Poll Watch: Quinnipiac New Jersey 2013 Gubernatorial Survey

Quinnipiac New Jersey 2013 Gubernatorial Poll

If the election for Governor were being held today, and the candidates were Cory Booker the Democrat and Chris Christie the Republican, for whom would you vote?

• Chris Christie 47%
• Cory Booker 40%

Among Democrats

• Cory Booker 72%
• Chris Christie 13%

Among Republicans

• Chris Christie 85%
• Cory Booker 7%

Among Independents

• Chris Christie 51%
• Cory Booker 35%

Among Men

• Chris Christie 55%
• Cory Booker 36%

Among Women

• Cory Booker 44%
• Chris Christie 40%

Is your opinion of Chris Christie favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about him?

• Favorable 52% (53%)
• Unfavorable 42% (39%)
• Haven't heard enough 4% (7%)

Among Democrats

• Favorable 21% (23%)
• Unfavorable 70% (65%)
• Haven't heard enough 7% (9%)

Among Republicans

• Favorable 86% (84%)
• Unfavorable 12% (12%)
• Haven't heard enough 1% (3%)

Among Independents

• Favorable 58% (57%)
• Unfavorable 37% (33%)
• Haven't heard enough 2% (8%)

Among Men

• Favorable 60% (59%)
• Unfavorable 37% (34%)
• Haven't heard enough 3% (6%)

Among Women

• Favorable 46% (47%)
• Unfavorable 47% (43%)
  
• Haven't heard enough 5% (8%)

Is your opinion of Cory Booker favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about him?

• Favorable 49%
• Unfavorable 11%
• Haven't heard enough 38%

Among Democrats

• Favorable 62%
• Unfavorable 5%
• Haven't heard enough 32%

Among Republicans

• Favorable 38%
• Unfavorable 20%
• Haven't heard enough 41%

Among Independents

• Favorable 48%
• Unfavorable 11%
• Haven't heard enough 40%

Among Men

• Favorable 54%
• Unfavorable 13%
• Haven't heard enough 31%

Among Women

• Favorable 45%
• Unfavorable 10%
• Haven't heard enough 44%

Do you approve or disapprove of the way Chris Christie is handling his job as Governor?

• Approve 53% [54%] (57%) {59%} [55%] (53%) {56%} [58%] (47%) {44%} [47%] (52%) {51%} [51%] (44%)
• Disapprove 42% [39%] (38%) {36%} [38%] (39%) {38%} [38%] (46%) {47%} [46%] (40%) {38%} [36%] (43%)

Among Democrats

• Approve 22% [27%] (30%) {30%} [27%] (25%) {28%} [29%] (17%) {17%} [17%] (27%) {22%} [24%] (18%)
• Disapprove 74% [65%] (63%) {64%} [61%] (64%) {66%} [67%] (76%) {75%} [75%] (66%) {68%} [63%] (67%)

Among Republicans

• Approve 87% [87%] (87%) {92%} [86%] (87%) {90%} [88%] (84%) {76%} [80%] (82%) {79%} [75%] (75%)
• Disapprove 11% [10%] (11%) {6%} [11%] (9%) {8%} [11%] (12%) {15%} [16%] (11%) {12%} [13%] (14%)

Among Independents

• Approve 57% [60%] (61%) {64%} [59%] (54%) {62%} [65%] (53%) {47%} [55%] (55%) {56%} [61%] (50%)
• Disapprove 35% [34%] (32%) {32%} [36%] (37%) {31%} [30%] (39%) {44%} [36%] (36%) {32%} [29%] (40%)

Among Men

• Approve 62% [60%] (61%) {67%} [62%] (60%) {60%} [65%] (58%) {53%} [56%] (58%) {58%} [63%] (53%)
• Disapprove 34% [34%] (34%) {30%} [32%] (34%) {35%} [32%] (36%) {39%} [38%] (35%) {31%} [27%] (36%)

Among Women

• Approve 46% [49%] (53%) {52%} [49%] (47%) {52%} [51%] (37%) {36%} [38%] (46%) {45%} [40%] (36%)
• Disapprove 49% [43%] (41%) {42%} [44%] (43%) {42%} [44%] (55%) {54%} [53%] (44%) {45%} [44%] (50%)

Survey of 1,560 registered voters was conducted August 27 - September 2, 2012. The margin of error is +/- 2.5 percentage points.  Party ID: 33% Democrat; 24% Republican; 37% Independent; 6% Other/Don't know. Results from the poll conducted July 9-15, 2012 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted May 9-14, 2012 are in parentheses.  Results from the poll conducted April 3-9, 2012 are in curly brackets. Results from the poll conducted February 21-27, 2012 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted January 10-16, 2012 are in parentheses.  Results from the poll conducted November 9-14, 2011 are in curly brackets.  Results from the poll conducted October 5-10, 2011 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted August 9-15, 2011 are in parentheses.  Results from the poll conducted June 14-19, 2011 are in curly brackets.  Results from the poll conducted April 12-18, 2011 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted February 3-7, 2011 are in parentheses.  Results from the poll conducted November 3-8, 2010 are in curly brackets.  Results from the poll conducted August 9-17, 2010 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted June 10-15, 2010 are in parentheses.

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