Faith and Freedom Coalition National
Survey
Key findings from a survey of 1,000 voters conducted November 2, 2010
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Public Opinion Strategies is pleased to present the key findings of a national telephone survey. The survey was completed November 2, 2010 among 1,000 voters and has a margin of error of +3.1%.
Glen Bolger was the principal researcher on this project, and Jim Hobart was the project director. Taylor Mitchell and Bryan Kitz provided analytical support.
Generic Ballot
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Base GOP
(24%)
Soft GOP
(21%)
Ind
(13%)
White Dem
(27%)
African American
(10%)
98%92%
65%
7% 7%1%
5%
27%
91% 91%
Republican Candidate Democratic Candidate
+87% -84% -84%+97% +38%
Generic Ballot by Party
Independents broke for the GOP.
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Christian Conservative Movement (32%)
Tea Party Movement
(27%)
White/Evangelical Christian
(29%)
Other Whites (48%)
Rest (18%)
78%
92%
78%
51%
19%20%
6%
21%
45%
72%
Republican Candidate Democratic Candidate
+86% +6%+58% +57%
Generic Ballot by Religion/Tea Party
Christian conservatives and Tea Party supporters overwhelmingly backed Republican candidates.
-53%
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Right to Life (35%)
Pro-Choice (35%)
No Difference (27%)
77%
28%
57%
20%
68%
40%
Republican Candidate Democratic Candidate
+57%
Generic Ballot by Abortion
A majority of Right to Life voters as well as those for whom abortion isn’t a voting issue backed the GOP candidate.
-40% +17%
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Married (66%)
Not Married (33%)
Married
Men (36%)
Married Women
(30%)
Children (33%)
No Children (66%)
Moms
(16%)
Dads
(17%)
58%
45%
62%
53%57%
52% 50%
65%
38%
53%
34%
44%39%
45% 47%
32%
Republican Candidate Democratic Candidate
Generic Ballot by Marital and Parental Status
Married voters, those with children, and Dads strongly supported Republican candidates.
+20% -8% +28% +9% +33%+18% +7% +3%
Message Testing
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A majority of voters (63%) say their vote was a message to support or oppose President Obama. This is the highest
percentage we have seen in a mid-term election.
ClintonNov 1994
ClintonNov 1998
BushNov 2002
BushNov 2006
ObamaNov 2010
17%20%
29%
19%23%21%
17% 16%
36%40%
Supporting President Opposing President
“Thinking some more about your vote for U.S. Congress, would you say your vote for U.S. Congress in this year’s election was a vote to send…a message SUPPORTING President Obama and his policies and
programs, a message OPPOSING President Obama and his policies and programs...or... not a message either way about President Obama or his policies and programs?”
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Christian Conservative Tea PartyOpposing Obama: 65% 81%Supporting Obama: 13% 4%Not a Message about Obama: 21% 15%
“Thinking some more about your vote for U.S. Congress today, would you say your vote for U.S. Congress in this year’s election was a vote to send...”
A majority of Christian conservatives and Tea Partiers, say their vote was a message opposing Obama.
A message SUPPORTING President Obama and his policies and programs23%
40% A message OPPOSING President Obama and his policies and programs
Not a message either way about President Obama or his policies and programs36%
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“Thinking about members of Congress and other political leaders, would you say…”
A majority of voters say members of Congress and political leaders are ignoring our religious heritage.
Members of Congress and other political leaders are too close to religious leaders
…or…
27%
57%Members of Congress and other political leaders are ignoring our religious heritage
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Overall GOP
(100%)
Base GOP
(53%)
Soft GOP
(47%)
16% 16% 16%
40%36%
44%
32%34%
29%
Cutting Taxes Reducing Spending Restoring Moral Values
“What would you say is more important to getting America back on the right track, cutting taxes, reducing spending, or restoring moral values?”
Reducing spending and restoring moral values are equally important to base GOPers.
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Christian Conservative (49%)
Tea Party
(48%)
14%17%
27%
34%
44%
33%
Cutting Taxes Reducing Spending Restoring Moral Values
“What would you say is more important to getting America back on the right track, cutting taxes, reducing spending, or restoring moral values?”
Christian conservatives say we need to restore moral values to get America back on track. Tea Partiers are split between
reducing spending and restoring moral values.
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