Poll Watch: NBC News/Marist Kentucky 2014 Senatorial Survey

NBC News/Marist Kentucky 2014 Senate Poll

Among Likely Voters

• Mitch McConnell (R) 47%
• Alison Lundergan Grimes (D) 39%
• David Patterson (L) 8%
• Undecided 6% (8%)

Among Registered Voters

• Mitch McConnell (R) 45% (46%)
• Alison Lundergan Grimes (D) 38% (45%)
• David Patterson (L) 9%
• Undecided 8% (8%)

Favorable / Unfavorable {Net}

Among Likely Voters

• Alison Lundergan Grimes 41% / 43% {-2%}
• Mitch McConnell 45% / 48% {-3%}

Among Registered Voters

• Alison Lundergan Grimes 39% (39%) / 41% (24%) {-2%}
• Mitch McConnell 43% (42%) / 48% (46%) {-5%}

Survey of 1,184 registered voters, including 691 likely voters, was conducted September 2-4, 2014.  The margin of error is +/- 2.8 percentage points among registered voters; +/- 3.7% among likely voters. Party ID (among registered voters): 37% (40%) Democrat; 32% (30%) Republican; 30% (27%) Independent.  Party registration (among registered voters): 54% (52%) Democrat; 37% (34%) Republican; 9% (14%) Independent. Ideology (among registered voters): 38% (33%) Conservative; 33% (34%) Moderate; 13% (17%) Liberal; 12% (11%) Very conservative; 4% (5%) Very liberal. Results from the poll conducted April 30 - May 6, 2014 are in parentheses.