Mississippi Senate
Frequency Questionnaire
December 2-5, 2007
499 Likely Voters
316 White Likely Voters
165 Black Likely Voters
First of all, are you registered to vote at this address?
Total
Yes 100
No –
(ref:NRV)
Many people weren’t able to vote in the 2004 election for U.S. President between George W Bush and John Kerry. How about you? Were you able to vote, or for some other reason were you unable to vote?
Total
Voted 97
Ineligible/too young 3
Did not vote –
(Can’t remember/Don’t know) –
(Refused) –
(ref:DIDVOTE)
And what are the chances of your voting in the election for President, U.S. Senate and other offices in November 2008 — are you almost certain to vote, will you probably vote, are the chances 50-50, or don’t you think you will vote?
Total
Almost certain 96
Probably 4
50-50 –
Will not vote –
(Don’t know) –
(Refused) –
(ref:WILLVOTE)
Generally speaking, do you think that things in this country are going in the right direction, or do you feel things have gotten pretty seriously off on the wrong track?
Total
Right direction 21
Wrong track 66
(Don’t know/refused) 13
Right – Wrong -45
(ref:DIRECT)
And, again, if the November 2008 election to replace Trent Lott as U.S. Senator were held today and the candidates were Ronnie Musgrove and Roger Wicker, for whom would you vote? Ronnie Musgrove or Roger Wicker?
Total
Ronnie Musgrove 47
Lean Ronnie Musgrove 1
Roger Wicker 33
Lean Roger Wicker 1
(Other) 3
Lean (Other) 1
(Undecided) 14
Total Ronnie Musgrove 48
Total Roger Wicker 34
Total (Other) 4
Ronnie Musgrove – Roger Wicker 14
(ref:SEN408)
Finally, I would like to ask you a few questions for statistical purposes. Generally speaking, do you think of yourself as a Republican, a Democrat or what?
Total
Strong Democrat 30
Weak Democrat 7
Independent-lean Democrat 5
Independent 7
Independent-lean Republican 8
Weak Republican 12
Strong Republican 29
(Don’t know/refused) 2
(ref:PTYID1)
What is your race?
Total
White/Caucasian 63
Black/African American 33
Hispanic/Latino 0
Other 1
(Don’t know/refused) 3
(ref:RACE)
