Bloggers Take Colorado’s Political TemperatureSeptember 2009 SurveyResults and Summary Analysis
Michael Sandoval, Slapstick Politics (http://slapstickpolitics.blogspot.com), tabascoii@gmail.comBen DeGrow, Mount Virtus (http://bendegrow.com), bendegrow@gmail.comWith assistance from Mary Ila Macfarlane
Content Overview
Open online from Wednesday, September 9, 8:00 AM MDT, to Friday, September 17, 5:00 PMMDT, the survey gauged opinion on prominent policy issues, philosophy, and politicaldynamics; as well as candidate preference and assessment questions for five 2010 ColoradoRepublican primary races and one Democratic primary race.
Participant Demographics
The survey was not intended to measure a representative cross-section of Colorado voters andthus has no direct predictive power on upcoming primary elections. It was however intendedprimarily for Right-leaning Colorado political activists to express their beliefs and preferences.The survey was controlled to prevent multiple responses from a single IP address.The survey included 500 participants, self-identified as follows (results may not add up to100.0%, due to rounding), not all of whom completed the entire survey:
Registered Colorado Voters:
Yes (96.8%), No (3.2%)
Political Party:
Republican (83.1%); Unaffiliated (10.4%); Libertarian (3.8%); Democrat (1.5%);Green (0.2%); Other (0.4%).
Gender:
Male (62.9%); Female (37.1%).
Age:
18-29 (16.1%); 30-39 (18.9%); 40-49 (21.2%); 50-59 (25.4%); 60-69 (16.1%); 70 or older (2.3%)
Region:
The 7 county Denver Metro Area (58.1%); The Front Range/I-25 corridor other than theDenver Metro Area (23.5%); Western Slope (12.3%); Eastern Plains (3.8%); I-70/Ski Country(2.3%);
Race:
Non-Hispanic White (84.3%); Other/Multiple Race (8.1%); Hispanic or Latino (4.9%);American Indian (1.1%); African American (0.8%); Asian American (0.8%).
Marital Status:
Married (71.6%); Single—Never Married (19.7%); Divorced (7.4%); Widowed(1.3%).
Highest Education:
Less than high school (0.4%); High school/GED (3.0%); Some college(15.7%); 2-year college (7.8%); 4-year college (29.2%); Some graduate school (13.6%); Master’sdegree (21.8%); Doctoral degree (8.5%).
Political Affiliation (1=Liberal; 7=Conservative):
Conservative (37.9%); Strong Conservative(36.0%); Moderate Conservative (18.9%); Centrist (4.7%); Strong Liberal (0.8%); Liberal (0.8%);Moderate Liberal (0.8%).
Total Conservative: 92.8%Total Liberal:
2.4%
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