Civitas Poll: Unaffiliated Voters Back Key Conservative Stands | Eastern North Carolina Now

Press Release:

    RALEIGH     A new Civitas Institute poll of unaffiliated voters is now available online at www.nccivitas.org.

    The survey of 400 registered, unaffiliated North Carolina voters was done Aug. 19-20. More than 26 percent of registered voters in the state are unaffiliated.

    "Our poll provides a host of insights about this rapidly growing segment of North Carolina voters," said Civitas President Francis De Luca. "This includes how majorities of these voters support requiring a voter photo ID for voting, school choice, the death penalty for first-degree murder, and exploration for oil and gas in North Carolina."

    To see the poll, click here.

    Text of questions:

    Do you support or oppose exploring for oil and natural gas on land and off the coast of North Carolina?

    56% Total Support

    36% Total Oppose

    31% Strongly Support

    26% Somewhat Support

    12% Somewhat Oppose

    23% Strongly Oppose

    8% Don't Know/ No Opinion

    Do you support or oppose the death penalty for those who are found guilty of first-degree murder?

    61% Total Support

    33% Total Oppose

    42% Strongly Support

    19% Somewhat Support

    14% Somewhat Oppose

    19% Strongly Oppose

    6% Don't Know/ No Opinion

    Do you support or oppose the new election law that requires voters to show a valid photo ID before casting their ballot?

    64% Total Support

    34% Total Oppose

    53% Strongly Support

    11% Somewhat Support

    9% Somewhat Oppose

    25% Strongly Oppose

    2% Don't Know/ No Opinion

    North Carolina has passed legislation authorizing special education scholarship grants tuition vouchers for parents of children with special needs and opportunity scholarships for children from low income households to allow them to attend schools that they choose, which charge tuition. With that in mind, which of the following statements comes closer to your opinion on the issue of school choice and public schools?

    58% (Some/Other) people say giving parents more choice in K-12 education will improve education for students. North Carolina should move towards allowing more choice in K-12 education for parents and children.

    35% (Other/Some) people say the state should be the primary educator of all K-12 children. Any legislation that allows parents the ability to move children out of the traditional K-12 public school system will weaken public education.

    6% Don't Know

    1% Refused

• Due to rounding, subtotals may differ from final sums.

    The Civitas Institute is a policy institute in Raleigh, N.C. More information is available at www.nccivitas.org, or contact Jim Tynen at (919) 834-2099 or james.tynen@nccivitas.org.

    CONTACT:
     Francis De Luca (919) 834-2099 Francis.DeLuca@nccivitas.org