Questions for May 2007 Winthrop/ETV Poll: Questions 1–7

Q1 Some people seem to follow what's going on in government and public affairs most of the time, whether there's an election or not. Others aren't that interested. How often would you say that you follow what is going on in government and public affairs: Most of the time, Some of the time, Only now and then, or Hardly at all?
Most of the time	62.2
Some of the Time	25.9
Only now and then	7.5
Hardly at all	3.9
Don’t Know/Refused	0.6

Q2 How about the race for presidential nominations for the 2008 elections? Would you say you have been following the presidential primary races Very Closely, Somewhat Closely, Not Very Closely, or Not at all Closely?
	All	Democrats	Independents	Republicans
Very Closely	27.2	28.6	25.1	27.4
Somewhat Closely	46.8	45.8	47.0	48.5
Not Very Closely	19.7	21.4	18.7	18.4
Not At All Closely	5.7	4.2	7.8	5.3
Don’t Know/Refused	0.6	0.0	1.4	0.4

Q3 With regard to the presidential primary elections to be held in South Carolina in January and February of 2008, would you say that you Almost Certainly will vote in this election, Will Probably vote in this election, May or May Not vote in this election, or are Unlikely to vote in this election?
	All	Democrats	Independents	Republicans
Almost Certainly	72.8	78.0	67.6	74.1
Will Probably	17.2	12.5	18.3	19.2
May or May Not	4.8	5.4	6.8	2.6
Unlikely to Vote	4.5	3.6	6.4	3.4
Don’t Know/Refused	0.7	0.6	0.9	0.8

Among Democrats
Q4.1 If the presidential primary election were held today, which of these candidates would you vote for?
Undecided/ Not Sure	30.4
Hillary Clinton	29.2
Barack Obama	20.8
John Edwards	10.7
Bill Richardson	1.8
Joe Biden	0.6

Among Independents
Q4.2 If the presidential primary election were held today, which of these candidates would you vote for?
Undecided/ Not Sure	29.7
Rudy Giuliani	12.3
Hillary Clinton	11.0
John Edwards	10.5
John McCain	9.1
Barack Obama	5.9
Mitt Romney	5.9
Newt Gingrich	4.1
Fred Thompson	2.3
Ron Paul	1.8
Sam Brownback	1.4
Bill Richardson	1.4
Joe Biden	0.9
Mike Gravel	0.9
Mike Huckabee	0.5
Tom Tancredo	0.5
Tommy Thompson	0.5

Among Republicans
Q4.3 If the presidential primary election were held today, which of these candidates would you vote for?
Undecided/ Not Sure	29.9
Rudy Giuliani	18.6
John McCain	14.4
Mitt Romney	11.7
Fred Thompson	6.4
Newt Gingrich	3.4
Sam Brownback	1.5
Duncan Hunter	1.1
Mike Huckabee	0.8
Tommy Thompson	0.8
Chuck Hagel	0.4

Among Democrats
Q5.1 What is the one issue that you would most like to hear the candidates for president discuss? (top 5)
Iraq	45.2
Healthcare	14.9
Education	8.3
Economy	6.5
Price of Gas	3.6

Among Independents
Q5.2 What is the one issue that you would most like to hear the candidates for president discuss? (top 5)
Iraq	34.7
Illegal Immigration	16.9
Healthcare	10.5
Taxes	7.3
Economy	4.1

Among Republicans
Q5.3 What is the one issue that you would most like to hear the candidates for president discuss? (top 5)
Iraq	30.5
Illegal Immigration	18.4
Healthcare	6.0
Terrorism (in general)	6.0
Economy	5.3

Q6 Regardless of what you think about any of the current presidential candidates, do you think the country will be ready for a female president in the next 12 years?
	All	Democrats	Independents	Republicans
Yes	68.9	85.1	74.9	53.8
No	25.1	9.5	18.3	41.4
Don’t Know/Refused	6.0	5.4	6.8	4.9

Q7 Regardless of what you think about any of the current presidential candidates, do you think the country will be ready for an African American president in the next 12 years?
	All	Democrats	Independents	Republicans
Yes	79.1	83.3	79.0	77.8
No	15.1	11.3	15.1	17.3
Don’t Know/Refused	5.8	5.4	5.9	4.9