Rutgers University conducted a survey of 886 New Jersey adults between Apr 1 and Apr 8, 2016. Respondents were contacted by either Cellphone or Landline and instructed by a live operator. The results of this poll were released on Apr 18, 2016.
Results were provided for each of the 3 publicly acknowledged questions along with the order in which they were presented.
Question 4 | PreferenceView Matchup
I am now going to read you the names of the candidates running for the Democratic nomination. If
the Democratic presidential primary in New Jersey were held today, for whom would you vote?
This question was presented to 292 registered voters from New Jersey who were contacted in some undisclosed fashion.
The question wording was provided by Rutgers University.
Question 5 | PreferenceView Matchup
If the 2016 presidential election were held today and the candidates were [ROTATE ORDER:
Democrat Hillary Clinton and Republican Donald Trump] for whom would you vote?
| Clinton (D) | Trump (R) | Neither/someone else | Don’t know | Total |
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All | 50% | 36% | 11% | 3% | 738 Registered |
Female | 57% | 29% | 11% | 3% | 53% |
Male | 41% | 44% | 13% | 3% | 47% |
Democrat | 87% | 5% | 7% | 1% | 32% |
Independent | 44% | 34% | 17% | 4% | 44% |
Republican | 12% | 79% | 6% | 3% | 24% |
This question was presented to 738 registered voters from New Jersey who were contacted in some undisclosed fashion. The margin of sampling error is ± 3.6% at the 95% confidence level.
The question wording was provided by Rutgers University.
Question 8 | PreferenceView Matchup
If the 2016 presidential election were held today and the candidates were [ROTATE ORDER:
Democrat Bernie Sanders and Republican Donald Trump] for whom would you vote?
| Sanders (D) | Trump (R) | Neither/someone else | Don’t know | Total |
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All | 55% | 34% | 8% | 3% | 738 Registered |
Female | 59% | 26% | 11% | 4% | 53% |
Male | 50% | 43% | 5% | 2% | 47% |
Democrat | 88% | 6% | 5% | 1% | 32% |
Independent | 53% | 33% | 11% | 3% | 44% |
Republican | 14% | 75% | 6% | 5% | 24% |
This question was presented to 738 registered voters from New Jersey who were contacted in some undisclosed fashion. The margin of sampling error is ± 3.6% at the 95% confidence level.
The question wording was provided by Rutgers University.