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| 2. Are you satisfied or dissatisfied with the way things are going in the United States at this time? |
Democratic |
Republican |
Other |
Did not vote |
| Satisfied |
18.05% |
34.39% |
17.18% |
15.38% |
| Dissatisfied |
69.63% |
43.92% |
65.33% |
44.31% |
| Unsure |
12.32% |
21.69% |
17.50% |
40.31% |
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| 3. Which comes closest to your view about what government policy should be toward illegal immigrants currently residing in the United States? Should the government: |
Democratic |
Republican |
Other |
Did not vote |
| Make all illegal immigrants felons and send them back to their home country |
2.87% |
11.94% |
2.41% |
0.00% |
| Have a guest worker program that allows immigrants to remain in the United States in order to work, but only for a limited amount of time |
13.48% |
27.00% |
11.93% |
14.21% |
| Allow illegal immigrants to remain in the United States and become U.S. citizens, but only if they meet certain requirements like working and paying back taxes over a period of time |
47.40% |
42.05% |
43.86% |
32.64% |
| Grant amnesty to all illegal immigrants in the country, giving them residence and the right to work without the fear of being deported |
29.42% |
7.06% |
21.03% |
36.11% |
| None of the above |
2.43% |
5.96% |
14.82% |
0.00% |
| No opinion |
4.39% |
5.98% |
5.95% |
17.05% |
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| 4. Which one issue mattered most in deciding how you voted for Congress or the Senate? |
Democratic |
Republican |
Other |
Did not vote |
| Abortion |
5.88% |
10.70% |
11.98% |
0.00% |
| Education Policy |
11.25% |
8.80% |
6.29% |
0.00% |
| Disaster Preparedness & Relief |
1.31% |
0.87% |
1.28% |
0.00% |
| Economy/Jobs |
21.69% |
20.39% |
13.46% |
33.76% |
| Iraq War Policy |
14.04% |
12.02% |
16.66% |
0.00% |
| Energy Policy |
2.43% |
0.36% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
| The Environment |
5.23% |
1.83% |
10.56% |
0.00% |
| Health Policy |
3.88% |
5.96% |
0.00% |
12.90% |
| Immigration Policy |
12.19% |
13.39% |
10.35% |
12.17% |
| Public Education |
8.35% |
8.44% |
9.36% |
0.00% |
| War on Terrorism |
5.50% |
5.25% |
5.36% |
8.14% |
| Budget & Taxes |
2.79% |
4.66% |
8.58% |
5.70% |
| Gay Rights |
0.87% |
0.81% |
1.53% |
15.18% |
| Social Security |
4.57% |
6.51% |
4.60% |
12.17% |
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| 5. Do you favor keeping a large number of U.S. troops in Iraq until there is a stable government there OR bringing most of our troops home in the next year? |
Democratic |
Republican |
Other |
Did not vote |
| Wait for Stable Government |
15.98% |
50.38% |
14.64% |
8.31% |
| Bring Home Next Year |
68.56% |
27.88% |
72.69% |
47.07% |
| Unsure |
15.46% |
21.74% |
12.67% |
44.61% |
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| 6. How would you characterize your political affiliation? Are you a: |
Democratic |
Republican |
Other |
Did not vote |
| Democrat |
85.79% |
9.72% |
43.16% |
30.14% |
| Republican |
3.30% |
74.54% |
8.50% |
9.97% |
| Green |
1.07% |
3.16% |
7.70% |
9.97% |
| Other Party |
1.55% |
0.55% |
3.49% |
0.00% |
| Independent |
4.61% |
6.31% |
18.47% |
20.24% |
| None of the above |
3.68% |
5.73% |
18.68% |
29.68% |
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| 7. Which of the following media sources most influenced for whom you voted in the 2006 General elections? |
Democratic |
Republican |
Other |
Did not vote |
| Spanish language newspapers |
7.05% |
5.49% |
8.85% |
20.92% |
| English language newspapers |
13.18% |
12.65% |
4.56% |
10.46% |
| Spanish language radio |
4.65% |
3.53% |
7.22% |
0.00% |
| English language radio |
5.96% |
14.37% |
10.35% |
0.00% |
| Spanish language TV |
13.62% |
10.97% |
4.62% |
5.81% |
| English language TV |
27.49% |
30.69% |
9.64% |
12.74% |
| Spanish language Internet |
1.41% |
0.00% |
6.69% |
0.00% |
| English language Internet |
3.72% |
2.78% |
9.07% |
0.00% |
| None influenced |
22.91% |
19.52% |
39.01% |
50.08% |
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| 8. Is this the first time you have voted? |
Democratic |
Republican |
Other |
Did not vote |
| Yes |
10.90% |
15.03% |
10.39% |
18.67% |
| No |
89.10% |
84.97% |
89.61% |
81.33% |
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| 9. If not born in the U.S., when did you become a citizen? |
Democratic |
Republican |
Other |
Did not vote |
| During or before 2002 |
84.35% |
83.25% |
85.39% |
100.00% |
| During 2003/2004 |
8.44% |
13.69% |
14.61% |
0.00% |
| During 2005 /2006 |
7.21% |
3.06% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
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| 10. In what country were you born? |
Democratic |
Republican |
Other |
Did not vote |
| US |
52.72% |
63.71% |
62.68% |
64.71% |
| Mexico |
37.73% |
24.97% |
29.97% |
17.81% |
| Puerto Rico |
1.09% |
1.32% |
4.08% |
6.24% |
| Cuba |
1.47% |
0.00% |
3.27% |
0.00% |
| Central America |
4.59% |
7.78% |
0.00% |
11.24% |
| South America |
0.47% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
| Other Caribbean |
0.18% |
0.83% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
| Other |
1.74% |
1.39% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
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| 11. Are you Male or Female? |
Democratic |
Republican |
Other |
Did not vote |
| Male |
50.23% |
54.25% |
60.39% |
57.12% |
| Female |
49.77% |
45.75% |
39.61% |
42.88% |
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| 12. What is your ancestry? |
Democratic |
Republican |
Other |
Did not vote |
| Mexican-American/Mexican/Chicano |
65.59% |
55.89% |
66.15% |
62.03% |
| Puerto Rican/Boricua |
1.52% |
4.27% |
8.85% |
0.00% |
| Cuban/Cuban-American |
2.13% |
0.93% |
3.89% |
0.00% |
| Central American |
7.92% |
11.64% |
3.89% |
11.69% |
| South American |
1.24% |
2.60% |
3.69% |
0.00% |
| Caribbean |
1.14% |
0.93% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
| Latino or Hispanic |
20.47% |
23.74% |
13.53% |
26.28% |
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| 13. What age group best describes you: |
Democratic |
Republican |
Other |
Did not vote |
| 18-24 |
11.40% |
10.69% |
9.78% |
20.76% |
| 25-29 |
12.69% |
9.54% |
9.64% |
15.25% |
| 30-34 |
13.69% |
12.67% |
22.52% |
5.23% |
| 35-39 |
11.11% |
14.48% |
4.28% |
9.42% |
| 40-44 |
15.05% |
8.66% |
9.64% |
21.90% |
| 45-49 |
9.70% |
15.17% |
2.62% |
9.42% |
| 50-54 |
9.36% |
7.25% |
18.66% |
8.31% |
| 55-59 |
7.34% |
8.68% |
6.23% |
4.41% |
| 60-64 |
3.84% |
5.73% |
8.09% |
0.00% |
| 65 or older |
5.82% |
7.13% |
8.54% |
5.29% |
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| 14. What is the highest grade in school you completed? |
Democratic |
Republican |
Other |
Did not vote |
| Some high school or less |
10.97% |
13.22% |
22.28% |
38.17% |
| High school graduate or equivalent |
26.20% |
26.39% |
16.89% |
22.71% |
| Some college/vocational |
35.97% |
29.31% |
20.83% |
27.43% |
| College graduate |
17.81% |
22.44% |
24.73% |
8.89% |
| Graduate education or higher |
9.05% |
8.64% |
15.27% |
2.81% |
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| 15. If you added together your entire household's income, would it be: |
Democratic |
Republican |
Other |
Did not vote |
| Under $10,000 |
6.50% |
4.81% |
3.20% |
19.25% |
| $10,001-$20,000 |
11.76% |
9.42% |
19.82% |
0.00% |
| $20,001-$30,000 |
14.42% |
11.26% |
15.29% |
12.23% |
| $30,001-$40,000 |
15.74% |
13.17% |
7.25% |
18.60% |
| $40,001-$50,000 |
13.88% |
14.37% |
9.22% |
9.06% |
| $50,001-$60,000 |
11.20% |
13.43% |
19.19% |
6.24% |
| $60,001-$70,000 |
7.36% |
11.48% |
8.89% |
21.35% |
| $70,001-$100,000 |
11.76% |
13.73% |
7.67% |
10.08% |
| Over $100,000 |
7.38% |
8.31% |
9.48% |
3.18% |
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| 16.ONLY CALIFORNIA VOTERS: Whom did you vote for in the Gubernatorial race? |
Democratic |
Republican |
Other |
Did not vote |
| Phil Angelides |
74.47% |
21.27% |
48.96% |
56.43% |
| Arnold Schwarzenegger |
18.27% |
77.14% |
9.45% |
43.57% |
| Other Candidate |
7.26% |
1.59% |
41.60% |
0.00% |
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| 17. ONLY CALIFORNIA VOTERS: In the 2006 General election, how did you vote on Proposition 84, the Clean Water, Parks and Coastal Protection Bond? |
Democratic |
Republican |
Other |
Did not vote |
| Yes |
86.93% |
68.18% |
85.24% |
77.74% |
| No |
13.07% |
31.82% |
14.76% |
22.26% |
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| 18. ONLY CALIFORNIA VOTERS: In the 2006 General election, how did you vote on Proposition 87, the Alternative Energy Proposition? |
Democratic |
Republican |
Other |
Did not vote |
| Yes |
74.19% |
53.01% |
68.33% |
43.57% |
| No |
25.81% |
46.99% |
31.67% |
56.43% |
