Topline results of the New York Times / CBS News / YouGov Battleground Tracker. Go here fore more information on the methodology behind the Battleground Tracker.
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| 1. How likely is it that you will vote in the election this November? | ||||
| Definitely will vote | 67% | |||
| Probably will vote | 13% | |||
| Maybe will vote | 8% | |||
| Probably will not vote | 4% | |||
| Definitely will not vote | 5% | |||
| Don’t know | 2% | |||
| 2. If the election for U.S. Senator from your state were being held today and these were the candidates, who would you vote for? | ||||
| Democratic candidate | 33% | |||
| Republican candidate | 35% | |||
| Independent candidate | 1% | |||
| Other | 2% | |||
| Not sure | 16% | |||
| Won’t vote | 5% | |||
| Lean Democratic | 4% | |||
| Lean Republican | 4% | |||
| Questions 3-4 are being withheld for later release. | ||||
| 5. How enthusiastic are you about voting in the elections for Congress in November? | ||||
| Very enthusiastic | 37% | |||
| Somewhat enthusiastic | 29% | |||
| Only a little | 19% | |||
| Not at all | 15% | |||
| 6. Have you discussed the upcoming your state elections with your friends or family? | ||||
| Often | 23% | |||
| A few times | 37% | |||
| Hardly at all | 23% | |||
| Never | 17% | |||
| 7. As you know, President Obama will not be on the ballot in this year’s Congressional midterms. Will you consider your vote in the 2014 Congressional elections to be... | ||||
| A vote in support of President Obama and his policies | 24% | |||
| A vote against President Obama and his policies | 44% | |||
| President Obama and his policies not be a factor in my vote | 32% | |||
| 8. Which party would you like to see control Congress after the election? | ||||
| Democrats | 42% | |||
| Republicans | 42% | |||
| Don’t care | 16% | |||
| 9. In deciding how to vote for Congress, how important is it to you which party controls Congress after the election? | ||||
| Very important | 58% | |||
| Somewhat important | 31% | |||
| Not important | 12% | |||
| 10. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Barack Obama is handling his job as President? | ||||
| Strongly Approve | 14% | |||
| Somewhat Approve | 24% | |||
| Somewhat Disapprove | 14% | |||
| Strongly Disapprove | 43% | |||
| Not Sure | 5% | |||
| 11. How do you feel about the Tea Party movement? | ||||
| Support the Tea Party movement | 24% | |||
| Oppose the Tea Party movement | 34% | |||
| Neither support or oppose | 43% | |||
| 12. Overall, do you think the economy is getting better or worse? | ||||
| Getting better | 22% | |||
| About the same | 37% | |||
| Getting worse | 36% | |||
| Not sure | 4% | |||
| 13. How about the economy in your state? Do you think the economy in your state is getting better or worse? | ||||
| Getting better | 22% | |||
| About the same | 42% | |||
| Getting worse | 31% | |||
| Not sure | 5% | |||
| 14. Do you think the US economic system favors the wealthy or is fair to most Americans? | ||||
| Favors the wealthy | 61% | |||
| Is fair to most Americans | 27% | |||
| Not sure | 12% | |||
| 15. Do you generally favor or oppose affirmative action programs for women and racial minorities? | ||||
| Favor | 38% | |||
| Oppose | 34% | |||
| Not sure | 28% | |||
| 16. Which of the following things do you think should be done to reduce the federal budget deficit? | ||||
| Cut spending | 52% | |||
| Raise taxes | 8% | |||
| Both cut spending and raise taxes | 24% | |||
| None of the above | 6% | |||
| Not sure | 10% | |||
| 17. Which comes closest to your view about illegal immigrants who are living in the U.S.? | ||||
| They should be allowed to stay in the U.S. and apply for citizenship. | 39% | |||
| They should be allowed to stay in the U.S., but not become citizens. | 10% | |||
| They should be required to leave the U.S. | 50% | |||
| 18. What do you think should happen to the Affordable Care Act (also known as Obamacare) enacted in 2010? | ||||
| Expand it | 26% | |||
| Leave it as is | 8% | |||
| Repeal some of it | 17% | |||
| Repeal all of it | 38% | |||
| Not sure | 11% | |||
| 19. Do you favor or oppose raising the federal minimum wage to $10.10 per hour (from its current level of $7.25 per hour)? | ||||
| Favor | 57% | |||
| Oppose | 31% | |||
| Not sure | 13% | |||
| 20. Do you favor or oppose allowing gays and lesbians to marry legally? | ||||
| Favor | 48% | |||
| Oppose | 38% | |||
| Not sure | 14% | |||
| 21. When do you believe abortion should be legal? | ||||
| Always | 21% | |||
| Until the fetus can live outside the womb | 8% | |||
| In the first trimester of a pregnancy | 17% | |||
| Only in special cases (such as rape, incest, or when the health of the mother is at risk) | 39% | |||
| Never | 15% | |||
| 22. Do you think gun control laws should be made more or less strict than they are now? | ||||
| Guns should be banned completely | 8% | |||
| More strict | 38% | |||
| Kept the same | 23% | |||
| Less strict | 14% | |||
| There should be no restrictions on gun ownership | 12% | |||
| Not sure | 5% | |||
| 23. How serious a problem do you think global warming is? | ||||
| Very serious | 37% | |||
| Somewhat serious | 23% | |||
| Not very serious | 14% | |||
| Not a problem | 19% | |||
| Not sure | 6% | |||
| 24. Gender | |||||
| Weighted | Unweighted | ||||
| Male | 47% | 48% | |||
| Female | 53% | 52% | |||
| 25. Age | |||||
| Weighted | Unweighted | ||||
| 18-29 | 14% | 8% | |||
| 30-44 | 24% | 17% | |||
| 45-64 | 38% | 45% | |||
| 65+ | 24% | 31% | |||
| 26. Highest level of education completed | |||||
| Weighted | Unweighted | ||||
| High school or less | 35% | 15% | |||
| Some college | 34% | 36% | |||
| College graduate | 19% | 29% | |||
| Postgraduate degree | 12% | 21% | |||
| 27. What racial or ethnic group best describes you? | |||||
| Weighted | Unweighted | ||||
| White | 75% | 85% | |||
| Black | 12% | 5% | |||
| Hispanic | 8% | 3% | |||
| Other | 5% | 7% | |||
| 28. Party identification | |||||
| Weighted | Unweighted | ||||
| Democrat | 34% | 33% | |||
| Republican | 26% | 28% | |||
| Independent | 35% | 36% | |||
| Don't know | 5% | 2% | |||
| 29. Ideology | |||||
| Weighted | Unweighted | ||||
| Very liberal | 8% | 9% | |||
| Liberal | 15% | 17% | |||
| Moderate | 31% | 32% | |||
| Conservative | 24% | 26% | |||
| Very conservative | 12% | 11% | |||
| Not sure | 10% | 5% | |||
