::.Angus Reid Consultants.:: Santorum Rated 3rd Worst Senator in Nation by Pa. Voters

::.Angus Reid Consultants.::: "October 30, 2005
Maine Hast Best-Rated Senators in U.S.

(Angus Reid Global Scan) – Maine Republicans Olympia Snowe and Susan Collins are the highest-rated members of the United States Senate, according to a poll by SurveyUSA. 79 per cent of respondents in the Pine Tree State approve of the performance of both Snowe and Collins.

The poll gauged public opinion on the senators who represent each of the country’s 50 states. North Dakota Democrat Kent Conrad, South Dakota Democrat Tim Johnson, Illinois Democrat Barack Obama, North Dakota Democrat Byron Dorgan, and Vermont Democrat Patrick Leahy are the only other senators with a ranking of 70 per cent or higher.

In the U.S., senators are elected to six-year terms in dual-seat constituencies. A third of the country’s upper house is renewed every two years. The Republican Party currently has a majority in the Senate, with 55 members in the 100-seat upper house.

Minnesota Democrat Mark Dayton and Colorado Republican Wayne Allard are the lowest-rated senators with 44 per cent. Ohio Republican Mike DeWine, New Jersey democrat Frank Lautenberg and Pennsylvania Republican Rick Santorum have a ranking of 45 per cent.

Arizona Republican John McCain and New York Democrat Hillary Rodham Clinton have been mentioned as possible presidential nominees in 2006. 63 per cent of respondents in Arizona approve of McCain’s performance, while 63 per cent of respondents in New York are satisfied with Rodham Clinton.

The average approval rating for the Senate as a whole is 54 per cent. American voters will renew the House of Representatives and one-third of the Senate in November 2006.

Polling Data

Do you approve or disapprove of the performance of your state’s U.S. senators?

State
U.S. Senator
Party
SR/JR
Approve
Disapprove

ME
Collins, Susan
R
Jr
79%
18%

ME
Snowe, Olympia
R
Sr
79%
19%

ND
Conrad, Kent
D
Sr
73%
23%

SD
Johnson, Tim
D
Sr
73%
22%

IL
Obama, Barack
D
Jr
73%
21%

ND
Dorgan, Byron
D
Jr
72%
24%

VT
Leahy, Patrick
D
Sr
70%
23%

CT
Lieberman, Joseph
D
Jr
69%
27%

WV
Rockefeller, Jay
D
Jr
69%
26%

AK
Stevens, Ted
R
Sr
69%
25%

HI
Inouye, Daniel
D
Sr
68%
24%

IA
Grassley, Charles
R
Sr
67%
28%

RI
Reed, Jack
D
Sr
67%
26%

VT
Jeffords, James
I
Jr
66%
29%

WV
Byrd, Robert
D
Sr
65%
32%

UT
Hatch, Orrin
R
Sr
65%
29%

IN
Lugar, Richard
R
Sr
65%
25%

ID
Crapo, Michael
R
Jr
64%
26%

NM
Domenici, Pete
R
Sr
64%
32%

IN
Bayh, Evan
D
Jr
63%
31%

NM
Bingaman, Jeff
D
Jr
63%
29%

DE
Carper, Thomas
D
Jr
63%
28%

NY
Rodham Clinton, Hillary
D
Jr
63%
34%

AZ
McCain, John
R
Sr
63%
32%

NE
Nelson, Ben
D
Jr
63%
29%

MS
Lott, Trent
R
Jr
62%
32%

MD
Mikulski, Barbara
D
Jr
62%
31%

WY
Thomas, Craig
R
Sr
62%
29%

CT
Dodd, Christopher
D
Sr
61%
31%

AR
Pryor, Mark
D
Jr
61%
30%

OR
Wyden, Ron
D
Sr
61%
28%

MT
Baucus, Max
D
Sr
60%
35%

UT
Bennett, Robert
R
Jr
60%
28%

ID
Craig, Larry
R
Sr
60%
32%

WY
Enzi, Michael
R
Jr
60%
31%

MA
Kennedy, Edward
D
Sr
60%
34%

AL
Shelby, Richard
R
Sr
60%
32%

SD
Thune, John
R
Jr
60%
36%

MS
Cochran, Thad
R
Sr
59%
33%

NE
Hagel, Chuck
R
Sr
59%
34%

HI
Akaka, Daniel
D
Jr
58%
34%

NC
Dole, Elizabeth
R
Sr
58%
34%

SC
Graham, Lindsey
R
Sr
58%
32%

TX
Hutchison, Kay
R
Sr
58%
35%

NV
Reid, Harry
D
Sr
58%
37%

CO
Salazar, Ken
D
Jr
58%
34%

LA
Vitter, David
R
Jr
58%
34%

VA
Warner, John
R
Sr
58%
31%

DE
Biden, Joseph
D
Sr
57%
37%

WI
Kohl, Herb
D
Sr
57%
34%

AK
Murkowski, Lisa
R
Jr
57%
36%

NY
Schumer, Charles
D
Sr
57%
36%

AL
Sessions, Jeff
R
Jr
57%
34%

RI
Chafee, Lincoln
R
Jr
56%
37%

IA
Harkin, Tom
D
Jr
56%
38%

MO
Bond, Kit
R
Sr
55%
37%

WI
Feingold, Russell
D
Jr
55%
39%

NH
Gregg, Judd
R
Sr
55%
33%

AR
Lincoln, Blanche
D
Sr
55%
36%

KY
McConnell, Mitch
R
Sr
55%
36%

WA
Murray, Patty
D
Sr
55%
36%

OR
Smith, Gordon
R
Jr
55%
32%

CA
Boxer, Barbara
D
Jr
54%
36%

NV
Ensign, John
R
Jr
54%
34%

CA
Feinstein, Dianne
D
Sr
54%
35%

MD
Sarbanes, Paul
D
Sr
54%
34%

MI
Levin, Carl
D
Sr
53%
37%

MT
Burns, Conrad
R
Jr
52%
43%

WA
Cantwell, Maria
D
Jr
52%
37%

MA
Kerry, John
D
Jr
52%
42%

TN
Alexander, Lamar
R
Jr
51%
36%

MN
Coleman, Norm
R
Jr
51%
41%

GA
Isakson, Johnny
R
Jr
51%
35%

KS
Roberts, Pat
R
Jr
51%
39%

PA
Specter, Arlen
R
Sr
51%
43%

MO
Talent, Jim
R
Jr
51%
40%

KS
Brownback, Sam
R
Sr
50%
43%

IL
Durbin, Richard
D
Sr
50%
40%

MI
Stabenow, Debbie
D
Jr
50%
39%

OH
Voinovich, George
R
Jr
50%
42%

VA
Allen, George
R
Jr
49%
38%

KY
Bunning, Jim
R
Jr
49%
39%

NJ
Corzine, Jon
D
Sr
49%
44%

TN
Frist, Bill
R
Sr
49%
45%

OK
Inhofe, James
R
Sr
49%
39%

NH
Sununu, John
R
Jr
49%
39%

OK
Coburn, Tom
R
Jr
48%
42%

AZ
Kyl, Jon
R
Jr
48%
38%

LA
Landrieu, Mary
D
Sr
48%
46%

FL
Martinez, Mel
R
Jr
48%
41%

NC
Burr, Richard
R
Jr
47%
38%

GA
Chambliss, Saxby
R
Sr
47%
40%

SC
DeMint, Jim
R
Jr
47%
41%

TX
Cornyn, John
R
Jr
46%
41%

FL
Nelson, Bill
D
Sr
46%
38%

OH
DeWine, Mike
R
Sr
45%
43%

NJ
Lautenberg, Frank
D
Jr
45%
45%

PA
Santorum, Rick
R
Jr
45%
48%

CO
Allard, Wayne
R
Sr
44%
44%

MN
Dayton, Mark
D
Sr
44%
46%

U.S.
Average
--
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54%
38%



Source: SurveyUSA
Methodology: Telephone interviews with 600 adult residents of each of the country’s 50 states, conducted from Oct. 14 to Oct. 16, 2005. Margins of error for each state range from 3.8 to 4.1 per cent."