Here Are The Results of SurveyUSA Election Poll #10400
Geography Surveyed: VA 5th Congressional District
Data Collected: 10/08/2006 - 10/10/2006
Release Date: 10/11/2006 9:50 AM ET
Sponsor: WDBJ-TV Roanoke
Democrat Weed Makes Inroads, But Republican Goode Poised for Re-Election In VA5: In an election today, 10/11/06, in Virginia's 5th Congressional District, incumbent Republican Virgil Goode defeats Democratic challenger Al Weed, according to a SurveyUSA poll conducted exclusively for WDBJ-TV Roanoke. Goode gets 56% of the vote today, down 3 points from a SurveyUSA WDBJ-TV poll conducted in July. Weed gets 40%, up 5 points. Goode had led by 24, now leads by 16. Weed has gained the most ground among voters age 50-64, who support Goode by only 6 points, down from 32 in July. 92% of Republicans vote Republican. 83% of Democrats vote Democrat. Independents back Goode 4:3. Goode wins 2:1 among white voters. Weed wins 4:1 among African-American voters. Those who have attended graduate school support Weed 4:3. All other levels of education support Goode. President George W. Bush's approval rating among likely voters in Virginia's 5th Congressional District is 48%. 90% of those who approve of Bush support Goode; of those who disapprove of Bush, only 22% support Goode. The election is on 11/7/06.
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Filtering: 900 adults from Virginia's 5th Congressional District were interviewed 10/8/06 - 10/10/06. Of them, 771 were registered to vote. Of them, 502 were judged to be "likely" voters. Crosstabs reflect Likely Voters.
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Asked of 502 Likely Voters |
Credibility Interval for this question = ± 4.4 percentage points. |
56% | Goode (R) |
40% | Weed (D) |
2% | Oddo (IG) |
2% | Undecided |
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