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.
Hunkering down
Americans remain gloomy about the future but feel marginally better this month as they adjust to higher gas prices and a faltering economy. 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 June. 12 through
June. 14 and included 1113 interviews with likely voters. The margin of error is +/- 3.0
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' reactions to high gasoline prices.
Given the high gasoline prices, are you considering a change in ...?
Obama narrowly leads McCain
Barack Obama has a narrow 5-point lead on John McCain in the U.S. presidential race, but holds a big early edge with the crucial swing voting blocs of independents and women. Full Article
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If the election for President of the United States were held today and the candidates were Democrats Barack Obama, Republican John McCain, Independent Ralph Nader or Libertarian Bob Barr, for whom would you vote?
45%
Obama
40%
McCain
3%
Nader
3%
Barr
1%
Other
9%
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?
40%
John McCain
45%
Barack Obama
7%
Neither
0.1%
Both
8%
Not sure
If you have received a tax rebate check from the US government recently, what did you do with it?
11%
Saved it all
10.5%
Spent it all
11%
Saved some and spent some
15%
Paid down debt
51.5%
Have not received a check yet/will not receive a check
1%
Not sure
Some of his critics say Democrat Barack Obama does not have the necessary experience to be president. How do you feel about this statement?
32%
Strongly Agree
22%
Somewhat Agree
19%
Somewhat Disagree
24%
Strongly Disagree
3%
Not Sure
Republican John McCain will be 72 years old on Election Day. Do you strongly agree, somewhat agree, somewhat disagree, or strongly disagree that his age should be a factor in deciding who to support for president?
17%
Strongly Agree
17%
Somewhat Agree
20%
Somewhat Disagree
45%
Strongly Disagree
1%
Not Sure
Given the high gasoline prices, are you considering a change in ...?
(Multiple answers allowed.)
10%
Where you live
10%
Where you work
58%
How often you drive
19%
How often you use mass transportation
38.5%
Where you go on vacation
31%
How often you eat out
27%
I am not considering changes to my lifestyle despite higher gasoline prices
4%
Not Sure
In order to combat rising gasoline prices, what actions would you favor the U.S. government taking? (Multiple answers allowed.)
59%
Cutting demand for fuel by boosting efficiency standards
60%
Raising supply by encouraging domestic drilling and refinery construction
54%
Offsetting demand by encouraging use of biofuels like ethanol and biodiesel
39%
Pressuring OPEC and other big producers to increase exports
37%
Withdrawing oil from the US Strategic Petroleum Researve to increase the supply of oil in the short term
7%
Other/Not Sure
economic view
Staying close to home
Americans are forgoing vacations and dining in more often to combat soaring fuel prices, but so far very few are rethinking where they live and work. Full Article
