Polls

Obama continues to lead narrowly in Virginia

| 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 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……………….. 45%
Obama……………….. 47%
Undecided…………… 8%

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…………………………………….. 90%
Could Change Mind …………………………………. 10%

Q3 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…………………………………………………… 55%
Undecided………………………………………………. 13%

Q4 Were you born in Virginia, or somewhere else?
If you were born in Virginia, press 1. If you
were born somewhere else, press 2.
Born in Virginia…… 48% Born Elsewhere….. 52%

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 ………….. 20%
Education……………. 5%
Economy and Jobs. 46%
Taxes…………………. 5%
Moral and Family
Values………………… 11%
Health Care…………. 6%
Immigration …………. 5%
Other………………….. 2%

Q6 If you are a woman, press 1, if a man, press 2.
Woman ………………………………………………….. 52%
Man……………………………………………………….. 48%

Q7 If you are a Democrat, press 1. If a
Republican, press 2. If other, press 3.
Democrat ……………………………………………….. 40%
Republican……………………………………………… 34%
Other……………………………………………………… 26%

Q8 If you are white, press one now. If you are
African-American, press two now. If other,
press 3.
White …………………………………………………….. 75%
African-American …………………………………….. 20%
Hispanic/Other ………………………………………… 5%

Q9 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………………………………………………….. 15%
30 to 45………………………………………………….. 28%
46 to 65………………………………………………….. 41%
Older than 65………………………………………….. 15%

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