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Morning Consult Story Partners Energy Poll:

June 2014

Topline Results

Methodology:

This poll was conducted from May 29-June 1, 2014, among a national sample of 1754 likely 2014 voters. Th

interviews were conducted online and the data were weighted to approximate a target sample of like

voters based on age, race/ethnicity, gender, educational attainment, region, annual household incom

home ownership status and marital status. Results from the full survey have a margin of error of plus

minus two percentage points.



1: True or False. The United States is becoming an energy superpower

True False N

Likely Voters 44 56 1754

Male 53 47 818

Female 36 64 936

Age: 18-29 57 43 304

Age: 30-44 49 51 414

Age: 45-64 38 62 662

Age: 65+ 38 62 374 Ethnicity - White 39 61 1324

Ethnicity - Hispanic 50 50 156

Ethnicity - Afr. Am. 65 35 201

Ethnicity - Other 52 48 73

Urban 50 50 421

Suburban 44 56 876

Rural 38 62 457

Democrats (no lean) 49 51 631

Independents (no lean) 41 59 561

Republicans (no lean) 40 60 561

Liberal (1-3) 51 49 477

Moderate (4) 43 57 512

Conservative (5-7) 40 60 695 Income: Under 50k 45 55 761

Income: 50k-100k 41 59 577

Income: 100k+ 46 54 417

Educ: < College 44 56 1153

Educ: Bachelors degree 41 59 390

Educ: Post-grad 50 50 212

Tea Party - Supporter 42 58 507

Tea Party - Not Supporter 44 56 1240

Cell Only/Mostly 44 56 796

Dual Use 48 52 602

LL Only/Mostly 35 65 322

2010 Vote: Democrat 49 51 643

2010 Vote: Republican 37 63 640




2014 Vote: Undecided 36 64 417




1: True or False. The United States is becoming an energy superpower

True False N


U.S. becoming energy superpower: True 100 0 769

U.S. becoming energy superpower: False 0 100 985

U.S. becoming energy independent: True 64 36 817

U.S. becoming energy independent: False 26 74 937

Increase Nat Gas Exports: Favor 51 49 1007

Increase Nat Gas Exports: Oppose 34 66 747 U.S. should increase energy exports 56 44 440

U.S. should decrease energy exports 37 63 679

U.S. should keep energy exports same 43 57 635

Drill/Tap gas/oil reserves: Favor 45 55 1360

Drill/Tap gas/oil reserves: Oppose 41 59 394

Build smart grid: Favor 44 56 1649

Build smart grid: Oppose 36 64 105

Build Keystone XL: Favor 44 56 1283

Build Keystone XL: Oppose 43 57 471

Invest Energy Infrastr: Favor 45 55 1569

Invest Energy Infrastr: Oppose 38 62 185



2: True or False. The United States is becoming energy independent.

True False N


Male 54 46 818

Female 40 60 936

Age: 18-29 50 50 304

Age: 30-44 47 53 414

Age: 45-64 43 57 662





Urban 54 46 421

Suburban 45 55 876

Rural 43 57 457




Liberal (1-3) 55 45 477

Moderate (4) 44 56 512


Income: 50k-100k 44 56 577

Income: 100k+ 49 51 417







Dual Use 47 53 602











2: True or False. The United States is becoming energy independent.

True False N




















3: Natural gas production in the United States has increased significantly in recent years. Would you favor or oppose the Unite

States exporting natural gas to other countries?

Strongly

Favor

Somewhat

Favor

Somewhat

Oppose

Strongly

Oppose

N

Likely Voters 15 43 29 13 1754

Male 20 43 25 12 818

Female 10 42 34 14 936

Age: 18-29 23 45 23 9 304

Age: 30-44 16 41 29 14 414 Age: 45-64 13 42 30 16 662

Age: 65+ 10 44 35 10 374

Ethnicity - White 13 42 31 14 1324

Ethnicity - Hispanic 17 40 34 9 156

Ethnicity - Afr. Am. 20 48 18 14 201

Ethnicity - Other 19 39 31 11 73

Urban 16 43 28 13 421

Suburban 16 44 30 10 876

Rural 12 39 30 19 457

Democrats (no lean) 13 43 29 15 631

Independents (no lean) 14 42 30 14 561

Republicans (no lean) 18 43 29 11 561

Liberal (1-3) 11 49 27 13 477 Moderate (4) 11 41 34 14 512

Conservative (5-7) 21 40 27 12 695

Income: Under 50k 17 39 28 16 761

Income: 50k-100k 12 39 36 13 577

Income: 100k+ 15 53 23 8 417

Educ: < College 14 41 29 15 1153

Educ: Bachelors degree 13 47 31 9 390

Educ: Post-grad 20 43 27 9 212

Tea Party - Supporter 25 41 22 12 507

Tea Party - Not Supporter 11 43 32 14 1240

Cell Only/Mostly 17 41 28 13 796

Dual Use 12 48 28 12 602

LL Only/Mostly 13 38 33 15 322

2010 Vote: Democrat 12 43 29 16 643

2010 Vote: Republican 20 43 27 10 640

2012 Vote: Democrat 12 45 29 14 808

2012 Vote: Republican 18 42 29 11 734

2014 Vote: Democrat 12 46 28 14 680

2014 Vote: Undecided 10 41 33 16 417

2014 Vote: Republican 21 40 29 10 657





Strongly

Favor

Somewhat

Favor

Somewhat

Oppose

Strongly

Oppose

N


U.S. becoming energy superpower: True 20 47 25 9 769

U.S. becoming energy superpower: False 11 40 33 17 985

U.S. becoming energy independent: True 18 46 26 10 817

U.S. becoming energy independent: False 12 40 33 16 937 Increase Nat Gas Exports: Favor 26 74 0 0 1007

Increase Nat Gas Exports: Oppose 0 0 69 31 747

U.S. should increase energy exports 43 52 4 2 440

U.S. should decrease energy exports 5 24 45 26 679

U.S. should keep energy exports same 6 56 31 7 635

Drill/Tap gas/oil reserves: Favor 16 43 29 12 1360

Drill/Tap gas/oil reserves: Oppose 10 42 30 18 394

Build smart grid: Favor 15 43 30 12 1649

Build smart grid: Oppose 13 36 24 28 105

Build Keystone XL: Favor 17 43 28 11 1283

Build Keystone XL: Oppose 8 41 33 18 471

Invest Energy Infrastr: Favor 16 44 29 11 1569

Invest Energy Infrastr: Oppose 8 29 35 28 185





Favor Oppose N


Male 63 37 818

Female 53 47 936

Age: 18-29 68 32 304

Age: 30-44 57 43 414

Age: 45-64 55 45 662 Age: 65+ 54 46 374

Ethnicity - White 56 44 1324




Urban 59 41 421

Suburban 60 40 876

Rural 51 49 457




Liberal (1-3) 60 40 477

Moderate (4) 52 48 512 Conservative (5-7) 60 40 695

Income: Under 50k 56 44 761

Income: 50k-100k 51 49 577

Income: 100k+ 69 31 417







Dual Use 59 41 602













Favor Oppose N






Increase Nat Gas Exports: Favor 100 0 1007 Increase Nat Gas Exports: Oppose 0 100 747

U.S. should increase energy exports 94 6 440













5: When it comes to the total amount of energy the United States exports to other countries, should the United States increas

the total amount of energy exports, decrease the total amount of energy exports, or keep the total amount of energy export

about the same?

The United

States should

increase the

total amount of

energy exports

The United

States should

decrease the

total amount of

energy exports

The United

States should

keep energy

exports about

the same

N

Likely Voters 25 39 36 1754 Male 30 38 32 818

Female 21 39 40 936

Age: 18-29 33 32 35 304

Age: 30-44 25 43 32 414

Age: 45-64 24 38 37 662

Age: 65+ 19 41 40 374

Ethnicity - White 25 40 36 1324

Ethnicity - Hispanic 24 41 35 156

Ethnicity - Afr. Am. 26 34 40 201

Ethnicity - Other 36 27 37 73

Urban 29 40 31 421

Suburban 26 37 37 876

Rural 21 40 39 457 Democrats (no lean) 25 39 35 631

Independents (no lean) 25 36 39 561

Republicans (no lean) 25 40 35 561

Liberal (1-3) 28 34 39 477

Moderate (4) 21 46 33 512

Conservative (5-7) 28 37 35 695

Income: Under 50k 25 40 35 761

Income: 50k-100k 21 43 36 577

Income: 100k+ 31 31 38 417

Educ: < College 23 42 35 1153

Educ: Bachelors degree 27 34 39 390

Educ: Post-grad 31 31 38 212

Tea Party - Supporter 33 37 30 507

Tea Party - Not Supporter 22 39 39 1240

Cell Only/Mostly 27 41 33 796

Dual Use 22 36 42 602

LL Only/Mostly 26 39 35 322

2010 Vote: Democrat 24 40 36 643

2010 Vote: Republican 28 37 35 640

2012 Vote: Democrat 25 39 36 808


2014 Vote: Democrat 26 38 36 680

2014 Vote: Undecided 18 44 38 417




5: When it comes to the total amount of energy the United States exports to other countries, should the United States increas

the total amount of energy exports, decrease the total amount of energy exports, or keep the total amount of energy export

about the same?

The United

States should

increase the

total amount of

energy exports

The United

States should

decrease the

total amount of

energy exports

The United

States should

keep energy

exports about

the same

N

Likely Voters 25 39 36 1754 U.S. becoming energy superpower: True 32 32 36 769

U.S. becoming energy superpower: False 20 44 37 985

U.S. becoming energy independent: True 29 31 40 817

U.S. becoming energy independent: False 22 45 33 937

Increase Nat Gas Exports: Favor 41 20 39 1007

Increase Nat Gas Exports: Oppose 3 65 32 747

U.S. should increase energy exports 100 0 0 440

U.S. should decrease energy exports 0 100 0 679

U.S. should keep energy exports same 0 0 100 635

Drill/Tap gas/oil reserves: Favor 26 40 34 1360

Drill/Tap gas/oil reserves: Oppose 21 36 43 394

Build smart grid: Favor 26 38 36 1649

Build smart grid: Oppose 11 54 35 105 Build Keystone XL: Favor 27 39 34 1283

Build Keystone XL: Oppose 19 39 42 471

Invest Energy Infrastr: Favor 26 36 37 1569

Invest Energy Infrastr: Oppose 16 58 26 185



6: Please state whether you favor or oppose the following proposals

Drilling and tapping US (United States) gas and oil reserves

Strongly

Favor

Somewhat

Favor

Somewhat

Oppose

Strongly

Oppose

N


Male 41 39 12 8 818

Female 36 40 17 7 936

Age: 18-29 23 37 23 17 304

Age: 30-44 32 44 17 7 414 Age: 45-64 42 41 12 5 662

Age: 65+ 51 33 11 5 374



Ethnicity - Afr. Am. 28 40 18 13 201


Urban 36 38 16 10 421

Suburban 38 39 16 7 876

Rural 40 41 12 7 457





Conservative (5-7) 55 33 9 4 695

Income: Under 50k 40 37 15 8 761

Income: 50k-100k 35 42 16 7 577

Income: 100k+ 39 41 15 6 417

Educ: < College 39 39 13 8 1153






Dual Use 40 41 14 5 602


2010 Vote: Democrat 28 42 20 10 643

2010 Vote: Republican 56 33 7 4 640

2012 Vote: Democrat 24 44 22 11 808


2014 Vote: Democrat 25 41 22 13 680

2014 Vote: Undecided 33 48 14 5 417






Strongly

Favor

Somewhat

Favor

Somewhat

Oppose

Strongly

Oppose

N






















Favor Oppose N


Male 80 20 818

Female 75 25 936

Age: 18-29 60 40 304

Age: 30-44 76 24 414

Age: 45-64 83 17 662 Age: 65+ 84 16 374





Urban 74 26 421

Suburban 77 23 876

Rural 81 19 457




Liberal (1-3) 63 37 477



Income: 50k-100k 77 23 577

Income: 100k+ 79 21 417







Dual Use 81 19 602













Favor Oppose N





















Building a smart electricity grid nationwide to improve the efficiency of energy production and delivery.

Strongly

Favor

Somewhat

Favor

Somewhat

Oppose

Strongly

Oppose

N


Male 60 35 3 2 818

Female 49 44 6 2 936

Age: 18-29 47 42 6 4 304

Age: 30-44 52 41 5 2 414 Age: 45-64 55 41 3 1 662

Age: 65+ 58 36 5 1 374



Ethnicity - Afr. Am. 45 43 7 5 201


Urban 51 42 5 2 421

Suburban 58 38 3 0 876

Rural 48 42 6 3 457





Conservative (5-7) 53 41 5 1 695

Income: Under 50k 51 41 6 2 761

Income: 50k-100k 53 41 4 2 577

Income: 100k+ 60 37 3 0 417

Educ: < College 51 42 5 2 1153






Dual Use 55 41 3 1 602


2010 Vote: Democrat 58 38 4 1 643


2012 Vote: Democrat 56 38 4 2 808


2014 Vote: Democrat 57 37 4 2 680

2014 Vote: Undecided 51 43 5 2 417






Strongly

Favor

Somewhat

Favor

Somewhat

Oppose

Strongly

Oppose

N






















Favor Oppose N





















Building the Keystone XL pipeline that would carry oil from Canada to Texas.

Strongly

Favor

Somewhat

Favor

Somewhat

Oppose

Strongly

Oppose

N


Male 45 32 13 10 818

Female 33 37 19 11 936

Age: 18-29 21 36 26 16 304

Age: 30-44 37 36 16 10 414 Age: 45-64 40 34 15 10 662

Age: 65+ 52 31 10 7 374



Ethnicity - Afr. Am. 30 37 22 11 201


Urban 38 32 17 13 421

Suburban 39 36 14 10 876

Rural 38 34 19 9 457





Conservative (5-7) 56 31 10 3 695

Income: Under 50k 38 34 17 11 761

Income: 50k-100k 36 36 17 12 577

Income: 100k+ 44 34 13 9 417

Educ: < College 39 35 16 10 1153


Educ: Post-grad 43 31 12 13 212




Dual Use 40 35 17 8 602


2010 Vote: Democrat 29 34 21 17 643


2012 Vote: Democrat 24 38 21 18 808


2014 Vote: Democrat 24 34 22 20 680

2014 Vote: Undecided 32 45 17 7 417

2014 Vote: Republican 58 28 10 3 657





Strongly

Favor

Somewhat

Favor

Somewhat

Oppose

Strongly

Oppose

N






















Favor Oppose N


Male 77 23 818

Female 69 31 936

Age: 18-29 57 43 304

Age: 30-44 74 26 414

Age: 45-64 75 25 662 Age: 65+ 83 17 374





Urban 70 30 421

Suburban 75 25 876

Rural 72 28 457




Liberal (1-3) 55 45 477



Income: 50k-100k 71 29 577

Income: 100k+ 78 22 417







Dual Use 74 26 602













Favor Oppose N





















Investing in developing energy infrastructure to move and transport domestic sources of energy

Strongly

Favor

Somewhat

Favor

Somewhat

Oppose

Strongly

Oppose

N


Male 49 44 5 2 818

Female 35 51 12 2 936

Age: 18-29 33 50 11 5 304

Age: 30-44 39 50 11 1 414 Age: 45-64 42 48 8 1 662

Age: 65+ 49 45 5 1 374





Urban 41 47 10 2 421

Suburban 44 49 7 1 876

Rural 37 48 11 4 457





Conservative (5-7) 50 43 6 1 695

Income: Under 50k 37 48 12 3 761

Income: 50k-100k 40 51 7 2 577

Income: 100k+ 51 45 4 0 417

Educ: < College 37 50 11 3 1153






Dual Use 42 48 8 1 602


2010 Vote: Democrat 39 49 10 1 643


2012 Vote: Democrat 37 50 11 3 808


2014 Vote: Democrat 37 50 10 3 680

2014 Vote: Undecided 39 50 9 2 417






Strongly

Favor

Somewhat

Favor

Somewhat

Oppose

Strongly

Oppose

N






















Favor Oppose N


Male 94 6 818

Female 86 14 936

Age: 18-29 83 17 304

Age: 30-44 88 12 414

Age: 45-64 91 9 662 Age: 65+ 94 6 374





Urban 88 12 421

Suburban 92 8 876

Rural 85 15 457




Liberal (1-3) 90 10 477



Income: 50k-100k 91 9 577

Income: 100k+ 96 4 417







Dual Use 91 9 602













Favor Oppose N




















14: What is your age?

Age: 18-29 Age: 30-44 Age: 45-64 Age: 65+ N


Male 22 26 31 20 818

Female 13 22 43 22 936

Age: 18-29 100 0 0 0 304

Age: 30-44 0 100 0 0 414

Age: 45-64 0 0 100 0 662

Age: 65+ 0 0 0 100 374 Ethnicity - White 12 21 41 26 1324




Urban 24 25 29 22 421

Suburban 15 23 41 21 876

Rural 16 24 40 21 457




Liberal (1-3) 24 28 32 17 477

Moderate (4) 17 24 38 21 512

Conservative (5-7) 12 20 42 26 695 Income: Under 50k 21 23 31 24 761

Income: 50k-100k 18 24 41 18 577

Income: 100k+ 9 24 46 21 417

Educ: < College 20 24 37 20 1153






Dual Use 13 17 47 23 602


2010 Vote: Democrat 12 27 39 22 643

2010 Vote: Republican 8 18 44 30 640

2012 Vote: Democrat 19 26 37 18 808

2012 Vote: Republican 8 20 42 29 734

2014 Vote: Democrat 20 26 35 18 680

2014 Vote: Undecided 13 26 41 19 417

2014 Vote: Republican 17 19 38 26 657



14: What is your age?

Age: 18-29 Age: 30-44 Age: 45-64 Age: 65+ N





U.S. becoming energy independent: False 16 23 40 21 937

Increase Nat Gas Exports: Favor 21 24 36 20 1007

Increase Nat Gas Exports: Oppose 13 24 40 23 747 U.S. should increase energy exports 23 24 37 17 440













15: What is your gender?

Male Female N


Male 100 0 818

Female 0 100 936

Age: 18-29 61 39 304

Age: 30-44 51 49 414

Age: 45-64 39 61 662





Urban 55 45 421

Suburban 44 56 876

Rural 43 57 457




Liberal (1-3) 47 53 477

Moderate (4) 41 59 512


Income: 50k-100k 48 52 577

Income: 100k+ 48 52 417







Dual Use 44 56 602











15: What is your gender?

Male Female N




















16: What is the last grade or class you completed in school?

None, High High Technical Some Associate’Fs our- GraduateGraduateN

or

grade

1-8

school

in-

com-

plete

(grades

9-11)

school

diploma

or

equiv-

alent,

no fur-

ther

school-

ing

or

voca-

tional

school

after

high school

col-

lege,

no

degree

or

two-

year

college

degree

year

college

degree

or

pro-

fes-

sional

school

after col-

lege,

no

degree

or

pro-

fes-

sional

degree

Likely Voters 1 7 27 4 20 7 22 3 9 1754

Male 0 10 30 4 19 5 20 3 10 818

Female 1 4 25 4 21 9 24 2 9 936

Age: 18-29 0 12 38 1 20 5 20 1 3 304

Age: 30-44 2 7 27 5 18 7 24 2 8 414

Age: 45-64 0 5 24 5 21 9 23 2 11 662

Age: 65+ 0 5 24 4 22 6 21 4 14 374

Ethnicity - White 1 4 26 4 20 7 24 3 11 1324

Ethnicity - Hispanic 0 16 30 6 26 4 15 1 3 156

Ethnicity - Afr. Am. 0 16 31 5 16 7 18 3 3 201

Ethnicity - Other 0 5 23 1 17 11 25 4 14 73

Urban 0 11 26 4 18 10 18 3 11 421

Suburban 1 4 23 3 22 6 27 3 11 876

Rural 0 8 37 5 19 7 18 2 6 457

Democrats (no lean) 0 6 27 3 20 8 23 3 9 631

Independents (no lean) 1 8 25 4 20 7 21 2 11 561

Republicans (no lean) 0 5 29 4 21 7 22 2 8 561

Liberal (1-3) 0 9 19 4 19 6 27 3 13 477

Moderate (4) 2 8 28 4 18 10 23 2 6 512

Conservative (5-7) 0 4 31 4 22 6 20 3 11 695

Income: Under 50k 1 11 39 4 20 7 13 1 3 761

Income: 50k-100k 0 5 23 4 22 10 25 3 7 577

Income: 100k+ 0 1 10 3 17 4 34 5 25 417

Educ: < College 1 10 41 6 31 11 0 0 0 1153

Educ: Bachelors degree 0 0 0 0 0 0 100 0 0 390

Educ: Post-grad 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 79 212

Tea Party - Supporter 1 4 32 4 24 7 16 2 9 507

Tea Party - Not Supporter 0 8 25 4 19 7 25 3 10 1240

Cell Only/Mostly 1 8 27 4 20 7 22 2 9 796

Dual Use 0 4 28 4 19 8 24 3 10 602

LL Only/Mostly 1 9 25 4 23 6 20 3 9 322

2010 Vote: Democrat 0 6 23 4 18 8 25 3 12 643

2010 Vote: Republican 1 4 26 4 21 7 23 3 11 640

2012 Vote: Democrat 0 6 25 4 20 8 24 4 10 808

2012 Vote: Republican 1 3 27 5 21 7 23 2 11 734

2014 Vote: Democrat 0 8 25 3 19 7 24 3 10 680

2014 Vote: Undecided 0 5 28 6 21 10 20 2 9 417

2014 Vote: Republican 1 6 29 3 21 6 22 2 10 657



16: What is the last grade or class you completed in school?

None, High High Technical Some Associate’Fs our- GraduateGrad

or

grade

1-8

school

in-

com-

plete

(grades

9-11)

school

diploma

or

equiv-

alent,

no

fur-ther

school-

ing

or

voca-

tional

school

after

high

school

col-

lege,

no

degree

or

two-

year

college

degree

year

college

degree

or

pro-

fes-

sional

school

after

college,

no

degree

or

pro

fes-

sion

degre

Likely Voters 1 7 27 4 20 7 22 3 9

U.S. becoming energy superpower: True 0 5 30 4 20 6 21 3 11

U.S. becoming energy superpower: False 1 8 25 4 20 8 23 2 9

U.S. becoming energy independent: True 0 7 30 4 20 6 19 3 11

U.S. becoming energy independent: False 1 7 25 4 20 8 25 2 8

Increase Nat Gas Exports: Favor 1 6 26 4 21 6 23 3 10

Increase Nat Gas Exports: Oppose 0 7 29 4 20 8 21 2 8

U.S. should increase energy exports 2 4 25 3 21 7 24 2 13

U.S. should decrease energy exports 0 8 27 5 21 9 19 2 8

U.S. should keep energy exports same 0 7 28 4 19 5 24 4 9 Drill/Tap gas/oil reserves: Favor 1 7 27 4 20 7 21 3 10

Drill/Tap gas/oil reserves: Oppose 0 6 27 2 21 7 26 3 8

Build smart grid: Favor 1 6 26 4 21 7 22 3 10

Build smart grid: Oppose 0 12 39 5 16 4 20 2 2

Build Keystone XL: Favor 1 6 27 4 21 7 22 3 10

Build Keystone XL: Oppose 1 8 28 3 18 7 23 2 9

Invest Energy Infrastr: Favor 0 6 26 4 20 7 24 3 10

Invest Energy Infrastr: Oppose 2 11 40 3 20 9 11 1 4



17: Generally speaking, do you think of yourself as..

Republican Democrat Independent Something

else

N


Male 32 32 33 2 818

Female 32 39 25 4 936

Age: 18-29 24 38 32 5 304

Age: 30-44 25 37 35 3 414

Age: 45-64 35 37 25 3 662 Age: 65+ 42 31 26 2 374





Urban 22 43 30 4 421

Suburban 34 36 28 3 876

Rural 38 30 30 3 457




Liberal (1-3) 7 64 25 4 477

Moderate (4) 19 37 40 4 512 Conservative (5-7) 59 16 24 2 695

Income: Under 50k 29 39 28 4 761

Income: 50k-100k 34 34 29 2 577

Income: 100k+ 35 33 29 3 417

Educ: < College 33 35 28 4 1153






Dual Use 34 35 28 3 602


2010 Vote: Democrat 3 72 23 3 643


2012 Vote: Democrat 6 66 26 2 808


2014 Vote: Democrat 2 81 15 2 680

2014 Vote: Undecided 14 15 62 9 417




17: Generally speaking, do you think of yourself as..

Republican Democrat Independent Something

else

N





U.S. becoming energy independent: False 35 32 29 3 937

Increase Nat Gas Exports: Favor 34 35 28 3 1007 Increase Nat Gas Exports: Oppose 30 37 30 4 747














18: Do you consider yourself to be a supporter of the Tea Party Movement, or are you not a supporter of the Tea Part

Movement?

Supporter Not a supporter N


Male 31 69 815

Female 28 72 932

Age: 18-29 32 68 304

Age: 30-44 30 70 414

Age: 45-64 28 72 657 Age: 65+ 27 73 372





Urban 25 75 418

Suburban 27 73 872

Rural 37 63 457




Liberal (1-3) 10 90 476



Income: 50k-100k 30 70 572

Income: 100k+ 24 76 417







Dual Use 27 73 597











18: Do you consider yourself to be a supporter of the Tea Party Movement, or are you not a supporter of the Tea Part

Movement?

Supporter Not a supporter N




















19: Thinking about politics these days, how would you describe your political viewpoint?

Very

liberal

Liberal Slightly

liberal

Moderate Slightly

conser-

vative

ConservativVeery

conser-

vative

Don’t

Know

Likely Voters 6 12 9 29 12 15 13 4

U.S. becoming energy superpower: True 7 13 11 29 12 12 12 3

U.S. becoming energy superpower: False 6 12 7 30 11 18 13 4

U.S. becoming energy independent: True 7 15 10 28 11 14 11 4

U.S. becoming energy independent: False 6 10 7 31 12 17 14 3 Increase Nat Gas Exports: Favor 6 12 10 27 12 16 13 3

Increase Nat Gas Exports: Oppose 7 12 6 33 11 14 12 4

U.S. should increase energy exports 9 10 11 24 16 14 14 2

U.S. should decrease energy exports 6 11 7 35 9 15 14 3

U.S. should keep energy exports same 5 15 9 27 11 16 11 6

Drill/Tap gas/oil reserves: Favor 4 10 8 30 13 18 14 3

Drill/Tap gas/oil reserves: Oppose 14 20 10 26 8 6 7 7

Build smart grid: Favor 6 13 9 29 11 16 13 3

Build smart grid: Oppose 3 3 9 28 16 10 15 16

Build Keystone XL: Favor 4 9 8 29 13 19 15 3

Build Keystone XL: Oppose 12 22 12 30 7 6 5 6

Invest Energy Infrastr: Favor 6 12 9 29 12 16 13 3

Invest Energy Infrastr: Oppose 6 14 7 35 7 9 10 12




Liberal (1-3) Moderate (4) Conservative

(5-7)

N

Likely Voters 28 30 41 1684

Male 28 27 45 788

Female 28 34 38 897

Age: 18-29 40 31 29 285

Age: 30-44 34 31 36 398

Age: 45-64 24 30 46 634 Age: 65+ 22 29 49 367





Urban 32 34 34 404

Suburban 30 29 41 853

Rural 22 29 48 427

Democrats (no lean) 51 32 18 607



Liberal (1-3) 100 0 0 477

Moderate (4) 0 100 0 512 Conservative (5-7) 0 0 100 695


Income: 50k-100k 26 33 41 559

Income: 100k+ 33 23 45 411

Educ: < College 25 32 43 1088






Dual Use 30 25 45 583


2010 Vote: Democrat 51 31 18 632


2012 Vote: Democrat 49 33 17 774


2014 Vote: Democrat 57 29 15 652

2014 Vote: Undecided 16 54 31 396





Liberal (1-3) Moderate (4) Conservative

(5-7)

N


U.S. becoming energy superpower: True 33 30 37 741




Increase Nat Gas Exports: Favor 29 27 43 973 Increase Nat Gas Exports: Oppose 27 34 39 711







Build smart grid: Oppose 19 33 48 88

Build Keystone XL: Favor 21 30 49 1242







Liberal (1-2) Moderate (3-5) Conservative

(6-7)

N


Male 20 49 32 788

Female 19 54 27 897

Age: 18-29 27 53 20 285

Age: 30-44 23 52 25 398

Age: 45-64 16 52 32 634 Age: 65+ 14 50 36 367





Urban 25 52 23 404

Suburban 18 52 30 853

Rural 16 51 34 427




Liberal (1-3) 68 32 0 477



Income: 50k-100k 17 54 29 559

Income: 100k+ 19 51 30 411

Educ: < College 18 52 30 1088






Dual Use 19 50 31 583


2010 Vote: Democrat 35 56 9 632


2012 Vote: Democrat 35 58 8 774


2014 Vote: Democrat 41 51 8 652

2014 Vote: Undecided 7 80 14 396





Liberal (1-2) Moderate (3-5) Conservative

(6-7)

N




















22: Are you, yourself, of Hispanic origin or descent, such as Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban, or some other Spanish background

Yes No N


Male 12 88 818

Female 6 94 936

Age: 18-29 22 78 304

Age: 30-44 12 88 414

Age: 45-64 5 95 662





Urban 12 88 421

Suburban 9 91 876

Rural 6 94 457




Liberal (1-3) 13 87 477

Moderate (4) 10 90 512


Income: 50k-100k 10 90 577

Income: 100k+ 5 95 417







Dual Use 8 92 602











22: Are you, yourself, of Hispanic origin or descent, such as Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban, or some other Spanish background

Yes No N




















23: Which term below best describes your race or background?

American

Indian

Asian

American

Black White Other N

Likely Voters 1 3 13 81 2 1754

Male 1 4 16 77 2 818

Female 1 2 10 86 1 936

Age: 18-29 2 7 26 61 4 304

Age: 30-44 0 4 16 77 2 414

Age: 45-64 1 2 10 86 1 662 Age: 65+ 0 1 5 94 0 374

Ethnicity - White 0 0 0 100 0 1324

Ethnicity - Hispanic 4 2 16 67 12 156

Ethnicity - Afr. Am. 0 0 100 0 0 201

Ethnicity - Other 12 76 0 0 13 73

Urban 1 4 21 73 2 421

Suburban 1 4 11 82 2 876

Rural 1 1 9 88 1 457

Democrats (no lean) 1 5 23 70 2 631

Independents (no lean) 1 3 12 83 1 561

Republicans (no lean) 1 2 2 93 2 561

Liberal (1-3) 1 4 21 72 1 477

Moderate (4) 0 4 12 83 1 512 Conservative (5-7) 1 3 7 88 2 695

Income: Under 50k 1 2 18 77 2 761

Income: 50k-100k 1 4 11 83 1 577

Income: 100k+ 0 5 6 86 2 417

Educ: < College 1 3 15 79 2 1153

Educ: Bachelors degree 1 4 11 84 1 390

Educ: Post-grad 1 6 6 87 0 212

Tea Party - Supporter 1 3 7 88 1 507

Tea Party - Not Supporter 1 3 15 79 2 1240

Cell Only/Mostly 1 4 14 79 3 796

Dual Use 1 3 14 81 1 602

LL Only/Mostly 1 1 7 91 1 322

2010 Vote: Democrat 1 4 21 72 2 643

2010 Vote: Republican 1 1 1 96 1 640

2012 Vote: Democrat 1 4 22 72 1 808

2012 Vote: Republican 1 1 1 95 1 734

2014 Vote: Democrat 0 4 26 68 2 680

2014 Vote: Undecided 1 3 6 90 1 417

2014 Vote: Republican 1 2 4 90 2 657



23: Which term below best describes your race or background?

American

Indian

Asian

American

Black White Other N

Likely Voters 1 3 13 81 2 1754

U.S. becoming energy superpower: True 1 4 18 75 2 769

U.S. becoming energy superpower: False 1 3 9 87 1 985

U.S. becoming energy independent: True 0 4 17 77 2 817

U.S. becoming energy independent: False 1 3 10 85 1 937

Increase Nat Gas Exports: Favor 1 3 14 79 2 1007 Increase Nat Gas Exports: Oppose 0 3 11 84 1 747

U.S. should increase energy exports 1 5 12 81 1 440

U.S. should decrease energy exports 1 2 11 84 2 679

U.S. should keep energy exports same 1 3 16 79 2 635

Drill/Tap gas/oil reserves: Favor 1 3 12 83 2 1360

Drill/Tap gas/oil reserves: Oppose 1 3 17 77 2 394

Build smart grid: Favor 1 3 12 82 1 1649

Build smart grid: Oppose 1 2 23 69 5 105

Build Keystone XL: Favor 1 3 11 83 2 1283

Build Keystone XL: Oppose 2 4 17 76 2 471

Invest Energy Infrastr: Favor 1 4 12 82 2 1569

Invest Energy Infrastr: Oppose 1 1 22 74 1 185



24: Are you a member of a labor union?

Public Sector

Union

Private Sector

Union

Not in Labor

Union

N


Male 4 6 91 818

Female 4 2 94 935

Age: 18-29 1 8 91 304

Age: 30-44 4 4 92 414

Age: 45-64 6 2 92 661 Age: 65+ 3 3 95 374





Urban 3 5 92 421

Suburban 5 3 93 875

Rural 3 4 93 457




Liberal (1-3) 4 9 87 477



Income: 50k-100k 4 7 89 576

Income: 100k+ 4 1 94 417

Educ: < College 3 5 92 1152






Dual Use 4 5 91 601


2010 Vote: Democrat 6 6 88 643









24: Are you a member of a labor union?

Public Sector

Union

Private Sector

Union

Not in Labor

Union

N




















25: What is your current marital status?

Single,

never

married

Married Separated Divorced Widowed Living

with a

partner

N

Likely Voters 19 58 2 11 7 4 1754

Male 24 57 2 9 3 4 818

Female 15 58 2 12 10 4 936

Age: 18-29 60 24 5 2 0 9 304

Age: 30-44 21 66 1 7 0 4 414 Age: 45-64 8 65 2 16 6 3 662

Age: 65+ 3 63 0 13 19 1 374

Ethnicity - White 13 64 1 11 7 4 1324

Ethnicity - Hispanic 35 39 10 8 3 5 156

Ethnicity - Afr. Am. 43 34 1 12 5 7 201

Ethnicity - Other 33 55 0 6 3 3 73

Urban 29 44 2 15 4 6 421

Suburban 16 64 0 10 7 4 876

Rural 16 59 5 9 8 3 457

Democrats (no lean) 23 52 3 10 6 6 631

Independents (no lean) 22 53 3 14 6 3 561

Republicans (no lean) 12 69 0 8 8 2 561

Liberal (1-3) 25 51 4 11 4 6 477 Moderate (4) 19 56 2 11 8 5 512

Conservative (5-7) 15 64 1 10 8 2 695

Income: Under 50k 27 40 2 15 12 4 761

Income: 50k-100k 15 65 3 9 3 5 577

Income: 100k+ 10 79 0 5 2 3 417

Educ: < College 22 53 3 10 7 5 1153

Educ: Bachelors degree 17 65 0 10 5 3 390

Educ: Post-grad 8 68 0 16 5 3 212

Tea Party - Supporter 17 62 1 9 6 4 507

Tea Party - Not Supporter 20 56 2 11 7 4 1240

Cell Only/Mostly 23 54 1 12 5 5 796

Dual Use 15 65 3 10 5 2 602

LL Only/Mostly 15 55 2 11 14 4 322

2010 Vote: Democrat 19 58 2 11 5 5 643

2010 Vote: Republican 8 71 0 10 8 2 640

2012 Vote: Democrat 22 54 2 11 6 6 808

2012 Vote: Republican 10 69 0 12 8 2 734

2014 Vote: Democrat 25 51 2 10 6 6 680

2014 Vote: Undecided 18 56 1 13 8 4 417

2014 Vote: Republican 13 66 2 10 7 2 657



25: What is your current marital status?

Single,

never

married

Married Separated Divorced Widowed Living

with a

partner

N

Likely Voters 19 58 2 11 7 4 1754

U.S. becoming energy superpower: True 25 55 1 10 5 5 769

U.S. becoming energy superpower: False 15 60 2 12 8 3 985

U.S. becoming energy independent: True 19 58 3 11 6 4 817

U.S. becoming energy independent: False 19 58 1 11 7 4 937 Increase Nat Gas Exports: Favor 19 60 1 10 6 4 1007

Increase Nat Gas Exports: Oppose 19 55 3 11 8 4 747

U.S. should increase energy exports 22 58 0 12 4 4 440

U.S. should decrease energy exports 18 60 1 11 8 3 679

U.S. should keep energy exports same 18 56 4 10 7 5 635

Drill/Tap gas/oil reserves: Favor 16 60 2 11 7 4 1360

Drill/Tap gas/oil reserves: Oppose 30 50 1 11 4 5 394

Build smart grid: Favor 18 59 2 11 6 4 1649

Build smart grid: Oppose 31 40 2 9 9 9 105

Build Keystone XL: Favor 17 62 1 10 7 3 1283

Build Keystone XL: Oppose 26 47 4 12 5 6 471

Invest Energy Infrastr: Favor 19 58 2 11 7 4 1569

Invest Energy Infrastr: Oppose 20 56 1 12 6 7 185



26: What is your annual household income?

Under 20

thousand

dollars

20 to

under 35

thousand

35 to

under 50

thousand

50 to

under 75

thousand

75 to

under

100

thousand

100

thousand

or more

N

Likely Voters 14 16 13 20 13 24 1754

Male 14 15 12 20 14 24 818

Female 14 17 13 20 12 23 936

Age: 18-29 24 16 13 22 11 13 304 Age: 30-44 11 15 16 23 10 24 414

Age: 45-64 12 13 11 18 17 29 662

Age: 65+ 13 25 12 17 11 23 374

Ethnicity - White 12 16 12 20 14 26 1324


Ethnicity - Afr. Am. 30 18 17 16 7 12 201

Ethnicity - Other 8 14 6 21 17 33 73

Urban 26 21 12 15 10 15 421

Suburban 6 14 12 21 16 32 876

Rural 18 17 16 23 11 16 457


Independents (no lean) 17 15 12 20 13 24 561

Republicans (no lean) 11 16 13 20 15 26 561 Liberal (1-3) 15 14 12 19 12 28 477

Moderate (4) 13 19 13 22 14 18 512

Conservative (5-7) 13 15 13 19 14 26 695

Income: Under 50k 32 38 30 0 0 0 761

Income: 50k-100k 0 0 0 61 39 0 577

Income: 100k+ 0 0 0 0 0 100 417

Educ: < College 19 21 14 21 11 13 1153


Educ: Post-grad 2 5 6 13 15 59 212



Cell Only/Mostly 15 16 13 18 14 24 796

Dual Use 10 13 12 21 15 29 602

LL Only/Mostly 19 24 13 23 7 14 322

2010 Vote: Democrat 15 15 13 18 14 25 643

2010 Vote: Republican 9 16 11 20 15 29 640

2012 Vote: Democrat 15 16 14 20 13 23 808

2012 Vote: Republican 10 16 12 19 15 28 734

2014 Vote: Democrat 16 17 14 20 11 23 680

2014 Vote: Undecided 15 17 13 21 13 21 417

2014 Vote: Republican 12 16 11 19 15 27 657



26: What is your annual household income?

Under 20

thousand

dollars

20 to

under 35

thousand

35 to

under 50

thousand

50 to

under 75

thousand

75 to

under

100

thousand

100

thousand

or more

N

Likely Voters 14 16 13 20 13 24 1754


U.S. becoming energy superpower: False 12 17 13 20 15 23 985

U.S. becoming energy independent: True 17 16 11 20 11 25 817 U.S. becoming energy independent: False 11 17 15 20 15 23 937

Increase Nat Gas Exports: Favor 15 16 12 17 12 28 1007










Build Keystone XL: Oppose 17 15 14 22 13 20 471

Invest Energy Infrastr: Favor 13 16 12 20 14 25 1569Invest Energy Infrastr: Oppose 23 18 22 22 5 10 185



27: What do you think is the current net worth of your household? This is the total value of what you have - physical property

investments, checking, and savings accounts - minus what you owe - all mortgages, home equity loans, car loans, and credit card

debt.

$0 or $1 to $5,001 $10,001 $25,001 $50,001 $100,001 $250,001 $500,001 N

nega- $5,000 to to to to to to or

tive $10,000 $25,000 $50,000 $100,000 $250,000 $500,000 over

Likely Voters 9 11 6 7 8 14 16 12 17 1747

Male 10 8 7 7 9 14 15 13 18 816

Female 8 13 5 7 7 14 16 12 17 932

Age: 18-29 14 13 8 11 10 19 12 6 7 304

Age: 30-44 10 13 9 10 9 15 16 11 6 414

Age: 45-64 8 10 4 5 7 10 15 15 24 658

Age: 65+ 7 7 2 3 7 14 19 15 26 372

Ethnicity - White 9 10 5 6 9 12 16 14 20 1317

Ethnicity - Hispanic 8 5 7 11 7 26 17 11 7 156

Ethnicity - Afr. Am. 15 20 10 10 8 15 14 5 4 201

Ethnicity - Other 3 5 7 16 4 13 15 14 23 73

Urban 13 15 10 8 7 11 14 10 13 418

Suburban 6 7 5 7 8 13 18 14 22 874

Rural 11 14 4 7 9 18 12 12 13 456

Democrats (no lean) 10 12 6 6 9 14 16 11 15 631

Independents (no lean) 10 13 6 9 8 14 13 12 16 558

Republicans (no lean) 7 7 5 6 8 14 18 14 21 559

Liberal (1-3) 9 8 8 9 7 15 13 13 19 476

Moderate (4) 8 16 5 7 7 14 16 13 14 511

Conservative (5-7) 9 9 5 6 9 12 18 12 20 691

Income: Under 50k 15 20 11 11 10 14 12 5 2 760

Income: 50k-100k 6 7 3 5 7 17 22 18 15 576

Income: 100k+ 3 0 0 3 6 8 13 18 49 411

Educ: < College 10 14 7 9 9 16 16 11 9 1149

Educ: Bachelors degree 8 6 4 4 6 11 15 16 30 388

Educ: Post-grad 5 2 2 4 5 8 13 17 43 210

Tea Party - Supporter 8 10 7 8 10 12 20 11 14 506

Tea Party - Not Supporter 9 11 5 7 8 14 14 13 19 1234

Cell Only/Mostly 12 12 7 9 9 15 13 10 14 795

Dual Use 5 8 5 5 8 15 15 15 24 598

LL Only/Mostly 9 13 3 6 8 9 23 13 16 320

2010 Vote: Democrat 9 11 7 5 8 14 17 13 17 641

2010 Vote: Republican 7 8 3 6 9 13 16 15 24 638

2012 Vote: Democrat 9 11 6 7 8 14 16 13 16 803

2012 Vote: Republican 8 9 5 5 9 13 16 13 22 732

2014 Vote: Democrat 10 11 8 7 9 14 15 11 15 677

2014 Vote: Undecided 10 15 3 7 8 12 16 13 15 417

2014 Vote: Republican

8

8

5

7

8

14

16

13

21

654



27: What do you think is the current net worth of your household? This is the total value of what you have - physical property

investments, checking, and savings accounts - minus what you owe - all mortgages, home equity loans, car loans, and credit card

debt.

$0 or $1 to $5,001 $10,001 $25,001 $50,001 $100,001 $250,001 $500

nega- $5,000 to to to to to to or

tive $10,000 $25,000 $50,000 $100,000 $250,000 $500,000 ove

Likely Voters 9 11 6 7 8 14 16 12 17 U.S. becoming energy superpower: True 7 10 8 9 8 14 13 13 18

U.S. becoming energy superpower: False 11 12 4 5 8 14 17 12 17

U.S. becoming energy independent: True 7 9 7 9 7 13 15 14 19

U.S. becoming energy independent: False 11 12 4 6 9 15 16 11 16

Increase Nat Gas Exports: Favor 6 11 7 7 8 13 15 13 19

Increase Nat Gas Exports: Oppose 13 10 4 7 8 15 16 12 16

U.S. should increase energy exports 7 11 5 10 9 11 15 11 20

U.S. should decrease energy exports 11 10 7 6 8 13 18 12 15

U.S. should keep energy exports same 8 11 5 6 8 16 14 14 18

Drill/Tap gas/oil reserves: Favor 8 10 5 7 8 15 16 13 18

Drill/Tap gas/oil reserves: Oppose 12 13 6 9 10 10 14 12 15

Build smart grid: Favor 8 10 6 7 8 14 16 13 18

Build smart grid: Oppose 20 17 8 6 11 13 10 6 10

Build Keystone XL: Favor 9 10 5 7 8 14 16 12 19

Build Keystone XL: Oppose 10 14 7 7 9 14 14 13 14

Invest Energy Infrastr: Favor 9 10 6 7 8 14 16 13 19

Invest Energy Infrastr: Oppose 13 20 6 11 11 13 12 7 7



28: Is your house / apartment?

Owned or being

bought

Rented Other

arrangement

N


Male 75 24 2 818

Female 76 23 1 936

Age: 18-29 62 35 3 304

Age: 30-44 66 33 1 414

Age: 45-64 82 18 1 662 Age: 65+ 86 14 0 374





Urban 59 40 1 421

Suburban 81 18 1 876

Rural 79 19 2 457




Liberal (1-3) 71 27 2 477



Income: 50k-100k 85 14 1 577

Income: 100k+ 94 6 0 417

Educ: < College 71 27 1 1153






Dual Use 86 13 1 602


2010 Vote: Democrat 73 26 1 643


2012 Vote: Democrat 71 28 1 808


2014 Vote: Democrat 71 28 1 680





28: Is your house / apartment?

Owned or being

bought

Rented Other

arrangement

N




















29: How would you describe your present employment situation?

Job in Job in Self- Home Student Retired Un - Other N

the

private

sector

govern-

ment

employed -maker employed

Likely Voters 33 6 7 10 6 24 9 6 1754

Male 40 6 8 1 5 24 10 5 818 Female 28 6 5 18 6 23 8 6 936

Age: 18-29 26 9 7 7 28 0 18 5 304

Age: 30-44 53 5 8 16 2 0 8 8 414

Age: 45-64 38 9 7 11 1 18 9 7 662

Age: 65+ 8 2 3 4 0 78 3 2 374

Ethnicity - White 34 6 7 11 3 28 7 4 1324

Ethnicity - Hispanic 29 9 6 12 11 7 17 8 156

Ethnicity - Afr. Am. 29 6 5 7 11 12 14 16 201

Ethnicity - Other 48 3 5 2 19 15 5 3 73

Urban 30 7 6 7 7 22 13 7 421

Suburban 37 5 7 9 6 24 7 4 876

Rural 29 7 7 14 4 23 8 8 457

Democrats (no lean) 31 8 5 10 6 22 11 8 631

Independents (no lean) 34 6 7 10 6 19 11 6 561

Republicans (no lean) 35 5 8 11 4 30 5 3 561

Liberal (1-3) 34 9 7 9 8 18 8 7 477

Moderate (4) 31 6 5 10 6 23 14 5 512

Conservative (5-7) 34 5 7 12 4 29 5 4 695

Income: Under 50k 24 3 6 10 7 26 17 8 761

Income: 50k-100k 41 9 6 10 4 22 4 5 577

Income: 100k+ 41 9 8 10 6 21 1 4 417

Educ: < College 28 5 7 12 7 22 12 7 1153

Educ: Bachelors degree 46 6 7 8 2 23 3 5 390

Educ: Post-grad 39 13 6 4 2 30 3 3 212

Tea Party - Supporter 35 6 9 12 5 22 8 4 507

Tea Party - Not Supporter 32 7 6 9 6 24 9 7 1240

Cell Only/Mostly 42 7 6 10 7 11 10 7 796

Dual Use 32 8 7 10 5 26 8 5 602

LL Only/Mostly 14 3 6 11 2 50 9 6 322

2010 Vote: Democrat 34 6 5 8 4 25 9 8 643

2010 Vote: Republican 36 5 8 10 1 31 6 3 640

2012 Vote: Democrat 34 6 6 9 6 21 9 8 808

2012 Vote: Republican 35 5 6 11 2 30 7 4 734

2014 Vote: Democrat 31 7 6 9 7 20 11 9 680

2014 Vote: Undecided 36 4 5 11 6 22 8 7 417

2014 Vote: Republican 33 7 8 10 4 28 7 2 657



29: How would you describe your present employment situation?

Job in Job in Self- Home Student Retired Un - Other

the

private

sector

govern-

ment

employed -maker employed

Likely Voters 33 6 7 10 6 24 9 6

U.S. becoming energy superpower: True 34 5 7 8 7 22 9 7 U.S. becoming energy superpower: False 33 7 6 11 4 25 9 5

U.S. becoming energy independent: True 31 7 7 9 6 24 8 7

U.S. becoming energy independent: False 35 6 6 11 6 23 9 5

Increase Nat Gas Exports: Favor 35 6 7 9 7 21 8 6

Increase Nat Gas Exports: Oppose 31 6 6 11 4 26 10 6

U.S. should increase energy exports 36 6 8 9 7 20 9 6

U.S. should decrease energy exports 34 5 4 10 6 26 9 7

U.S. should keep energy exports same 31 8 8 11 5 23 9 5

Drill/Tap gas/oil reserves: Favor 34 7 6 9 4 25 8 7

Drill/Tap gas/oil reserves: Oppose 31 5 9 14 9 19 11 3

Build smart grid: Favor 33 7 6 10 5 24 9 6

Build smart grid: Oppose 34 3 9 12 8 17 13 5

Build Keystone XL: Favor 34 5 7 9 5 26 7 6

Build Keystone XL: Oppose 30 9 5 13 8 17 13 5

Invest Energy Infrastr: Favor 34 7 7 9 5 25 8 6

Invest Energy Infrastr: Oppose 26 4 6 21 8 12 15 8



30: Thinking about yourself and the immediate family members in your household, would you say you belong to a white-colla

family, or a blue-collar family?

White-collar

family

Blue-collar

family

Don’t Know N


Male 44 42 14 814

Female 48 36 16 933

Age: 18-29 31 40 30 304

Age: 30-44 44 42 14 409 Age: 45-64 53 37 11 660

Age: 65+ 51 38 11 374





Urban 41 40 19 417

Suburban 56 33 11 875

Rural 33 49 18 455




Liberal (1-3) 52 36 11 477 Moderate (4) 42 39 19 507

Conservative (5-7) 48 40 12 694


Income: 50k-100k 52 39 9 572

Income: 100k+ 79 16 5 416

Educ: < College 30 51 19 1146






Dual Use 51 38 11 601


2010 Vote: Democrat 51 37 11 643


2012 Vote: Democrat 48 38 13 802


2014 Vote: Democrat 48 38 14 674

2014 Vote: Undecided 42 39 19 416




30: Thinking about yourself and the immediate family members in your household, would you say you belong to a white-colla

family, or a blue-collar family?

White-collar

family

Blue-collar

family

Don’t Know N





U.S. becoming energy independent: False 47 39 14 934 Increase Nat Gas Exports: Favor 48 38 14 1006















31: Thinking about your religion, are you ..

Protestant Roman

Catholic

Ath./Agn./None Something N

Else


Male 27 23 28 22 818

Female 35 21 19 24 935

Age: 18-29 18 16 38 28 303

Age: 30-44 22 21 30 27 414 Age: 45-64 35 24 20 21 662

Age: 65+ 47 24 11 19 374





Urban 28 19 33 20 420

Suburban 30 25 21 24 876

Rural 37 17 20 25 457




Liberal (1-3) 20 20 35 25 476

Moderate (4) 26 23 25 26 512

Conservative (5-7) 45 23 14 19 695

Income: Under 50k 32 18 25 24 760

Income: 50k-100k 32 22 22 23 576

Income: 100k+ 30 27 23 21 417

Educ: < College 28 22 25 25 1152


Educ: Post-grad 41 19 24 16 212




Dual Use 37 22 18 24 602


2010 Vote: Democrat 22 22 28 27 643

2010 Vote: Republican 47 23 12 18 640

2012 Vote: Democrat 22 20 32 26 807

2012 Vote: Republican 45 24 12 18 734

2014 Vote: Democrat 22 19 33 26 679

2014 Vote: Undecided 25 27 25 24 417

2014 Vote: Republican 45 22 13 20 657



31: Thinking about your religion, are you ..

Protestant Roman

Catholic

Ath./Agn./None Something N

Else




















32: Would you describe yourself as a ’born-again’ or evangelical Christian, or not? (Among Protestants)

Yes No N


Male 44 56 219

Female 53 47 326

Age: 18-29 40 60 54

Age: 30-44 58 42 90

Age: 45-64 50 50 228



Urban 52 48 117

Suburban 44 56 257

Rural 55 45 171




Liberal (1-3) 40 60 93

Moderate (4) 34 66 133

Conservative (5-7) 60 40 308


Income: 50k-100k 45 55 180 Income: 100k+ 40 60 120







Dual Use 52 48 217











32: Would you describe yourself as a ’born-again’ or evangelical Christian, or not? (Among Protestants)

Yes No N



















33: Aside from weddings and funerals, how often do you attend religious services–more than once a week, once a week, once o

twice a month, a few times a year, seldom, or never?

More

than

once a

week

Once a

week

Once or

twice a

month

A few

times a

year

Seldom Never N

Likely Voters 7 20 11 16 23 23 1754

Male 6 18 12 15 22 27 818

Female 8 22 10 16 24 20 936 Age: 18-29 5 19 18 13 15 30 304

Age: 30-44 2 17 13 16 22 31 414

Age: 45-64 7 19 10 16 28 21 662

Age: 65+ 13 28 6 16 23 14 374

Ethnicity - White 6 20 10 17 24 22 1324


Ethnicity - Afr. Am. 13 26 12 9 18 22 201

Ethnicity - Other 9 20 18 13 21 20 73

Urban 8 18 11 13 23 27 421

Suburban 6 20 10 19 22 23 876

Rural 8 22 14 11 25 20 457


Independents (no lean) 5 14 11 18 21 31 561 Republicans (no lean) 11 28 12 14 23 13 561

Liberal (1-3) 4 16 11 16 19 34 477

Moderate (4) 5 16 10 17 26 25 512

Conservative (5-7) 11 27 10 15 23 14 695

Income: Under 50k 9 21 9 14 22 24 761

Income: 50k-100k 5 19 14 16 24 22 577

Income: 100k+ 5 20 10 19 23 23 417

Educ: < College 8 19 11 14 23 26 1153


Educ: Post-grad 7 21 12 18 25 17 212



Cell Only/Mostly 6 17 11 17 22 26 796

Dual Use 8 23 14 16 22 17 602

LL Only/Mostly 6 22 7 12 25 28 322

2010 Vote: Democrat 5 19 10 16 24 27 643

2010 Vote: Republican 12 25 10 16 24 14 640

2012 Vote: Democrat 4 17 10 15 25 28 808

2012 Vote: Republican 10 26 11 17 22 15 734

2014 Vote: Democrat 4 17 10 15 24 30 680

2014 Vote: Undecided 7 18 10 15 23 27 417

2014 Vote: Republican 10 25 13 16 22 14 657



33: Aside from weddings and funerals, how often do you attend religious services–more than once a week, once a week, once o

twice a month, a few times a year, seldom, or never?

More

than

once a

week

Once a

week

Once or

twice a

month

A few

times a

year

Seldom Never N

Likely Voters 7 20 11 16 23 23 1754


U.S. becoming energy superpower: False 7 20 10 17 23 24 985 U.S. becoming energy independent: True 7 20 12 16 21 23 817

U.S. becoming energy independent: False 7 20 10 16 25 23 937

Increase Nat Gas Exports: Favor 7 22 11 17 22 22 1007










Build Keystone XL: Oppose 4 14 15 13 21 32 471 Invest Energy Infrastr: Favor 7 20 11 16 23 23 1569

Invest Energy Infrastr: Oppose 9 23 12 12 21 23 185



34: Are you the parent or guardian of any children under 18 now living in your household?

Yes No N


Male 27 73 818

Female 27 73 936

Age: 18-29 28 72 304

Age: 30-44 61 39 414

Age: 45-64 18 82 662





Urban 22 78 421

Suburban 27 73 876

Rural 30 70 457




Liberal (1-3) 24 76 477

Moderate (4) 29 71 512


Income: 50k-100k 29 71 577

Income: 100k+ 30 70 417







Dual Use 25 75 602











34: Are you the parent or guardian of any children under 18 now living in your household?

Yes No N




















35: Would you consider where you live

an urban area a suburban area a rural area N


Male 28 48 24 818

Female 20 52 28 936

Age: 18-29 33 44 24 304

Age: 30-44 26 48 26 414

Age: 45-64 18 54 27 662

Age: 65+ 25 50 25 374 Ethnicity - White 20 50 30 1324




Urban 100 0 0 421


Rural 0 0 100 457




Liberal (1-3) 27 53 20 477

Moderate (4) 27 49 25 512

Conservative (5-7) 20 50 30 695 Income: Under 50k 33 36 31 761

Income: 50k-100k 18 55 27 577

Income: 100k+ 15 68 17 417

Educ: < College 25 45 30 1153






Dual Use 20 52 28 602


2010 Vote: Democrat 30 50 20 643


2012 Vote: Democrat 30 50 20 808


2014 Vote: Democrat 32 48 20 680

2014 Vote: Undecided 23 51 26 417




35: Would you consider where you live

an urban area a suburban area a rural area N






Increase Nat Gas Exports: Favor 25 52 23 1007

Increase Nat Gas Exports: Oppose 23 47 30 747 U.S. should increase energy exports 28 51 21 440













36: Many people weren t able to vote in the election for President and other offices in 2012. How about you? Were you able t

vote, or for some reason were you unable to vote?

Yes, voted in 2012 No, did not vote in

2012

N


Male 92 8 818

Female 92 8 936

Age: 18-29 74 26 304

Age: 30-44 94 6 414 Age: 45-64 96 4 662

Age: 65+ 98 2 374





Urban 93 7 421

Suburban 94 6 876

Rural 88 12 457




Liberal (1-3) 90 10 477 Moderate (4) 92 8 512



Income: 50k-100k 92 8 577

Income: 100k+ 95 5 417







Dual Use 93 7 602











36: Many people weren t able to vote in the election for President and other offices in 2012. How about you? Were you able t



2012

N





U.S. becoming energy independent: False 93 7 937 Increase Nat Gas Exports: Favor 92 8 1007

Increase Nat Gas Exports: Oppose 92 8 747














37: In the 2012 election for President, did you vote for Democrat Barack Obama or Republican Mitt Romney?

Democrat

Barack Obama

Republican Mitt

Romney

Someone else N


Male 48 47 5 749

Female 52 45 4 863

Age: 18-29 68 28 4 224

Age: 30-44 55 39 6 385

Age: 45-64 46 48 5 636 Age: 65+ 41 58 1 367





Urban 62 33 5 390


Rural 40 56 4 402




Liberal (1-3) 89 8 3 428



Income: 50k-100k 50 47 3 532

Income: 100k+ 46 52 2 393

Educ: < College 49 46 5 1028






Dual Use 49 48 3 561




2012 Vote: Democrat 100 0 0 808



2014 Vote: Undecided 46 43 11 366




37: In the 2012 election for President, did you vote for Democrat Barack Obama or Republican Mitt Romney?

Democrat

Barack Obama

Republican Mitt

Romney

Someone else N




















38: Many people weren t able to vote in the election for Congress and other offices in 2010. How about you? Were you able t



2010

N


Male 79 21 818

Female 77 23 936

Age: 18-29 45 55 304

Age: 30-44 76 24 414 Age: 45-64 86 14 662

Age: 65+ 94 6 374





Urban 76 24 421

Suburban 79 21 876

Rural 78 22 457




Liberal (1-3) 76 24 477 Moderate (4) 74 26 512



Income: 50k-100k 77 23 577

Income: 100k+ 87 13 417







Dual Use 81 19 602











38: Many people weren t able to vote in the election for Congress and other offices in 2010. How about you? Were you able t



2010

N





U.S. becoming energy independent: False 80 20 937 Increase Nat Gas Exports: Favor 80 20 1007

Increase Nat Gas Exports: Oppose 76 24 747














39: In the 2010 election for U.S. House, did you vote for the Democratic U.S. House candidate, the Republican U.S. Hous

candidate or someone else?

Democratic U.S.

House candidate

Republican U.S.

House candidate

Someone else N


Male 47 48 5 643

Female 48 46 7 721

Age: 18-29 55 39 6 137

Age: 30-44 56 38 6 313 Age: 45-64 44 49 7 566

Age: 65+ 41 55 5 349





Urban 60 35 6 320


Rural 36 56 8 354




Liberal (1-3) 88 8 4 363 Moderate (4) 53 37 11 377

Conservative (5-7) 19 76 4 588


Income: 50k-100k 47 50 3 443

Income: 100k+ 44 52 5 363

Educ: < College 45 48 7 846






Dual Use 45 50 5 486


2010 Vote: Democrat 100 0 0 643


2012 Vote: Democrat 85 10 5 655



2014 Vote: Undecided 38 43 19 302




39: In the 2010 election for U.S. House, did you vote for the Democratic U.S. House candidate, the Republican U.S. Hous

candidate or someone else?

Democratic U.S.

House candidate

Republican U.S.

House candidate

Someone else N





U.S. becoming energy independent: False 42 52 6 747 Increase Nat Gas Exports: Favor 45 50 5 798















40: Cell / LL household

Cell

Only/Mostly

Dual Use LL Only/Mostly N


Male 47 34 19 788

Female 46 36 18 931

Age: 18-29 68 26 6 295

Age: 30-44 64 25 10 400

Age: 45-64 40 43 16 656 Age: 65+ 20 38 42 369





Urban 48 29 23 416

Suburban 47 36 16 858

Rural 43 38 19 446




Liberal (1-3) 45 38 17 461



Income: 50k-100k 45 38 17 570

Income: 100k+ 47 43 11 405

Educ: < College 47 34 19 1128






Dual Use 0 100 0 602


2010 Vote: Democrat 45 35 20 628


2012 Vote: Democrat 48 35 18 790


2014 Vote: Democrat 49 32 19 658

2014 Vote: Undecided 47 35 18 414




40: Cell / LL household

Cell

Only/Mostly

Dual Use LL Only/Mostly N


















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