Polls

Democrats Primed for Wake County Sweep

| Tom Jensen

Header-poll-resultsTopline results are below. Full results, including crosstabs, can be found here.

Q1 The candidates for President are Republican
John McCain, Democrat Barack Obama, and
Libertarian Bob Barr. If the election was today,
who would you vote for? If John McCain, press
1. If Barack Obama, press 2. If Bob Barr,
press 3. If you’re undecided, press 4.
McCain…………………………………………………… 40%
Obama…………………………………………………… 57%
Barr……………………………………………………….. 1%
Undecided………………………………………………. 1%

Q2 The candidates for Governor are Republican
Pat McCrory, Democrat Bev Perdue, and
Libertarian Michael Munger. If the election was
today, who would you vote for? If Pat McCrory,
press 1. If Bev Perdue, press 2. If Michael
Munger, press 3. If you’re undecided, press 4.
McCrory ……………. 43%
Perdue ……………… 51%
Munger……………… 5%
Undecided…………. 1%

Q3 The candidates for US Senate are Republican
Elizabeth Dole, Democrat Kay Hagan, and
Libertarian Christopher Cole. If the election
was today, who would you vote for? If
Elizabeth Dole, press 1. If Kay Hagan, press 2.
If Christopher Cole, press 3. If you’re
undecided, press 4.
Dole ………………………………………………………. 41%
Hagan ……………………………………………………. 55%
Cole ………………………………………………………. 3%
Undecided………………………………………………. 1%

Q4 The candidates for one Wake County
commissioner seat are Republican Kenn
Gardner and Democrat Stan Norwalk. If the
election was today, who would you vote for? If
for the Republican, Kenn Gardner, press 1. If
for the Democrat, Stan Norwalk, press 2. If
you’re undecided, press 3.
Gardner………………………………………………….. 40%
Norwalk………………………………………………….. 49%
Undecided………………………………………………. 10%

Q5 The candidates for another Wake County
commissioner seat are Republican Venita
Peyton and Democrat Harold Webb. If the
election was today, who would you vote for? If
for the Republican, Venita Peyton, press 1. If
for the Democrat, Harold Webb, press 2. If
you’re undecided, press 3.
Peyton………………. 37%
Webb………………… 52%
Undecided…………. 11%

Q6 The candidates for the final Wake County
commissioner seat are Republican Larry Tilley
and Democrat Betty Lou Ward. If the election
was today, who would you vote for? If for the
Republican, Larry Tilley, press 1. If for the
Democrat, Betty Lou Ward, press 2. If you’re
undecided, press 3.
Tilley ………………….. 38%
Ward ………………….. 53%
Undecided………….. . 9%

Q7 Have you already voted either at an early
voting site or with an absentee ballot? If yes,
press 1. If no, press 2.
Yes ……………………………………………………….. 35%
No …………………………………………………………. 65%

Q8 Is this your first time voting for President in
Wake County? If yes, press 1. If no, press 2.
Yes ……………………………………………………….. 15%
No …………………………………………………………. 85%

Q9 If you are a woman, press 1, if a man, press 2.
Woman ………………………………………………….. 54%
Man……………………………………………………….. 46%

Q10 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 ……………………………………………….. 50%
Republican……………………………………………… 35%
Independent/Other…………………………………… 16%

Q11 If you are white, press one now. If you are
African-American, press two now. If other,
press 3.
White …………………………………………………….. 74%
African-American …………………………………….. 21%
Other……………………………………………………… 4%

Q12 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………………………………………………….. 17%
30 to 45………………………………………………….. 31%
46 to 65………………………………………………….. 40%
Older than 65………………………………………….. 12%

http://publicpolicypolling.typepad.com/pdf/2008/PPP_Release_WC_1029.pdf

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