Angus Reid Global Scan : Polls & Research
Democrats Have 20-Point Lead in U.S.
June 12, 2006
(Angus Reid Global Scan) +óGé¼GÇ£ The Democratic Party remains the favourite in this year+óGé¼Gäós election to the United States Congress, according to a poll by Ipsos-Public Affairs released by the Associated Press. 52 per cent of respondents would like to see the Democrats win control of the U.S. legislative branch, up one point since May.
Support for a victory for the Republican Party is at 32 per cent, down two points in a month. In addition, 12 per cent of respondents want neither party in charge of Congress, and four per cent are not sure.
In the November 2004 congressional ballot, the Republican Party elected 232 lawmakers to the House of Representatives, while the Democratic Party secured 202 seats. The Republicans also have a majority in the Senate, with 55 members in the 100-seat upper house.
Last week, several Democratic supporters pledged up to $3 million U.S. in grants to organizations in order to attract young voters. Deborah Rappaport, one of the donors, declared, "The party+óGé¼Gäós plans to reach out to young people are incredibly insufficient. If we don+óGé¼Gäót pay attention to them now, we will lose them."
American voters will renew the House of Representatives and one-third of the Senate on Nov. 7.
Polling Data
If the election for Congress were held today, would you want to see the Republicans or Democrats win control of Congress?
Jun. 2006
May 2006
Apr. 2006
Democrats
52%
51%
49%
Republicans
32%
34%
33%
Neither
12%
13%
15%
Not sure
4%
2%
3%
Source: Ipsos-Public Affairs / Associated Press
Methodology: Telephone interviews with 1,003 American adults, conducted from Jun. 5 to Jun. 7, 2006. Margin of error is 3.1 per cent.