March 2010 Poll Results

Posted on April 6, 2010 in Poll Results

  1. Do you feel things in North Carolina are generally headed in the right direction or have gotten off on the wrong track?
    Right Direction 24%
    Wrong Track 57%
    Not Sure 18%
  2. If the election for North Carolina State Legislature were held today, would you be voting:
    Democratic 35%
    Republican 37%
    Neither 8%
    Not Sure 20%
  3. Which of the following issues in North Carolina are you most concerned about:
    The economy and jobs 47%
    Holding down taxes 9%
    Government Corruption 7%
    Reducing Healthcare costs 17%
    Illegal Immigration 3%
    Public Education 9%
    Moral Isues 3%
    Not Sure 4%
  4. Opinion of Barack Obama?
    Favorable 48%
    Unfavorable 39%
    No opinion 13%
  5. Opinion of Bev Perdue?
    Favorable 34%
    Unfavorable 38%
    No opinion 25%
    Not Aware 4%
  6. Opinion of Richard Burr?
    Favorable 27%
    Unfavorable 21%
    No opinion 38%
    Not Aware 14%
  7. If the election for US Congress were held today, would you be voting:
    Democratic 36%
    Republican 38%
    Neither 6%
    Not Sure 20%
  8. If the Democratic Primary for U.S. Senate were held today, would you be voting for: Elaine Marshall, Cal Cunningham, Ken Lewis, Ann Worthy or Susan Harris?
    Marshall 9%
    Cunningham 2%
    Lewis 2%
    Williams 1%
    Worthy 1%
    Harris 2%
    Not Sure 83%
  9. Which political party controls the Congress?
    Democratic 69%
    Republican 10%
    Not Sure 21%
  10. Which political party controls the Governor’s office?
    Democratic 72%
    Republican 7%
    Not Sure 21%
  11. Which political party controls the North Carolina State House of Representatives?
    Democratic 49%
    Republican 11%
    Not Sure 40%
  12. Which political party controls the North Carolina State Senate?
    Democratic 49%
    Republican 11%
    Not Sure 40%
  13. Which political party does former Governor Mike Easley belong to?
    Democratic 63%
    Republican 14%
    Not Sure 24 %
  14. When you think about government corruption in Washington and here in North Carolina, which of the following do you believe is the most corrupt?
    Republicans in Washington 14%
    Democrats in Washington 18%
    Republicans in Raleigh 7%
    Democrats in Ralegih 12%
    They are all corrupt 48%
    Not Sure 14%
  15. Do you support or oppose the health care plan being proposed by President Obama and the Democratic controlled Congress?
    Strongly Support 20%
    Somewhat Support 19%
    Strongly Oppose 14%
    Somewhat Oppose 36%
    Not Sure 11%
  16. Do you think it is better to build upon the health care plan presently working its way through the house and senate or should congress scrap the plan and start all over from scratch?
    Build on current 39%
    Scrap and start over 50%
    Not Sure 11%
  17. In order to create jobs and stimulate the economy is it more important to cut taxes or increase government spending:
    Strongly cut taxes 28%
    Cut taxes 40%
    Increase spending 9%
    Strongly increase spending 4%
    Not Sure 19%
  18. Who do you trust more to solve the state’s current economic problems:
    State government 27%
    North Carolina businesses 53%
    Not Sure 21%
  19. Do you agree with the proposal that would provide tax incentives to small businesses to hire new workers or should tax cuts be given to all small businesses in the state?
    Hire new workers 34%
    All small businesses 53%
    Not Sure 13%
  20. How long do you believe it is going to take for the economy to improve and the recession to end:
    Less than a year 4%
    1-2 years 25%
    3-4 years 30%
    5 years or longer 31%
    Not Sure 10%
  21. Thinking about government regulations, is it more important to promote economic growth or protect the environment first?
    Economic growth 60%
    Protect environment 25%
    No difference 15%
    Not Sure 1%
  22. Which of the following is the best role state government can play in helping improve the economy?
    Spend money to create jobs 33%
    Limited role/free market 54%
    Not Sure 13%
  23. Do you support or oppose asking state government workers to take a pay cut to help close the state’s $1 billion budget gap?
    Support 42%
    Oppose 45%
    Not Sure 13%
  24. Given the current situation in Raleigh, do you agree or disagree that we should replace all current state legislators with new people regardless of their political party?
    Strongly agree 19%
    Somewhat agree 21%
    Strongly disagree 30%
    Somewhat disagree 19%
    Not Sure 11%
  25. Do you feel strongly enough that you would vote to replace your state legislators with a new person regardless of party?
    Yes 74%
    No 13%
    Not Sure 12%
  26. Do you support or oppose the state withholding personal income tax refunds for several months due to the state’s fiscal crisis and to help meet the state’s cash flow needs?
    Strongly Support 5%
    Somewhat Support 17%
    Strongly Oppose 20%
    Somewhat Oppose 51%
    Not Sure 8 %
  27. On fiscal issues like taxes and government spending, do you consider yourself to be a liberal, moderate or conservative?
    Liberal 13%
    Moderate 32%
    Conservative 49%
    Not Sure 6%
  28. On social issues like abortion and marriage, do you consider yourself to be a liberal, moderate or conservative?
    Liberal 20%
    Moderate 29%
    Conservative 44%
    Not Sure 7%
This article was posted in Poll Results on April 6, 2010 at 12:06 PM.

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