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Study #2145
October 3-6, 2016
Weighted by age, sex, and education
POLL QUESTIONS
As a senator and regarding his service to Iowa, do you think Chuck Grassley is getting better, getting worse, or staying
about the same as he used to be?
11
26
50
13
9
1
Better
Worse
Same
Not sure
Probably not vote
Refused/not sure
Continue
Ask past voting question, then skip to Grassley
question
Have you voted in past elections? (If yes, ask:) Would you say you have voted in most general elections, or just
some general elections in the past?
67
16
16
1
Im going to mention some elected officials. For each, please tell me if you approve or disapprove
of the way each is handling his or her job. (Rotate list.)
Approve
Disapprove
Not
Sure
Oct-16
50
28
23
Oct-16
56
30
14
(If definitely vote, ask:) If the general election were held today, and the candidates were [Hillary Clinton for the
Democrats], [Donald Trump for the Republicans], [Gary Johnson for the Libertarian Party], and [Jill Stein for
the Green Party], for whom would you vote? (Rotate candidate names in brackets.)
(If already voted, ask:) In the election for president, for whom did you vote[Hillary Clinton for the Democrats],
[Donald Trump for the Republicans], [Gary Johnson for the Libertarian Party], or [Jill Stein for the Green
Party]? (Rotate candidate names in brackets.)
(If definitely vote and not sure or would not vote, ask:) Toward which do you lean?
(If already voted and not sure, ask:) Do you just not want to tell, or do you not remember?
(Asked only of likely voters; n=642. Margin of error: 3.9 percentage
points.)
Hillary Clinton
Donald Trump
Gary Johnson
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First choice
Lean
39
41
6
2
-
Total
39
43
6
Jill Stein
Other/would not vote (VOL)
Not sure/Dont remember
Dont want to tell
2
3
8
2
2
5
-
2
2
5
2
Of the following, which would you say is the main reason you support Hillary Clinton? (Asked only of likely voters who
supported Clinton in the presidential horserace question; n=257. Margin of error: 6.1 percentage points.)
52
5
17
11
1
13
2
Her experience
Her temperament
Her intelligence
That she is respected by world leaders
That she would be the first woman president
None of these (VOL)
Not sure
Would you say your vote for Hillary Clinton is more a vote to support her for president, or more a vote to stop
Donald Trump from becoming president? (Asked only of likely voters who supported Clinton in the presidential horserace
question; n=257. Margin of error: 6.1 percentage points.)
53
42
5
Of the following, which would you say is the main reason you support Donald Trump? (Asked only of likely voters who
supported Trump in the presidential horserace question; n=278. Margin of error: 5.9 percentage points.)
29
12
12
2
32
10
4
He is not a politician
He tells it like it is
He will change the way government works
He will make things interesting
He will restore what is good about America that has slipped away
None of these (VOL)
Not sure
Would you say your vote for Donald Trump is more a vote to support him for president, or more a vote to stop
Hillary Clinton from becoming president? (Asked only of likely voters who supported Trump in the presidential horserace
question; n=278. Margin of error: 5.9 percentage points.)
51
46
3
Now, Im going to mention some concerns that political opponents have expressed about Donald Trump. For
each, please tell me if this is something that bothers you a lot, a little, or not at all. (Rotate.)
(Asked only of likely voters; n=642. Margin of error: 3.9 percentage points.)
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Bothers
A lot
Bothers
A little
Bothers
Not at all
Not
Sure
39
15
45
53
21
23
31
25
40
48
16
34
Now, Im going to mention some concerns that political opponents have expressed about Hillary Clinton. For each,
please tell me if this is something that bothers you a lot, a little, or not at all. (Rotate.)
(Asked only of likely voters; n=642. Margin of error: 3.9 percentage points.)
Bothers
A lot
Bothers Bothers
A little Not at all
Not
Sure
53
52
24
23
23
21
1
4
51
52
27
22
20
25
2
1
Regardless of which candidate you support, who do you think would do a better job with each of the following
[Hillary Clinton] or [Donald Trump]? (Alternate candidate names. Rotate list.)
(Asked only of likely voters; n=642. Margin of error: 3.9 percentage points.) Clinton
40
60
43
42
45
46
Trump
53
34
47
49
48
46
Neither
(VOL)
4
4
5
5
4
4
Not
Sure
3
3
5
4
4
4
In general, do you think things in the nation are headed in the right direction, or have they gotten off on the wrong
track?
Oct-16
Feb-16
Feb-15
Sep-14
Feb-14
Dec-13
Sep-13
Jun-13
Feb-13
Sep-12
Feb-12
Feb-11
Sep-10
Feb-10
Nov-09
Sep-09
Apr-09
Jan-09
Right
direction
Wrong
track
Not
sure
21
71
25
29
23
23
23
22
30
37
40
30
32
30
31
35
41
43
36
65
60
65
68
70
68
60
51
54
64
58
63
61
58
50
49
53
10
11
12
9
7
10
10
12
6
6
10
7
8
7
9
8
11
What about here in Iowa? Do you think things in the state are headed in the right direction, or have they gotten off on
the wrong track?
Oct-16
Feb-16
Feb-15
Sep-14
Feb-14
Dec-13
Right
direction
Wrong
track
Not
sure
48
39
13
45
56
55
52
55
40
30
31
37
33
15
14
14
11
12
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Sep-13
Jun-13
Feb-13
Sep-12
Feb-12
Feb-11
Sep-10
Feb-10
Nov-09
Sep-09
Apr-09
Jan-09
52
56
58
60
52
40
39
34
34
48
45
44
36
34
28
31
38
47
52
57
57
41
44
45
12
10
14
9
10
13
9
9
9
11
11
11
Was there ever a time you supported Bernie Sanders for the Democratic nomination for president?
37
62
1
Yes
No
Not sure
ABOUT THE POLL
The Iowa Poll, conducted Oct. 3-6 for The Des Moines Register and Mediacom by Selzer & Co. of Des Moines, is based on
telephone interviews with 800 Iowans ages 18 or older. Interviewers with Quantel Research contacted households with
randomly selected landline and cell phone numbers supplied by Survey Sampling International. Interviews were administered
in English. Responses were adjusted by age, sex, and educational attainment to reflect the general population based on recent
census data.
Questions based on the sample of 800 Iowa adults have a maximum margin of error of plus or minus 3.5 percentage points.
This means that if this survey were repeated using the same questions and the same methodology, 19 times out of 20, the
findings would not vary from the percentages shown here by more than plus or minus 3.5 percentage points. Results based on
smaller samples of respondentssuch as by gender or agehave a larger margin of error.
Republishing the copyright Iowa Poll without credit to The Des Moines Register and Mediacom is prohibited.
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