ONE Polls, conducted by the bipartisan team of McLaughlin & Associates and Peter D. Hart Research Associates, take a hard look at voters' opinions of the issues facing the world's poorest nations and what the United States should do to address those challenges.
IA REPUBLICAN ONE POLL - Aug 30, 2007
Today, ONE released a survey of 500 past Republican Iowans likely to attend a Republican presidential caucus.
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Some highlights:
Three in four voters (77%) agree that the Unites States has a moral obligation to address problems like disease, hunger and lack of economic opportunity in the poorest countries because it was built on a solid foundation of faith that teaches us to help others. When millions of children around the world are dying from preventable diseases and hunger, 79% of Republicans agree that we have a moral obligation to do what we can to help.
Eight in ten Republicans (80%) agree that the next President should keep the commitments made by President Bush to prevent and fight the spread of AIDS in Africa.
IA DEMOCRATIC ONE POLL - Aug 16, 2007
Today, ONE released a survey of 509 past Democratic Iowans likely to attend a Democratic presidential caucus. Read through the full poll's findings. Open PDF
Some highlights:
More than nine in ten Iowa Democrats (93%) agree it is in keeping with the country's values and history of compassion to lead an effort to solve some of the most serious problems facing the world's poorest people. The ONE Poll--Iowa also found that more than eight in ten Democrats (86%) agree that reducing poverty, treating preventable diseases and improving education in poor countries will help make the world safer and the United States more secure.
When it comes to addressing these issues, more than eight in ten Democrats (82%) would be more likely to vote for a candidate who supports reducing by half the number of the people who live in extreme global poverty and suffer from hunger.
NH DEMOCRATIC ONE POLL - Aug 9, 2007
On August 9, ONE released it's first ONE poll. The survey of 500 likely Republican primary voters and 504 likely Democratic primary voters was conducted on July 24 and 26, 2007 and demonstrated an inspiring unity among Republican and Democratic voters on some critical issues.
Nearly all Democrats (97%) and 70% of Republicans agree that America’s standing has suffered in recent years. In addition to a strong military, Democrats (91%) and Republicans (78%) agree that the United States also needs to improve diplomatic relations by doing more to help improve health, education and opportunities in the poorest countries around the world. Both Democrats (81%) and Republicans alike (70%) agree that reducing poverty, treating preventable diseases and improving education in poor countries around the world will help make the world safer and the United States more secure.
Democrats and Republicans agree that America has a moral obligation as a compassionate nation to help the world’s poorest people through foreign assistance. More than nine in ten Democrats (93%) and 84% of Republicans agree that when millions of children around the world are dying from preventable diseases and hunger, we have a moral obligation to do what we can to help. Similarly, Democrats (90%) and Republicans (85%) agree that it is in keeping with the country’s values and our history of compassion to lead an effort to solve some of the most serious problems facing the world’s poorest people.
When it comes to addressing these issues, Democrats (86%) and Republicans (67%) agree that it is important for Presidential candidates to discuss their plans for addressing global hunger and poverty issues in this campaign. Additionally, eight in ten Democrats (81%) and Republicans (80%) agree that the next president should keep the commitments made by President Bush to prevent and fight the spread of AIDS in Africa.
