Christopher Newport University conducted a survey of 1067 Virginia registered voters between Sep 29 and Oct 8, 2015. Respondents were contacted by either Cellphone or Landline and instructed by a live operator. The results of this poll were released on Oct 12, 2015.

Results were provided for each of the 3 publicly acknowledged questions along with the order in which they were presented.

The rejection rate for this poll was 24%; this means that approximately 337 additional respondents were contacted but declined to participate.

Question 6 | PreferenceView Matchup

Let’s say the 2016 Democratic presidential primary in Virginia were being held today. I’m going to read a list of names of people who have either announced or have been mentioned as possible candidates, and I’d like you to tell me for whom you would vote…the candidates are: [ROTATE NAMES]

This question was presented to 407 registered voters from Virginia who were contacted in some undisclosed fashion. The margin of sampling error is ± 5.1%.

The question wording was provided by Christopher Newport University.

Question 8 | PreferenceView Matchup

If the 2016 presidential elections were held today and the candidates were [Rotate: Hillary Clinton, the Democrat, or Donald Trump, the Republican], for whom would you vote?

This question was presented to 1067 registered voters from Virginia who were contacted in some undisclosed fashion. The margin of sampling error is ± 3.2% at the 95% confidence level.

The question wording was provided by Christopher Newport University.

Question 15 | PreferenceView Matchup

If the 2016 presidential elections were held today and the candidates were [Rotate: Bernie Sanders, the Democrat or Donald Trump, the Republican], for whom would you vote?

This question was presented to 1067 registered voters from Virginia who were contacted in some undisclosed fashion. The margin of sampling error is ± 3.2% at the 95% confidence level.

The question wording was provided by Christopher Newport University.