Poll Watch: PPP (D) South Carolina Political Survey

PPP (D) South Carolina Political Survey

Do you approve or disapprove of Governor Nikki Haley’s job performance?

• Approve 42% (36%)
• Disapprove 41% (24%)

Do you have a favorable or unfavorable opinion of Vincent Sheheen?

• Favorable 27%
• Unfavorable 27%

If you could do last fall’s election for Governor over again would you vote for Republican Nikki Haley or Democrat Vincent Sheheen?

• Nikki Haley 48%
• Vincent Sheheen 42%

Do you approve or disapprove of Senator Lindsey Graham’s job performance?

• Approve 40% (40%)
• Disapprove 38% (37%)

Do you think Lindsey Graham is too liberal, too conservative, or about right?

• Too liberal 29% (27%)
• Too conservative 20% (19%)
• About right 40% (40%)

Do you have a favorable or unfavorable opinion of Mark Sanford?

• Favorable 27%
• Unfavorable 56%

Do you think interracial marriage should be legal or illegal?

• Legal 70%
• Illegal 16%
• Not sure 15%

Are you glad that the North won the Civil War or do you wish that the South had won?

• Glad the North won 46%
• Wish the South had 24%
• Not sure 29%

Survey of 741 South Carolina voters was conducted June 2-5, 2011. The margin of error is +/- 3.6 percentage points. Party ID breakdown: 43% (42%) Republican; 35% (37%) Democrat; 22% (22%) Independent/Other. Political ideology: 27% Moderate; 25% Very conservative; 22% Somewhat conservative; 16% Somewhat liberal; 9% Very liberal. Results from the poll conducted January 28-30, 2011 are in parentheses.