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Iowa: Economy

Economic Conditions (Nation)
Economic Conditions (Iowa)
Management of Economy
Economic Policies and Principles

Economic Conditions (Nation)

United States Economy In a Recession

Poll	Date	In a recession	Headed for recession	Thriving	No opinion	Sample	MoE
SurveyUSA¹	August 15-17, 2008	53%	30%	8%	8%	600	± 4.1

1 "Is the national economy currently in a recession, is the economy headed for a recession, or is the economy thriving?"

United States Economy Best in the World

Poll	Date	Yes	No	No opinion	Sample	MoE
Rasmussen¹	August 7, 2008	38%	48%	14%	500 LV	± 4.5

1 "Despite current difficulties, does the United States still have the best economy in the world?"

State of Nation's Economy

Poll	Date	Excellent	Good	Fair	Poor	No opinion	Sample	MoE
Rasmussen¹	September 25, 2008	2%	11%	31%	55%	1%	700 LV	± 4.0
Rasmussen¹	March 31, 2008	2%	16%	39%	42%	2%	500 LV	± 4.5

1 "Generally speaking, how would you rate the U.S. economy these days?"

National Economic Forecast

Poll	Date	Better	Worse	Same	No Opinion	Sample	MoE
Rasmussen¹	September 25, 2008	5%	80%	11%	5%	700 LV	± 4.0
Rasmussen¹	March 31, 2008	7%	75%	13%	5%	500 LV	± 4.5

1 "Are economic conditions in the country getting better or worse?"

Direction of Economy

Poll	Date	Right track	Wrong track	No opinion	Sample	MoE
MSNBC / McClatchy²	December 3-6, 2007	50%	32%	18%	400 LV	± 5.0
MSNBC / McClatchy¹	December 3-6, 2007	10%	83%	7%	400 LV	± 5.0

1 "Overall do you feel the nation's economy is on the right track or the wrong track?" Poll of likely Democratic caucus voters.

2 "Overall do you fell the nation's economy is on the right track or the wrong track?" Poll of likely Republican caucus voters.

Economic Conditions in General

Poll	Date	Stronger	Not stronger	No opinion	Sample	MoE
Fox News¹	October 30-31, 2004	44%	49%	7%	700 LV	± 3.7
Fox News¹	September 21-22, 2004	44%	52%	4%	800 LV	± 3.5

1 "Do you think it feels like the economy is getting stronger or not?"

Economic Conditions Compared to One-Year Ago

Poll	Date	Gotten better	Stayed about the same	Gotten worse	No opinion	Sample	MoE
Humphrey Institute¹	September 27 – October 3, 2004	29%	26%	44%	1%	599 LV	± 4.0
Humphrey Institute¹	June 21 – July 12, 2004	39%	26%	34%	2%	614 RV	± 4.0

1 "Now thinking about the economy in the country as a whole, would you say that over the past year the nation's economy has gotten better, stayed about the same, or gotten worse?"

Economic Conditions (Iowa)

Economic Conditions in Iowa

Poll	Date	Excellent	Good	Only fair	Poor	No opinion	Sample	MoE
CNN / USA Today / Gallup¹	August 23-26, 2004	4%	39%	41%	16%	0%	606 LV	± 5.0

1 "How would you rate economic conditions in your state today - as excellent, good, only fair, or poor?"

Management of Economy

Trust to Manage Economy

Poll	Date	President Bush	Democrats in Congress	No opinion	Sample	MoE
Rasmussen¹	August 28, 2006	40%	48%	12%	500 LV	± 4.5

1 "Who do you trust more when it comes to managing the economy - President Bush or Democrats in Congress?"

Economic Policies and Principles

Priority of Economic Growth vs. Reducing Income Gap

Poll	Date	Create economic growth	Reduce income gap	No opinion	Sample	MoE
Rasmussen¹	September 25, 2008	53%	36%	10%	700 LV	± 4.0

1 "What is more important, creating economic growth or reducing the income gap between rich and poor?"

Economy Improved By Reducing Budget Deficit Or Tax Cuts

Poll	Date	Reduce budget deficit	Cut Taxes	In Between	No opinion	Sample	MoE
Humphrey Institute¹	June 21 – July 12, 2004	52%	29%	12%	7%	614 RV	± 4.0

1 "Which statement comes closest to your point of view or do you fall somewhere in between? The best way to improve the economy is to reduce the budget deficit OR the best way to improve the economy is to cut taxes."