NEBRASKA

2nd CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT

REPUBLICAN PRIMARY ELECTION
2016

Survey conducted January 7th through January 8th, 2016. 1,230 likely 2016 Republican Primary Election
voters participated in the survey. Survey weighted to match expected turnout demographics for the
2016 Republican Primary Election. Margin of Error is +/- 3% with a 95% level of confidence. Totals do not
always equal 100% due to rounding.

Q: In your opinion, what should Congress top priority be this year?

Terrorism: 29%
Jobs & Economy: 17%
Spending & Debt: 15%
Immigration: 14%
Taxes: 3%
Healthcare: 3%
Education: 2%
Global Affairs: 2%
Energy: 1%
Dont know/Other: 13%
Q: What is your opinion of Don Bacon?
Favorable: 8%
Unfavorable: 7%
No opinion: 85%
Q: What is your opinion of Chip Maxwell?
Favorable: 26%
Unfavorable: 13%
No opinion: 61%
Q: If the Republican primary election for United States Congress were held today, and the candidates
were Don Bacon and Chip Maxwell, for whom would you vote? [ROTATE]
Chip Maxwell: 31%
Don Bacon: 11%
Undecided: 58%
Q: Do you support or oppose cutting federal spending to only basic necessities like national security and
infrastructure?
Support: 45%
Oppose: 20%
Not sure: 35%
Q: Do you support or oppose sending U.S. ground troops to fight ISIS in the Middle East?
Support: 52%
Oppose: 24%
Not sure: 24%

Q: Do you support or oppose deporting all undocumented illegal aliens currently living in Nebraska?
Support: 49%
Oppose: 31%
Not sure: 20%

Q: In your opinion, what should Congress top priority be this year?

BY COUNTY
Column %

DOUGLAS

SARPY

Terrorism

29%

31%

Jobs & Economy

17%

16%

Spending & Debt

15%

14%

Immigration

14%

14%

Taxes

4%

2%

Healthcare

3%

4%

Education

2%

1%

Global Affairs

2%

2%

Energy

1%

0%

Don't know/Other

13%

15%

Column %

Female

Male

Terrorism

33%

25%

Jobs & Economy

14%

21%

Spending & Debt

13%

17%

Immigration

15%

14%

Taxes

2%

4%

Healthcare

3%

4%

Education

2%

2%

Global Affairs

2%

2%

Energy

1%

0%

Don't know/Other

15%

12%

Column %

18-29

30-39

40-49

50-69

70+

Terrorism

24%

20%

23%

29%

35%

Jobs & Economy

14%

22%

15%

19%

15%

Spending & Debt

13%

8%

23%

16%

13%

Immigration

10%

18%

16%

15%

11%

Taxes

0%

7%

2%

3%

4%

Healthcare

3%

2%

3%

4%

3%

Education

5%

8%

3%

1%

1%

Global Affairs

2%

4%

2%

1%

1%

Energy

0%

2%

2%

1%

0%

Don't know/Other

29%

10%

11%

11%

18%

BY GENDER

BY AGE

Q: In your opinion, what should Congress top priority be this year? (CONTINUED)
BY IDEOLOGY
Column %

Conservative

Moderate

Liberal

Terrorism

33%

22%

13%

Jobs & Economy

16%

20%

25%

Spending & Debt

15%

15%

16%

Immigration

15%

12%

5%

Taxes

3%

4%

0%

Healthcare

3%

4%

5%

Education

1%

5%

0%

Global Affairs

1%

3%

6%

Energy

0%

2%

0%

Don't know/Other

13%

13%

31%

Q: What is your opinion of Don Bacon?

BY COUNTY
Column %

DOUGLAS

SARPY

Favorable

7%

11%

Unfavorable

7%

6%

No opinion

86%

83%

Column %

Female

Male

Favorable

6%

10%

BY GENDER

Unfavorable

5%

9%

No opinion

89%

81%

Column %

18-29

30-39

40-49

50-69

70+

Favorable

14%

9%

8%

8%

6%

Unfavorable

10%

18%

5%

7%

4%

No opinion

76%

73%

87%

85%

90%

BY AGE

BY IDEOLOGY
Column %

Conservative

Moderate

Liberal

Favorable

9%

7%

1%

Unfavorable

6%

7%

29%

No opinion

86%

86%

70%

Q: What is your opinion of Chip Maxwell?

BY COUNTY
Column %

DOUGLAS

SARPY

Favorable

28%

18%

Unfavorable

13%

13%

No opinion

59%

70%

Column %

Female

Male

Favorable

23%

29%

Unfavorable

10%

16%

No opinion

67%

55%

Column %

18-29

30-39

40-49

50-69

70+

Favorable

19%

24%

25%

25%

29%

Unfavorable

17%

34%

10%

12%

9%

No opinion

64%

42%

65%

63%

61%

BY GENDER

BY AGE

BY IDEOLOGY
Column %

Conservative

Moderate

Liberal

Favorable

29%

18%

12%

Unfavorable

11%

16%

28%

No opinion

59%

66%

60%

Q: If the Republican primary election for United States Congress were held today, and the candidates
were Don Bacon and Chip Maxwell, for whom would you vote? [ROTATE]
BY COUNTY
Column %

DOUGLAS

SARPY

Chip Maxwell

34%

22%

Don Bacon

10%

14%

Undecided

56%

64%

BY GENDER
Column %

Female

Male

Chip Maxwell

28%

35%

Don Bacon

9%

13%

Undecided

64%

52%

Column %

18-29

30-39

40-49

50-69

70+

Chip Maxwell

26%

32%

25%

31%

36%

Don Bacon

18%

14%

12%

10%

10%

Undecided

56%

54%

63%

59%

54%

BY AGE

BY IDEOLOGY
Column %

Conservative

Moderate

Liberal

Chip Maxwell

34%

26%

20%

Don Bacon

11%

9%

10%

Undecided

55%

65%

70%

Q: Do you support or oppose cutting federal spending to only basic necessities like national security and
infrastructure?
BY COUNTY
Column %

DOUGLAS

SARPY

Support

46%

42%

Oppose

19%

21%

Not sure

35%

37%

BY GENDER
Column %

Female

Male

Support

41%

49%

Oppose

16%

23%

Not sure

42%

28%

Column %

18-29

30-39

40-49

50-69

70+

Support

44%

42%

54%

45%

43%

Oppose

17%

24%

26%

22%

11%

Not sure

39%

34%

20%

33%

47%

BY AGE

BY IDEOLOGY
Column %

Conservative

Moderate

Liberal

Support

53%

29%

21%

Oppose

14%

33%

37%

Not sure

34%

38%

42%

Q: Do you support or oppose sending U.S. ground troops to fight ISIS in the Middle East?
BY COUNTY
Column %

DOUGLAS

SARPY

Support

53%

50%

Oppose

24%

25%

Not sure

24%

25%

Female

Male

Support

49%

55%

Oppose

23%

25%

Not sure

28%

20%

Column %

18-29

30-39

40-49

50-69

70+

Support

44%

56%

45%

55%

51%

Oppose

25%

19%

34%

21%

24%

Not sure

31%

24%

20%

24%

25%

BY GENDER
Column %

BY AGE

BY IDEOLOGY
Column %

Conservative

Moderate

Liberal

Support

58%

41%

27%

Oppose

19%

33%

50%

Not sure

23%

26%

23%

Q: Do you support or oppose deporting all undocumented illegal aliens currently living in Nebraska?
BY COUNTY
Column %

DOUGLAS

SARPY

Support

49%

47%

Oppose

31%

32%

Not sure

20%

21%

Female

Male

Support

47%

51%

Oppose

29%

33%

Not sure

24%

16%

Column %

18-29

30-39

40-49

50-69

70+

Support

54%

51%

60%

48%

42%

Oppose

28%

29%

22%

33%

32%

Not sure

18%

20%

18%

18%

26%

BY GENDER
Column %

BY AGE

BY IDEOLOGY
Column %

Conservative

Moderate

Liberal

Support

53%

38%

37%

Oppose

27%

40%

52%

Not sure

20%

22%

11%

DEMOGRAPHICS

COUNTY
DOUGLAS
SARPY

%
82%
18%

GENDER
%
50%
50%

Female
Male
AGE
18-29
30-39
40-49
50-69
70+

%
5%
8%
13%
48%
26%

IDEOLOGY
Conservative
Moderate
Liberal

%
71%
26%
3%