SC COS Survey Report

Attachment: 369/COS_SC_Survey_Report_1-1-18.pdf

South Carolina Convention of States Survey
Conducted 11/29/17-12/30/17
2,223 Respondents
Likely 2018 General Election Voters
Margin of Error: +/- 2.10
Response Rate: 3.71%
Confidence: 95%
Response Distribution: 50%

Overall Survey

SC Governor Among GOP Primary Voters

11.05%

39.92%

3.01%

7.92%

10.14%

27.88%

Kevin Bryant

Henry McMaster

Yancey McGill

Catherine Templeton

Someone Else

Undecided

SC Governor Among DEM Primary Voters

25.47%

20.38%

20.61%

33.54%

Phil Noble

James Smith

Someone Else

Undecided

Q2:  How do you feel about the way Donald Trump is handling his job as president?

A.  Approve
B.  Strongly approve
C.  Disapprove
D.  Strongly disapprove
E.  I have no opinion.

Trump Approval

27.10%

26.26%

6.82%

35.43%

4.39%

Approve

Strongly Approve

Disapprove

Strongly Disapprove

No Opinion

Trump Approval Among GOP Primary Voters

Trump Approval Among DEM Primary Voters

37.90%

38.85%

3.90%

15.23%

4.12%

Approve

Strongly Approve

Disapprove

Strongly Disapprove

No Opinion

8.56%

3.07%

12.30%

71.04%

5.03%

Approve

Strongly Approve

Disapprove

Strongly Disapprove

No Opinion

Q3: What best describes your opinion of the way Congress is handling its business?

A.  Approve
B.  Strongly approve
C.  Disapprove
D.  Strongly disapprove
E.  I have no opinion.

Congress Approval

10.14%

4.32%

34.75%

44.84%

5.93%

Approve

Strongly Approve

Disapprove

Strongly

Disapprove

No Opinion

Q4: What best describes your opinion of whether South Carolina should join
other states in calling for a convention to propose constitutional amendments
that limit federal power?

A.  Favor
B.  Strongly Favor
C.  Oppose
D.  Strongly Oppose
E.  Undecided

Convention of States Initial Opinion

25.57%

18.61%

12.23%

11.88%

31.61%

Favor

Strongly Favor

Oppose

Strongly Oppose

Undecided

Q5: What best describes your opinion of a constitutional amendment to
limit federal spending?

A.  Favor
B.  Strongly Favor
C.  Oppose
D.  Strongly Oppose
E.  Undecided

Amendment to Limit Federal Spending

27.92%

26.02%

9.96%

10.08%

26.00%

Favor

Strongly Favor

Oppose

Strongly Oppose

Undecided

Q6:  What best describes your opinion of placing term limits on members of
Congress and/or federal judges?

A.  Favor
B.  Strongly Favor
C.  Oppose
D.  Strongly Oppose
E.  Undecided

Term Limits

29.62%

47.52%

6.42%

4.33%

12.01%

Favor

Strongly Favor

Oppose

Strongly Oppose

Undecided

Q7:  What best describes your opinion of South Carolina calling for a convention
convention of states to propose constitutional amendments that limit federal
spending, limit federal power, and establish term limits for members of congress
and/or federal judges?

A.  Favor
B.  Strongly Favor
C.  Oppose
D.  Strongly Oppose
E.  Undecided

Convention of States

31.36%

33.38%

9.52%

9.78%

15.92%

Favor

Strongly Favor

Oppose

Strongly Oppose

Undecided

Self-Identified Ideology

Age Ranges

(Weighted to Match Projected South Carolina Election Participation)

10.17%

10.56%

7.54%

11.67%

31.34%

6.27%

1.50%

12.67%

7.90%

Moderate Democrat

Progressive Democrat

Liberal Democrat

Moderate Republican

Conservative Republican

Tea Party Republican

Libertarian

Independent

Unsure

3.84%

9.22%

12.75%

19.19%

14.96%

40.04%

18-25

26-35

36-45

46-55

56-61

62+

Gender

(Weighted to Match Projected South Carolina Election Participation)

Race/Ethnicity

(Weighted to Match Projected South Carolina Election Participation)

45.23%

54.77%

Male

Female

20.36%

68.25%

1.43%

0.99%

8.98%

Black

White

Latino

Asian

Other/

Unknown

Regions

(Weighted to Match Projected South Carolina Election Participation)

Methodology

Likely voters were selected at random from a list of registered voters based on specific election
participation and registration date. Household ages and locations were extracted as well from this
list. In excess of 80,000 households were contacted over the duration of the poll. Automated calls
were used to contact a majority of participants, while live and online surveys were used to enrich
the voter sample.

A mixture of automated voice response technology, live, and online interviews are used in order to
identify and compensate for possible social desirability bias. Calls are placed to randomly-selected
phone numbers through a stratified process that insures approrpiate geographic representation.
These calls were placed from 6:00pm to 8:30pm local time from Wednesday, November 29th
though Saturday, December 30th.

For more information, please contact [email protected].

Survey results undergo a weighting process to ensure the sample is comparable to the
demographic breakdown of expected 2018 South Carolina general election participants. Final
results are based on these weights in order to address non-response bias.

31.01%

27.98%

18.01%

23.00%

Upstate

Midlands

Pee Dee

Low Country

18-25

26-35

36-45

46-55

56-61

62+

Kevin

Bryant

Henry

McMaster

Yancey

McGill

Catherine

Templeton

Phil Noble

James

Smith

Someone

Else

Undecided

Male

Female

Upstate

Midlands Pee Dee

Low

Country

Kevin
Bryant

0.00% 8.80% 8.85% 10.05%

6.06% 7.53% 100%

0%

0%

0%

0%

0%

0%

0%

7.86% 7.73% 9.61% 6.98% 7.30% 6.70%

Henry
McMaster

6.03% 14.29% 24.27% 31.11% 28.33% 31.42%

0%

100%

0%

0%

0%

0%

0%

0%

29.83% 25.46% 31.65% 28.65% 24.25% 22.75%

Yancey
McGill

9.83% 3.01% 2.90% 2.45% 4.06% 3.51%

0%

0%

100%

0%

0%

0%

0%

0%

2.94% 3.98% 2.52% 3.39% 6.38% 2.73%

Catherine
Templeton

29.22% 2.57% 2.76% 5.08% 7.39% 5.42%

0%

0%

0%

100%

0%

0%

0%

0%

6.92% 5.17% 6.51% 7.96% 5.25% 3.36%

Phil Noble

8.36% 16.33% 11.77% 12.35% 8.78% 11.33%

0%

0%

0%

0%

100%

0%

0%

0%

11.18% 11.85% 8.70% 10.80% 14.04% 14.34%

James
Smith

8.36% 15.80% 8.95% 5.83% 7.02% 10.99%

0%

0%

0%

0%

0%

100%

0%

0%

8.15% 10.59% 8.37% 9.15% 8.26% 12.36%

Someone
Else

0.00% 5.53% 2.35% 4.29% 5.42% 3.55%

0%

0%

0%

0%

0%

0%

100%

0%

3.21% 4.41% 3.54% 4.51% 3.23% 4.01%

Undecided

38.20% 33.68% 38.13% 28.85% 32.94% 26.13%

0%

0%

0%

0%

0%

0%

0%

100% 29.81% 30.81% 29.10% 28.56% 31.29% 33.52%

18-25

100%

0%

0%

0%

0%

0%

0.00% 0.85% 10.77% 18.83% 2.78% 3.39% 0.00% 4.83% 3.86% 3.83% 5.66% 2.94% 7.02% 0.00%

26-35

0%

100%

0%

0%

0%

0%

10.42%

4.80% 7.92% 3.97% 13.04% 15.36% 13.18% 10.23% 10.10% 8.49% 8.59% 11.23% 11.25% 6.04%

36-45

0%

0%

100%

0%

0%

0%

14.49% 11.28% 10.54%

5.91% 13.00% 12.03% 7.76% 16.01% 13.73% 11.93% 11.54% 15.17% 13.11% 11.15%

46-55

0%

0%

0%

100%

0%

0%

24.75% 21.76% 13.38% 16.34% 20.52% 11.78% 21.30% 18.23% 18.75% 19.55% 20.55% 18.90% 16.36% 19.91%

56-61

0%

0%

0%

0%

100%

0%

11.65% 15.45% 17.34% 18.54% 11.38% 11.07% 20.98% 16.24% 13.93% 15.82% 13.19% 13.97% 16.87% 17.07%

62+

0%

0%

0%

0%

0%

100% 38.69% 45.86% 40.05% 36.41% 39.29% 46.38% 36.78% 34.46% 39.63% 40.38% 40.46% 37.80% 35.38% 45.83%

Male

45.39% 49.55% 48.73% 44.20% 42.11% 44.77% 45.63% 49.18% 37.89% 52.47% 43.80% 38.87% 37.53% 44.41% 100%

0%

50.58% 43.76% 39.13% 44.59%

Female

54.61% 50.45% 51.27% 55.80% 57.89% 55.23% 54.37% 50.82% 62.11% 47.53% 56.20% 61.13% 62.47% 55.59%

0%

100% 49.42% 56.24% 60.87% 55.41%

Upstate

45.71% 28.89% 28.08% 33.22% 27.35% 31.34% 38.25% 35.78% 22.26% 33.85% 23.37% 27.36% 28.43% 29.73% 34.68% 27.98% 100%

0%

0%

0%

Midlands

21.39% 34.06% 33.28% 27.56% 26.11% 26.42% 25.06% 29.22% 27.07% 37.35% 26.16% 26.99% 32.63% 26.32% 27.07% 28.73%

0%

100%

0%

0%

Pee Dee

32.90% 21.98% 18.53% 15.36% 20.31% 15.92% 16.89% 15.92% 32.75% 15.84% 21.91% 15.67% 15.06% 18.56% 15.58% 20.02%

0%

0%

100%

0%

Low
Country

0.00% 15.06% 20.11% 23.87% 26.23% 26.32% 19.80% 19.08% 17.92% 12.96% 28.56% 29.97% 23.88% 25.39% 22.67% 23.27%

0%

0%

0%

100%

South Carolina Convention of States Survey Report Crosstabs

APPENDIX CROSSTABS OVERALL & BALLOT TEST

18-25

26-35

36-45

46-55

56-61

62+

Republican Democrat

Male

Female

Upstate

Midlands

Pee Dee

Low

Country

Approve

23.24% 18.37% 24.49% 29.72% 24.04% 30.20% 37.17% 8.93% 27.44% 26.82% 28.17% 28.05% 26.71% 24.81%

Strongly
Approve

15.36% 21.10% 21.76% 31.69% 30.31% 25.81% 39.08% 3.13% 27.20% 25.48% 27.74% 26.66% 25.62% 24.26%

Disapprove

19.59% 3.98% 4.23% 4.80% 7.99% 7.61% 4.06% 11.81% 7.55% 6.22% 7.10% 6.74% 7.36% 6.12%

Strongly
Disapprove

41.81% 51.91% 41.83% 31.58% 32.90% 31.77% 15.66% 71.10% 33.44% 37.07% 31.13% 34.35% 36.18% 41.94%

No Opinion

0.00% 4.63% 7.69% 2.21% 4.74% 4.62% 4.03% 5.04% 4.36% 4.42% 5.85% 4.20% 4.12% 2.87%

Q2:  How do you feel about the way Donald Trump is handling his job as president?

A.  Approve
B.  Strongly approve
C.  Disapprove
D.  Strongly disapprove
E.  I have no opinion.

APPENDIX CROSSTABS TRUMP APPROVAL

18-25

26-35

36-45

46-55

56-61

62+

Republican Democrat

Male

Female

Upstate

Midlands

Pee Dee

Low

Country

Approve

0.00% 11.08% 11.20% 12.01% 7.35% 10.70% 13.79% 3.55% 10.38% 9.93% 10.91% 9.48% 12.84% 7.77%

Strongly
Approve

6.03% 3.02% 2.23% 1.98% 4.17% 6.29% 4.98% 3.12% 4.65% 4.04% 3.59% 6.20% 2.43% 4.49%

Disapprove

13.11% 41.84% 31.10% 34.84% 38.97% 34.73% 38.20% 28.51% 36.45% 33.34% 38.02% 35.62% 34.21% 29.69%

Strongly
Disapprove

80.86% 39.77% 43.46% 48.81% 43.38% 41.62% 36.74% 59.45% 42.41% 46.84% 40.67% 44.08% 44.68% 51.49%

No Opinion

0.00% 4.29% 12.00% 2.37% 6.13% 6.57% 6.24% 5.37% 6.11% 5.78% 6.81% 4.61% 5.64% 6.56%

Q3: What best describes your opinion of the way Congress is handling its business?

A.  Approve
B.  Strongly approve
C.  Disapprove
D.  Strongly disapprove
E.  I have no opinion.

APPENDIX CROSSTABS CONGRESS APPROVAL

18-25

26-35

36-45

46-55

56-61

62+

Republican Democrat

Male

Female

Upstate

Midlands

Pee Dee

Low

Country

Favor

9.83% 26.12% 28.89% 28.81% 21.04% 26.03% 30.67% 16.36% 26.18% 25.06% 27.73% 26.83% 26.27% 20.56%

Strongly Favor

27.12% 13.17% 15.61% 25.72% 23.32% 14.84% 23.37% 10.02% 19.30% 18.04% 16.80% 20.82% 18.15% 18.73%

Oppose

0.00% 20.61% 9.38% 10.40% 14.70% 12.34% 11.64% 13.31% 12.10% 12.34% 12.33% 10.82% 12.55% 13.57%

Strongly Oppose

12.39% 8.84% 18.63% 11.59% 13.75% 9.83% 6.67% 21.29% 13.72% 10.36% 13.08% 11.28% 7.89% 14.12%

Undecided

50.65% 31.26% 27.48% 23.48% 27.19% 36.73% 27.50% 39.03% 28.61% 34.10% 30.06% 30.24% 34.93% 32.78%

Q4: What best describes your opinion of whether South Carolina should join
other states in calling for a convention to propose constitutional amendments
that limit federal power?

A.  Favor
B.  Strongly Favor
C.  Oppose
D.  Strongly Oppose
E.  Undecided

APPENDIX CROSSTABS CONVENTION OF STATES INITIAL OPINION

18-25

26-35

36-45

46-55

56-61

62+

Republican Democrat

Male

Female

Upstate

Midlands

Pee Dee

Low

Country

Favor

37.95% 24.74% 28.71% 30.27% 27.06% 26.63% 33.47% 17.91% 29.21% 26.86% 29.40% 28.08% 27.98% 25.70%

Strongly Favor

36.96% 28.00% 25.21% 31.60% 26.44% 21.94% 31.84% 15.50% 27.42% 24.86% 27.55% 26.26% 25.23% 24.26%

Oppose

6.35% 13.71% 7.32% 10.75% 10.76% 9.61% 6.73% 15.79% 10.09% 9.86% 10.82% 9.68% 9.86% 9.22%

Strongly Oppose

12.39% 10.52% 14.49% 8.87% 12.05% 8.19% 5.07% 19.11% 11.22% 9.14% 9.73% 8.91% 7.87% 13.70%

Undecided

6.35% 23.02% 24.26% 18.52% 23.69% 33.57% 22.85% 31.69% 22.02% 29.28% 22.50% 27.07% 28.93% 27.12%

Q5: What best describes your opinion of a constitutional amendment to
limit federal spending?

A.  Favor
B.  Strongly Favor
C.  Oppose
D.  Strongly Oppose
E.  Undecided

APPENDIX CROSSTABS AMENDMENT TO LIMIT FEDERAL SPENDING

18-25

26-35

36-45

46-55

56-61

62+

Republican Democrat

Male

Female

Upstate

Midlands

Pee Dee

Low

Country

Favor

27.59% 20.99% 29.44% 31.49% 30.81% 30.53% 31.55% 26.15% 30.66% 28.77% 37.94% 28.98% 21.76% 25.36%

Strongly Favor

53.67% 55.46% 46.91% 50.24% 49.59% 43.23% 52.15% 39.17% 45.95% 48.82% 42.01% 50.91% 52.14% 47.23%

Oppose

0.00% 10.80% 6.95% 4.46% 5.28% 7.22% 5.61% 7.88% 7.79% 5.29% 5.36% 6.08% 7.36% 7.53%

Strongly Oppose

0.00% 3.67% 5.47% 4.25% 4.35% 4.58% 1.90% 8.73% 4.07% 4.55% 3.68% 4.82% 2.95% 5.71%

Undecided

18.74% 9.08% 11.23% 9.57% 9.97% 14.21% 8.65% 18.07% 11.43% 12.48% 10.87% 9.13% 15.66% 14.17%

Q6:  What best describes your opinion of placing term limits on members of
Congress and/or federal judges?

A.  Favor
B.  Strongly Favor
C.  Oppose
D.  Strongly Oppose
E.  Undecided

APPENDIX CROSSTABS TERM LIMITS

18-25

26-35

36-45

46-55

56-61

62+

Republican Democrat

Male

Female

Upstate

Midlands

Pee Dee

Low

Country

Favor

27.59% 30.52% 30.07% 31.76% 25.70% 34.24% 34.55% 25.60% 31.48% 31.25% 36.15% 31.86% 23.56% 30.39%

Strongly Favor

53.67% 28.19% 33.90% 35.54% 38.47% 29.52% 38.48% 24.16% 33.22% 33.50% 29.74% 35.26% 40.44% 30.46%

Oppose

0.00% 17.65% 6.49% 10.31% 9.57% 9.14% 7.93% 12.40% 10.42% 8.78% 8.85% 8.77% 11.89% 9.49%

Strongly Oppose

12.39% 8.81% 14.61% 9.15% 9.64% 8.58% 5.93% 16.73% 10.54% 9.16% 10.31% 10.16% 7.01% 10.78%

Undecided

6.35% 14.82% 14.93% 13.25% 16.61% 18.42% 13.05% 21.10% 14.24% 17.30% 14.95% 13.88% 16.97% 18.89%

Q7:  What best describes your opinion of South Carolina calling for a convention
convention of states to propose constitutional amendments that limit federal
spending, limit federal power, and establish term limits for members of congress
and/or federal judges?

A.  Favor
B.  Strongly Favor
C.  Oppose
D.  Strongly Oppose
E.  Undecided

APPENDIX CROSSTABS CONVENTION OF STATES

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