The Reuters/Zogby Index Election '08
The RZI asks voters the same questions every month to gauge how America is feeling as the presidential race accelerates.
The RZI asks voters the same questions every month to gauge how America is feeling as the presidential race accelerates.
Confidence drops
Unstable markets and shaky financial institutions left Americans uneasy about the future this month. Full Article
The
Index Breakdown
Respondents
who rated President Bush's job performance excellent or good, in %
Rated
Congress's job performance excellent or good
Said
the U.S. is headed in the right direction
Rated
the performance of U.S. foreign policy excellent or good
Rated
the performance of U.S. economic policy excellent or good
Rated
their personal financial situation excellent or good
Said
they were very or fairly proud of the U.S.
Felt
very or fairly safe when thinking about threats to America from abroad
Felt
very or fairly secure in their current job
Very
or fairly confident their children will have a better life than they
do
Telephone survey of likely voters nationwide was conducted July. 9 through
July.13 and included 1039 interviews with likely voters. The margin of error is +/- 3.1
percentage points. Numbers may not add up to 100% due to rounding.
Monthly Archive
We also asked...
In addition to the 10 questions that make up the
RZI, this month we asked about presidential candidates and Americans' reaction to higher gas prices.
Obama holds lead
Democrat Barack Obama has a 7-point lead on Republican John McCain in the U.S. presidential race, but his edge among independent voters has dropped to only 3 points. Full Article
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If the election for President of the United States were held today and the candidates were Democrat Barack Obama, Republican John McCain, Independent Ralph Nader or Libertarian Bob Barr, for whom would you vote?
46%
Barack Obama
36%
John McCain
3%
Bob Barr
3%
Ralph Nader
1%
Other
10%
Not Sure
Between Republican John McCain and Democrat Barack Obama, which candidate for President in 2008 do you believe can best manage the U.S economy?
44%
Barack Obama
40%
John McCain
8%
Neither
0.3%
Both
8%
Not sure
If you have received a tax rebate check from the US government recently, what did you do with it?
18%
Saved it all
18%
Spent it all
19%
Saved some and spent some
20%
Paid down debt
24%
Have not received a check yet/will not receive a check
1%
Not sure
In regard to your stock holdings, in the last six months have you:
3%
Increased your holdings substantially
15%
Increased your holdings slightly
6%
Decreased your holdings substantially
13%
Decreased your holdings slightly
29%
Made no changes to your holdings
33%
I do not own stocks
1%
Not sure
Which of the following is the most important to you in deciding who to vote for in the November presidential election?
47%
the Economy
12%
the War in Iraq
7%
Healthcare
6%
the Threat of another attack on the United States
4%
the Environment
8%
Energy prices
5%
Immigration
9%
Other
2%
Not sure
Given the high gasoline prices, are you considering a change in ...?
7%
Where you live
9%
Where you work
59%
How often you drive
16%
How often you use mass transportation
35%
Where you go on vacation
34.5%
How often you eat out
26%
I am not considering changes to my lifestyle despite higher gasoline prices
2%
Not Sure
