Poll Watch: PPP (D) South Carolina 1st Congressional District Special Election Survey

PPP (D) SC-1 Special Election Poll

• Mark Sanford (R) 47% [41%] (45%)
  
• Elizabeth Colbert Busch (D) 46% [50%] (47%)
• Eugene Platt (G) 4% [3%]
• Undecided 4% [5%] (8%)

Among Men 

• Mark Sanford (R) 51% [41%] (47%)
  
• Elizabeth Colbert Busch (D) 40% [49%] (45%)
• Eugene Platt (G) 5% [3%]
• Undecided 4% [7%] (8%)

Among Women

• Elizabeth Colbert Busch (D) 51% [51%] (49%)
• Mark Sanford (R) 43% [41%] (43%)
• Eugene Platt (G) 2% [4%]
• Undecided 4% [4%] (7%)

Favorable / Unfavorable {Net}

• Elizabeth Colbert Busch (D) 50% [56%] (45%) / 44% [31%] (31%) {+6%}
• Mark Sanford (R) 43% [38%] (34%) / 54% [56%] (58%) {-11%}

Do you think Elizabeth Colbert Busch’s positions on the issues are too liberal, too conservative, or about right?

• Too liberal 47% 
• Too conservative 4% 
• About right 43% 

Do you think Mark Sanford’s positions on the issues are too liberal, too conservative, or about right?

• Too liberal 8% 
• Too conservative 38% 
• About right 48%

Survey of 1,239 likely voters was conducted May 4-5, 2013. The margin of error is +/- 2.8 percentage points. Party ID: 45% [42%] (45%) Republican; 30% [33%] (30%) Democrat; 25% [25%] (25%) Independent/Other.  Ideology: 29% [24%] (28%) Somewhat conservative; 28% [31%] (26%) Moderate; 19% [16%] (22%) Very conservative; 12% [16%] (13%) Somewhat liberal; 11% [13%] (11%) Very liberal. Gender: 54% [56%] (54%) Women; 46% [44%] (46%) Men.  Results from the poll conducted April 19-21, 2013 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted March 22-24, 2013 are in parentheses.