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A Survey of 804 Likely Voters - Virginia Statewide - September, 2013 Center for Public Policy : Polls Where policy matters. A Survey of 804 Likely Voters - Virginia Statewide - September, 2013 Question 1 Are you 18 years or older and registered to vote in state of Virginia? 100% - Yes Question 2 On November 5th of this year, there will be a general election for Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General and other offices. What are the chances of your voting in the November 5th General Election? Are you almost certain to vote or will you probably vote or in the November 5th general election? 100% - Yes Respondent's Gender Male: 47.0 % Female: 53.0 % Female Male Question 4 To begin with, do you think things in Virginia are generally going in the right direction or are they pretty seriously off on the wrong track? Don't know/Not Sure: 17.0 % Right Direction: 50.0 % Wrong Track: 33.0 % Right Direction Wrong Track Don't know/Not Sure Question 5 And how about the region you live in? Do you think things in your region are generally going in the right direction or are they pretty seriously off on the wrong track? Don't know/Not Sure: 9.0 % Wrong Track: 29.0 % Right Direction: 62.0 % Right Direction Wrong Track Don't know/Not Sure Question 6 Now I am going to read you a list of issues. Please tell me which one of these issues should be the top priority of the next Governor, no matter who it is. Don't know/Not Sure: 3.0 % Eliminating corruption in government: 7.0 % Reducing the flow of drugs in our neighborhoods: 1.0 % Improving public education: 24.0 % Healthcare/Obamacare: 10.0 % Government spending: 2.0 % Reducing taxes: 4.0 % Fixing the roads: 2.0 % Reducing crime and making the streets safer: 3.0 % Improving traffic flow and lessening congestion: 5.0 % Providing more affordable housing: 2.0 % Working to improve the economy and create jobs: 37.0 % Questions 7-15 Now here is a list of people. Please tell me whether, in general, you have a very favorable, favorable, unfavorable or very unfavorable opinion of each one. If you have no opinion or have never heard of someone, please say so. 0 % 3 % 1 % Barack Obama 23 % 23 % 31 % 19 % 4 % 12 % 8 % Bob McDonnell 8 % 24 % 37 % 6 % 8 % 13 % 11 % Terry McAullife 12 % 25 % 26 % 5 % 5 % 10 % 7 % Ken Cuccinelli 21 % 26 % 23 % 10 % 30 % 16 % 21 % E.W. Jackson 7 % 11 % 14 % 3 % 36 % 19 % 26 % Ralph Northam 1 % 5 % 11 % 3 % 31 % 20 % 20 % Mark Obenshain 1 % 8 % 16 % 4 % 38 % 18 % 25 % Mark Herring 1 % 5 % 12 % 2 % 26 % 22 % 16 % Bill Bolling 1 % 7 % 24 % 4 % 0 2.5 5 7.5 10 12.5 15 17.5 20 22.5 25 27.5 30 32.5 35 37.5 40 Question 16 Suppose the November 2013 general election for Governor were held today and the candidates were: (ROTATE) Republican Ken Cuccinelli and Democrat Terry McAuliffe, for whom would you vote? (IF UNDECIDED) Well if you had to decide right now, to whom would you lean toward supporting: (ROTATE IN SAME ORDER) Democrat Terry McAuliffe or Republican Ken Cuccinelli? Don't know/Not sure: 16.0 % Lean McAullife: 4.0 % Cuccinelli: 35.0 % Lean Cuccinelli: 5.0 % McAullife: 40.0 % Cuccinelli Lean Cuccinelli McAullife Lean McAullife Don't know/Not sure Question 17 Suppose the November 2013 general election for Governor were held today and the candidates were: (ROTATE) Republican Ken Cuccinelli, Democrat Terry McAuliffe and Libertarian Robert Sarvis, for whom would you vote? (IF UNDECIDED) Well if you had to decide right now, to whom would you lean toward supporting: (ROTATE IN SAME ORDER) Democrat Terry McAuliffe, Republican Ken Cuccinelli or Libertarian Robert Sarvis? Don't know/Not sure: 12.1 % Lean Sarvis: 1.0 % Sarvis: 7.1 % Cuccinelli: 34.3 % Lean McAullife: 2.0 % Lean Cuccinelli: 3.0 % McAullife: 40.4 % Cuccinelli Lean Cuccinelli McAullife Lean McAullife Sarvis Lean Sarvis Don't know/Not sure Question 18 Suppose the November 2013 general election for Lieutenant Governor were held today and the candidates were: (ROTATE) Republican E.W. Jackson and Democrat Ralph Northam, for whom would you vote? (IF UNDECIDED) Well if you had to decide right now, to whom would you lean toward supporting: (ROTATE IN SAME ORDER) Republican E.W. Jackson or Democrat Ralph Northam? Don't know/Not sure: 23.0 % Jackson: 34.0 % Lean Northam: 3.0 % Lean Jackson: 5.0 % Northam: 35.0 % Jackson Lean Jackson Northam Lean Northam Don't know/Not sure Question 19 Suppose the November 2013 general election for Attorney General were held today and the candidates were: (ROTATE) Democrat Mark Herring and Republican Mark Obenshain, for whom would you vote? (IF UNDECIDED) Well if you had to decide right now, to whom would you lean toward supporting: (ROTATE IN SAME ORDER) Mark Herring or Republican Mark Obenshain? Don't know/Not sure: 22.8 % Herring: 32.7 % Lean Obenshain: 4.0 % Lean Herring: 4.0 % Obenshain: 36.6 % Herring Lean Herring Obenshain Lean Obenshain Don't know/Not sure Question 20 Which of the main candidates for Governor would be better at having the right kind of experience to be Governor? Don't know: 19.0 % Both: 4.0 % Cuccinelli: 42.0 % McAullife: 35.0 % Cuccinelli McAullife Both Don't know Question 21 Which of the main candidates for Governor would be better at looking out for middle and working class families? Don't know: 19.2 % Cuccinelli: 36.4 % Both: 2.0 % McAullife: 42.4 % Cuccinelli McAullife Both Don't know Question 22 Which of the main candidates for Governor would be better at cutting taxes? Don't know: 25.7 % Cuccinelli: 46.5 % Both: 2.0 % McAullife: 25.7 % Cuccinelli McAullife Both Don't know Question 23 Which of the main candidates for Governor would be better at protecting Virginia's finances and maintaining the budget surplus? Don't know: 21.2 % Cuccinelli: 41.4 % Both: 3.0 % McAullife: 34.3 % Cuccinelli McAullife Both Don't know Question 24 Which of the main candidates for Governor would be better at creating jobs and strengthening the business climate? Don't know: 20.0 % Cuccinelli: 38.0 % Both: 2.0 % McAullife: 40.0 % Cuccinelli McAullife Both Don't know Question 25 Overall, do you approve or do you disapprove of the job Barack Obama is doing as the President of the United States? Don't Know/Not Sure: 3.0 % Approve: 47.0 % Disapprove: 50.0 % Approve Disapprove Don't Know/Not Sure Question 26 Do you generally approve or disapprove of the job Barack Obama is doing in handling the economy? Don't Know/Not Sure: 4.0 % Approve: 45.0 % Disapprove: 51.0 % Approve Disapprove Don't Know/Not Sure Question 27 Do you generally approve or disapprove of the job Barack Obama is doing in handling foreign policy? Don't Know/Not Sure: 6.0 % Approve: 44.0 % Disapprove: 50.0 % Approve Disapprove Don't Know/Not Sure Question 28 Overall, do you approve or disapprove of the job Bob McDonnell is doing as Governor? Don't Know/Not Sure: 15.0 % Approve: 55.0 % Disapprove: 30.0 % Approve Disapprove Don't Know/Not Sure Question 29 Generally speaking, do you approve or disapprove of the job the General Assembly in Richmond is doing? Don't Know/Not Sure: 20.2 % Approve: 47.5 % Disapprove: 32.3 % Approve Disapprove Don't Know/Not Sure Question 30 Generally speaking should members of the General Assembly in Richmond have term limits? Don't Know: 7.0 % No: 13.0 % Yes: 80.0 % Yes No Don't Know Question 31 If yes, how many terms would that be? Don't know: 2.0 % One, two year term: 11.1 % Four, two year terms: 16.2 % Three, two year terms: 23.2 % Two, two year terms : 47.5 % One, two year term Two, two year terms Three, two year terms Four, two year terms Don't know Question 32 In general do you think race relations in Virginia have improved, stayed about the same or gotten worse during the past five years? Don't know: 8.0 % Improved: 28.0 % Gotten worse: 18.0 % Stayed about the same: 46.0 % Improved Stayed about the same Gotten worse Don't know Question 33 Virginia has consistently been among the fastest growing states in the nation. Loudoun County in Northern Virginia has experienced an 84 percent increase since and was recently the single fastest growing county in the nation. Do you think Virginia is growing too fast, just about right or not fast enough to provide a good quality of life? Don't know: 7.0 % Not fast enough: 11.0 % Too fast: 27.0 % Just about right : 55.0 % Too fast Just about right Not fast enough Don't know Question 34 Which of the following categories best describes your age? Don't know/Not sure/Refused: 1.0 % 18-24: 9.1 % 25-29: 5.1 % 30-34: 4.0 % 60 or older: 40.4 % 35-39: 5.1 % 40-44: 5.1 % 45-49: 9.1 % 50-59: 21.2 % 18-24 25-29 30-34 35-39 40-44 45-49 50-59 60 or older Don't know/Not sure/Refused Question 35 What is the last grade in school you completed? Don't know/Not sure/Refused: 1.0 % Grade school: 1.0 % Technical school: 2.0 % Some high school: 3.0 % Graduate school: 19.0 % High school graduate: 21.0 % Some college: 22.0 % College graduate: 31.0 % Grade school Some high school High school graduate Some college College graduate Graduate school Technical school Don't know/Not sure/Refused Question 36 What is your current marital status - are you married, single, living together or engaged, widowed, or divorced? Don't know/Not sure/Refused: 1.0 % Divorced: 7.1 % Widowed: 9.1 % Married: 56.6 % Single (includes living together or engaged): 26.3 % Married Single (includes living together or engaged) Widowed Divorced Don't know/Not sure/Refused Question 37 For statistical purposes only, we need to know your total household income for 2012.
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