Daily Kos/SEIU Weekly State of the Nation Poll

Public Policy Polling, 1000 registered voters, MoE ±3.1%, January 14, 2011 - January 16, 2011.

Do you have a favorable or unfavorable opinion of Barack Obama?

	Favorable	Unfavorable	Not sure
All	49	48	3
Women	54	42	3
Men	44	54	3
Democrat	86	12	2
Republican	12	85	3
Independent/Other	44	52	5
Liberal	86	14	0
Moderate	65	29	6
Conservative	14	85	1
White	41	56	3
African-American	87	11	2
Hispanic	58	38	4
Other	63	31	6
Tea Party	13	85	2
Non Tea Party	63	35	2
Union household	52	45	3
Non-union household	48	49	3
18 to 29	54	44	2
30 to 45	49	50	1
46 to 65	49	47	4
Older than 65	47	49	4
Northeast	52	45	2
Midwest	48	47	5
South	42	56	2
West	59	38	4
Less than $30,000	56	41	3
$30,000 to $50,000	48	46	6
$50,000 to $75,000	42	56	2
$75,000 to $100,000	45	53	2
Over $100,000	55	42	4
Declined to Answer	49	50	1

Do you approve or disapprove of Barack Obama's job performance?

	Approve	Disapprove	Not sure
All	46	50	4
Women	53	43	4
Men	39	57	4
Democrat	84	12	3
Republican	11	87	2
Independent/Other	37	57	6
Liberal	80	18	2
Moderate	61	33	6
Conservative	14	84	2
White	38	58	4
African-American	81	15	4
Hispanic	59	39	2
Other	57	38	5
Tea Party	12	87	1
Non Tea Party	59	37	4
Union household	51	45	4
Non-union household	45	52	4
18 to 29	51	49	-
30 to 45	46	52	2
46 to 65	46	48	7
Older than 65	43	53	4
Northeast	50	46	4
Midwest	44	49	6
South	42	57	2
West	51	46	3
Less than $30,000	51	45	4
$30,000 to $50,000	48	49	3
$50,000 to $75,000	38	57	4
$75,000 to $100,000	41	56	3
Over $100,000	52	43	5
Declined to Answer	47	52	1

Do you think Barack Obama is too liberal, too conservative, or about right?

	Too liberal	Too conservative	About right	Not sure
All	45	12	40	3
Women	40	11	46	4
Men	51	12	33	3
Democrat	12	16	71	2
Republican	81	5	10	4
Independent/Other	48	14	33	5
Liberal	7	32	60	1
Moderate	30	10	55	5
Conservative	81	4	13	3
White	52	11	33	4
African-American	15	6	78	1
Hispanic	34	20	42	3
Other	41	11	41	7
Tea Party	82	8	8	2
Non Tea Party	33	13	51	3
Union household	41	15	40	4
Non-union household	47	11	39	3
18 to 29	34	21	38	7
30 to 45	45	12	41	2
46 to 65	47	9	41	4
Older than 65	52	10	36	2
Northeast	41	11	44	4
Midwest	44	12	40	4
South	52	10	35	3
West	42	15	41	3
Less than $30,000	37	16	42	5
$30,000 to $50,000	45	11	40	4
$50,000 to $75,000	48	13	34	5
$75,000 to $100,000	55	9	34	2
Over $100,000	41	13	46	0
Declined to Answer	46	5	40	9

Do you approve or disapprove of the job Harry Reid is doing?

	Approve	Disapprove	Not sure
All	23	44	34
Women	22	34	44
Men	24	54	23
Democrat	37	19	44
Republican	8	66	26
Independent/Other	21	51	28
Liberal	38	18	44
Moderate	28	35	37
Conservative	10	65	25
White	21	47	32
African-American	29	21	50
Hispanic	23	46	32
Other	35	39	26
Tea Party	10	80	10
Non Tea Party	29	34	38
Union household	24	41	35
Non-union household	23	44	33
18 to 29	23	39	38
30 to 45	18	42	39
46 to 65	25	44	31
Older than 65	26	48	26
Northeast	27	41	32
Midwest	21	40	39
South	21	48	31
West	24	44	32
Less than $30,000	21	39	40
$30,000 to $50,000	26	44	30
$50,000 to $75,000	17	53	29
$75,000 to $100,000	26	43	30
Over $100,000	25	37	37
Declined to Answer	18	44	37

Do you approve or disapprove of the job Mitch McConnell is doing?

	Approve	Disapprove	Not sure
All	19	33	48
Women	16	27	57
Men	22	39	39
Democrat	16	37	47
Republican	24	24	52
Independent/Other	15	39	46
Liberal	9	48	43
Moderate	14	36	50
Conservative	28	23	49
White	20	32	48
African-American	16	29	55
Hispanic	17	43	40
Other	14	38	48
Tea Party	39	28	34
Non Tea Party	14	37	48
Union household	19	36	44
Non-union household	19	32	49
18 to 29	13	37	50
30 to 45	18	27	55
46 to 65	18	36	46
Older than 65	25	34	41
Northeast	19	34	46
Midwest	20	31	50
South	19	33	48
West	15	35	51
Less than $30,000	23	28	49
$30,000 to $50,000	17	33	50
$50,000 to $75,000	17	38	45
$75,000 to $100,000	20	35	45
Over $100,000	16	35	49
Declined to Answer	23	23	53

Do you have a favorable or unfavorable opinion of the Democratic Party?

	Favorable	Unfavorable	Not sure
All	42	49	10
Women	47	43	10
Men	36	55	9
Democrat	82	11	8
Republican	8	85	7
Independent/Other	28	56	16
Liberal	77	15	7
Moderate	52	36	13
Conservative	14	79	7
White	35	56	9
African-American	74	15	11
Hispanic	50	39	12
Other	51	37	12
Tea Party	12	85	3
Non Tea Party	54	37	9
Union household	49	41	9
Non-union household	40	51	10
18 to 29	48	43	10
30 to 45	38	52	10
46 to 65	43	47	10
Older than 65	40	52	8
Northeast	46	46	9
Midwest	44	45	11
South	35	56	9
West	44	45	10
Less than $30,000	46	39	15
$30,000 to $50,000	43	48	9
$50,000 to $75,000	36	55	8
$75,000 to $100,000	37	59	4
Over $100,000	47	42	10
Declined to Answer	39	48	13

Do you have a favorable or unfavorable opinion of the Republican Party?

	Favorable	Unfavorable	Not sure
All	36	51	13
Women	33	54	12
Men	39	47	15
Democrat	11	78	11
Republican	74	15	11
Independent/Other	23	57	19
Liberal	8	87	5
Moderate	22	60	17
Conservative	64	23	13
White	41	46	13
African-American	17	73	10
Hispanic	29	57	14
Other	17	62	22
Tea Party	61	29	10
Non Tea Party	26	61	13
Union household	28	59	13
Non-union household	38	48	13
18 to 29	35	56	9
30 to 45	37	54	10
46 to 65	34	50	16
Older than 65	39	43	18
Northeast	32	55	13
Midwest	37	53	11
South	45	41	14
West	26	59	15
Less than $30,000	36	52	12
$30,000 to $50,000	37	47	16
$50,000 to $75,000	39	51	11
$75,000 to $100,000	43	48	9
Over $100,000	30	57	13
Declined to Answer	28	48	25

Generally speaking if there was an election today would you vote to reelect Barack Obama, or would you vote for his Republican opponent?

	Barack Obama	Republican opponent	Not sure
All	47	45	8
Women	53	40	7
Men	40	51	10
Democrat	86	11	3
Republican	8	85	7
Independent/Other	40	43	17
Liberal	88	9	3
Moderate	60	30	10
Conservative	13	79	8
White	38	53	9
African-American	87	12	1
Hispanic	60	33	7
Other	58	33	9
Tea Party	12	83	5
Non Tea Party	60	32	8
Union household	54	39	7
Non-union household	45	47	9
18 to 29	52	43	5
30 to 45	48	43	10
46 to 65	46	45	9
Older than 65	42	50	8
Northeast	50	43	8
Midwest	45	45	10
South	40	52	7
West	56	36	8
Less than $30,000	52	37	12
$30,000 to $50,000	47	48	6
$50,000 to $75,000	38	52	10
$75,000 to $100,000	42	51	7
Over $100,000	54	37	9
Declined to Answer	48	45	7

Are you very excited, somewhat excited, or not at all excited about voting in the 2012 election for President?

	Very excited	Somewhat excited	Not at all excited
All	56	25	19
Women	56	26	18
Men	56	24	20
Democrat	57	28	16
Republican	62	20	18
Independent/Other	47	28	25
Liberal	50	37	13
Moderate	50	25	25
Conservative	65	20	15
White	52	28	20
African-American	71	19	10
Hispanic	68	15	17
Other	50	21	29
Tea Party	70	13	17
Non Tea Party	54	27	18
Union household	54	25	22
Non-union household	57	25	18
18 to 29	54	28	18
30 to 45	57	24	19
46 to 65	57	25	18
Older than 65	54	25	21
Northeast	51	25	24
Midwest	54	24	22
South	66	20	14
West	49	36	16
Less than $30,000	55	27	17
$30,000 to $50,000	55	21	24
$50,000 to $75,000	53	29	18
$75,000 to $100,000	64	22	14
Over $100,000	56	27	16
Declined to Answer	51	23	25

Which of the following best describes your opinion on gay marriage: gay couples should be allowed to legally marry, or gay couples should be allowed to form civil unions but not legally marry, or there should be no legal recognition of a gay couple's relationship.

	Gay couples should be allowed to legally marry	Gay couples should be allowed to form civil unions but not legally marry	There should be no legal recognition of a gay couple's relationship	Not sure
All	34	31	33	2
Women	39	28	31	3
Men	30	33	36	1
Democrat	53	24	20	2
Republican	11	35	52	2
Independent/Other	37	34	27	1
Liberal	78	10	12	0
Moderate	40	38	20	2
Conservative	8	32	57	2
White	33	30	35	1
African-American	32	30	30	8
Hispanic	47	32	22	-
Other	31	37	29	2
Tea Party	17	30	52	1
Non Tea Party	42	30	27	1
Union household	38	33	28	1
Non-union household	33	30	34	2
18 to 29	52	13	33	1
30 to 45	37	31	29	3
46 to 65	31	36	31	2
Older than 65	23	34	42	1
Northeast	40	32	26	2
Midwest	30	31	37	3
South	27	30	42	1
West	48	29	23	1
Less than $30,000	27	28	39	6
$30,000 to $50,000	29	35	34	2
$50,000 to $75,000	37	23	39	0
$75,000 to $100,000	30	37	32	0
Over $100,000	45	31	23	1
Declined to Answer	37	30	31	3

Do you think violence against the current American government is justified or not?

	Justified	Not justified	Not sure
All	6	82	11
Women	5	84	11
Men	9	80	12
Democrat	5	84	12
Republican	6	80	14
Independent/Other	10	82	8
Liberal	7	79	13
Moderate	6	85	9
Conservative	6	80	14
White	6	84	11
African-American	5	81	13
Hispanic	9	76	15
Other	14	76	11
Tea Party	13	75	12
Non Tea Party	4	86	9
Union household	4	83	13
Non-union household	7	82	11
18 to 29	17	68	15
30 to 45	3	90	6
46 to 65	3	86	11
Older than 65	8	74	18
Northeast	7	81	12
Midwest	9	85	6
South	5	82	13
West	4	81	15
Less than $30,000	13	63	24
$30,000 to $50,000	7	78	15
$50,000 to $75,000	6	84	10
$75,000 to $100,000	6	90	4
Over $100,000	4	90	6
Declined to Answer	2	86	12

Demographics

Women	520	52
Men	480	48
Democrat	390	39
Republican	340	34
Independent/Other	270	27
Liberal	180	18
Moderate	440	44
Conservative	380	38
White	730	73
African-American	110	11
Hispanic	100	10
Other	60	6
Tea Party	170	17
Non Tea Party	710	71
Union household	220	22
Non-union household	780	78
18 to 29	160	16
30 to 45	280	28
46 to 65	370	37
Older than 65	190	19
Northeast	290	29
Midwest	240	24
South	310	31
West	160	16
Less than $30,000	150	15
$30,000 to $50,000	200	20
$50,000 to $75,000	190	19
$75,000 to $100,000	160	16
Over $100,000	210	21
Declined to Answer	90	9

Questions
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Polling methodology