March 03, 2011 02:59 AM UTC

New Poll Surveys Colorado on Obama, Congress, Guns

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• by: Colorado Pols

We received the toplines today for a new poll commissioned by Mayors Against Illegal Guns from Harstad Research, part of a multistate survey using local pollsters from both sides of the aisle. The survey dug into attitudes in Colorado on gun safety legislation–not surprisingly, the poll finds overwhelming opposition to handgun bans in Colorado, and some opposition to prohibiting the sale of high-capacity magazines for firearms. Interestingly, though, Coloradans surveyed in this poll overwhelmingly oppose loosening existing gun laws, such as allowing concealed weapons on college campuses (note to supporters of the “Pack Heat Anywhere Act”).

Turning to elected officials, the poll shows very good favorables for both Colorado Sens. Mark Udall and Michael Bennet, and a 17-point net favorable rating for President Barack Obama. The favorables for both Senators and the President are significantly higher than Congress, though Colorado bucks the poll’s trend of preferring GOP representatives to Democrats.

Full toplines for the poll here–it’s interesting to see the numbers for regular voters broken out from gun-owning households, and the demographic snapshot that gives of a very considerable piece of the Colorado electorate. They’re not as monolithic–or partisan–as you might think.