National Voter Poll: Vermont: Sample Size Total: 300 Gender Total

NATIONAL VOTER POLL: VERMONT
A Survey of Adults
December 3, 2018
Sample Size Total: 300 Gender Total

Men 49%
Women 51%
1. Starting out, we want to make sure we are talking to a lot of different kinds of people.
Please indicate in which state you live.
Total
Vermont 100%
2. Which county do you live in?
Total
Chittenden 26%
Windsor 10%
Washington 9%
Rutland 9%
Franklin 7%
Windham 6%
Addison 6%
Bennington 5%
Other 20%
3. How do you identify yourself?
Total
Male 49%
Female 51%
Methodology: 300 interviews among adults nationwide were conducted from November 14-December 3,
2018 and were weighted to ensure proportional results. The Bayesian confidence interval for 300 interviews
is 6.5, which is roughly equivalent to a margin of error of ±5.6 at the 95% confidence level.
4. Please indicate in what year you were born.
Total
Under 45 41%
45-64 38%
65+ 22%
5. Could you please indicate which race/ethnicity you use to describe yourself?
Total
White 95%
Black 1%
Hispanic (Puerto Rican, Mexican,
1%
etc.)
Asian 1%
Native American 0%
Other 0%
Two or more races 2%
6. For statistical purposes only, which of the following best describes your residency
status?
Total
Natural-born citizen (born in the US
96%
and currently a US citizen)
Naturalized citizen (born in another
1%
country and now a citizen of the US)
Green card holder 1%
Work visa holder 0%
Student visa holder 1%
Other 0%
Unsure 1%
7. What is the last year of schooling that you have completed?
Total
1 – 11 grade
th
2%
High school graduate 30%
Non-college post H.S. 0%
Some college 16%
College graduate 38%
Post-graduate school 13%
Unsure 0%
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8. Thinking about the time you spent in school, at what education level did you last
study American history?
Total
Primary or middle school 3%
High school 69%
Bachelor’s degree program in
25%
college
Graduate school 1%
Other (please specify) 1%
Unsure 2%
9. Using just one word, which word best describes how you feel about learning
American history?
Tabulating
10. And in general, on a scale of 0 to 10 where a zero means it was your least favorite
subject, and a 10 means it was your favorite subject, where would you rank American
History?
Total
Mean Score 6.59
Favorite subject (8-10) 41%
Somewhere in the middle (5-7) 40%
Least favorite subject (0-4) 20%
(Don’t know/refused) 0%
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You will now be asked a series of questions that are similar to those asked on the tests for
American Citizenship. Please answer the questions to the best of your knowledge, and
please do NOT use outside sources for your answers. You will have 7 minutes to answer
all 20 questions; anyone using more than the allotted time will be terminated to prevent
cheating.
11. There were 13 original states. Please select the option that names 3 of them.
Total
Connecticut, Massachusetts,
46%
Maine
New Jersey, New York, New
26%
Hampshire
New Hampshire, West Virginia,
18%
Virginia
Rhode Island, Florida, Georgia 3%
Unsure 7%
12. Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
Total
James Madison 6%
Thomas Jefferson 77%
Abraham Lincoln 4%
George Washington 8%
Unsure 6%
13. What territory did the United States buy from France in 1803?
Total
Louisiana 72%
Alaska 8%
Hawaii 4%
Puerto Rico 5%
Unsure 12%
14. When was the Constitution written?
Total
1790 1%
1776 69%
1787 14%
1789 6%
Unsure 9%
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15. Which of the following wars was fought by the United States in the 1800’s?
Total
Mexican-American War 78%
World War II 2%
World War I 10%
Korean War 3%
Unsure 7%
16. What did Susan B. Anthony do?
Total
Founded the Red Cross 5%
Made the first flag of the United
13%
States
Fought for women’s rights 72%
Was the first woman elected to the
2%
House of Representatives
Unsure 7%
17. Before he became President, Dwight Eisenhower was a general. What war did he
fight in?
Total
Vietnam War 7%
World War II 65%
Civil War 7%
Spanish-American War 8%
Unsure 13%
18. Who did the United States fight in World War II?
Total
Japan, China, and Vietnam 10%
The Soviet Union, Germany, and
8%
Italy
Japan, Germany, and Italy 63%
Austria-Hungary, Japan, and
12%
Germany
Unsure 6%
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19. What is one right or freedom given by the First Amendment?
Total
Landownership 1%
Speech 77%
Life 6%
Bear arms 15%
Unsure 1%
20. Why did the colonists fight the British?
Total
Because the British Army stayed
23%
in their houses
To free the African slaves 6%
To help native Indians to get
8%
freedom
Because of financial crisis 45%
Unsure 18%
21. Who was President during World War I?
Total
Woodrow Wilson 51%
Franklin Roosevelt 20%
Herbert Hoover 16%
Abraham Lincoln 3%
Unsure 10%
22. What is one thing Benjamin Franklin is famous for?
Total
Invented the light bulb 41%
Started the first universities 4%
Published the code of the U.S.
12%
Constitution
He was a U.S. Diplomat 33%
Unsure 10%
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23. There are four amendments to the Constitution on who is able to vote in U.S.
elections. Which of the following describes one of these amendments?
Total
Citizens by birth only can vote 7%
Citizens 18 years of age and older
89%
can vote
Only citizens with a job can vote 0%
Citizens 17 years of age and older
1%
can vote
Unsure 4%
24. Who was President during the Great Depression and World War II?
Total
Franklin Roosevelt 82%
Woodrow Wilson 10%
Abraham Lincoln 2%
George W. Bush 1%
Unsure 5%
25. Who said, “Give me liberty or give me death?”
Total
George Washington 12%
Benjamin Franklin 7%
Thomas Jefferson 14%
Patrick Henry 60%
Unsure 7%
26. Who is not a writer of the Federalist Papers?
Total
James Madison 5%
Alexander Hamilton 8%
Thomas Jefferson 6%
Publius 50%
Unsure 30%
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27. How many amendments does the U.S. Constitution have?
Total
27 26%
26 20%
30 7%
24 12%
Unsure 35%
28. During the Cold War, what was the main concern of the United States?
Total
Climate change 0%
Communism 79%
Slavery 3%
The Great Depression 14%
Unsure 4%
29. How many Justices are on the U.S. Supreme Court?
Total
12 22%
9 52%
10 8%
11 7%
Unsure 11%
30. Which of the following is a U.S. territory?
Total
Bermuda 12%
Haiti 3%
Cayman Islands 7%
Guam 64%
Unsure 14%
31. Who is Ethan Allen?
Total
Commander during Revolutionary
72%
War
Furniture maker 8%
Governor 2%
Ambassador and Civil War
8%
general
Unsure 9%
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32. Thank you for answering these questions. If this were the actual citizen test, how
would you describe the test?
Total
Too easy 3%
About right 60%
Too hard 27%
Unsure 10%
The last few questions are for statistical purposes only.
33. Switching gears a bit, when it comes to your own political ideology, on a scale of 1 to
9 where a nine means very conservative, a one means very liberal and a five means
moderate, where would you place yourself when it comes to your political ideology?
You can use any number between 1 and 9.
Total
Mean Score 4.79
Liberal (1-3) 25%
Moderate (4-6) 45%
Conservative (7-9) 21%
(Don’t know/refused) 9%
34. Are you married, unmarried living with partner, single, separated, divorced or
widowed?
Total
Married 42%
Unmarried with partner 14%
Single 24%
Separated/divorced 13%
Widowed 6%
Unsure 0%
35. Which of the following best describes the type of area you currently live in?
Total
Urban 13%
Suburban 16%
Rural 68%
Unsure 3%
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36. What was your approximate annual income before taxes last year?
Total
Less than $20,000 21%
$20,000-$39,999 24%
$40,000-$59,999 20%
$60,000-$79,999 9%
$80,000-$99,999 7%
$100,000-$119,999 7%
$120,000-$149,999 2%
$150,000-$199,999 1%
$200,000-$249,999 0%
$250,000 or more 1%
Not currently employed 3%
Prefer not to say 4%
37. Do you have any children 18 years of age or younger living in your household?
Total
Yes 24%
No 76%
Unsure 0%
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NATIONAL VOTER POLL: VERMONT

Sample Size Total: 300 Gender Total

2. Which county do you live in?

3. How do you identify yourself?

7. What is the last year of schooling that you have completed?

12. Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?

14. When was the Constitution written?

16. What did Susan B. Anthony do?

20. Why did the colonists fight the British?

21. Who was President during World War I?

22. What is one thing Benjamin Franklin is famous for?

25. Who said, “Give me liberty or give me death?”

26. Who is not a writer of the Federalist Papers?

29. How many Justices are on the U.S. Supreme Court?

30. Which of the following is a U.S. territory?

31. Who is Ethan Allen?

The last few questions are for statistical purposes only.

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