Sept. 6, 2013
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT: Francis De Luca (919) 834-2099 Francis.DeLuca@nccivitas.org
RALEIGH – A new Civitas Institute poll of unaffiliated voters is now available online at www.nccivitas.org.
The survey of 400 registered, unaffiliated North Carolina voters was done Aug. 19-20. More than 26 percent of registered voters in the state are unaffiliated.
“Our poll provides a host of insights about this rapidly growing segment of North Carolina voters,” said Civitas President Francis De Luca. “This includes how majorities of these voters support requiring a voter photo ID for voting, school choice, the death penalty for first-degree murder, and exploration for oil and gas in North Carolina.”
To see the poll, click here.
Text of questions*:
Do you support or oppose exploring for oil and natural gas on land and off the coast of North Carolina?
56% Total Support
36% Total Oppose
31% Strongly Support
26% Somewhat Support
12% Somewhat Oppose
23% Strongly Oppose
8% Don’t Know/ No Opinion
Do you support or oppose the death penalty for those who are found guilty of first-degree murder?
61% Total Support
33% Total Oppose
42% Strongly Support
19% Somewhat Support
14% Somewhat Oppose
19% Strongly Oppose
6% Don’t Know/ No Opinion
Do you support or oppose the new election law that requires voters to show a valid photo ID before casting their ballot?
64% Total Support
34% Total Oppose
53% Strongly Support
11% Somewhat Support
9% Somewhat Oppose
25% Strongly Oppose
2% Don’t Know/ No Opinion
North Carolina has passed legislation authorizing special education scholarship grants tuition vouchers for parents of children with special needs and opportunity scholarships for children from low income households to allow them to attend schools that they choose, which charge tuition. With that in mind, which of the following statements comes closer to your opinion on the issue of school choice and public schools?
58% (Some/Other) people say giving parents more choice in K-12 education will improve education for students. North Carolina should move towards allowing more choice in K-12 education for parents and children.
35% (Other/Some) people say the state should be the primary educator of all K-12 children. Any legislation that allows parents the ability to move children out of the traditional K-12 public school system will weaken public education.
6% Don’t Know
1% Refused
**Due to rounding, subtotals may differ from final sums.
The Civitas Institute is a policy institute in Raleigh, N.C. More information is available at www.nccivitas.org, or contact Jim Tynen at (919) 834-2099 or james.tynen@nccivitas.org.
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