June 8, 2011 - Romney Leads GOP Pack, Runs Best Against Obama, Quinnipiac University National Poll Finds; Mormons Near Bottom Of Voter Comfort Scale Word format American voters are substantially less comfortable with the idea of a Mormon president than having a leader of any religion other than a Muslim, yet Gov. Mitt Romney, a Mormon, has opened up a lead in the race for the Republican nomination and runs best against President Barack Obama of the GOP candidates included in a Quinnipiac University poll released today. When voters describe their comfort level with the faith of presidential candidates, the independent Quinnipiac (KWIN-uh-pe-ack) University poll finds: Entirely Somewhat Somewhat Entirely comfortable comfortable uncomfortable uncomfortable Catholic 60 23 8 5 Jewish 55 25 9 6 Evangelical Christian 43 24 14 12 Mormon 35 25 19 17 Atheist 24 13 16 44 Muslim 21 17 23 36 Overall, only 45 percent of voters say they have a favorable opinion of the Mormon religion, while 32 percent have an unfavorable view of the faith. Only 25 percent of the electorate says their religion and Mormonism are very or somewhat similar. "It appears that the American people - especially Democrats - have many more questions about a Mormon in the White House than they do about followers of other religions," said Peter A. Brown, assistant director of the Quinnipiac University Polling Institute. "And most don't see much similarity between their religion and Mormonism. "The fact that less than half of voters have a favorable view of the religion is likely to be a political issue that Gov. Mitt Romney, and should his campaign catch on, Gov. Jon Huntsman, will have to deal with as they pursue the White House." Among Republicans, or GOP-leaning independent voters, Romney leads the race for the GOP nomination with 25 percent. The only other candidate in double-digits is former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, at 15 percent. Businessman Howard Cain is at 9 percent, with former House Speaker Newt Gingrich and Texas U.S. Rep. Ron Paul at 8 percent each. Minnesota U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann gets 6 percent, with former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty at 5 percent and former Pennsylvania U.S. Sen. Rick Santorum at 4 percent. Huntsman gets 1 percent. Another 20 percent are undecided. In trial heats against President Obama, Romney trails 47 - 41 percent, while Huntsman, Pawlenty and Palin trail by 48 - 34 percent, 48 - 36 percent and 53 - 36 percent respectively. Voters are split 46 - 48 percent on whether Obama deserves a second term as president. "Whether it's because of the media coverage of his recent formal announcement, or the fact that Donald Trump and Mike Huckabee have dropped out, Gov. Romney has surged ahead of the Republican field. Until now Quinnipiac University's polls have shown many candidates bunched together in the mid-teens, now he has opened up some daylight on the field and is within six points of the president." In a substantial partisan split, 68 percent of Republicans are comfortable with a Mormon president compared to 49 percent of Democrats and 64 percent of independent voters. There are gender and racial gaps: 64 percent of men but only 55 percent of women are comfortable; 64 percent of whites but only 38 percent of blacks. Republicans have a 51 - 31 percent favorable view of Mormonism, compared to a split 39 - 38 percent among Democrats and 48 - 26 among independent voters. Men are favorable 50 - 29 percent and women are favorable 42 - 34 percent. Whites are favorable 48 - 31 percent; blacks are unfavorable 34 - 38 percent. "Although women are sometimes thought to be more tolerant than are men, when it comes to Mormonism, the opposite is true," said Brown. "The fact that only one in three voters would be comfortable with an atheist in the White House explains why candidates make a point of emphasizing their religious beliefs." From May 31 - June 6, Quinnipiac University surveyed 1,946 registered voters with a margin of error of +/- 2.2 percentage points. Live interviewers call land lines and cell phones. The Republican primary included 830 voters with a margin of error of +/- 3.4 percent. The Quinnipiac University Poll, directed by Douglas Schwartz, Ph.D., conducts public opinion surveys in Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Florida, Ohio and the nation as a public service and for research. For more data or RSS feed- http://www.quinnipiac.edu/polling.xml, call (203) 582-5201, or follow us on Twitter. 1. (Republicans and Republican Leaners) If the 2012 Republican primary for President were being held today, and the candidates were - Sarah Palin, Newt Gingrich, Mitt Romney, Tim Pawlenty, Michele Bachmann, Gary Johnson, Rick Santorum, Ron Paul, Jon Huntsman, and Herman Cain, for whom would you vote? REPUBLICANS...... Tot Men Wom Palin 15% 11% 18% Gingrich 8 9 7 Romney 25 27 22 Pawlenty 5 6 4 Bachmann 6 5 7 Johnson - - - Santorum 4 3 4 Paul 8 13 3 Huntsman 1 2 1 Cain 9 11 7 DK/NA 20 13 26 TREND: (Republicans and Republican Leaners) If the 2012 Republican primary for President were being held today, and the candidates were Sarah Palin, Mike Huckabee, Newt Gingrich, Mitt Romney, Mitch Daniels, Tim Pawlenty, Ron Paul Michele Bachmann, Gary Johnson, Rick Santorum, Jon Huntsman, and Donald Trump, for whom would you vote? (*na=not asked in survey reported) REPUBLICANS........... Jun 08 May 04 Nov 22 2011 2011 2010 Palin 15 15 19 Huckabee na 15 17 Gingrich 8 5 15 Romney 25 18 18 Daniels na 5 2 Pawlenty 5 4 6 Bachmann 6 4 na Johnson - 1 na Santorum 4 1 na Paul 8 5 na Huntsman 1 1 na Trump na 12 na Barbour na na 2 Thune na na 2 Cain 9 na na SMONE ELSE(VOL) na na 1 WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) na na 1 DK/NA 20 15 17 2. If the 2012 election for President were being held today, and the candidates were - Barack Obama the Democrat and Jon Huntsman the Republican for whom would you vote? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Obama 48% 9% 89% 45% 46% 50% 42% 90% Huntsman 34 76 4 28 37 32 40 5 SMONE ELSE(VOL) 3 2 1 3 3 2 3 - WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) 3 4 1 3 4 2 3 2 DK/NA 12 10 5 20 10 13 13 2 AGE IN YRS....... INCOME............. POL PHIL......... 18-34 35-54 55+ <50 50-100 >100K Lib Mod Con Obama 50% 52% 45% 54% 45% 46% 85% 58% 19% Huntsman 31 33 37 30 36 44 5 23 62 SMONE ELSE(VOL) 4 2 2 2 4 1 2 3 2 WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) 2 3 3 3 4 2 1 2 4 DK/NA 13 9 12 12 11 7 6 14 12 EDUCATION.... WHITE............. Union NoColl Coll BrnAgn HsHlds Degree Degree Evngl Prot Cath Obama 60% 47% 50% 22% 32% 43% Huntsman 27 34 35 57 51 42 SMONE ELSE(VOL) 3 3 2 2 1 3 WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) 1 3 2 4 3 2 DK/NA 9 12 11 14 12 10 3. If the 2012 election for President were being held today, and the candidates were - Barack Obama the Democrat and Tim Pawlenty the Republican for whom would you vote? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Obama 48% 9% 89% 47% 46% 50% 41% 92% Pawlenty 36 79 3 32 38 35 44 4 SMONE ELSE(VOL) 3 3 1 3 4 3 3 1 WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) 3 2 1 3 4 2 2 2 DK/NA 9 8 5 15 8 11 10 1 AGE IN YRS....... INCOME............. POL PHIL......... 18-34 35-54 55+ <50 50-100 >100K Lib Mod Con Obama 52% 52% 45% 54% 47% 45% 87% 59% 19% Pawlenty 32 36 39 32 37 47 5 23 67 SMONE ELSE(VOL) 4 3 3 2 4 2 2 4 3 WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) 3 3 2 3 4 1 1 2 3 DK/NA 9 7 11 9 8 5 6 12 8 EDUCATION.... WHITE............. Union NoColl Coll BrnAgn HsHlds Degree Degree Evngl Prot Cath Obama 58% 47% 51% 21% 31% 42% Pawlenty 29 37 36 63 55 43 SMONE ELSE(VOL) 4 3 2 3 2 3 WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) 1 3 2 2 2 2 DK/NA 9 10 9 11 10 9 4. If the 2012 election for President were being held today, and the candidates were - Barack Obama the Democrat and Mitt Romney the Republican for whom would you vote? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Obama 47% 7% 87% 45% 43% 50% 39% 90% Romney 41 86 6 38 45 38 49 5 SMONE ELSE(VOL) 3 3 2 4 3 3 3 - WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) 2 1 1 3 3 1 2 2 DK/NA 6 3 5 11 5 7 7 3 AGE IN YRS....... INCOME............. POL PHIL......... 18-34 35-54 55+ <50 50-100 >100K Lib Mod Con Obama 52% 48% 44% 52% 44% 43% 86% 55% 17% Romney 34 40 46 36 43 53 6 31 72 SMONE ELSE(VOL) 5 4 1 3 4 1 3 4 3 WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) 3 2 1 2 4 - 1 2 2 DK/NA 6 6 7 6 5 3 4 8 5 EDUCATION.... WHITE............. Union NoColl Coll BrnAgn HsHlds Degree Degree Evngl Prot Cath Obama 56% 45% 51% 18% 29% 38% Romney 35 42 41 71 62 49 SMONE ELSE(VOL) 2 3 3 2 2 2 WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) - 3 1 2 2 2 DK/NA 6 8 4 7 5 8 TREND: If the 2012 election for President were being held today, and the candidates were, Barack Obama the Democrat and Mitt Romney the Republican for whom would you vote? Jun 08 Nov 22 2011 2010 Obama 47 44 Romney 41 45 SMONE ELSE(VOL) 3 2 WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) 2 2 DK/NA 6 7 5. If the 2012 election for President were being held today, and the candidates were - Barack Obama the Democrat and Sarah Palin the Republican for whom would you vote? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Obama 53% 12% 91% 56% 50% 55% 46% 94% Palin 36 78 4 29 37 35 43 3 SMONE ELSE(VOL) 3 4 2 3 4 3 4 1 WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) 4 3 2 6 5 3 4 2 DK/NA 4 3 2 6 4 4 4 - AGE IN YRS....... INCOME............. POL PHIL......... 18-34 35-54 55+ <50 50-100 >100K Lib Mod Con Obama 56% 57% 49% 55% 52% 52% 90% 65% 21% Palin 31 34 39 32 37 42 5 22 67 SMONE ELSE(VOL) 5 4 2 4 3 2 2 4 3 WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) 3 3 4 3 5 2 2 4 4 DK/NA 4 2 6 6 2 2 1 5 4 EDUCATION.... WHITE............. Union NoColl Coll BrnAgn HsHlds Degree Degree Evngl Prot Cath Obama 61% 50% 58% 25% 35% 46% Palin 29 38 32 62 54 39 SMONE ELSE(VOL) 3 4 3 3 3 4 WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) 2 4 4 5 4 5 DK/NA 6 4 3 5 4 6 TREND: If the 2012 election for President were being held today, and the candidates were, Barack Obama the Democrat and Sarah Palin the Republican for whom would you vote? Jun 08 Nov 22 2011 2010 Obama 53 48 Palin 36 40 SMONE ELSE(VOL) 3 4 WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) 4 3 DK/NA 4 4 9. Looking ahead to the 2012 election for President...Do you feel that Barack Obama deserves to be reelected, or do you feel that he does not deserve to be reelected? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Yes/Deserves 46% 9% 84% 46% 42% 49% 38% 90% No/Does not 48 88 11 45 50 45 56 8 DK/NA 6 3 5 9 8 5 6 3 AGE IN YRS....... INCOME............. POL PHIL......... 18-34 35-54 55+ <50 50-100 >100K Lib Mod Con Yes/Deserves 48% 49% 43% 51% 45% 42% 82% 56% 18% No/Does not 45 46 50 43 50 54 13 36 78 DK/NA 7 5 7 6 6 4 5 8 4 EDUCATION.... WHITE............. Union NoColl Coll BrnAgn HsHlds Degree Degree Evngl Prot Cath Yes/Deserves 56% 45% 48% 20% 31% 38% No/Does not 39 49 45 75 65 55 DK/NA 5 6 7 4 4 7 TREND: Looking ahead to the 2012 election for President, do you feel that Barack Obama deserves to be reelected, or do you feel that he does not deserve to be reelected? (*High also May 2011, **Low also Mar 2010) BIN LADEN DEATH YES DESERVES... Post Pre High Low Jun 08 May 05 May 05 Mar 30 Mar 03 Jun 08 Jul 21 2011 2011 2011 2011 2011 2011* 2010** Yes/deserves 46 46 45 41 45 46 40 No/does not 48 42 48 50 47 48 48 DK/NA 6 11 6 9 7 6 12 24a. If you honestly assessed yourself, thinking in general about - an Evangelical Christian president of the United States, is that something you'd be entirely comfortable with, somewhat comfortable, somewhat uncomfortable or entirely uncomfortable with? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Entirely Comfortable 43% 57% 30% 41% 43% 43% 44% 43% Smwht Comfortable 24 24 25 24 26 23 23 26 Smwht Uncomfortable 14 10 18 17 14 15 16 12 Entirely Uncomfortbl 12 5 17 12 11 12 13 6 DK/NA 7 5 9 6 6 8 5 12 AGE IN YRS....... INCOME............. POL PHIL......... 18-34 35-54 55+ <50 50-100 >100K Lib Mod Con Entirely Comfortable 41% 44% 43% 41% 45% 44% 25% 39% 59% Smwht Comfortable 27 27 21 27 22 25 21 26 24 Smwht Uncomfortable 14 13 15 14 16 12 22 18 8 Entirely Uncomfortbl 8 11 14 8 13 17 26 12 4 DK/NA 9 5 7 10 4 2 5 5 6 EDUCATION.... WHITE............. Union NoColl Coll BrnAgn HsHlds Degree Degree Evngl Prot Cath Entirely Comfortable 37% 43% 43% 68% 59% 39% Smwht Comfortable 28 25 22 20 22 23 Smwht Uncomfortable 16 13 19 5 11 19 Entirely Uncomfortbl 14 10 15 3 4 12 DK/NA 5 9 2 5 3 7 24b. If you honestly assessed yourself, thinking in general about - a Jewish president of the United States, is that something you'd be entirely comfortable with, somewhat comfortable, somewhat uncomfortable or entirely uncomfortable with? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Entirely Comfortable 55% 60% 49% 56% 57% 53% 58% 40% Smwht Comfortable 25 24 26 27 24 26 26 30 Smwht Uncomfortable 9 8 11 10 9 10 9 12 Entirely Uncomfortbl 6 4 9 3 6 6 3 10 DK/NA 5 4 4 5 5 5 4 7 AGE IN YRS....... INCOME............. POL PHIL......... 18-34 35-54 55+ <50 50-100 >100K Lib Mod Con Entirely Comfortable 51% 58% 55% 46% 59% 73% 60% 55% 55% Smwht Comfortable 27 25 24 29 22 19 26 24 26 Smwht Uncomfortable 10 10 9 11 12 4 6 11 9 Entirely Uncomfortbl 9 3 6 8 5 2 6 5 6 DK/NA 3 3 7 6 3 2 2 5 4 EDUCATION.... WHITE............. Union NoColl Coll BrnAgn HsHlds Degree Degree Evngl Prot Cath Entirely Comfortable 56% 48% 68% 56% 59% 57% Smwht Comfortable 23 27 23 25 24 28 Smwht Uncomfortable 9 11 5 8 9 7 Entirely Uncomfortbl 9 8 2 6 4 3 DK/NA 3 6 2 5 4 5 24c. If you honestly assessed yourself, thinking in general about - a Catholic president of the United States, is that something you'd be entirely comfortable with, somewhat comfortable, somewhat uncomfortable or entirely uncomfortable with? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Entirely Comfortable 60% 64% 57% 62% 62% 59% 64% 43% Smwht Comfortable 23 25 22 22 21 25 23 22 Smwht Uncomfortable 8 6 11 7 7 8 7 15 Entirely Uncomfortbl 5 3 7 4 5 4 3 13 DK/NA 4 3 3 5 5 4 3 7 AGE IN YRS....... INCOME............. POL PHIL......... 18-34 35-54 55+ <50 50-100 >100K Lib Mod Con Entirely Comfortable 49% 63% 64% 52% 64% 75% 61% 61% 62% Smwht Comfortable 29 21 21 26 19 19 20 23 24 Smwht Uncomfortable 11 8 7 10 10 1 11 7 7 Entirely Uncomfortbl 7 5 3 7 4 2 7 4 4 DK/NA 3 4 5 5 3 3 1 5 3 EDUCATION.... WHITE............. Union NoColl Coll BrnAgn HsHlds Degree Degree Evngl Prot Cath Entirely Comfortable 64% 55% 73% 59% 64% 77% Smwht Comfortable 22 25 18 28 24 18 Smwht Uncomfortable 7 9 6 6 5 2 Entirely Uncomfortbl 4 6 1 5 3 - DK/NA 3 5 2 3 4 3 24d. If you honestly assessed yourself, thinking in general about - an atheist president of the United States, is that something you'd be entirely comfortable with, somewhat comfortable, somewhat uncomfortable or entirely uncomfortable with? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Entirely Comfortable 24% 12% 31% 27% 28% 20% 26% 10% Smwht Comfortable 13 11 12 16 14 12 14 8 Smwht Uncomfortable 16 18 13 18 15 17 17 11 Entirely Uncomfortbl 44 57 38 36 39 48 42 64 DK/NA 4 2 5 3 4 3 3 8 AGE IN YRS....... INCOME............. POL PHIL......... 18-34 35-54 55+ <50 50-100 >100K Lib Mod Con Entirely Comfortable 30% 25% 19% 19% 26% 37% 47% 26% 11% Smwht Comfortable 18 12 10 13 13 12 14 16 9 Smwht Uncomfortable 17 15 18 16 16 15 13 18 17 Entirely Uncomfortbl 33 44 49 47 43 33 24 38 60 DK/NA 3 4 4 5 2 3 3 3 3 EDUCATION.... WHITE............. Union NoColl Coll BrnAgn HsHlds Degree Degree Evngl Prot Cath Entirely Comfortable 28% 19% 35% 8% 15% 21% Smwht Comfortable 14 13 13 6 8 15 Smwht Uncomfortable 14 15 17 16 18 20 Entirely Uncomfortbl 41 48 34 68 57 41 DK/NA 3 5 2 2 2 3 24e. If you honestly assessed yourself, thinking in general about - a woman president of the United States, is that something you'd be entirely comfortable with, somewhat comfortable, somewhat uncomfortable or entirely uncomfortable with? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Entirely Comfortable 68% 65% 69% 71% 67% 69% 70% 60% Smwht Comfortable 20 23 18 19 21 19 20 18 Smwht Uncomfortable 6 7 6 4 5 7 6 8 Entirely Uncomfortbl 4 3 4 4 4 4 3 8 DK/NA 2 2 2 2 3 2 1 7 AGE IN YRS....... INCOME............. POL PHIL......... 18-34 35-54 55+ <50 50-100 >100K Lib Mod Con Entirely Comfortable 66% 69% 68% 63% 70% 80% 80% 68% 64% Smwht Comfortable 21 20 19 22 20 15 13 22 23 Smwht Uncomfortable 8 5 6 8 5 3 3 6 8 Entirely Uncomfortbl 4 4 4 5 4 1 3 3 4 DK/NA 2 2 2 3 1 1 1 2 2 EDUCATION.... WHITE............. Union NoColl Coll BrnAgn HsHlds Degree Degree Evngl Prot Cath Entirely Comfortable 68% 64% 76% 58% 67% 67% Smwht Comfortable 22 21 16 26 22 21 Smwht Uncomfortable 5 7 4 11 6 9 Entirely Uncomfortbl 4 5 2 4 4 2 DK/NA 1 3 1 1 1 2 24f. If you honestly assessed yourself, thinking in general about - an African American president of the United States, is that something you'd be entirely comfortable with, somewhat comfortable, somewhat uncomfortable or entirely uncomfortable with? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Entirely Comfortable 76% 70% 81% 79% 76% 77% 77% 79% Smwht Comfortable 14 18 13 14 14 15 15 14 Smwht Uncomfortable 3 5 2 3 3 4 3 3 Entirely Uncomfortbl 2 3 1 2 3 2 3 - DK/NA 4 4 2 2 4 3 3 4 AGE IN YRS....... INCOME............. POL PHIL......... 18-34 35-54 55+ <50 50-100 >100K Lib Mod Con Entirely Comfortable 77% 81% 72% 73% 79% 85% 91% 78% 69% Smwht Comfortable 15 12 17 16 12 11 6 16 17 Smwht Uncomfortable 2 3 4 4 3 2 1 2 6 Entirely Uncomfortbl 2 2 3 3 2 1 1 1 4 DK/NA 3 3 4 4 4 1 1 3 4 EDUCATION.... WHITE............. Union NoColl Coll BrnAgn HsHlds Degree Degree Evngl Prot Cath Entirely Comfortable 78% 72% 86% 69% 74% 74% Smwht Comfortable 16 16 10 18 15 17 Smwht Uncomfortable 3 4 1 4 3 4 Entirely Uncomfortbl 2 3 1 5 4 - DK/NA 1 5 1 4 3 4 24g. If you honestly assessed yourself, thinking in general about - a Hispanic president of the United States, is that something you'd be entirely comfortable with, somewhat comfortable, somewhat uncomfortable or entirely uncomfortable with? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Entirely Comfortable 63% 59% 65% 63% 64% 61% 63% 52% Smwht Comfortable 19 21 18 18 18 19 17 30 Smwht Uncomfortable 9 9 8 12 9 9 9 10 Entirely Uncomfortbl 6 8 6 4 5 6 7 3 DK/NA 4 4 4 3 4 4 4 5 AGE IN YRS....... INCOME............. POL PHIL......... 18-34 35-54 55+ <50 50-100 >100K Lib Mod Con Entirely Comfortable 65% 69% 55% 53% 70% 77% 78% 63% 56% Smwht Comfortable 17 17 22 22 15 14 13 20 21 Smwht Uncomfortable 9 9 10 12 9 5 5 11 10 Entirely Uncomfortbl 6 4 8 8 3 3 3 4 9 DK/NA 4 2 5 5 3 2 2 2 4 EDUCATION.... WHITE............. Union NoColl Coll BrnAgn HsHlds Degree Degree Evngl Prot Cath Entirely Comfortable 67% 56% 77% 55% 59% 60% Smwht Comfortable 17 21 14 20 19 17 Smwht Uncomfortable 8 11 6 10 9 13 Entirely Uncomfortbl 7 8 2 11 9 4 DK/NA 1 5 2 4 4 5 24h. If you honestly assessed yourself, thinking in general about - a Muslim president of the United States, is that something you'd be entirely comfortable with, somewhat comfortable, somewhat uncomfortable or entirely uncomfortable with? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Entirely Comfortable 21% 11% 29% 22% 22% 20% 20% 22% Smwht Comfortable 17 14 19 17 19 14 16 14 Smwht Uncomfortable 23 21 22 28 20 26 23 28 Entirely Uncomfortbl 36 51 25 29 35 36 38 32 DK/NA 4 3 4 3 4 4 3 3 AGE IN YRS....... INCOME............. POL PHIL......... 18-34 35-54 55+ <50 50-100 >100K Lib Mod Con Entirely Comfortable 26% 24% 17% 16% 25% 30% 38% 25% 10% Smwht Comfortable 24 16 13 17 15 18 22 20 11 Smwht Uncomfortable 24 23 22 25 22 21 21 28 20 Entirely Uncomfortbl 23 33 43 37 35 28 15 25 56 DK/NA 3 3 5 4 2 3 4 2 4 EDUCATION.... WHITE............. Union NoColl Coll BrnAgn HsHlds Degree Degree Evngl Prot Cath Entirely Comfortable 22% 16% 31% 8% 13% 20% Smwht Comfortable 22 15 19 11 12 18 Smwht Uncomfortable 19 23 24 20 22 24 Entirely Uncomfortbl 33 41 25 58 50 35 DK/NA 3 5 2 4 3 4 24i. If you honestly assessed yourself, thinking in general about - a Mormon president of the United States, is that something you'd be entirely comfortable with, somewhat comfortable, somewhat uncomfortable or entirely uncomfortable with? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Entirely Comfortable 35% 38% 28% 38% 39% 31% 38% 20% Smwht Comfortable 25 30 21 26 25 24 26 18 Smwht Uncomfortable 19 14 24 20 17 21 19 24 Entirely Uncomfortbl 17 15 22 12 14 18 14 30 DK/NA 4 2 6 4 4 5 3 8 AGE IN YRS....... INCOME............. POL PHIL......... 18-34 35-54 55+ <50 50-100 >100K Lib Mod Con Entirely Comfortable 28% 37% 37% 27% 41% 47% 32% 35% 38% Smwht Comfortable 27 25 24 23 25 30 24 25 25 Smwht Uncomfortable 20 21 18 23 18 14 23 23 15 Entirely Uncomfortbl 22 14 15 23 13 6 18 13 18 DK/NA 4 3 5 5 3 3 3 4 4 EDUCATION.... WHITE............. Union NoColl Coll BrnAgn HsHlds Degree Degree Evngl Prot Cath Entirely Comfortable 36% 31% 45% 34% 37% 42% Smwht Comfortable 29 24 26 25 28 28 Smwht Uncomfortable 16 20 17 20 18 18 Entirely Uncomfortbl 16 20 9 18 14 7 DK/NA 3 5 3 3 3 4 25. Do you personally know anyone who is a Mormon or not? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Yes 59% 60% 54% 62% 59% 59% 62% 43% No 40 38 45 37 40 39 37 57 MORMON RESP(VOL) - 1 - - - - - - DK/NA 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - AGE IN YRS....... INCOME............. POL PHIL......... 18-34 35-54 55+ <50 50-100 >100K Lib Mod Con Yes 58% 61% 57% 51% 64% 74% 65% 60% 57% No 40 39 42 47 36 26 34 39 41 MORMON RESP(VOL) - - - - - 1 - - 1 DK/NA 2 - 1 2 - - - 1 1 EDUCATION.... WHITE............. Union NoColl Coll BrnAgn HsHlds Degree Degree Evngl Prot Cath Yes 59% 55% 69% 59% 64% 50% No 40 44 31 40 36 47 MORMON RESP(VOL) 1 - - - - - DK/NA 1 1 - - - 3 26. Would you say you have a generally favorable or unfavorable opinion of the Mormon religion? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Favorable 45% 51% 39% 48% 50% 42% 48% 34% Unfavorable 32 31 38 26 29 34 31 38 DK/NA 23 18 23 26 22 24 21 28 AGE IN YRS....... INCOME............. POL PHIL......... 18-34 35-54 55+ <50 50-100 >100K Lib Mod Con Favorable 39% 49% 46% 38% 49% 59% 46% 45% 48% Unfavorable 38 30 29 39 29 24 35 32 31 DK/NA 23 20 25 23 22 17 18 23 21 EDUCATION.... WHITE............. Union NoColl Coll BrnAgn HsHlds Degree Degree Evngl Prot Cath Favorable 52% 42% 54% 42% 49% 51% Unfavorable 25 33 29 40 33 22 DK/NA 23 26 17 18 18 26 27. How much would you say you know about the Mormon religion and its practices? A great deal, some, not very much, nothing at all? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk A great deal 15% 21% 10% 14% 14% 15% 16% 8% Some 51 51 50 54 50 52 54 45 Not very much 24 22 28 25 27 22 24 24 Nothing at all 9 6 11 6 9 9 6 21 DK/NA 1 - 1 - 1 1 - 2 AGE IN YRS....... INCOME............. POL PHIL......... 18-34 35-54 55+ <50 50-100 >100K Lib Mod Con A great deal 14% 15% 15% 12% 16% 18% 15% 11% 18% Some 54 54 48 48 55 56 56 53 49 Not very much 23 24 26 26 23 22 22 28 23 Nothing at all 10 6 10 12 5 4 7 8 8 DK/NA 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 EDUCATION.... WHITE............. Union NoColl Coll BrnAgn HsHlds Degree Degree Evngl Prot Cath A great deal 14% 13% 18% 20% 17% 9% Some 56 48 58 52 55 50 Not very much 25 27 20 21 22 32 Nothing at all 4 11 2 7 5 8 DK/NA - 1 1 - - - 28. From what you know, do you think that the Mormon religion and your own religion are very similar, somewhat similar, somewhat different, or very different? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Very similar 2% 2% 1% 2% 3% 2% 2% 1% Smwht similar 23 25 18 26 28 17 23 21 Smwht different 24 28 23 23 23 25 26 22 Very different 44 41 49 42 39 49 43 43 MORMON RESP(VOL) 1 1 - - - 1 1 1 DK/NA 7 3 9 7 7 6 5 13 AGE IN YRS....... INCOME............. POL PHIL......... 18-34 35-54 55+ <50 50-100 >100K Lib Mod Con Very similar 1% 3% 2% 2% 2% 2% 1% 2% 2% Smwht similar 20 27 21 20 26 26 17 26 24 Smwht different 26 22 26 23 25 32 24 26 23 Very different 48 42 43 47 41 35 51 40 45 MORMON RESP(VOL) - 1 1 - - 2 - - 1 DK/NA 5 6 8 8 6 4 7 6 4 EDUCATION.... WHITE............. Union NoColl Coll BrnAgn HsHlds Degree Degree Evngl Prot Cath Very similar 1% 2% 2% 2% 2% 2% Smwht similar 30 20 27 21 26 25 Smwht different 29 24 25 26 29 28 Very different 36 45 41 47 39 39 MORMON RESP(VOL) - 1 - - - - DK/NA 4 8 4 3 4 6 Demographic Summary
