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2005 Polling On Tom DeLay

The polling data below is grouped by polling organization, with each pollster's data listed in reverse chronological order. Use the following links to jump to a particular pollster's data.

Latest poll: Harris (8/9-16/05)

 ·  ABC NEWS/WASHINGTON POST · CBS NEWS · CNN/GALLUP/USA TODAY · FOX NEWS/OPINION DYNAMICS · GREENBERG QUINLAN ROSNER RESEARCH (D) · HARRIS · NBC NEWS/WALL STREET JOURNAL · WESTHILL PARTNERS/HOTLINE

Related Polling:
2004 Polling On The Congressional Leadership

ABC NEWS/WASHINGTON POST
Conducted 4/21-24/05; surveyed 1007 adults; margin of error +/-3% (release, 4/25). A response of * indicates less than 0.5 percent.

On another subject, do you approve or disapprove of the way Tom DeLay is handling his job as majority leader of the U.S. House of Representatives?

Approve                     35%
Diapprove                   38
No opinion                  27
How closely have you been following the ethics charges that have been made against DeLay -- very closely, somewhat closely, not too closely or not closely at all?
Very closely                 8%
Somewhat closely            28
Not too closely             29
Not closely at all          35
Do you think DeLay should step down as majority leader, or remain in his job?
Step down                   41%
Remain in job               32
No opinion                  28


CBS NEWS
Conducted 5/20-23/05; surveyed 938 adults; margin of error +/-3% (release, 5/24). A response of * indicates less than 0.5 percent.

Is your opinion of Tom DeLay favorable, not favorable, undecided, or haven't you heard enough about Tom DeLay yet to have an opinion?

                            All Rep Dem Ind
Favorable                    6% 13%  1%  6%
Not favorable               18  10  25  19
Undecided                   19  20  18  18
Haven't heard enough        56  57  55  56
Refused                      1   0   2   1


Conducted 4/13-16/05; surveyed 1,149 adults; margin of error +/-3%. (release, 4/18).

Is your opinion of Tom DeLay favorable, not favorable, undecided, or haven't you heard enough about Tom DeLay yet to have an opinion?
                            All Rep Dem Ind
Favorable                    7% 17%  2%  4%
Not favorable               22  12  28  23
Undecided                   16  20  13  17
Haven't heard enough yet    53  49  55  54
Refused                      2   2   2   2


CNN/GALLUP/USA TODAY
Conducted 4/29-5/1/05; surveyed 1,006 adults; margin of error +/-3% (release, 5/6).

Next, we'd like to get your overall opinion of some people in the news. As I read each name, please say if you have a favorable or unfavorable opinion of these people -- or if you have never heard of them. First, how about...?

House Republican Leader Tom DeLay:

Favorable                               27%
Unfavorable                             38
Never heard of                          22
No opinion                              13


Conducted 4/1-2/05; surveyed 1,040 adults; margin of error +/-3% (release, 4/6). Subsample A: 519 adults; margin of error +/-5%; Subsample B: 521 adults; margin of error +/-5%; A response of * indicates less than 0.5 percent.

Next, we'd like to get your overall opinion of some people in the news. As I read each name, please say if you have a favorable or unfavorable opinion of these people -- or if you have never heard of them. How about --?
House Republican Leader, Tom DeLay:

Favorable                 27%
Unfavorable               31
Never heard of            26
No opinion                16


Conducted 2/4-6/05; surveyed 1,010 adults margin of error +/-3% (release, 2/8). Subsample of 757 non-retired adults, margin of error +/-4%; 423 Democrats or Democratic leaners, margin of error +/-5%; 383 Democrats or Democratic leaners who are registered to vote, margin of error +/-6%; 533 Republicans or Republican leaners, margin of error +/-5%, 491 Republicans or Republican leaners who are registered to vote, margin of error +/-5%. A response of * indicates less than 0.5 percent.

Next, we'd like to get your overall opinion of some people in the news. As I read each name, please say if you have a favorable or unfavorable opinion of these people -- or if you have never heard of them. First, How about...
House Republican Leader, Tom DeLay:

Favorable                       29%
Unfavorable                     24
Never heard of                  24
No opinion                      23


FOX NEWS/OPINION DYNAMICS
Conducted 4/25-26/05; surveyed 900 registered voters; margin of error +/-3% (release, 4/27).

I'm going to read the names of some people. Please tell me whether you have a generally favorable or unfavorable opinion of each. If you've never heard of one, please just say so.

Tom DeLay:

Favorable               21%
Unfavorable             34
Can't say               25
Never heard             20
Do you think the controversy over House Majority Leader Tom DeLay is better described as (just politics) or (legitimate)?
                        All Dem Rep Ind
Just politics           41% 34% 49% 44%
Legitimate              20  29  12  15
Mixed (vol.)            13  13  11  15
Not sure (vol.)         26  23  28  27


GREENBERG QUINLAN ROSNER RESEARCH (D)
Conducted 7/19-25/05 for Democracy Corps (D); surveyed 1,001 likely voters; margin of error +/-3.1% (release, 7/27). A response of * indicates less than 0.5 percent.

Now, I'd like to rate your feelings toward some people and organizations, with one hundred meaning a very warm, favorable feeling; zero meaning a very cold, unfavorable feeling; and fifty meaning not particularly warm or cold. You can use any number from zero to one hundred, the higher the number the more favorable your feelings are toward that person or organization. If you have no opinion or never heard of that person or organization, please say so.

                              Mean Warm Cool
The Republican Party          50.2  43% 40%
The Democratic Party          49.8  40  36
George W. Bush                49.8  45  45
 (Asked of half-sample A)
The Republican Congress       46.4  39  44
Tom DeLay -- the Republican 
 leader of the House          42.7  29  40
 (Asked of half-sample B)
The Congress                  51.9  37  29
The N.R.A., or National
 Rifle Association            49.2  40  39
Pro-life, anti-abortion
 groups                       49.2  39  41
NAFTA and international 
 trade agreements             44.3  30  37
The Iraq war                  39.5  35  53
Gay marriage                  33.9  27  54
The United Nations            47.3  40  40
CEO's                         42.0  22  39
Federal judges and the
 federal courts               54.3  42  23
Karl Rove                     38.1  20  37
Tony Blair                    65.0  61  16


Conducted 6/20-26/05 Democracy Corps (D); surveyed 1078 likely voters; margin of error +/-3% (release, 6/30). A response of * indicates less than 0.5 percent.

Now, I'd like to rate your feelings toward some people and organizations, with one hundred meaning a very warm, favorable feeling; zero meaning a very cold, unfavorable feeling; and fifty meaning not particularly warm or cold. You can use any number from zero to one hundred, the higher the number the more favorable your feelings are toward that person or organization. If you have no opinion or never heard of that person or organization, please say so.
                              Mean Warm Cool
The Republican Party          49.8  43% 39%
The Democratic Party          48.9  38  38
George W. Bush                50.0  48  44
The Republican Congress       47.6  41  41
Tom DeLay -- the Republican 
leader of the House           42.6  31  39
The N.R.A., or National
 Rifle Association            49.0  40  39
Pro-life, anti-abortion
 groups                       47.6  37  42
NAFTA and international 
trade agreements              42.9  24  36
The Iraq war                  39.6  36  52
Labor unions                  52.9  40  32
Gay marriage                  32.0  22  57
The United Nations            45.9  37  39
CEO's                         41.3  20  38
Federal judges and the
 federal courts               52.9  39  27
Stem-cell research            62.3  54  21
(Asked of half-sample C)
New immigrants                49.3  33  30
(Asked of half-sample D)
Undocumented immigrants       28.0  14  63


Conducted 4/13-19/05 for Democracy Corps (D); surveyed 1,058 likely voters; margin of error +/-3.1% (release, 4/22). A response of * indicates less than 0.5 percent.

Now, I'd like to rate your feelings toward some people and organizations, with one hundred meaning a very warm, favorable feeling; zero meaning a very cold, unfavorable feeling; and fifty meaning not particularly warm or cold. You can use any number from zero to one hundred, the higher the number the more favorable your feelings are toward that person or organization. If you have no opinion or never heard of that person or organization, please say so.
                            Mean Warm Cool
The Republican Party        49.6% 42% 39%
The Democratic party        50.4  39  35
George W. Bush              51.0  47  42
The Republican Congress     48.7  41  40
Tom DeLay-the Republican
 leader of the House        40.8  25  38
The N.R.A., or National
 Rifle Association          50.1  39  39
Pro-life, anti-abortion
 groups                     48.7  37  40
The Iraq war                39.5  32  52
Big corporations            44.3  28  41
Gay marriage                30.2  22  59
The United Nations          48.3  37  36
Trial lawyers               40.1  21  43
Federal judges and the
 federal courts             53.9  43  26
The Catholic Church         58.3  44  19


HARRIS
Conducted 8/9-16/05; surveyed 1,217 adults; margin of error +/-3% (release, 8/24). A response of * indicates less than 0.5 percent.

How would you rate the job _______ is doing -- excellent, pretty good, only fair or poor?

House Majority Leader Tom DeLay:

Excellent                3%
Pretty good             24
Only fair               33
Poor                    21
Not sure                18


Conducted 6/7-12/05; surveyed 1,015 adults; margin of error +/-3% (release, 6/17). A response of * indicates less than 0.5 percent.

How would you rate the job ____ are/is doing -- excellent, pretty good, only fair, or poor?
House Majority Leader Tom DeLay:

Excellent                6%
Pretty good             22
Only fair               30
Poor                    25
Not Sure                17


NBC NEWS/WALL STREET JOURNAL
Conducted 5/12-16/05 by Hart/McInturff; surveyed 1,005 adults; margin of error +/-3.1%. (release, 5/18).

Now I'm going to read you the names of several public figures and organizations, and I'd like you to rate your feelings toward each one as either very positive, somewhat positive, neutral, somewhat negative, or very negative. If you don't know the name, please just say so.

Tom DeLay:

Very positive                5%
Somewhat positive           11
Neutral                     19
Somewhat negative           11
Very negative               19
Don't know name/not sure    35


WESTHILL PARTNERS/HOTLINE
Conducted 6/27-30/05; surveyed 1,015 adults; margin of error +/-3.3 (release, 7/14). A response of * indicates less than 0.5 percent.

Opinion of Tom DeLay? Would you say you have a strongly favorable/unfavorable opinion or a somewhat favorable/unfavorable opinion?

                            All Rep Ind Dem
Strongly favorable           3%  6%  2%  1% 
Somewhat favorable          10  18   4   5 
Somewhat unfavorable        13  11  12  14 
Strongly unfavorable        23  13  29  29 
Heard of but can't 
 rate (vol)                 22  30  20  17 
Haven't heard of            23  17  27  26 
Don't know/Refused           6   5   6   8 


Conducted 6/2-5/05; surveyed 800 registered voters; margin of error +/-3.5% (release, 6/9). A response of * indicates less than 0.5 percent.

Please tell me if you have a favorable or unfavorable opinion of the following public figures, organizations. If you haven't heard of them, just tell me and we'll move on. (If "favorable/unfavorable," ask:) Would you say you have a strongly favorable/unfavorable opinion or a somewhat favorable/unfavorable opinion?
Tom DeLay:
                            All Rep Ind Dem
Strongly favorable           3%  7%  0   0
Somewhat favorable          13  20   9   9
Somewhat unfavorable         6   7   3   8
Strongly unfavorable        21  14  22  29
Heard of but 
 can't rate (vol.)          18  17  22  13
Haven't heard of            36  33  33  41
Don't know/Refused           3   2  10   0


Conducted 4/28-5/1/05; surveyed 800 registered voters; margin of error +/-3.5% (release, 5/5). A response of * indicates less than 0.5 percent.

Please tell me if you have a favorable or unfavorable opinion of the following public figures and organizations. Would you say you have a strongly favorable/unfavorable opinion or a somewhat favorable/unfavorable opinion?
(Asked of half sample) Tom Delay:

                             All Rep Ind Dem
Strongly favorable            5% 10%  5%  2%
Somewhat favorable            9  18   6   3
Somewhat unfavorable         11   8  14  10
Strongly unfavorable         24  11  27  35
Heard of but can't 
 rate (vol.)                 20  31  16  16
Haven't heard of             25  17  28  28
Don't know/Refused (vol.)     7   6   4   6
On another subject, Tom DeLay is currently the House Majority Leader. If Tom DeLay were to be removed from his position, who would you like to see replace DeLay?
                             All Rep Ind Dem
A Republican who is
 equally combative but
 carries less political
 baggage                      9% 17%  6%  3%
A Republican who is more
 willing to cooperate and
 work with other members
 of Congress                 57  51  62  66
A Republican who is more
 divisive than DeLay          9  10   8   8
None of the above (vol.)      8   4   8   8
Don't know/ Refused (vol.)   17  17  15  15
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