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Wisconsin: Economy

Economic Conditions (Nation)
Economic Conditions (Wisconsin)
Economic Conditions (Local Community)
Management of Economy
Policies to Improve Economy

Economic Conditions (Nation)

State of Nation's Economy

Poll	Date	Excellent	Good	Fair	Poor	No opinion	Sample	MoE
Rasmussen¹	March 26, 2008	2%	17%	38%	41%	0%	500 LV	± 4.5

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

State of Nation's Economy

Poll	Date	Stronger	Not stronger	No opinion	Sample	MoE
Fox News¹	October 30-31, 2004	45%	50%	5%	700 LV	± 3.7

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

State of Nation's Economy

Poll	Date	Well	Badly	No opinion	Sample	MoE
Los Angeles Times¹	August 21-24, 2004	51%	48%	1%	512 LV	± 3.0
Los Angeles Times¹	June 5-8, 2004	58%	39%	3%	694 RV	± 4.0

1 "Generally speaking, do you think the nation's economy these days is doing very well, or fairly well, or fairly badly, or very badly?"

Economy Compared to One Year Ago

Poll	Date	Better	Worse	Same	No opinion	Sample	MoE
WPR / St. Norbert College¹	October 9-16, 2006	27%	32%	38%	2%	400 LV	± 5.0
WPR / St. Norbert College¹	October 4-13, 2004	32%	28%	40%	0%	401 LV	± 5.0

1 "Compared to a year ago, do you think the national economy has gotten better, stayed the same, or gotten worse?"

Economic Conditions Compared to One Year Ago

Poll	Date	Gotten better	Stayed about the same	Gotten worse	No opinion	Sample	MoE
Humphrey Institute¹	October 14-19, 2004	32%	26%	41%	2%	623 LV	± 4.0
Humphrey Institute¹	June 21 – July 12, 2004	40%	27%	31%	2%	575 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?"

Economy Under Bush Administration

Poll	Date	Better	Worse	Same	No opinion	Sample	MoE
Los Angeles Times¹	June 5-8, 2004	27%	43%	26%	4%	694 RV	± 4.0

1 "Would you say the country is better off because of George W. Bush's economic policies than when he became president more than three years ago, or worse off, or is the country about the same as it was then?"

National Economic Forecast

Poll	Date	Better	Worse	Same	No opinion	Sample	MoE
Badger Poll¹	June 7-15, 2007	16%	37%	45%	1%	502	± 4.0
Badger Poll¹	May 17-25, 2005	31%	24%	42%	3%	509	± 4.0
Badger Poll¹	October 23-27, 2004	46%	11%	33%	9%	545 RV	± 4.0
Badger Poll¹	September 15-21, 2004	41%	13%	38%	8%	508	± 4.0
Badger Poll¹	April 20-28, 2004	44%	17%	36%	3%	511	± 4.0
Badger Poll¹	March 23-31, 2004	43%	18%	39%	0%	500	± 4.0
Badger Poll¹	January 27 – February 4, 2004	50%	13%	34%	3%	502	± 4.0
Badger Poll¹	August 18-27, 2003	44%	17%	37%	2%	511	± 4.0
Badger Poll¹	February 11-19, 2003	33%	23%	42%	2%	504	± 4.0
Badger Poll¹	January 7-15, 2003	33%	23%	42%	3%	514	± 4.0
Badger Poll¹	September 17-26, 2002	37%	18%	41%	4%	539 RV	± 4.0
Badger Poll¹	June 8-17, 2002	43%	9%	46%	2%	524	± 4.0
Badger Poll¹	March 5-17, 2002	56%	12%	31%	1%	597	± 4.0

1 "Over the (next year / 12 months) or so, do you think the United States economy will get better, get worse, or stay about the same?"

National Economic Forecast

Poll	Date	Better	Worse	Same	No opinion	Sample	MoE
Rasmussen¹	March 26, 2008	11%	69%	15%	4%	500 LV	± 4.5

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

Economic Conditions (Wisconsin)

State of Wisconsin's Economy

Poll	Date	Excellent	Good	Only Fair	Poor	No opinion	Sample	MoE
CNN / Gallup / USA Today¹	August 23-26, 2004	3%	43%	38%	16%	0%	645 LV	± 5.0

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

State of Wisconsin's Economy

Poll	Date	Good times	Bad times	Both good and bad	Neither	No opinion	Sample	MoE
Badger Poll¹	June 7-15, 2007	50%	40%	4%	4%	2%	502	± 4.0

1 "Thinking about the current economic conditions in the state of Wisconsin, would you say that economically, Wisconsin is in good times or bad times right now?"

State Economic Forecast

Poll	Date	Better	Worse	Same	No opinion	Sample	MoE
Badger Poll²	June 7-15, 2007	15%	19%	64%	2%	502	± 4.0
Badger Poll¹	September 15-21, 2004	33%	13%	47%	6%	508	± 4.0
Badger Poll¹	February 11-19, 2003	28%	23%	47%	2%	504	± 4.0
Badger Poll¹	September 17-26, 2002	28%	18%	49%	5%	539 RV	± 4.0
Badger Poll¹	March 5-17, 2002	33%	24%	41%	2%	597	± 4.0

1 "Over the next year or so, do you think the Wisconsin economy will get better, get worse, or stay about the same?"

2 "In the next 12 months or so, do you expect economic conditions in the state of Wisconsin to get better, get worse, or stay about the same?"

Economic Conditions (Local Community)

Local Economic Forecast

Poll	Date	Better	Worse	Same	No opinion	Sample	MoE
Badger Poll²	June 7-15, 2007	16%	15%	69%	0%	502	± 4.0
Badger Poll¹	February 11-19, 2003	20%	21%	58%	1%	504	± 4.0
Badger Poll¹	September 17-26, 2002	22%	18%	58%	2%	539 RV	± 4.0
Badger Poll¹	March 5-17, 2002	25%	20%	52%	2%	597	± 4.0

1 "How about your town and the surrounding region, over the next year or so, do you think the local economy will get better, get worse, or stay about the same?"

2 "In the next 12 months or so, do you expect economic conditions in your town and the surrounding region to get better, get worse, or stay about the same?"

Management of Economy

Trust More to Manage Economy

Poll	Date	President Bush	Democrats in Congress	No opinion	Sample	MoE
Rasmussen¹	September 14, 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?"

Policies to Improve Economy

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	48%	31%	16%	5%	575 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."