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Survey Details
Republican Response
Democratic Response
Question: In your opinion, do you think things in New Jersey are moving in the right direction or do you think the state has gotten off on the wrong track? |
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All |
Rep. |
Ind. |
Dem. |
Men |
Women |
Jan. ‘04 |
Sept ‘03 |
April ‘03 |
|
Right Direction |
42% |
31 |
38 |
54 |
40 |
43 |
42% |
33% |
39% |
Wrong track |
39% |
54 |
35 |
27 |
45 |
34 |
46% |
52% |
41% |
Don’t know/unsure |
20% |
16 |
27 |
20 |
15 |
24 |
13% |
14% |
20% |
Question: How would you rate the job Jim McGreevey is doing as governor—excellent, good, only fair, or poor? |
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All |
Rep. |
Ind. |
Dem. |
Jan. ‘04 |
Sept ‘03 |
April ‘03 |
|
Excellent (3%) or Good (27%) |
31% |
16 |
33 |
45 |
29% |
29% |
28% |
Only Fair (42%) or Poor (23) |
66% |
81 |
59 |
52 |
68% |
69% |
65% |
Don’t know/unsure |
4% |
3 |
7 |
4 |
3% |
2% |
7% |
Question: Do you think that James McGreevey has done a good enough job as governor to deserve reelection or would you rather see a new person in that job? |
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All |
Republicans |
Independents |
Democrats |
Jan ‘03 |
Sept ‘03 |
April ‘03 |
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Re-elect |
29% |
12 |
20 |
47 |
25% |
27% |
26% |
|
New person |
57% |
78 |
52 |
38 |
58% |
61% |
56% |
|
Don’t know/ref. |
14% |
10 |
28 |
15 |
16% |
11% |
17% |
Question: How would you rate the job the state legislature in Trenton is doing is doing—excellent, good, only fair, or poor? |
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All |
Republicans |
Independents |
Democrats |
Men |
Women |
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Excellent or Good |
24% |
20 |
19 |
30 |
20 |
27 |
|
Only Fair or Poor |
62% |
69 |
62 |
56 |
69 |
57 |
|
Don’t know/ref. |
14% |
10 |
20 |
14 |
11 |
15 |
Question: Now I’d like to ask you a few questions about the New Jersey State budget. How much have you heard or read about the governor’s proposed state budget for the coming year? |
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Nothing at all |
27% |
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Only a little |
41% |
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Some |
23% |
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A great deal |
6% |
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Don’t know/ref. |
2% |
Question: In order to raise money a number of proposals have been discussed. For each of these proposals, can you tell me whether you think it’s a good idea or a bad idea? |
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[Rotate list] |
All |
Democrats |
Independents |
Republicans |
|
Increasing the transfer tax on houses sold for over $150,000? |
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Good idea |
17 |
20 |
14 |
16 |
|
Bad idea |
72 |
67 |
75 |
77 |
|
Unsure/ref. |
11 |
13 |
11 |
7 |
|
Borrowing one and a half billion dollars for next year’s budget and then paying it back over twenty years from a higher cigarette tax and new surcharges on unsafe driving? |
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Good idea |
39 |
44 |
43 |
35 |
|
Bad idea |
51 |
48 |
43 |
54 |
|
Unsure/ref. |
10 |
9 |
14 |
10 |
|
A 90 cents per month fee on cell phones |
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Good idea |
30 |
35 |
33 |
24 |
|
Bad idea |
61 |
55 |
58 |
69 |
|
Unsure/ref. |
9 |
9 |
9 |
8 |
|
A one percent tax on new houses selling for more than $1million? |
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Good idea |
70 |
75 |
73 |
63 |
|
Bad idea |
25 |
19 |
22 |
32 |
|
Unsure/ref. |
5 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
|
A higher-tax rate for those who make more than 500,000 dollars a year? |
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Good idea |
67 |
77 |
78 |
53 |
|
Bad idea |
27 |
18 |
19 |
39 |
|
Unsure/ref. |
6 |
5 |
4 |
8 |
Now in order to balance the budget, some people say…. Others say…. to balance the budget. Which position comes closest to your view? |
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[Rotate list] |
All |
Liberals |
Moderates |
Conservatives |
Dem. |
Ind. |
Rep. |
… the state should hold the line on spending |
81% |
75 |
82 |
86 |
76 |
83 |
85 |
the state should just borrow the money… |
9% |
12 |
8 |
8 |
13 |
6 |
8 |
Neither (vol) |
3% |
5 |
4 |
2 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
Both (vol) |
1% |
2 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
Don’t know (vol) |
5% |
6 |
5 |
3 |
5 |
6 |
2 |
Ref. |
1% |
1 |
-- |
1 |
1 |
-- |
1 |
Now about taxes, some people say…. Others say…. Which position comes closest to your view? |
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[Rotate list] |
All |
Liberals |
Moderates |
Conservatives |
the state should not raise taxes on anything because taxes are too high. |
55 |
46 |
50 |
67 |
taxes on some things can be raised so long as we don’t raise the income or sales tax. |
35 |
45 |
40 |
26 |
Neither (vol) |
4 |
4 |
4 |
3 |
Don’t know (vol) |
5 |
5 |
5 |
4 |
Ref. |
1 |
-- |
-- |
1 |
Question: Who or what do you think is most responsible for the budget deficit…[rotate] ? |
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All April 2004 |
Democrats |
Independents |
Republicans |
All April 2003 |
All April 2002 |
|
Sept 11th terrorist attacks |
13% |
13 |
17 |
13 |
13% |
9 |
Poor economic performance |
24% |
23 |
22 |
24 |
24% |
25 |
Governor McGreevey |
16% |
7 |
14 |
28 |
10% |
3 |
Previous Governor Whitman |
21% |
30 |
20 |
12 |
28% |
35 |
Cuts in federal aid to NJ |
8% |
10 |
7 |
7 |
8% |
n/a |
Other or none (vol) |
6% |
5 |
7 |
5 |
6% |
17 |
Don’t know (vol) |
11% |
11 |
12 |
10 |
11% |
11 |
Ref. |
1% |
1 |
-- |
1 |
1% |
1 |
Question: Now, thinking about property taxes… Do you expect property taxes where you live to increase this year, decrease, or stay about the same?... a little or a lot? |
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[rotate] |
All |
Dem. |
Ind. |
Rep. |
Increase a lot |
34% |
33 |
33 |
35 |
Increase a little |
40% |
37 |
42 |
43 |
Stay same |
17% |
20 |
16 |
15 |
Decrease a little |
2% |
2 |
3 |
1 |
Decrease a lot |
2% |
2 |
1 |
2 |
Don’t know (vol) |
5% |
5 |
5 |
5 |
Ref. (vol) |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
Question: Who do you think is most responsible for the level of property taxes in your town…? |
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[rotate] |
All |
Dem. |
Ind. |
Rep. |
The Governor |
9% |
8 |
7 |
10 |
The Legislature |
9% |
11 |
6 |
8 |
County government |
13% |
13 |
12 |
13 |
the local government |
22% |
25 |
19 |
19 |
the schools |
37% |
31 |
48 |
42 |
Don’t know (vol |
10% |
11 |
7 |
8 |
Ref. |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
Question: The governor has proposed increasing the amount of money the state gives to towns and schools. Do you think your town will use the money mostly… or…? |
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[rotate] |
All |
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to increase services |
46% |
||
to hold down property taxes |
35% |
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Don’t know (vol) |
18% |
||
Ref. (vol) |
1% |
Question: Taking everything into account, do you think the budget Gov. McGreevey has proposed is good for New Jersey or bad for New Jersey? |
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All |
Dem. |
Ind. |
Rep. |
|
Good |
25% |
38 |
17 |
15 |
Bad |
35% |
21 |
36 |
51 |
Unsure (vol) |
38% |
40 |
47 |
33 |
Ref. (vol) |
2% |
1 |
-- |
1 |