How the gun issue affects your vote for major office in the US
Gallup/CNN/USA Today Poll
25-27 June 1999
N=1,016 adults nationwide.
“Thinking about how the gun issue might affect your vote for major office would you: [rotate] only vote for a candidate who shares your views on gun control; consider a candidate’s position on gun control as just one of many important factors when voting; or would you not consider gun control as a major issue?”
| June 1999 | May 1999 | |
| % | % | |
| Only vote for candidate who shares views | 15 | 15 |
| Just one of many important factors | 62 | 64 |
| Wouldn’t consider gun control as a major issue | 21 | 19 |
| No opinion | 2 | 2 |
“Which party do you think can do a better job of reflecting your views about gun control: [rotate] the Republican Party or the Democratic Party?”
| June 1999 | May 1999 | |
| % | % | |
| Democratic Party | 44 | 42 |
| Republican Party | 41 | 39 |
| Neither (vol.) | 6 | 8 |
| No Opinion | 9 | 11 |
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