Methodology: The study of 600 registered voters was conducted June 11-13 by Tel Opinion Research of Alexandria, Virginia. All respondents were part of a fully representative sample of registered voters in North Carolina. For purposes of this study, respondents interviewed voted in either the 2002, 2004 or 2006 general election or were newly registered voters since 2006. The voters were interviewed using live callers.
The confidence interval associated with a sample of this size is such that: 95% of the time, results from 600 interviews (registered voters) will be within +- 4% of the “True Values.” “True Values” refer to the results obtained if it were possible to interview every person in North Carolina who had voted in either the 2002, 2004 or 2006 general elections or were newly registered voters since 2006.
QUESTION 1. HOW LIKELY ARE YOU TO VOTE IN THE NOVEMBER ELECTION FOR
PRESIDENT AND OTHER STATE OFFICES:
%
1. DEFINITELY VOTING 79
2. VERY LIKELY 17
3. SOMEWHAT LIKELY 4
QUESTION 2. DO YOU FEEL THINGS IN NORTH CAROLINA ARE GENERALLY HEADED IN
THE RIGHT DIRECTION OR HAVE GOTTEN OFF ON THE WRONG TRACK?
%
1. RIGHT DIRECTION 38
2. WRONG TRACK 46
98. NOT SURE 16
QUESTION 3. WHAT SPECIFIC ISSUE IN NORTH CAROLINA NEEDS THE MOST
ATTENTION FROM STATE GOVERNMENT?
%
1. LOWER HEALTH CARE COSTS 13
2. IMPROVE PUBLIC EDUCATION 18
3. CREATE JOBS/IMPROVE ECON 33
4. HOLD DOWN TAXES 11
5. IMPROVE ROADS/HIGHWAYS 6
6. ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION 15
98. NOT SURE 4
QUESTION 4. IF THE ELECTION FOR STATE LEGISLATURE WERE HELD TODAY,
WOULD YOU BE VOTING:
%
1. DEMOCRATIC 45
2. REPUBLICAN 35
3. NEITHER 3
98. NOT SURE 17
99. REFUSED
QUESTION 5. THINKING ABOUT NATIONAL ISSUES, DO YOU APPROVE OR DISAPPROVE
OF THE JOB GEORGE W. BUSH IS DOING AS PRESIDENT?
%
1. STRONGLY APPROVE 13
2. SOMEWHAT APPROVE 21
3. SOMEWHAT DISAPPROVE 15
4. STRONGLY DISAPPROVE 47
98. NOT SURE 4
99. REFUSED
QUESTION 6. IF THE ELECTION FOR PRESIDENT WERE HELD TODAY, WOULD YOU BE
VOTING FOR:
%
1. DEMOCRAT BARACK OBAMA 41
2. REPUBLICAN JOHN MCCAIN 45
3. LIBERTARIAN BOB BARR 2
98. NOT SURE 12
99. REFUSED
QUESTION 7. DO YOU THINK A MCCAIN PRESIDENCY WOULD BE A CONTINUATION OF,
OR A BREAK FROM PRESIDENT BUSH'S POLICIES?
%
1. CONTINUATION 50
2. BREAK 36
98. NOT SURE 14
99. REFUSED
QUESTION 8. IS BARACK OBAMA TOO LIBERAL FOR NORTH CAROLINA?
%
1. YES 40
2. NO 47
98. NOT SURE 14
QUESTION 9. IF THE ELECTION FOR U.S. SENATE WERE HELD TODAY, WOULD
YOU BE VOTING FOR:
%
1. DEMOCRAT KAY HAGAN 38
2. REPUBLICAN ELIZABETH DOLE 48
3. LIBERTARIAN CHRIS COLE 1
98. NOT SURE 13
99. REFUSED
QUESTION 10. IF THE ELECTION FOR GOVERNOR WERE HELD TODAY, WOULD YOU
BE VOTING FOR:
%
1. DEMOCRAT BEV PERDUE 43
2. REPUBLICAN PAT MCCRORY 41
3. LIBERTARIAN MICHAEL MUNGER 2
98. NOT SURE 14
99. REFUSED
QUESTION 11. WHICH POLITICAL PARTY, REPUBLICAN OR DEMOCRAT, DO YOU TRUST
MORE TO DEAL WITH THE FOLLOWING STATE ISSUES: IMPROVING
EDUCATION?
%
1. REPUBLICAN 30
2. DEMOCRAT 47
3. BOTH EQUALLY 4
4. NEITHER 11
98. NOT SURE 8
QUESTION 12. CREATING JOBS AND GROWING THE ECONOMY?
%
1. REPUBLICAN 35
2. DEMOCRAT 48
3. BOTH EQUALLY 3
4. NEITHER 7
98. NOT SURE 7
99. REFUSED
QUESTION 13. BRINGING CHANGE TO NORTH CAROLINA GOVERNMENT?
%
1. REPUBLICAN 33
2. DEMOCRAT 43
3. BOTH EQUALLY 2
4. NEITHER 10
98. NOT SURE 11
99. REFUSED
QUESTION 14. HOLDING DOWN TAXES?
%
1. REPUBLICAN 40
2. DEMOCRAT 39
3. BOTH EQUALLY 2
4. NEITHER 11
98. NOT SURE 7
QUESTION 15. IMPROVING ROADS AND HIGHWAYS?
%
1. REPUBLICAN 33
2. DEMOCRAT 40
3. BOTH EQUALLY 5
4. NEITHER 10
98. NOT SURE 12
99. REFUSED
QUESTION 16. MAKING HEALTH CARE MORE AFFORDABLE?
%
1. REPUBLICAN 25
2. DEMOCRAT 51
3. BOTH EQUALLY 3
4. NEITHER 13
98. NOT SURE 8
QUESTION 17. CONTROLLING ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION?
%
1. REPUBLICAN 39
2. DEMOCRAT 32
3. BOTH EQUALLY 4
4. NEITHER 15
98. NOT SURE 10
99. REFUSED
QUESTION 18. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING ACTIONS WOULD HAVE THE MOST EFFECT ON
BRINGING DOWN THE COST OF GAS:
%
1. INCREASE DRILLING 50
2. TAXES/OIL COMPANY PROFITS 33
98. NOT SURE 16
99. REFUSED
QUESTION 19. NORTH CAROLINA COMMUNITY COLLEGES TEACH BASIC SKILLS COURSES
LIKE GED AND ENGLISH LITERACY. IT COSTS THE STATE AROUND
$5,900 PER FULL TIME STUDENT. STUDENTS ARE CHARGED A SMALL
FEE OF AROUND $50 FOR THESE INDIVIDUAL BASIC SKILL COURSES.
SHOULD ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS BE ALLOWED TO ENROLL IN BASIC
SKILLS COURSES AT NORTH CAROLINA COMMUNITY COLLEGES?
%
1. YES 23
2. NO 71
98. NOT SURE 5
99. REFUSED
QUESTION 20. CHARTER SCHOOLS ARE PUBLIC SCHOOLS THAT GIVE PARENTS MORE
OPTIONS AND TEACHERS MORE FREEDOM. DO YOU SUPPORT ALLOWING
MORE CHARTER SCHOOLS TO OPERATE IN NORTH CAROLINA?
%
1. YES 65
2. NO 21
98. NOT SURE 14
QUESTION 21. SOME STATES ALLOW PARENTS TO HAVE MORE SCHOOL CHOICES THROUGH
A SYSTEM OF EDUCATION TAX CREDITS THAT CAN BE USED AT ANY
PUBLIC OR PRIVATE SCHOOL. WOULD YOU SUPPORT A SYSTEM OF
EDUCATION TAX CREDITS IN NORTH CAROLINA?
%
1. YES 64
2. NO 24
98. NOT SURE 13
QUESTION 22. DO YOU THINK THE K-12 EDUCATION SYSTEM IN NORTH CAROLINA
IS BETTER OR WORSE THAN OTHER STATES?
%
1. BETTER 26
2. WORSE 36
3. SAME 15
98. NOT SURE 23
QUESTION 23. IN ORDER TO CREATE JOBS AND STIMULATE THE ECONOMY, IS IT
BETTER FOR THE STATE TO CUT TAXES FOR EXISTING BUSINESSES
OR GIVE TARGETED TAX INCENTIVES AND CASH TO NEW BUSINESSES
TO RELOCATE TO NORTH CAROLINA?
%
1. EXISTING BUSINESSES 34
2. NEW BUSINESSES 50
98. NOT SURE 16
99. REFUSED
QUESTION 24. DO YOU BELIEVE GLOBAL WARMING IS A REAL ISSUE FOR PEOPLE
LIVING IN NORTH CAROLINA?
%
1. YES 65
2. NO 30
98. NOT SURE 6
QUESTION 25. WOULD YOU BE WILLING TO PAY HIGHER STATE TAXES, UTILITY
BILLS AND GAS PRICES TO FIGHT GLOBAL WARMING?
%
1. YES 42
2. NO 54
98. NOT SURE 5
QUESTION 26. DO YOU THINK TAXES IN NORTH CAROLINA ARE HIGHER OR LOWER
THAN IN OTHER STATES?
%
1. HIGHER 46
2. LOWER 29
98. NOT SURE 25
99. REFUSED
QUESTION 27. SHOULD THE STATE USE TAX DOLLARS TO SUBSIDIZE THE BUILDING
OF TOLL ROADS AND BRIDGES?
%
1. YES 45
2. NO 46
98. NOT SURE 10
QUESTION 28. SHOULD THE STATE BE ABLE TO FORCIBLY TAKE PROPERTY FROM A
PRIVATE INDIVIDUAL AND SELL IT TO ANOTHER INDIVIDUAL IN
ORDER TO FOSTER ECONOMIC DEVELOMENT?
%
1. YES 5
2. NO 92
98. NOT SURE 3
QUESTION 29. A PROPOSED ONE-YEAR MORATORIUM ON FORCED ANNEXATION WOULD
BRIEFLY STOP CITIES FROM FORCING HOMEOWNERS INTO THEIR
POLITICAL BOUNDARIES WITHOUT OWNER CONSENT. DO YOU
SUPPORT THIS ONE-YEAR TIME OUT ON FORCED ANNEXATION?
%
1. YES 51
2. NO 37
98. NOT SURE 12
99. REFUSED
QUESTION 30. DO YOU SUPPORT KEEPING NORTH CAROLINA A RIGHT-TO-WORK STATE,
WHERE WORKERS CAN'T BE FORCED INTO A UNION?
%
1. YES 78
2. NO 16
98. NOT SURE 7
99. REFUSED
QUESTION 31. A TAXPAYER BILL OF RIGHTS WOULD LIMIT THE GROWTH OF
GOVERNMENT SPENDING TO INFLATION PLUS POPULATION GROWTH.
IN 2007 THAT WOULD HAVE LIMITED THE GROWTH IN THE STATE
BUDGET TO ABOUT 5%. WOULD YOU BE MORE OR LESS LIKELY TO
VOTE FOR A CANDIDATE WHO PLEDGES TO SUPPORT SPENDING
LIMITS SUCH AS A TAXPAYERS BILL OF RIGHTS?
%
1. MORE 60
2. LESS 17
3. NO DIFFERENCE 6
98. NOT SURE 17
QUESTION 32. HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN A RESIDENT OF NORTH CAROLINA:
%
1. LESS THAN 5 YEARS 6
2. 5-10 YEARS 8
3. 11-20 YEARS 16
4. 21-30 YEARS 11
5. OVER 30 YEARS 29
6. NATIVE/ALL MY LIFE 30
QUESTION 33. AGE GROUP
%
1. 18-25 5
2. 26-40 16
3. 41-55 31
4. 56-65 22
5. 66+ 27
QUESTION 34. POLITICAL PHILOSOPHY
%
1. VERY LIBERAL 8
2. SOMEWHAT LIBERAL 11
3. SOMEWHAT CONSERVATIVE 26
4. VERY CONSERVATIVE 19
5. MODERATE 33
98. NOT SURE 3
99. REFUSED
QUESTION 35. ON SOCIAL ISSUES DO YOU GENERALLY CONSIDER YOURSELF
CONSERVATIVE OR LIBERAL?
%
1. VERY LIBERAL 13
2. SOMEWHAT LIBERAL 18
3. SOMEWHAT CONSERVATIVE 31
4. VERY CONSERVATIVE 24
5. MODERATE 11
98. NOT SURE 3
99. REFUSED
QUESTION 36. REGARDLESS OF YOUR PARTY REGISTRATION, DO YOU:
%
1. ALWAYS VOTE DEMOCRAT 14
2. VOTE DEM MORE THAN REP 29
3. VOTE REP MORE THAN DEM 25
4. ALWAYS VOTE REPUBLICAN 8
5. BOTH EQUALLY/SPLIT TICKET 22
98. NOT SURE 2
99. REFUSED
QUESTION 37. EDUCATION
%
1. LESS THAN HS GRADUATE 4
2. HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATE 29
3. 2 YR COLLEGE/TECHNICAL 22
4. 4 YR COLLEGE GRADUATE 31
5. POST GRADUATE 14
99. REFUSED
QUESTION 38. IN YOUR CURRENT EMPLOYMENT STATUS, ARE YOU:
%
1. SELF-EMPLOYED 13
2. WORKING FOR A PRIVATE CO 30
3. WORK FOR GOVERNMENT 13
4. SPOUSE [HOUSEWIFE] 7
5. RETIRED 33
6. UNEMPLOYED 4
99. REFUSED
QUESTION 39. NATIONAL HERITAGE
%
1. CAUCASIAN 79
2. AFRICAN-AMERICAN 18
3. HISPANIC 1
4. NATIVE AMERICAN 1
6. OTHER 1
99. REFUSED
QUESTION 40. AFFILIATION
%
1. DEMOCRAT 48
2. REPUBLICAN 36
3. UNAFFILIATED 16
QUESTION 41. GENDER
%
1. MALE 45
2. FEMALE 55
QUESTION 42. GEOGRAPHIC AREA
%
1. CHARLOTTE 19
2. WESTERN 15
3. PIEDMONT TRIAD 20
4. TRIANGLE 18
5. NORTHEAST 14
6. SOUTHEAST 13
QUESTION 43. VOTING HISTORY
%
0. NEW 9
1. ONE OF THREE 20
2. TWO OF THREE 22
3. THREE OF THREE 49