North
Carolina Survey of 1,000 Likely Voters
Conducted October 19, 2008
By Rasmussen Reports for FOX News
1* Right now, how interested are you in the 2008
presidential election?
84% Extremely interested
11% Very interested
5% Somewhat interested
1% Not at all
interested
0% Not sure
2* If the
Presidential Election were held today, would you vote for Republican John
McCain, Democrat Barack Obama, Libertarian Bob Barr, Independent Ralph Nader or
Green Party Candidate Cynthia Ann McKinney?
|
|
10/19 |
10/12 |
|
McCain |
48% |
48% |
|
Obama |
51% |
48% |
|
Barr |
0% |
1% |
|
Nader |
0% |
0% |
|
|
0% |
0% |
|
Not sure |
1% |
3% |
3*
Favorable Ratings
|
October
19, 2008 |
Obama |
McCain |
|
Very
Favorable |
42% |
32% |
|
Somewhat
Favorable |
13% |
25% |
|
Somewhat
Unfavorable |
13% |
20% |
|
Very
Unfavorable |
31% |
22% |
|
Not sure |
1% |
2% |
|
|
Obama Fav/Unfav |
McCain Fav/Unfav |
|
10/19 |
55% / 44% |
57% / 42% |
|
10/12 |
53% / 45% |
57% / 41% |
4* Overall, which candidate do you trust
more -- Barack Obama or John McCain?
|
|
10/19 |
10/12 |
|
McCain |
47% |
43% |
|
Obama |
48% |
51% |
|
Not sure |
5% |
7% |
5* In terms
of how you will vote for President, are you primarily interested in National
Security issues such as the War with Iraq and the War on Terror,
Economic issues such as jobs and economic growth, Domestic Issues like Social
Security and Health Care, Cultural issues such as same-sex marriage
and abortion, or Fiscal issues such as taxes and government spending?
|
|
10/19 |
10/12 |
|
National
Security Issues |
18% |
21% |
|
Economic
Issues |
54% |
52% |
|
Domestic
Issues |
9% |
9% |
|
Cultural
Issues |
5% |
6% |
|
Fiscal
Issues |
9% |
7% |
|
Not sure |
5% |
5% |
6*
Regardless of how you might vote, which candidate do you trust more to handle
the nation’s economy and jobs….Barack Obama or John McCain?
|
|
10/19 |
10/12 |
|
Barack
Obama |
51% |
48% |
|
John
McCain |
45% |
47% |
|
Not sure |
4% |
5% |
7*
Regardless of how you might vote, which candidate do you trust more to handle
national security and the war on terrorism….Barack Obama or John McCain?
|
|
10/19 |
10/12 |
|
Barack
Obama |
44% |
43% |
|
John
McCain |
53% |
52% |
|
Not sure |
3% |
5% |
8*
Regardless of how you would vote, how comfortable would you be with Barack
Obama as president?
|
|
10/19 |
10/12 |
|
Extremely
comfortable |
37% |
34% |
|
Very
comfortable |
11% |
12% |
|
Somewhat
comfortable |
9% |
10% |
|
Not at
all comfortable |
40% |
43% |
|
Not sure |
2% |
2% |
9*
Regardless of how you would vote, how comfortable would you be with John McCain
as president?
|
|
10/19 |
10/12 |
|
Extremely
comfortable |
26% |
27% |
|
Very
comfortable |
15% |
16% |
|
Somewhat
comfortable |
21% |
21% |
|
Not at
all comfortable |
35% |
32% |
|
Not sure |
3% |
4% |
10* Do you
think Barack Obama has the right experience to be president?
44% Yes
48% No
8% Not sure
11* Do you
think John McCain has the right experience to be president?
63% Yes
26% No
11% Not
sure
12* If you
had to make the toughest decision of your life, who would you rather get advice
from -- Barack Obama or John McCain?
|
|
10/19 |
10/12 |
|
Barack
Obama |
46% |
43% |
|
John
McCain |
49% |
49% |
|
Not sure |
5% |
8% |
13* Which candidate do you think can bring real change to
Washington?
43% Only
Barack Obama can
27% Only
John McCain can
15% Both of them can
10% Neither of them can
5% Not sure
NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 3
percentage points with a 95% level of confidence