Vote - 2012

Survey Results
PSC 357: American Foreign Policy
Break Down of Respondents
• 41 Overall
• Gender:
– 20 Male
– 21 Female
• Party:
– 11 Democrats
– 14 Republicans
– 14 Independents
– 2 Others
Party Identification
50%
45%
40%
Overall
35%
Men
30%
Women
25%
20%
15%
10%
5%
0%
Democrat
Republican
Independent
Other
Vote - 2012
80%
70%
60%
Overall
Men
50%
Women
40%
30%
20%
10%
0%
Obama
Republican
Undecided/Not Voting
Voting - 2012
120%
100%
Democrat
80%
Republican
Independent
60%
40%
20%
0%
Obama
Republican
Undecided/Not Voting
News Sources
100%
90%
80%
Overall
70%
Men
60%
Women
50%
40%
30%
20%
10%
0%
Newspaper
Magazines
TV
Cable
Internet
Friends
Web Surfing
35%
30%
Overall
25%
Men
20%
Women
15%
10%
5%
0%
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2
3
4
5
8
Discussing World Affairs
60%
50%
Overall
40%
Men
Women
30%
20%
10%
0%
Daily/Frequently
Weekly/Sometimes
Monthly/Rarely
Never
Unclear
President Obama's Domestic Policy
40%
35%
30%
Overall
25%
Men
Women
20%
15%
10%
5%
0%
Strongly
Approve
Approve
Neutral
Disapprove
Strongly
Disapprove
No Opinion/No
Answer
President Obama's Domestic Policy
60%
50%
Democrat
40%
Republican
Independent
30%
20%
10%
0%
Strongly
Approve
Approve
Neutral
Disapprove
Strongly
Disapprove
No Opinion/No
Answer
President Obama's Foreign Policy
70%
60%
50%
Overall
Men
40%
Women
30%
20%
10%
0%
Strongly
Approve
Approve
Neutral
Disapprove
Strongly
Disapprove
No Opinion/No
Answer
President Obama's Foreign Policy
90%
80%
70%
Democrat
60%
Republican
50%
Independent
40%
30%
20%
10%
0%
Strongly
Approve
Approve
Neutral
Disapprove
Strongly
Disapprove
No Opinion/No
Answer
Service in the Armed Forces
60%
50%
Overall
40%
Men
Women
30%
20%
10%
0%
Serving/ROTC
Volunteer
Drafted
Direct Attack
Never
No Answer
Service in the Armed Forces
60%
50%
Democrat
40%
Republican
Independent
30%
20%
10%
0%
Serving/ROTC
Volunteer
Drafted
Direct Attack
Never
No Answer
Service in the Peace Corps
60%
50%
Overall
40%
Men
Women
30%
20%
10%
0%
Voluntarily
Contingent
Never
No Answer
Service in the Peace Corps
60%
50%
Democrat
40%
Republican
Independent
30%
20%
10%
0%
Voluntarily
Contingent
Never
No Answer
The Arab Spring
35%
30%
25%
Overall
Men
20%
Women
15%
10%
5%
0%
Support Leaders
Support
Protesters
Support
Protesters if
Needed
Hands Off
Depends
Unsure/No
Answer
The Arab Spring
50%
45%
40%
Democrat
35%
Republican
30%
Independent
25%
20%
15%
10%
5%
0%
Support Leaders
Support
Protesters
Support
Protesters if
Needed
Hands Off
Depends
Unsure/No
Answer
The War in Iraq
80%
70%
60%
Overall
Men
50%
Women
40%
30%
20%
10%
0%
Immediate Withdrawel
Maintain Large Force
Contingent on Success
No Answer/Unsure
The War in Iraq
80%
70%
60%
Democrat
Republican
50%
Independent
40%
30%
20%
10%
0%
Immediate Withdrawel
Maintain Large Force
Contingent on Success
No Answer/Unsure
Afghanistan
40%
35%
30%
Overall
Men
25%
Women
20%
15%
10%
5%
0%
Immediate withdrawal
2014
Slow Draw Down
Contingent
Unsure/No Answer
Afghanistan
50%
45%
40%
Democrat
35%
Republican
30%
Independent
25%
20%
15%
10%
5%
0%
Immediate withdrawal
2014
Slow Draw Down
Contingent
Unsure/No Answer
The GWOT
80%
70%
60%
Overall
Men
50%
Women
40%
30%
20%
10%
0%
Winning
Losing
No Such Thing
Unsure/No Answer
The GWOT
60%
50%
Democrat
40%
Republican
Independent
30%
20%
10%
0%
Winning
Losing
No Such Thing
Unsure/No Answer
UN Support
100%
90%
80%
Overall
70%
Men
60%
Women
50%
40%
30%
20%
10%
0%
More Support
Same Support
Less Support
No Answer
UN Support
90%
80%
70%
Democrat
60%
Republican
50%
Independent
40%
30%
20%
10%
0%
More Support
Same Support
Less Support
No Answer
Taiwan - Policy
50%
45%
40%
35%
Overall
30%
Men
25%
Women
20%
15%
10%
5%
0%
Support Militarily
Limited/Diplomatic
Involvement
Do Nothing
Unsure/No Answer
Taiwan - Armed Service
60%
50%
Overall
40%
Men
Women
30%
20%
10%
0%
Willing
Unwilling
No Answer
Taiwan - Policy
60%
50%
Democrat
40%
Republican
Independent
30%
20%
10%
0%
Support Militarily
Limited/Diplomatic
Involvement
Do Nothing
Unsure/No Answer
Taiwan - Armed Service
70%
60%
Democrat
50%
Republican
40%
Independent
30%
20%
10%
0%
Willing
Unwilling
No Answer
Korea - Policy
100%
90%
80%
70%
Overall
60%
Men
50%
Women
40%
30%
20%
10%
0%
Support Militarily
Limited/Diplomatic
Involvement
Do Nothing
Unsure/No Answer
Korea - Armed Service
70%
60%
Overall
50%
Men
40%
Women
30%
20%
10%
0%
Willing
Unwilling
No Answer
Korea - Policy
90%
80%
70%
Democrat
60%
Republican
50%
Independent
40%
30%
20%
10%
0%
Support Militarily
Limited/Diplomatic
Involvement
Do Nothing
Unsure/No Answer
Korea - Armed Service
80%
70%
60%
Democrat
Republican
50%
Independent
40%
30%
20%
10%
0%
Willing
Unwilling
No Answer
Israel - Policy
60%
50%
Overall
40%
Men
Women
30%
20%
10%
0%
Support Militarily
Limited/Diplomatic
Involvement
Do Nothing
Unsure/No Answer
Israel - Armed Forces
60%
50%
Overall
40%
Men
Women
30%
20%
10%
0%
Willing
Unwilling
No Answer
Israel - Policy
80%
70%
60%
Democrat
50%
Republican
40%
Independent
30%
20%
10%
0%
Support Militarily
Limited/Diplomatic
Involvement
Do Nothing
Unsure/No Answer
Israel - Armed Forces
70%
60%
Democrat
50%
Republican
40%
Independent
30%
20%
10%
0%
Willing
Unwilling
No Answer
Climate Change
100%
90%
80%
Overall
70%
Men
60%
Women
50%
40%
30%
20%
10%
0%
Do More
Don't Do Any More
No Opinion/No Answer
Climate Change
120%
100%
Democrat
80%
Republican
Independent
60%
40%
20%
0%
Do More
Don't Do Any More
No Opinion/No Answer
Global Economy
60%
50%
Overall
40%
Men
Women
30%
20%
10%
0%
Free Trade
Work with UN/Provide Aid
Fix Own Economy
End Wars
Global Economy
60%
50%
Democrat
40%
Republican
Independent
30%
20%
10%
0%
Free Trade
Work with UN/Provide
Aid
Fix Own Economy
End Wars
Drug Trafficking
60%
50%
Overall
40%
Men
Women
30%
20%
10%
0%
Promote Internationally
Delegate Intn/Focus Domestically
No View/Answer
Drug Trafficking
80%
70%
60%
Democrat
50%
Republican
Independent
40%
30%
20%
10%
0%
Promote Internationally
Delegate Intn/Focus
Domestically
No View/Answer
Title
70%
60%
Overall
50%
Men
40%
Women
30%
20%
10%
0%
Promote Internationally
Delegate Intn/Focus Domestically
No View/Answer
Title
70%
60%
Democrat
50%
Republican
40%
Independent
30%
20%
10%
0%
Promote Internationally
Delegate Intn/Focus
Domestically
No View/Answer
Title
60%
50%
Overall
40%
Men
Women
30%
20%
10%
0%
Promote Internationally
Delegate Intn/Focus Domestically
No View/Answer
Title
80%
70%
60%
Democrat
50%
Republican
Independent
40%
30%
20%
10%
0%
Promote Internationally
Delegate Intn/Focus
Domestically
No View/Answer
Title
60%
50%
Overall
40%
Men
Women
30%
20%
10%
0%
Promote Internationally
Delegate Intn/Focus Domestically
No View/Answer
Title
70%
60%
Democrat
50%
Republican
40%
Independent
30%
20%
10%
0%
Promote Internationally
Delegate Intn/Focus
Domestically
No View/Answer
Title
70%
60%
Overall
50%
Men
40%
Women
30%
20%
10%
0%
Promote Internationally
Delegate Intn/Focus Domestically
No View/Answer
Title
80%
70%
60%
Democrat
50%
Republican
Independent
40%
30%
20%
10%
0%
Promote Internationally
Delegate Intn/Focus
Domestically
No View/Answer