1. How likely are you to vote in the November election for president and other state offices:
| Definitely Voting | 86 |
| Very Likely | 13 |
| Somewhat Likely | 1 |
2. Will you cast your vote during early voting or on Election Day?
| Election Day | 61 |
| Early Voting | 30 |
| Not Sure | 9 |
3. Do you feel things in North Carolina are generally headed in the right direction or have gotten off on the wrong track?
| Right direction | 35 |
| Wrong track | 48 |
| Not sure | 17 |
4. What specific issue in North Carolina needs the most attention from state government?
| Lower healthcare costs | 17 |
| Improve public education | 21 |
| Create jobs/improve economy | 29 |
| Hold down taxes | 15 |
| Improve roads/highways | 4 |
| Illegal immigration | 12 |
| Not sure | 2 |
5. And what issue needs the second most attention from state government?
| Lower healthcare costs | 18 |
| Improve public education | 24 |
| Create jobs/improve economy | 22 |
| Hold down taxes | 12 |
| Improve roads/highways | 8 |
| Illegal immigration | 14 |
| Not sure | 3 |
6. Do you approve or disapprove of the job George W. Bush is doing as president?
| Approve | 34 |
| Disapprove | 59 |
| Not sure | 7 |
7. Do you approve or disapprove of the job Mike Easley is doing as governor?
| Approve | 46 |
| Disapprove | 34 |
| Not sure | 20 |
8. Do you approve or disapprove of the job being done by the state legislature?
| Approve | 34 |
| Disapprove | 38 |
| Not sure | 28 |
9. If the election for state legislature were held today, would you be voting:
| Democratic | 42 |
| Republican | 38 |
| Neither | 5 |
| Not sure | 14 |
10. When you think about voting in this year's election, would you say you are more enthusiastic, less enthusiastic or have the same level of enthusiasm about voting as you have in the past?
| More enthusiastic | 51 |
| Less enthusiastic | 16 |
| Same enthusiasm as past | 31 |
| Not sure | 2 |
11. Do you think the media is being too hard, not hard enough or just right on Sarah Palin?
| Too hard | 44 |
| Not hard enough | 24 |
| Just right | 21 |
| Not sure | 11 |
12. Regardless of which candidate you intend to vote for, does the selection of Sarah Palin make you more or less committed to your choice for president?
| More | 56 |
| Less | 8 |
| No difference | 32 |
| Not sure | 3 |
13. If the election for president were held today, would you be voting for: Democrat Barack Obama, Republican John McCain or Libertarian Bob Barr? If not sure/refused, are you leaning toward: Democrat Barack Obama, Republican John McCain or Libertarian Bob Barr?
| McCain | 44 |
| Lean McCain | 2 |
| Obama | 44 |
| Lean Obama | 1 |
| Barr | 1 |
| Lean Barr | 1 |
| Not Sure | 7 |
14. If the election for U.S. Senate were held today, would you be voting for: Democrat Kay Hagan, Republican Elizabeth Dole or Libertarian Chris Cole? If not sure/refused, are you leaning toward: Democrat Kay Hagan, Republican Elizabeth Dole or Libertarian Chris Cole?
| Dole | 40 |
| Lean Dole | 3 |
| Hagan | 41 |
| Lean Hagan | 1 |
| Cole | 5 |
| Lean Cole | 1 |
| Not sure | 10 |
15. If the election for governor were held today, would you be voting for: Democrat Bev Perdue, Republican Pat McCrory or Libertarian Michael Munger? If not sure/refused, are you leaning toward: Democrat Bev Perdue, Republican Pat McCrory or Michael Munger?
| McCrory | 38 |
| Lean McCrory | 5 |
| Perdue | 39 |
| Lean Perdue | 2 |
| Munger | 3 |
| Lean Munger | 0 |
| Not Sure | 13 |
16. If the election for lieutenant governor were held today, would you be voting for:
| Rep Robert Pittenger | 30 |
| Democrat Walter Dalton | 36 |
| Libertarian Phillip Rhodes | 4 |
| Not Sure | 30 |
17. If the election for state insurance commissioner were held today, would you be voting for:
| Rep John Odom | 27 |
| Democrat Wayne Goodwin | 37 |
| Libertarian Mark McMains | 3 |
| Not sure | 33 |
18. If the election for state treasurer were held today, would you be voting for:
| Rep Bill Daughtridge | 31 |
| Democrat Janet Cowell | 39 |
| Not sure | 30 |
19. If Governor Mike Easley were eligible to run for a third term, would you vote to re-elect him?
| Yes | 34 |
| No | 52 |
| Not sure | 14 |
20.On fiscal issues, do you think of yourself as Liberal or Conservative?
| Strongly Conservative | 31 |
| Somewhat Conservative | 31 |
| Somewhat Liberal | 16 |
| Strongly Liberal | 7 |
| Moderate | 9 |
| Not Sure | 6 |
21. On social issues, do you think of yourself as Liberal or Conservative?
| Strongly Conservative | 27 |
| Somewhat Conservative | 24 |
| Somewhat Liberal | 21 |
| Strongly Liberal | 15 |
| Moderate | 8 |
| Not Sure | 5 |
22. Do you think the average elected official in North Carolina is honest and ethical or tends to be unethical and dishonest?
| Ethical | 48 |
| Unethical | 35 |
| Not sure | 18 |
23. Do you think illegal immigrants are a benefit or burden to North Carolina?
| Benefit | 19 |
| Burden | 62 |
| Not sure | 19 |
24. Do you think local governments are doing enough to combat illegal immigration?
| Yes | 15 |
| No | 73 |
| Not Sure | 12 |
25. Do you support a constitutional amendment defining marriage as between one man and one woman?
| Yes | 66 |
| No | 30 |
| Not sure | 4 |
26. Do you support lowering the drinking age to 18 years old?
| Yes | 16 |
| No | 79 |
| Not sure | 5 |
27. Do you agree with the statement, "to change state government, you need to change your state legislator"?
| Yes | 65 |
| No | 19 |
| Not sure | 16 |
28. Using a scale of 1 to 10 to rate public education, with a 10 meaning it is completely on the right track and a 1 means it is seriously off on the wrong track, how would you rate public education in North Carolina?
| 1 (wrong track) | 8 |
| 2 | 6 |
| 3 | 9 |
| 4 | 12 |
| 5 | 21 |
| 6 | 13 |
| 7 | 14 |
| 8 | 9 |
| 9 | 2 |
| 10 (right track) | 3 |
| Not sure | 3 |
29. Given our current economic conditions, do you feel government is making the same financial sacrifices as your family is making?
| Yes | 5 |
| No | 90 |
| Not sure | 5 |
30. How likely do you think it is that America will again be attacked by Islamic terrorists:
| Very Likely | 40 |
| Somewhat Likely | 41 |
| Not Very Likely | 15 |
| Not Sure | 5 |
31. Age Group
| 18-25 | 5 |
| 26-40 | 23 |
| 41-55 | 32 |
| 55-65 | 18 |
| 66+ | 22 |
32. Political Philosophy
| Very liberal | 7 |
| Somewhat liberal | 13 |
| Somewhat conservative | 18 |
| Very conservative | 23 |
| Moderate | 35 |
| Not sure | 3 |
33. Regardless of your party registration, do you:
| Always vote Democrat | 18 |
| Vote Dem. More than Rep. | 19 |
| Vote Rep. more than Dem. | 24 |
| Always vote Republican | 9 |
| Both equally/split ticket | 28 |
| Not sure | 2 |
34. Education
| Less than HS Graduate | 5 |
| High school graduate | 23 |
| 2-yr. college/technical | 23 |
| 4-yr. college graduate | 33 |
| Post graduate | 16 |
| Not sure | 0 |
35. In your current employment status, are you:
| Self-employed | 13 |
| Working for a private co. | 31 |
| Work for government | 11 |
| Spouse (housewife) | 12 |
| Retired | 26 |
| Unemployed | 6 |
| Not sure | 1 |
36. National Heritage
| Caucasian | 70 |
| African-American | 22 |
| Hispanic | 1 |
| Native American | 2 |
| Asian | 0 |
| Other | 4 |
| Not Sure | 1 |
37. Affiliation
| Democrat | 46 |
| Republican | 35 |
| Unaffiliated | 19 |
38. Gender
| Male | 48 |
| Female | 52 |
39. Geographic area
| Charlotte | 21 |
| Western | 13 |
| Piedmont Triad | 19 |
| Triangle | 20 |
| Northeast | 13 |
| Southeast | 14 |
40. Voting History
| New | 14 |
| One of three | 20 |
| Two of three | 21 |
| Three of three | 45 |