Question:
QUESTION: If the 2009 election for Governor were held today for whom would you vote for if the choices were between Creigh Deeds the Democrat and Bob McDonnell the Republican?

BOB MCDONNELL CREIGH DEEDS UNDECIDED
ALL 50 43 7
MEN 56 39 5
WOMEN 44 47 9
DEMOCRATS 15 80 5
REPUBLICANS 89 5 6
INDEPENDENTS 51 38 11
WHITE 64 32 4
BLACK 4 78 18
HISPANIC 23 68 9
OTHER 20 73 7
18-29 41 52 7
30-44 45 45 10
45-59 55 43 2
60+ 57 29 14
NOVA 24 68 8
REST OF STATE 60 34 6

Poll Demographics

About this Poll
The Research 2000 Virginia Poll was conducted from September 14 through September 16, 2009. A total of 600 likely voters who vote regularly in state elections were interviewed statewide by telephone.

Those interviewed were selected by the random variation of the last four digits of telephone numbers. A cross-section of exchanges was utilized in order to ensure an accurate reflection of the state. Quotas were assigned to reflect the voter registration of distribution by county.

The margin for error, according to standards customarily used by statisticians, is no more than plus or minus 4% percentage points. This means that there is a 95 percent probability that the “true” figure would fall within that range if the entire population were sampled. The margin for error is higher for any subgroup, such as for gender or party affiliation.