Quinnipiac University conducted a survey of 1989 New Jersey registered voters between May 10 and May 16, 2016. Respondents were contacted by either Cellphone or Landline and instructed by a live operator. The results of this poll were released on May 19, 2016.
Results were provided for each of the 3 publicly acknowledged questions along with the order in which they were presented.
Question 1 | PreferenceView Matchup
If the Democratic primary were being held today, and the candidates were Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders, for whom would you vote? (If undecided) If you had to choose today, would you vote for Clinton or Sanders?
| Clinton (D) | Sanders (D) | Don't Know/NA | Total |
|---|
| All | 54% | 40% | 6% | 696
Likely |
| Female | 60% | 35% | 5% | 60% |
| Male | 45% | 49% | 6% | 40% |
| Blacks | 58% | 29% | 12% | 25% |
| Whites | 53% | 44% | 3% | 55% |
This question was presented to 696 likely voters from New Jersey who were contacted in some undisclosed fashion. The margin of sampling error is ± 3.7%.
The question wording was provided by Quinnipiac University.
Question 2 | PreferenceView Matchup
If the election for President were being held today, and the candidates were Hillary Clinton the Democrat and Donald Trump the Republican, for whom would you vote?
| Clinton (D) | Trump (R) | Don't Know/NA | Would Not Vote | Someone Else | Total |
|---|
| All | 45% | 38% | 7% | 6% | 3% | 1989
Registered |
| Female | 53% | 32% | 8% | 4% | 2% | 52% |
| Male | 36% | 46% | 6% | 7% | 5% | 48% |
| Democrat | 84% | 7% | 5% | 2% | 2% | 34% |
| Independent | 41% | 39% | 6% | 8% | 6% | 34% |
| Republican | 4% | 78% | 9% | 7% | 2% | 26% |
This question was presented to 1989 registered voters from New Jersey who were contacted in some undisclosed fashion. The margin of sampling error is ± 2.2%.
The question wording was provided by Quinnipiac University.
Question 3 | PreferenceView Matchup
If the election for President were being held today, and the candidates were Bernie Sanders the Democrat and Donald Trump the Republican, for whom would you vote?
| Sanders (D) | Trump (R) | Don't Know/NA | Would Not Vote | Someone Else | Total |
|---|
| All | 49% | 37% | 5% | 5% | 3% | 1989
Registered |
| Female | 54% | 32% | 6% | 5% | 3% | 52% |
| Male | 45% | 43% | 4% | 5% | 3% | 48% |
| Democrat | 84% | 5% | 4% | 4% | 3% | 34% |
| Independent | 50% | 36% | 5% | 5% | 3% | 34% |
| Republican | 9% | 79% | 4% | 5% | 2% | 26% |
This question was presented to 1989 registered voters from New Jersey who were contacted in some undisclosed fashion. The margin of sampling error is ± 2.2%.
The question wording was provided by Quinnipiac University.