Archive: Enumerati
Buck Banks | Feb. 22, 2012
40%
Of Republicans say they have a great deal of interest in following the Republican presidential race, compared with 48% in December, according to a new Associated Press-GfK poll. Key findings: Only 23% are strongly satisfied with the field and 40% said they are dissatisfied with the candidates running.
Buck Banks | Feb. 21, 2012
66% to 29%
Margin by which Republicans say it would be better if one of the four candidates now running managed to secure enough delegates to clinch the nomination rather than head to a brokered or deadlocked convention. In addition, 57% say the volatile nomination battle isn’t hurting the party.
Buck Banks | Feb. 21, 2012
$76 million
Amount Obama’s campaign had in cash on hand at the end of the month; the four GOP candidates had less than $13 million combined.
Jon Ponder | Feb. 20, 2012
$11.2 Billion
Amount paid in state and local taxes in 2010 by undocumented residents and their families. That included $1.2 billion in personal income taxes, $1.6 billion in property taxes and $8.4 billion in sales taxes.
Buck Banks | Feb. 20, 2012
32%
Of Americans mention Iran when asked to name the country that is the United States’ greatest enemy, up from 25% in 2011. China is second on the list, followed by North Korea, Afghanistan, and Iraq, according to Gallup.
Trish Ponder | Feb. 19, 2012
Less than 2%
Amount of his $923,000 income (after claiming depreciation on a condo) that Rick Santorum gave to charity in 2010. The average amount people in his million dollar income bracket give is 3.4%, but most Christians, which Santorum says he is, aspire to give 10%.
Buck Banks | Feb. 16, 2012
63%
Of all Americans view Gingrich unfavorably, according to a CNN/Opinion Research poll, compared to just 25% who saw him in a positive light. And a new CBS News/New York Times poll shows a similar split: 54% view Gingrich unfavorably, compared to 16% who say they feel positively predisposed towards him.
Buck Banks | Feb. 16, 2012
96%
Nearly all Americans have a favorable view of Canada — a record high for any foreign country Gallup has tested — followed closely by Australia. Iran ranks last, at 10% and China’s rating declined the most over the past year, from 47% to 41%.
Buck Banks | Feb. 14, 2012
222,000
Average number of wedding proposals on Valentine’s Day.
Buck Banks | Feb. 13, 2012
32% to 30%
The Republican presidential race is now a statistical tie between Mitt Romney and Rick Santorum, in Gallup interviewing conducted wholly after Santorum’s victories in the Feb. 7 nominating contests.