Members of US Congress for or against gun control?
Pew Research Center for the People & the Press
12-16 April 2000
Pew Research Center for the People & the Press survey conducted by Princeton Survey Research Assoc. N=1,000 adults nationwide.
Form 1 registered voters (N=358):
“Suppose a member of Congress voted AGAINST gun control. Do you think this member should be reelected, or not?”
| April 2000 | July 1999 | |
| Should be | 44 | 35 |
| Should not be | 41 | 55 |
| Don’t know/Refused | 15 | 10 |
Form 2 registered voters (N=358)
“Suppose a member of Congress voted FOR gun control. Do you think this member should be re-elected, or not?”
| April 2000 | July 1999 | |
| % | % | |
| Should be | 60 | 69 |
| Should not be | 25 | 25 |
| Don’t know/Refused | 15 | 6 |
All respondents:
“Please tell me if you think the Republican Party or the Democratic Party could do a better job of reflecting your views about gun control?”
| April 2000 | June 1999 | Dec 1993 | |
| % | % | % | |
| Republican Party | 30 | 34 | 32 |
| Democratic Party | 36 | 42 | 42 |
| Both equally (vol.) | 4 | 4 | - |
| Neither (vol.) | 7 | 8 | 8 |
| Don’t know/Refused | 23 | 12 | 18 |
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