Topline results are below. Full results, including crosstabs, can be found here.
Q1 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 ……………. 44%
Perdue ……………… 47%
Munger……………… 5%
Undecided…………. 4%
Q2 Are you firmly committed to your choice for
Governor, 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…………………………………….. 85%
Could Change Mind …………………………………. 15%
Q3 The candidates for Auditor are Republican
Leslie Merritt and Democrat Beth Wood. If the
election was today, who would you vote for for?
If Leslie Merritt, press 1. If Beth Wood, press
2. If you’re undecided, press 3.
Merritt……………….. 41%
Wood………………… 44%
Undecided…………. 15%
Q4 The candidates for Secretary of State are
Democrat Elaine Marshall and Republican
Jack Sawyer. If the election was today, who
would you vote for? If Elaine Marshall, press 1.
If Jack Sawyer, press 2. If you’re undecided,
press 3.
Marshall ……………… 48%
Sawyer……………….. 39%
Undecided…………… 13%
Q5 The candidates for Agriculture Commissioner
are Democrat Ronnie Ansley and Republican
Steve Troxler. If the election was today, who
would you vote for? If Ronnie Ansley, press 1.
If Steve Troxler, press 2. If you’re undecided,
press 3.
Ansley………………… 41%
Troxler………………… 46%
Undecided…………… 13%
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 ……………………………………………… 11%
Education……………………………………………….. 4%
Economy and Jobs ………………………………….. 59%
Taxes…………………………………………………….. 7%
Moral and family values ……………………………. 12%
Health care …………………………………………….. 4%
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…………………………………………………….. 16%
Suburban ……………………………………………….. 30%
Rural ……………………………………………………… 25%
Small Town…………………………………………….. 29%
Q8 Have you already voted either at an early
voting site or with an absentee ballot? If yes,
press 1. If no, press 2.
Yes ……………………………………………………….. 33%
No …………………………………………………………. 67%
Q9 If you are a woman, press 1, if a man, press 2.
Woman ………………………………………………….. 51%
Man……………………………………………………….. 49%
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 ……………………………………………….. 48%
Republican……………………………………………… 35%
Independent/Other…………………………………… 17%
Q11 If you are white, press one now. If you are
African-American, press two now. If other,
press 3.
White …………………………………………………….. 76%
African-American …………………………………….. 21%
Other……………………………………………………… 3%
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………………………………………………….. 16%
30 to 45………………………………………………….. 28%
46 to 65………………………………………………….. 38%
Older than 65………………………………………….. 18%
Q13
252………………………………………………………… 11%
336………………………………………………………… 22%
704………………………………………………………… 19%
828………………………………………………………… 14%
910………………………………………………………… 14%
919………………………………………………………… 20%