Ohio Governor's Race IE

Late September Tracking Survey

September 25-27, 2010
600 Likely Voters

S1. Are you 18 years or older and registered to vote in Ohio?

n=600

Yes 100%
No .
Don't know .

S2. Do you or does anyone in your household work in any of the following industries?
n=600

Advertising 2%
Journalism or the media .
Computers 3%
Politics .
None of these 96%

S3. Do you consider yourself a strong Democrat, weak Democrat, strong Republican, weak
Republican, or an Independent or unaffiliated voter?
n=600

Strong Democrat 27%

Weak Democrat 5%
Strong Republican 26%
Weak Republican 5%
Independent/unaffiliated 34%
Don't know 4%
DEMOCRAT 32%
REPUBLICAN 30%
INDEPENDENT/UNAFFILIATED/DK 38%

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S4. In November, there will be an election in Ohio for Governor, Senate, Congress and other
offices. While it is a long way off, how likely are you to vote in this election?
n=600

Absolutely certain 79%

Very likely 21%
Possibly .
Not very likely .
Not at all likely .
Don't know .

Q1. Generally speaking, do you think things in Ohio are moving in the right direction, or are they
on the wrong track?
n=600

Right direction 26%

Wrong track 56%
Don't know 18%

Now I am going to read some names. For each one, please tell me if you have a favorable or
unfavorable view of that person. If you don't recognize them, just say so. Here's the first one.

Q2. Ted Strickland. Do you have a ....view of Ted Strickland?

n=600

Very favorable 17%

Somewhat favorable 30%
Somewhat unfavorable 26%
Very unfavorable 16%
Don't know 11%
FAVORABLE 47%
UNFAVORABLE 43%

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Q3. John Kasich. Do you have a ....view of John Kasich?
n=600

Very favorable 13%

Somewhat favorable 29%
Somewhat unfavorable 16%
Very unfavorable 14%
Don't know 28%
FAVORABLE 41%
UNFAVORABLE 31%

In November, there will be an election in Ohio for Governor and other offices.

Initial Ballot
Q4. If the election for Governor were held today and the candidates were ....for whom would you
vote?
n=600

Democrat Ted Strickland 37%

Republican John Kasich 36%
Green Party Dennis Spisak 2%
Libertarian Ken Matesz 3%
Don’t know 21%

Q5. (If undecided) Which candidate do you lean toward?

n=128

Democrat Ted Strickland 17%

Republican John Kasich 18%
Green Party Dennis Spisak 3%
Libertarian Ken Matesz 1%
Don’t know 61%

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Ballot with Leaners
HRLEAN. If the election for Governor were held today and the candidates were ....for whom would
you vote? (If undecided) Which candidate do you lean toward?
n=600

Democrat Ted Strickland 41%

Republican John Kasich 40%
Green Party Dennis Spisak 3%
Libertarian Ken Matesz 3%
Don’t know 13%

We're almost finished. The remaining questions are for statistical purposes only.

Q6. Do you generally consider yourself liberal, moderate, or conservative?

n=600

Liberal 17%
Moderate 34%
Conservative 43%
Don’t know 6%

Q7. What is your ethnic background?

n=600

White 82%
Hispanic/Latino 2%
African-American 8%
Asian 0%
Native American 2%
Other - SPECIFY 3%
Don’t know 3%

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Q8. For statistical purposes only, we need to know your total family income for 2009. Will you
please tell me which of the following categories best represents your total family income?
n=600

Less than $20,000 8%

$20,000-$34,000 13%
$35,000-$49,000 16%
$50,000-$74,000 15%
$75,000-99,000 11%
100,000 or more 11%
Don’t know/refused 25%

REGION. Region
n=600

Cincinnati 15%
Cleveland 34%
Columbus 20%
Dayton 11%
Toledo 8%
Youngstown 5%
Other 8%

C11. CODE AGE FROM FILE

n=600

18-29 10%
30-44 21%
45-59 33%
60+ 36%

C6. CODE GENDER

n=600

MALE 46%
FEMALE 54%

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