PEACH STATE POLL -- Winter 2005
qV1. Were you aware that these machines were instituted state-wide?
|
|
Total |
Atlanta vs. the rest of the state |
Respondent's Gender |
Race Aggregated |
Respondent's Age |
Level of Education |
Political Party Preference |
Political Ideology |
|---|
| Atlanta Region |
Rest of the state |
Male |
Female |
White |
Nonwhite |
18 - 25 years old |
26 - 35 years old |
36 - 45 years old |
46 - 55 years old |
56 - 65 years old |
66 and older |
High School Diploma or Less |
Some College |
College Degree |
Post Grad Work |
Republican |
Democrat |
Independent |
Conservative |
Moderate |
Liberal |
|---|
| Were you aware that these machines were instituted state-wide? |
Yes |
70% |
71% |
70% |
69% |
71% |
79% |
55% |
61% |
66% |
72% |
77% |
83% |
71% |
58% |
75% |
75% |
78% |
77% |
69% |
67% |
71% |
74% |
68% |
|---|
| No |
28% |
28% |
29% |
29% |
27% |
19% |
43% |
39% |
31% |
28% |
21% |
16% |
26% |
40% |
23% |
24% |
21% |
22% |
30% |
32% |
28% |
25% |
31% |
|---|
| DKRefused (vol.) |
2% |
2% |
2% |
2% |
1% |
2% |
2% |
|
3% |
1% |
2% |
1% |
3% |
2% |
3% |
0% |
0% |
1% |
1% |
1% |
1% |
1% |
1% |
|---|
| Total |
Unweighted Count |
800 |
400 |
400 |
373 |
427 |
612 |
166 |
40 |
113 |
156 |
168 |
166 |
140 |
232 |
206 |
204 |
150 |
311 |
199 |
189 |
390 |
241 |
137 |
|---|
PEACH STATE POLL -- Winter 2005
qV2. Have you yet voted on the new machines?
|
|
Total |
Atlanta vs. the rest of the state |
Respondent's Gender |
Race Aggregated |
Respondent's Age |
Level of Education |
Political Party Preference |
Political Ideology |
|---|
| Atlanta Region |
Rest of the state |
Male |
Female |
White |
Nonwhite |
18 - 25 years old |
26 - 35 years old |
36 - 45 years old |
46 - 55 years old |
56 - 65 years old |
66 and older |
High School Diploma or Less |
Some College |
College Degree |
Post Grad Work |
Republican |
Democrat |
Independent |
Conservative |
Moderate |
Liberal |
|---|
| Have you yet voted on the new machines? |
Yes |
74% |
76% |
73% |
72% |
77% |
78% |
67% |
58% |
66% |
77% |
92% |
86% |
74% |
54% |
74% |
90% |
90% |
83% |
76% |
72% |
80% |
79% |
57% |
|---|
| No |
25% |
24% |
27% |
28% |
23% |
21% |
33% |
42% |
34% |
23% |
8% |
13% |
24% |
46% |
26% |
9% |
10% |
17% |
24% |
28% |
20% |
21% |
43% |
|---|
| DKRefused (vol.) |
0% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
|
|
|
|
|
0% |
2% |
0% |
|
0% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
|
0% |
1% |
|---|
| Total |
Unweighted Count |
800 |
400 |
400 |
373 |
427 |
612 |
166 |
40 |
113 |
156 |
168 |
166 |
140 |
232 |
206 |
204 |
150 |
311 |
199 |
189 |
390 |
241 |
137 |
|---|
PEACH STATE POLL -- Winter 2005
qV3. What do you think is the greatest advantage of the new fully electronic voting machines? [Open ended – Record verbatim]
|
|
Total |
Atlanta vs. the rest of the state |
Respondent's Gender |
Race Aggregated |
Respondent's Age |
Level of Education |
Political Party Preference |
Political Ideology |
|---|
| Atlanta Region |
Rest of the state |
Male |
Female |
White |
Nonwhite |
18 - 25 years old |
26 - 35 years old |
36 - 45 years old |
46 - 55 years old |
56 - 65 years old |
66 and older |
High School Diploma or Less |
Some College |
College Degree |
Post Grad Work |
Republican |
Democrat |
Independent |
Conservative |
Moderate |
Liberal |
|---|
| What do you think is the greatest advantage of the new fully electronic voting machines? |
More accurate |
15% |
17% |
14% |
13% |
18% |
19% |
9% |
6% |
21% |
21% |
13% |
18% |
12% |
12% |
17% |
16% |
19% |
21% |
13% |
10% |
18% |
15% |
11% |
|---|
| Convenient (faster to use and easier to use/read) |
57% |
61% |
54% |
56% |
58% |
58% |
56% |
61% |
55% |
48% |
69% |
59% |
57% |
52% |
55% |
63% |
64% |
62% |
63% |
51% |
59% |
57% |
59% |
|---|
| Faster tabulation of results |
8% |
7% |
9% |
10% |
6% |
7% |
9% |
19% |
6% |
9% |
5% |
5% |
2% |
9% |
9% |
6% |
5% |
5% |
9% |
13% |
10% |
7% |
6% |
|---|
| Uniformity of process |
1% |
1% |
0% |
1% |
0% |
1% |
0% |
0% |
|
1% |
1% |
1% |
1% |
|
0% |
2% |
1% |
|
0% |
2% |
0% |
1% |
1% |
|---|
| Secure from tampering |
2% |
2% |
2% |
2% |
2% |
2% |
2% |
|
3% |
1% |
2% |
5% |
1% |
1% |
3% |
2% |
1% |
1% |
1% |
2% |
2% |
3% |
0% |
|---|
| Other |
2% |
1% |
2% |
2% |
1% |
1% |
2% |
2% |
2% |
3% |
0% |
0% |
1% |
1% |
2% |
0% |
3% |
1% |
2% |
2% |
1% |
3% |
2% |
|---|
| There are no advantages |
4% |
6% |
2% |
5% |
3% |
3% |
5% |
|
3% |
7% |
3% |
4% |
7% |
3% |
4% |
5% |
3% |
2% |
4% |
6% |
3% |
5% |
4% |
|---|
| No opinion / Don't know |
12% |
6% |
17% |
12% |
11% |
8% |
17% |
12% |
11% |
12% |
7% |
8% |
20% |
21% |
9% |
7% |
5% |
7% |
7% |
15% |
9% |
9% |
17% |
|---|
| Total |
Unweighted Count |
800 |
400 |
400 |
373 |
427 |
612 |
166 |
40 |
113 |
156 |
168 |
166 |
140 |
232 |
206 |
204 |
150 |
311 |
199 |
189 |
390 |
241 |
137 |
|---|
PEACH STATE POLL -- Winter 2005
qV4. What do you think is the greatest problem with the new electronic voting machines? [Open ended – Record verbatim]
|
|
Total |
Atlanta vs. the rest of the state |
Respondent's Gender |
Race Aggregated |
Respondent's Age |
Level of Education |
Political Party Preference |
Political Ideology |
|---|
| Atlanta Region |
Rest of the state |
Male |
Female |
White |
Nonwhite |
18 - 25 years old |
26 - 35 years old |
36 - 45 years old |
46 - 55 years old |
56 - 65 years old |
66 and older |
High School Diploma or Less |
Some College |
College Degree |
Post Grad Work |
Republican |
Democrat |
Independent |
Conservative |
Moderate |
Liberal |
|---|
| What do you think is the greatest problem with the new electronic voting machines? |
Accuracy (potentially inaccurate) |
4% |
3% |
6% |
3% |
6% |
2% |
9% |
6% |
6% |
3% |
4% |
1% |
6% |
5% |
4% |
2% |
6% |
2% |
9% |
4% |
3% |
6% |
5% |
|---|
| Computers/programers make mistakes & rely on power grid |
11% |
11% |
12% |
6% |
16% |
12% |
11% |
25% |
9% |
9% |
8% |
8% |
12% |
13% |
14% |
12% |
4% |
11% |
11% |
8% |
15% |
6% |
11% |
|---|
| Potential for fraud or cheating |
12% |
12% |
11% |
16% |
7% |
9% |
15% |
18% |
12% |
14% |
11% |
9% |
1% |
9% |
13% |
11% |
13% |
8% |
11% |
18% |
10% |
13% |
15% |
|---|
| Some people are not comfortable using technology |
11% |
9% |
13% |
8% |
13% |
14% |
6% |
6% |
11% |
9% |
15% |
15% |
10% |
5% |
9% |
14% |
17% |
13% |
10% |
7% |
13% |
10% |
7% |
|---|
| No means for audit/recounts will be tricky/no paper trail |
9% |
13% |
5% |
12% |
6% |
10% |
7% |
9% |
5% |
9% |
10% |
12% |
12% |
6% |
7% |
11% |
15% |
4% |
12% |
12% |
6% |
10% |
17% |
|---|
| Difficult to use |
4% |
3% |
5% |
5% |
3% |
5% |
3% |
|
5% |
5% |
5% |
3% |
6% |
3% |
6% |
3% |
4% |
5% |
4% |
5% |
4% |
4% |
6% |
|---|
| Other |
5% |
6% |
3% |
5% |
4% |
4% |
5% |
3% |
3% |
6% |
6% |
6% |
3% |
6% |
3% |
3% |
6% |
4% |
4% |
5% |
4% |
5% |
6% |
|---|
| There are no problems |
29% |
30% |
27% |
28% |
30% |
30% |
26% |
23% |
25% |
30% |
31% |
34% |
32% |
25% |
29% |
35% |
27% |
41% |
25% |
22% |
33% |
33% |
12% |
|---|
| No opinion / Don't know |
16% |
13% |
18% |
17% |
14% |
15% |
17% |
10% |
24% |
15% |
9% |
13% |
18% |
28% |
14% |
7% |
7% |
14% |
14% |
19% |
13% |
13% |
21% |
|---|
| Total |
Unweighted Count |
800 |
400 |
400 |
373 |
427 |
612 |
166 |
40 |
113 |
156 |
168 |
166 |
140 |
232 |
206 |
204 |
150 |
311 |
199 |
189 |
390 |
241 |
137 |
|---|
PEACH STATE POLL -- Winter 2005
qV5. In general, how comfortable are you with advanced technology? [READ FIRST 4 RESPONSE OPTIONS]
|
|
Total |
Atlanta vs. the rest of the state |
Respondent's Gender |
Race Aggregated |
Respondent's Age |
Level of Education |
Political Party Preference |
Political Ideology |
|---|
| Atlanta Region |
Rest of the state |
Male |
Female |
White |
Nonwhite |
18 - 25 years old |
26 - 35 years old |
36 - 45 years old |
46 - 55 years old |
56 - 65 years old |
66 and older |
High School Diploma or Less |
Some College |
College Degree |
Post Grad Work |
Republican |
Democrat |
Independent |
Conservative |
Moderate |
Liberal |
|---|
| How comfortable are you with advanced technology? |
Very comfortable |
56% |
60% |
52% |
59% |
53% |
54% |
60% |
74% |
59% |
60% |
52% |
45% |
34% |
44% |
55% |
60% |
73% |
61% |
57% |
55% |
58% |
56% |
52% |
|---|
| Somewhat comfortable |
35% |
32% |
37% |
34% |
36% |
37% |
31% |
22% |
35% |
32% |
37% |
42% |
43% |
41% |
40% |
30% |
22% |
31% |
36% |
37% |
35% |
35% |
35% |
|---|
| Not too comfortable |
3% |
3% |
4% |
2% |
5% |
4% |
2% |
0% |
4% |
3% |
4% |
5% |
6% |
4% |
3% |
3% |
4% |
4% |
3% |
3% |
3% |
4% |
5% |
|---|
| Uncomfortable |
5% |
4% |
5% |
4% |
5% |
4% |
6% |
3% |
2% |
4% |
5% |
7% |
10% |
9% |
2% |
6% |
1% |
4% |
3% |
5% |
3% |
4% |
8% |
|---|
| It depends (vol.) |
0% |
|
1% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
|
0% |
|
0% |
|
2% |
1% |
|
|
1% |
|
0% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
|---|
| DKRefused (vol.) |
1% |
1% |
1% |
1% |
1% |
2% |
0% |
|
|
0% |
1% |
1% |
6% |
2% |
0% |
2% |
0% |
1% |
0% |
1% |
1% |
1% |
0% |
|---|
| Total |
Unweighted Count |
800 |
400 |
400 |
373 |
427 |
612 |
166 |
40 |
113 |
156 |
168 |
166 |
140 |
232 |
206 |
204 |
150 |
311 |
199 |
189 |
390 |
241 |
137 |
|---|
PEACH STATE POLL -- Winter 2005
qV6. Did you vote in the November 2004 elections?
|
|
Total |
Atlanta vs. the rest of the state |
Respondent's Gender |
Race Aggregated |
Respondent's Age |
Level of Education |
Political Party Preference |
Political Ideology |
|---|
| Atlanta Region |
Rest of the state |
Male |
Female |
White |
Nonwhite |
18 - 25 years old |
26 - 35 years old |
36 - 45 years old |
46 - 55 years old |
56 - 65 years old |
66 and older |
High School Diploma or Less |
Some College |
College Degree |
Post Grad Work |
Republican |
Democrat |
Independent |
Conservative |
Moderate |
Liberal |
|---|
| Did you vote in the November 2004 elections? |
Yes |
78% |
79% |
76% |
78% |
78% |
80% |
74% |
61% |
69% |
80% |
91% |
88% |
83% |
58% |
76% |
93% |
94% |
83% |
80% |
77% |
83% |
80% |
65% |
|---|
| No |
22% |
21% |
23% |
22% |
22% |
20% |
25% |
39% |
31% |
19% |
8% |
11% |
17% |
41% |
24% |
6% |
6% |
16% |
19% |
23% |
17% |
20% |
35% |
|---|
| Refused (vol.) |
1% |
1% |
1% |
1% |
0% |
0% |
1% |
|
|
0% |
0% |
0% |
|
1% |
|
1% |
0% |
0% |
1% |
0% |
|
1% |
0% |
|---|
| Total |
Unweighted Count |
800 |
400 |
400 |
373 |
427 |
612 |
166 |
40 |
113 |
156 |
168 |
166 |
140 |
232 |
206 |
204 |
150 |
311 |
199 |
189 |
390 |
241 |
137 |
|---|
PEACH STATE POLL -- Winter 2005
qV6a. [If claims to have voted]: Did you vote by absentee ballot, did you vote on the touchscreen machines prior to election – known as advanced voting, or did you vote at your precinct on election day?
|
|
Total |
Atlanta vs. the rest of the state |
Respondent's Gender |
Race Aggregated |
Respondent's Age |
Level of Education |
Political Party Preference |
Political Ideology |
|---|
| Atlanta Region |
Rest of the state |
Male |
Female |
White |
Nonwhite |
18 - 25 years old |
26 - 35 years old |
36 - 45 years old |
46 - 55 years old |
56 - 65 years old |
66 and older |
High School Diploma or Less |
Some College |
College Degree |
Post Grad Work |
Republican |
Democrat |
Independent |
Conservative |
Moderate |
Liberal |
|---|
| Did you vote by absentee ballot, did you vote on the touchscreen machines prior to election - known as advanced voting, or did you vote at your precinct on election day? |
Absentee |
9% |
6% |
11% |
10% |
7% |
8% |
10% |
23% |
5% |
4% |
4% |
6% |
17% |
11% |
9% |
9% |
5% |
12% |
8% |
4% |
11% |
7% |
4% |
|---|
| Advanced voting |
30% |
30% |
30% |
25% |
34% |
27% |
35% |
29% |
26% |
32% |
31% |
33% |
27% |
23% |
28% |
31% |
40% |
25% |
35% |
33% |
26% |
35% |
32% |
|---|
| Voted on election day |
61% |
64% |
58% |
64% |
58% |
64% |
55% |
48% |
69% |
63% |
65% |
61% |
54% |
65% |
63% |
60% |
55% |
63% |
57% |
62% |
63% |
59% |
63% |
|---|
| Not sure Refused (vol.) |
0% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
|
0% |
0% |
|
|
|
|
|
2% |
1% |
|
|
0% |
|
0% |
0% |
|
|
0% |
|---|
| Total |
Unweighted Count |
656 |
342 |
314 |
312 |
344 |
506 |
133 |
27 |
84 |
127 |
151 |
143 |
113 |
151 |
169 |
191 |
138 |
276 |
163 |
150 |
344 |
193 |
104 |
|---|
PEACH STATE POLL -- Winter 2005
qV6b [If respondent voted by advanced voting or on election day]: Approximately how long did you have to wait in line to vote?
|
|
Total |
Atlanta vs. the rest of the state |
Respondent's Gender |
Race Aggregated |
Respondent's Age |
Level of Education |
Political Party Preference |
Political Ideology |
|---|
| Atlanta Region |
Rest of the state |
Male |
Female |
White |
Nonwhite |
18 - 25 years old |
26 - 35 years old |
36 - 45 years old |
46 - 55 years old |
56 - 65 years old |
66 and older |
High School Diploma or Less |
Some College |
College Degree |
Post Grad Work |
Republican |
Democrat |
Independent |
Conservative |
Moderate |
Liberal |
|---|
| Total number of minutes waited (combined hours and minutes) |
Average |
39.03 |
53.49 |
21.67 |
38.25 |
39.80 |
29.89 |
56.22 |
38.19 |
47.05 |
40.29 |
38.06 |
35.35 |
28.59 |
27.04 |
40.25 |
44.07 |
43.75 |
28.17 |
45.89 |
43.72 |
33.42 |
44.26 |
48.99 |
|---|
PEACH STATE POLL -- Winter 2005
qV6c. [If claims to have voted]: How confident are you that your vote was accurately counted? Are you very confident, somewhat confident, not very confident, or not at all confident?
|
|
Total |
Atlanta vs. the rest of the state |
Respondent's Gender |
Race Aggregated |
Respondent's Age |
Level of Education |
Political Party Preference |
Political Ideology |
|---|
| Atlanta Region |
Rest of the state |
Male |
Female |
White |
Nonwhite |
18 - 25 years old |
26 - 35 years old |
36 - 45 years old |
46 - 55 years old |
56 - 65 years old |
66 and older |
High School Diploma or Less |
Some College |
College Degree |
Post Grad Work |
Republican |
Democrat |
Independent |
Conservative |
Moderate |
Liberal |
|---|
| How confident are you that your vote was accurately counted? |
Very Confident |
64% |
66% |
61% |
67% |
60% |
76% |
40% |
52% |
67% |
67% |
67% |
63% |
60% |
53% |
65% |
70% |
65% |
87% |
41% |
61% |
73% |
54% |
49% |
|---|
| Somewhat confident |
25% |
21% |
28% |
21% |
28% |
19% |
35% |
29% |
23% |
20% |
29% |
27% |
25% |
30% |
21% |
20% |
31% |
11% |
42% |
25% |
16% |
36% |
36% |
|---|
| Not very confident |
5% |
5% |
4% |
4% |
5% |
2% |
10% |
5% |
4% |
4% |
2% |
6% |
7% |
5% |
4% |
5% |
3% |
1% |
8% |
4% |
4% |
5% |
2% |
|---|
| Not at all confident |
5% |
6% |
5% |
5% |
5% |
1% |
13% |
14% |
3% |
8% |
2% |
1% |
3% |
11% |
7% |
3% |
0% |
1% |
8% |
9% |
5% |
3% |
12% |
|---|
| DK Dont remember (vol.) |
2% |
2% |
2% |
2% |
1% |
1% |
2% |
|
4% |
|
0% |
3% |
5% |
2% |
3% |
1% |
0% |
1% |
1% |
1% |
2% |
2% |
1% |
|---|
| Refused (vol.) |
0% |
0% |
|
0% |
|
0% |
|
|
|
|
|
1% |
|
|
|
|
0% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|---|
| Total |
Unweighted Count |
654 |
341 |
313 |
310 |
344 |
505 |
132 |
27 |
84 |
127 |
151 |
143 |
111 |
150 |
169 |
191 |
137 |
276 |
162 |
149 |
344 |
193 |
103 |
|---|
PEACH STATE POLL -- Winter 2005
qV6d. [If respondent did not vote in election 2004] What is the main reason you did not vote in the November election? (ask open-ended; use a pre-coded list) [Select all that apply]
|
|
Total |
Atlanta vs. the rest of the state |
Respondent's Gender |
Race Aggregated |
Respondent's Age |
Level of Education |
Political Party Preference |
Political Ideology |
|---|
| Atlanta Region |
Rest of the state |
Male |
Female |
White |
Nonwhite |
18 - 25 years old |
26 - 35 years old |
36 - 45 years old |
46 - 55 years old |
56 - 65 years old |
66 and older |
High School Diploma or Less |
Some College |
College Degree |
Post Grad Work |
Republican |
Democrat |
Independent |
Conservative |
Moderate |
Liberal |
|---|
| What is the main reason you did not vote in the November election? |
Disliked all candidates |
18% |
15% |
20% |
18% |
17% |
26% |
7% |
4% |
30% |
13% |
10% |
33% |
25% |
19% |
17% |
13% |
11% |
|
28% |
31% |
6% |
23% |
28% |
|---|
| Generally not interested in politics |
2% |
2% |
2% |
4% |
0% |
1% |
3% |
|
|
|
8% |
|
8% |
3% |
1% |
2% |
|
1% |
|
4% |
|
0% |
3% |
|---|
| Not registered |
26% |
32% |
20% |
22% |
29% |
27% |
25% |
27% |
29% |
33% |
12% |
24% |
|
20% |
31% |
34% |
51% |
26% |
8% |
34% |
24% |
26% |
31% |
|---|
| Upset with political process |
7% |
4% |
10% |
10% |
5% |
3% |
11% |
|
17% |
5% |
9% |
6% |
2% |
9% |
6% |
5% |
|
3% |
11% |
1% |
11% |
7% |
2% |
|---|
| No confidence in the system for counting votes |
1% |
1% |
1% |
1% |
2% |
|
|---|