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July 10, 2001
Poll Results | Poll Methodology | Story | Close Window
Question: How would you rate the performance of Jesse Ventura as governor: excellent, pretty good, fair, or poor?
| Option | State | Men | Women |
| Excellent | 15% | 18% | 12% |
| Good | 36% | 40% | 32% |
| Fair | 31% | 27% | 35% |
| Poor | 17% | 14% | 20% |
| Undecided | 1% | 1% | 1% |
QUESTION:
Do you agree or disagree with the following statement: Gov. Ventura is a
needed breath of fresh air in state government?
| Option | State | Men | Women |
| Agree | 55% | 61% | 49% |
| Disagree | 41% | 37% | 45% |
| Not Sure | 4% | 2% | 6% |
QUESTION:
Do you agree or disagree with the following statement:
Gov. Ventura is an embarrassment to the state?
| Option | State | Men | Women |
| Agree | 38% | 30% | 46% |
| Disagree | 57% | 66% | 48% |
| Not Sure | 5% | 4% | 6% |
QUESTION:
Do you think Gov.
Jesse Ventura should run for re-election next year?
| Option | State | Men | Women |
| Yes | 47% | 54% | 40% |
| No | 42% | 38% | 46% |
| Not Sure | 11% | 8% | 14% |
QUESTION: If Gov. Ventura runs for re-election in 2002,
would you be inclined to vote for him or would
you be inclined to vote for someone else?
| Option | State | Men | Women |
| Ventura | 37% | 42% | 32% |
| Someone Else | 45% | 41% | 49% |
| Not Sure | 18% | 17% | 19% |
QUESTION: Did you vote for Jesse Ventura in the 1998 election, or did you vote for someone else?
| Option | State | Men | Women |
| Ventura | 38% | 42% | 34% |
| Someone Else | 59% | 55% | 63% |
| Not Sure | 3% | 3% | 3% |
Trackings
| Ventura's Job Performance | Excellent | Good | Fair | Poor | Undecided |
| December '98 | 14% | 55% | 12% | 3% | 16% |
| April '99 | 12% | 45% | 24% | 2% | 17% |
| July '99 | 11% | 45% | 35% | 8% | 1% |
| October '99 | 7% | 36% | 31% | 25% | 1% |
| February '00 | 9% | 43% | 28% | 18% | 2% |
| July '00 | 14% | 42% | 30% | 13% | 1% |
| February '01 | 11% | 44% | 28% | 15% | 2% |
| July '01 | 15% | 36% | 31% | 17% | 1% |
| Consider Ventura "A breath of fresh air" | |
| December '98 | 45% |
| April '99 | 54% |
| July '99 | 49% |
| October '99 | 30% |
| February '00 | 54% |
| July '00 | 62% |
| February '01 | 59% |
| July '01 | 55% |
| Consider Ventura "an embarrassment" | |
| December '98 | 3% |
| April '99 | 5% |
| July '99 | 16% |
| October '99 | 43% |
| February '00 | 43% |
| July '00 | 30% |
| February '01 | 41% |
| July '01 | 38% |
QUESTION: I am
going to list a number of prominent Minnesota political figures, both past
and present, and would like for you to rate their contribution to the
state. After I read each name, please tell me if you feel they made
a great contribution, a major contribution, a minor contribution, or an insignificant contribution to
the citizens of Minnesota during their public service.
| Option | Great | Major | Minor | Insignificant | Don't Know |
| Hubert Humphrey | 35% | 41% | 13% | 6% | 5% |
| Arne Carlson | 19% | 38% | 27% | 9% | 7% |
| Walter Mondale | 19% | 36% | 35% | 6% | 4% |
| Jesse Ventura | 17% | 29% | 36% | 14% | 4% |
| Rudy Perpich | 14% | 29% | 42% | 8% | 7% |
| "Skip" Humphrey | 14% | 21% | 44% | 15% | 6% |
| Mike Hatch | 7% | 18% | 41% | 10% | 24% |
| Roger Moe | 7% | 17% | 40% | 16% | 20% |
| Steve Sviggum | 6% | 20% | 31% | 13% | 30% |
| Al Quie | 4% | 19% | 37% | 9% | 31% |
POLL METHODOLOGY
The Mason-Dixon poll was conducted July 2-3 and July 5, 2001. by Mason-Dixon
Polling & Research, Inc. of Washington, D.C. A total of 627 registered Minnesota
voters were interviewed by telephone. All stated they regularly vote in state
elections.
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 by 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 312 (50%)
Women 315 (50%)
| Region | Interviews |
| Minneapolis/St. Paul | 351 interviews |
| Rochester/Southeast | 70 interviews |
| Southwest Minnesota | 65 interviews |
| Northwest Minnesota | 69 interviews |
| Duluth/Northeast | 72 interviews |
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