But many have no opinion:
Q1 In the Super Bowl on Sunday, are you rooting for the Baltimore Ravens or the San Francisco 49ers, or are you not sure?
Ravens............................................................ 25%
49ers............................................................... 33%
Not sure .......................................................... 42%
The preference for the Niners holds true across party lines. Democrats (36/24),
independents (29/21), and Republicans (34/28) are all pulling for San Francisco. The only
groups we track who are rooting for the Ravens are African Americans (30/24), young
voters (31/25), and the incongruous ideological groupings of 'somewhat liberal' voters
(36/35) and 'very conservative' ones (27/23).
Having the upper hand in the court of public opinion has boded well for the eventual
Super Bowl winning team in the three years we've been doing this poll. In 2010 we found
Americans pulling for the Saints over the Colts 32/22, in 2011 we found a 43/27
preference for the Packers over the Steelers, and last year the Giants beat out the Patriots
37/27.
“Americans are more closely divided about the Super Bowl this year than any year since
we started polling it,” said Dean Debnam, President of Public Policy Polling. “But a
larger than normal number of voters also just don’t care who wins this year.”
http://www.publicpolicypolling.com/pdf/2011/PPP_Release_National_020113.pdf
