
Clinton leads Trump 51% to 30% among likely voters in Delaware
A new University of Delaware Center for Political Communication survey finds that 51% of likely voters in Delaware would vote for Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton and 30% would vote for Republican candidate Donald Trump, if the presidential election were being held today. Libertarian candidate Gary Johnson was the choice of 7%, and 2% said they would vote for Jill Stein of the Green Party. The representative telephone survey, conducted on September 16-28, 2016, interviewed 762 likely Delaware voters by landline and cell phone.
Researcher(s):
Brewer, Dr. Paul R.

September 2016 Survey: Delawareans view their elected officials favorably
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A new University of Delaware Center for Political Communication survey finds a majority of Delawareans hold favorable views of Governor Jack Markell and all three members of the state’s Congressional delegation. The representative telephone survey, conducted on September 16-28, 2016, interviewed 900 registered Delaware voters by landline and cell phone. Fully 62% of the respondents viewed Markell favorably, while 25% viewed him unfavorably. Senator Tom Carper was viewed even more positively, with 64% rating him favorably and only 17% rating him unfavorably. Representative John Carney, who is running for governor, received a favorable rating from 59% and an unfavorable rating from 18%. A clear majority (56%) also rated Senator Chris Coons favorably, versus 25% who rated him unfavorably.
Researcher(s):
Brewer, Dr. Paul R.

Carney leads in Delaware governor race, Blunt Rochester leads in Congressional race
A new University of Delaware Center for Political Communication survey finds that 57% of registered voters in Delaware would vote for Democratic candidate John Carney and 25% would vote for Republican candidate Colin Bonini, if the election for Delaware governor were being held today. Also, 4% supported Libertarian candidate Sean Goward and 3% chose Green candidate Andrew Groff. In the race for Delawares seat in the U.S. House of Representatives, 46% of registered voters would vote for Democratic candidate Lisa Blunt Rochester versus 26% for Republican candidate Hans Reigle. Libertarian candidate Scott Gesty was the choice of 6%, and 5% supported Mark Perri of the Green Party. The representative telephone survey, conducted on September 16-28, 2016, interviewed 900 registered Delaware voters by landline and cell phone.
Researcher(s):
Brewer, Dr. Paul R.