Senator Barbara Boxer leads Carly Fiorina 49:40. Since the primary election, Boxer has widened her lead over Fiorina by 6 percentage points.

California voters have mixed opinions about Boxer’s job performance; 46% of voters disapprove of Boxer’s work in Washington and 44% approve of the Senator, including 72% of Democrats and 40% of independents. Since launching her campaign, Boxer’s approval ratings have jumped. Boxer has been able to reinstate faith in her staunch Democratic supporters and gain the support of doubtful independents.

Fiorina isn’t seen favorably in the eyes of most Californians; 40% of voters have an unfavorable opinion of the Republican, 28% give her high marks and 32% have yet to form an opinion. Only 56% of Republicans support Fiorina and 25% are still unsure about their nominee.

Hope remains for Obama in California; 54% of California voters approve of the President. 52% of voters also support President Obama’s health care plan. This may be one of the few states where Obama continues to find support.

“Over the past few months Boxer has been successful at reassuring voters that she is an effective advocate for California in the Senate and has steadily increased her lead over Carly Fiorina” said Dean Debnam, President of Public Policy Polling.

PPP surveyed ­­­­­­614 California voters from July 23-25.  The survey’s margin of error is +/-3.95%.  Other factors, such as refusal to be interviewed and weighting, may introduce additional error that is more difficult to quantify.

If you would like an interview regarding this release, please contact Dean Debnam at (888) 621-6988 or 919-880-4888.

Topline results are below. Full results, including crosstabs, can be found here.

Q1 Do you approve or disapprove of Barack
Obama’s job performance?
Approve …………………………………………………. 54%
Disapprove……………………………………………… 39%
Not Sure…………………………………………………. 7%

Q2 Do you support or oppose President Obama’s
health care plan, or do you not have an
opinion?
Support ………………………………………………….. 52%
Oppose ………………………………………………….. 40%
No Opinion……………………………………………… 9%

Q3 Do you approve or disapprove of Senator
Dianne Feinstein’s job performance?
Approve …………………………………………………. 44%
Disapprove……………………………………………… 43%
Not Sure…………………………………………………. 13%

Q4 Do you approve or disapprove of Senator
Barbara Boxer’s job performance?
Approve …………………………………………………. 44%
Disapprove……………………………………………… 46%
Not Sure…………………………………………………. 10%

Q5 Do you have a favorable or unfavorable opinion
of Carly Fiorina?
Favorable ………….. 28%
Unfavorable……….. 40%
Not Sure……………. 32%

Q6 The candidates for U.S. Senate are Republican
Carly Fiorina and Democrat Barbara Boxer. If
the election was today, who would you vote
for?
Carly Fiorina …………………………………………… 40%
Barbara Boxer…………………………………………. 49%
Undecided………………………………………………. 11%

Q7 Do you have a higher opinion of Barbara
Boxer’s hair or Carly Fiorina’s hair?
Barbara Boxer’s hair ………………………………… 19%
Carly Fiorina’s hair …………………………………… 14%
Not sure …………………………………………………. 67%

Q8 Who did you vote for President last year?
John McCain…………………………………………… 36%
Barack Obama………………………………………… 58%
Someone Else/Don’t Remember………………… 6%

Q9 If you are a liberal, press 1. If a moderate,
press 2. If a conservative, press 3.
Liberal ……………………………………………………. 25%
Moderate………………………………………………… 41%
Conservative…………………………………………… 33%

Q10 If you are a woman, press 1. If a man, press 2.
Woman ………………………………………………….. 52%
Man……………………………………………………….. 48%

Q11 If you are a Democrat, press 1. If you are a
Republican, press 2. If you are an independent
or identify with another party, press 3.
Democrat ……………………………………………….. 46%
Republican……………………………………………… 34%
Independent/Other…………………………………… 19%

Q12 If you are Hispanic, press 1. If white, press 2.
If African-American, press 3. If Asian, press 4.
If other, press 5.
Hispanic…………………………………………………. 20%
White …………………………………………………….. 61%
African-American …………………………………….. 8%
Asian……………………………………………………… 6%
Other……………………………………………………… 5%

Q13 If you are 18 to 29 years old, press 1 now. If
you are 30 to 45, press 2. If you are 46 to 65,
press 3. If older, press 4.
18 to 29………………………………………………….. 9%
30 to 45………………………………………………….. 27%
46 to 65………………………………………………….. 42%
Older than 65………………………………………….. 22%