Polls

Voters Say Impact of Newspaper Endorsements Limited

| Tom Jensen

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

Q1 Do newspaper endorsements have any impact
on your vote in public elections? If newspaper
endorsements have a significant impact, press
1. If moderate impact, press 2. If minimal
impact, press 3. If no impact, press 4.
Significant Impact ……………………………………. 11%
Moderate Impact……………………………………… 20%
Minimal Impact………………………………………… 33%
No Impact ………………………………………………. 36%

Q2 Do you have a favorable or unfavorable opinion
of the Raleigh News & Observer? If favorable,
press 1. If unfavorable, press 2. If you’re not
sure, press 3.
Favorable……………………………………………….. 31%
Unfavorable ……………………………………………. 15%
Not Sure…………………………………………………. 53%

Q3 Do you have a favorable or unfavorable opinion
of the Charlotte Observer? If favorable, press
1. If unfavorable, press 2. If you’re not sure,
press 3.
Favorable……………………………………………….. 25%
Unfavorable ……………………………………………. 16%
Not Sure…………………………………………………. 59%

Q4 Would you describe yourself as liberal,
moderate, or conservative? If liberal, press 1.
If moderate, press 2. If conservative, press 3.
Liberal ……………………………………………………. 21%
Moderate………………………………………………… 36%
Conservative…………………………………………… 43%

Q5 If you are a woman, press 1, if a man, press 2.
Woman ………………………………………………….. 48%
Man……………………………………………………….. 52%

Q6 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……………………………………………… 36%
Independent/Other…………………………………… 16%

Q7 If you are white, press one now. If you are
African-American, press two now. If other,
press 3.
White …………………………………………………….. 77%
African-American …………………………………….. 21%
Other……………………………………………………… 3%

Q8 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………………………………………………….. 26%
46 to 65………………………………………………….. 40%
Older than 65………………………………………….. 20%

Q9
252………………………………………………………… 13%
336………………………………………………………… 20%
704………………………………………………………… 18%
828………………………………………………………… 14%
910………………………………………………………… 13%
919………………………………………………………… 23%

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