June Civitas Poll Shows NC Voters’ VP Favorites

Other Results, Including Presidential Race, to be Released Wednesday

RALEIGH – The newest Civitas Poll reveals who likely North Carolina voters favor for the major parties’ vice presidential candidates.

Asked to name any person they preferred, 13 percent of likely voters who support Donald Trump made Newt Gingrich their top choice. Twenty-one percent of Democrats backing Hillary Clinton named Sen. Bernie Sanders as their favorite.

A Civitas poll lunch Wednesday, June 29 will provide insights on this and a range of issues facing North Carolina voters, including the presidential race, governor’s race, health care mandates, sanctuary cities, college tuition, and more.

The commentary will be by Joe Stewart of the NC FreeEnterprise Foundation, along with Civitas President Francis De Luca. They will take attendees inside the numbers to gain further insight into public opinion today.

Wednesday’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.

Below is the full text of the questions referenced.

Whom do you feel Donald Trump should pick as his Vice President? (OPEN ENDED)

13%     Newt Gingrich
9%       Ben Carson
6%       Ted Cruz
5%       Chris Christie
4%       Marco Rubio
3%       John Kasich
2%       Sarah Palin
1%       Condoleezza Rice
1%       Herman Cain
1%       Bernie Sanders
1%       General James Mattis
1%       General David Petraeus
5%       Other
12%     None/ Nothing
31%     Don’t Know
8%       Refused

Whom do you feel Hillary Clinton should pick as her Vice President? (OPEN ENDED)21%     Bernie Sanders
9%       Elizabeth Warren
2%       Bill Clinton
2%       Woman (non-specific)
2%       Man (Non-specific)
1%       Joe Biden
1%       Barack Obama
1%       Corey Booker
1%       John Kerry
1%       Ron Paul
1%       Ben Carson
1%       Julian Castro
3%       Other
18%     None/ Nothing
30%     Don’t Know
9%       Refused

The poll surveyed 600 registered, likely voters (30% on cell phones) with a margin of error of +/- 4.00%. This survey was taken June 21-23, 2016.Cross tabs can be found here.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.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.

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. To that end, Civitas develops and advocates for conservative policy solutions to improve the lives of all North Carolinians.

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