Political Beliefs Survey

To go along with the Mock election class I am taking, I did a survey about people's political beliefs. I had done about thirty surveys, but then I lost about half of them. So, this is the data from fourteen surveys out of an original thirty. Unfortunately, because I lost surveys, there are more Democrats and less Republicans, but originally there were about the same number of Democrats and Republicans.
I would like to thank everyone who participated in my survey, and apologize to the the people who's surveys I lost.
Well, anyways, here are the results of the fourteen surveys I still have:

Party Affiliation

What political party did your parents belong to?

- 11 said Democrat
- 2 said Republican
- 1 said Independent

Which political party do you most identify yourself with?

- 10 said Democrat
- 3 said Republican
- 1 said Independent

93% of people share their parents' party affiliation.

7% of people do not share their parents' party affiliation.

7% of people have changed their party affiliation over the years.

93% of people have not changed their party affiliation over the years.

Reasons given for change in party affiliation:- The party I supported went in a direction I didn't appreciate.

Issues

Top issues important to people when deciding who to vote for in a presidential election:

Democrats:

- 7 said the Economy
- 4 said the War in Iraq
- 3 said Environment
- 2 said Foreign Policy
- 2 said Civil Liberties
- 2 said Economic Opportunities
- 2 said Healthcare
- 1 said "How the candidate tries to do the best for the most people."
- 1 said "If the candidate is working for world peace."
- 1 said "If the candidate seems to be intelligent."

Republicans:

- 2 said Life Issues
- 1 said Marriage Issues
- 1 said National Defense
- 1 said School Choice
- 1 said Fair Taxes

Are there any issues on which you disagree with your preferred party's platform?
- 10 said yes
- 4 said no

80% of Democrats disagree with issues in the party platform.

67% of Republicans disagree with issues in the party platform.

Issues on which people disagree with their party:

Democrats:

- 3 said Life Issues
- 2 said the party isn't tough enough in defending the party platform
- 2 said Marriage Issues

Republicans:

- 1 said the War in Iraq
- 1 said the Environment
- 1 said Healthcare
- 1 said (parts of) the Economy

News Sources

What news sources do people trust for political news?

- 4 said CNN
- 4 said NPR
- 3 said the New York Times
- 2 said friends and family
- 2 said the internet
- 1 said ABC
- 1 said the candidates themselves
- 1 said the Freedom Foundation
- 1 said the Heritage Foundation
- 1 said MSNBC
- 1 said news magazines
- 1 said newspapers in general
- 1 said Newsweek
- 1 said PBS
- 1 said Cokie Roberts
- 1 said George Stephanopoulos
- 1 said the John Stewart Show
- 1 said television news
- 1 said Time Magazine
- 1 said the Washington Policy Center

What news sources do people not trust for political news:

Many people said they do not trust any news sources, are mindful of bias in reporting, and take news items with a grain of salt.

- 9 said FOX News
- 2 said some newspapers
- 1 said mainstream newspapers
- 1 said evangelical news sources

Voting History

Which party did people vote for in the 2004 presidential election?

10 said Democratic
4 said Republican

Which party did people plan to vote for in the 2008 presidential election?

10 said Democratic
3 said Republican
1 undecided

Who did people support in the 2008 presidential primary?

Democrats

6 said Barack Obama
4 said Hillary Clinton

Republicans

2 said Mike Huckabee
1 said Ron Paul

Percent of people who supported a different candidate in the presidential primary than they voted for in the general election:

Democrats: 40%
Republicans: 100%


Well, that's my whole survey, hope you enjoyed it!