Poll Results: Drug Testing

December 02, 2013, 7:49 PM GMT+0

These are the topline results of a YouGov/Huffington Post survey of 1000 US adults interviewed November 25-27, 2013 on drug testing. The results show that Americans to favor drug testing in most circumstances and think that Congressmen found with cocaine should be forced to resign. The margin of error is 5.2%.

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Do you think members of Congress who are arrested and convicted of possessing a small quantity of cocaine should be forced to resign or allowed to fulfill the remainder of their terms?
Forced to resign . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66%
Allowed to fulfill the remainder of their terms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14%
Not sure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20%

Suppose you agreed with the politics of your member of Congress, but he or she was convicted of possessing a small quantity of cocaine, would you vote for that member of Congress if he or she ran for reelection?
No, I would not vote for that person . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56%
It depends, I might vote for that person . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27%
Yes, I would vote vor that person . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4%
Not sure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13%