Center for Public Policy : Polls Where policy matters. A Tracking Survey of 800 Likely Voters - Virginia Statewide - October 26-27, 2013
Question 1 Are you 18 years or older and registered to vote in state of Virginia? 100% - Yes
Question 2 On November 5 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: 48.0 %
Female: 52.0 %
Female Male
Question 4-9 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.
5 % 11 % 4 % Terry McAullife 17 % 23 % 27 % 13 %
3 % 9 % 2 % Ken Cuccinelli 24 % 26 % 22 % 14 %
23 % 19 % 17 % E.W. Jackson 11 % 12 % 13 % 5 %
28 % 21 % 19 % Ralph Northam 2 % 11 % 16 % 3 %
12 % 21 % 10 % Mark Obenshain 6 % 18 % 24 % 9 %
22 % 25 % 16 % Mark Herring 3 % 15 % 14 % 5 %
0 2.5 5 7.5 10 12.5 15 17.5 20 22.5 25 27.5 30
Question 10 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: 17.0 %
Lean McAuliffe: 2.0 % Cuccinelli: 37.0 %
McAuliffe: 40.0 % Lean Cuccinelli: 4.0 %
Question 11 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: 10.0 %
Lean Sarvis: 1.0 %
Sarvis: 11.0 % Cuccinelli: 34.0 %
Lean McAuliffe: 3.0 %
Lean Cuccinelli: 2.0 %
McAuliffe: 39.0 %
Cuccinelli Lean Cuccinelli McAuliffe Lean McAuliffe Sarvis Lean Sarvis Don't know/Not sure
Question 12 (Asked only if the response to question 11 was Sarvis.) Suppose Robert Sarvis were not in the race. For whom would you vote, Democrat Terry McAuliffe or Republican Ken Cucinelli?
Don't know/Neither: 33.0 %
Cuccinelli: 43.0 %
McAullife: 24.0 %
Cuccinelli McAullife Don't know/Neither
Question 13 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: 20.0 %
Jackson: 33.0 %
Lean Northam: 3.0 %
Lean Jackson: 4.0 %
Northam: 40.0 %
Jackson Lean Jackson Northam Lean Northam Don't know/Not sure
Question 14 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: 16.0 %
Lean Obenshain: 4.0 % Herring: 37.0 %
Lean Herring: 2.0 % Obenshain: 41.0 %
Herring Lean Herring Obenshain Lean Obenshain Don't know/Not sure
Question 15 Whom do you blame the most for the shutdown in Washington D.C.? The Democrats, the Republicans or both?
Don't know/Not sure: 3.0 %
Democrats: 19.0 %
Both: 45.0 %
Republicans: 33.0 %
Democrats Republicans Both Don't know/Not sure
Question 16 Generally speaking, would you say you favor term limits for members of the United States Congress including both the Senate and the House of Representatives?
Don't know/Not sure: 8.0 %
No: 16.0 %
Yes: 76.0 %
Yes No Don't know/Not sure
Question 17 Which of the following categories best describes your age?
Don't know/Not sure/Refused: 0.0 % 18-24: 8.0 %
25-29: 7.0 %
30-34: 4.0 %
60 or older: 40.0 % 35-39: 5.0 %
40-44: 5.0 %
45-49: 10.0 %
50-59: 21.0 %
18-24 25-29 30-34 35-39 40-44 45-49 50-59 60 or older Don't know/Not sure/Refused
Question 18 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: 6.0 %
Graduate school: 25.0 % High school graduate: 17.0 %
Some college: 22.0 %
College graduate: 26.0 %
Grade school Some high school High school graduate Some college College graduate Graduate school Technical school Don't know/Not sure/Refused
Question 19 What is your current marital status - are you married, single, living together or engaged, widowed, or divorced?
Don't know/Not sure/Refused: 0.0 %
Divorced: 7.0 %
Widowed: 9.0 %
Single: 23.0 %
Married: 61.0 %
Married Single Widowed Divorced Don't know/Not sure/Refused
Question 20 For statistical purposes only, we need to know your total household income for 2012. Will you please tell me which of the following categories best represents your total family income?
Less than $20,000: 10.0 % Don't know/Not sure/Refused: 20.0 % $20,000-$30,000: 6.0 %
$30,000-$40,000: 7.0 %
$40,000-$50,000: 7.0 %
Over $100,000: 24.0 %
$50,000-$75,000: 14.0 %
$75,000-$100,000: 12.0 %
Less than $20,000 $20,000-$30,000 $30,000-$40,000 $40,000-$50,000 $50,000-$75,000 $75,000-$100,000 Over $100,000 Don't know/Not sure/Refused
Question 21 What type of work do you do?
Don't know/Not sure/Refused: 2.0 % High level professional: 14.0 % Other: 5.0 %
Middle level professional: 13.0 %
Retired: 33.0 %
Executive, Manager: 4.0 %
Sales, Proprietor: 4.0 %
Unemployed: 2.0 % White collar worker: 7.0 %
Student: 4.0 % Skilled laborer: 6.0 %
Homemaker: 4.0 % Semi-and unskilled laborer: 2.0 %
High level professional Middle level professional Executive, Manager Sales, Proprietor White collar worker Skilled laborer Semi-and unskilled laborer Homemaker Student Unemployed Retired Other Don't know/Not sure/Refused
Question 22 Do you consider yourself a Democrat, a Republican, or an Independent? Would that be a strong democrat, moderate democrat, weak democrat, Independent, strong Republican, moderate Republican or weak Republican?
Don't know/Not sure/Refused: 3.0 %
Weak Republican: 3.0 % Strong Democrat: 23.0 % Moderate Republican: 10.0 %
Strong Republican: 20.0 % Moderate Democrat: 10.0 %
Weak Democrat: 2.0 %
Independent: 29.0 %
Strong Democrat Moderate Democrat Weak Democrat Independent Strong Republican Moderate Republican Weak Republican Don't know/Not sure/Refused
Question 23 Please tell me your race?
Other/Refused: 6.0 %
Asian-American: 2.0 % African-American/Black: 18.0 %
Hispanic/Latino: 1.0 %
Caucasian/White: 73.0 %
African-American/Black Caucasian/White Hispanic/Latino Asian-American Other/Refused