Virginia Poll Report
October 2009 Statewide Poll

Virginians' Views on Transportation Funding

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Virginia Poll Report
Volume 2 Number 2 October, 2008

With Three Weeks until Election Obama leads McCain by 6%

(NEWPORT NEWS, VA) – With just under three weeks to go before Election Day, Senator Barack Obama leads Senator John McCain in Virginia by 6.0% among likely voters, 49.2% to 43.2%. Obama’s lead appears to be driven by voter concerns about the economy. Asked to name the top issue that they would like candidates to address between now andElection Day, just over six in ten likely voters say the economy.

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Virginia Poll Report
Volume 2 Number 1 Fall, 2008

McCain Leads Obama in Virginia

(NEWPORT NEWS, VA) – With just under seven weeks to go before Election Day, Senator John McCain leads Senator Barack Obama in Virginia by 7.6% among registered voters, 53.8% to 46.2%. Two groups appear to be giving McCain a boost over Obama: independent voters and women.

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Virginia Poll Report
Volume 1 Number 3 Spring, 2008

Richmond City Poll

I. Richmond Voters Hungry for Change: Have Mixed Views on City Leaders and Institutions, Unhappy About Handling of Most Issue.
Half of Richmond voters think the city is headed in the right direction, but when it comes to evaluating the overall political leadership of Richmond city government, voters by a wide margin want change.

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Virginia Poll Report
Volume 1 Number 2 Spring, 2008

I. Virginia Voters Slightly Less Upbeat about Direction of State.
Virginia voters are more positive (48%) than negative (27%) about the state’s overall direction, but their views reflect a slight move in the “negative” direction since last October, when 50% of respondents were positive and 24% were negative about the overall direction of the state.

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Virginia Poll Report
Volume 1 Number 1 Fall, 2007

I. Virginians think public education, health care, illegal immigration, and public safety should be top priorities for General Assembly.
Asked to rate the importance of 10 separate issue priorities for the General Assembly, Virginia voters rated ‘public safety’, ‘expanding health coverage’, and ‘public education’ as ‘highest priority’ issues the General Assembly should consider in its next session.

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