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Wisconsin: Ideology

Ideology in Wisconsin

Poll Date
Conservative
Moderate
Liberal
Other /
None
Sample MoE
SurveyUSA April 24-26, 2009
36%
39%
13%
12%
600 ± 4.0
SurveyUSA March 20-22, 2009
36%
37%
13%
14%
600 ± 3.9
SurveyUSA February 20-22, 2009
34%
38%
19%
9%
600 ± 4.1
SurveyUSA January 20-21, 2009
27%
40%
21%
12%
600 ± 4.1
SurveyUSA December 19-21, 2008
29%
39%
20%
12%
600 ± 4.1
SurveyUSA November 21-24, 2008
34%
38%
17%
11%
600 ± 4.1
SurveyUSA October 28-29, 2008
30%
43%
20%
7%
667 LV & AV ± 3.9
SurveyUSA October 18-19, 2008
31%
44%
18%
7%
641 LV & AV ± 3.9
SurveyUSA October 17-19, 2008
28%
43%
17%
12%
600 ± 4.1
SurveyUSA October 5-6, 2008
31%
37%
15%
17%
672 LV ± 3.9
SurveyUSA September 19-21, 2008
30%
40%
16%
14%
600 ± 4.1
Big 10 Battleground2 September 14-17, 2008
44%
33%
18%
5%
616 RV ± 4.0
SurveyUSA August 15-17, 2008
29%
39%
15%
17%
600 ± 4.1
SurveyUSA June 13-16, 2008
35%
34%
19%
12%
538 LV ± 4.3
Badger Poll2 June 8-10, 2008
38%
42%
20%
2%
506 LV ± 4.0
SurveyUSA May 16-18, 2008
30%
40%
21%
9%
600 ± 4.1
SurveyUSA April 11-13, 2008
28%
39%
19%
14%
600 ± 4.1
SurveyUSA March 14-16, 2008
29%
36%
21%
14%
600 ± 4.1
SurveyUSA February 15-17, 2008
29%
43%
20%
8%
600 ± 4.1
SurveyUSA January 20-21, 2008
30%
41%
14%
15%
600 ± 4.0
SurveyUSA December 13-15, 2007
28%
40%
19%
13%
600 ± 4.1
SurveyUSA November 9-11, 2007
29%
37%
21%
13%
600 ± 4.1
SurveyUSA October 12-14, 2007
26%
41%
18%
15%
600 ± 4.1
SurveyUSA September 14-16, 2007
27%
43%
18%
12%
600 ± 4.1
SurveyUSA August 10-12, 2007
31%
42%
18%
9%
600 ± 4.1
SurveyUSA July 13-15, 2007
29%
41%
19%
11%
600 ± 4.1
SurveyUSA June 8-10, 2007
28%
42%
17%
13%
600 ± 4.1
SurveyUSA May 11-13, 2007
25%
40%
21%
14%
600 ± 4.1
SurveyUSA April 13-15, 2007
25%
46%
19%
10%
600 ± 4.1
SurveyUSA March 9-11, 2007
28%
45%
15%
12%
600 ± 4.1
SurveyUSA February 9-11, 2007
29%
36%
21%
14%
600 ± 4.1
SurveyUSA January 12-14, 2007
27%
40%
22%
11%
600 ± 4.1
SurveyUSA December 8-10, 2006
28%
40%
16%
16%
600 ± 4.1
SurveyUSA November 8-11, 2006
28%
40%
21%
11%
600 ± 3.9
SurveyUSA October 12-15, 2006
26%
42%
20%
12%
600 ± 4.0
SurveyUSA September 14-17, 2006
30%
46%
16%
8%
600 ± 4.1
SurveyUSA August 11-13, 2006
25%
46%
17%
12%
600 ± 4.1
SurveyUSA July 14-16, 2006
26%
41%
21%
12%
600 ± 4.1
SurveyUSA June 9-11, 2006
27%
42%
18%
13%
600 ± 4.1
SurveyUSA May 12-14, 2006
32%
40%
18%
10%
600 ± 4.1
SurveyUSA April 7-9, 2006
34%
41%
21%
4%
600 ± 4.1
SurveyUSA March 10-12, 2006
33%
49%
14%
4%
600 ± 4.1
SurveyUSA February 10-12, 2006
33%
49%
14%
4%
600 ± 4.1
SurveyUSA January 13-15, 2006
37%
43%
18%
2%
600 ± 4.1
SurveyUSA December 9-11, 2005
36%
45%
16%
3%
600 ± 4.1
SurveyUSA November 11-13, 2005
36%
44%
18%
2%
600 ± 4.1
SurveyUSA October 14-16, 2005
38%
40%
20%
2%
600 ± 4.1
SurveyUSA September 16-18, 2005
39%
44%
16%
1%
600 ± 4.1
SurveyUSA August 12-14, 2005
36%
46%
15%
3%
600 ± 4.1
SurveyUSA July 8-10, 2005
32%
46%
19%
3%
600 ± 4.1
SurveyUSA June 10-12, 2005
34%
43%
20%
3%
600 ± 4.0
Badger Poll1 May 17-25, 2005
37%
38%
18%
7%
509 ± 4.0

1 "In politics, would you consider yourself a liberal, moderate, or conservative?"

2 "In general, would you describe your political views as very conservative, conservative, moderate, liberal, or very liberal?"

 

Ideology in Wisconsin

Poll Date
Conservative
Liberal
Moderate (vol.)
No opinion
Sample MoE
WPR /
St. Norbert College1
October 16-27, 2002
66%
29%
3%
2%
382 LV ± 5.0
WPR /
St. Norbert College1
March 20 – April 7, 2002
63%
28%
8%
2%
407 ± 5.0

1 "In terms of your views on issues, would you say that you are very conservative, somewhat conservative, somewhat liberal, or very liberal?"