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National Survey of 835
Montana Likely Voters
Conducted August
13-20, 2024
by Rasmussen Reports
and NumbersUSA
1* Biden Approval
20% Strongly approve
16% Somewhat approve
27% Somewhat disapprove
34% Strongly disapprove
3% Not sure
2* 2020 Vote
32% Biden
52% Trump
6% Other
8% Didn't vote
2% Not sure
3* Likely 2024?
88% Very likely
9% Somewhat likely
1% Not very likely
1% Not at all
likely
1% Not sure
4* If the 2024 presidential election was held today, and
the main candidates were Vice President Kamala Harris and Former President
Donald Trump, who would you vote for?
35% Harris
58% Trump
6% Other
1% Not sure
5* If the 2024 candidates for president were Kamala
Harris, Donald Trump, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Cornel, West, Jill Stein and Chase
Oliver, who would you vote for?
31% Harris
58% Trump
7% Kennedy
0% West
0% Stein
0% Oliver
1% Other
2% Not sure
Answered by 260 respondents who would vote for Kamala
Harris:
6* How enthusiastic are you about your vote for Kamala
Harris, very enthusiastic, somewhat enthusiastic, not very enthusiastic, or not
at all enthusiastic?
58% Very enthusiastic
27% Somewhat enthusiastic
3% Not very
enthusiastic
11% Not at all enthusiastic
0% Not sure
Answered by 481 respondents who would vote for Donald
Trump:
7* How enthusiastic are you about your vote for Donald
Trump, very enthusiastic, somewhat enthusiastic, not very enthusiastic, or not
at all enthusiastic?
71% Very enthusiastic
21% Somewhat enthusiastic
7% Not very
enthusiastic
0% Not at all
enthusiastic
1% Not sure
8* If the elections for Congress were held today, would
you vote for the Democratic candidate or for the Republican candidate?
35% Democrat
56% Republican
9% Not sure
9* For senate, would you vote for Democrat Jon Tester or
Republican Tim Sheehy?
43% Tester
50% Sheehy
4% Someone else
3% Not sure
10* Jon Tester has received an F grade from the
non-partisan think tank NumbersUSA for supporting
illegal alien amnesty and votes against increased border security. Does that make you more likely or less likely
to support him?
20% More likely
53% Less likely
23% No difference
4% Not sure
11* When thinking about the elections for President, which
of these is the most important to you?
2% Not sure
5% Violent crime
17% Border security
37% Economy
6% Climate change
10% Abortion
3% Global
conflicts & war
4% Education
12% Government corruption
4% Other
12* Do you have a very favorable, somewhat favorable,
somewhat unfavorable or very unfavorable impression of Kamala Harris?
20% Very favorable
16% Somewhat favorable
7% Somewhat
unfavorable
54% Very unfavorable
3% Not sure
13* Do you have a very favorable, somewhat favorable,
somewhat unfavorable or very unfavorable impression of Donald Trump?
39% Very favorable
17% Somewhat favorable
9% Somewhat
unfavorable
34% Very unfavorable
1% Not sure
14* Do you have a very favorable, somewhat favorable,
somewhat unfavorable or very unfavorable impression of JD Vance?
31% Very favorable
15% Somewhat favorable
12% Somewhat unfavorable
26% Very unfavorable
16% Not sure
15* Do you have a very favorable, somewhat favorable,
somewhat unfavorable or very unfavorable impression of Tim Walz?
20% Very favorable
13% Somewhat favorable
8% Somewhat
unfavorable
41% Very unfavorable
17% Not sure
16* Importance of inflation when considering who to vote
for in the 2024 election.
66% Very important
22% Somewhat important
8% Not very
important
2% Not at all
important
2% Not sure
17* Importance of the economy when considering who to vote
for in the 2024 election.
74% Very important
22% Somewhat important
2% Not very
important
1% Not at all
important
1% Not sure
18* Importance of abortion when considering who to vote
for in the 2024 election.
42% Very important
24% Somewhat important
15% Not very important
14% Not at all important
5% Not sure
19* Importance of illegal immigration when considering who
to vote for in the 2024 election.
58% Very important
23% Somewhat important
15% Not very important
4% Not at all
important
1% Not sure
20* Importance of government corruption when considering
who to vote for in the 2024 election.
69% Very important
21% Somewhat important
5% Not very
important
3% Not at all
important
2% Not sure
21* Importance of education when considering who to vote
for in the 2024 election.
54% Very important
34% Somewhat important
10% Not very important
1% Not at all
important
2% Not sure
22* In general, have the immigration policies of the Biden
administration been very successful, somewhat successful, somewhat unsuccessful
or very unsuccessful?
8% Very successful
21% Somewhat successful
16% Somewhat unsuccessful
48% Very unsuccessful
7% Not sure
23* Would Kamala Harris’ immigration policies be better or
worse than Joe Biden’s policies?
17% Better
38% Worse
34% About the same
12% Not sure
24* When thinking about Former President Donald Trump’s
presidency, were his immigration policies very successful, somewhat successful,
somewhat unsuccessful or very unsuccessful?
44% Very successful
19% Somewhat successful
11% Somewhat unsuccessful
23% Very unsuccessful
2% Not sure
25* Would Donald Trump’s immigration policies be better or
worse than Joe Biden’s policies?
61% Better
28% Worse
8% About the same
4% Not sure
26* On the question of illegal immigration, is the
government doing too much or too little to reduce illegal border crossings and
visitor overstays? Or is the level of
action about right?
10% Too much
67% Too little
15% About right
8% Not sure
27* Some people claim that the millions of illegal
immigrants who have come to the U.S. in the last four years has created a
severe shortage of housing, forcing rent prices and house price to rise. Do you
agree or disagree?
38% Strongly agree
26% Somewhat agree
11% Somewhat disagree
19% Strongly disagree
6% Not sure
28* Is the situation at the US-Mexico border a crisis?
65% Yes
25% No
10% Not sure
29* How likely is it that the increased illegal
immigration in the past few years was purposely allowed by the Biden
administration?
47% Very likely
16% Somewhat likely
18% Not very likely
15% Not at all likely
5% Not sure
30* In general, would you support or oppose legislation to
grant amnesty to illegal aliens and allow them to become permanent U.S.
residents?
17% Strongly support
19% Somewhat support
18% Somewhat oppose
41% Strongly oppose
6% Not sure
31* Illegal immigration and border security are top issues
for some Americans. Which aspect of illegal immigration and border security are
most important to you?
36% Taxpayer resources going to immigrants here illegally
8% Wage stagnation
or depression
23% Crime
4% Competition for
working class jobs
11% Sanctuary cities protecting criminal illegal aliens
19% Not sure
32* Would you support or oppose a policy of deporting all
illegal aliens?
37% Strongly support
29% Somewhat support
12% Somewhat oppose
19% Strongly oppose
4% Not sure
33* If given a choice between two candidates, one of whom
favored granting amnesty to illegal aliens and one of whom favored deporting
all illegal aliens, which candidate would you vote for?
29% Amnesty candidate
60% Deportation candidate
11% Not sure
34* In general, would you support or oppose legislation to
give taxpayer-funded benefits to illegal aliens?
9% Strongly
support
14% Somewhat support
16% Somewhat oppose
57% Strongly oppose
5% Not sure
35* Do you support having sanctuary cities in your state?
12% Strongly support
14% Somewhat support
10% Somewhat oppose
54% Strongly oppose
10% Not sure
36* Do you support or oppose legislation to implement
E-Verify, which would make it harder for businesses to hire illegal aliens?
42% Strongly support
25% Somewhat support
14% Somewhat oppose
9% Strongly oppose
9% Not sure
NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 3 percentage
points with a 95% level of confidence
