Tim Walz Favorability (August 2024)

Tim Walz Favorability (August 2024)

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    Respondents were asked, "Please tell us whether you have a very favorable, somewhat favorable, neither favorable nor unfavorable, somewhat unfavorable, or very unfavorable opinion of each of the following: Tim Walz."
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categoryTotal
Very favorable26%
Somewhat favorable14%
Neither favorable nor unfavorable12%
Somewhat unfavorable6%
Very unfavorable32%
Don't know/No opinion10%
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    Respondents were asked, "Please tell us whether you have a very favorable, somewhat favorable, neither favorable nor unfavorable, somewhat unfavorable, or very unfavorable opinion of each of the following: Tim Walz." Measurement of Party ID for this figure is based on two questions. First, respondents were asked whether they consider themselves to be a Democrats, Republicans, independents, other, or not sure. Those who responded that they are independents or "other" were then asked if they lean toward either the Democrats or Republicans. If they indicated that they lean toward one party or the other, they are considered Democrats or Republicans for the purposes of this figure. Only "pure" independents or members of a third party who indicate that they have no preference for Democrats vis-a-vis Republicans are considered independents. Respondents who answered that they are "not sure" for either of the two aforementioned questions are not incorporated into this figure.
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CategoryDemocratIndependentRepublican
Very favorable54%13%3%
Somewhat favorable21%20%5%
Neither favorable nor unfavorable10%19%14%
Somewhat unfavorable4%4%8%
Very unfavorable5%24%59%
Don't know/No opinion6%21%11%
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    Respondents were asked, "Please tell us whether you have a very favorable, somewhat favorable, neither favorable nor unfavorable, somewhat unfavorable, or very unfavorable opinion of each of the following: Tim Walz." Party identification is calculated according to the PID7 variable, a seven point scale of party identification.
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CategoryLean DemocratNot very strong DemocratStrong Democrat
Very favorable41%29%68%
Somewhat favorable31%30%14%
Neither favorable nor unfavorable16%12%7%
Somewhat unfavorable1%12%3%
Very unfavorable6%8%3%
Don't know/No opinion5%9%5%
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    Respondents were asked, "Please tell us whether you have a very favorable, somewhat favorable, neither favorable nor unfavorable, somewhat unfavorable, or very unfavorable opinion of each of the following: Tim Walz." Party identification is calculated according to the PID7 variable, a seven point scale of party identification.
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CategoryLean RepublicanNot very strong RepublicanStrong Republican
Very favorable1%6%2%
Somewhat favorable3%7%5%
Neither favorable nor unfavorable13%19%11%
Somewhat unfavorable11%10%6%
Very unfavorable65%40%66%
Don't know/No opinion7%18%9%
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    Respondents were asked, "Please tell us whether you have a very favorable, somewhat favorable, neither favorable nor unfavorable, somewhat unfavorable, or very unfavorable opinion of each of the following: Tim Walz." Ideology is measured on a scale of 1-7, with 1 corresponding to "extremely liberal", 7 corresponding to "extremely conservative, and 4 corresponding to "in the middle." For the purposes of this table, respondents who placed themselves at or between points 1 and 3 on the scale are considered "liberal," respondents who placed themselves at point 4 on the scale are considered "moderate," and respondents who placed themselves at or between points 5 and 7 on the scale are considered conservative.
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CategoryLiberalsModeratesConservatives
Very favorable58%24%5%
Somewhat favorable20%18%7%
Neither favorable nor unfavorable9%18%11%
Somewhat unfavorable3%6%8%
Very unfavorable5%16%60%
Don't know/No opinion5%18%9%
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    Respondents were asked, "Please tell us whether you have a very favorable, somewhat favorable, neither favorable nor unfavorable, somewhat unfavorable, or very unfavorable opinion of each of the following: Tim Walz." Ideology is measured on a scale of 1-7, with 1 corresponding to "extremely liberal", 7 corresponding to "extremely conservative, and 4 corresponding to "in the middle." For the purposes of this table, respondents who placed themselves at or between points 1 and 3 on the scale are considered "liberal," respondents who placed themselves at point 4 on the scale are considered "moderate," and respondents who placed themselves at or between points 5 and 7 on the scale are considered conservative.
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CategoryLean liberalSomewhat liberalExtremely liberal
Very favorable38%61%70%
Somewhat favorable29%19%12%
Neither favorable nor unfavorable17%6%7%
Somewhat unfavorable5%4%1%
Very unfavorable3%7%4%
Don't know/No opinion7%3%5%
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    Respondents were asked, "Please tell us whether you have a very favorable, somewhat favorable, neither favorable nor unfavorable, somewhat unfavorable, or very unfavorable opinion of each of the following: Tim Walz." Ideology is measured on a scale of 1-7, with 1 corresponding to "extremely liberal", 7 corresponding to "extremely conservative, and 4 corresponding to "in the middle." For the purposes of this table, respondents who placed themselves at or between points 1 and 3 on the scale are considered "liberal," respondents who placed themselves at point 4 on the scale are considered "moderate," and respondents who placed themselves at or between points 5 and 7 on the scale are considered conservative.
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CategoryLean conservativeSomewhat conservativeExtremely conservative
Very favorable9%2%7%
Somewhat favorable12%7%3%
Neither favorable nor unfavorable20%10%7%
Somewhat unfavorable13%9%4%
Very unfavorable39%59%74%
Don't know/No opinion6%13%5%
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    Respondents were asked, "Please tell us whether you have a very favorable, somewhat favorable, neither favorable nor unfavorable, somewhat unfavorable, or very unfavorable opinion of each of the following: Tim Walz." Race is calculated according to the race variable.
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CategoryWhiteBlackHispanic
Very favorable22%41%25%
Somewhat favorable12%22%11%
Neither favorable nor unfavorable12%16%13%
Somewhat unfavorable7%4%7%
Very unfavorable40%8%29%
Don't know/No opinion8%9%16%
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    Respondents were asked, "Please tell us whether you have a very favorable, somewhat favorable, neither favorable nor unfavorable, somewhat unfavorable, or very unfavorable opinion of each of the following: Tim Walz." Gender is calculated according to the GENDER variable.
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CategoryMaleFemale
Very favorable23%28%
Somewhat favorable13%15%
Neither favorable nor unfavorable13%12%
Somewhat unfavorable7%5%
Very unfavorable39%26%
Don't know/No opinion5%14%
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    Respondents were asked, "Please tell us whether you have a very favorable, somewhat favorable, neither favorable nor unfavorable, somewhat unfavorable, or very unfavorable opinion of each of the following: Tim Walz." Community type is based on the following question, " Would you say that you live in an urban, suburban, or rural community?"
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CategoryUrbanSuburbanRural
Very favorable26%27%21%
Somewhat favorable17%13%9%
Neither favorable nor unfavorable17%10%12%
Somewhat unfavorable7%6%4%
Very unfavorable21%35%45%
Don't know/No opinion11%9%10%
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    Respondents were asked, "Please tell us whether you have a very favorable, somewhat favorable, neither favorable nor unfavorable, somewhat unfavorable, or very unfavorable opinion of each of the following: Tim Walz." Age is calculated according to the AGEG variable.
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Category18-2930-4445-6465+
Very favorable18%23%27%32%
Somewhat favorable27%14%12%5%
Neither favorable nor unfavorable21%20%8%5%
Somewhat unfavorable9%8%6%2%
Very unfavorable13%24%37%50%
Don't know/No opinion13%11%10%6%
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    Respondents were asked, "Please tell us whether you have a very favorable, somewhat favorable, neither favorable nor unfavorable, somewhat unfavorable, or very unfavorable opinion of each of the following: Tim Walz." Education is calculated according to the EDUC variable.
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CategoryNo HSHigh school graduateSome college2-year4-yearPost-grad
Very favorable18%24%26%17%28%36%
Somewhat favorable1%12%15%17%14%15%
Neither favorable nor unfavorable12%10%14%19%12%9%
Somewhat unfavorable18%6%2%3%7%8%
Very unfavorable33%34%29%35%33%28%
Don't know/No opinion19%14%13%9%6%4%
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    Respondents were asked, "Please tell us whether you have a very favorable, somewhat favorable, neither favorable nor unfavorable, somewhat unfavorable, or very unfavorable opinion of each of the following: Tim Walz." Religiosity is calculated according to the IMPORT variable.
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CategoryExtremely importantSomewhat importantNot very importantNot at all important
Very favorable17%20%34%51%
Somewhat favorable11%14%18%18%
Neither favorable nor unfavorable14%16%8%6%
Somewhat unfavorable6%7%5%5%
Very unfavorable42%32%26%15%
Don't know/No opinion10%13%9%6%
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    Respondents were asked, "Please tell us whether you have a very favorable, somewhat favorable, neither favorable nor unfavorable, somewhat unfavorable, or very unfavorable opinion of each of the following: Tim Walz." Fundamentalism is calculated according to the LITERAL variable.
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CategoryThe Bible is the actual word of God and is to be taken literally, word for word.The Bible is the word of God but not everything in it should be taken literally, word for word.The Bible is a book written by men and is not the word of God.Don't know.
Very favorable13%23%51%20%
Somewhat favorable9%14%17%21%
Neither favorable nor unfavorable17%12%10%6%
Somewhat unfavorable9%6%4%1%
Very unfavorable43%35%12%28%
Don't know/No opinion9%10%7%24%

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