CPAC Attendee Survey

March 4, 2023
Conducted By:
 Methodology
The survey was available to CPAC attendees from Wednesday, March 1st to
Saturday March 4th. A total of 2028 CPAC attendees participated in the
survey.

Participants completed the survey through the official CPAC Straw Poll Link or
the App.

For security purposes, each CPAC attendee was assigned a unique, six-digit
PIN code with their registration materials. To complete the survey,
respondents were required to enter their PIN code as well as the surname
used to register, ensuring that only CPAC registrants could participate.
 Most Important Issues
(Respondents Permitted to Select Three; Ranked Greatest to Least)
Immigration & Border Security 34
Election Integrity 34
Weaponization of the Federal Gov't 29
Constitutional Rights 25
Inflation and Cost of Living 18
National Security & Foreign Policy 17
Economy and Jobs 17
Pro-Life Issues 16
Education, School Choice 16
Pushing Transgenderism on Children 15
Taxes, Budget and Spending 15
Second Amendment Rights 14
Stopping the Woke Cancel Culture 13
Big Tech & Government Spying 10
U.S. Energy & Fossil Fuel Production 8
Ukraine and Putin’s Expansionism 5
Criminal Justice Reform 4
Healthcare 3
Coronavirus Alarmism and Mandates 3
Climate and the Environment 2
0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40

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 Would you say things in the United States are going in the right direction or
have they gotten off on the wrong track?
2/17 2/18 3/19 2/21 2/22 3/23
Right 44% 75% 71% 1% 1% 1%
Wrong 47% 17% 21% 97% 99% 97%

100% 97%
90%
80%
70%
60%
50%
40%
30%
20%
10% 1% 2%
0%
Right Direction Wrong Track Unsure

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 Do you approve or disapprove of the job that Donald Trump did as President?

2/17 2/18 3/19 2/20 2/21 2/22 8/22 3/23

Approve 86% 93% 91% 95% 97% 97% 99% 95%
Disapprove 12% 6% 9% 5% 3% 3% 1% 4%
100% 95%
90%
80%
78%
70%
60%
50%
40%
30%
20%
17%
10% 4% 2% 2% 1%
0%
Approve Strongly Smwt. Disapprove Smwt. Strongly Unsure

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 Do you approve or disapprove of the job that Joe Biden is doing as President?
2/21 2/22 3/23
Approve 1% 1% 2%
Disapprove 98% 99% 97%

100% 97% 95%

90%
80%
70%
60%
50%
40%
30%
20%
10% 2% 1% 1% 3% 1%
0%
Approve Strongly Smwt. Disapprove Smwt. Strongly Unsure

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 Do you approve or disapprove of the job the Republicans in Congress are doing fighting
against the Socialist agenda of Joe Biden, Hakeem Jeffries, Chuck Schumer and the
Democrats in Congress?
2/21 2/22 8/22 3/23
Approve 40% 52% 45% 67%
Disapprove 57% 45% 54% 27%

100%
90%
80%
70%
67%
60%
50%
48%
40%
30%
27%
19% 15%
20% 12%
10% 6%
0%
Approve Strongly Smwt. Disapprove Smwt. Strongly Unsure

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 Which of the followings best describes your feelings towards the Republicans
in Congress?
100%
90%
80%
70%
60%
49%
50%
41%
40% 32%
31%
30%
20%
18%
9% 10%
10%
0%
Enthusiastic/Satisfied Enthusiastic Satisfied Dissatisfied/Angry Dissatisfied Angry Unsure

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 Thinking ahead, if the 2024 Republican primary for President in your state were
held today among the following candidates, for whom would you vote?
Donald Trump 62
Ron DeSantis 20
Perry Johnson 5
Nikki Haley 3
Vivek Ramaswamy 1
Rand Paul 1
Ted Cruz 1
Mike Pompeo 1
Tucker Carlson 0.5
Tim Scott 0.5
Larry Hogan 0.4
Glenn Youngkin 0.4
Mike Pence 0.4
Liz Cheney 0.3
Marco Rubio 0.2
Kristi Noem 0.2
Ben Carson 0.2
Kari Lake 0.2
Chris Sununu 0.2
John Kennedy 0.2
Greg Abbott 0.1
Tom Cotton 0
Rick Scott 0
Chris Christie 0
John Bolton 0
Asa Hutchinson 0
Other 1
Undecided 2
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70

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 Who would you most like to see be the Republican candidate for Vice President
in 2024?
Kari Lake 20
Ron DeSantis 14
Nikki Haley 10
Vivek Ramaswamy 6
Mike Pompeo 6
Kristi Noem 5
Rand Paul 4
Tim Scott 4
Glenn Youngkin 4
Ted Cruz 3
Ben Carson 3
Elise Stefanik 2
John Kennedy 2
Mike Pence 1
Marco Rubio 1
Tom Cotton 1
Rick Scott 1
Tulsi Gabbard 1
Perry Johnson 1
Liz Cheney 1
Larry Hogan 0.4
Greg Abbott 0.4
Chris Sununu 0.3
Asa Hutchinson 0.2
Chris Christie 0.1
John Bolton 0.1
Other 5
Undecided 6
0 5 10 15 20 25

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 Who do you think will be the Democratic nominee for President in 2024?

Joe Biden 39
Gavin Newsom 21
Michelle Obama 14
Kamala Harris 6
Hillary Clinton 3
Pete Buttigieg 2
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez 1
Stacey Abrams 1
Bernie Sanders 1
Joe Manchin 1
Oprah Winfrey 1
Beto O’ Rourke 0.2
Amy Klobuchar 0.2
Jared Polis 0.1
Unsure 12

0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45

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 WHICH DO YOU THINK IS THE GREATEST INTERNAL THREAT TO AMERICA?
1. PROGRESSIVE AND WOKE INDOCTRINATION IN OUR SCHOOLS.
2. LEFTIST CORPORATE MEDIA
3. WOKE LEFTIST CORPORATIONS
4. GOVERNMENT COLLUSION AND CENSORSHIP WITH BIG TECH
5. WEAPONIZATION OF THE DOJ, IRS AND THE DEEP STATE

100%
90%
80%
70%
60% Have you ever felt personally or professionally threatened or
50% intimidated because of your patriotic beliefs?
40% 33% 37%
30%
20% 10% 13%
10% 4% 4%
0%
Woke Indoctrination Leftist Corporate Woke Leftist Gov't Collusion & DOJ, IRS, Deep State Unsure
Media Corporations Censorship Weaponization

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WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING COMES CLOSEST TO YOUR OWN PERSONAL OPINION REGARDING CONGRESS RAISING THE DEBT LIMIT:
1. SOME PEOPLE SAY CONGRESS MUST RAISE THE DEBT LIMIT IN ORDER TO KEEP THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT FROM DEFAULTING ON ITS DEBTS AND OBLIGATIONS
AND THIS WILL ALSO HELP KEEP THE ECONOMY GROWING AND STABLE.
2. OTHER PEOPLE SAY CONGRESS IS SPENDING WAY TOO MUCH MONEY WHICH HAS CAUSED HISTORIC INFLATION AND DEFICITS AND NOT RAISING THE DEBT LIMIT
WILL CUT THE WASTE, REDUCE THE DEFICIT AND IMPROVE THE ECONOMY BY GETTING INFLATION AND GOVERNMENT SPENDING UNDER CONTROL. OR,
3. REPUBLICANS SHOULD FORCE THE DEMOCRATS TO NEGOTIATE ON THE DEBT LIMIT INCREASE, IN ORDER TO GET MORE LEVERAGE FOR SPENDING CUTS AND
DEFICIT REDUCTION.

100%
90%
80%
70%
60%
50% 45%
40%
38%
30%
20% 12%
10% 5%
0%
Raise Debt Limit Not Raise Debt Limit Force Democrats to Unsure
Negotiate

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 DO YOU APPROVE OR DISAPPROVE OF THE U.S GOVERNMENT GIVING BILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN AID
AND MILITARY WEAPONS TO HELP UKRAINE FIGHT THE WAR AGAINST RUSSIA?

100%
90%
79%
80%
70%
61%
60%
50%
40%
30%
16% 19%
20%
10%
10% 6% 4%
0%
Approve Strongly Smwt. Disapprove Smwt. Strongly Unsure

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 Do you plan on getting a coronavirus shot in the future?

100%
89%
90%
80%
70%
60%
50%
40%
30%
20%
10% 5% 7%
0%
Yes No Unsure

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 Have you ever felt personally or professionally threatened or intimidated
because of your patriotic beliefs?

100%
90%
80% 73%
70%
60%
50%
40%
30% 22%
20%
10% 5%
0%
Yes No Unsure

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 SINCE THE SUPREME COURT OVERTURNED ROE VS. WADE, WHICH SHOULD REPUBLICANS MAKE MORE OF A PRIORITY:

1. REGULATING ABORTION LAWS AT THE STATE LEVEL, OR

2. CONTINUING TO PUSH FOR MORE ABORTION LAWS THROUGH CONGRESS

100%
90%
80% 74%
70%
60%
50%
40%
30%
20% 13% 13%
10%
0%
Regulate at the State Level Push Laws Through Congress Unsure

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 DO YOU AGREE OR DISAGREE WITH THE FOLLOWING STATEMENT?
NINETY-FIVE PERCENT (95%) OF PRISON INMATES WILL EVENTUALLY BE RELEASED FROM PRISON AT SOME POINT. YET, NEARLY HALF OF ALL PRISON INMATES EVENTUALLY WIND UP
BACK IN JAIL. HELPING FORMER INMATES BECOME PRODUCTIVE, LAW ABIDING CITIZENS REDUCES RECIDIVISM, PREVENTS CRIME AND MAKES US ALL SAFER. BUT, OUR CRIMINAL
JUSTICE SYSTEM FAILS TO PROPERLY PROVIDE THE SERVICES AND PROGRAMS TO HELP PREVENT INMATES FROM COMMITTING MORE CRIMES. CONSERVATIVE CANDIDATES SHOULD
HAVE PLANS AND PROPOSALS TO MAKE COMMUNITIES SAFER AND PREVENT CRIME BY HELPING FORMER INMATES FIND GOOD PAYING JOBS TO GET THEM RE-ACCLIMATED INTO
SOCIETY IN ORDER TO EARN MY VOTE.”

100%
90%
80% 73%
70%
60%
50%
40%
38% 35%
30%
20% 14% 13%
10%
8% 6%
0%
Agree Strongly Smwt. Disagree Smwt. Strongly Unsure

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 Regardless of whether this is your first CPAC or not, how did you FIRST hear
about CPAC?
100%
90%
80%
70%
60%
50% 44%
40%
30%
20% 17%
11% 11% 9%
10% 5% 4%
0%
Real America’s Cable News Social Media CPAC NOW Word of Mouth Ads Unsure
Voice Networks

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 From the following list, what social networks do you use?
Facebook 58
YouTube 53
Twitter 52
Instagram 51
LinkedIn 40
Truth Social 39
Rumble 27
Snapchat 21
Telegram 21
WhatsApp 20
Pinterest 13
Reddit 11
TikTok 11
Parler 9
Public Square 6
Gab.com 5
Tumblr 2
CloutHub 2
The Right Stuff 2
Other 8
None 7
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70

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 Demographic Summary
Age Tot. Region of U.S. Tot.
Gender
Under 18 2% East 19%
18 – 25 24%
Midwest 15%
26 – 40 16% 45%
55%
Men
Women

41 – 55 18% South 57%

56 – 65 21% West 8%
66 – 75 15%
Other 2%
Over 75 4%
Mean 45.8 International .4%

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