{"id":570,"date":"2010-04-06T11:47:24","date_gmt":"2010-04-06T15:47:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.asgroupinc.com\/?p=570"},"modified":"2010-04-06T11:47:24","modified_gmt":"2010-04-06T15:47:24","slug":"38-more-likely-to-contribute-time-or-money-to-a-political-campaign-this-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.asgroupinc.com\/38-more-likely-to-contribute-time-or-money-to-a-political-campaign-this-year\/","title":{"rendered":"38% More Likely To Contribute Time or Money To A Political Campaign This Year"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Thirty-eight percent (38%) of U.S. voters say they are more likely to contribute time or money to a political campaign this year compared to previous election years.<\/p>\n

A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that 34% say they are less likely to contribute time or money this year, while 22% say the likelihood is about the same.<\/p>\n

Sixty-five percent (65%) of the Political Class<\/a> say they are more likely to contribute time or money this year, while Mainstream voters are almost evenly divided between being more likely or less likely to give.<\/p>\n

Interestingly, 59% of Mainstream voters are more likely to contribute to an individual candidate, but the plurality (44%) of the Political Class is more inclined to give to a political party.<\/p>\n

Among those who have contributed time or money in the past, 51% say they are more likely to do so this year, while 28% are less likely to do so.<\/p>\n

Fifty-four percent (54%) of all voters say they are more likely to contribute to an individual candidate rather than to a political party. Just 18% are more likely to give to a party instead. Twenty-eight percent (28%) are not sure which is best.<\/p>\n

Still, 75% of voters think a candidate\u2019s political positions are more important than how much money he has to spend in determining the outcome of most elections. Only 15% think the amount of money a candidate has to spend is more important.<\/p>\n

Republicans are a bit more inclined to contribute this year than Democrats are, but the differences are minor. Forty-two percent (42%) of GOP voters are more likely to contribute time or money to a political campaign this year, compared to 39% of Democrats. Thirty-five percent (35%) of those in President Obama\u2019s party say they are less likely to contribute this year, a view shared by just 30% of Republicans.<\/p>\n

But then earlier this year, 75% of GOP voters said Republicans in Congress have lost touch with the party\u2019s base<\/a> throughout the nation over the past several years. Fifty-four percent (54%) of Democratic voters, on the other hand, believe Democrats in Congress have done a good job representing their party\u2019s values<\/a> over the past several years.<\/p>\n

Voters not affiliated with either major party lean toward being less likely to contribute this year.<\/p>\n

Among those who have contributed in the past, 62% are more likely to give to an individual candidate than to a party.<\/p>\n

Fifty-two percent (52%) of voters say they have contributed time or money to a political campaign. Forty-three percent (43%) say they have never done so.<\/p>\n

Democrats (61%) are slightly more likely to have contributed than Republicans (55%). Most unaffiliated voters (54%) have not contributed.<\/p>\n

Support for candidates from both parties surged following Congress’ passage of the national health care plan, but Republican candidates still hold a seven-point lead over Democrats in the latest edition of the Generic Congressional Ballot. LINK Forty-six percent (46%) would vote for their district’s Republican congressional candidate, while 39% would opt for his or her Democratic opponent.<\/p>\n

In a survey in February of last year, 57% of Americans said political donors get more than their money back<\/a> in terms of favors from members of Congress. Fifty-one percent (51%) said you can influence a governor or member of Congress for less than $50,000 in contributions.<\/p>\n

However, 68% believe that requiring the disclosure of all campaign contributions is more important<\/a> that limiting those contributions.<\/p>\n

Sixty-three percent (63%) of voters think it would be better for the country if most incumbents in Congress were defeated<\/a> this November. Just 27% say their representative in Congress is the best possible person for the job.<\/a><\/p>\n

In December, 39% of Americans said they would be giving less to charity<\/a> than they did a year earlier. Only 12% planned to give more, while 44% intended to give about the same amount as they had before.<\/p>\n

Rasmussen Reports is an electronic publishing firm specializing in the collection, publication, and distribution of public opinion polling information.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Scott Rasmussen, president of Rasmussen Reports, has been an independent pollster for more than a decade.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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This national telephone survey of 1,000 Likely Voters was conducted by Rasmussen Reports April 4-5, 2010. The margin of sampling error for the survey is +\/- 3 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence (see methodology<\/a>).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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