Western New England University conducted a survey of 473 Massachusetts adults between Oct 1 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 11, 2015.
Results were provided for each of the 2 publicly acknowledged questions, but the ordering was not published.
Question 8 | PreferenceView Matchup
If the election for president were held today, and the candidates were Hillary Clinton, the
Democrat, and Donald Trump, the Republican, would you vote for Hillary Clinton, Donald
Trump, or some other candidate for President?
| Clinton (D) | Trump (R) | Don’t know / Undecided | Refused | Total |
|---|
| All | 64% | 27% | 8% | 1% | 425
Registered |
| Female | 74% | 20% | 5% | 1% | 52%
221 |
| Male | 51% | 35% | 11% | 3% | 48%
204 |
| Democrat | 90% | 7% | 3% | 1% | 36.24%
154 |
| Independent | 55% | 34% | 10% | 1% | 48.94%
208 |
| Republican | 22% | 62% | 13% | 3% | 12%
51 |
This question was presented to 425 registered voters from Massachusetts who were contacted in some undisclosed fashion. The margin of sampling error is ± 5% at the 95% confidence level.
The question wording was provided by Western New England University.
Question 11 | PreferenceView Matchup
If the election for president were held today, and the candidates were Bernie Sanders, the
Democrat, and Donald Trump, the Republican, would you vote for Bernie Sanders, Donald
Trump, or some other candidate for President?
| Sanders (D) | Trump (R) | Don’t know / Undecided | Refused | Total |
|---|
| All | 63% | 28% | 8% | 1% | 425
Registered |
| Female | 72% | 20% | 5% | 2% | 52%
221 |
| Male | 53% | 37% | 10% | 1% | 48%
204 |
| Democrat | 84% | 11% | 3% | 2% | 36.24%
154 |
| Independent | 58% | 33% | 7% | 2% | 48.94%
208 |
| Republican | 19% | 60% | 19% | 2% | 12%
51 |
This question was presented to 425 registered voters from Massachusetts who were contacted in some undisclosed fashion. The margin of sampling error is ± 5% at the 95% confidence level.
The question wording was provided by Western New England University.