RALEIGH – A Civitas poll of North Carolina unaffiliated voters found that a strong majority, 58 percent, oppose ObamaCare, while just 38 percent said they support it — a sharp decline from previous years.
The text of the question and results:
Do you support or oppose the Affordable Care Act, otherwise known as ObamaCare?
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
40% 42% 45% 44% 48% 47% 38% Total Support
51% 47% 48% 48% 47% 46% 58% Total Oppose
23% 16% 26% 26% 32% 27% 23% Strongly Support
16% 26% 18% 18% 16% 20% 15% Somewhat Support
9% 12% 8% 9% 9% 9% 12% Somewhat Oppose
42% 36% 40% 39% 38% 38% 45% Strongly Oppose
9% 9% 7% 8% 5% 7% 4% Don’t Know/ No Opinion (DNR)
— 1% — — — — * Refused (DO NOT READ)
* Worded slightly different in previous polls
Cross tabs can be found here.
The poll surveyed 400 registered, likely voters (33% on cell phones) with a margin of error of +/- 4.90%. This survey was taken August 11-14, 2016.
The Civitas Unaffiliated Poll Lunch is Thursday, Aug. 18 and will provide insights on how unaffiliated voters view this and other issues facing our state.
Civitas conducts the only regular live-caller voting in North Carolina, and we are the only organization offering independent, nonpartisan data on current opinion. In the decade we’ve been conducting them, our polls have provided vital insights on what North Carolina voters truly think of the leaders and issues facing the state and nation.
Thursday’s poll lunch will take place 11:45 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Doubletree by Hilton hotel, 1707 Hillsborough St., Raleigh, NC 27605.
More information on the luncheon is available here.
Civitas President Francis De Luca will be available for interviews at or after the luncheon. To arrange an interview, email Demi Dowdy at demi.dowdy@nccivitas.org or call 919.747.8064.
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