Poll Watch: PPP (D) North Carolina Political Survey

PPP (D) North Carolina Political Poll

Would you vote for or against a constitutional amendment to provide that marriage between one man and one woman is the only domestic legal union that shall be valid or recognized in this State?

• Would vote for it 56%
• Would vote against it 34%

Among Democrats

• Would vote for it 46%
• Would vote against it 44%

Among Republicans

• Would vote for it 74%
• Would vote against it 17%

Do you think same-sex marriage should be legal or illegal?

• Legal 32%
• Illegal 57%

Among Democrats

• Legal 40%
• Illegal 48%

Among Republicans

• Legal 16%
• Illegal 74%

Which of the following best describes your opinion on gay marriage: gay couples should be allowed to legally marry, or gay couples should be allowed to form civil unions but not legally marry, or there should be no legal recognition of a gay couple's relationship?

• Gay couples should be allowed to legally marry 25%
• Gay couples should be allowed to form civil unions but not marry 32%
• There should be no legal recognition of a gay couple's relationship 40%

Among Democrats

• Gay couples should be allowed to legally marry 36%
• Gay couples should be allowed to form civil unions but not marry 28%
• There should be no legal recognition of a gay couple's relationship 32%

Among Republicans

• Gay couples should be allowed to legally marry 8%
• Gay couples should be allowed to form civil unions but not marry 35%
• There should be no legal recognition of a gay couple's relationship 55%

Would you ever support a black candidate for public office, or not?

• Yes 92%
• No 4%
• Not sure 4%

Among Democrats

• Yes 94%
• No 3%
• Not sure 3%

Among Republicans

• Yes 88%
• No 6%
• Not sure 6%

Would you ever support a gay candidate for public office, or not?

• Yes 53%
• No 36%
• Not sure 11%

 Among Democrats

• Yes 58%
• No 31%
• Not sure 11%

Among Republicans

• Yes 37%
• No 51%
• Not sure 11%

Among Independents 

• Yes 67%
• No 24%
• Not sure 10%

Would you ever support a Muslim candidate for public office, or not?

• Yes 40%
• No 45%
• Not sure 14%

 Among Democrats

• Yes 48%
• No 35%
• Not sure 17%

Among Republicans

• Yes 19%
• No 68%
• Not sure 13%
  

Among Independents 

• Yes 52%
• No 37%
• Not sure 11%

Among Whites

• Yes 35%
• No 51%
• Not sure 13%

Among Blacks

• Yes 50%
• No 31%
• Not sure 19%

Do you think employers should be allowed to discriminate against employees based on sexual orientation, or not?

• They should be allowed to 10%
• They should not 82%
• Not sure 8%

Among Democrats

• They should be allowed to 8%
• They should not 85%
• Not sure 7%

Among Republicans

• They should be allowed to 14%
• They should not 76%
• Not sure 9%

Survey of 780 North Carolina voters was conducted January 5-8, 2012. The margin of error is +/- 3.5 percentage points. Party ID breakdown: 48% Democrat; 34% Republican; 18% Independent/Other.  Political ideology: 30% Moderate; 27% Somewhat conservative; 18% Very conservative; 16% Somewhat liberal; 10% Very liberal.