Poll: Democrats Favored in Congressional Elections

Rasmussen Reports posed a hypothetical situation to the American public when they asked if the congressional election were to be held today, who would they vote for. The Democrats would win again, like they did in the 2006 election.

The results of the survey show that 47% of American voters would vote for the Democrat in their district and 37% said they would vote for the Republican. There was also 6% who wanted a third party and 10% were not sure. A month ago, the Democrats had a 46% to 37% advantage.

When the results are broken down demographically, the Democrats have a one-point lead over the Republicans with the men and a 18-point lead among the women. Republicans have a one-point lead among white voters, but with every other group, the Democrats are way ahead. They also have a lead with the unaffiliated voters by 41% to 30%.

The Democrats support among voters has remained rather constant, fluctuating from 45% to 47% over the period of the last six months. The Republicans have remained steady at about 34 to 38%. The voters' perceptions of the political ideology of the members of both parties have changed a bit in the last month, since the last survey on this subject was taken.

Democrats are viewed as liberal by 38%. Last month it was 37%. However, 43% view Democrats as moderate and that is a five-point increase from July, still short of the highest in June when it was 45%, but it is on the up swing.

When it comes to the Republicans, 43% view them as conservative and 37% as moderate.

Breaking it down by parties, most Republicans view Republicans as moderates, most Democrats view Democrats as moderates and of those not affiliated with either party, 46% see most Democrats as moderates and 37% see most Republicans as moderates, 36% of the unaffiliated voters view most Democrats as liberal and 43% think of most Republicans and conservative.

In 2008, the entire House of Representatives and one third of the Senate are up for re election and 70% of Americans think that the Democrats are likely to still be in control of the Congress after the elections. And of the number, 40% believe it is very likely the Democrats will keep control. Not very likely came in with 17%, not likely at all 4% and not sure 9%.

And when it comes to a matter of trust, the Democrats are still trusted more than the Republicans are on the key issues.

Source; Rasmussen Reports http://www.rasmussenreports.com/