from Rasmussen Reports

Sixty-five percent (65%) of Likely Voters in Illinois are at least somewhat angry at the current policies of the federal government, according to a new Rasmussen Reports statewide telephone survey.

That finding matches the level measured nationally, and includes 41% who are Very Angry at the government’s policies.

Just 32% of voters are not angry at the government’s policies.

Fifty-four percent (54%) of Illinois voters believe that neither party’s political leaders have a good understanding of what is needed today. Twenty-nine percent (29%) disagree with that assessment, while 17% are not sure.

While strong majorities of Republicans and voters not affiliated with either party are angry at the current policies of the government, over half of Democrats (54%) say they are not angry with the federal government.

The survey of 750 Likely Voters in Illinois was conducted on August 23, 2010 by Rasmussen Reports. The margin of sampling error is +/-4 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence. Field work for all Rasmussen Reports surveys is conducted by Pulse Opinion Research, LLC. See methodology.

Sixty percent (60%) of all voters in the state believe most members of Congress don’t care what their constituents think. Twenty-one percent (21%) disagree and feel congressmen do care. Nineteen percent (19%) are not sure.

An overwhelming majority of GOP voters feel most members of Congress neglect their constituents, while Democrats are more evenly divided.

Democrat Alexi Giannoulias and Republican Mark Kirk remain in a near-tie in Illinois’ race for the U.S. Senate.

Republican Bill Brady continues to hold a modest lead over Democratic incumbent Pat Quinn in Illinois’ gubernatorial race.