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Study #2168 801 Iowa adults January 28-31, 2018 Margin of error: ± 3.5 percentage points
Weighted by age and sex
Percentages may not add to 100% due to rounding.
Are you a resident of the state of Iowa?
100 Yes
Continue
- No
Terminate and do not count toward any quota
- Not sure In general, do you think things in the nation are headed in the right direction, or have they gotten off on the wrong track?
Right direction Wrong track Not sure
Jan-18
40 49 12
What about here in Iowa? Do you think things in the state are headed in the right direction, or have they gotten off on the wrong track?
Right direction Wrong track Not sure Jan-18
49 39 13
I’m going to mention some elected officials. For each, please tell me if you approve or disapprove of the way each is
handling his or her job.
(Rotate list.)
Approve Disapprove Not Sure
Kim Reynolds as governor
Jan-18
47 33 20
Donald Trump as president of the United States
Jan-18
44 51 5
In the 2020 election, do you anticipate you will definitely vote for President Trump, consider voting for another candidate, or definitely vote for another candidate?
(Based on likely voters in the 2020 general election; n=656. MoE = ± 3.8 percentage points.)
2020 LV
26 Definitely Trump 20 Consider voting for another candidate 48 Definitely vote for another candidate - Will not vote (VOL) 5 Not sure Do you think the special counsel is or is not doing the right thing in investigating a possible connection between Russia and the Trump campaign in the 2016 election?
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54 Is doing the right thing 33 Is not doing the right thing 13 Not sure I'm going to mention the names of some people and institutions in the news.
(Feb-17 and Dec-17: I'm going to mention the names of some people who are possible candidates for governor.)
For each name I read, please tell me if your feelings toward the person or institution are very favorable, mostly favorable, mostly unfavorable, or very unfavorable.
If you don’t
know the person, just say so.
(Record “don’t know” as “not sure.” Rotate
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Net Favorable Net Unfavorable Very Favorable Mostly Favorable Mostly Unfavorable Very Unfavorable Not Sure
Kim Reynolds, governor
Jan-18
48 32 14 34 17 15 20
Ron Corbett, Republican candidate for governor
Jan-18
15 18 2 12 9 9 68
Donald Trump, president
Jan-18
45 53 22 22 13 40 2 (Ask all.)
Turning to the general election for governor in 2018, if the election were held today and the candidates were [KIM REYNOLDS for the Republicans] and [NAME FROM LIST for the Democrats], for whom would you vote
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[KIM REYNOLDS/NAME ON LIST] or for someone else?
(Rotate list. Also rotate order of asking Reynolds versus other candidates every other interview. Based on likely voters in the 2018 general election; n=555. MoE = ± 4.2 percentage points.) 2018 likely voters only
Reynolds Democrat Other/would not vote (VOL) Not Sure
Nate Boulton, state senator 41 37 11 11 Cathy Glasson, union leader 44 31 14 12 Fred Hubbell, retired business executive 42 37 12 10 John Norris, former federal appointee 41 30 14 15 Andy McGuire, physician 42 30 15 13 Here are some specific issues that may be debated in the Iowa Legislature this year. For each, please tell me if you favor or oppose the initiative.
(Rotate list, but recreational marijuana must always follow medical marijuana.)
Favor Oppose Not Sure
Ban the use of automated traffic enforcement cameras
Jan-18
54 40 6
Legalize the use of marijuana for medical purposes in Iowa
Jan-18
78 19 3
Legalize the use of marijuana for recreational purposes in Iowa
Jan-18
39 58 3
Revive the death penalty for certain crimes
Jan-18
58 36 6
Define life as beginning at conception
Jan-18
55 34 11
Restore funds to Planned Parenthood for non-abortion-related health care services
Jan-18
71 25 4
Repeal the law that legalized fireworks in Iowa
Jan-18
39 53 8
Dramatically reduce the number of tax credits awarded to Iowa businesses
Jan-18
44 41 15
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When it comes to tax incentives the state provides companies to induce them to locate or expand in Iowa, do you think this economic development approach has been mostly a success or mostly a failure?
48 Mostly a success 35 Mostly a failure 17 Not sure Turning to the federal government, do you think a pathway to citizenship for all undocumented workers in this country now is or is not a worthy goal?
Is a worthy goal Is not a worthy goal Not sure Jan-18
65 26 9
Which one of the following four approaches would you most like to see taken with the state’s bottle deposit law,
which currently requires a 5-cent deposit on beer, wine, liquor, and soda containers?
(Rotate list.)
Keep the law the way it is Expand the law to include juice and water bottles Move it out of grocery stores and into community redemption centers Eliminate the deposit and replace it with recycling programs None of these (VOL) Not Sure
30 27 16 22 1 4
What about just the children of undocumented parents who were brought into the country illegally by no fault of their own
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for this group of so-called DACA recipients, do you think a pathway to citizenship is or is not a worthy goal?
Is a worthy goal Is not a worthy goal Not sure Jan-18
81 13 6 Which of the following best describes your view of funding for a wall along the Mexican border:
30 It should be funded no matter what else is happening with immigration policy 15 It should be funded only with an agreement to give children of undocumented immigrants permanent residence in the U.S. or with a broader deal offering legal status to most undocumented immigrants 50 It should not be funded under any circumstances 5 Not sure I'm going to mention some general areas of Iowa life that are supported by state government. For each, please tell me if you believe the situation to be a crisis, a big problem, a little problem, or if you think things are working just fine.
(Rotate list.)
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Crisis Big Problem Little Problem Working Just Fine Not Sure
Mental health services 35 38 13 9 5 Water quality 12 26 27 29 5 K through 12 public education 15 32 29 20 4 State university tuition 13 42 25 12 8 Funding for the Iowa court system 8 19 28 27 19 Child welfare services 20 38 23 12 7 The state budget 14 37 24 14 11 The availability of a skilled workforce 9 31 32 20 7 Student loan debt for Iowa college graduates 20 40 21 11 7