About the Poll
The KCTS9/KPLU/Washington Poll is a non-partisan, academic survey
research project sponsored by the Washington Institute for the Study of
Ethnicity & Race (WISER), a research center at the University of
Washington in the School of Social Sciences. Dr. Matt Barreto, an
Associate Professor of Political Science is the Director of WISER and
principal investigator on this survey.
The survey was administered by telephone, by the Washington Survey
Research Center at the UW, based on a randomly selected list of phone
numbers using a list of registered voters. The survey was in the field
from October 5 – 14, 2010. A total of 500 registered voters throughout
the state of Washington were interviewed, yielding in a 4.3% margin of
error. Percentages may not add up to 100% due to rounding.
The current poll was a collaborative effort between KCTS-9, KPLU and the
Washington Poll.
Mood:
Do you think things here in Washington state are generally going in the
right direction, or seriously on the wrong track?
| Direction | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
| Right Direction | 63 | 58 | 50 | 44 | 37 |
| Wrong Track | 27 | 31 | 37 | 38 | 47 |
| Don’t Know/Refused | 10 | 11 | 14 | 18 | 16 |
| Right – Wrong | 36 | 27 | 13 | 6 | -10 |
Statewide sample = 500 registered voters, +/- 4.3%
Now I’m going to read you a list of names of public officials and public
organizations, and for each one, I want you to tell me whether you have a
very favorable, somewhat favorable, somewhat unfavorable, or strongly
unfavorable view of that person or organization.
| Subject | Favorable | Unfavorable | Don’t Know |
| Barack Obama | 52 | 45 | 2 |
| Christine Gregoire | 41 | 52 | 8 |
| State legislature in Olympia |
34 | 45 | 22 |
| U.S. Congress in Washington, D.C. |
27 | 60 | 11 |
| Rob McKenna | 46 | 14 | 40 |
| Patty Murray | 48 | 42 | 9 |
| Dino Rossi | 40 | 49 | 11 |
| Sarah Palin | 35 | 55 | 11 |
Statewide sample = 500 registered voters, +/- 4.3%