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……………….. 51%
Undecided…………… 6%
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…………………………………….. 94%
Could Change Mind …………………………………. 6%
Q3 Did Barack Obama’s selection of Joe Biden as
his running mate make you more or less likely
to vote for him? If it makes you more likely to
vote for him, press 1. If it makes you less likely
to vote for him, press 2. If it makes no
difference, press 3.
More Likely………… 43%
Less Likely ………… 26%
No Difference …….. 31%
Q4 Did John McCain’s selection of Sarah Palin as
his running mate make you more or less likely
to vote for him? If it makes you more likely to
vote for him, press 1. If it makes you less likely
to vote for him, press 2. If it makes no
difference, press 3.
More Likely …………. 37%
Less Likely ………….. 46%
No Difference………. 17%
Q5 The candidates for 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 ………………………………………………….. 31%
Warner…………………………………………………… 58%
Undecided………………………………………………. 11%
Q6 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 ……………………………………………… 14%
Education……………………………………………….. 3%
Economy and Jobs ………………………………….. 63%
Taxes…………………………………………………….. 5%
Moral and Family Values ………………………….. 8%
Health Care…………………………………………….. 3%
Immigration…………………………………………….. 2%
Other……………………………………………………… 2%
Q7 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…………………………………………………….. 18%
Suburban ……………………………………………….. 46%
Rural ……………………………………………………… 22%
Small Town…………………………………………….. 15%
Q8 If you are a woman, press 1, if a man, press 2.
Woman ………………………………………………….. 53%
Man……………………………………………………….. 47%
Q9 If you are a Democrat, press 1. If a
Republican, press 2. If other, press 3.
Democrat ……………………………………………….. 40%
Republican……………………………………………… 35%
Other……………………………………………………… 25%