January 28, 2016
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT: Demi Dowdy (919) 834-2099 demi.dowdy@nccivitas.org
RALEIGH – The latest Civitas poll included questions on key political attitudes, including likely Democrat voters’ opinions of statewide races on the ballot in the upcoming primary.
The text of the questions is as follows:*
If the Democratic Primary Election for U.S. Senate were held today, for whom would you vote between: Chris Rey, Deborah Ross, or Kevin Griffin.
3% Total Rey
13% Total Ross
6% Total Griffin
70% Total Lean/ Undecided
1% DEFINITELY REY
2% PROBABLY REY
— LEAN REY
8% DEFINITELY ROSS
5% PROBABLY ROSS
1% LEAN ROSS
3% DEFINITELY GRIFFIN
3% PROBABLY GRIFFIN
1% LEAN GRIFFIN
68% HARD UNDECIDED
2% NAMED OTHER
5% REFUSED
If the Democratic Primary Election for North Carolina Governor were being held today, for whom would you vote between: (READ IN ORDER) Ken Spaulding or Roy Cooper?
11% Total Spaulding
48% Total Cooper
38% Total Lean/ Undecided
6% Definitely Spaulding
4% Probably Spaulding
2% Lean Spaulding
32% Undecided
4% Lean Cooper
15% Probably Cooper
32% Definitely Cooper
3% Refused
If the Democratic Primary Election for Lieutenant Governor were held today, for whom would you vote between: Holly Jones, Ronald Newton, Robert Earl Wilson, or Linda Coleman. (READ IN ORDER)
7% Total Jones
3% Total Newton
4% Total Wilson
15% Total Coleman
65% Total Lean/ Undecided
3% DEFINITELY JONES
4% PROBABLY JONES
1% LEAN JONES
1% DEFINITELY NEWTON
1% PROBABLY NEWTON
— LEAN NEWTON
1% DEFINITELY WILSON
3% PROBABLY WILSON
— LEAN WILSON
9% DEFINITELY COLEMAN
6% PROBABLY COLEMAN
2% LEAN COLEMAN
61% HARD UNDECIDED
2% NAMED OTHER
4% REFUSED
If the Democratic Primary Election for Treasurer were being held today, for whom would you vote between: (READ IN ORDER) Dan Blue III or Ron Elmer?
20% Total Blue
10% Total Elmer
64% Total Lean/ Undecided
13% Definitely Blue
7% Probably Blue
3% Lean Blue
60% Undecided
1% Lean Elmer
5% Probably Elmer
5% Definitely Elmer
6% Refused
If the Democratic Primary Election for Superintendent of Public Instruction were being held today, for whom would you vote between: (READ IN ORDER) Henry Pankey or June Atkinson?
7% Total Pankey
33% Total Atkinson
55% Total Lean/ Undecided
4% Definitely Pankey
3% Probably Pankey
— Lean Pankey
51% Undecided
4% Lean Atkinson
12% Probably Atkinson
21% Definitely Atkinson
4% Refused
The poll surveyed 500 likely Democratic voters, 30 percent on cell phones. The margin of error was plus/minus 4.38 percent. The survey was taken January 13-14 & 16, 2016. Cross tabs can be found here.
*Due to rounding, totals may not equal 100.
Civitas President Francis De Luca will be available for interviews to discuss the poll and issues of the day. To arrange an interview, email Demi Dowdy at demi.dowdy@nccivitas.org or call 919.834.2099.
Founded in 2005, the Civitas Institute is a Raleigh, NC-based, 501(c)(3) nonprofit policy organization committed to creating a North Carolina whose citizens enjoy liberty and prosperity derived from limited government, personal responsibility and civic engagement. Civitas conducts the only regular live-caller polling of North Carolina voters.
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