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LibertarianLists has conducted an online survey of libertarians. This section of the survey deals with how Libertarian Party members and Libertarian National Convention delegates respond to certain questions. The anwers to almost all questions were presented to respondents in a random order. Note that all party members were not allowed to answer certain questions (i.e. the selection of Chair and Vice Chair) specific to convention delegates. Also note that delegates were not asked the question about why they won't be attending the Libertarian National Convention.
There were a total of 945 respondents for the week-long survey which concluded March 11, 2007. The margin of error for this survey is approximately +/- 3.7% at a 95% level of confidence, although presenting a margin of error with respect to convention delegates is an impossibility until an approximate number of actual delegates is known. Considering the attendence at previous LP Conventions, it would be reasonably safe to assume a MOE range of 8%-9% at a 95% level of confidence. |
98 Libertarian National Convention delegates
Field Summary for G1: |
| My political ideology is best described as: |
| Answer |
Count |
Percentage |
| No answer |
0 |
0.00% |
| libertarian (L) |
80 |
81.63% |
| conservative (C) |
2 |
2.04% |
| progressive (P) |
1 |
1.02% |
| anarchist (A) |
12 |
12.24% |
| constitutionalist (const) |
3 |
3.06% |
| Other (-oth-) |
0 |
0.00% |
| Field Summary for PP10: |
| If the general election was to be held today, for which presidential candidate would you be voting: |
| Answer |
Count |
Percentage |
| No answer |
0 |
0.00% |
| Ron Paul (RP) |
41 |
41.84% |
| John McCain (JM) |
1 |
1.02% |
| Mike Huckabee (MH) |
0 |
0.00% |
| Hillary Clinton (HC) |
0 |
0.00% |
| Barack Obama (BO) |
0 |
0.00% |
| Libertarian Party Candidate (LP) |
51 |
52.04% |
| Constitution Party Candidate (CP) |
0 |
0.00% |
| Green Party Candidate (GP) |
0 |
0.00% |
| Ralph Nader (RN) |
0 |
0.00% |
| Other (-oth-) |
5 |
5.10% |
| Field Summary for PP21: |
| From the list of currently announced Libertarian Party hopefuls, which person would you prefer to become the 2008 LP presidential nominee? |
| Answer |
Count |
Percentage |
| No answer |
0 |
0.00% |
| Undecided (U) |
19 |
19.39% |
| None of the above (Nota) |
10 |
10.20% |
| Wayne Allyn Root (WAR) |
22 |
22.45% |
| Michael Jingozian (MJ) |
2 |
2.04% |
| Bob Jackson (BJ) |
1 |
1.02% |
| Daniel Imperato (DI) |
0 |
0.00% |
| Christine Smith (CS) |
6 |
6.12% |
| Steve Kubby (SK) |
14 |
14.29% |
| Alden Link (AL) |
0 |
0.00% |
| Dave Hollist (DH) |
0 |
0.00% |
| Barry Hess (BH) |
5 |
5.10% |
| Jim Burns (JB) |
1 |
1.02% |
| Robert Milnes (RM) |
0 |
0.00% |
| John Finan (JF) |
0 |
0.00% |
| Daniel Williams (DW) |
0 |
0.00% |
| George Phillies (GP) |
10 |
10.20% |
| Other (-oth-) |
8 |
8.16% |
| Field Summary for PP22: |
| Of this smaller group of Libertarian Party presidential candidates, which one do you currently support the most? |
| Answer |
Count |
Percentage |
| No answer |
0 |
0.00% |
| undecided (U) |
20 |
20.41% |
| None of the above (Nota) |
9 |
9.18% |
| Barry Hess (BH) |
3 |
3.06% |
| Michael Jingozian (MJ) |
2 |
2.04% |
| Bob Jackson (BJ) |
1 |
1.02% |
| Steve Kubby (SK) |
15 |
15.31% |
| George Phillies (GP) |
10 |
10.20% |
| Wayne Allyn Root (WAR) |
23 |
23.47% |
| Christine Smith (CS) |
8 |
8.16% |
| Other (-oth-) |
7 |
7.14% |
| Field Summary for PP23: |
| If three additional candidates were to join the field of potential Libertarian Party hopefuls, which candidate would be your preferred nominee? |
| Answer |
Count |
Percentage |
| No answer |
0 |
0.00% |
| undecided (U) |
10 |
10.20% |
| None of the above (Nota) |
4 |
4.08% |
| Barry Hess (BH) |
3 |
3.06% |
| Michael Jingozian (MJ) |
2 |
2.04% |
| Bob Jackson (BJ) |
0 |
0.00% |
| Steve Kubby (SK) |
7 |
7.14% |
| George Phillies (GP) |
6 |
6.12% |
| Wayne Allyn Root (WAR) |
11 |
11.22% |
| Christine Smith (CS) |
5 |
5.10% |
| Mike Gravel (MG) |
2 |
2.04% |
| Mary Ruwart (MR) |
17 |
17.35% |
| Bob Barr (BB) |
28 |
28.57% |
| Other (-oth-) |
3 |
3.06% |
| Field Summary for PP24: |
| If Ron Paul was to announce his intention to run as a Libertarian Party candidate, for whom would you vote at the 2008 Libertarian National Convention? |
| Answer |
Count |
Percentage |
| No answer |
0 |
0.00% |
| undecided (U) |
4 |
4.08% |
| None of the above (Nota) |
2 |
2.04% |
| Barry Hess (BH) |
1 |
1.02% |
| Michael Jingozian (MJ) |
1 |
1.02% |
| Bob Jackson (BJ) |
1 |
1.02% |
| Steve Kubby (SK) |
5 |
5.10% |
| George Phillies (GP) |
5 |
5.10% |
| Wayne Allyn Root (WAR) |
12 |
12.24% |
| Christine Smith (CS) |
1 |
1.02% |
| Ron Paul (RP) |
65 |
66.33% |
| Other (-oth-) |
1 |
1.02% |
| Field Summary for LC1-Chair: |
| Which candidate would you prefer to serve as Chair of the Libertarian National Committee? |
| Answer |
Count |
Percentage |
| No answer |
0 |
0.00% |
| Ernest Hancock (EH) |
11 |
11.22% |
| William Redpath (WR) |
45 |
45.92% |
| undecided (u) |
34 |
34.69% |
| Other (-oth-) |
8 |
8.16% |
| Field Summary for LC2-VC: |
| Which candidate would you prefer to serve as Vice Chair of the Libertarian National Committee? |
| Answer |
Count |
Percentage |
| No answer |
0 |
0.00% |
| Wes Benedict (WB) |
20 |
20.41% |
| Chuck Moulton (CM) |
28 |
28.57% |
| undecided (u) |
44 |
44.90% |
| Other (-oth-) |
6 |
6.12% |
| Field Summary for LC3-Fundraising: |
| Do you prefer donating money to your state Libertarian Party affiliate or to the national Libertarian Party? |
| Answer |
Count |
Percentage |
| No answer |
15 |
15.31% |
| State party (S) |
60 |
61.22% |
| National party (N) |
23 |
23.47% |
| Field Summary for Not Attending: |
| Please indicate why you probably won't be attending the 2008 Libertarian National Convention. |
| Answer |
Count |
Percentage |
| Scheduling conflicts (Time) |
0 |
0.00% |
| Convention is too long/can't take enough time off (Long) |
0 |
0.00% |
| It costs too much (Cash) |
0 |
0.00% |
| Not interested (Int) |
0 |
0.00% |
| I will be attending the convention (Att) |
0 |
0.00% |
| I may be attending the convention (Poss) |
0 |
0.00% |
| It's not worth my time or money (NWT) |
0 |
0.00% |
| There currently aren't any credible LP presidential candidates worth supporting (Pres) |
0 |
0.00% |
| I'll be attending the convention, but not as a delegate (media, staff, etc.) (NDel) |
0 |
0.00% |
| The convention is too far away/I don't travel much (DT) |
0 |
0.00% |
| I don't travel by commercial aircraft (DTA) |
0 |
0.00% |
| Other |
0 |
0.00% |
| Field Summary for Site: |
| Which is your favorite libertarian website? |
| Answer |
Count |
Percentage |
| No answer |
11 |
11.22% |
| Reason.com (R) |
8 |
8.16% |
| LewRockwell.com (LRC) |
12 |
12.24% |
| LP.org (LP) |
5 |
5.10% |
| ThirdPartyWatch.com (TPW) |
22 |
22.45% |
| IJ.org (IJ) |
0 |
0.00% |
| FreeTalkLive.com (FTL) |
1 |
1.02% |
| Mises.org (M) |
1 |
1.02% |
| RonPaul2008.com (RP) |
4 |
4.08% |
| Cato.org (C) |
7 |
7.14% |
| Bureaucrash.com (B) |
0 |
0.00% |
| CEI.org (CEI) |
0 |
0.00% |
| Independent.org (I) |
0 |
0.00% |
| TheAdvocates.org (TA) |
6 |
6.12% |
| AntiWar.com (AW) |
4 |
4.08% |
| Ballot-Access.org (BA) |
0 |
0.00% |
| Reason.org (RO) |
2 |
2.04% |
| LibertyUnbound.com (LU) |
1 |
1.02% |
| RationalReview.com (RR) |
2 |
2.04% |
| Other (-oth-) |
12 |
12.24% |
|
677 self-identified Libertarian Party Members
Field Summary for G1: |
| My political ideology is best described as: |
| Answer |
Count |
Percentage |
| No answer |
0 |
0.00% |
| libertarian (L) |
581 |
85.82% |
| conservative (C) |
13 |
1.92% |
| progressive (P) |
4 |
0.59% |
| anarchist (A) |
40 |
5.91% |
| constitutionalist (const) |
32 |
4.73% |
| Other (-oth-) |
7 |
1.03% |
| Field Summary for PP10: |
| If the general election was to be held today, for which presidential candidate would you be voting: |
| Answer |
Count |
Percentage |
| No answer |
0 |
0.00% |
| Ron Paul (RP) |
405 |
59.82% |
| John McCain (JM) |
22 |
3.25% |
| Mike Huckabee (MH) |
3 |
0.44% |
| Hillary Clinton (HC) |
3 |
0.44% |
| Barack Obama (BO) |
21 |
3.10% |
| Libertarian Party Candidate (LP) |
208 |
30.72% |
| Constitution Party Candidate (CP) |
0 |
0.00% |
| Green Party Candidate (GP) |
0 |
0.00% |
| Ralph Nader (RN) |
1 |
0.15% |
| Other (-oth-) |
14 |
2.07% |
| Field Summary for PP21: |
| From the list of currently announced Libertarian Party hopefuls, which person would you prefer to become the 2008 LP presidential nominee? |
| Answer |
Count |
Percentage |
| No answer |
2 |
0.30% |
| Undecided (U) |
318 |
46.97% |
| None of the above (Nota) |
47 |
6.94% |
| Wayne Allyn Root (WAR) |
72 |
10.64% |
| Michael Jingozian (MJ) |
8 |
1.18% |
| Bob Jackson (BJ) |
4 |
0.59% |
| Daniel Imperato (DI) |
4 |
0.59% |
| Christine Smith (CS) |
38 |
5.61% |
| Steve Kubby (SK) |
62 |
9.16% |
| Alden Link (AL) |
0 |
0.00% |
| Dave Hollist (DH) |
0 |
0.00% |
| Barry Hess (BH) |
19 |
2.81% |
| Jim Burns (JB) |
4 |
0.59% |
| Robert Milnes (RM) |
1 |
0.15% |
| John Finan (JF) |
2 |
0.30% |
| Daniel Williams (DW) |
1 |
0.15% |
| George Phillies (GP) |
38 |
5.61% |
| Other (-oth-) |
57 |
8.42% |
| Field Summary for PP22: |
| Of this smaller group of Libertarian Party presidential candidates, which one do you currently support the most? |
| Answer |
Count |
Percentage |
| No answer |
2 |
0.30% |
| undecided (U) |
314 |
46.38% |
| None of the above (Nota) |
53 |
7.83% |
| Barry Hess (BH) |
17 |
2.51% |
| Michael Jingozian (MJ) |
9 |
1.33% |
| Bob Jackson (BJ) |
4 |
0.59% |
| Steve Kubby (SK) |
70 |
10.34% |
| George Phillies (GP) |
44 |
6.50% |
| Wayne Allyn Root (WAR) |
80 |
11.82% |
| Christine Smith (CS) |
47 |
6.94% |
| Other (-oth-) |
37 |
5.47% |
| Field Summary for PP23: |
| If three additional candidates were to join the field of potential Libertarian Party hopefuls, which candidate would be your preferred nominee? |
| Answer |
Count |
Percentage |
| No answer |
2 |
0.30% |
| undecided (U) |
249 |
36.78% |
| None of the above (Nota) |
32 |
4.73% |
| Barry Hess (BH) |
11 |
1.62% |
| Michael Jingozian (MJ) |
6 |
0.89% |
| Bob Jackson (BJ) |
3 |
0.44% |
| Steve Kubby (SK) |
32 |
4.73% |
| George Phillies (GP) |
23 |
3.40% |
| Wayne Allyn Root (WAR) |
41 |
6.06% |
| Christine Smith (CS) |
27 |
3.99% |
| Mike Gravel (MG) |
22 |
3.25% |
| Mary Ruwart (MR) |
77 |
11.37% |
| Bob Barr (BB) |
123 |
18.17% |
| Other (-oth-) |
29 |
4.28% |
| Field Summary for PP24: |
| If Ron Paul was to announce his intention to run as a Libertarian Party candidate, for whom would you vote at the 2008 Libertarian National Convention? |
| Answer |
Count |
Percentage |
| No answer |
2 |
0.30% |
| undecided (U) |
47 |
6.94% |
| None of the above (Nota) |
9 |
1.33% |
| Barry Hess (BH) |
2 |
0.30% |
| Michael Jingozian (MJ) |
2 |
0.30% |
| Bob Jackson (BJ) |
1 |
0.15% |
| Steve Kubby (SK) |
8 |
1.18% |
| George Phillies (GP) |
12 |
1.77% |
| Wayne Allyn Root (WAR) |
21 |
3.10% |
| Christine Smith (CS) |
10 |
1.48% |
| Ron Paul (RP) |
555 |
81.98% |
| Other (-oth-) |
8 |
1.18% |
| Field Summary for LC1-Chair: |
| Which candidate would you prefer to serve as Chair of the Libertarian National Committee? |
| Answer |
Count |
Percentage |
| No answer |
579 |
85.52% |
| Ernest Hancock (EH) |
11 |
1.62% |
| William Redpath (WR) |
45 |
6.65% |
| undecided (u) |
34 |
5.02% |
| Other (-oth-) |
8 |
1.18% |
| Field Summary for LC2-VC: |
| Which candidate would you prefer to serve as Vice Chair of the Libertarian National Committee? |
| Answer |
Count |
Percentage |
| No answer |
579 |
85.52% |
| Wes Benedict (WB) |
20 |
2.95% |
| Chuck Moulton (CM) |
28 |
4.14% |
| undecided (u) |
44 |
6.50% |
| Other (-oth-) |
6 |
0.89% |
| Field Summary for LC3-Fundraising: |
| Do you prefer donating money to your state Libertarian Party affiliate or to the national Libertarian Party? |
| Answer |
Count |
Percentage |
| No answer |
109 |
16.10% |
| State party (S) |
300 |
44.31% |
| National party (N) |
268 |
39.59% |
| Field Summary for Not Attending: |
| Please indicate why you probably won't be attending the 2008 Libertarian National Convention. |
| Answer |
Count |
Percentage |
| Scheduling conflicts (Time) |
143 |
21.12% |
| Convention is too long/can't take enough time off (Long) |
120 |
17.73% |
| It costs too much (Cash) |
180 |
26.59% |
| Not interested (Int) |
107 |
15.81% |
| I will be attending the convention (Att) |
4 |
0.59% |
| I may be attending the convention (Poss) |
36 |
5.32% |
| It's not worth my time or money (NWT) |
121 |
17.87% |
| There currently aren't any credible LP presidential candidates worth supporting (Pres) |
91 |
13.44% |
| I'll be attending the convention, but not as a delegate (media, staff, etc.) (NDel) |
3 |
0.44% |
| The convention is too far away/I don't travel much (DT) |
170 |
25.11% |
| I don't travel by commercial aircraft (DTA) |
38 |
5.61% |
| Other |
66 |
9.75% |
| Field Summary for Site: |
| Which is your favorite libertarian website? |
| Answer |
Count |
Percentage |
| No answer |
117 |
17.28% |
| Reason.com (R) |
47 |
6.94% |
| LewRockwell.com (LRC) |
96 |
14.18% |
| LP.org (LP) |
90 |
13.29% |
| ThirdPartyWatch.com (TPW) |
36 |
5.32% |
| IJ.org (IJ) |
1 |
0.15% |
| FreeTalkLive.com (FTL) |
4 |
0.59% |
| Mises.org (M) |
14 |
2.07% |
| RonPaul2008.com (RP) |
60 |
8.86% |
| Cato.org (C) |
58 |
8.57% |
| Bureaucrash.com (B) |
0 |
0.00% |
| CEI.org (CEI) |
0 |
0.00% |
| Independent.org (I) |
2 |
0.30% |
| TheAdvocates.org (TA) |
31 |
4.58% |
| AntiWar.com (AW) |
19 |
2.81% |
| Ballot-Access.org (BA) |
3 |
0.44% |
| Reason.org (RO) |
31 |
4.58% |
| LibertyUnbound.com (LU) |
3 |
0.44% |
| RationalReview.com (RR) |
9 |
1.33% |
| Other (-oth-) |
56 |
8.27% |
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