Results of SurveyUSA News Poll #10510
 
1Did you watch the debate last night between the candidates for United States Senator from Virginia?
1000 AdultsAllGenderAgeRaceParty AffiliationIdeologyRegion
Credibility Interval: ± 2.9 pct pointsMaleFemale18-3435-5455+WhiteBlackHispanicOtherRepublicDemocratIndependConservaModerateLiberalShenandoNortheasSoutheasCentral
Yes30%35%26%20%33%39%30%34%**22%27%30%41%29%36%33%27%22%38%34%
No69%64%74%80%66%61%70%66%**70%72%68%58%71%63%67%72%76%62%66%
Not Sure1%1%0%0%1%1%0%0%**8%0%1%0%0%1%0%0%2%0%0%
Total100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%
Composition of Adults100%48%52%32%41%27%72%18%4%5%35%34%23%30%40%18%27%26%20%26%
 
2Who do you think won the debate? George Allen? Jim Webb? Or was there no clear winner?
301 Who Watched DebateAllGenderAgeRaceParty AffiliationIdeologyRegion
Credibility Interval: ± 5.8 pct pointsMaleFemale18-3435-5455+WhiteBlackHispanicOtherRepublicDemocratIndependConservaModerateLiberalShenandoNortheasSoutheasCentral
Allen48%50%46%56%44%50%50%46%****72%27%48%76%35%36%47%44%60%42%
Webb38%39%36%33%43%34%35%43%****20%58%37%12%48%53%34%42%31%44%
No Clear Winner14%10%18%11%14%15%15%12%****8%14%15%12%17%10%19%13%8%13%
Not Sure0%0%0%0%0%1%0%0%****0%1%0%0%0%1%0%0%1%0%
Total100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%
Composition of Who Watched Debate100%56%44%21%45%34%72%21%3%4%32%34%31%28%46%19%25%20%26%30%
 
3Did the debate give you a more favorable opinion of George Allen? A less favorable opinion? Or did it not change your opinion of him either way?
301 Who Watched DebateAllGenderAgeRaceParty AffiliationIdeologyRegion
Credibility Interval: ± 5.8 pct pointsMaleFemale18-3435-5455+WhiteBlackHispanicOtherRepublicDemocratIndependConservaModerateLiberalShenandoNortheasSoutheasCentral
More Favorable37%41%32%49%33%35%33%48%****53%26%34%59%26%27%32%38%41%37%
Less Favorable31%35%26%32%35%25%32%20%****22%41%31%15%37%40%33%37%25%31%
Did Not Change Opinion32%24%41%19%32%40%35%31%****25%32%35%26%36%31%35%25%33%32%
Not Sure0%0%1%0%1%0%0%2%****0%1%0%0%0%2%0%0%1%0%
Total100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%
Composition of Who Watched Debate100%56%44%21%45%34%72%21%3%4%32%34%31%28%46%19%25%20%26%30%
 
4Did the debate give you a more favorable opinion of Jim Webb? A less favorable opinion? Or did it not change your opinion of him either way?
301 Who Watched DebateAllGenderAgeRaceParty AffiliationIdeologyRegion
Credibility Interval: ± 5.8 pct pointsMaleFemale18-3435-5455+WhiteBlackHispanicOtherRepublicDemocratIndependConservaModerateLiberalShenandoNortheasSoutheasCentral
More Favorable38%39%37%25%43%39%39%31%****23%52%40%14%49%49%36%49%34%36%
Less Favorable36%40%31%48%34%32%36%42%****54%26%30%55%27%35%32%35%40%36%
Did Not Change Opinion26%21%32%27%23%29%26%28%****23%22%29%30%25%16%31%16%26%28%
Not Sure0%0%1%0%0%1%0%0%****0%0%1%1%0%0%0%0%1%0%
Total100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%
Composition of Who Watched Debate100%56%44%21%45%34%72%21%3%4%32%34%31%28%46%19%25%20%26%30%
 
** Too few respondents of this type were interviewed for this data to be meaningful.