Polls

Republicans get small convention bounce

| Tom Jensen

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

Q1 The candidates for President are Libertarian
Bob Barr, Republican John McCain, and
Democrat Barack Obama. If the election was
today, who would you vote for? If Bob Barr,
press 1. If John McCain, press 2. If Barack
Obama, press 3. If you’re undecided, press 4.
Barr……………………………………………………….. 4%
McCain…………………………………………………… 48%
Obama…………………………………………………… 44%
Undecided………………………………………………. 4%

Q2 The candidates for Governor are Republican
Pat McCrory, Libertarian Michael Munger, and
Democrat Bev Perdue. If the election was
today, who would you vote for? If Pat McCrory,
press 1. If Michael Munger, press 2. If Bev
Perdue, press 3. If you’re undecided, press 4.
McCrory ……………. 40%
Munger……………… 6%
Perdue ……………… 41%
Undecided…………. 12%

Q3 The candidates for US Senate are Libertarian
Christopher Cole, Republican Elizabeth Dole,
and Democrat Kay Hagan. If the election was
today, who would you vote for? If Christopher
Cole, press 1. If Elizabeth Dole, press 2. If
Kay Hagan, press 3. If you’re undecided,
press 4.
Cole ………………………………………………………. 6%
Dole ………………………………………………………. 42%
Hagan ……………………………………………………. 43%
Undecided………………………………………………. 9%

Q4 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 …………………………………………….. 32%
Less Likely ……………………………………………… 25%
No Difference………………………………………….. 43%

Q5 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 …………………………………………….. 42%
Less Likely ……………………………………………… 34%
No Difference………………………………………….. 24%

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 ……………………………………………… 15%
Education……………………………………………….. 4%
Economy and Jobs ………………………………….. 53%
Taxes…………………………………………………….. 6%
Moral and family values ……………………………. 10%
Health care …………………………………………….. 5%
Immigration…………………………………………….. 6%
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…………………………………………………….. 13%
Suburban ……………………………………………….. 33%
Rural ……………………………………………………… 29%
Small Town…………………………………………….. 25%

Q8 If you are a woman, press 1, if a man, press 2.
Woman ………………………………………………….. 52%
Man……………………………………………………….. 48%

Q9 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 ……………………………………………….. 49%
Republican……………………………………………… 36%
Independent/Other…………………………………… 15%

Q10 If you are white, press one now. If you are
African-American, press two now. If other,
press 3.
White …………………………………………………….. 75%
African-American …………………………………….. 22%
Other……………………………………………………… 3%

Q11 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………………………………………………….. 38%
Older than 65………………………………………….. 19%

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