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Gender

Category Total Warner Gillespie Sarvis
Male 49% 43% 53% 4%
Female 51% 55% 43% 2%

In which age group are you?

Category Total Warner Gillespie Sarvis
18-29 12% 50% 39% 11%
30-44 23% 56% 41% 3%
45-64 46% 46% 52% 2%
65 or over 19% 46% 54% 0%

In which age group are you?

Category Total Warner Gillespie Sarvis
18-24 6% 54% 41% 5%
25-29 6% - - -
30-39 14% 62% 35% 3%
40-49 20% 47% 50% 2%
50-64 34% 46% 52% 2%
65 or over 19% 46% 54% 0%

Race

Category Total Warner Gillespie Sarvis
White 70% 37% 60% 3%
Black 19% 90% 9% 1%
Hispanic or Latino 5% - - -
Asian 3% - - -
Other 2% - - -

Race by gender

Category Total Warner Gillespie Sarvis
White men 37% 33% 63% 4%
White women 34% 41% 57% 2%
Black men 8% 83% 15% 2%
Black women 11% 95% 5% 0%
Latino men 2% - - -
Latino women 3% - - -
All other races 5% 59% 40% 1%

On most political matters, do you consider yourself:

Category Total Warner Gillespie Sarvis
Liberal 20% 91% 6% 3%
Moderate 43% 58% 39% 3%
Conservative 36% 16% 81% 3%

No matter how you voted today, do you usually think of yourself as a:

Category Total Warner Gillespie Sarvis
Democrat 36% 94% 6% 0%
Republican 36% 7% 90% 3%
Independent or something else 28% 47% 47% 7%

Party by gender

Category Total Warner Gillespie Sarvis
Democratic men 13% 93% 7% 0%
Democratic women 22% 94% 6% 1%
Republican men 19% 7% 89% 4%
Republican women 17% 7% 91% 2%
Independent men 17% 42% 50% 7%
Independent women 11% 53% 42% 6%

What was the last grade of school you completed?

Category Total Warner Gillespie Sarvis
College graduate 57% 52% 44% 4%
No college degree 43% 46% 52% 2%

What was the last grade of school you completed?

Category Total Warner Gillespie Sarvis
No high school diploma 3% - - -
High school graduate 16% 52% 47% 1%
Some college or assoc. degree 25% 41% 57% 2%
College graduate 29% 46% 48% 6%
Postgraduate study 28% 58% 40% 2%

What was the last grade of school you completed?

Category Total Warner Gillespie Sarvis
More than high school graduate 81% 48% 48% 3%
High school graduate or less 19% 53% 45% 2%

Race by education

Category Total Warner Gillespie Sarvis
White college graduates 42% 43% 53% 4%
White non-college graduates 28% 28% 71% 1%
Non-white college graduates 14% 77% 20% 3%
Non-white non-college graduates 15% 81% 18% 2%

2013 total family income:

Category Total Warner Gillespie Sarvis
Under $30,000 14% 61% 35% 4%
$30,000 - $49,999 16% 47% 48% 5%
$50,000 - $99,999 32% 44% 54% 2%
$100,000 - $199,999 25% 52% 46% 2%
$200,000 or more 13% 53% 44% 3%

2013 total family income:

Category Total Warner Gillespie Sarvis
Under $50,000 30% 54% 42% 4%
$50,000-$99,999 32% 44% 54% 2%
$100,000 or more 38% 52% 45% 2%

2013 total family income:

Category Total Warner Gillespie Sarvis
Under $50,000 30% 54% 42% 4%
$50,000 or more 70% 48% 50% 2%

2013 total family income:

Category Total Warner Gillespie Sarvis
Under $100,000 62% 48% 48% 3%
$100,000 or more 38% 52% 45% 2%

How often do you attend religious services?

Category Total Warner Gillespie Sarvis
More than once a week 17% 51% 46% 3%
Once a week 30% 44% 54% 2%
A few times a month 13% 54% 41% 5%
A few times a year 23% 52% 47% 1%
Never 15% 68% 26% 6%

How often do you attend religious services?

Category Total Warner Gillespie Sarvis
Weekly 47% 47% 51% 2%
Occasionally 36% 53% 45% 3%
Never 15% 68% 26% 6%

White evangelical/born-again Christians

Category Total Warner Gillespie Sarvis
White evangelical/born-again Christian 27% 21% 76% 3%
All others 73% 63% 34% 3%

Do you think things in this country today are:

Category Total Warner Gillespie Sarvis
Generally going in the right direction 30% 88% 10% 2%
Seriously off on the wrong track 68% 27% 70% 3%

Which is closer to your view:

Category Total Warner Gillespie Sarvis
Government should do more to solve problems 38% 81% 17% 2%
Government is doing too many things better left to businesses and individuals 59% 21% 75% 4%

How worried are you about the direction of the nation's economy in the next year?

Category Total Warner Gillespie Sarvis
Very worried 48% 28% 70% 1%
Somewhat worried 34% 56% 40% 4%
Not too worried 15% 75% 19% 6%
Not at all worried 2% - - -

How worried are you about the direction of the nation's economy in the next year?

Category Total Warner Gillespie Sarvis
Very/somewhat worried 82% 40% 58% 2%
Not too/not at all worried 18% 77% 18% 5%

Do you approve or disapprove of the way Barack Obama is handling his job as president?

Category Total Warner Gillespie Sarvis
Strongly approve 18% 98% 2% 1%
Somewhat approve 23% 87% 12% 2%
Somewhat disapprove 15% 38% 51% 11%
Strongly disapprove 43% 7% 91% 2%

Do you approve or disapprove of the way Barack Obama is handling his job as president?

Category Total Warner Gillespie Sarvis
Approve 40% 92% 7% 1%
Disapprove 58% 15% 81% 4%

Is your opinion of the Democratic Party:

Category Total Warner Gillespie Sarvis
Favorable 38% 96% 3% 1%
Unfavorable 60% 15% 81% 4%

Is your opinion of the Republican Party:

Category Total Warner Gillespie Sarvis
Favorable 41% 9% 89% 2%
Unfavorable 56% 74% 23% 4%

Which comes closest to your feelings about the Obama administration:

Category Total Warner Gillespie Sarvis
Enthusiastic 15% 98% 1% 2%
Satisfied, but not enthusiastic 31% 88% 10% 2%
Dissatisfied, but not angry 27% 33% 60% 6%
Angry 26% 7% 90% 4%

Which comes closest to your feelings about the Obama administration:

Category Total Warner Gillespie Sarvis
Positive 46% 91% 7% 2%
Negative 53% 20% 74% 5%

Which comes closest to your feelings about Republican leaders in Congress:

Category Total Warner Gillespie Sarvis
Enthusiastic 8% - - -
Satisfied, but not enthusiastic 30% 23% 76% 1%
Dissatisfied, but not angry 37% 59% 35% 6%
Angry 24% 95% 3% 2%

Which comes closest to your feelings about Republican leaders in Congress:

Category Total Warner Gillespie Sarvis
Positive 37% 20% 78% 2%
Negative 62% 73% 22% 5%

Which ONE of these four issues is the most important facing the country?

Category Total Warner Gillespie Sarvis
Foreign policy 11% 46% 49% 5%
Health care 28% 69% 28% 3%
The economy 50% 49% 47% 3%
Illegal immigration 8% - - -

Do you think the 2010 federal health care law:

Category Total Warner Gillespie Sarvis
Did not go far enough 28% 79% 19% 2%
Was about right 25% 86% 10% 4%
Went too far 45% 20% 76% 4%

How do you feel about current U.S. military action against ISIS in Iraq and Syria?

Category Total Warner Gillespie Sarvis
Approve 57% 49% 49% 2%
Disapprove 39% 42% 55% 3%

Should your state legally recognize same-sex marriage?

Category Total Warner Gillespie Sarvis
Yes 44% 71% 24% 5%
No 53% 37% 61% 2%

How worried are you that there will be another major terrorist attack in the U.S.?

Category Total Warner Gillespie Sarvis
Very worried 30% 31% 68% 2%
Somewhat worried 47% 46% 52% 2%
Not too worried 19% 66% 27% 8%
Not at all worried 3% - - -

How worried are you that there will be another major terrorist attack in the United States?

Category Total Warner Gillespie Sarvis
Very/somewhat worried 77% 40% 58% 2%
Not too/not at all worried 22% 69% 25% 7%

Are you currently married?

Category Total Warner Gillespie Sarvis
Yes 67% 49% 48% 2%
No 33% 59% 36% 5%

Marital status by gender

Category Total Warner Gillespie Sarvis
Married men 36% 47% 52% 2%
Married women 30% 52% 45% 3%
Non-married men 15% 49% 45% 7%
Non-married women 19% 67% 29% 4%

Have you ever served in the U.S. military?

Category Total Warner Gillespie Sarvis
Yes 19% 37% 63% 0%
No 81% 48% 48% 3%

Does anyone in your household own a gun?

Category Total Warner Gillespie Sarvis
Yes 50% 39% 58% 3%
No 50% 69% 27% 4%

Does anyone in your household work for the federal government?

Category Total Warner Gillespie Sarvis
Yes 20% 55% 43% 2%
No 79% 44% 53% 3%

How long have you lived in Virginia?

Category Total Warner Gillespie Sarvis
Less than 10 years 14% - - -
10+ years but not born here 42% 49% 48% 3%
I was born in Virginia 44% 56% 42% 3%

How long have you lived in Virginia?

Category Total Warner Gillespie Sarvis
Born in Virginia 44% 56% 42% 3%
Moved to Virginia 55% 51% 45% 4%

Do the laws in Virginia concerning the ethical conduct of public officials need:

Category Total Warner Gillespie Sarvis
A complete overhaul 25% 52% 47% 1%
Major changes 40% 43% 54% 3%
Minor changes 28% 46% 52% 2%
No changes at all 4% - - -

Do the laws in Virginia concerning the ethical conduct of public officials need:

Category Total Warner Gillespie Sarvis
A complete overhaul/major changes 65% 47% 51% 2%
Minor changes/no changes at all 32% 45% 51% 3%

Do the laws in Virginia concerning the ethical conduct of public officials need:

Category Total Warner Gillespie Sarvis
A complete overhaul/major changes/minor changes 93% 47% 51% 2%
No changes at all 4% - - -

Was one reason for your vote for U.S. Senate today:

Category Total Warner Gillespie Sarvis
To express support for Barack Obama 21% 98% 2% -
To express opposition to Barack Obama 32% 8% 90% 2%
Barack Obama was not a factor 45% 63% 31% 6%

Is your opinion of Mark Warner:

Category Total Warner Gillespie Sarvis
Favorable 56% 88% 9% 3%
Unfavorable 42% 8% 88% 4%

Is your opinion of Ed Gillespie:

Category Total Warner Gillespie Sarvis
Favorable 48% 14% 84% 3%
Unfavorable 47% 89% 6% 4%

When did you finally decide for whom to vote in the U.S. Senate election?

Category Total Warner Gillespie Sarvis
In the last three days 10% - - -
In the last week 8% - - -
In the last month 12% - - -
Before that 69% 46% 53% 1%

When did you finally decide for whom to vote in the U.S. Senate election?

Category Total Warner Gillespie Sarvis
In the last three days 10% - - -
In the last week/in the last month/before that 89% 45% 53% 2%

When did you finally decide for whom to vote in the U.S. Senate election?

Category Total Warner Gillespie Sarvis
In the last three days/in the last week 19% 48% 45% 7%
In the last month/before that 81% 46% 53% 1%

When did you finally decide for whom to vote in the U.S. Senate election?

Category Total Warner Gillespie Sarvis
In the last three days/in the last week/in the last month 30% 46% 47% 6%
Before that 69% 46% 53% 1%

Geographic area

Category Total Warner Gillespie Sarvis
D.C. Suburbs 19% 61% 36% 3%
North VA Exurbs 16% 44% 53% 3%
Central/West 21% 37% 60% 3%
Richmond/East 26% 49% 48% 3%
Tidewater 18% 54% 43% 2%

Population of area

Category Total Warner Gillespie Sarvis
City over 50,000 13% 57% 41% 2%
Suburbs 59% 50% 47% 3%
Small city and rural 28% 42% 54% 4%

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