Michigan Statewide Likely General Election Voter Survey July 2022 Survey Wdiv/Detroit News 600 Sample
Michigan Statewide Likely General Election Voter Survey July 2022 Survey Wdiv/Detroit News 600 Sample
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Michigan Voter General Election Survey
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Page Topic
2 Methodology
3 Key Findings
36 Cross-tabulation Report
METHODOLOGY
The Glengariff Group, Inc. conducted a Michigan statewide survey of November 2022 likely general election voters. The 600
sample, live operator telephone survey was conducted on July 5-8, 2022 and has a margin of error of +/-4.0% with a 95% level of
confidence. 26.0% of respondents were contacted via landline telephone. 74.0% of respondents were contacted via cell phone
telephone. This survey was commissioned by WDIV Local 4 News and the Detroit News.
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KEY FINDINGS
* Only 11.3% of Michigan voters believe the nation is on the right track, with 79.3% saying it is on the wrong track.
* Michigan voters believe the state is on the wrong track by a narrower number of 49.6% wrong track and 35.5% right track. The
numbers are markedly than how voters feel about the nation.
Michigan’s numbers are consistent with our January 2022 statewide survey results.
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Motivation to Vote at 9.2: Turnout Intensity Comparable to 2018 and 2020
* Voters were asked on a one-to ten scale how motivated they were to vote in the November gubernatorial election. The higher
the score, the greater the motivation to vote. Michigan voters are motivated a very strong 9.2 on a 10.0-point scale --- up from
9.0% in January.
The chart below compares motivation to vote levels with 2012 ,2014, 2016, 2020 and 2022.
The largest jump occurred among Independent voters moving from 8.4 to 9.0, and Strong Democratic voters moving from 9.1
to 9.6.
* Voters view Joe Biden unfavorably by a margin of 36.3% favorable to 51.9% unfavorable. 10.8% of voters have no opinion of
him.
Independent voters view Joe Biden unfavorably by a margin of 32.5% favorable to 52.6% unfavorable – a further decrease
from 41.4% in January 2022.
* When asked if they approve or disapprove of the job Joe Biden is doing as President, Michigan voters disapprove by a margin
of 38.5% favorable to 56.7% unfavorable
* Independent voters disapprove of Joe Biden’s performance by a margin of 32.4% approve to 61.4% disapprove further eroding
from January 2022 when it was at 39.4%-47.5%,
* Michigan voters have an unfavorable view of Donald Trump by a margin of 34.8% favorable to 54.9% unfavorable.
But what sticks out is how similar Biden and Trump’s numbers look among Michigan voters.
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Whitmer Has Strong Job Approval at 55.3%
* Voters view Gretchen Whitmer favorably by a margin of 48.9% favorable to 40.0% unfavorable.
Independent voters view Gretchen Whitmer favorably by a margin of 49.1% favorable to 36.8% unfavorable.
Whitmer favorability has jumped from 81.7% to 90.3% among Strong Democratic voters.
* By a margin of 55.3% approve to 40.1% disapprove Michigan voters approve of Gretchen Whitmer’s performance as
Governor.
These approval numbers are consistent with the January 2022 survey that had her job approval at 56.2%-38.7%
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Independent Voters Continue to Drive Whitmer’s Job Approval
* Among Independent women, Gretchen Whitmer’s job approval is 66.0% approve -28.3% disapprove.
* While Joe Biden has a job approval of only 32.5% among Independent voters, Gretchen Whitmer has job approval of 61.4%
among independent voters – a 28.9% difference from Joe Biden.
* Voters are clearly separating their views of Joe Biden from their views of Gretchen Whitmer.
* Voters were asked if they had heard of five candidates running for the Republican nomination for Governor. None of the five
candidates tops 50% name identification. Ryan Kelley leads the field in name identification at 49.8%.
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* From the January 2022 survey we can match increases in name id of three of the five candidates:
Whitmer, For Now, Crosses Crucial 50% Threshold Against Four of Five GOP Candidates
* In head-to-head matchups against the five Republican candidates for Governor, Gretchen Whitmer narrowly tops the important
50.0% threshold against four of the five candidates.
Ryan Kelley – the GOP candidate with the greatest name id – gives Whitmer the closest race at this point with Whitmer
leading by 8.3%
But all five candidates are narrowly bunched up in the head- to- head matchups.
Whitmer 52.3%
Rebandt 37.3%
Undecided 8.8%
Lead 15.0%
Of particular note is the low level of undecided voters ranging from 6.8% to 8.8% undecided.
* In comparing the Whitmer-Kelley race, Whitmer is driven by strong support among women.
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Gender Whitmer Kelley Undecided Difference
Female 55.7% 36.6% 7.3% 19.1% Whitmer
Male 42.9% 46.4% 8.7% 3.5% Kelley
* Among suburban voters, Whitmer leads Kelley by a margin of 53.6% - 38.8% -- a 14.8% lead in the suburbs.
* In a head-to-head matchup, Dana Nessel leads Matt DePerno in the race for Attorney General by a margin of 44.4%-37.7%,
with 16.9% undecided
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Benson Leads Karamo by 7.7%
* In a head-to-head matchup, Jocelyn Benson leads Kristina Karamo in the race for Secretary of State by a margin of 46.3%-
38.6%, with 14.4% undecided.
Of particular note: Benson takes 20.3% of Leaning Republican voters from Karamo.
* The constitutional amendment to require elected officials to file financial personal disclosure forms and cut the length of time a
legislator can serve from 14 years overall to 12 years overall, has major support among Michigan voters.
When read the ballot language, 80.8% of voters support the amendment while only 8.8% oppose the amendment – 10.3% of
voters remain undecided.
* Support for the constitutional amendment ran through every partisan affiliation:
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Inflation Is Top Concern, But Voters Are Divided on the Causes of Inflation
* In an open-ended question, voters were asked what the most important concern was facing our nation.
* But when given a list of possible causes for inflation, 31.2% of respondents said there was multiple reasons for inflation.
* 51.4% of Leaning Republicans and 47.4% of Strong Republicans said that government spending had over-heated the economy.
* By a margin of 59.0%-28.7%, Michigan voters support efforts to suspect the gas tax on gasoline for a three-month holiday.
Democratic and Independent voters support the idea, but Republican voters are split.
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77.5% Support for Newly Passed Gun Law
* By a margin of 77.5% support to 15.5% oppose, Michigan voters overwhelmingly support the new bipartisan gun law passed
by Congress and signed by President Biden.
* Support from Strong Republicans was considerably weaker than among Democratic and Independent voters.
* Women support the bill by a margin of 83.5% - 10.2%. Men support the bill by a margin of 70.9% - 21.1%
* Caucasian voters support the bill 76.2%-17.4%. African American voters support the bill 88.0%-4.0%.
US Supreme Court Has a Credibility Problem: 67.3% Support Term Limits on Justices
* Voters were asked if they approve or disapprove of the job being done by the US Supreme Court. 35.9% approve of their
performance while 52.8% disapprove of their performance.
Democratic voters strong disapprove while Republican voters approve. Independent voters disapprove by a margin of 32.5%-
53.5%.
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Party Affiliation Approve Disapprove
Strong Democratic 7.9% 84.7%
Lean Democratic 6.9% 86.2%
Independent 32.5% 53.5%
Lean Republican 60.8% 21.6%
Strong Republican 71.2% 17.3%
* When asked if the Supreme Court makes decisions based on sound legal reasoning or do they make decisions based on politics
59.7% of voters said the Supreme Court makes political decisions compared to 26.4% that make decisions based on sound
legal reasoning.
* By a margin of 67.3%-22.3%, Michigan voters support placing term or age limits on Supreme Court Justices. 54.2% -- a
majority – STRONGLY SUPPORT term limits on Justices.
* But when voters were asked if Justice should interpret the words of the Constitution to reflect modern society or to reflect what
they believe the founders meant when they wrote and passed it, Michigan voters were noticeably split.
45.6% said they should interpret words as they were originally intended.
40.8% said they should interpret words to reflect modern society.
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Michigan Voters Sharply Oppose Overturn of Roe v Wade
* Only 34.2% of Michigan voters support the Supreme Court overturning of Roe v Wade while 57.7% oppose it being
overturned. What is important here is the intensity of the opposition. 52.1% -- a majority of Michigan voters STRONGLY
OPPOSE overturning Roe v Wade.
* Independent voters oppose overturning Roe v Wade by a margin of 22.8% support to 67.5% oppose.
* Men oppose overturning Roe by a margin of 39.1%-52.6%. But women oppose overturning Roe by a margin of 29.6%-62.5%
* When asked how important a candidate’s position on overturning Roe v wade would be to how they decide to vote, 86.2% said
it would be important while only 12.6% said it would not be important. 57.2% of voters said a candidate’s position on Roe
would be VERY IMPORTANT.
* Among those 57.2% of voters that said a candidate’s Roe position was very important, Gretchen Whitmer has a job approval of
69.3%-26.1%.
Among those 57.2% of voters that said a candidate’s Roe position was very important, Whitmer leads Kelley – her closest
competitor by a margin of 66.4%-28.4%.
* By a margin of 89.9%-5.5%, Michigan voters said the US Supreme Court should allow the Griswold decision that legalized
contraceptive access to married couples to remain in place. 87.2% STRONGLY SUPPORT leaving the Griswold decision
alone.
There is no support among any demographic group for overturning the Griswold decision.
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55.2% of Voters Following Jan 6 Hearings Closely
* By a margin of 55.2%-44.1%, Michigan voters say they are watching the January 6 commission hearings very or somewhat
closely.
38.5% of Strong Republican voters are not watching the hearings at all. 41.5% of Strong Democratic voters are watching the
hearings very closely.
* 38.1% of voters said they have been fair and impartial. 29.4% of voters said they have not been fair and impartial. 32.5% of
voters just do not know.
* When asked if Donald Trump should be charged with a crime associated with January 6, 45.8% said he should be charged
while 39.5% said he should not be charged.
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51.7% of Michigan Voters Say January 6 Was a Coup Attempt
* By a margin of 51.7%-37.8%, a majority of Michigan agree that January 6 was a coup attempt on the American government.
* By a margin of 61.0%-35.2%, Voters over the age of 65 believe it was a coup attempt.
* By a margin of 78.0%-10.3%, Michigan voters believe American democracy is under attack. But when asked who is doing
the attacking, both parties pointed fingers at the other party:
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MICHIGAN STATEWIDE GENERAL ELECTION SURVEY
JULY 2022
Hello, my name is _________. I’m not selling anything. I’m doing a quick survey of voters’ attitudes in Michigan. It should take
approximately six minutes.
B. In November, Michigan voters will go to the polls to vote in the Gubernatorial election. Would you say you are definitely
going to vote, probably going to vote, probably not going to vote or definitely not going to vote?
3. And what would you say is the most important issue facing the nation right now?
5. And do you think Michigan is on the right track, or would you say things are on the wrong track?
I am going to read you the names of several people you might have heard of. For each, please tell me if you have heard of that
person. If you have heard of that person, please tell me if you have a favorable or unfavorable impression of that person. [ROTATE
6-13]
14. Do you approve or disapprove of the job being done by Gretchen Whitmer as Governor of Michigan? ASK: WOULD THAT
BE STRONGLY APPROVE/DISAPPROVE OR JUST SOMEWHAT APPROVE/DISAPPROVE?
15. Do you approve or disapprove of the job being done by Joe Biden as President of the United States? ASK: WOULD THAT
BE STRONGLY APPROVE/DISAPPROVE OR JUST SOMEWHAT APPROVE/DISAPPROVE?
16. If the election for Governor were held today and [ROTATE] Gretchen Whitmer was the Democratic nominee and Ryan Kelley
was the Republican nominee, who would you vote for to be Governor? IF DON’T KNOW, ASK: WHICH WAY DO YOU
LEAN?
17. If the election for Governor were held today and [ROTATE] Gretchen Whitmer was the Democratic nominee and Tudor Dixon
was the Republican nominee, who would you vote for to be Governor? IF DON’T KNOW, ASK: WHICH WAY DO YOU
LEAN?
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18. If the election for Governor were held today and [ROTATE] Gretchen Whitmer was the Democratic nominee and Kevin Rinke
was the Republican nominee, who would you vote for to be Governor? IF DON’T KNOW, ASK: WHICH WAY DO YOU
LEAN?
19. If the election for Governor were held today and [ROTATE] Gretchen Whitmer was the Democratic nominee and Garrett
Soldano was the Republican nominee, who would you vote for to be Governor? IF DON’T KNOW, ASK: WHICH WAY
DO YOU LEAN?
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20. If the election for Governor were held today and [ROTATE] Gretchen Whitmer was the Democratic nominee and Ralph
Rebandt was the Republican nominee, who would you vote for to be Governor? IF DON’T KNOW, ASK: WHICH WAY
DO YOU LEAN?
21. If the election for Michigan’s Attorney General were held today and [ROTATE] Dana Nessel was the Democratic nominee
and Matt DePerno was the Republican nominee, who would you vote for to be Attorney General? IF DON’T KNOW, ASK:
WHICH WAY DO YOU LEAN?
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22. If the election for Michigan’s Secretary of State were held today and [ROTATE] Jocelyn Benson was the Democratic nominee
and Kristina Karamo was the Republican nominee, who would you vote for to be Secretary of State? IF DON’T KNOW,
ASK: WHICH WAY DO YOU LEAN?
23. This November, Michigan voters will decide a constitutional amendment that will be on the ballot. I would like to read that
proposal to you.
A proposal to amend the state constitution to require annual public financial disclosure reports by legislators and other state
officers and limit service of a legislator to 12 years. The proposed constitutional amendment would require members of the
legislature, the governor, the lieutenant government, the secretary of state, and the attorney general to file annual public
financial disclosure reports reporting assets, liabilities, income, positions held, future employment agreements, gifts, travel
reimbursements and other payments. Require the legislation to implement but not limit or restrict the reporting requirements.
Reduce current term limits for state representatives and state senators to a 12-year total limit in any combination between the
house of representatives and the senate, with the exception that a person elected in the senate in 2022 may be elected the
number of times allowed when that person became a candidate. Will you vote yes or no on this proposal? IF DON’T KNOW,
WHICH WAY DO YOU LEAN?
1. We could not keep up with the pent-up demand for products 10.0% (60)
as people made up for lost time after the Covid pandemic
and that drove up costs.
2. Supply chain issues have snarled the transport of goods, particularly 10.1% (61)
from China, driving up prices.
3. Government spending has overheated the economy. 26.4% (159)
4. We don’t have enough workers to fill all the jobs available so 6.0% (36)
wages have increased to attract workers and prices have increased
to keep up with wage increases.
5. Russia’s war in the Ukraine and increased demand have created a fuel 10.8% (65)
shortage that has caused a massive increase in fuel costs that has driven
up prices across the economy.
6. All of the reasons/ multiple reasons….DO NOT OFFER 31.2% (188)
7. Don’t Know/ /Refused….DO NOT OFFER 5.6% (34)
25. Do you support or oppose efforts to temporarily suspend the federal gas tax on a gallon of gasoline for three months to help
lower prices? ASK: WOULD THAT BE STRONGLY SUPPORT/OPPOSE OR JUST SOMEWHAT SUPPORT/OPPOSE?
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26. Congress recently passed a bipartisan law on gun issues that includes more rigorous background checks on those under 21
purchasing a gun, encourages states to implement red flag laws to keep guns away from people deemed at risk to themselves or
others, and closed the ‘boyfriend loophole’ to prevent convicted domestic violence offenders from being able to purchase guns.
Would you say you support or oppose this bill? ASK: WOULD THAT BE STRONGLY SUPPORT/OPPOSE OR JUST
SOMEWHAT SUPPORT/OPPOSE?
27. Do you approve or disapprove of the job being done by the United States Supreme Court? ASK: WOULD THAT BE
STRONGLY APPROVE/DISAPPROVE OR JUST SOMEWHAT APPROVE/DISAPPROVE?
28. Would you say the United States Supreme Court makes decisions based on sound legal reasoning or would you say the
Supreme Court makes decisions based on politics?
1. Sound legal reasoning 26.4% (159)
2. Politics 59.7% (360)
3. Both…DO NOT OFFER 6.5% (39)
4. Depends/ Don’t Know….DO NOT OFFER 6.1% (37)
5. Refused…DO NOT OFFER 1.3% (8)
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29. When the Justices of the United States Supreme Court decide a ruling, do you think they should interpret the words of the
Constitution to reflect modern society or do you think they should interpret the words of the Constitution to reflect what they
believe the founders meant when they wrote and passed it.
30. Do you support or oppose placing term or age limits on Justices serving on the United States Supreme Court? ASK:
WOULD THAT BE STRONGLY SUPPORT/OPPOSE OR JUST SOMEWHAT SUPPORT/OPPOSE?
31. On June 24, the US Supreme Court overturned Roe versus Wade – the case which provided a constitutional right to an
abortion. Do you agree or disagree with the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe versus Wade? ASK: WOULD
THAT BE STRONGLY AGREE/DISAGREE OR JUST SOMEWHAT AGREE/DISAGREE?
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32. When you go to the polls to vote in November, how important or not important will a candidate’s position on Roe v Wade be
in deciding who you vote for? Would you say a candidate’s position will be very important, somewhat important, not very
important or not important at all in deciding who you will vote for?
33. In his concurring opinion, Justice Clarence Thomas suggested that the U.S. Supreme Court should consider overturning a case
from 1965 that gave married couples the constitutional right to purchase and use contraception without government restriction.
Do you support the constitutional right of married couples to purchase and use contraception without government restriction or
do you believe government should be able to regulate the use of contraceptives among married couples? ASK: WOULD
THAT BE STRONGLY SUPPORT ALLOWING CONTRACEPTIVES/GOVERNMENT REGULATION OR JUST
SOMEWHAT SUPPORT CONTRACEPTIVE/GOVERNMENT REGULATION?
34. How closely or not closely would you say you have been following the January 6th Investigation into the riots at the United
States Capitol?
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35. And would you say the hearings have or have been fair and impartial??
36. Based on what you have seen or heard, would you say that Donald Trump should or should not be charged with crimes
associated with the January 6th United States Capitol riot?
37. Would you agree or disagree that the January 6 riot at the United States Capitol was a coup attempt on the United States
government? ASK: WOULD THAT BE STRONGLY AGREE/DISAGREE OR JUST SOMEWHAT AGREE/DISAGREE?
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38. Would you say democracy in America is as strong as it has always been or would say democracy in America is under attack?
ASK: WOULD THAT BE STRONGLY SAY AMERICAN DEMOCRACY IS STRONG/UNDER ATTACK OR WOULD
THAT BE SOMEWHAT SAY AMERICAN DEMOCRACY IS STRONG/UNDER ATTACK?
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[RECORD AS STATED/ CODE RESPONSE]
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[RECORD AS STATED/ CODE RESPONSE]
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AND WHO OR WHERE DO YOU BELIEVE
THE MAIN ATTACK ON DEMOCRACY IS
COMING FROM? Number Percent
Trump and the Republicans/ Right wing 139 29.6 %
Biden and the Democrats/ Left wing 96 20.4 %
Our own government/politicians 86 18.3 %
The polarization of the two parties 18 3.8 %
The media outlets/ Misinformation 15 3.2 %
Social media/ Internet 5 1.1 %
Supreme Court/ Law makers 16 3.4 %
The American people themselves 13 2.8 %
White Supremacy and racism 8 1.7 %
Corruption in government 7 1.5 %
Corporations/ Big money 9 1.9 %
China 4 0.9 %
Russia 6 1.3 %
Other foreign entities 4 0.9 %
Christian Nationalists 3 0.6 %
The younger generation 4 0.9 %
The patriarchy 2 0.4 %
Radicals and extremists 6 1.3 %
Misc 1 0.2 %
Don't Know/ Refused 28 6.0 %
Total 470 100.0 %
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Now just a couple of questions for statistical purposes.
39. Generally speaking, would you say you tend to vote mostly for Republican candidates, do you vote mostly for Democratic
candidates, or would you say you vote equally for both Republican and Democratic candidates? IF VOTE EQUALLY ASK:
WOULD YOU SAY YOU LEAN MORE TO THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY ORMORE TO THE REPUBLICAN PARTY,
OR WOULD YOU SAY YOU ARE AN INDEPENDENT VOTER?
40. In November 2022, Michigan voters will go to the polls to elect a Governor and State Legislature. On a scale of one to ten,
how motivated are you to vote in next November’s Gubernatorial Election? One means you are not motivated at all. Ten
means you are very motivated. You can choose any number between one and ten.
SCORE: 9.2
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 DK/Ref
0.2% 0.0% 1.2% 0.5% 4.1% 2.2% 3.5% 10.1% 2.5% 75.1% 0.7%
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42. Would you say you live in an urban area, a suburban area, a small town or a rural area?
43. Could you please tell me in what year you were born?
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46. Telephone
47. This survey was commissioned by the news media. Occasionally, they choose to talk to
several participants of the survey. Can we release your name and telephone number to them if they want to talk to you? Or
would you prefer that your opinions remain confidential? IF YES, ASK:
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3. And what would you say is the most important issue facing the nation right now?
Inflation Economy/Jobs Roe v Wade GOP/Trump Biden Gun Violence
Out 21.7% 21.1% 9.4% 1.3% 8.5% 6.3%
Metro 23.2% 17.9% 18.2% 1.1% 2.1% 11.6%
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4. Generally speaking, do you think the nation is on the right track or would you say things are on the wrong track?
Right Wrong
Out 11.3% 80.2%
Metro 11.2% 78.2%
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5. And do you think Michigan is on the right track, or would you say things are on the wrong track?
Right Wrong
Out 31.8% 53.5%
Metro 39.6% 45.3%
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6. Joe Biden
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7. Donald Trump
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8. Gretchen Whitmer
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9. Ryan Kelley
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10. Tudor Dixon
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11. Kevin Rinke
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12. Garrett Soldano
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13. Ralph Rebandt
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14. Do you approve or disapprove of the job being done by Gretchen Whitmer as Governor of Michigan? ASK: WOULD THAT
BE STRONGLY APPROVE/DISAPPROVE OR JUST SOMEWHAT APPROVE/DISAPPROVE?
Strongly Somewhat Somewhat Strongly
Approve Approve Disapprove Disapprove
Out 30.2% 14.5% 9.4% 39.6%
Metro 39.6% 27.4% 6.0% 24.2%
A proposal to amend the state constitution to require annual public financial disclosure reports by legislators and other state
officers and limit service of a legislator to 12 years. The proposed constitutional amendment would require members of the
legislature, the governor, the lieutenant government, the secretary of state, and the attorney general to file annual public
financial disclosure reports reporting assets, liabilities, income, positions held, future employment agreements, gifts, travel
reimbursements and other payments. Require the legislation to implement but not limit or restrict the reporting requirements.
Reduce current term limits for state representatives and state senators to a 12-year total limit in any combination between the
house of representatives and the senate, with the exception that a person elected in the senate in 2022 may be elected the
number of times allowed when that person became a candidate.
Will you vote yes or no on this proposal? IF DON’T KNOW, WHICH WAY DO YOU LEAN?
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24. I am going to read you several different reasons that some people have cited as a primary cause of inflation. Please tell me
which ONE you believe is the primary reason for high inflation right now. [ROTATE 1-5]
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18-29 62.7% 19.3% 6.0% 6.0%
30-39 56.2% 19.2% 6.8% 11.0%
40-49 63.0% 15.0% 8.7% 9.4%
50-64 58.8% 10.8% 4.1% 14.9%
65+ 64.8% 18.9% 3.1% 7.5%
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27. Do you approve or disapprove of the job being done by the United States Supreme Court? ASK: WOULD THAT BE
STRONGLY APPROVE/DISAPPROVE OR JUST SOMEWHAT APPROVE/DISAPPROVE?
Strongly Somewhat Somewhat Strongly
Support Support Oppose Oppose
Out 23.9% 17.6% 8.8% 38.4%
Metro 17.9% 11.6% 13.0% 46.0%
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34. How closely or not closely would you say you have been following the January 6th Investigation into the riots at the United
States Capitol?
Very Somewhat Not Very Not At
Closely Closely Closely All
Out 24.5% 29.9% 20.4% 24.2%
Metro 26.0% 30.2% 20.4% 23.2%
Strong D 9.6
Lean D 9.1
Independent 9.0
Lean R 8.8
Strong R 9.3
High 9.2
Post 9.2
College 9.4
Urban 9.0
Suburban 9.3
Small 9.2
Rural 9.3
Male 9.1
Female 9.3
White 9.3
Afr Amer 9.5
18-29 8.4
30-39 8.9
40-49 9.1
50-64 9.6
65+ 9.6
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