Poll Watch: Rasmussen (R) North Carolina 2012 Gubernatorial Survey

Rasmussen (R) North Carolina 2012 Gubernatorial Poll

• Pat McCrory (R) 46% {49%} [50%] (45%)
• Walter Dalton (D) 41% {35%} [41%] (36%)
• Some other candidate 3% {4%} [1%] (5%)
• Undecided 10% {12%} [8%] (14%)

Survey of 500 likely voters was conducted August 1, 2012. The margin of error is +/- 4.5 percentage points.  Results from the poll conducted June 25, 2012 are in curly brackets.  Results from the poll conducted May 14, 2012 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted April 10, 2012 are in parentheses.

Inside the numbers:

McCrory has 76% support among his fellow Republicans. Similarly, 72% of Democrats like Dalton. The Republican leads by 30 points among voters not affiliated with either of the major political parties.

McCrory holds an eight-point lead among male voters but leads by just three among female voters. He trails Dalton 29% to 51% among voters under 40 but holds double-digit leads among older voters.

Fifty-eight percent (58%) of whites support McCrory. Seventy-eight percent (78%) of blacks and 56% of voters of other races favor Dalton.

Most married voters prefer the GOP candidate, while the Democrat leads among those who are not married.

McCrory is viewed very favorably by 24% of North Carolina voters and very unfavorably by 14%. Seventeen percent (17%) share a very favorable opinion of Dalton, while 12% regard him very unfavorably.