President Barack Obama's favorability in North Carolina hit a new low in our poll this month with less than half of voters having a favorable opinion of him. It now stands at 48% ... Keep Reading
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Obama’s Base
Over at Public Policy Polling Tom Jensen is comfortable with where President Obama is in the polls because "His approval rating with liberal Democrats is 95%". I don't know if I ... Keep Reading
Could Perdue be Vulnerable to a Primary Challenge?
One of the more interesting findings of this month's poll results on Perdue's favorability is her relative weakness with members of her own party. So it has to be asked, could she ... Keep Reading
Perdue Favorability
Despite the N&O's assertion that Perdue is "winning over critics" the percentage of voters giving her a favorable opinion remains near her all time low. In fact, the percentage ... Keep Reading
Polling the Health Care Bill
Support for Obamacare continues to struggle in North Carolina according to our latest poll with only 40% supporting and 48% in opposition. We've had the public opposed to the ... Keep Reading
Republicans Lead Generic Ballot
In only the second time in our nearly four and a half years of polling at the Civitas Institute, Republicans lead the generic legislative ballot here in North Carolina. Our ... Keep Reading
On the Elon Poll…
I was trying my best not to dignify the results of the latest Elon "poll" with a response, but since the media seems to simply parrot their results without any scrutiny on their ... Keep Reading
Burr Leads Marshall by 10
In our latest poll, we have Sen. Richard Burr leading NC Sec. of State Elaine Marshall 43.7% to 33.0%. Burr is leading among Republicans 79-6 and among Unaffiliateds 47-24. ... Keep Reading
Civitas Poll: Perdue Less Popular Than Easley
With the State Board of Elections set to convene history-making hearings into the campaign finances of former Governor Mike Easley, a new poll released shows current Governor Bev ... Keep Reading
Only 36% of Americans Think Global Warming is Human Caused
New poll results from Pew show that a shrinking number of Americans think human activity is the cause of global warming. Only 36% think it is so, down 11 percentage points from ... Keep Reading