Yougov 2014 Final Colorado Pre-Election Poll

YouGov 2014 Final Colorado Pre-election Poll

Sample 1417 Likely Voters Conducted October 25-31, 2014 Margin of Error ±3.3%

1. Are you registered to vote in Colorado?

Yes ...... 100% No ...... 0% Notsure ...... 0%

2. Which political party are you registered as?

Registered as a Republican ...... 35% Registered as a Democrat ...... 33% Not registered with a party ...... 28% Registered as other party ...... 2% Notsure ...... 3% Not registered to vote ...... 0%

3. Which candidate did you vote for in the 2012 Presidential election?

Barack Obama (Democrat) ...... 48% Mitt Romney (Republican) ...... 45% Other candidate ...... 2% Ididnotvote ...... 5%

4. Which candidate did you vote for in the election for U.S. Senator from Colorado in 2010?

Michael Bennet (Democrat) ...... 42% Ken Buck (Republican) ...... 39% Other candidate ...... 3% Voted in a different state ...... 5% I did not vote ...... 11%

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5. Which candidate did you vote for in the election for Governor of Colorado in 2010?

John Hickenlooper (Democrat) ...... 46% Dan Maes (Republican) ...... 22% Tom Tancredo (American Constitution) ...... 16% Other candidate ...... 0% Voted in a different state ...... 5% I did not vote ...... 11%

6. As you may know, there will be an election held in Colorado in about a week. How likely is it that you will vote in the election on November 4, 2014?

Deﬁnitely will vote ...... 89% Probably will vote ...... 11% Maybe will vote ...... 0% Probably will not vote ...... 0% Deﬁnitely will not vote ...... 0% Notsure ...... 0%

7. How do you plan to vote in the elections to be held on November 4?

In person on election day ...... 12% In person before election day ...... 6% Votebymail ...... 81% Notsure ...... 1%

8. Have you already cast your vote or returned your ballot? Asked if respondent has already voted in person or by mail

Yes ...... 69% No ...... 31% Notsure ...... 0%

9. In the election for U.S. Senator from Colorado, which candidate are you voting for? Undecided voters were asked which candidate they were more likely to vote for and coded as leaners where possible

Mark Udall (Democrat) ...... 40% Lean Mark Udall (Democrat) ...... 2% Cory Gardner (Republican) ...... 42% Lean Cory Gardner (Republican) ...... 1% Other ...... 5% Notsure ...... 11%

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10. In the election for Governor of Colorado, which candidate are you voting for? Undecided voters were asked which candidate they were more likely to vote for and coded as leaners where possible

John Hickenlooper (Democrat) ...... 43% Lean John Hickenlooper (Democrat) ...... 1% Bob Beauprez (Republican) ...... 40% Lean Bob Beauprez (Republican) ...... 2% Other ...... 4% Notsure ...... 10%

11. In the election for U.S. Congress in the district where you live, which candidate are you voting for?

The Democratic Party candidate ...... 39% The Republican Party candidate ...... 40% Other ...... 4% Notsure ...... 16% Iwillnotvote ...... 0%

12. How would you describe your political views?

Veryliberal ...... 8% Liberal ...... 15% Moderate ...... 35% Conservative ...... 23% Very conservative ...... 12% Notsure ...... 6%

13. Generally speaking, do you think of yourself as a ...?

Democrat ...... 30% Republican ...... 30% Independent ...... 33% Other ...... 5% Notsure ...... 3%

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14. Would you call yourself a strong [Democrat/Republican] or a not very strong [Democrat/Republican]? / Do you think of yourself as closer to the Democratic or the Republican Party?

Strong Democrat ...... 19% Weak Democrat ...... 11% Lean Democrat ...... 12% Independent ...... 16% Lean Republican ...... 11% Weak Republican ...... 10% Strong Republican ...... 19% Notsure ...... 2%

15. Are you male or female?

Weighted Unweighted Male 48% 45% Female 52% 55%

16. In what year were you born? Recoded into age categories from birth year

Weighted Unweighted 18-29 15% 11% 30-44 24% 20% 45-64 39% 48% 65+ 22% 22%

17. What racial or ethnic group best describes you?

Weighted Unweighted White 79% 85% Black 3% 3% Hispanic 12% 6% Other 6% 6%

18. What is the highest level of education you have completed?

Weighted Unweighted High school or less 27% 12% Some college 33% 32% College graduate 25% 35% Postgraduate degree 15% 20%