MPR: MPR 4th District Congressional Poll

Fourth District Poll
November 2, 2000
Poll Results | Poll Methodology | Story | Campaign 2000: The 4th District

Name Recognition

Candidate	Recognize Favorable	Recognize Unfavorable	Recognize Neutral	Don't Recognize
Betty McCollum	43%	19%	27%	11%
Linda Runbeck	29%	24%	38%	9%
Tom Foley	24%	18%	50%	8%

Results:

QUESTION: If the 2000 election for Minnesota's Fourth District congressional seat were held today, would you vote for Betty McCollum, the Democrat, Linda Runbeck, the Republican, or Tom Foley, the Independence Party candidate?

Choice	District	Men	Women	Liberal	Moderate	Conservative
McCollum	41%	37%	45%	84%	34%	2%
Runbeck	29%	32%	26%	4%	21%	73%
Foley	16%	18%	14%	6%	25%	13%
Undecided	14%	13%	15%	6%	20%	12%

Option	Gore Voters	Bush Voters
McCollum	72%	5%
Runbeck	4%	74%
Foley	14%	13%
Undecided	10%	18%

POLL METHODOLOGY

The Mason-Dixon Minnesota Poll was conducted by Mason-Dixon Polling & Research, Inc. of Washington, D.C. from October 26 through October 27, 2000. A total of 625 registered Minnesota voters were interviewed statewide by telephone. All stated they were likely to vote in the November general election.

Those interviewed were selected by the random variation of the last four digits of telephone numbers.A cross-section of exchanges were utilized in order to ensure an accurate reflection of the state. Quotas were assigned to reflect voter turn-out county.

The margin for error, according to standards customarily used by statisticians, is no more than plus or minus 4 percentage points. This means that there is a 95 percent probability that the "true" figure would fall within that range if the entire population were sampled.The margin for error is higher for any subgroup, such as a regional or gender grouping.

Sample Figures:
Men 310 (50%)
Women 315 (50%)

Region	Interviews
Minneapolis/St. Paul	350 interviews
Rochester/Southeast	71 interviews
Southwest Minnesota	64 interviews
Northwest Minnesota	68 interviews
Duluth/Northeast	72 interviews

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