Elon University conducted a survey of 692 North Carolina adults between Apr 10 and Apr 15, 2016. Respondents were contacted by either Cellphone or Landline and instructed by a live operator. The results of this poll were released on Apr 19, 2016.
Results were provided for each of the 2 publicly acknowledged questions along with the order in which they were presented.
Question 1 | PreferenceView Matchup
If the 2016 presidential election was between [Republican Donald Trump & Democrat Hilary
Clinton] who would you vote for? [candidates rotated]
| Clinton (D) | Trump (R) | Neither/Someone else | Don't Know | Total |
|---|
| All | 45.09%
280 | 38.81%
241 | 13.53%
84 | 2.58%
16 | 621
Registered |
| Female | 50% | 32% | 14% | 4% | 55.07%
342 |
| Male | 39% | 47% | 13% | 1% | 44.93%
279 |
| Democrat | 87% | 5% | 7% | 1% | 30.76%
191 |
| Independent | 41% | 35% | 20% | 4% | 40.58%
252 |
| Republican | 5% | 82% | 11% | 1% | 27.54%
171 |
This question was presented to 621 registered voters from North Carolina who were contacted in some undisclosed fashion. The margin of sampling error is ± 3.93%.
The question wording was provided by Elon University.
Question 2 | PreferenceView Matchup
If the 2016 presidential election was between [Republican Donald Trump & Democrat Bernie
Sanders] who would you vote for? [candidates rotated]
| Sanders (D) | Trump (R) | Neither/Someone else | Don't Know | Total |
|---|
| All | 50.72%
315 | 37.68%
234 | 10.47%
65 | 1.13%
7 | 621
Registered |
| Female | 57% | 32% | | 1% | 55.07%
342 |
| Male | 43% | 45% | | 1% | 44.93%
279 |
| Democrat | 87% | 6% | | 0% | 30.76%
191 |
| Independent | 51% | 32% | | 2% | 40.58%
252 |
| Republican | 12% | 80% | | 1% | 27.54%
171 |
This question was presented to 621 registered voters from North Carolina who were contacted in some undisclosed fashion. The margin of sampling error is ± 3.93%.
The question wording was provided by Elon University.