February 09, 2010
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Zogby Interactive: Likely Voters Split on Obama Administration Transparency
Survey finds 38% of likely voters believe Obama administration more transparent than Bush administration, 38% say less
UTICA, New York - Pledges to increase government transparency were a hallmark of President Barack Obama's election campaign - but more than a year after his election, likely voters are divided over whether the new administration is more or less transparent than the Bush administration. Thirty-eight percent of likely voters believe the Obama administration is more transparent than the previous administration, but just as many (38%) believe there is less transparency now and 19% believe the level of transparency is about the same, a new Zogby Interactive poll shows.
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Likely voters |
Republicans |
Democrats |
Independents |
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More transparency in government under the Obama administration than the Bush administration |
38% |
9% |
70% |
29% |
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Less transparency in government under the Obama administration than the Bush administration |
38% |
72% |
7% |
41% |
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About the same level of transparency under both administrations |
19% |
19% |
17% |
24% |
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Not sure |
5% |
1% |
6% |
6% |
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Republicans and Democrats are split down party lines - 70% of Democrats believe the current administration is more transparent, while 72% of Republicans believe there is less transparency now than under the Bush administration. Among self-described political independents, more (41%) believe there is less transparency now, while 29% believe the Obama administration is more transparent. Twenty-four percent of independents believe the level of transparency in government is about the same under both administrations.
First GlobalsTM, those age 18-30, are more likely than those of older generations to believe the new administration has increased transparency - 44% believe government is now more transparent, compared to 28% who say there is less transparency now. Women (43%) are more likely than men (33%) to believe there is more transparency under the Obama administration.
This interactive survey, conducted by Zogby International Nov. 4-6, 2009, has a sample size of 2,293 likely voters nationwide. A sampling of Zogby International's online panel, which is representative of the adult population of the US, was invited to participate. Slight weights were added region, party, age, race, religion, gender, education to more accurately reflect the population. The margin of error is +/- 2.1 percentage points. Margins of error are higher in sub-groups.
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