Quinnipiac University conducted a survey of 1472 Virginia adults between Oct 4 and Oct 9, 2012. Respondents were contacted by either Cellphone or Landline and instructed by a live operator. The results of this poll were released on Oct 11, 2012.
The poll was sponsored by the New York Times Company and CBS News.
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 election for President were being held today, and the candidates were
Barack Obama the Democrat and Mitt Romney the Republican, for whom would you vote?
(If undecided) As of today, do you lean more toward Obama or Romney? (Table includes leaners and early voters)
| Obama (D) | Romney (R) | Don't Know/NA | Someone Else | Total |
|---|
| All | 51% | 46% | 3% | 1% | 1288
Likely |
| Female | 56% | 40% | 3% | 1% | 50.7%
653 |
| Male | 45% | 52% | 2% | 1% | 48.52%
625 |
| Democrat | 97% | 1% | 2% | 0% | 29.19%
376 |
| Independent | 48% | 46% | 4% | 2% | 36.57%
471 |
| Republican | 5% | 94% | 1% | 0% | 29.97%
386 |
This question was presented to 1288 likely voters from Virginia who were contacted in some undisclosed fashion. The margin of sampling error is ± 2.7%.
The question wording was provided by Quinnipiac University, the New York Times Company and CBS News.
Question 6 | PreferenceView Matchup
If the election for United States Senator were being held today and the candidates were Tim Kaine the Democrat and George Allen the Republican, for whom would you vote?
(If undecided) As of today, do you lean more toward Allen or Kaine? (Table includes leaners and early voters)
| Kaine (D) | Allen (R) | Don't Know/NA | Someone Else | Total |
|---|
| All | 51% | 44% | 5% | 0% | 1288
Likely |
| Female | 55% | 39% | 6% | 0% | 50.7%
653 |
| Male | 46% | 49% | 4% | 0% | 49.3%
635 |
| Democrat | 93% | 2% | 5% | 0% | 29.19%
376 |
| Independent | 51% | 42% | 7% | 0% | 36.57%
471 |
| Republican | 7% | 90% | 3% | 1% | 29.97%
386 |
This question was presented to 1288 likely voters from Virginia who were contacted in some undisclosed fashion. The margin of sampling error is ± 2.7%.
The question wording was provided by Quinnipiac University, the New York Times Company and CBS News.