Rasmussen Weekly Congressional Ballot

[Democratic Hawk]

Thursday, 23 October, 2008

Democrats - 45% (-1)
Republicans - 39% (+1)

Men now favor the GOP by a 43% to 41% margin, while women continue to show big support for the Democrats, 49% to 36%. Unaffiliated voters are also divided between the parties, favoring the Democrats by a 34% to 33% margin (see full demographic crosstabs).

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Voters who make $60,000 a year or less favor the Democratic party while those who make more are fairly evenly divided between both parties. Investors favor the GOP, 43% to 42%, while those who do not invest favor the Democrats, 53% to 31%.

Voters who work for the government favor the Democrats, while entrepreneurs support the Republicans. Retirees favor the Democrats by a 47% to 40% margin.

Rasmussen Reports tracking data also shows just 12% of voters believe the nation is heading in the right direction, while 84% think the country has gotten off on the wrong track. Those numbers have grown slightly more positive over the past week.

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[Democratic Hawk]

Thursday, 30 October, 2008

Democrats - 47% (+2)
Republicans - 40% (+1)

Men continue to favor the GOP by a 44% to 43% margin, while women continue to show big support for the Democrats, 50% to 36%. Unaffiliated voters are also fairly divided between the parties, favoring the Democrats by a 36% to 33% margin. Nearly a quarter of unaffiliated voters (23%) are still uncertain (see full demographic crosstabs).

While voters with graduate school degrees heavily favor Democrats, voters who have completed some college and those who have earned college degrees are much more evenly divided. Voters who did not complete high school also heavily favor the Democrats, while voters whose highest degree is a high school diploma favor the party slightly more.

Investors favor the GOP by a 44% to 43% margin, while non-investors choose Democrats by a 52% to 34% margin.

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[Tender Branson]

Just for analytical purposes:

"The Democrats now lead Republicans by six percentage points on the Election Day edition of the generic congressional ballot. The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey found that, if given the choice, 47% of voters would choose their district’s Democratic candidate, while 41% would choose the Republican candidate."

According to Wikipedia, the overall House of Representatives vote was:

53% Democrats
44% Republicans

The Senate vote:

51% Democrats
45% Republicans