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CPAC Straw Poll Results and Analysis 2-28-15
CPAC Straw Poll Results and Analysis 2-28-15
Kellyanne Conway
Methodology
Each attendee was assigned a unique, five digit PIN code with
their registration materials. Respondents were required to enter
this PIN Code to complete the straw poll, ensuring that only CPAC
registrants could participate.
42%
45%
INDIVIDUAL
ASSOCIATED WITH CPAC
PARTICIPATING
ORGANIZATION
CPAC PARTICIPATING
ORGANIZATION
STUDENT
4% 8%
Demographics
Age
37%
63%
UNDER 18
3%
18 TO 25
47%
26 TO 40
18%
41 TO 55
15%
56 TO 65
10%
OVER 65
7%
Issue Priorities
Which of the following groups of issues are most important to you
when deciding whom to support as the Republican nominee for
President in 2016?
52%
29%
7%
9%
3%
Obamacare
Which of these approaches to the health care law do you prefer: (ROTATED
TOP-TO-BOTTOM AND BOTTOM-TO-TOP)
83%
11%
3%
1%
3%
Illegal Immigration
Thinking about illegal immigration, which of the following views is closest
to your own?
37%
ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS SHOULD BE DEPORTED BACK TO
THEIR HOME COUNTRIES AND NOT ALLOWED TO APPLY FOR U.S.
CITIZENSHIP
27%
ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS SHOULD BE ENCOURAGED TO
RETURN TO
THEIR HOME COUNTRY BY ALLOWING THEM TO
APPLY FOR U.S. CITIZENSHIP WHEN THEY GET HOME
18%
ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS SHOULD BE ALLOWED TO STAY IN
THE U.S. LEGALLY AND APPLY FOR CITIZENSHIP
11%
ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS SHOULD BE ALLOWED TO STAY IN
THE U.S. LEGALLY, BUT NOT ALLOWED TO APPLY FOR
CITIZENSHIP
7%
DO NOT KNOW/CANNOT JUDGE
2015 CPAC Straw Poll: Results & Analysis
Obamas Amnesty
Do you agree or disagree that Congress should use its spending power to
defund
Obamas executive amnesty on illegal immigration?
TOTAL VERY/
SOMEWHAT AGREE: 77%
18%
59%
TOTAL VERY/
SOMEWHAT DISAGREE:
15%
7%
8%
TOTAL AGREE
TOTAL DISAGREE
Energy Policy
Which of the following is the best argument for a more free-market energy policy? You may select more than one response. (ROTATE ANSWER CHOICES)
37%
28%
24%
6%
5%
Foreign Policy
Thinking about national security, which approach is most effective way to protect America
12%
3% 16%
69%
A STRONG INTERVENTIONIST
FOREIGN POLICY
PEACE THROUGH STRENGTH:
BUILDING A STRONG MILITARY THAT
IS USED SPARINGLY WHEN U.S.
INTERESTS ARE AT STAKE
SELECTIVE DISENGAGEMENT FROM
WORLD AFFAIRS
DO NOT KNOW/CANNOT JUDGE
10
TOTAL VERY/
SOMEWHAT SUPPORT: 32%
44%
22%
10%
TOTAL SUPPORT
21%
TOTAL OPPOSE
11
Marijuana
Which of the following statements most closely reflects
your view on the legalization of marijuana?
41%
26%
27%
7%
12
Abortion Identification
2-Point Abortion ID
6-Point Abortion ID
Which of the following statements best describes your own position on the issue
of abortion? (ROTATED TOP-TO-BOTTOM AND
BOTTOM-TO-TOP)
74% PRO-LIFE
18% PRO-CHOICE
13
2%
12%
39%
11%
5%
17%
14
2016 Dealbreakers
Thinking about the 2016 Republican field, which of the following
stances do you consider a deal-breaker meaning, you would not
vote for a candidate who holds that position. (ACCEPTED MULTIPLE
RESPONSES)
40%
35%
37%
31%
32%
18%
15
Common Core
Which of the following best describes your view toward Common Core, a federal education initiative that sets national standards for what students in grades K through 12 should know in math and English?
10%
33%
57%
16
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3.
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Republican Nominee
Ballot
Right now, who is your first choice for the Republican nominee for President in 2016?
26%
RAND PAUL
21%
SCOTT WALKER
12%
TED CRUZ
11%
BEN CARSON
8%
JEB BUSH
5%
DONALD TRUMP
4%
RICK SANTORUM
MARCO RUBIO
3%
CARLY FIORINA
3%
CHRIS CHRISTIE
2%
BOBBY JINDAL
1%
RICK PERRY
1%
SARAH PALIN
1%
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SCOTT WALKER
13%
RAND PAUL
12%
TED CRUZ
11%
BEN CARSON
7%
MARCO RUBIO
5%
JEB BUSH
DONALD TRUMP
4%
RICK SANTORUM
4%
5%
CARLY FIORINA
RICK PERRY
3%
CHRIS CHRISTIE
3%
BOBBY JINDAL
3%
19
SECOND BALLOT
COMBO BALLOT
RAND PAUL
26%
16%
42%
SCOTT WALKER
21%
19%
40%
TED CRUZ
12%
12%
24%
BEN CARSON
11%
11%
22%
JEB BUSH
8%
5%
13%
MARCO RUBIO
4%
7%
11%
DONALD TRUMP
4%
4%
8%
RICK SANTORUM
4%
4%
8%
CARLY FIORINA
3%
5%
8%
CHRIS CHRISTIE
2%
3%
5%
RICK PERRY
1%
3%
5%
BOBBY JINDAL
1%
3%
4%
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