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Vanderbilt University Poll. November 27 – December 9, 2012 1,001 Tennessee Residents 829 Tennessee Registered Voters. Source: VU Poll, Dec 2012. N = 829. MoE : +/- 4.3%. Source: VU Poll, Dec 2012. N = 829. MoE : +/- 4.3%. Source: VU Poll, Dec 2012. N = 829. MoE : +/- 4.3%. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Vanderbilt University Poll
November 27 – December 9, 2012
1,001 Tennessee Residents829 Tennessee Registered Voters
Work with members of the opposing party
Pursue own values and priorities0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
74%
22%
86%
10%
76%
20%
58%
36%
58%
34%
Priorities for Legislators:By Party Identification, Among TN Registered Voters
Total Democrats Independents Republicans Tea Party
Source: VU Poll, Dec 2012. N = 829.
MoE: +/- 4.3%
November 2011 February 2012 May 2012 December 20120%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
56%64% 67% 68%
42%50% 49% 52%
Approval of State Figures:Among TN Registered Voters
Haslam TN State Legislature
Source: VU Poll, Dec 2012. N = 829.
MoE: +/- 4.3%
Haslam TN State Legislature0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
60%
44%
62%
49%
81%
67%
79%
70%
Approval of State Figures:By Party Identification, Among TN Registered Voters
Democrats Independents Republicans Tea Party
Source: VU Poll, Dec 2012. N = 829.
MoE: +/- 4.3%
November 2011 February 2012 May 2012 December 20120%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
0.47190.5194
0.6000000000000010.5311
0.572600000000001 0.56
0.1883 0.2143 0.21
38% 37% 39%45%
Approval of Federal Figures:Among TN Registered Voters
Corker Alexander U.S. Congress Obama
Source: VU Poll, Dec 2012. N = 829.
MoE: +/- 4.3%
Corker Alexander U.S. Congress Obama0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
45%51%
26%
88%
58%
50%
16%
36%
79%
69%
26%
9%
71%
61%
24%18%
Approval of Federal Figures:Among TN Registered Voters
Democrats Independents Republicans Tea Party
Source: VU Poll, Dec 2012. N = 829.
MoE: +/- 4.3%
Very or fairly good Very or fairly bad0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
33%
66%61%
37%
26%
73%
11%
89%
20%
80%
Views of the U.S. Economy:By Party Identification, Among TN Registered Voters
Total Democrats Independents Republicans Tea Party
Source: VU Poll, Dec 2012. N = 829.
MoE: +/- 4.3%
Reduce Tax Deductions
Allow Tax Cuts to Expire
Limit Spending on Medicaid and Medicare
Freeze Spending on Domestic Programs
Raise Eligibility Age for Medicare
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%
60%
57%
50%
40%
35%
Percent Willing to … to Reduce the Deficit:Among TN Registered Voters
Source: VU Poll, Dec 2012. N = 829.
MoE: +/- 4.3%
0%20%40%60%80%
100%
47% 46% 53%33%
State Implementation of Affordable Healthcare Act:Among TN Registered Voters
Source: VU Poll, Dec 2012. N = 829.
MoE: +/- 4.3%
Keep Medicaid as it is State should run exchange system0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
46%53%
24%31%
48%
59%65%
73%68%
63%
State Implementation of Affordable Healthcare Act:By Party Identification, Among TN Registered Voters
Total Democrats Independents Republicans Tea Party
Source: VU Poll, Dec 2012. N = 829.
MoE: +/- 4.3%
November 2011 May 2012 December 20120%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
61% 62% 60%
18%10%
Top Priority for State of Tennessee:Among TN Registered Voters
Economy/jobs Education Health care
Source: VU Poll, Dec 2012. N = 829.
MoE: +/- 4.3%
Governor should ap-
point judges
Voters should elect judges
Haven't thought
much about it
Yes, change to closed primaries
No, leave primaries
open
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
28%
44%
27%
11%
85%
Selection of Judges and Primary Election Laws:Among TN Registered Voters
Source: VU Poll, Dec 2012. N = 829.
MoE: +/- 4.3%
0%20%40%60%80%
100%
19%
70%53%
44%
Role of State Government in Affairs of Private Entities:Among TN Registered Voters
Source: VU Poll, Dec 2012. N = 829.
MoE: +/- 4.3%
State government should intervene Employers should be required by state to allow employees to keep guns in their
vehicles
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
19%
53%
31% 34%
17%
59%
10%
65%
8%
69%
State Intervention into Affairs of Private Entities:By Party Identification, Among TN Registered Voters
Total Democrats Independents Republicans Tea Party
Source: VU Poll, Dec 2012. N = 829.
MoE: +/- 4.3%
Total Democrats Independents Republicans Tea Party0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
65%61% 63%
71%
80%
Percent who Favor Opening Additional Charter Schools:By Party Identification, Among TN Registered Voters
Source: VU Poll, Dec 2012. N = 829.
MoE: +/- 4.3%
A B C D F Don't know/Refused0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
13%
34% 33%
11%5% 6%4%
30%
42%
16%
5% 2%
Grades of Local versus Tennessee Public Schools:Among TN Registered Voters
Local Schools Tennessee Schools
Source: VU Poll, Dec 2012. N = 829.
MoE: +/- 4.3%
Too much Not enough About right Don't know/Refused0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
17%
36% 35%
12%
3%
65%
28%
4%
Do...earn too much, not enough, or about the right amount?Among TN Registered Voters
Public Employees Public School Teachers
Source: VU Poll, Dec 2012. N = 829.
MoE: +/- 4.3%
Vanderbilt University Poll
November 27 – December 9, 2012
1,001 Tennessee Residents829 Tennessee Registered Voters
