Topline results are below. Full results, including crosstabs, can be found here.
Q1 The candidates for President are Republican
John McCain and Democrat Barack Obama. If
the election was today, who would you vote
for? If John McCain, press 1. If Barack
Obama, press 2. If you’re undecided, press 3.
McCain……………….. 43%
Obama……………….. 52%
Undecided…………… 5%
Q2 Are you firmly committed to your choice for
President, or could you change your mind
between now and the election? If you are firmly
committed, press 1. If you could change your
mind, press 2.
Firmly Committed…………………………………….. 95%
Could Change Mind …………………………………. 5%
Q3 In 2004 the candidates for President were
Republican George W. Bush and Democrat
John Kerry. Who did you vote for that year, or
did you not vote? If you voted for George W.
Bush, press 1. If John Kerry, press 2. If you
didn’t vote, press 3.
Bush…………………. 46%
Kerry ………………… 44%
Didn’t Vote…………. 10%
Q4 The candidates for US Senate are Republican
Jim Gilmore and Democrat Mark Warner. If the
election was today, who would you vote for? If
Jim Gilmore, press 1. If Mark Warner, press 2.
If you’re undecided, press 3.
Gilmore ………………………………………………….. 32%
Warner…………………………………………………… 60%
Undecided………………………………………………. 8%
Q5 I am going to name 7 issues. Which of these is
most important to you? The War in Iraq,
education, the economy and jobs, taxes, moral
or family values, health care, or immigration. If
the War in Iraq is most important, press 1. If
education, press 2. If the economy and jobs,
press 3. If taxes, press 4. If moral and family
values, press 5. If health care, press 6. If
immigration, press 7. If some other issue is
most important, press 8.
War in Iraq ……………………………………………… 13%
Education……………………………………………….. 4%
Economy and Jobs ………………………………….. 59%
Taxes…………………………………………………….. 6%
Moral and Family Values ………………………….. 11%
Health Care…………………………………………….. 3%
Immigration…………………………………………….. 2%
Other……………………………………………………… 2%
Q6 Would you describe the community you live in
as urban, suburban, rural, or a small town? If
urban, press 1. If suburban, press 2. If rural,
press 3. If a small town, press 4.
Urban…………………………………………………….. 15%
Suburban ……………………………………………….. 49%
Rural ……………………………………………………… 22%
Small Town…………………………………………….. 14%
Q7 If you are a woman, press 1, if a man, press 2.
Woman ………………………………………………….. 52%
Man……………………………………………………….. 48%
Q8 If you are a Democrat, press 1. If a
Republican, press 2. If other, press 3.
Democrat ……………………………………………….. 41%
Republican……………………………………………… 34%
Other……………………………………………………… 26%
Q9 If you are white, press 1. If you are African-
American, press 2. If other, press 3.
White …………………………………………………….. 74%
African American …………………………………….. 20%
Other……………………………………………………… 6%
Q10 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………………………………………………….. 16%
30 to 45………………………………………………….. 28%
46 to 65………………………………………………….. 39%
Older than 65………………………………………….. 17%