Survey of 750 Likely Voters - Virginia Statewide Survey – VA Governor Primary – June 1-6, 2017
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Q3A. If the Democratic Primary were held today, for whom would you vote:
|
Frequency |
Percent |
| Tom Perriello |
161 |
22% |
| Ralph Northam |
120 |
16% |
| Never Vote Democrat |
180 |
24% |
| Don’t know/Refused |
280 |
38% |
| Total |
741 |
100% |
Q3B. If the Republican primary were held today, for whom would you vote:
|
Frequency |
Percent |
| Ed Gillespie |
182 |
25% |
| Corey Stewart |
61 |
8% |
| Frank Wagner |
64 |
9% |
| Never vote Republican |
200 |
27% |
| Don’t know/Refused |
234 |
32% |
| Total |
741 |
101% |
Q3C. And if the general election for Governor of Virginia were held today, for whom would you vote:
|
Frequency |
Percent |
| Tom Perriello |
30 |
26% |
| Ralph Northam |
24 |
21% |
| Ed Gillespie |
33 |
28% |
| Corey Stewart |
11 |
10% |
| Frank Wagner |
15 |
13% |
| Don’t know/Refused |
3 |
3% |
| Total |
116 |
101% |
Q5. Please tell me which one issue on this list should be the top priority of the next Governor of Virginia, no matter who it is:
|
Frequency |
Percent |
| Working to improve the Economy and create jobs |
264 |
36% |
| Education |
146 |
20% |
| Gun control |
23 |
3% |
| Healthcare |
168 |
23% |
| Improving transportation infrastructure such as bridges, tunnels and road surfaces |
113 |
15% |
| Don’t Know /Refused |
26 |
4% |
| Total |
741 |
101% |
Q6. Do you have a very favorable, favorable, unfavorable, or very unfavorable opinion of Frank Wagner (R)?
|
Frequency |
Percent |
| Very favorable |
35 |
5% |
| Favorable |
171 |
23% |
| Unfavorable |
118 |
16% |
| Very unfavorable |
33 |
5% |
| Heard of but no opinion |
158 |
21% |
| Never heard of |
152 |
21% |
| Don’t know/Refused |
73 |
10% |
| Total |
740 |
101% |
Q7. How about Corey Stewart (R)? (Do you have a very favorable, favorable, unfavorable or very unfavorable opinion of Corey Stewart?)
|
Frequency |
Percent |
| Very favorable |
31 |
4% |
| Favorable |
138 |
19% |
| Unfavorable |
150 |
20% |
| Very unfavorable |
46 |
6% |
| Heard of but no opinion |
146 |
20% |
| Never heard of |
162 |
22% |
| Don’t know/Refused |
66 |
9% |
| Total |
739 |
100% |
Q8. How about Ed Gillespie (R)? (Do you have a very favorable, favorable, unfavorable or very unfavorable opinion of Ed Gillespie?)
|
Frequency |
Percent |
| Very favorable |
69 |
9% |
| Favorable |
215 |
29% |
| Unfavorable |
143 |
19% |
| Very unfavorable |
49 |
7% |
| Heard of but no opinion |
137 |
19% |
| Never heard of |
68 |
9% |
| Don’t know/Refused |
59 |
8% |
| Total |
740 |
99% |
Q9. How about Ralph Northam (D)? (Do you have a very favorable, favorable, unfavorable or very unfavorable opinion of Ralph Northam?)
|
Frequency |
Percent |
| Very favorable |
67 |
9% |
| Favorable |
188 |
25% |
| Unfavorable |
122 |
17% |
| Very unfavorable |
33 |
4% |
| Heard of but no opinion |
124 |
17% |
| Never heard of |
139 |
19% |
| Don’t know/Refused |
67 |
9% |
| Total |
740 |
100% |
Q10. How about Tom Perriello (D)? (Do you have a very favorable, favorable, unfavorable or very unfavorable opinion of Tom Perriello?)
|
Frequency |
Percent |
| Very favorable |
75 |
10% |
| Favorable |
191 |
26% |
| Unfavorable |
121 |
16% |
| Very unfavorable |
40 |
5% |
| Heard of but no opinion |
142 |
19% |
| Never heard of |
104 |
14% |
| Don’t know/Refused |
67 |
9% |
| Total |
740 |
99% |
Q11. Now, let’s turn to a different topic. Overall, do you approve or do you disapprove of the job Donald Trump is doing as the President of the United States?
|
Frequency |
Percent |
| Approve |
322 |
43% |
| Disapprove |
373 |
50% |
| Don’t know/Refused |
46 |
6% |
| Total |
741 |
99% |
Q12. Overall, do you approve or disapprove of the job Terry McAuliffe is doing as the Governor of Virginia?
|
Frequency |
Percent |
| Approve |
443 |
60% |
| Disapprove |
226 |
31% |
| Don’t know/Refused |
72 |
10% |
| Total |
741 |
101% |
GENDER. Do you consider yourself to be:
|
Frequency |
Percent |
| Male |
362 |
49% |
| Female |
379 |
51% |
| Don’t Know/Refused |
- |
-% |
| Total |
741 |
100% |
Q14. Please tell me which of the following general categories best describes your age:
|
Frequency |
Percent |
| 18 to 24 |
32 |
4% |
| 25 to 34 |
89 |
12% |
| 35 to 44 |
106 |
14% |
| 45 to 54 |
180 |
24% |
| 55 to 64 |
162 |
22% |
| 65 to 74 |
94 |
13% |
| 75 or Older |
73 |
10% |
| Refused |
5 |
1% |
| Total |
741 |
100% |
Q15. What is the last grade in school you completed?
|
Frequency |
Percent |
| Grade school |
10 |
1% |
| Some high school |
22 |
3% |
| High school graduate |
174 |
23% |
| Some College |
21 |
3% |
| 4-Year college degree |
151 |
20% |
| Some graduate school |
20 |
3% |
| Graduate degree |
156 |
21% |
| Technical school |
184 |
25% |
| Don’t know/Refused |
3 |
0% |
| Total |
741 |
99% |
Q16. What is your current marital status? Are you currently married, widowed, divorced, separated, or have you never been married?
|
Frequency |
Percent |
| Married |
476 |
64% |
| Widowed |
51 |
7% |
| Divorced |
79 |
11% |
| Separated |
19 |
3% |
| Never been married |
111 |
15% |
| Don’t know/Refused |
4 |
1% |
| Total |
740 |
101% |
Q17. What is your current employment status? Are you currently:
|
Frequency |
Percent |
| Employed |
451 |
61% |
| A homemaker |
30 |
4% |
| A student |
7 |
1% |
| Retired |
178 |
24% |
| Unemployed |
23 |
3% |
| Something else |
47 |
6% |
| Don’t know/Refused |
5 |
1% |
| Total |
741 |
100% |
Q18. Which of the following categories best describes your current employment? Would you say you are currently:
|
Frequency |
Percent |
| A laborer |
26 |
6% |
| A skilled laborer or tradesman |
69 |
15% |
| A white collar worker |
52 |
12% |
| In sales or a business owner/proprietor |
56 |
12% |
| An Executive or Manager |
46 |
10% |
| A middle level professional |
90 |
20% |
| A high level professional |
30 |
7% |
| Or something else |
70 |
16% |
| Don’t know/Refused |
12 |
3% |
| Total |
451 |
101% |
Q19. Please estimate your total household income for 2016. Which of the
following general categories best represents your total family income from 2016:
|
Frequency |
Percent |
| Less than $20,000 |
52 |
7% |
| $20,000 to less than $30,000 |
73 |
10% |
| $30,000 to less than $40,000 |
44 |
6% |
| $40,000 to less than $50,000 |
60 |
8% |
| $50,000 to less than $75,000 |
85 |
11% |
| $75,000 to $100,000 |
104 |
14% |
| More than $100,000 |
199 |
27% |
| Don’t know/Refused |
124 |
17% |
| Total |
741 |
100% |
Q20. Do you consider yourself a Democrat, a Republican, an Independent, or something else?
|
Frequency |
Percent |
| Democrat |
234 |
32% |
| Republican |
218 |
29% |
| Independent |
205 |
28% |
| Something Else |
64 |
9% |
| Don’t Know /Refused |
20 |
3% |
| Total |
741 |
101% |
Q20A. Would you say you generally lean more toward Democrat or more toward Republican?
|
Frequency |
Percent |
| Democrat |
104 |
39% |
| Republican |
100 |
37% |
| Don’t Know /Refused |
64 |
24% |
| Total |
268 |
100% |
Q21. Please tell me with which of the following races do you most closely identify:
|
Frequency |
Percent |
| African-American/Black |
115 |
16% |
| Caucasian/White |
513 |
69% |
| Hispanic/Latino |
27 |
4% |
| Asian-American |
8 |
1% |
| More than one race |
37 |
5% |
| Other |
13 |
2% |
| Don’t know/Refused |
28 |
4% |
| Total |
741 |
101% |
Q21A. Please tell me the races with which you identify:
|
Frequency |
Percent |
| African-American/Black |
15 |
42% |
| Caucasian/White |
19 |
52% |
| Hispanic/Latino |
7 |
19% |
| Asian-American |
4 |
10% |
| Other |
16 |
44% |
| Don’t know/Refused |
1 |
2% |
| Total |
62 |
NA |
SSRS fielded a survey of likely voters in Virginia (persons
living in the State who are registered to vote and said they are
almost certain or very likely to vote in the next election). Sample
was RDD LandLine and Cell, drawn in geographic proportion to the
registered voter population in the state of Virginia. These data
were weighted to reflect the voter registration population of
Virginia ages 18 years of age and older. This weighting combined with
rounding is responsible for percentages not always equaling exactly
100%; this phenomenon is most obvious in the allocation by county as
the very large number of response categories provided a multitude of
opportunities for rounding and resulted in totals of significantly
less than 100% (89%) overall.
The weighting process takes into account the
disproportionate probabilities of household and respondent selection
due to the number of landlines or cellphones answered by respondents
and their households. Following application of the above weights,
the sample is post-stratified and balanced by key demographics such
as age, race, sex, education, marital status, and party affiliation.
The sample is also weighted to reflect the distribution of phone
usage in Virginia, meaning the proportion of those who are cell phone
only, landline only, and mixed users. A total of 741 interviews were
conducted between June 1 and June 6, 2017; 378 using Landline sample
and 363 using Cell sample. This topline is provided by
SSRS.
The margin of error for the survey is +/- 4.2% for the full
sample.
