Poll Watch: Rutgers-Eagleton New Jersey 2013 Gubernatorial Survey

Rutgers-Eagleton New Jersey 2013 Gubernatorial Poll

• Chris Christie (R) 66% {59%} [55%] (59%) {57%} [63%] (60%)
• Barbara Buono (D) 30% {33%} [35%] (27%) {27%} [21%] (22%)

Among Democrats

• Barbara Buono (D) 59%
• Chris Christie (R) 38%

Among Republicans

• Chris Christie (R) 95%
• Barbara Buono (D) 5%

Among Independents

• Chris Christie (R) 73%
• Barbara Buono (D) 20%

Among Moderates

• Chris Christie (R) 68%
• Barbara Buono (D) 26%

Among Men

• Chris Christie (R) 68%
• Barbara Buono (D) 28%

Among Women

• Chris Christie (R) 63%
• Barbara Buono (D) 32%

(Among Christie Voters) Would you say your vote is more for Christie or more against Buono?

• For Christie 84% {87%}
• Against Buono 15% {11%}

(Among Buono Voters) Would you say your vote is more for Buono or more against Christie?  

• For Buono 37% {32%}
• Against Christie 60% {66%}

Favorable / Unfavorable {Net}

• Chris Christie 67% {62%} [60%] (64%) {64%} [70%] (67%) / 28% {30%} [35%] (26%) {26%} [20%] (25%) {+39%}
• Barbara Buono 32% {30%} [32%] (22%) {18%} [20%] (11%) / 38% {36%} [25%] (24%) {12%} [13%] (7%) {-6%}

Survey of 535 likely voters was conducted October 28 - November 2, 2013. The margin of error is +/- 4.2 percentage points.  Party ID: 36% {36%} Democrat; 25% {27%} Republican; 39% {37%} Independent.  Results from the poll conducted October 7-13, 2013 are in curly brackets.  Results from the poll conducted September 3-9, 2013 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted June 3-9, 2013 are in parentheses.  Results from the poll conducted April 3-7, 2013 are in curly brackets.  Results from the poll conducted January 30 - February 3, 2013 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted November 14-17, 2012 are in parentheses.

Poll Watch: Monmouth University/Asbury Park Press New Jersey 2013 Gubernatorial Survey

Monmouth University/Asbury Park Press New Jersey 2013 Gubernatorial Poll

• Chris Christie (R) 56% {56%} [61%] (62%)
• Barbara Buono (D) 37% {36%} [31%] (20%)

Among Democrats

• Barbara Buono (D) 68% {71%} [59%] (42%)
• Chris Christie (R) 25% {21%} [36%] (35%)

Among Republicans

• Chris Christie (R) 89% {90%} [92%] (87%)
• Barbara Buono (D) 8% {5%} [2%] (5%)

Among Independents

• Chris Christie (R) 60% {64%} [63%] (73%)
• Barbara Buono (D) 30% {23%} [26%] (9%)

Among Men

• Chris Christie (R) 56% {57%} [64%] (66%)
• Barbara Buono (D) 37% {33%} [30%] (19%)

Among Women

• Chris Christie (R) 55% {54%} [59%] (59%)
• Barbara Buono (D) 38% {38%} [33%] (21%)

Favorable / Unfavorable {Net}

• Chris Christie 55% {59%} / 35% {33%} {+20%}
• Barbara Buono 32% {27%} / 35% {25%} {-3%}
  

Survey of 615 likely voters was conducted September 26-29, 2013.  The margin of error is +/- 4.0 percentage points.  Party ID: 37% {38%} [39%] (37%) Democrat; 29% {30%} [31%] (23%) Republican; 34% {22%} [30%] (40%) Independent. Results from the poll conducted August 15-18, 2013 are in curly brackets.  Results from the poll conducted June 10-11, 2013 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted February 6-10, 2013 are in parentheses.

Poll Watch: Monmouth University New Jersey 2013 Gubernatorial Survey

Monmouth University New Jersey 2013 Gubernatorial Poll

• Chris Christie (R) 59% (56%) {56%} [61%] (62%)
• Barbara Buono (D) 35% (37%) {36%} [31%] (20%)

Among Democrats

• Barbara Buono (D) 63% (68%) {71%} [59%] (42%)
• Chris Christie (R) 30% (25%) {21%} [36%] (35%)

Among Republicans

• Chris Christie (R) 90% (89%) {90%} [92%] (87%)
• Barbara Buono (D) 7% (8%) {5%} [2%] (5%)

Among Independents

• Chris Christie (R) 65% (60%) {64%} [63%] (73%)
• Barbara Buono (D) 26% (30%) {23%} [26%] (9%)

Among Men

• Chris Christie (R) 61% (56%) {57%} [64%] (66%)
• Barbara Buono (D) 34% (37%) {33%} [30%] (19%)

Among Women

• Chris Christie (R) 57% (55%) {54%} [59%] (59%)
• Barbara Buono (D) 35% (38%) {38%} [33%] (21%)

Favorable / Unfavorable {Net}

• Chris Christie 59% (55%) {59%} / 29% (35%) {33%} {+30%}
• Barbara Buono 28% (32%) {27%} / 34% (35%) {25%} {-6%}
  

Survey of 1,606 likely voters was conducted October 10-12, 2013.  The margin of error is +/- 2.5 percentage points.  Party ID: 38% (37%) {38%} [39%] (37%) Democrat; 28% (29%) {30%} [31%] (23%) Republican; 34% (34%) {22%} [30%] (40%) Independent. Results from the poll conducted September 26-29, 2013 are in parentheses.  Results from the poll conducted August 15-18, 2013 are in curly brackets.  Results from the poll conducted June 10-11, 2013 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted February 6-10, 2013 are in parentheses.

Poll Watch: FDU PublicMind New Jersey 2013 Gubernatorial Survey

FDU PublicMind New Jersey 2013 Gubernatorial Poll

• Chris Christie (R) 59% (58%) [50%] {57%} (58%) [64%]
• Barbara Buono (D) 40% (25%) [26%] {27%} (22%) [21%]

Among Democrats

• Barbara Buono (D) 76%
• Chris Christie (R) 23%

Among Republicans

• Chris Christie (R) 94%
• Barbara Buono (D) 5%

Among Independents

• Chris Christie (R) 80%
• Barbara Buono (D) 18%

Among Men

• Chris Christie (R) 62%
• Barbara Buono (D) 37%

Among Women

• Chris Christie (R) 55%
• Barbara Buono (D) 44%

Favorable / Unfavorable {Net}

• Chris Christie 62% / 31% {+31%}
• Barbara Buono 39% {21%} / 38% {24%} {+1%}

Survey of 570 likely voters was conducted October 24-30, 2013.  The margin of error is +/- 4.1 percentage points.  Party ID: 47% (46%) [48%] {45%} (46%) [48%] Democrat; 40% (35%) [33%] {33%} (34%) [33%] Republican; 13% (19%) [22%] {22%} (20%) [19%] Independent.  Results from the poll conducted September 30 - October 5, 2013 are in parentheses.  Results from the poll conducted August 21-27, 2013 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted June 10-16, 2013 are in curly brackets. Results from the poll conducted March 4-10, 2013 are in parentheses.  Results from the poll conducted January 2-6, 2013 are in square brackets.

Poll Watch: Harper Polling (R) New Jersey 2013 Gubernatorial Survey

Harper Polling (R) New Jersey 2013 Gubernatorial Poll

• Chris Christie (R) 58%
• Barbara Buono (D) 28%

Among Democrats

• Barbara Buono (D) 42%
• Chris Christie (R) 37%

Among Republicans

• Chris Christie (R) 83%
• Barbara Buono (D) 9%

Among Independents

• Chris Christie (R) 59%
• Barbara Buono (D) 24%

Among Moderates 

• Chris Christie (R) 59%
• Barbara Buono (D) 27%

Among Men

• Chris Christie (R) 63%
• Barbara Buono (D) 24%

Among Women

• Chris Christie (R) 52%
• Barbara Buono (D) 31%

Survey of 760 likely voters was conducted March 24-25, 2013 on behalf of Conservative Intel. The margin of error is +/- 3.55 percentage points.  Party registration: 37% Democrat; 27% Republican; 36% Other. Ideology: 41% Moderate; 33% Conservative; 21% Liberal. Click here to view crosstabs.

Poll Watch: Quinnipiac New Jersey 2013 Gubernatorial Survey

Quinnipiac New Jersey 2013 Gubernatorial Poll

• Chris Christie (R) 61% (64%) {62%} [62%] (64%) {58%} [61%] (59%) {58%} [60%] (62%) {63%} [61%] (49%)
• Barbara Buono (D) 33% (31%) {33%} [33%] (30%) {30%} [29%] (29%) {26%} [25%] (25%) {22%} [23%] (33%)

Among Democrats

• Barbara Buono (D) 64%
• Chris Christie (R) 30%

Among Republicans

• Chris Christie (R) 94%
• Barbara Buono (D) 5%

Among Independents

• Chris Christie (R) 64%
• Barbara Buono (D) 29%

Among Men

• Chris Christie (R) 66%
• Barbara Buono (D) 29%

Among Women

• Chris Christie (R) 57%
• Barbara Buono (D) 36%

Favorable / Unfavorable {Net}

• Chris Christie 64% (65%) {63%} [63%] (67%) [66%] (63%) {66%} [69%] (69%) {69%} [67%] {52%} / 29% (29%) {31%} [31%] (27%) [27%] (27%) {24%} [22%] (22%) {21%} [22%] {42%} {+35%}
• Barbara Buono 27% (26%) {28%} [29%] (23%) [25%] (18%) {12%} [10%] (8%) {8%} [8%] / 32% (37%) {36%} [35%] (36%) [29%] (23%) {9%} [10%] (8%) {9%} [7%] {-5%}

Survey of 1,388 likely New Jersey voters was conducted October 30 - November 3, 2013. The margin of error is +/- 2.6 percentage points.  Party ID: 32% (34%) {35%} [34%] (33%) {35%} [33%] (34%) {35%} [33%] (33%) {35%} [36%] (37%) {33%} Democrat; 29% (30%) {27%} [26%] (25%) {23%} [23%] (23%) {23%} [24%] (25%) {23%} [23%] (25%) {24%} Republican; 34% (31%) {33%} [34%] (36%) {35%} [35%] (37%) {37%} [37%] (36%) {36%} [35%] (34%) {37%} Independent; 5% (6%) {5%} [6%] (5%) {7%} [9%] (7%) {5%} [7%] (7%) {5%} [5%] (4%) {6%} Other/Don't know. Results from the poll conducted October 21-27, 2013 are in parentheses.  Results from the poll conducted October 10-14, 2013 are in curly brackets.  Results from the poll conducted October 5-7, 2013 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted September 19-22, 2013 are in parentheses.  Results from the poll conducted August 1-5, 2013 are in curly brackets. Results from the poll conducted July 2-7, 2013 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted June 7-9, 2013 are in parentheses. Results from the poll conducted April 19-22, 2013 are in curly brackets. Results from the poll conducted March 19-24, 2013 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted February 13-17, 2013 are in parentheses.  Results from the poll conducted January 15-21, 2013 are in curly brackets.  Results from the poll conducted November 19-25, 2012 are in square brackets. Results from the poll conducted October 10-14, 2012 are in parentheses. Results from the poll conducted August 27 - September 2, 2012 are in curly brackets.

Poll Watch: Monmouth University/Asbury Park Press New Jersey 2013 Gubernatorial Survey

Monmouth University/Asbury Park Press New Jersey 2013 Gubernatorial Poll

• Chris Christie (R) 56% [61%] (62%)
• Barbara Buono (D) 36% [31%] (20%)

Among Democrats

• Barbara Buono (D) 71% [59%] (42%)
• Chris Christie (R) 21% [36%] (35%)

Among Republicans

• Chris Christie (R) 90% [92%] (87%)
• Barbara Buono (D) 5% [2%] (5%)

Among Independents

• Chris Christie (R) 64% [63%] (73%)
• Barbara Buono (D) 23% [26%] (9%)

Among Men

• Chris Christie (R) 57% [64%] (66%)
• Barbara Buono (D) 33% [30%] (19%)

Among Women

• Chris Christie (R) 54% [59%] (59%)
• Barbara Buono (D) 38% [33%] (21%)

Favorable / Unfavorable {Net}

• Chris Christie 59% / 33% {+26%}
• Barbara Buono 27% / 25% {+2%}
  

Survey of 777 likely voters was conducted August 15-18, 2013.  The margin of error is +/- 3.5 percentage points.  Party ID: 38% [39%] (37%) Democrat; 30% [31%] (23%) Republican; 22% [30%] (40%) Independent. Results from the poll conducted June 10-11, 2013 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted February 6-10, 2013 are in parentheses.

Poll Watch: Monmouth University New Jersey 2013 Gubernatorial Survey

Monmouth University New Jersey 2013 Gubernatorial Poll

• Chris Christie (R) 57% [59%] (56%) {56%} [61%] (62%)
• Barbara Buono (D) 37% [35%] (37%) {36%} [31%] (20%)

Among Democrats

• Barbara Buono (D) 70% [63%] (68%) {71%} [59%] (42%)
• Chris Christie (R) 23% [30%] (25%) {21%} [36%] (35%)

Among Republicans

• Chris Christie (R) 92% [90%] (89%) {90%} [92%] (87%)
• Barbara Buono (D) 6% [7%] (8%) {5%} [2%] (5%)

Among Independents

• Chris Christie (R) 61% [65%] (60%) {64%} [63%] (73%)
• Barbara Buono (D) 30% [26%] (30%) {23%} [26%] (9%)

Among Men

• Chris Christie (R) 62% [61%] (56%) {57%} [64%] (66%)
• Barbara Buono (D) 32% [34%] (37%) {33%} [30%] (19%)

Among Women

• Chris Christie (R) 52% [57%] (55%) {54%} [59%] (59%)
• Barbara Buono (D) 41% [35%] (38%) {38%} [33%] (21%)

Favorable / Unfavorable {Net}

• Chris Christie 59% [59%] (55%) {59%} / 28% [29%] (35%) {33%} {+31%}
• Barbara Buono 31% [28%] (32%) {27%} / 29% [34%] (35%) {25%} {+2%}
  

Survey of 1,436 likely voters was conducted October 30 - November 2, 2013.  The margin of error is +/- 2.6 percentage points.  Party ID: 36% [38%] (37%) {38%} [39%] (37%) Democrat; 30% [28%] (29%) {30%} [31%] (23%) Republican; 34% [34%] (34%) {22%} [30%] (40%) Independent. Results from the poll conducted October 10-12, 2013 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted September 26-29, 2013 are in parentheses.  Results from the poll conducted August 15-18, 2013 are in curly brackets.  Results from the poll conducted June 10-11, 2013 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted February 6-10, 2013 are in parentheses.

Poll Watch: Monmouth University New Jersey 2013 Gubernatorial Survey

Monmouth University New Jersey 2013 Gubernatorial Poll

• Chris Christie (R) 61% (62%)
• Barbara Buono (D) 31% (20%)

Among Democrats

• Barbara Buono (D) 59% (42%)
• Chris Christie (R) 36% (35%)

Among Republicans

• Chris Christie (R) 92% (87%)
• Barbara Buono (D) 2% (5%)

Among Independents

• Chris Christie (R) 63% (73%)
• Barbara Buono (D) 26% (9%)

Among Men

• Chris Christie (R) 64% (66%)
• Barbara Buono (D) 30% (19%)

Among Women

• Chris Christie (R) 59% (59%)
• Barbara Buono (D) 33% (21%)

Survey of 626 likely voters was conducted June 10-11, 2013.  The margin of error is +/- 3.9 percentage points.  Party ID: 39% (37%) Democrat; 31% (23%) Republican; 30% (40%) Independent. Results from the poll conducted February 6-10, 2013 are in parentheses.

Poll Watch: Rutgers-Eagleton New Jersey 2013 Gubernatorial Survey

Rutgers-Eagleton New Jersey 2013 Gubernatorial Poll

• Chris Christie (R) 59% [55%] (59%) {57%} [63%] (60%)
• Barbara Buono (D) 33% [35%] (27%) {27%} [21%] (22%)

(Among Christie Voters) Would you say your vote is more for Christie or more against Buono?

• For Christie 87%
• Against Buono 11%

(Among Buono Voters) Would you say your vote is more for Buono or more against Christie?  

• For Buono 32%
• Against Christie 66%

Favorable / Unfavorable {Net}

• Chris Christie 62% [60%] (64%) {64%} [70%] (67%) / 30% [35%] (26%) {26%} [20%] (25%) {+32%}
• Barbara Buono 30% [32%] (22%) {18%} [20%] (11%) / 36% [25%] (24%) {12%} [13%] (7%) {-6%}

Regardless of who you support, which candidate do you expect to win?

• Chris Christie (R) 84% [84%] (83%) {80%}
• Barbara Buono (D) 10% [10%] (9%) {9%}

Survey of 562 likely voters was conducted October 7-13, 2013. The margin of error is +/- 4.1 percentage points.  Party ID: 36% Democrat; 27% Republican; 37% Independent.  Results from the poll conducted September 3-9, 2013 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted June 3-9, 2013 are in parentheses.  Results from the poll conducted April 3-7, 2013 are in curly brackets.  Results from the poll conducted January 30 - February 3, 2013 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted November 14-17, 2012 are in parentheses.

Poll Watch: Quinnipiac New Jersey 2013 Gubernatorial Survey

Quinnipiac New Jersey 2013 Gubernatorial Poll

• Chris Christie (R) 64% {58%} [61%] (59%) {58%} [60%] (62%) {63%} [61%] (49%)
• Barbara Buono (D) 30% {30%} [29%] (29%) {26%} [25%] (25%) {22%} [23%] (33%)

Favorable / Unfavorable {Net}

• Chris Christie 67% [66%] (63%) {66%} [69%] (69%) {69%} [67%] {52%} / 27% [27%] (27%) {24%} [22%] (22%) {21%} [22%] {42%} {+40%}
• Barbara Buono 23% [25%] (18%) {12%} [10%] (8%) {8%} [8%] / 36% [29%] (23%) {9%} [10%] (8%) {9%} [7%] {-13%}

Regardless of who you may support, who do you think would do a better job controlling property taxes?

• Chris Christie (R) 62%
• Barbara Buono (D) 19%

Regardless of who you may support, who do you think would do a better job improving the state's economy?

• Chris Christie (R) 65%
• Barbara Buono (D) 22%

Do you think Chris Christie should or should not run for President in 2016?

• Should 43%
• Should not 41%
  

If Chris Christie did run for President in 2016, do you think that would be good or bad for New Jersey? 

• Good 53%
• Bad 28%
  

Survey of 1,249 likely New Jersey voters was conducted September 19-22, 2013. The margin of error is +/- 2.8 percentage points.  Party ID: 33% {35%} [33%] (34%) {35%} [33%] (33%) {35%} [36%] (37%) {33%} Democrat; 25% {23%} [23%] (23%) {23%} [24%] (25%) {23%} [23%] (25%) {24%} Republican; 36% {35%} [35%] (37%) {37%} [37%] (36%) {36%} [35%] (34%) {37%} Independent; 5% {7%} [9%] (7%) {5%} [7%] (7%) {5%} [5%] (4%) {6%} Other/Don't know. Results from the poll conducted August 1-5, 2013 are in curly brackets. Results from the poll conducted July 2-7, 2013 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted June 7-9, 2013 are in parentheses. Results from the poll conducted April 19-22, 2013 are in curly brackets. Results from the poll conducted March 19-24, 2013 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted February 13-17, 2013 are in parentheses.  Results from the poll conducted January 15-21, 2013 are in curly brackets.  Results from the poll conducted November 19-25, 2012 are in square brackets. Results from the poll conducted October 10-14, 2012 are in parentheses. Results from the poll conducted August 27 - September 2, 2012 are in curly brackets.

Poll Watch: Rutgers-Eagleton New Jersey 2013 Gubernatorial Survey

Rutgers-Eagleton New Jersey 2013 Gubernatorial Poll

• Chris Christie (R) 59% {57%} [63%] (60%)
• Barbara Buono (D) 27% {27%} [21%] (22%)

Favorable / Unfavorable {Net}

• Chris Christie 64% {64%} [70%] (67%) / 26% {26%} [20%] (25%) {+38%}
• Barbara Buono 22% {18%} [20%] (11%) / 24% {12%} [13%] (7%) {-2%}

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

• Approve 70% {68%} [73%] (67%)
• Disapprove 25% {26%} [23%] (26%)

Regardless of who you support, which candidate do you expect to win?

• Chris Christie (R) 83% {80%}
• Barbara Buono (D) 9% {9%}

Survey of 763 registered voters was conducted June 3-9, 2013. The margin of error is +/- 3.6 percentage points.  Party ID: 41% {41%} [39%] (43%) Democrat; 22% {19%} [22%] (22%) Republican; 37% {40%} [40%] (35%) Independent.  Results from the poll conducted April 3-7, 2013 are in curly brackets.  Results from the poll conducted January 30 - February 3, 2013 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted November 14-17, 2012 are in parentheses.

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 53% (46%) {47%}
• Cory Booker 35% (42%) {40%}

Among Democrats

• Cory Booker 67% (74%) {72%}
• Chris Christie 20% (12%) {13%}

Among Republicans

• Chris Christie 91% (88%) {85%}
• Cory Booker 6% (7%) {7%}

Among Independents

• Chris Christie 60% (51%) {51%}
• Cory Booker 24% (34%) {35%}

Among Men

• Chris Christie 53% (52%) {55%}
• Cory Booker 35% (39%) {36%}

Among Women

• Chris Christie 53% (40%) {40%}
• Cory Booker 34% (46%) {44%}

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

• Chris Christie 57% (47%)
• Richard Codey 30% (41%)

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

• Chris Christie 61% (49%)
• Barbara Buono 23% (33%)

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

• Chris Christie 62%
• John Wisniewski 21%

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

• Chris Christie 62% (50%)
• Lou Greenwald 20% (31%)

Favorable / Unfavorable {Net}

• Chris Christie 67% {52%} / 22% {42%} {+45%}
• Cory Booker 52% {49%} / 13% {11%} {+39%}
• Richard Codey 35% / 13% {+22%}
• Barbara Buono 8% / 7% {+1%}
• Lou Greenwald 6% / 7% {-1%}
• John Wisniewski 5% / 7% {-2%}

Do you feel that Chris Christie deserves to be reelected, or do you feel that he does not deserve to be reelected?

• Yes/Deserves 67% (52%)
• No/Does not 25% (40%)

Survey of 1,664 registered voters was conducted November 19-25, 2012. The margin of error is +/- 2.4 percentage points.  Party ID: 36% (37%) {33%} Democrat; 23% (25%) {24%} Republican; 35% (34%) {37%} Independent; 5% (4%) {6%} Other/Don't know.  Results from the poll conducted October 10-14, 2012 are in parentheses. Results from the poll conducted August 27 - September 2, 2012 are in curly brackets.

Poll Watch: Rutgers-Eagleton New Jersey 2013 Gubernatorial Survey

Rutgers-Eagleton New Jersey 2013 Gubernatorial Poll

• Chris Christie (R) 57% [63%] (60%)
• Barbara Buono (D) 27% [21%] (22%)

Favorable / Unfavorable {Net}

• Chris Christie 64% [70%] (67%) / 26% [20%] (25%) {+38%}
• Barbara Buono 18% [20%] (11%) / 12% [13%] (7%) {+6%}

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

• Approve 68% [73%] (67%)
• Disapprove 26% [23%] (26%)

Regardless of who you support, which candidate do you expect to win?

• Chris Christie (R) 80%
• Barbara Buono (D) 9%

Survey of 819 registered voters was conducted April 3-7, 2013. The margin of error is +/- 3.7 percentage points.  Party ID: 41% [39%] (43%) Democrat; 19% [22%] (22%) Republican; 40% [40%] (35%) Independent.  Results from the poll conducted January 30 - February 3, 2013 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted November 14-17, 2012 are in parentheses.

Poll Watch: Rutgers-Eagleton New Jersey 2013 Gubernatorial Survey

Rutgers-Eagleton New Jersey 2013 Gubernatorial Poll

• Chris Christie (R) 55% (59%) {57%} [63%] (60%)
• Barbara Buono (D) 35% (27%) {27%} [21%] (22%)

Favorable / Unfavorable {Net}

• Chris Christie 60% (64%) {64%} [70%] (67%) / 35% (26%) {26%} [20%] (25%) {+25%}
• Barbara Buono 32% (22%) {18%} [20%] (11%) / 25% (24%) {12%} [13%] (7%) {+7%}

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

• Approve 66% (70%) {68%} [73%] (67%)
• Disapprove 31% (25%) {26%} [23%] (26%)

Regardless of who you support, which candidate do you expect to win?

• Chris Christie (R) 84% (83%) {80%}
• Barbara Buono (D) 10% (9%) {9%}

Survey of 568 likely voters was conducted September 3-9, 2013. The margin of error is +/- 4.1 percentage points.  Party ID (among registered voters): 41% (41%) {41%} [39%] (43%) Democrat; 23% (22%) {19%} [22%] (22%) Republican; 36% (37%) {40%} [40%] (35%) Independent.  Results from the poll conducted June 3-9, 2013 are in parentheses.  Results from the poll conducted April 3-7, 2013 are in curly brackets.  Results from the poll conducted January 30 - February 3, 2013 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted November 14-17, 2012 are in parentheses.

Poll Watch: PPP (D) New Jersey 2013 Gubernatorial Survey

PPP (D) New Jersey 2013 Gubernatorial Poll

If the candidates for Governor next year were Republican Chris Christie and Democrat Cory Booker, who would you vote for?

• Chris Christie (R) 50% [43%]
• Cory Booker (D) 36% [47%]

Among Independents

• Chris Christie (R) 53% [42%]
• Cory Booker (D) 31% [43%]

Among Moderates

• Chris Christie (R) 53% [35%]
• Cory Booker (D) 30% [51%]

Among Men

• Chris Christie (R) 58% [49%]
• Cory Booker (D) 27% [43%]

Among Women

• Chris Christie (R) 43% [38%]
  
• Cory Booker (D) 43% [51%]

If the candidates for Governor next year were Republican Chris Christie and Democrat Richard Codey, who would you vote for?

• Chris Christie 53%
• Richard Codey 31%

If the candidates for Governor next year were Republican Chris Christie and Democrat Bruce Springsteen, who would you vote for?

• Chris Christie (R) 61% [42%]
• Bruce Springsteen (D) 25% [42%]

If the candidates for Governor next year were Republican Chris Christie and Democrat Steve Sweeney, who would you vote for?

• Chris Christie (R) 57% [42%]
• Steve Sweeney (D) 20% [40%]

If the candidates for Governor next year were Republican Chris Christie and Democrat Barbara Buono, who would you vote for?

• Chris Christie 60%
• Barbara Buono 20%

Do you approve or disapprove of Governor Chris Christie’s job performance?

• Approve 67% [43%] (48%)
• Disapprove 25% [53%] (45%)

Among Independents

• Approve 65% [40%] (55%)
• Disapprove 28% [54%] (39%)

Among Moderates 

• Approve 75% [34%] (44%)
  
• Disapprove 20% [62%] (51%)

Among Republicans

• Approve 91% [82%] (79%)
• Disapprove 8% [17%] (16%)

Among Democrats

• Approve 56% [16%] (23%)
• Disapprove 32% [79%] (68%)

Among Men

• Approve 74% [45%] (51%)
• Disapprove 20% [50%] (43%)

Among Women

• Approve 62% [41%] (46%)
• Disapprove 29% [56%] (47%)

Do you approve or disapprove of how Chris Christie handled Hurricane Sandy?

• Approve 89%
• Disapprove 9%

Favorable / Unfavorable {Net}

• Bruce Springsteen 54% [50%] / 23% [22%] {+31%}
• Cory Booker 48% [43%] / 20% [16%] {+28%}
• Richard Codey 34% / 23% {+11%}
• Barbara Buono 9% / 19% {-10%} 
• Steve Sweeney 14% [13%] / 27% [37%] {-13%}

Among Independents

• Cory Booker 45% [35%] / 21% [13%] {+24%}

Among Moderates

• Cory Booker 46% [41%] / 22% [18%] {+24%}

Among Men

• Cory Booker 52% [41%] / 24% [23%] {+28%}

Among Women

• Cory Booker 45% [44%] / 17% [11%] {+28%}

Survey of 600 New Jersey voters was conducted November 26-28, 2012. The margin of error is +/- 4 percentage points. Party ID: 48% [46%] (43%) Democrat; 25% [32%] (29%) Republican; 27% [22%] (27%) Independent/Other. Political ideology: 35% [36%] Moderate; 26% [18%] Somewhat liberal; 20% [22%] Somewhat conservative; 10% [12%] Very conservative; 9% [12%] Very liberal. Results from the poll conducted July 15-18, 2011 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted January 6-9, 2011 are in parentheses.

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 Richard Codey the Democrat and Chris Christie the Republican, for whom would you vote?

• Chris Christie 59% [57%] (47%)
• Richard Codey 30% [30%] (41%)

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

• Chris Christie 61%
• Stephen Sweeney 25%

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

• Chris Christie 63% [61%] (49%)
• Barbara Buono 22% [23%] (33%)

Favorable / Unfavorable {Net}

• Chris Christie 69% [67%] {52%} / 21% [22%] {42%} {+48%}
• Richard Codey 37% [35%] / 13% [13%] {+24%}
• Barbara Buono 8% [8%] / 9% [7%] {-1%}
• Stephen Sweeney 16% / 18% {-2%}

Do you feel that Chris Christie deserves to be reelected, or do you feel that he does not deserve to be reelected?

• Yes/Deserves 68% [67%] (52%)
• No/Does not 24% [25%] (40%)

Survey of 1,647 registered voters was conducted January 15-21, 2013. The margin of error is +/- 2.4 percentage points.  Party ID: 35% [36%] (37%) {33%} Democrat; 23% [23%] (25%) {24%} Republican; 36% [35%] (34%) {37%} Independent; 5% [5%] (4%) {6%} Other/Don't know.  Results from the poll conducted November 19-25, 2012 are in square brackets. Results from the poll conducted October 10-14, 2012 are in parentheses. Results from the poll conducted August 27 - September 2, 2012 are in curly brackets.

Poll Watch: NBC News/Marist New Jersey 2013 Gubernatorial Survey

NBC News/Marist New Jersey 2013 Gubernatorial Poll

Among Likely Voters

• Chris Christie (R) 62%
• Barbara Buono (D) 28%

Among Registered Voters

• Chris Christie (R) 60%
• Barbara Buono (D) 28%

Favorable / Unfavorable {Net}

• Chris Christie (R) 68% / 27% {+41%} 
• Barbara Buono (D) 24% / 18% {+6%}

Do you approve or disapprove of the job Chris Christie is doing as governor?

• Approve 69%
• Disapprove 24%

Among Democrats

• Approve 54%
• Disapprove 37%

Among Republicans

• Approve 91%
• Disapprove 7%

Among Indepedents

• Approve 72%
• Disapprove 21%

Survey of 1,080 registered voters, including a subsample of 707 likely voters, was conducted April 28 - May 2, 2013. The margin of error is +/- 3 percentage points among registered voters; +/- 3.7 percentage points among likely voters.  Party ID (among registered voters): 37% Democrat; 22% Republican; 40% Independent. Party ID (among likely voters): 36% Democrat; 23% Republican; 39% Independent.

Poll Watch: Quinnipiac New Jersey 2013 Gubernatorial Survey

Quinnipiac New Jersey 2013 Gubernatorial Poll

• Chris Christie (R) 64% {62%} [62%] (64%) {58%} [61%] (59%) {58%} [60%] (62%) {63%} [61%] (49%)
• Barbara Buono (D) 31% {33%} [33%] (30%) {30%} [29%] (29%) {26%} [25%] (25%) {22%} [23%] (33%)

Favorable / Unfavorable {Net}

• Chris Christie 65% {63%} [63%] (67%) [66%] (63%) {66%} [69%] (69%) {69%} [67%] {52%} / 29% {31%} [31%] (27%) [27%] (27%) {24%} [22%] (22%) {21%} [22%] {42%} {+36%}
• Barbara Buono 26% {28%} [29%] (23%) [25%] (18%) {12%} [10%] (8%) {8%} [8%] / 37% {36%} [35%] (36%) [29%] (23%) {9%} [10%] (8%) {9%} [7%] {-11%}

Would you like to see Chris Christie run for President in 2016 or not?

• Yes 48%
• No 41%

Survey of 1,203 likely New Jersey voters was conducted October 21-27, 2013. The margin of error is +/- 2.8 percentage points.  Party ID: 34% {35%} [34%] (33%) {35%} [33%] (34%) {35%} [33%] (33%) {35%} [36%] (37%) {33%} Democrat; 30% {27%} [26%] (25%) {23%} [23%] (23%) {23%} [24%] (25%) {23%} [23%] (25%) {24%} Republican; 31% {33%} [34%] (36%) {35%} [35%] (37%) {37%} [37%] (36%) {36%} [35%] (34%) {37%} Independent; 6% {5%} [6%] (5%) {7%} [9%] (7%) {5%} [7%] (7%) {5%} [5%] (4%) {6%} Other/Don't know. Results from the poll conducted October 10-14, 2013 are in curly brackets.  Results from the poll conducted October 5-7, 2013 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted September 19-22, 2013 are in parentheses.  Results from the poll conducted August 1-5, 2013 are in curly brackets. Results from the poll conducted July 2-7, 2013 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted June 7-9, 2013 are in parentheses. Results from the poll conducted April 19-22, 2013 are in curly brackets. Results from the poll conducted March 19-24, 2013 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted February 13-17, 2013 are in parentheses.  Results from the poll conducted January 15-21, 2013 are in curly brackets.  Results from the poll conducted November 19-25, 2012 are in square brackets. Results from the poll conducted October 10-14, 2012 are in parentheses. Results from the poll conducted August 27 - September 2, 2012 are in curly brackets.

Poll Watch: Fairleigh Dickinson PublicMind New Jersey 2013 Gubernatorial Survey

FDU PublicMind New Jersey 2013 Gubernatorial Poll

• Chris Christie (R) 59%
• Richard Codey (D) 26%

• Chris Christie (R) 64%
• Barbara Buono (D) 21%

• Chris Christie (R) 65%
• Steve Sweeney (D) 19%

Do you approve or disapprove of the job Chris Christie is doing as governor?

• Approve 73% {77%} (56%) [51%] {55%} (56%) [54%] {53%} (51%) [54%] {44%} (51%) [51%] {53%}
• Disapprove 19% {17%} (33%) [35%] {35%} (33%) [34%] {37%} (36%) [36%] {44%} (41%) [39%] {36%}

Among Democrats

• Approve 62% {67%} (26%) [28%] {33%} (36%) [30%] {26%} (27%) [31%] {20%} (27%) [27%] {33%}
• Disapprove 29% {26%} (59%) [55%] {56%} (51%) [52%] {62%} (60%) [54%] {69%} (63%) [61%] {56%}

Among Republicans

• Approve 90% {87%} (86%) [84%] {82%} (83%) [85%] {90%} (81%) [81%] {75%} (83%) [82%] {80%}
• Disapprove 7% {9%} (9%) [10%] {13%} (11%) [9%] {7%} (11%) [16%] {16%} (14%) [15%] {14%}

Among Independents

• Approve 80% {92%} (60%) [55%] {65%} (53%) [60%] {52%} (50%) [64%] {47%} (49%) [54%] {50%}
• Disapprove 13% {5%} (20%) [30%] {23%} (31%) [27%] {36%} (35%) [26%] {32%} (36%) [28%] {32%}

Among Men

• Approve 77% {76%} (64%) [54%] {61%} (64%) [62%] {63%} (58%) [61%] {52%} (58%) [61%] {59%}
• Disapprove 17% {19%} (28%) [32%] {32%} (27%) [27%] {30%} (31%) [31%] {36%} (34%) [32%] {32%}

Among Women

• Approve 70% {77%} (49%) [49%] {49%} (48%) [46%] {42%} (45%) [46%] {36%} (45%) [41%] {47%}
• Disapprove 22% {15%} (37%) [39%] {38%} (39%) [40%] {45%} (41%) [42%] {53%} (47%) [47%] {40%}

Favorable / Unfavorable {Net}

Among Voters Who've Heard of Potential Candidate

• Richard Codey 56% / 18% {+38%}
• Barbara Buono 30% / 17% {+13%}
• Steve Sweeney 25% / 39% {-14%}

Survey of 700 registered voters was conducted January 2-6, 2013. The margin of error is +/- 3.7 percentage points.  Party ID: 48% {49%} [48%] {47%} Democrat; 33% {34%} [33%] {33%} Republican; 19% {17%} [19%] {21%} Independent.  Results from the poll conducted November 13-18, 2012 are in curly brackets.  Results from the poll conducted October 26-29, 2012 are in parentheses.  Results from the poll conducted September 6-12, 2012 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted July 23-29, 2012 are in curly brackets.  Results from the poll conducted April 30 - May 6, 2012 are in parentheses.  Results from the poll conducted March 5-11, 2012 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted January 2-8, 2012 are in curly brackets.   Results from the poll conducted October 17-23, 2011 are in parentheses.  Results from the poll conducted September 19-25, 2011 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted May 16-22, 2011 are in curly brackets.  Results from the poll conducted March 29 - April 4, 2011 are in parentheses.  Results from the poll conducted February 7-13, 2011 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted January 3-9, 2011 are in curly brackets.

Governor Christie's State of the State Address