92 3/18/92 3/11/92 2/2/92 10/21/91 6/2/91 11/4/90 10/14/90 5/21/90 5/23/89 RV RV RV LV Re-elect 23 22 22 27 24 34 31 30 34 32 29 31 25 29 32 36 38 35 40 40 41 44 42 47 34 37 35 32 36 35 32 32 38 35 34 36 33 35 36 38 31 37 41 36 43 45 Look around 67 66 68 63 66 53 59 63 55 50 55 58 60 60 57 56 50 55 50 48 47 46 44 41 52 47 56 58 53 54 56 46 52 48 54 53 56 56 54 51 55 49 50 57 50 44 Depends (vol.) 3 4 3 3 4 3 3 2 4 7 9 5 6 5 7 4 6 6 8 7 8 NA 5 7 9 7 2 4 4 6 6 10 5 5 3 4 3 3 3 4 7 5 NA " 3 4 No opinion 8 8 8 7 6 9 8 5 6 11 7 6 8 6 4 4 5 4 3 6 3 10 10 4 5 8 7 6 7 5 7 12 5 12 9 7 8 5 7 7 6 9 8 7 3 6 9. (ASKED OF REGISTERED VOTERS) I'd like you to rate the chances that you will vote in the Congressional election in November: Are you absolutely certain to vote, will you probably vote, are the chances 50-50, or less than that? 12 Certain Probably Chances to vote vote 50/50 9/7/14 RV 71 16 9 6/1/14 RV 74 12 9 4/27/14 RV 68 15 12 10/28/10* RV 64 13 11 10/3/10 RV 70 15 9 9/2/10 RV 70 14 14 7/11/10 RV 73 13 11 6/6/10 RV 72 14 11 11/4/06* RV 70 11 7 10/22/06 RV 75 14 7 *"next week's Congressional election" Less than 50/50 2 4 4 5 5 1 2 3 4 3 Don't think will vote (vol.) 1 1 1 1 2 1 * * 2 * Already voted (vol.) NA " 7 NA " 5 1 No opin. * * * 0 * 0 * 0 * 2 10. (ASKED OF REGISTERED VOTERS) If the election for the U.S. House of Representatives were being held today, would you vote for (the Democratic candidate) or (the Republican candidate) in your congressional district? Would you lean toward the (Democratic candidate) or toward the (Republican candidate)? NET LEANED VOTE PREFERENCE - REGISTERED VOTERS 9/7/14 6/1/14 4/27/14 3/2/14 1/23/14 12/15/13 10/20/13 5/19/13 10/28/10 10/3/10 9/2/10* 7/11/10 6/6/10 4/25/10 3/26/10 2/8/10 10/22/06 10/8/06 9/7/06 8/6/06 6/25/06 5/15/06 4/9/06 1/26/06 12/18/05 11/2/05 7/15/02 1/27/02** 9/6/00 7/23/00 2/27/00 10/31/99 9/2/99 3/14/99 2/14/99 1/30/99 11/1/98 Dem cand. 46 47 45 46 45 47 48 48 49 47 45 46 47 48 48 45 54 54 50 52 52 52 55 54 51 52 47 43 49 46 45 50 48 50 48 49 51 Rep cand. 44 45 44 45 46 45 40 40 44 43 47 47 44 43 44 48 41 41 42 39 39 40 40 38 41 37 46 50 42 45 46 43 44 41 41 39 43 Other (vol.) 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 * 2 1 1 * * * * * 1 1 * 1 1 1 1 NA Neither (vol.) 4 3 2 3 3 4 5 4 2 3 2 2 2 2 2 3 1 1 3 2 3 3 2 3 3 4 1 2 2 3 2 3 3 2 3 8 4 13 Would not vote (vol.) 1 1 1 * 1 1 1 1 * 1 1 * 1 1 * * * 1 2 1 1 1 * 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 * 1 1 1 * No opinion 4 4 7 5 5 3 4 6 3 5 5 5 4 6 4 4 3 3 4 5 4 4 3 5 4 6 4 5 6 5 5 3 5 6 7 3 2 10/25/98 48 43 3 1 10/18/98 49 44 3 1 9/28/98 49 44 2 * 9/13/98 49 43 3 1 8/21/98 48 45 3 1 7/12/98 47 45 2 * 1/31/98 49 40 2 1 1/19/98 47 44 3 1 10/8/96 51 41 2 1 9/29/96 48 41 3 1 9/22/96 50 43 2 1 9/15/96 49 45 1 1 9/4/96 48 44 3 * 8/29/96 53 39 3 1 8/28/96 51 40 3 1 8/27/96 51 41 3 0 8/26/96 51 41 3 0 8/25/96 48 43 3 1 8/24/96 47 43 2 1 8/19/96 49 42 3 0 8/18/96 45 46 3 0 8/15/96 46 43 4 1 8/14/96 48 42 3 1 8/13/96 49 43 3 0 8/12/96 49 42 3 1 8/11/96 49 40 4 1 8/10/96 49 41 4 1 8/5/96 48 45 2 1 6/30/96 49 44 3 * 5/22/96 52 41 3 1 3/17/96 48 48 2 * 3/10/96 51 43 2 * 1/21/96 52 43 3 1 11/13/95 51 43 4 * 10/1/95 49 44 3 * 11/6/94 47 42 5 2 10/31/94 48 44 4 1 10/23/94 50 45 2 1 10/9/94 46 47 3 2 9/11/94 50 45 1 1 8/7/94 49 42 4 1 3/27/94 49 35 6 1 2/27/94 50 40 8 1 10/21/91 51 41 4 * 7/28/91 49 41 6 * 6/2/91 48 42 4 1 11/4/90 51 41 5 * 10/14/90 50 41 5 * 9/9/90 47 46 3 * 7/24/90 51 41 4 1 5/21/90 47 45 5 1 10/10/88 52 41 2 1 9/19/88 51 39 3 1 6/22/85 48 44 5 * 10/16/84 52 44 2 NA 9/11/84 53 45 2 7/8/84 58 40 2 10/27/82 58 39 NA 10/11/82 55 36 9/13/82 58 36 11/22/81 53 41 " " " *9/2/10 and previous: "Will not vote (vol.)" **1/27/02 and previous: No "other candidate" option recorded 14 4 4 4 4 3 6 8 5 5 7 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 5 6 5 5 6 5 4 3 3 2 4 1 2 3 5 3 2 2 4 4 9 2 4 3 5 3 3 3 4 2 4 6 3 5 1 1 3 9 6 7 11. (ASKED IF DEMOCRATIC OR REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE) How enthusiastic are you about voting for the (Democrat/Republican) in your Congressional district this year - very enthusiastic, fairly enthusiastic, not too enthusiastic, or not enthusiastic at all? 9/7/14 Summary Table - Leaned Registered Dem/Rep Supporters a. Democrat b. Republican --- Enthusiastic -NET Very Fairly 71 30 41 63 23 40 ---- Not Enthusiastic ---NET Not too Not at all 27 20 7 35 27 8 No opin. 2 3 --- Enthusiastic -NET Very Fairly 71 30 41 72 28 43 76 41 35 78 38 40 81 42 40 ---- Not Enthusiastic ---NET Not too Not at all 27 20 7 27 20 7 23 13 9 20 13 8 18 14 4 No opin. 2 1 1 2 1 --- Enthusiastic -NET Very Fairly 63 23 40 73 30 43 75 41 34 80 39 41 76 35 41 ---- Not Enthusiastic ---NET Not too Not at all 35 27 8 26 19 7 23 18 5 19 14 5 23 18 5 No opin. 3 1 2 1 1 Trend: a. Democrat 9/7/14 7/11/10 3/26/10 10/22/06 10/8/06 RV RV RV RV RV b. Republican 9/7/14 7/11/10 3/26/10 10/22/06 10/8/06 RV RV RV RV RV 12. (ASKED OF REGISTERED VOTERS) Which of the following will be the single most important issue in your vote for Congress – (the economy and jobs), (international conflicts), (health care), (the way things are working in Washington), (immigration) or something else? 9/7/14 RV Econ and Intl. jobs conflicts 35 12 Health care 13 Way DC works 15 Immigration 10 Other 11 No opinion 3 Compare to: 10/28/10 RV Econ 39 Health care 18 Immi- Afghan grat -istan 4 4 Federal deficit 6 Taxes 8 Way DC works 12 All of the above Other (vol.) 5 2 11/4/06 RV 10/22/06 RV 10/8/06 RV Iraq 31 27 26 Econ. 21 19 23 Health care 12 13 13 Immigration 9 10 9 Terrorism 11 14 14 Ethics in govt. 6 8 10 Other 7 7 3 No op. 2 3 2 9/7/06 RV 8/6/06 RV 6/25/06 RV Iraq 21 21 23 Econ. 22 21 24 Health care 13 14 15 Immigration 11 10 13 Terrorism 16 11 9 Gas Prices 5 15 8 Other 9 7 6 No op. 3 1 2 15 No op. 3 13. (ASKED OF REGISTERED VOTERS) Will one reason for your vote for Congress be to express (support for) Obama, to express (opposition to) Obama, or is Obama not a factor in your choice? Support Opposition 9/7/14 RV 19 27 1/23/14 RV 19 25 10/28/10 RV 25 24 9/2/10 RV 25 27 3/26/10 RV* 25 24 *"show" support and U.S. House Not a factor 54 54 50 47 49 No opinion 1 2 1 1 1 Compare to: Will/was one reason for your vote for Congress [be] to express (support for) Bush, to express (opposition to) Bush, or is/was Bush not a factor in your choice? 11/4/06 10/22/06 10/8/06 5/15/06 11/4/02 11/3/02 11/2/02 10/27/02 RV RV RV All LV LV LV LV Support 17 17 18 12 29 29 30 33 Opposition 31 31 35 30 15 17 15 18 Not a factor 50 50 47 58 55 52 54 49 No opinion 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 Compare to: Is one of the reasons you support this candidate to express support for Bill Clinton, to express opposition to Clinton, or would you say that Clinton is not a factor? 11/1/98 11/1/98 10/25/98 10/25/98 10/18/98 10/18/98 9/28/98 9/28/98 LV LV LV LV Support 13 10 14 15 13 12 14 14 Opposition 9 13 10 15 9 12 13 18 Not a factor 77 77 72 70 75 76 71 67 No opinion 1 * 4 1 3 1 2 1 14. (IF CERTAIN TO VOTE) As you know, this is a midterm election, with no presidential contest. Is voting in mid-term elections something you do always, nearly always, usually, or just sometimes? 9/7/14 RV 10/28/10 RV 10/3/10 RV 11/4/06 RV ------- Often ------Nearly NET Always always 85 67 18 84 68 15 79 61 17 88 71 17 ---------- Less often -----------Never NET Usually Sometimes (vol.) 15 8 6 1 16 9 7 1 21 9 11 1 12 7 4 1 No opinion 0 0 * 0 15. Just your best guess – do you think the Republican Party will take control of the U.S. Senate in the November election, or not? 9/7/14 Will take control 45 Will not 40 No opinion 14 16 16. If control of the Senate switched from the Democrats to the Republicans after November's election, do you think that would be a good thing, a bad thing, or wouldn't it make any difference? 9/7/14 Good 32 Bad 25 No difference 40 No opinion 3 Compare to: As you may know, control of the U.S. Senate is about to switch from the Republicans to the Democrats. On balance, do you think the Democrats' taking control of the Senate is a good thing or a bad thing for the country, or doesn't it make much difference? 6/3/01 Good 41 Bad 20 No difference 38 No opinion 1 17. Overall, which party, the (Democrats) or the (Republicans), do you trust to do a better job in coping with the main problems the nation faces over the next few years? 9/7/14 4/27/14 6/5/11 10/28/10 RV 10/3/10 9/2/10 6/6/10 4/25/10 2/8/10 11/15/09 9/12/09 2/22/09 12/14/08 5/11/08 10/8/06 9/7/06 6/25/06 5/15/06 4/9/06 3/5/06 1/26/06 12/18/05 11/2/05 6/5/05 8/11/03 12/15/02 10/27/02 LV 9/26/02 7/15/02 1/27/02 4/22/01 7/23/00 9/2/99 6/6/99 3/14/99 2/14/99 10/18/98 9/28/98 8/21/98 7/12/98 1/31/98 1/19/98 Democrats 39 40 41 45 42 40 44 46 43 47 48 56 56 53 54 47 48 50 51 42 51 47 49 46 39 41 39 39 42 40 47 42 45 45 47 48 44 49 48 45 47 45 Republicans 40 34 32 40 38 37 32 32 37 31 28 30 23 32 35 38 38 36 37 40 37 42 37 41 40 44 51 46 45 44 40 42 39 35 37 37 36 38 36 38 37 42 Both (vol.) 3 2 2 2 3 3 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 3 1 3 2 2 3 2 3 4 2 4 3 5 4 3 2 4 3 4 2 17 Neither (vol.) 14 17 20 11 15 18 18 18 17 17 19 9 15 10 7 10 10 11 9 14 8 8 9 9 10 11 5 8 7 10 7 9 9 13 9 7 12 8 9 8 6 7 No opinion 4 7 4 2 2 2 4 3 2 3 2 3 3 2 2 4 3 3 2 2 3 2 3 2 7 2 2 4 4 4 3 6 4 5 3 4 6 3 3 6 7 4 7/8/97 9/15/96 9/4/96 8/5/96 6/30/96 5/22/96 11/6/94 10/31/94 10/23/94 9/11/94 8/16/94 6/26/94 2/27/94 11/14/93 1/17/93 7/8/92 6/7/92 3/11/92 3/8/92 2/2/92 12/15/91 10/21/91 6/2/91 3/4/91 11/4/90 10/14/90 5/21/90 1/16/90 8/21/89 10/10/88 8/17/88 8/14/88 7/20/88 7/17/88 5/25/88 3/21/88 1/23/88 12/17/87 10/19/87 6/1/87 3/9/87 1/18/87 9/8/86 6/23/86 3/24/86 2/12/86 10/28/85 9/23/85 7/29/85 6/22/85 2/26/85 1/16/85 7/8/84 5/22/84 2/15/84 1/17/84 12/13/83 8/1/83 10/11/82 9/13/82 RV RV RV LV RV 44 45 45 43 46 47 41 43 39 43 44 41 46 42 49 48 43 45 51 49 39 39 37 34 42 46 41 38 42 45 40 47 51 43 45 45 43 49 44 47 47 46 38 41 40 40 37 39 41 36 40 33 44 41 41 42 38 45 44 45 37 38 41 38 37 38 39 43 40 40 35 36 32 39 28 38 37 37 36 39 37 40 42 47 40 41 45 50 43 45 43 36 36 39 40 42 44 39 43 41 38 38 47 46 46 46 45 45 43 47 52 49 43 40 45 37 38 36 38 37 2 3 2 3 3 3 2 2 3 4 2 3 4 3 5 1 3 1 1 2 3 3 5 5 3 1 3 3 4 1 2 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 2 3 3 3 2 2 NA 2 NA " 10 5 11 9 12 8 11 14 9 10 10 18 14 11 8 11 12 10 12 8 15 11 15 14 16 11 13 8 11 11 7 7 15 13 10 9 11 8 8 6 9 4 8 11 7 10 7 7 9 6 8 6 9 8 8 8 8 8 11 10 10 NA " 2 NA " 3 3 4 3 3 3 6 4 3 3 4 5 3 4 5 4 6 5 5 3 6 5 6 5 4 4 2 3 2 5 8 5 6 7 7 4 2 5 3 3 3 6 5 4 7 5 7 6 6 6 3 7 5 7 6 10 10 8 9 8 18. Which political party, the (Democrats) or the (Republicans), do you trust to do a better job handling [ITEM]? 9/7/14 - Summary Table a. The economy b. Health care c. Immigration issues Democrats 40 46 39 Republicans 45 40 43 Both (vol.) 1 1 1 Neither (vol.) 10 9 10 Trend: a. The economy Both Democrats Republicans (vol.) 9/7/14 40 45 1 4/27/14 41 38 2 3/2/14 41 41 2 1/23/14 37 44 2 10/3/10 44 37 4 9/2/10 42 40 2 7/11/10 42 34 3 3/26/10 44 36 3 2/1/08 52 33 2 12/9/07 51 33 2 11/1/07 50 35 3 9/30/07 51 33 2 10/22/06 RV 50 41 2 10/8/06 54 37 3 9/7/06 50 39 1 6/25/06 52 39 1 5/15/06 52 34 3 4/9/06 49 43 1 3/5/06 49 40 2 1/26/06 55 37 2 11/2/05 56 34 1 12/15/02 44 45 4 10/27/02* LV 43 48 3 9/26/02* 47 39 3 7/15/02** 38 48 3 1/27/02** 39 48 5 4/22/01*** 47 43 4 9/28/98 53 40 NA 7/12/98 49 37 4 1/19/98 45 44 3 7/8/97 43 39 5 10/23/94 38 43 3 9/11/94 39 43 3 2/27/94 47 36 3 2/2/92 49 38 2 12/15/91 43 36 4 3/4/91 32 49 5 1/16/90 33 52 4 *"The economy and jobs" **"Improving the economy" ***4/22/01 and previous: "The nation's economy" Neither (vol.) 10 14 12 15 14 15 17 16 10 9 9 11 5 6 7 5 9 4 8 5 8 6 3 6 6 6 4 NA 5 6 12 14 11 11 7 11 10 7 No opinion 4 5 3 3 2 2 5 1 3 5 4 3 2 1 4 3 2 3 2 2 1 1 2 5 5 3 3 7 6 3 2 2 4 3 4 5 4 4 Neither (vol.) 9 13 No opinion 4 7 b. Health care 9/7/14 4/27/14 Democrats 46 43 Republicans 40 35 Both (vol.) 1 1 19 No opinion 4 4 6 3/2/14 44 36 2 15 1/23/14 44 35 1 16 10/3/10 46 38 1 12 9/2/10 44 39 2 13 3/26/10 47 34 2 15 2/1/08 56 29 2 10 11/1/07 54 29 2 10 9/30/07 56 26 2 12 10/8/06 61 28 1 7 5/15/06 61 28 1 7 4/9/06 61 29 * 6 11/2/05 54 29 2 12 12/15/02* 53 33 3 7 10/27/02* LV 50 39 3 5 9/26/02* 50 35 4 5 7/15/02** 47 37 3 9 1/27/02** 50 35 5 5 1/19/98*** 54 33 2 7 10/23/94 46 29 2 21 9/11/94 51 29 3 12 2/27/94 58 22 5 11 2/2/92 60 25 3 8 12/15/91 57 23 3 11 *"The cost, availability, and coverage of health insurance" **"improving the health care system" ***1/19/98 and previous: "Providing affordable health care" 3 3 3 3 3 4 5 5 2 2 3 3 4 3 6 5 4 4 2 5 3 4 5 c. Immigration issues 9/7/14 4/27/14 3/2/14 1/23/14 10/3/10 9/2/10 3/26/10 2/1/08 11/1/07 10/8/06 6/25/06 5/15/06 4/9/06 Democrats 39 40 44 39 37 37 38 40 42 49 45 48 50 Republicans 43 34 36 37 37 40 35 37 35 36 40 34 38 Both (vol.) 1 3 1 2 3 5 3 2 4 4 1 1 1 Neither (vol.) 10 14 13 15 17 14 16 12 13 10 9 14 7 No opinion 6 9 7 7 6 4 8 9 6 3 5 4 4 19. Which political party, the (Democrats) or the (Republicans), do you think [ITEM]? 9/7/14 - Summary Table a. Better represents your own personal values b. Is more concerned with the needs of people like you c. Better understands the economic problems people in this country are having d. Has better ideas about the right size and role of the federal government Democrats Republicans Both (vol.) 45 40 2 10 3 47 35 2 12 3 48 35 2 12 4 37 43 2 11 8 20 Neither (vol.) No opinion Trend: a. Better represents your own personal values 9/7/14 1/23/14 3/10/12 10/28/10 RV 9/2/10 11/15/09 11/4/06 RV 10/8/06 11/2/05 4/24/05 3/14/99 Democrats 45 43 44 48 45 49 48 53 50 47 47 Both (vol.) 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 2 1 2 3 Republicans 40 41 39 42 42 39 44 37 40 38 39 Neither (vol.) 10 13 12 7 10 9 6 7 7 10 8 No opinion 3 2 3 1 1 2 2 1 1 2 3 b. Is more concerned with the needs of people like you 9/7/14 1/23/14 3/10/12 10/28/10 RV 9/2/10 11/15/09 10/8/06 8/6/06 11/2/05 Democrats 47 46 46 49 48 51 58 56 56 Both (vol.) 2 1 1 2 2 2 2 1 1 Republicans 35 37 36 38 39 36 30 30 33 Neither (vol.) 12 15 13 8 11 9 9 12 9 No opinion 3 1 3 3 1 3 1 2 1 c. Better understands the economic problems people in this country are having Both Democrats Republicans (vol.) 9/7/14 48 35 2 1/23/14 46 37 2 2/9/11* 35 30 3 10/28/10 RV 48 38 2 *Washington Post-Kaiser Family Foundation Neither (vol.) 12 13 22 10 No opinion 4 2 9 2 d. Has better ideas about the right size and role of the federal government Both Neither No Democrats Republicans (vol.) (vol.) opinion 9/7/14 37 43 2 11 8 1/23/14* 40 46 1 9 3 12/15/13 43 44 2 9 3 10/3/10 42 44 3 8 4 6/6/10 45 40 1 10 4 *1/23/14 and earlier: “Regardless of your other political views, overall which party…” 20. Overall do you think Obama has done more to (unite the country), or has done more to (divide the country)? 9/7/14 5/19/13 Unite 38 47 Divide 55 45 No opinion 7 8 Bush: Unite Divide No opinion 21 6/5/05 9/8/04 RV 8/29/04 RV 4/18/04 3/7/04 12/21/03 43 48 47 50 48 58 55 44 48 48 49 36 2 8 5 2 3 6 21. Overall do you think Republicans in Congress have done more to (unite the country), or have done more to (divide the country)? 9/7/14 Unite 27 Divide 63 No opinion 10 22. Please tell me whether the following statement applies to Obama, or not: [ITEM]? 9/7/14 - Summary Table a. He is a strong leader b. He understands the problems of people like you c. He is honest and trustworthy Trend: a. He is a strong leader 9/7/14 1/23/14 11/17/13 9/15/13 1/13/13 1/15/12 11/3/11 6/5/11 6/6/10 3/26/10 1/15/10 7/18/09 4/24/09 1/16/09 Yes 43 48 46 54 61 51 48 55 57 65 63 71 77 72 No 55 51 53 44 37 48 51 44 43 33 35 27 22 18 No opinion 2 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 2 1 2 2 10 b. He understands the problems of people like you 9/7/14 1/23/14 12/15/13 11/17/13 1/13/13 1/15/12 11/3/11 6/5/11 1/16/11 9/2/10 6/6/10 3/26/10 1/15/10 7/18/09 4/24/09 1/16/09 Yes 49 47 52 47 55 51 49 49 58 50 51 56 57 63 73 72 No 48 52 46 51 43 47 49 49 40 48 48 43 42 35 25 24 No opinion 2 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 4 22 Yes 43 49 49 No 55 48 48 No opinion 2 2 3 c. He is honest and trustworthy 9/7/14 1/23/14 12/15/13 11/17/13 10/13/12 RV 11/3/11 4/24/09 1/16/09 12/14/08 Yes 49 49 50 47 56 57 74 75 67 No 48 48 48 50 40 39 22 19 22 No opinion 3 4 2 3 4 5 4 6 11 23. Overall, in handling the U.S. role in international affairs, do you feel that Obama has been too (cautious), too (aggressive), or about right? 9/7/14 Too cautious 53 Too aggressive 10 About right 33 No opinion 4 24. Specifically in terms of [ITEM], do you feel that Obama has been too (cautious), too (aggressive), or has he handled this about right? 9/7/14 – Summary Table Too cautious a. Dealing with the situation involving Islamic insurgents in Iraq and Syria b. Dealing with the situation involving Russia and Ukraine Too aggressive About right No op. 52 8 35 5 43 7 43 6 25. On balance, do you feel that Obama’s presidency so far has been more of a (success) or more of a (failure)? Do you feel that way strongly or somewhat? 9/7/14 ------- Success -----NET Strongly Smwht 42 22 20 ------- Failure -----NET Smwht Strongly 52 13 39 Neither (vol.) 1 Both (vol.) 2 No op. 3 Changing topics... 26. Would you describe the state of the nation's economy these days as excellent, good, not so good or poor? 9/7/14 4/27/14 3/2/14 10/20/13 9/29/12 RV 8/25/12 8/5/12* 5/20/12 2/4/12 11/3/11 7/17/11 6/5/11 1/16/11 10/28/10 ------ Positive -----NET Excellent Good 30 1 29 29 1 27 27 2 26 24 2 23 18 2 16 15 1 14 13 1 12 17 1 16 11 * 11 10 1 9 10 1 9 11 1 10 13 1 12 9 * 9 ------- Negative ------NET Not so good Poor 69 42 27 71 40 31 72 44 28 75 45 30 81 42 39 84 39 45 87 42 44 83 47 36 89 46 42 89 43 47 90 40 50 89 46 44 87 45 41 90 41 49 23 No opinion 1 1 * 1 * 1 * * * * * * * 1 10/3/10 9 1 8 90 9/2/10 8 * 7 92 7/11/10 10 1 9 90 6/6/10 12 * 11 88 1/16/09 5 1 5 94 9/22/08 9 * 9 91 4/13/08 10 1 9 90 2/1/08 19 1 18 81 12/9/07 28 3 25 72 11/1/07 35 3 32 64 4/15/07 42 5 37 57 12/11/06 50 7 42 50 10/22/06 55 10 45 45 10/8/06 47 7 40 53 3/5/06 43 5 38 57 1/26/06 40 5 35 60 12/18/05 45 5 39 55 11/2/05 35 3 32 65 9/11/05 40 3 37 59 6/5/05 44 3 40 56 4/24/05 37 2 35 63 9/26/04 RV 46 3 43 53 8/29/04 RV 45 3 41 55 7/25/04 46 4 42 53 6/20/04 45 4 41 55 4/18/04 43 4 39 57 3/7/04 39 2 37 60 1/18/04 42 3 39 58 12/21/03 42 4 39 57 10/29/03 33 1 32 67 9/13/03 30 2 27 70 8/11/03 32 2 30 68 4/30/03 35 1 34 64 2/9/03 28 1 27 72 1/20/03 25 1 25 74 12/15/02 35 1 33 65 11/4/02 LV 28 1 27 72 11/3/02 LV 27 1 26 72 11/2/02 LV 29 1 28 71 9/26/02 31 2 28 69 7/15/02 39 3 36 61 2/21/02 30 1 29 69 1/27/02 31 1 29 69 9/20/01 38 3 35 60 9/9/01 33 1 32 66 7/30/01 50 3 46 50 4/22/01 50 3 47 50 1/15/01 70 10 59 29 10/27/00 LV 86 24 61 14 10/26/00 LV 86 24 61 14 6/11/00 74 17 57 26 2/27/00 80 25 55 20 10/31/99 74 18 56 26 9/2/99 76 19 57 23 3/14/99 80 22 58 19 11/1/98 73 12 61 26 11/1/98 LV 78 13 65 22 10/13/97 61 12 49 39 *Washington Post-Kaiser Family Foundation 40 40 44 43 32 34 39 43 40 39 37 36 28 37 37 37 38 36 37 38 44 38 37 39 38 39 38 42 41 45 45 43 46 49 48 44 55 56 54 50 44 51 50 47 47 39 40 24 11 11 19 14 18 16 15 21 19 27 50 53 46 45 62 57 51 38 32 26 20 14 17 16 19 23 17 29 22 19 20 15 18 14 17 18 22 16 16 23 25 25 19 23 26 21 17 17 17 19 17 18 19 14 19 12 9 6 3 3 6 5 7 6 4 5 3 11 * 0 0 0 * * * 0 * * * * * * * * * * 1 * * 1 * * * * 1 0 1 * * * * * 1 1 1 1 * * 1 * * 2 * * * 1 * * * * 1 1 1 1 * * 27. In terms of your own personal experience, do you feel the economy has or has not begun to recover? 24 Has Has not No opinion 9/7/14 56 42 2 3/2/14* 56 42 1 12/15/13 59 39 2 5/19/13 56 43 1 3/10/13 53 46 2 12/16/12 53 45 2 3/10/12 49 49 2 1/15/12 45 54 1 11/3/11 36 63 1 6/5/11 42 57 1 3/13/11 46 53 1 12/12/10 41 57 2 10/5/10** 34 63 2 2/8/10 45 53 1 12/13/09 50 49 1 11/15/09 44 54 1 *3/2/14 and earlier (except 5/19/13, 3/10/13, 11/15/09), "Regardless of whether or not the recession is over..." was used. **ABC News/Yahoo! News 28. (IF ECONOMY HAS BEGUN TO RECOVER) Do you think the economy's recovery so far has been a strong one or a weak one? Strong 34 31 25 22 24 21 19 17 25 24 9/7/14 3/2/14 12/15/13 12/16/12 3/10/12 1/15/12 11/3/11 6/5/11 2/8/10 12/13/09 Weak 63 66 71 76 74 77 77 81 75 73 No opinion 3 3 3 2 2 2 3 2 1 3 25/26 NET: 9/7/14 3/2/14 12/15/13 12/16/12 3/10/12 1/15/12 11/3/11 6/5/11 2/8/10 12/13/09 -Recovery's begunNET Strong Weak 56 19 37 56 18 39 59 15 44 53 12 41 49 12 37 45 9 36 36 7 29 42 7 34 45 11 34 50 12 36 Has not 42 42 39 45 49 54 63 57 53 49 No opinion 2 1 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 29. All in all, do you think America’s best days are ahead of it, or behind it? Do you feel that way strongly, or somewhat? 9/7/14 --------- Ahead --------NET Strongly Somewhat 57 32 25 -------- Behind --------NET Somewhat Strongly 39 15 24 25 No opinion 4 Compare to: When you think about the future of the United States, do you feel confident that the country's best years are still ahead of us, or do you feel concerned that America's best years might already be behind us? Best years ahead 2/26/06* 48 4/30/03 64 *Washington Post Best years behind 45 34 No opinion 6 3 Compare to: When you think about the future of the United States, do you feel confident and optimistic that the country's best years are still ahead of us, or do you feel more concerned and worried that America's best years might already be behind us? 6/7/92 Best years ahead 36 Best years behind 62 No opinion 2 Thinking about health care... 30. Overall, do you support or oppose the federal law making changes to the health care system? Do you feel that way STRONGLY or SOMEWHAT? -------- Support ---------------- Oppose -------No NET Strongly Somewhat NET Somewhat Strongly opinion 9/7/14 43 24 19 52 13 39 5 4/27/14 44 24 20 48 14 34 8 3/30/14 49 25 24 48 12 36 3 1/23/14 46 25 21 49 11 38 5 12/15/13 46 28 17 49 13 37 5 11/17/13 40 27 13 57 11 46 2 10/20/13 46 25 21 49 13 36 5 9/15/13 42 26 16 52 13 39 6 7/21/13 42 25 17 49 10 39 9 7/08/12 47 27 20 47 14 33 6 4/8/12 39 23 17 53 13 40 8 3/10/12 41 24 17 52 11 41 7 1/16/11* 45 25 20 50 14 36 5 12/12/10 43 22 21 52 14 37 6 10/3/10 47 26 21 48 13 35 5 3/26/10 46 32 13 50 10 40 4 2/8/10** 46 22 25 49 11 38 5 1/15/10 44 22 22 51 12 39 5 12/13/09 44 25 19 51 11 40 5 11/15/09 48 30 18 49 10 39 3 10/18/09 45 26 19 48 12 36 7 9/12/09 46 30 16 48 12 36 6 8/17/09 45 27 18 50 10 40 5 *1/16/11 to 3/26/10: "Overall, given what you know about them, would you say you support or oppose the changes to the health care system that have been enacted by (Congress) and (the Obama administration)?" **2/8/10 and prior: "proposed changes...that are being developed by" 31. (ASKED IF DO NOT SUPPORT HEALTH CARE LAW) Which of these is your preference: (Repeal the health care law), or (let the health care law go ahead and see how it works)? 9/7/14 1/23/14 Repeal the health care law 69 70 Let it go ahead 26 27 Repeal parts of law (vol.) 2 1 26 No opinion 3 2 10/20/13 60 37 1 3 30/31 NET: 9/7/14 1/23/14 10/20/13 --- Support/let it go ahead --Do not support, NET Support let it go ahead 57 43 15 60 46 14 66 46 20 -- Do not support, repeal/no op. -Repeal Repeal parts No NET the law of law (vol.) op. 43 39 1 2 40 38 * 1 34 33 * 1 On another subject… 32. As you may know, a group of Sunni insurgents called the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, also known as ISIS, has taken control of parts of Iraq and Syria. How much, if at all, do you see ISIS as a threat to the vital interests of the United States? Would you say it’s a very serious threat, somewhat serious, not so serious or not serious at all? ------ Serious ----------- Not serious -----No NET Very Somewhat NET Not so Not at all opinion 9/7/14 91 59 31 7 5 2 2 33. Overall, do you support or oppose (ITEM)? Do you feel that way strongly or somewhat? 9/7/14 – Summary Table a. U.S. air strikes against the Sunni insurgents in Iraq b. Expanding U.S. air strikes against the Sunni insurgents into Syria c. The United States providing arms and ammunition to the Kurdish military forces, who are opposing the Sunni insurgents in Iraq ------ Support -----NET Strngly Smwht ------ Oppose ------NET Smwht Strngly No op. 71 52 19 23 11 12 7 65 44 20 28 15 13 7 58 33 26 32 12 19 10 Trend: a. U.S. air strikes against the Sunni insurgents in Iraq 9/7/14 8/17/14 6/22/14 -------- Support -------NET Strongly Somewhat 71 52 19 54 31 23 45 20 25 --------- Oppose -------NET Somewhat Strongly 23 11 12 39 17 22 46 19 27 No opinion 7 8 8 b. No trend. c. The United States providing arms and ammunition to the Kurdish military forces, who are opposing the Sunni insurgents in Iraq 9/7/14 8/17/14 -------- Support -------NET Strongly Somewhat 58 33 26 45 22 22 --------- Oppose -------NET Somewhat Strongly 32 12 19 49 20 29 Changing topics... 27 No opinion 10 6 34. Do you think undocumented immigrants currently living in the United States should or should not be given the right to live and work here legally? Do you feel that way strongly, or somewhat? -------- Should --------NET Strongly Somewhat 9/7/14 46 27 18 1/23/14 49 31 17 10/20/13* 51 31 20 *ABC News-Fusion -------- Should not ----NET Somewhat Strongly 50 10 40 49 11 37 43 10 33 No opinion 4 3 5 Compare to: Overall, do you support or oppose a path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants now living in the United States? Do you feel that way strongly or somewhat? -------- Support --------------- Oppose --------No NET Strongly Somewhat NET Somewhat Strongly opinion 7/14/13 55 29 26 41 15 26 4 3/30/13 57 31 26 40 16 24 4 2/3/13 55 29 26 41 19 22 4 11/11/12 57 30 27 39 12 27 4 *3/30/13 and previous: "a path to citizenship for illegal immigrants" Compare to: Would you support or oppose a program giving undocumented immigrants now living in the United States the right to live here legally if they pay a fine and meet other requirements? Do you support/oppose strongly or somewhat? -------- Support -------NET Strongly Somewhat 5/19/13 58 34 23 4/14/13* 63 NA NA 6/6/10** 57 4/24/09 61 12/19/07 49 11/1/07 51 6/1/07 52 " " *"undocumented" and "illegal" wordings **6/6/10 and previous: "illegal" -------- Oppose --------NET Somewhat Strongly 38 10 29 33 NA NA 40 35 46 44 44 " " half sampled No opinion 4 4 3 3 5 4 4 35. If a candidate for U.S. Congress supports a path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants, would that make you more likely to vote for that candidate, less likely or wouldn't it make much difference in your vote? More likely Less likely Wouldn't make No to vote for to vote for much difference opinion 9/7/14 27 36 34 3 3/2/14 30 38 29 3 1/23/14* 24 30 43 3 *"more likely to (vote for) that candidate, more likely to (vote against)" 36. If Congress does not act to address the immigration issue, do you think Obama should or should not take action on his own through executive orders? 9/7/14 Should 52 Should not 44 No opinion 5 Question 37 held for release. Party ID. Generally speaking, do you usually think of yourself as (a Democrat), (a Republican), an independent or what? 28 9/7/14 6/1/14 4/27/14 3/2/14 1/23/14 12/15/13 11/17/13 10/20/13 9/15/13 Democrat 33 33 32 30 32 30 31 30 34 Republican 23 24 21 22 25 24 24 24 23 Independent 38 35 38 40 37 40 37 40 34 ***END*** 29 Other (vol.) 4 5 6 4 5 4 6 4 4 No opinion 2 4 3 3 2 2 2 3 4