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1 | Full trend and detailed methods | All adults | Registered voters | Party ID | Leaned Party ID | Ideology | Race | Sex | Age | Race by education | Region | |||||||||||||||||||
2 | Washington Post-Schar School poll conducted by telephone Sept. 25-30, 2019 among a random sample of 876 adults in the Commonwealth of Virginia, with 55% reached on cellphone and 45% reached on landline. Overall results have a margin of error of +/- 5 percentage points. *=less than 0.5% | All adults | Registered voters | Democrat | Republican | Independent | Leaned Democrats | Leaned Republicans | Liberal | Moderate | Conservative | White | **NET Nonwhite** | African American | Male | Female | Age 18-39 | Age 40-64 | Age 65+ | White non-college | White college | **NET Northern Va.** | DC Suburbs | Northern VA Exurbs | **NET Rest of Va.** | Central/West VA | East/Richmond | Tidewater | ||
3 | 1. How closely are you following the election this fall for General Assembly in Virginia: very closely, somewhat closely, not so closely, or not closely at all? | **NET Very/Somewhat closely** | 45% | 47% | 45% | 46% | 45% | 46% | 46% | 43% | 44% | 48% | 43% | 47% | 48% | 45% | 44% | 32% | 53% | 49% | 40% | 47% | 42% | 41% | 43% | 47% | 45% | 57% | 38% | |
4 | Very closely | 11% | 12% | 11% | 14% | 7% | 10% | 12% | 8% | 13% | 12% | 12% | 9% | 9% | 11% | 11% | 7% | 13% | 15% | 12% | 11% | 11% | 9% | 13% | 12% | 11% | 14% | 11% | ||
5 | Somewhat closely | 33% | 34% | 33% | 32% | 38% | 36% | 33% | 35% | 31% | 36% | 31% | 38% | 39% | 34% | 33% | 25% | 40% | 34% | 28% | 36% | 31% | 33% | 30% | 35% | 34% | 44% | 26% | ||
6 | **NET Not so/Not at all closely** | 55% | 53% | 55% | 54% | 55% | 54% | 54% | 57% | 56% | 52% | 57% | 53% | 52% | 54% | 56% | 68% | 47% | 51% | 60% | 53% | 58% | 59% | 57% | 53% | 55% | 42% | 62% | ||
7 | Not so closely | 23% | 25% | 22% | 23% | 24% | 23% | 23% | 27% | 21% | 23% | 26% | 18% | 12% | 22% | 23% | 27% | 19% | 24% | 27% | 24% | 27% | 27% | 28% | 20% | 16% | 18% | 28% | ||
8 | Not closely at all | 32% | 28% | 33% | 31% | 30% | 31% | 32% | 30% | 36% | 28% | 31% | 35% | 40% | 32% | 33% | 41% | 28% | 27% | 33% | 29% | 30% | 31% | 29% | 32% | 39% | 25% | 35% | ||
9 | No opinion | * | * | * | - | 1% | * | - | * | * | - | - | * | - | 1% | * | - | * | * | - | - | * | * | * | * | * | * | - | ||
10 | Q6. On another subject, Do you approve or disapprove of the way Ralph Northam is handling his job as governor of Virginia? | **Approve** | 47% | 49% | 70% | 30% | 42% | 67% | 26% | 59% | 54% | 34% | 44% | 54% | 55% | 44% | 50% | 42% | 51% | 51% | 39% | 53% | 49% | 53% | 45% | 49% | 45% | 51% | 50% | |
11 | Approve STRONGLY | 15% | 16% | 25% | 6% | 12% | 23% | 5% | 21% | 17% | 9% | 12% | 21% | 18% | 14% | 16% | 8% | 17% | 24% | 8% | 18% | 15% | 19% | 10% | 15% | 14% | 10% | 24% | ||
12 | Approve SOMEWHAT | 32% | 33% | 45% | 24% | 30% | 44% | 21% | 38% | 37% | 25% | 33% | 33% | 36% | 30% | 35% | 34% | 34% | 27% | 31% | 35% | 34% | 34% | 35% | 34% | 31% | 42% | 27% | ||
13 | **Disapprove** | 29% | 31% | 7% | 51% | 35% | 9% | 51% | 17% | 17% | 47% | 36% | 16% | 17% | 38% | 21% | 24% | 32% | 33% | 37% | 33% | 23% | 19% | 26% | 30% | 33% | 31% | 26% | ||
14 | Disapprove SOMEWHAT | 12% | 12% | 4% | 13% | 21% | 7% | 18% | 13% | 10% | 14% | 14% | 9% | 10% | 15% | 10% | 15% | 11% | 10% | 14% | 14% | 9% | 8% | 10% | 13% | 13% | 10% | 18% | ||
15 | Disapprove STRONGLY | 17% | 19% | 3% | 37% | 14% | 3% | 33% | 3% | 6% | 34% | 21% | 7% | 6% | 23% | 11% | 8% | 21% | 24% | 23% | 19% | 13% | 11% | 16% | 17% | 19% | 21% | 9% | ||
16 | No opinion | 23% | 20% | 23% | 19% | 23% | 24% | 23% | 24% | 29% | 19% | 20% | 30% | 29% | 18% | 29% | 34% | 17% | 16% | 24% | 14% | 28% | 27% | 28% | 21% | 23% | 18% | 23% | ||
17 | Q7. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Justin Fairfax is handling his job as lieutenant governor of Virginia? | Approve | 39% | 38% | 55% | 25% | 36% | 56% | 22% | 50% | 44% | 30% | 33% | 52% | 62% | 39% | 39% | 36% | 44% | 37% | 32% | 35% | 40% | 34% | 46% | 40% | 36% | 40% | 45% | |
18 | Disapprove | 25% | 28% | 12% | 41% | 27% | 11% | 41% | 17% | 22% | 35% | 29% | 17% | 11% | 30% | 21% | 19% | 29% | 30% | 30% | 27% | 21% | 22% | 20% | 27% | 30% | 30% | 20% | ||
19 | No opinion | 36% | 34% | 33% | 34% | 37% | 33% | 38% | 33% | 35% | 35% | 38% | 32% | 26% | 31% | 40% | 46% | 28% | 33% | 39% | 38% | 39% | 44% | 33% | 33% | 34% | 31% | 35% | ||
20 | Q8. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Mark Herring is handling his job as attorney general of Virginia? | Approve | 42% | 41% | 52% | 33% | 43% | 53% | 32% | 53% | 45% | 33% | 40% | 48% | 51% | 41% | 43% | 36% | 46% | 46% | 37% | 44% | 42% | 41% | 42% | 44% | 39% | 48% | 46% | |
21 | Disapprove | 19% | 21% | 10% | 32% | 16% | 10% | 30% | 12% | 14% | 28% | 20% | 15% | 11% | 24% | 15% | 15% | 21% | 23% | 22% | 17% | 16% | 18% | 14% | 20% | 24% | 23% | 13% | ||
22 | No opinion | 39% | 38% | 38% | 35% | 41% | 37% | 38% | 34% | 42% | 38% | 40% | 37% | 38% | 35% | 42% | 49% | 33% | 30% | 41% | 38% | 43% | 41% | 44% | 35% | 37% | 29% | 41% | ||
23 | Q9a. Do you think Governor Northam should or should not run for elected office again in Virginia? | Should | 39% | 38% | 53% | 26% | 38% | 50% | 25% | 50% | 44% | 28% | 34% | 51% | 54% | 36% | 41% | 41% | 38% | 36% | 34% | 33% | 37% | 34% | 41% | 41% | 41% | 37% | 47% | |
24 | Should not | 43% | 45% | 29% | 59% | 44% | 31% | 59% | 32% | 35% | 57% | 47% | 33% | 35% | 49% | 37% | 39% | 45% | 44% | 45% | 50% | 38% | 41% | 34% | 44% | 40% | 49% | 43% | ||
25 | No opinion | 18% | 18% | 18% | 16% | 18% | 19% | 16% | 18% | 21% | 15% | 19% | 17% | 11% | 15% | 22% | 20% | 17% | 20% | 21% | 17% | 25% | 25% | 25% | 15% | 20% | 14% | 10% | ||
26 | Q9b. Do you think Lieutenant Governor Fairfax should or should not run for elected office again in Virginia? | Should | 36% | 36% | 51% | 22% | 39% | 48% | 24% | 46% | 42% | 27% | 28% | 53% | 62% | 37% | 36% | 38% | 38% | 30% | 30% | 26% | 36% | 28% | 45% | 38% | 31% | 35% | 50% | |
27 | Should not | 33% | 35% | 26% | 47% | 32% | 27% | 42% | 30% | 29% | 41% | 36% | 26% | 23% | 36% | 31% | 23% | 38% | 43% | 34% | 40% | 26% | 33% | 18% | 37% | 37% | 43% | 31% | ||
28 | No opinion | 30% | 29% | 24% | 31% | 30% | 24% | 34% | 24% | 29% | 32% | 35% | 21% | 15% | 27% | 33% | 39% | 24% | 27% | 37% | 34% | 38% | 39% | 36% | 25% | 32% | 22% | 20% | ||
29 | Q9c. Do you think Attorney General Herring should or should not run for elected office again in Virginia? | Should | 40% | 40% | 51% | 33% | 41% | 52% | 29% | 53% | 43% | 32% | 34% | 53% | 52% | 43% | 38% | 42% | 41% | 37% | 32% | 38% | 45% | 44% | 46% | 40% | 35% | 36% | 50% | |
30 | Should not | 26% | 27% | 19% | 33% | 27% | 19% | 34% | 21% | 24% | 32% | 28% | 20% | 26% | 28% | 25% | 23% | 27% | 32% | 32% | 23% | 18% | 20% | 14% | 30% | 33% | 35% | 22% | ||
31 | No opinion | 33% | 32% | 30% | 34% | 32% | 29% | 37% | 27% | 33% | 37% | 37% | 26% | 22% | 29% | 37% | 35% | 33% | 31% | 36% | 39% | 37% | 35% | 40% | 30% | 32% | 29% | 28% | ||
32 | Q10. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Donald Trump is handling his job as president? | **Approve** | 39% | 40% | 1% | 87% | 36% | 2% | 81% | 6% | 29% | 70% | 50% | 16% | 3% | 49% | 29% | 33% | 41% | 43% | 62% | 32% | 33% | 25% | 42% | 40% | 52% | 40% | 27% | |
33 | Approve STRONGLY | 26% | 27% | * | 69% | 18% | * | 56% | 3% | 13% | 51% | 35% | 7% | 1% | 34% | 17% | 18% | 29% | 33% | 43% | 23% | 20% | 15% | 26% | 28% | 39% | 30% | 14% | ||
34 | Approve SOMEWHAT | 13% | 12% | 1% | 18% | 17% | 2% | 25% | 3% | 16% | 19% | 15% | 9% | 3% | 14% | 12% | 15% | 12% | 10% | 19% | 9% | 13% | 10% | 16% | 12% | 13% | 10% | 14% | ||
35 | **Dissaprove** | 58% | 58% | 96% | 12% | 59% | 96% | 16% | 91% | 69% | 28% | 48% | 76% | 91% | 49% | 66% | 64% | 54% | 54% | 36% | 66% | 63% | 70% | 55% | 56% | 46% | 55% | 69% | ||
36 | Disapprove SOMEWHAT | 7% | 6% | 6% | 5% | 8% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 7% | 6% | 7% | 4% | 1% | 6% | 8% | 12% | 4% | 3% | 8% | 6% | 9% | 6% | 13% | 5% | 8% | 4% | 3% | ||
37 | Disapprove STRONGLY | 51% | 52% | 90% | 7% | 52% | 89% | 10% | 85% | 62% | 22% | 41% | 72% | 90% | 44% | 58% | 52% | 50% | 51% | 28% | 60% | 54% | 64% | 42% | 51% | 39% | 51% | 66% | ||
38 | No opinion | 3% | 3% | 3% | 1% | 5% | 2% | 2% | 3% | 2% | 3% | 1% | 7% | 5% | 2% | 5% | 3% | 4% | 3% | 1% | 2% | 4% | 5% | 2% | 3% | 2% | 5% | 4% | ||
39 | Q13. Do you support or oppose stricter gun laws in Virginia? | Support | 58% | 58% | 84% | 34% | 56% | 83% | 32% | 78% | 63% | 39% | 51% | 72% | 69% | 49% | 66% | 55% | 58% | 63% | 39% | 68% | 71% | 84% | 56% | 52% | 40% | 55% | 63% | |
40 | Oppose | 37% | 38% | 12% | 63% | 37% | 14% | 64% | 19% | 32% | 56% | 44% | 24% | 24% | 47% | 28% | 40% | 37% | 33% | 54% | 30% | 25% | 11% | 40% | 42% | 55% | 39% | 32% | ||
41 | No opinion | 5% | 4% | 4% | 3% | 7% | 4% | 4% | 3% | 5% | 5% | 5% | 5% | 7% | 4% | 6% | 5% | 5% | 4% | 7% | 2% | 4% | 5% | 4% | 6% | 5% | 7% | 5% | ||
42 | Q14a. Would you support or oppose a statewide ban on the sale of assault weapons? | Support | 57% | 56% | 80% | 37% | 56% | 79% | 33% | 75% | 68% | 37% | 55% | 61% | 63% | 45% | 68% | 55% | 55% | 63% | 47% | 67% | 68% | 75% | 61% | 53% | 47% | 55% | 56% | |
43 | Oppose | 41% | 42% | 20% | 60% | 43% | 21% | 64% | 24% | 31% | 61% | 43% | 37% | 34% | 54% | 29% | 43% | 43% | 34% | 50% | 32% | 30% | 24% | 37% | 45% | 51% | 42% | 41% | ||
44 | No opinion | 2% | 2% | - | 2% | 1% | - | 3% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 2% | 2% | 3% | 1% | 3% | 2% | 2% | 3% | 2% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 3% | 2% | 3% | 3% | ||
45 | Q14b. Would you support or oppose requiring background checks on all potential gun buyers, including private sales and gun shows? | Support | 88% | 88% | 95% | 81% | 89% | 94% | 81% | 89% | 95% | 84% | 88% | 89% | 90% | 84% | 92% | 89% | 89% | 85% | 85% | 93% | 92% | 91% | 94% | 87% | 85% | 88% | 87% | |
46 | Oppose | 10% | 11% | 4% | 16% | 10% | 5% | 17% | 10% | 5% | 14% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 14% | 7% | 11% | 9% | 12% | 14% | 5% | 6% | 8% | 3% | 12% | 15% | 10% | 12% | ||
47 | No opinion | 1% | 1% | * | 3% | 1% | * | 2% | * | * | 2% | 2% | 1% | * | 2% | 1% | - | 2% | 3% | 1% | 2% | 2% | 1% | 3% | 1% | * | 1% | 1% | ||
48 | Q14c. Would you support or oppose a statewide ban on high-capacity ammunition clips, meaning those containing more than 10 bullets? | Support | 56% | 56% | 77% | 30% | 57% | 75% | 35% | 76% | 67% | 36% | 56% | 59% | 60% | 45% | 67% | 57% | 56% | 58% | 47% | 70% | 66% | 74% | 57% | 53% | 46% | 49% | 67% | |
49 | Oppose | 39% | 40% | 20% | 65% | 37% | 22% | 60% | 23% | 28% | 59% | 40% | 36% | 38% | 53% | 26% | 38% | 41% | 38% | 49% | 27% | 30% | 20% | 41% | 42% | 48% | 46% | 31% | ||
50 | No opinion | 4% | 4% | 3% | 6% | 5% | 3% | 5% | 1% | 5% | 5% | 4% | 5% | 2% | 2% | 6% | 5% | 4% | 4% | 4% | 3% | 4% | 6% | 2% | 5% | 6% | 6% | 2% | ||
51 | Q14d. Would you support or oppose a state law allowing the police to take guns away from people who have been found by a judge to be a danger to themselves or others? | Support | 82% | 83% | 94% | 72% | 81% | 94% | 69% | 89% | 88% | 74% | 82% | 84% | 87% | 77% | 88% | 79% | 82% | 90% | 77% | 90% | 90% | 90% | 89% | 81% | 82% | 79% | 81% | |
52 | Oppose | 16% | 16% | 6% | 26% | 17% | 6% | 29% | 10% | 11% | 24% | 16% | 15% | 13% | 22% | 11% | 21% | 15% | 8% | 20% | 9% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 17% | 15% | 18% | 18% | ||
53 | No opinion | 2% | 1% | * | 2% | 2% | * | 3% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 2% | 1% | - | 1% | 2% | 1% | 3% | 1% | 3% | 1% | 1% | 1% | * | 2% | 3% | 2% | 2% | ||
54 | Q14e. Would you support or oppose a state law barring an individual from buying more than one handgun per month? | Support | 58% | 55% | 79% | 39% | 55% | 76% | 37% | 74% | 65% | 41% | 53% | 68% | 67% | 46% | 69% | 63% | 54% | 58% | 46% | 63% | 69% | 77% | 61% | 53% | 46% | 56% | 56% | |
55 | Oppose | 39% | 42% | 19% | 59% | 42% | 22% | 60% | 24% | 30% | 57% | 44% | 29% | 30% | 51% | 28% | 34% | 43% | 39% | 50% | 35% | 29% | 20% | 38% | 44% | 51% | 42% | 39% | ||
56 | No opinion | 3% | 3% | 2% | 2% | 4% | 2% | 3% | 1% | 5% | 2% | 3% | 3% | 3% | 3% | 3% | 3% | 2% | 2% | 3% | 2% | 2% | 3% | 2% | 3% | 3% | 2% | 5% | ||
57 | Q15. Virginia lawmakers are considering whether to approve of the Equal Rights Amendment, mandating that state and federal laws give people the same rights regardless of their sex. Do you support or oppose approving this? | Support | 84% | 84% | 95% | 78% | 81% | 95% | 73% | 92% | 87% | 75% | 83% | 86% | 96% | 80% | 87% | 86% | 83% | 82% | 83% | 82% | 84% | 82% | 87% | 83% | 77% | 81% | 92% | |
58 | Oppose | 11% | 11% | 4% | 15% | 12% | 4% | 18% | 8% | 4% | 19% | 11% | 10% | 4% | 14% | 8% | 8% | 12% | 14% | 11% | 13% | 10% | 10% | 9% | 12% | 17% | 14% | 3% | ||
59 | No opinion | 6% | 5% | 1% | 7% | 7% | 1% | 9% | * | 9% | 7% | 6% | 3% | - | 6% | 5% | 6% | 5% | 5% | 6% | 5% | 6% | 7% | 4% | 5% | 7% | 5% | 4% | ||
60 | Q16c. Do you think abortion should generally be legal or generally illegal during each of the following stages of pregnancy. How about in the last three months? | Legal | 19% | 21% | 35% | 5% | 16% | 33% | 6% | 42% | 17% | 6% | 18% | 23% | 19% | 19% | 19% | 22% | 17% | 17% | 15% | 23% | 24% | 36% | 10% | 16% | 13% | 13% | 23% | |
61 | Illegal | 73% | 72% | 57% | 90% | 76% | 60% | 90% | 46% | 77% | 90% | 75% | 70% | 74% | 71% | 76% | 72% | 72% | 77% | 77% | 71% | 68% | 55% | 82% | 76% | 81% | 76% | 71% | ||
62 | No opinion | 8% | 7% | 8% | 5% | 9% | 7% | 4% | 12% | 6% | 4% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 11% | 5% | 6% | 11% | 6% | 9% | 6% | 9% | 9% | 8% | 8% | 6% | 11% | 6% | ||
63 | 17. Virginia's current minimum wage is $7.25 an hour. Would you support raising Virginia's minimum wage to $15? | Support | 66% | 65% | 91% | 44% | 59% | 89% | 41% | 90% | 66% | 47% | 58% | 83% | 93% | 56% | 76% | 67% | 67% | 63% | 58% | 58% | 67% | 72% | 61% | 65% | 61% | 63% | 73% | |
64 | Oppose | 31% | 31% | 7% | 53% | 36% | 9% | 55% | 8% | 29% | 50% | 38% | 15% | 6% | 43% | 19% | 31% | 29% | 34% | 40% | 36% | 30% | 24% | 36% | 31% | 38% | 34% | 21% | ||
65 | No opinion | 3% | 4% | 2% | 3% | 4% | 2% | 4% | 2% | 4% | 3% | 4% | 2% | 1% | 2% | 5% | 3% | 3% | 3% | 2% | 7% | 3% | 4% | 3% | 3% | 1% | 3% | 6% | ||
66 | Q18. Earlier this year, there was news about Northam's personal yearbook page from medical school which showed a photo of a person in blackface next to a person in a white KKK robe and hood. Today, are you bothered by this? | **NET Bothered** | 55% | 56% | 59% | 51% | 57% | 58% | 55% | 63% | 58% | 50% | 55% | 55% | 55% | 50% | 60% | 68% | 51% | 39% | 49% | 65% | 59% | 60% | 58% | 53% | 41% | 57% | 61% | |
67 | Bothered VERY | 33% | 33% | 35% | 31% | 35% | 33% | 33% | 40% | 30% | 34% | 30% | 39% | 41% | 32% | 35% | 43% | 28% | 25% | 30% | 31% | 37% | 38% | 35% | 31% | 29% | 37% | 26% | ||
68 | Bothered SOMEWHAT | 22% | 23% | 24% | 20% | 22% | 24% | 22% | 23% | 29% | 16% | 25% | 15% | 14% | 18% | 25% | 25% | 23% | 15% | 19% | 34% | 22% | 21% | 23% | 22% | 12% | 20% | 35% | ||
69 | Not bothered | 42% | 42% | 40% | 47% | 39% | 42% | 41% | 36% | 39% | 46% | 41% | 43% | 43% | 47% | 37% | 28% | 47% | 58% | 46% | 34% | 38% | 36% | 41% | 45% | 55% | 41% | 38% | ||
70 | No opinion | 3% | 2% | 1% | 2% | 4% | 1% | 4% | 1% | 3% | 4% | 4% | 2% | 2% | 3% | 3% | 4% | 2% | 3% | 5% | 1% | 3% | 5% | 1% | 3% | 4% | 2% | 2% | ||