With only a few days left before Americans take part in the mid-term congressional election, the anti-incumbent feeling across the country is substantial, a new Angus Reid Public Opinion poll has found.
Almost four-in-five respondents report feeling “very angry” or “moderately angry” at the federal government and Congress.
With only a few days left before Americans take part in the mid-term congressional election, the anti-incumbent feeling across the country is substantial, a new Angus Reid Public Opinion poll has found.
In the online survey of a representative national sample of 1,011 American adults, respondents were asked whether they were personally angry at six different persons or groups that are part of the country’s political landscape.
Almost four-in-five respondents report feeling anger at the federal government as a whole (79%) and Congress (78%), while more than half are angry at their own U.S. Senators (63%), their own Congressman or Congresswoman (56%) and the President (54%).
Anger at the federal government as a whole and Congress is high across all demographics, but is definitely more pronounced among respondents aged 55 and over and Republican Party supporters.
Independent voters are more likely to feel anger at their own Congressman or Congresswoman (64%) than Republicans (59%) or Democrats (46%).
The South (57%) and the Northeast (57%) hold the highest proportion of respondents who are angry with the President. Men (56%) and respondents over the age of 55 (60%) are also angrier at Barack Obama than women and younger respondents.
Three-in-ten Democrats (28%) are angry with Obama, along with a large majority of Republicans (87%) and Independents (62%).
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Mario Canseco, Vice President, Communications & Media Relations
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Methodology: From October 20 to October 21, 2010, Angus Reid Public Opinion conducted an online survey among 1,011 randomly selected American adults who are Springboard America panelists. The margin of error—which measures sampling variability—is +/- 3.1%, 19 times out of 20. The results have been statistically weighted according to the most current education, age, gender and region Census data to ensure a sample representative of the entire adult population of the United States. Discrepancies in or between totals are due to rounding.
