| Results of SurveyUSA Election Poll #14207 |
| VA-5 Rep. Goode Re-Elected by 2:1 Margin: In an election for US House of Representatives in Virginia's 5th Congressional District held today, 08/13/08, incumbent Republican Virgil Goode defeats Democratic attorney Tom Perriello by 34 points, according to this latest SurveyUSA poll conducted exclusively for WDBJ-TV Roanoke and WJLA-TV Washington DC. Goode takes 64% of the vote; Perriello takes 30%. Independent Green candidate Sherman Wichter takes 1% of the vote. Goode wins 66% of men, 62% of women. Goode wins 64% of likely voters age 18 to 49 and 64% of likely voters age 50+. 27% of Democrats cross over to vote for Republican Goode; 6% of Republicans cross over to vote for Democrat Perriello. Independents break 3:1 for the incumbent. Goode was first elected in 1996; he is seeking his seventh term. |
| Filtering: SurveyUSA interviewed 900 adults from Virginia's 5th Congressional District 08/10/08 through 08/12/08. Of them, 806 identified themselves as being registered to vote; of them, 615 were determined by SurveyUSA to be likely to vote in the 11/04/08 general election. |
 | If the election for U.S. House of Representatives, were today, would you vote for ... (names rotated) Republican Virgil Goode? Democrat Tom Perriello? Or Independent Green candidate Sherman Wichter? |
| 615 Likely Voters | All | Gender | Age | <50 / 50+ | Race | Party Affiliation | Ideology | Attend Religious Service | Abortion | Change Your Mind | ||||||||||||||||
| Credibility Interval: ± 3.9 pct points | Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-49 | 50-64 | 65+ | 18-49 | 50+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Other | Republic | Democrat | Independ | Conserva | Moderate | Liberal | Regularl | Occasion | Almost N | Pro-life | Pro-choi | Could Ch | Mind Mad | |
| Virgil Goode (R) | 64% | 66% | 62% | 64% | 64% | 64% | 65% | 64% | 64% | 71% | 35% | ** | ** | 92% | 27% | 69% | 88% | 52% | 32% | 67% | 57% | 65% | 77% | 50% | 63% | 66% |
| Tom Perriello (D) | 30% | 29% | 31% | 30% | 31% | 27% | 31% | 31% | 29% | 25% | 54% | ** | ** | 6% | 67% | 21% | 9% | 41% | 64% | 29% | 34% | 28% | 18% | 43% | 23% | 32% |
| Sherman Wichter (I-G) | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 2% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 0% | ** | ** | 1% | 1% | 4% | 1% | 1% | 3% | 1% | 3% | 2% | 1% | 2% | 4% | 1% |
| Undecided | 5% | 4% | 5% | 5% | 3% | 7% | 3% | 4% | 5% | 3% | 10% | ** | ** | 2% | 5% | 6% | 3% | 5% | 0% | 4% | 6% | 6% | 4% | 5% | 11% | 1% |
| Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Composition of Likely Voters | 100% | 51% | 49% | 16% | 27% | 31% | 26% | 43% | 57% | 81% | 17% | 1% | 2% | 41% | 33% | 20% | 39% | 34% | 12% | 61% | 22% | 17% | 52% | 44% | 18% | 79% |