Poll Results
Winner
noted in bold
February
2003
What will happen to
Iraq?:
Hussein will flee - 4%
U.S. will arrange safe haven
for Hussein - 0%
U.S. will defeat Iraq in a
war - 59%
U.S. will lose to Iraq in a
war - 13%
Iraq will comply with all
U.S. demands, avoiding war - 4%
None of the above - 18%
Editor's Note:
The U.S. defeated Iraq in a war but now faces difficulty
with the insurgents.
January 2003
Which of these events
will take place in 2003 (you may vote for more than
one)?
"Vice President Cheney
Resigns, Cites Health" - 19%
"United States Invades Iraq"
- 38%
"Venezuelan President Chavez
Flees Nation" - 6%
"Rehnquist and O'Connor Quit
Supreme Court" - 22%
"Senator Chafee Leaves GOP,
Becomes Independent" - 12%
Editor's Note:
The United States invaded Iraq.
December 2002
Which of the following
book topics interests you the most?
Modern re-write of the
United States Constitution - 0%
Real winners of close
presidential elections - 0%
Ending United States
dependency upon automobiles - 21%
Problems caused by
overpopulation - 21%
How fear influences
decisions leaders make - 35%
Other - 21%
November 2002
What
would you like to change about elections? (You may
choose more than one)
Use
Instant to Runoff Voting - 17%
Abolish
Political Action Committees (PACs) - 21%
Allow
unlimited individual contributions - 0%
Make
commercials subject to truth laws - 17%
Ban
polls close to Election Day - 13%
Publicly
finance campaigns - 26%
Let
candidates represent more than one party - 4%
October 2002
If
the United States goes to war with Iraq, how long will
war last?
Respondents assumed for the sake of argument that
the United States will go to war with Iraq. They
chose the amount of time they believed the war will
last. Choices range from 1 week to over one year.
1
week - 9%
2
weeks - 4%
1
month - 14%
3
months - 4%
6
months - 9%
1
year - 4%
More
than 1 year - 52%
Editor's Note:
The war lasted approximately three weeks.
September 2002
Instant
Runoff Voting (IRV) allows voters to select more than
one candidate for an office in order of preference. In
what order would you select George W. Bush, Al Gore and
Ralph Nader?
In this poll, respondents
chose by order of
preference among three possible presidential candidates,
George W. Bush, Al Gore and Ralph Nader. The
voting system, called Instant Runoff Voting, or IRV,
ensures that the winner will receive a majority of votes
since second and even third preference votes are added
to the first preferences.
1st
preference votes
Bush
- 20%
Gore
- 42%
Nader
- 38%
Since
no one received a majority of first preference votes,
the candidate with the least amount of them (Bush) is
eliminated. Ballots showing Bush as the first
preference are checked for second preference votes:
2nd
preference votes added to 1st preference
Gore
- 42% + 17% = 59%
Nader
- 38% + 3% = 41%
Now
we have someone who got more than 50%, Al Gore.
August 2002
45
million people in the U.S. do not have health
insurance. Say the government could pay for their
insurance by raising everyone's taxes by up to
10%. What percentage of your income would you
agree to pay?
0
percent - 17%
1
percent - 7%
2
percent - 0%
3
percent - 3%
4
percent - 3%
5
percent - 17%
6
percent - 7%
7
percent - 0%
8
percent - 0%
9
percent - 0%
10
percent - 42%
(By
multiplying the response percentages by their respective
portion of the vote, I come out with an aggregate
response of 5.75%. The government would then add a
tax of 5.75% to cover health insurance for as many
uninsured taxpayers as possible. See more details
in Ongoing Issues - Health
Insurance).
July 2002
Which possible amendment to our
Constitution do you most support?
Term Limits
for Congress - 23%
Equal Rights Amendment - 20%
Abolition of the Income Tax - 19%
Outlaw abortion -
16%
Balance budget - 13%
Crime victim rights -
3%
Presidential 3rd term - 2%
Prohibit flag
burning - 1%
June 2002
Which of the
following events will happen first?
Embargo
on Cuba ends - 43%
Person who is not a white male
becomes president - 26%
Equal Rights Amendment to
Constitution passes - 14%
Third party replaces
Democrats or Republicans - 7%
Texas outlaws death
penalty - 7%
May 2002
What policy should
the Bush Administration have for Israel and Palestine
(voters could choose more than one)?
Pursue a
cease-fire - 35%
Demand a state for Palestine -
31%
Stay out of it - 26%
Support Israel with
weapons - 24%
Look for a replacement for Arafat -
19%
Offer U.S. territory to the side that will move -
9%
Support Palestine with weapons -
6%
April 2002
What is the largest sum of
money that you have ever contributed to a candidate for
office?
0 - 34%
$1 - $25 - 13%
$26 -
$50 - 17%
$51 - $100 - 17%
$101 - $500 -
8%
$501 - $1000 - 0%
>$1000 -
8%
March 2002
Truth Matters
profiles these eight candidates. Who is your
favorite?
Bill Clinton - 30%
George W.
Bush - 24%
Ronald Reagan - 16%
Al Gore -
8%
Other - 8%
George H. W. Bush - 6%
Michael
Dukakis - 3%
John B. Anderson - 1%
Jerry Brown -
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