Center for Public Policy : Polls Where policy matters. Survey of 800 Likely Voters Virginia Statewide Survey – Presidential Poll 2016 – Sep. 28 Oct. 2, 2016
What is your sex?
Male: 48.0 %
Female: 52.0 %
Male Female Q4. If the election were held today, for whom would you vote:
Don't know/Refused: 20.0 %
The Democratic ticket of Hillary Clinton & Tim Kaine: 46.0 %
The Republican ticket of Donald Trump & Mike Pence: 34.0 %
The Democratic ticket of Hillary Clinton & Tim Kaine The Republican ticket of Donald Trump & Mike Pence Don't know/Refused Q5. Please tell me which one issue on this list should be the top priority of the next President of the United States, no matter who it is:
Don't Know /Refused: 4.86 %
Size of government: 5.61 %
Healthcare: 10.60 %
Working to improve the Economy and create jobs: 55.99 % Terrorism: 17.08 %
Immigration: 5.86 %
Working to improve the Economy and create jobs Immigration Terrorism Healthcare Size of government Don't Know /Refused Q6. Do you have a very favorable, favorable, unfavorable, or very unfavorable opinion of Donald Trump?
Don’t know/Refused: 3.0 % Very favorable: 9.0 % Heard of but no opinion: 1.0 %
Favorable: 25.0 % Very unfavorable: 38.0 %
Unfavorable: 24.0 %
Very favorable Favorable Unfavorable Very unfavorable Heard of but no opinion Don’t know/Refused Q7. Do you have a very favorable, favorable, unfavorable, or very unfavorable opinion of Hillary Clinton?
Don’t know/Refused: 2.87 % Very favorable: 13.61 % Heard of but no opinion: 0.75 %
Very unfavorable: 32.21 %
Favorable: 28.46 %
Unfavorable: 22.10 %
Very favorable Favorable Unfavorable Very unfavorable Heard of but no opinion Don’t know/Refused Q8. Do you have a very favorable, favorable, unfavorable, or very unfavorable opinion of Mike Pence?
Don’t know/Refused: 6.61 % Very favorable: 10.85 % Never Heard Of: 4.61 %
Heard of but no opinion: 12.97 %
Favorable: 30.30 %
Very unfavorable: 12.72 %
Unfavorable: 21.95 %
Very favorable Favorable Unfavorable Very unfavorable Heard of but no opinion Never Heard Of Don’t know/Refused Q9. Do you have a very favorable, favorable, unfavorable, or very unfavorable opinion of Tim Kaine?
Don’t know/Refused: 2.0 %
Never Heard Of: 1.0 %
Heard of but no opinion: 6.0 % Very favorable: 24.0 %
Very unfavorable: 14.0 %
Unfavorable: 22.0 %
Favorable: 31.0 %
Very favorable Favorable Unfavorable Very unfavorable Heard of but no opinion Never Heard Of Don’t know/Refused Q10. Let’s begin with Hillary Clinton. Do you believe Hillary Clinton is trustworthy or not?
Don't know/Refused: 4.0 %
Trustworthy: 37.0 %
Not Trustworthy: 59.0 %
Trustworthy Not Trustworthy Don't know/Refused Q11. And now Donald Trump. Do you believe Donald Trump is trustworthy or not?
Don't know/Refused: 4.0 %
Trustworthy: 31.0 %
Not Trustworthy: 65.0 %
Trustworthy Not Trustworthy Don't know/Refused Q12. And Tim Kaine? Do you believe Tim Kaine is trustworthy or not?
Don't know/Refused: 8.33 %
Not Trustworthy: 32.45 %
Trustworthy: 59.22 %
Trustworthy Not Trustworthy Don't know/Refused Q13. And now Mike Pence? Do you believe Mike Pence is trustworthy or not?
Don't know/Refused: 20.0 %
Trustworthy: 51.0 %
Not Trustworthy: 29.0 %
Trustworthy Not Trustworthy Don't know/Refused Q14. Let’s start with the economy. Which presidential candidate do you think has a better plan for our country’s economy:
Don't know/Refused: 9.0 %
Donald Trump: 42.0 %
Hillary Clinton: 49.0 %
Donald Trump Hillary Clinton Don't know/Refused Q15. With an increase in terrorist acts in the United States, which candidate do you think would be more effective in fighting terrorism both domestically and abroad?
Don't know/Refused: 7.0 %
Donald Trump: 44.0 %
Hillary Clinton: 49.0 %
Donald Trump Hillary Clinton Don't know/Refused Q16. Do you think the health of Hillary Clinton should be an issue in the presidential campaign?
Don't know/Refused: 2.0 %
Yes: 41.0 %
No: 57.0 %
Yes No Don't know/Refused Q17. Do you think the health of Donald Trump should be an issue in the presidential campaign?
Don't know/Refused: 11.0 %
Yes: 47.0 %
No: 42.0 %
Yes No Don't know/Refused Q18. Do you think Trump’s involvement with his personal foundation, the Donald J. Trump Foundation, is a conflict of interest for a presidential candidate?
Don't know/Refused: 11.0 %
Yes: 47.0 %
No: 42.0 %
Yes No Don't know/Refused Q19. Do you think Clinton’s involvement with her and her husband’s personal foundation, the William J. Clinton Foundation, is a conflict of interest for a presidential candidate?
Don't know/Refused: 6.0 %
Yes: 49.0 %
No: 45.0 %
Yes No Don't know/Refused Q20. Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe issued an Executive Order in April that restored voting rights to felons who had completed their sentences, supervised release, probation and parole. Do you agree with Governor McAuliffe’s decision to restore voting rights to felons?
Don't know/Refused: 4.0 %
Disagree: 38.0 %
Agree: 58.0 %
Agree Disagree Don't know/Refused Q21. Virginia’s Supreme Court has since ruled that Governor McAuliffe did not have the power to grant a blanket restoration of all Virginia felons’ rights to vote…ruling his Executive Order unconstitutional. Instead, the Court wrote that the Governor can restore rights individually to felons who have served their time and completed supervised release. Do you agree or disagree with the decision of the Virginia Supreme Court?
Don't know/Refused: 6.0 %
Disagree: 28.0 %
Agree: 66.0 %
Agree Disagree Don't know/Refused Q21a. Please help us understand your disagreement with the Virginia Supreme Court’s ruling that the Governor can restore rights individually to felons who have served their time and completed supervised release. Do you disagree because:
Don't know/Refused: 3.0 %
You disagree for some other reason?: 25.0 %
It should be constitutional to grant a blanket restoration: 45.0 %
It should be unconstitutional to restore voting rights to felons under any circumstances: 27.0 %
It should be constitutional to grant a blanket restoration It should be unconstitutional to restore voting rights to felons under any circumstances You disagree for some other reason? Don't know/Refused Q22. Did you have an opportunity to watch any portion of Monday evening’s Presidential debate or to read or hear anything about it?
No: 17.0 %
Yes: 83.0 %
Yes No Q22a. Which candidate do you believe “won” the debate?
Don't know/Refused: 4.0 %
Neither: 18.0 %
Hillary Clinton: 60.0 % Donald Trump: 18.0 %
Hillary Clinton Donald Trump Neither Don't know/Refused
Demographics Q23. Please tell me which of the following general categories best describes your age.
Refused: 0.13 % 18 to 24: 7.00 % 75 or Older: 8.38 %
65 to 74: 11.63 % 25 to 34: 16.38 %
55 to 64: 19.37 % 35 to 44: 15.00 %
45 to 54: 22.12 %
18 to 24 25 to 34 35 to 44 45 to 54 55 to 64 65 to 74 75 or Older Refused Q24. What is the last grade in school you completed?
Technical school: 2.0 % Grade school: 1.0 %
Some high school: 6.0 % Graduate degree: 17.0 %
Some graduate school: 2.0 % High school graduate: 26.0 %
4-Year college degree: 21.0 %
Some College: 25.0 %
Grade school Some high school High school graduate Some College 4-Year college degree Some graduate school Graduate degree Technical school Q25. What is your current marital status? Are you currently married, widowed, divorced, separated or have you never been married?
Never been married: 22.0 %
Separated: 2.0 %
Divorced: 10.0 % Married: 60.0 %
Widowed: 6.0 %
Married Widowed Divorced Separated Never been married Q26. What is your current employment status? Are you currently:
Something else: 6.0 %
Unemployed: 3.0 %
Retired: 22.0 %
A student: 1.0 % Employed: 62.0 %
A homemaker: 6.0 %
Employed A homemaker A student Retired Unemployed Something else Q27. Please estimate your total household income for 2015. Which of the following general categories best represents your total family income from 2015:
Don't know/Refused: 10.97 % Less than $20,000: 7.61 %
$20,000 to less than $30,000: 7.36 %
$30,000 to less than $40,000: 8.73 %
More than $100,000: 23.44 %
$40,000 to less than $50,000: 8.85 %
$75,000 to $100,000: 15.09 % $50,000 to less than $75,000: 17.96 %
Less than $20,000 $20,000 to less than $30,000 $30,000 to less than $40,000 $40,000 to less than $50,000 $50,000 to less than $75,000 $75,000 to $100,000 More than $100,000 Don't know/Refused Q28. Do you consider yourself a Democrat, a Republican, an Independent, or something else?
Don't know/Refused: 2.12 %
Something Else: 11.22 %
Democrat: 33.04 %
Independent: 26.31 %
Republican: 27.31 %
Democrat Republican Independent Something Else Don't know/Refused Q28a. Would you say you generally lean more toward Democrat or more toward Republican?
Don't know/Refused: 26.0 %
Democrat: 34.0 %
Republican: 40.0 %
Democrat Republican Don't know/Refused Q29. Please tell me with which of the following races do you most closely identify:
Don't know/Refused: 1.25 %
Other: 1.00 % African-American/Black: 16.88 %
More than one race: 4.25 %
Asian-American: 1.38 %
Hispanic/Latino: 5.38 %
Caucasian/White: 69.87 %
African-American/Black Caucasian/White Hispanic/Latino Asian-American More than one race Other Don't know/Refused
The margin of error for the survey is +/ 4.373539% for the full sample.