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Iowa: Charles Grassley

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Political Ideology
Re-election Ratings

Job Approval Rating

Charles Grassley Job Approval Rating

Poll	Date	Approve	Disapprove	No opinion	Sample	MoE
SurveyUSA¹	May 21-22, 2008	69%	27%	4%	600	± 3.8
SurveyUSA¹	April 11-13, 2008	69%	24%	7%	600	± 3.8
SurveyUSA¹	March 14-16, 2008	67%	27%	6%	600	± 3.8
SurveyUSA¹	February 15-17, 2008	68%	25%	7%	600	± 3.8
SurveyUSA¹	January 4-6, 2008	66%	25%	9%	600	± 3.9
SurveyUSA¹	December 13-15, 2007	66%	26%	8%	600	± 3.9
SurveyUSA¹	November 9-11, 2007	72%	22%	6%	600	± 3.7
SurveyUSA¹	October 12-14, 2007	63%	32%	5%	600	± 3.9
SurveyUSA¹	September 14-16, 2007	63%	30%	7%	600	± 3.9
SurveyUSA¹	August 10-12, 2007	63%	28%	9%	600	± 3.9
SurveyUSA¹	July 13-15, 2007	61%	31%	7%	600	± 4.0
SurveyUSA¹	June 8-10, 2007	64%	28%	8%	600	± 3.9
SurveyUSA¹	May 11-13, 2007	59%	33%	9%	600	± 4.0
SurveyUSA¹	April 13-15, 2007	68%	26%	5%	600	± 3.8
SurveyUSA¹	March 9-11, 2007	67%	25%	8%	600	± 3.8
SurveyUSA¹	February 9-11, 2007	64%	28%	7%	600	± 3.9
Iowa Poll³	January 21-24, 2007	71%	17%	12%	800	± 3.5
SurveyUSA¹	January 12-14, 2007	64%	27%	9%	600	± 3.9
SurveyUSA¹	December 8-10, 2006	63%	26%	11%	600	± 3.9
SurveyUSA¹	November 8-11, 2006	65%	27%	8%	600	± 3.9
SurveyUSA¹	October 12-15, 2006	60%	35%	5%	600	± 4.0
SurveyUSA¹	September 14-17, 2006	65%	28%	7%	600	± 3.9
Iowa Poll³	September 10-13, 2006	72%	22%	6%	600 LV	± 4.0
SurveyUSA¹	August 11-13, 2006	62%	31%	7%	600	± 4.0
SurveyUSA¹	July 14-16, 2006	64%	30%	5%	600	± 3.9
SurveyUSA¹	June 9-11, 2006	63%	30%	7%	600	± 3.9
SurveyUSA¹	May 12-14, 2006	64%	29%	6%	600	± 3.9
SurveyUSA¹	April 7-9, 2006	62%	30%	8%	600	± 4.0
SurveyUSA¹	March 10-12, 2006	64%	27%	9%	600	± 3.9
SurveyUSA¹	February 10-12, 2006	65%	27%	8%	600	± 3.9
SurveyUSA¹	January 13-15, 2006	65%	29%	6%	600	± 3.9
SurveyUSA¹	December 9-11, 2005	63%	29%	8%	600	± 3.9
SurveyUSA¹	November 11-13, 2005	68%	25%	7%	600	± 3.8
SurveyUSA¹	October 14-16, 2005	67%	28%	5%	600	± 3.8
SurveyUSA¹	September 16-18, 2005	68%	26%	6%	600	± 3.8
SurveyUSA¹	August 12-14, 2005	64%	27%	9%	600	± 3.9
SurveyUSA¹	July 8-10, 2005	66%	25%	9%	600	± 3.9
SurveyUSA¹	June 10-12, 2005	61%	27%	12%	600	± 4.0
SurveyUSA¹	May 6-8, 2005	64%	24%	12%	600	± 3.9
Iowa Poll³	April 10-13, 2005	73%	15%	12%	601	± 4.0
Fox News²	September 21-22, 2004	76%	16%	8%	800 LV	± 3.5
Iowa Poll³	January 31 – February 4, 1998	75%	10%	15%	800	± 3.5
Iowa Poll³	June 25 – July 2, 1997	71%	15%	14%	800	± 3.5

1 "Do you approve or disapprove of the job Charles Grassley is doing as United States Senator?"

2 "Do you approve or disapprove of the job Charles Grassley is doing as Senator?"

3 "I'm going to mention some elected officials. For each, please tell me if you approve or disapprove of (the way each is handling his or her job / the job they are doing) ... Charles Grassley as U.S. Senator." The Iowa Poll is sponsored by the Des Moines Register.

Charles Grassley Job Approval Rating

Poll	Date	Excellent	Good	Fair	Poor	No opinion	Sample	MoE
Mason-Dixon	January 26-27, 2001	21%	50%	21%	4%	5%	625 LV	± 4.0
Mason-Dixon	September 20-22, 1999	25%	44%	23%	4%	4%	644 LV	± 4.0
Mason-Dixon	December 7-9, 1997	15%	57%	19%	6%	3%	802 RV	± 3.5
Mason-Dixon	July 26-28, 1997	18%	47%	28%	3%	4%	821 RV	± 3.5

Favorability Rating

Charles Grassley Favorability Rating

Poll	Date	Favorable	Unfavorable	No opinion	Sample	MoE
KCCI-TV / Research 2000¹	October 25-27, 2004	66%	27%	7%	600 LV	± 4.0
KCCI-TV / Research 2000¹	September 19-21, 2004	63%	24%	13%	602 LV	± 4.0
Iowa Poll²	October 29 – November 1, 2002	73%	16%	11%	807 LV	± 3.5
Iowa Poll²	September 21-25, 2002	75%	14%	11%	805 LV	± 3.5
Iowa Poll¹	October 28-30, 1998	79%	15%	6%	800 LV	± 3.5
Mason-Dixon	October 25-27, 1998	69%	14%	17%	803 LV	± 3.5
Mason-Dixon	October 11-13, 1998	66%	13%	21%	809 LV	± 3.5
Mason-Dixon	September 12-14, 1998	68%	10%	22%	804 LV	± 3.5
Iowa Poll²	September 7-10, 1998	78%	12%	10%	800 LV	± 3.5
Mason-Dixon	July 18-21, 1998	67%	11%	22%	834 RV	± 3.5
Mason-Dixon	March 6-8, 1998	64%	9%	27%	823 RV	± 3.5
Mason-Dixon	December 7-9, 1997	61%	8%	31%	802 RV	± 3.5
Mason-Dixon	July 26-28, 1997	56%	13%	31%	821 RV	± 3.5
Mason-Dixon	February 16-18, 1997	52%	18%	30%	810 LV	± 3.5

1 "Do you have a favorable or unfavorable opinion of Charles Grassley?"

2 "(For each name I read, please rate your feelings toward this person as very favorable, mostly favorable, mostly unfavorable, or very unfavorable. If you don't know enough about the person to offer a rating, just say so.) ... U.S. Senator Charles Grassley." The Iowa Poll is sponsored by the Des Moines Register."

Political Ideology

Charles Grassley Political Ideology

Poll	Date	Conservative	Moderate	Liberal	No opinion	Sample	MoE
Rasmussen¹	August 28, 2006	54%	27%	6%	13%	500 LV	± 4.5

1 "For each of the following, please let me know if you believe that person is politically conservative, moderate, or liberal ... Charles Grassley."

Re-election Ratings

Re-elect Charles Grassley As U.S. Senator

Poll	Date	Re-elect	Consider Democrat	Replace w/ Democrat	No Opinion	Sample	MoE
Mason-Dixon	December 7-9, 1997	56%	33%	11%	0%	802 RV	± 3.5
Mason-Dixon	July 26-28, 1997	48%	37%	15%	0%	821 RV	± 3.5