More and More People will Vote Republican in the Next Election

ELECTION 2002
More Americans to vote GOP
Poll finds Republican congressional candidates favored over Dems

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Posted: April 4, 2002
1:00 a.m. Eastern



© 2002 WorldNetDaily.com

A poll conducted by Scott Rasmussen Public Opinion Research has found that 41 percent of Americans plan to vote for a Republican congressional candidate this November while 40 percent plan to vote for a Democrat.

The data is from a national telephone survey of 2,735 likely voters conducted from March 24-30. The margin of sampling error for the full sample is +/- 2 percentage points with a 95 percent level of confidence.

The survey found traditional demographic voting patterns. Men favor Republicans 44 to 37 percent while women favor Democrats 43 to 39 percent. Married voters and white voters favor Republicans while unmarried voters and non-white voters favor Democrats.

Broken down by employer, the poll found that government employees favor Democrats by a 45 to 38 percent margin. Private sector workers, on the other hand, favor Republicans by a 44 to 36 percent margin.

Americans who think the U.S. is likely to win the war on terrorism favor the GOP, 47 to 35 percent. Those who say victory is unlikely favor Democrats 56 to 23 percent. The latest survey confirms earlier data showing that three-of-four Americans believe the U.S. is somewhat or very likely to win the war on terrorism.

Among those who plan to vote for a Republican, 62 percent say President Bush is using the right amount of military force in the war. Thirty percent of GOP voters want him to use more force while only 6 percent say Bush is using too much military muscle.

Those who plan to vote for Democrats are more divided on the issue, with 25 percent saying Bush is using too much force and 28 percent saying he should use more. Only 41 percent of Democratic congressional voters believe the president is using the right amount of force.

The survey shows that 37 percent of Americans think Congress is doing a good or excellent job. Forty-two percent say fair while 16 percent say poor. Congress receives good or excellent reviews from 37 percent of conservatives and 38 percent of liberals.