Question: If the election for Governor were held today, would you vote for Chet Culver, the Democrat, and Jim Nussle, the Republican?

Poll Demographics
Men 285 (48%)
Women 315 (52%)
Democrats 190 (32%)
Republicans 185 (31%)
Independents/Other 225 (37%)

About this Poll
The Research 2000 Iowa Poll was conducted from October 16 through October 17, 2006. A total of 600 likely voters who vote regularly in state elections were interviewed statewide by telephone.

Those interviewed were selected by the random variation of the last four digits of telephone numbers. A cross-section of exchanges was utilized in order to ensure an accurate reflection of the state. Quotas were assigned to reflect the voter registration of distribution by county.

The margin for error, according to standards customarily used by statisticians, is no more than plus or minus 4% percentage points. This means that there is a 95 percent probability that the “true” figure would fall within that range if the entire population were sampled. The margin for error is higher for any subgroup, such as for gender or party affiliation.