Summary of Political Survey

With only six participants this has no statistical meaning, but I'll try to sum up the results such as they are. Concerning party affiliation, there were 3 Republicans, 2 Democrats, and one who claimed no affiliation. 4 out of 6 said they were conservatives and 2 were moderates. There were no liberals. There was a variety of answers for the biggest issue facing our government, including the budget, the national debt, the economy, the war, and health care. One person was unsure. Four out of six are opposed to our government running our health care. Concerning our military involvement in the Middle East, everyone, including a vet that did 2 years in Iraq, think it is definitely time to bring our soldiers home. When asked if their politics are similar to their parents, 3 said yes and 3 answered maybe/don't care. Four of six felt like the voting age should be lowered to 18, one said 19 and the other 21. Four of six felt like stopping illegal immigration was a priority for our government, while there were 2 maybe/don't care answers. On the question of whether the US should decrease defense spending, opinions were evenly divided with 3 yes votes and three that said no. Reflecting the Bible Belt, only one person thought that gay marriage should be legalized, four thought it should not, and one was undecided. When asked if gun control laws were too strict, two people strongly agreed that they were, one agreed and three didn't know. Four of six believed gambling should be legalized in Alabama while the other two said maybe. One respondent felt that welfare should have no limitations, one answered maybe/don't care, and four believed that welfare should have limitations placed on it. No one taking this survey felt like elected officials really represented them, which seems like a shame in a democratic society. Regarding use of the death penalty for crimes, half the respondents felt like it should be increased while half didn't know Concerning the abortion debate, three people considered themselves ProLife, two were ProChoice, and one wasn't sure were they stood. When faced with the statement marijuana should be legalized 2 strongly agreed, one agreed, two said they didn't know, and one disagreed. No one involved felt like the government does a good job of handling money. A question was asked about why people seek public office, with possible answers being to help people, to gain power, to gain prestige, all of the above or none of the above, three people picked all of the above, one said to help people, one said to gain power, and one said none of the above. This survey included males and females, ranging in age from 21 to 46 years of age.