Results of Civil Beat poll conducted on Dec. 4 and 5, 2011.

1. CIVIL BEAT POLL
December 7, 2012
Sample Size: 1,269
Margin of Error: +/- 3%
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2. TOPLINES
Who do you think members of Congress should work hardest to Who do you think should have more power to influence elections?
represent?
Every American 88
The Poor 10 The Wealthy 4
Middle Class 20 Not Sure 7
The Wealthy 2
All Citizens 64 Who do you think has the most influence on the choices and decisions
Unsure 5 that most members of Congress make?
Whose interests you think members of Congress actually work hardest Voters 11
to represent? Donors 79
Not Sure 10
The Poor 11
Middle Class 5 Who do you think has the most influence on the choices and decisions
The Wealthy 56 that the people who represent your state and district in Congress
All Citizens 11 make?
Unsure 18
Voters 35
Who do you think has the most influence over who is elected to Donors 52
Congress? Not Sure 13
Voters 26 Would you support a Constitutional Amendment to limit
Donors 64 political donations?
Not Sure 10
Yes 65
No 17
Not Sure 18
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3. RESPONSES BY
DEMOGRAPHIC
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4. WHO DO YOU THINK MEMBERS OF CONGRESS SHOULD WORK HARDEST
TO REPRESENT?
50K or Less 50-100K 100K+
Male Female
The Poor 12 7 9
The Poor 10 8
Middle Class 18 21 20
Middle Class 18 19
The Wealthy 1 2 2
The Wealthy 2 1
All Citizens 66 70 67
All Citizens 68 68
Unsure 4 1 1
Unsure 2 3
Hawaii I. Kauai Maui Oahu
Democrat Republican Independent Unsure
The Poor 9 16 11 9
The Poor 13 4 6 10
Middle Class 20 15 22 20
Middle Class 23 12 17 23
The Wealthy 1 3 1 2
The Wealthy 1 2 2 1
All Citizens 67 61 59 64
All Citizens 60 81 73 63
Unsure 3 5 7 5
Unsure 3 0 2 3
18-34 35-49 50-64 65+
The Poor 11 10 10 8
Middle Class 30 15 21 17
The Wealthy 9 1 2 1
All Citizens 48 73 66 70
Unsure 2 1 1 3
No Degree HS Grad College Grad Degree
The Poor 34 8 8 9
Middle Class 11 22 18 18
The Wealthy 9 1 1 2
All Citizens 41 66 71 70
Unsure 5 3 1 1
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5. WHOSE INTERESTS YOU THINK MEMBERS OF CONGRESS ACTUALLY
WORK HARDEST TO REPRESENT?
50K or Less 50-100K 100K+
Male Female
The Poor 7 9 14
The Poor 11 8
Middle Class 5 4 2
Middle Class 5 4
The Wealthy 57 63 63
The Wealthy 59 61
All Citizens 14 7 8
All Citizens 9 10
Unsure 17 16 13
Unsure 17 17
Hawaii I. Kauai Maui Oahu
Democrat Republican Independent Unsure
The Poor 7 20 5 12
The Poor 5 18 12 4
Middle Class 4 2 4 5
Middle Class 4 3 4 4
The Wealthy 63 54 72 53
The Wealthy 71 41 59 53
All Citizens 7 12 10 12
All Citizens 9 13 6 15
Unsure 19 12 9 19
Unsure 11 25 19 24
18-34 35-49 50-64 65+
The Poor 11 12 12 7
Middle Class 7 2 2 5
The Wealthy 70 65 68 53
All Citizens 7 10 6 12
Unsure 7 10 12 22
No Degree HS Grad College Grad Degree
The Poor 23 8 9 9
Middle Class 7 5 3 4
The Wealthy 30 60 59 67
All Citizens 18 11 10 6
Unsure 23 16 18 14
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6. WHO DO YOU THINK HAS THE MOST INFLUENCE OVER WHO IS
ELECTED TO CONGRESS?
Hawaii I. Kauai Maui Oahu
Male Female
Voters 22 14 26 27
Voters 25 25
Donors 69 71 67 63
Donors 68 64
Not Sure 8 16 7 10
Not Sure 6 11
Democrat Republican Independent Unsure
Voters 27 26 21 29
Donors 65 62 72 58
Not Sure 8 11 7 13
18-34 35-49 50-64 65+
Voters 13 27 23 27
Donors 80 68 73 60
Not Sure 7 6 4 12
No Degree HS Grad College Grad Degree
Voters 41 25 24 25
Donors 48 66 69 65
Not Sure 11 9 7 10
50K or Less 50-100K 100K+
Voters 28 24 23
Donors 61 69 71
Not Sure 11 8 6
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7. WHO DO YOU THINK SHOULD HAVE MORE POWER TO INFLUENCE
ELECTIONS?
Hawaii I. Kauai Maui Oahu
Male Female
Every American 92 84 89 88
Every American 90 92
The Wealthy 2 8 2 5
The Wealthy 6 2
Not Sure 6 8 9 7
Not Sure 5 7
Democrat Republican Independent Unsure
Every American 92 89 93 82
The Wealthy 3 5 3 3
Not Sure 5 6 4 15
18-34 35-49 50-64 65+
Every American 89 90 91 91
The Wealthy 9 6 4 2
Not Sure 2 4 5 7
No Degree HS Grad College Grad Degree
Every American 66 91 92 93
The Wealthy 16 3 3 3
Not Sure 18 6 5 5
50K or Less 50-100K 100K+
Every American 88 93 94
The Wealthy 4 3 3
Not Sure 7 5 3
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8. WHO DO YOU THINK HAS THE MOST INFLUENCE ON THE CHOICES AND
DECISIONS THAT MOST MEMBERS OF CONGRESS MAKE?
Hawaii I. Kauai Maui Oahu
Male Female
Voters 12 11 12 11
Voters 9 11
Donors 80 76 80 78
Donors 84 77
Not Sure 8 13 8 11
Not Sure 7 11
Democrat Republican Independent Unsure
Voters 11 14 7 8
Donors 80 75 89 72
Not Sure 9 11 4 20
18-34 35-49 50-64 65+
Voters 15 7 8 12
Donors 83 85 85 77
Not Sure 2 7 7 11
No Degree HS Grad College Grad Degree
Voters 43 12 7 8
Donors 45 78 84 85
Not Sure 11 10 9 7
50K or Less 50-100K 100K+
Voters 14 8 7
Donors 74 85 86
Not Sure 12 7 8
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9. WHO DO YOU THINK HAS THE MOST INFLUENCE ON THE CHOICES AND
DECISIONS THAT THE PEOPLE WHO REPRESENT YOUR STATE AND
DISTRICT IN CONGRESS MAKE?
Hawaii I. Kauai Maui Oahu
Voters 29 31 38 36
Male Female
Donors 57 53 53 51
Voters 31 39
Not Sure 13 16 9 13
Donors 59 46
Not Sure 10 15
Democrat Republican Independent Unsure
Voters 48 18 28 29
Donors 40 68 64 46
Not Sure 12 14 8 26
18-34 35-49 50-64 65+
Voters 20 31 33 38
Donors 63 57 57 47
Not Sure 17 11 10 15
No Degree HS Grad College Grad Degree
Voters 41 30 31 45
Donors 39 53 57 47
Not Sure 20 16 12 8
50K or Less 50-100K 100K+
Voters 34 37 33
Donors 48 52 61
Not Sure 18 11 6
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10. WOULD YOU SUPPORT A CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT TO LIMIT
POLITICAL DONATIONS?
Hawaii I. Kauai Maui Oahu
Male Female
Yes 63 72 63 65
Yes 67 63
No 15 10 19 18
No 19 16
Not Sure 23 18 18 17
Not Sure 14 21
Democrat Republican Independent Unsure
Yes 69 59 66 52
No 13 25 19 17
Not Sure 18 17 15 31
18-34 35-49 50-64 65+
Yes 50 61 66 66
No 39 19 18 14
Not Sure 11 20 16 19
No Degree HS Grad College Grad Degree
Yes 43 59 69 70
No 23 14 18 18
Not Sure 34 27 13 12
50K or Less 50-100K 100K+
Yes 58 70 71
No 16 16 20
Not Sure 26 14 9
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11. CROSSTABS
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12. WHO DO YOU THINK MEMBERS OF CONGRESS SHOULD WORK HARDEST TO REPRESENT?
Whose interests you think members of Congress actually work hardest to Who do you think has the most influence on Congress decisions?
represent?
Voters Donors Not Sure
The Poor Middle Class The Wealthy All Citizens Unsure The Poor 19 69 11
The Poor 20 7 59 8 6 Middle Class 8 87 5
Middle Class 7 7 74 4 7 The Wealthy 38 57 5
The Wealthy 48 7 31 10 3 All Citizens 11 79 10
All Citizens 9 4 52 13 22 Unsure 8 35 57
Unsure 12 6 23 15 44
Who do you think has the most influence over who is elected to Congress? Who do you think has the most influence on your state and district leaders?
Voters Donors Not Sure Voters Donors Not Sure
The Poor 31 62 7 The Poor 48 37 15
Middle Class 20 73 7 Middle Class 41 49 10
The Wealthy 38 55 7 The Wealthy 52 48 0
All Citizens 27 64 10 All Citizens 32 56 12
Unsure 25 27 48 Unsure 30 24 45
Who do you think should have more power to influence elections? Will you support Constitutional Amendment to political donations?
Every American The Wealthy Not Sure Yes No Not Sure
The Poor 86 6 8 The Poor 61 17 22
Middle Class 90 5 5 Middle Class 71 15 14
The Wealthy 58 31 12 The Wealthy 37 53 11
All Citizens 90 3 6 All Citizens 65 17 18
Unsure 57 5 38 Unsure 32 11 57
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13. WHOSE INTERESTS YOU THINK MEMBERS OF CONGRESS ACTUALLY WORK HARDEST TO
REPRESENT?
Who should Congress work hardest to represent? Who do you think has the most influence on Congress decisions?
The Poor Middle Class The Wealthy All Citizens Unsure Voters Donors Not Sure
The Poor 18 13 8 57 4 The Poor 18 72 10
Middle Class 15 29 3 49 4 Middle Class 34 52 14
The Wealthy 10 26 1 61 1 The Wealthy 4 90 6
All Citizens 8 7 2 79 5 All Citizens 40 40 21
Unsure 3 8 0 80 8 Unsure 8 73 19
Who do you think has the most influence over who is elected to Congress? Who do you think has the most influence on your state and district leaders?
Voters Donors Not Sure Voters Donors Not Sure
The Poor 38 49 13 The Poor 22 69 9
Middle Class 37 50 13 Middle Class 48 38 14
The Wealthy 16 79 5 The Wealthy 37 54 9
All Citizens 52 28 20 All Citizens 49 29 22
Unsure 33 47 20 Unsure 23 54 23
Who do you think should have more power to influence elections?
Will you support Constitutional Amendment to political donations?
Every American The Wealthy Not Sure
The Poor 80 10 11 Yes No Not Sure
Middle Class 81 13 6 The Poor 57 30 13
The Wealthy 94 3 3 Middle Class 58 26 15
All Citizens 79 6 14 The Wealthy 74 12 14
Unsure 83 3 14 All Citizens 41 27 31
Unsure 52 20 29
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14. WHO DO YOU THINK HAS THE MOST INFLUENCE OVER WHO IS ELECTED TO CONGRESS?
Who should Congress work hardest to represent? Who do you think has the most influence on your state and district leaders?
The Poor Middle Class The Wealthy All Citizens Unsure Voters Donors Not Sure
Voters 11 15 3 68 3 Voters 53 33 15
Donors 9 23 2 65 1 Donors 29 63 8
Not Sure 7 14 1 64 14 Not Sure 29 32 40
Whose interests you think members of Congress actually work hardest to Will you support Constitutional Amendment to political donations?
represent?
Yes No Not Sure
The Poor Middle Class The Wealthy All Citizens Unsure Voters 51 27 22
Voters 15 7 36 20 21 Donors 72 14 14
Donors 8 4 72 4 12 Not Sure 48 14 38
Not Sure 14 6 27 20 33
Who do you think should have more power to influence elections?
Every American The Wealthy Not Sure
Voters 89 5 7
Donors 91 5 4
Not Sure 67 4 29
Who do you think has the most influence on Congress decisions?
Voters Donors Not Sure
Voters 27 59 13
Donors 5 91 4
Not Sure 10 47 43
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15. WHO DO YOU THINK SHOULD HAVE MORE POWER TO INFLUENCE ELECTIONS?
Who should Congress work hardest to represent? Who do you think has the most influence on your state and district leaders?
The Poor Middle Class The Wealthy All Citizens Unsure Voters Donors Not Sure
Every American 9 20 1 68 2 Every American 36 53 11
The Wealthy 12 23 12 48 3 The Wealthy 35 52 13
Not Sure 11 13 3 59 15 Not Sure 29 36 35
Whose interests you think members of Congress actually work hardest to Will you support Constitutional Amendment to political donations?
represent?
Yes No Not Sure
The Poor Middle Class The Wealthy All Citizens Unsure Every American 67 16 17
Every American 9 4 62 9 16 The Wealthy 36 49 16
The Wealthy 22 14 39 14 11 Not Sure 43 17 40
Not Sure 16 4 26 20 34
Who do you think has the most influence over who is elected to Congress?
Voters Donors Not Sure
Every American 26 67 7
The Wealthy 27 66 8
Not Sure 24 36 40
Who do you think has the most influence on Congress decisions?
Voters Donors Not Sure
Every American 11 82 8
The Wealthy 29 61 10
Not Sure 7 48 45
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16. WHO DO YOU THINK HAS THE MOST INFLUENCE ON THE CHOICES AND DECISIONS THAT MOST
MEMBERS OF CONGRESS MAKE?
Who should Congress work hardest to represent? Who do you think has the most influence on your state and district leaders?
The Poor Middle Class The Wealthy All Citizens Unsure Voters Donors Not Sure
Voters 16 13 5 64 2 Voters 66 24 10
Donors 8 22 1 68 1 Donors 31 60 9
Not Sure 10 10 1 65 14 Not Sure 38 16 47
Whose interests you think members of Congress actually work hardest to Will you support Constitutional Amendment to political donations?
represent?
Yes No Not Sure
The Poor Middle Class The Wealthy All Citizens Unsure Voters 48 28 23
Voters 15 14 23 35 13 Donors 70 16 14
Donors 9 3 67 5 15 Not Sure 34 18 48
Not Sure 10 6 34 20 30
Who do you think has the most influence over who is elected to Congress?
Voters Donors Not Sure
Voters 63 28 9
Donors 19 75 6
Not Sure 34 27 40
Who do you think should have more power to influence elections?
Every American The Wealthy Not Sure
Voters 85 11 4
Donors 93 3 4
Not Sure 66 4 30
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17. WHO DO YOU THINK HAS THE MOST INFLUENCE ON THE CHOICES AND DECISIONS THAT THE
PEOPLE WHO REPRESENT YOUR STATE AND DISTRICT IN CONGRESS MAKE?
Who should Congress work hardest to represent? Who do you think has the most influence on Congress decisions?
The Poor Middle Class The Wealthy All Citizens Unsure Voters Donors Not Sure
Voters 13 23 2 60 2 Voters 21 69 10
Donors 6 19 1 72 1 Donors 5 92 3
Not Sure 11 16 0 65 9 Not Sure 9 56 36
Whose interests you think members of Congress actually work hardest to Will you support Constitutional Amendment to political donations?
represent?
Yes No Not Sure
The Poor Middle Class The Wealthy All Citizens Unsure Voters 70 15 16
Voters 6 6 63 13 11 Donors 67 19 14
Donors 12 3 62 5 17 Not Sure 40 19 42
Not Sure 6 5 41 17 30
Who do you think has the most influence over who is elected to Congress?
Voters Donors Not Sure
Voters 38 54 7
Donors 16 78 6
Not Sure 30 41 29
Who do you think should have more power to influence elections?
Every American The Wealthy Not Sure
Voters 91 4 5
Donors 92 4 4
Not Sure 78 4 18
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18. WOULD YOU SUPPORT A CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT TO LIMIT
POLITICAL DONATIONS?
Who should Congress work hardest to represent? Who do you think has the most influence on Congress decisions?
The Poor Middle Class The Wealthy All Citizens Unsure Voters Donors Not Sure
Yes 9 21 1 69 1 Yes 8 87 5
No 9 17 5 68 1 No 17 73 10
Not Sure 11 15 1 66 7 Not Sure 14 62 24
Whose interests you think members of Congress actually work hardest to Who do you think has the most influence on your state and district leaders?
represent?
Voters Donors Not Sure
The Poor Middle Class The Wealthy All Citizens Unsure Yes 38 55 8
Yes 8 4 68 6 13 No 30 56 14
No 17 6 43 15 19 Not Sure 31 41 29
Not Sure 7 3 46 17 27
Who do you think has the most influence over who is elected to Congress?
Voters Donors Not Sure
Yes 20 74 6
No 40 53 7
Not Sure 31 51 18
Who do you think should have more power to influence elections?
Every American The Wealthy Not Sure
Yes 94 2 4
No 84 10 6
Not Sure 84 3 13
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19. DEMOGRAPHICS
No Degree 4
Male 46
HS Grad 32
Female 54
College 36
Grad Degree 28
Democrat 45
Republican 19
50K or Less 36
Independent 29
50-100K 44
Unsure 8
100K+ 21
18-34
4
Hawaii I. 12
35-49
10
Kauai 4
50-64
36
Maui 11
65+
51
Oahu 73
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