N AT I O N A L D E M O C R AT P R I M A R Y S U R V E Y
Feb. 2-4, 2016
2METHODOLOGY
The following national survey was conducted by
OnMessage Inc. Telephone interviews were
conducted on February 2-4, 2016. This survey
consists of 1000 likely Democrat primary voters
and was stratified to reflect historic voter
trends. The margin of error for this survey is +/-
3.10%.
I D E O LO G Y M A K E U P3
2027
38
7 5
Very LiberalSomewhat LiberalModerateSomewhat ConservativeVery Conservative
28 28 33
3 1
1625
37
8 8
AGE 35 & UNDER AGE 66+
4I M AG E T E S T S
SOCIALISMNet: +13
CAPITALISMNet: +17
COMMUNISMNet: -75
Very FavSomewhat FavSomewhat UnfavVery Unfav
Never Heard OfNo Opinion
31 24
12
21515
34 20
13
31713
43
30
47
30
3 141
314
65
4
79
46 50 42 3724 31 30
33
45 and Under 46-55 56-65 66+
5
I M AG E T E S T SS O C I A L I S M
FavorableUnfavorable
46 40 44 37 4230 29 31 2336
Male Female White Af. American Hispanic
AGE
GENDER/RACE
2540
10 13 12
Capitalism Socialism Both Neither DK/Refuse
6
Thinking about different forms of government, which of the following statements do you agree with most?
S O C I A L I S M H E A D TO H E A D
Some people say free market capitalism is the best form of government. They say that its not the governments
job to pick winners and losers and that government intervention only leads to inefficiency. They say that
capitalism produces the greatest amount of personal and economic freedom for every individual and is ultimately results in the best economic outcome for society, even if
some people are left behind because they cant compete.
Other people say that socialism is the best form of government. They say that corporations have too much
control and that the capitalist system is set up to favor the rich and powerful. They say that the only way to police
corporations and protect the citizens is for the government to take a larger role in managing the
economy to make sure that every individual has equal access to basic necessities and public goods, even if that means that some people have to transfer their wealth to
others.
19 2229 28
46 4838 36
45 and Under 46-55 56-65 66+
7
S O C I A L I S M H E A D TO H E A D
CapitalismSocialism
28 23 25 27 2140 39 40 40 40
Male Female White Af. American Hispanic
AGE
GENDER/RACE
Do you think socialism has a positive or negative impact on society?
17 12 16
40
15
Positive Negative DK/Refused
8
57
27
S O C I A L I S M S I M PAC T
Somewhat
Strongly
25 2414
2215
Favor Oppose DK/Refused
9
47
As you may have heard, there are some in Congress who have proposed drastically changing the healthcare system
in this country to ensure that everyone, regardless of income, has the same access to healthcare. They suggest
doing away with private practices, private hospitals and private insurance plans and instead replacing them with a
government run system that would be funded through federal and state tax dollars. Would you favor or oppose
changing the current healthcare system to a government run system?
P O L I C Y S P L I T S A M P L EH E A LT H C A R E
Somewhat
Strongly
39
2315
32
20
10
Favor Oppose DK/Refused
43
25
Thinking about healthcare in this country, would you favor or oppose changing our
system to the Socialist health care system that is currently in place in Denmark?
Somewhat
Strongly
Please tell me if you agree or disagree with the following statement. Most of the media in our country is controlled by corporations who
are more interested in profits than telling the truth. Before a corporate owned media entity covers a campus rally for racial
equality, they should first prove that they are not biased against the content of the rally.
40
8 15
27
11
Agree Disagree DK/Refused
10
67
19
B A R R I N G P R E S S F R O M C A M P U S P R OT E S T S
Somewhat
Strongly
67 72 64 67
18 17 23 19
45 and Under 46-55 56-65 66+
11
AgreeDisagree
67 68 6379 79
22 16 22 10 13
Male Female White Af. American Hispanic
AGE
GENDER/RACE
B A R R I N G P R E S S F R O M C A M P U S P R OT E S T S
16
15
14
13
15
14
13
12
33
30
27
34
23
26
34
34
100 80 60 40 20 20 40 60 80 100
NETLess Likely More Likely
Somewhat Agree
A G R E E/ D I S AG R E E S E R I E S12
6825
Strongly Disagree Somewhat Disagree Strongly Agree
+43The Federal government should tax the rich and spread the
wealth around as it is good for everybody.
6127 +34Obamacare did not go far enough and we should now progress to the next step and create a single-payer healthcare system similar
to Canada and countries in Europe.
5629 +27The Federal government, not the private sector, is best equipped to run, regulate, and innovate the economy in order to help every
American and not just the rich and powerful.
5631 +25Government is more capable of managing certain industries and
sectors of the economy than private corporations.
18
15
16
17
21
19
30
25
26
22
30
32
100 80 60 40 20 20 40 60 80 100
NETLess Likely More Likely
A G R E E/ D I S AG R E E S E R I E S13
5835 +23We should make tuition at public universities and colleges free for
all students and will pay for it by raising taxes on private investments.
5536 +19Colleges and universities should protect students from harmful language on campus.
5235 +17In some cases the government should take control of certain
industries such as airlines or health care to better manage them because they are too important to our whole society to leave up
the private businesses.
Somewhat AgreeStrongly Disagree Somewhat Disagree Strongly Agree
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