October 12, 2011 - Virginia Voters Satisfied With State, But Not U.S., Quinnipiac University Poll Finds; Voters Support Nuclear Plants, Oppose I-95 Tolls Word format Virginia voters are three times more satisfied with the ways things are going in the commonwealth than they are about the state of the country, as Gov. Bob McDonnell remains wildly popular with voters with a 62 - 22 percent job approval rating, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released today. Virginians say 52 - 42 percent that putting tolls on parts of Interstate 95 is a bad idea, but they would favor increasing tolls rather than raising gasoline taxes 60 - 28 percent if money is used to pay for road repairs in the state, the independent Quinnipiac (KWIN-uh-pe-ack) University poll finds. While 38 percent of voters are more concerned about the safety of nuclear power after the North Anna nuclear plant was shut down because of the August earthquake, 7 percent are less concerned and 52 percent say the shutdown did not affect their view. Virginia voters approve 71 - 20 percent of using nuclear power to produce electricity and support 60 - 32 percent the construction of new nuclear plants in the commonwealth. Democrats are divided on new plants 44 - 45 percent and black voters oppose new plants 53 - 40 percent. "Overwhelmingly, Virginia voters are happy with what's going on in Richmond, but not so much with what's coming out of Washington," said Peter A. Brown, assistant director of the Quinnipiac University Polling institute. Only 2 percent of voters are "very satisfied with the way things are going in the nation today," compared to 10 percent who are "very satisfied" with the way things are going in Virginia. Another 17 percent are "somewhat satisfied" with things nationally compared to 56 percent who feel that way about the commonwealth. In all, 19 percent are very or somewhat satisfied about the country compared to 66 percent who are satisfied with life in Virginia. Quinnipiac University Poll/October 12, 2011 - page 2 "By more than 3-1, Virginians are happy with what's going on in the state compared to the country and this optimism shows in their views of state politicians. All statewide elected officials, and even the State Legislature, get thumbs up for their job performance," said Brown. "In these tough times that is pretty remarkable." "While there are some partisan differences in Gov. Bob McDonnell's approval rating, even Democrats tie 40 - 40 percent in their approval of his job performance," said Brown. Republicans approve of McDonnell 87 - 6 percent and independent voters agree 65 - 18 percent. McDonnell's approval rating was 61 - 21 percent in September and 55 - 26 percent in June. "He should be careful not to bump his head on the ceiling," said Brown. Lt. Gov. Bill Bolling has a 35 - 17 percent approval rating; Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli is at 46 - 30 percent; U.S. Sen. Mark Warner has 61 - 24 percent and U.S. Sen. Jim Webb is at 51 - 27 percent. The State Legislature has a 47 - 35 percent positive rating, the only legislature in any state surveyed by Quinnipiac University to get a positive rating. U.S. Rep. Eric Cantor gets a split 23 - 24 percent favorability rating, with 52 percent of voters saying they don't know enough about him to form an opinion. "There might not be another state in the country where every statewide elected official - who come from different parties - and the legislature have a positive rating. These strong numbers obviously reflect the voters' satisfaction with how things are going in the commonwealth," said Brown. "Virginians aren't hot on the idea of tolling portions of Interstate-95, but they sure like the idea of tolls better than higher gas taxes," said Brown. "In these days of political polarization, it's worth noting that there are very little differences among Democrats, Republicans or independents on this issue." From October 3 - 9, Quinnipiac University surveyed 1,459 registered voters with a margin of error of +/- 2.6 percentage points. Live interviewers call land lines and cell phones. The Quinnipiac University Poll, directed by Douglas Schwartz, Ph.D., conducts public opinion surveys in Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Florida, Ohio, Virginia and the nation as a public service and for research. For more data or RSS feed- http://www.quinnipiac.edu/polling.xml, call (203) 582-5201, or follow us on Twitter. 13. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Bob McDonnell is handling his job as Governor? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Approve 62% 87% 40% 65% 68% 56% 65% 47% Disapprove 22 6 40 18 20 24 20 32 DK/NA 16 8 19 17 12 20 15 20 White AREA........................ BrnAgn Mltry East/ West/ Evngl HsHlds North SthEst Rchmnd Shndoah Approve 73% 68% 60% 62% 64% 60% Disapprove 11 18 23 25 20 22 DK/NA 17 14 18 13 16 18 AGE IN YRS....... COLL DEGREE POL PHIL......... 18-34 35-54 55+ No Yes Lib Mod Con Approve 53% 64% 65% 61% 63% 35% 59% 79% Disapprove 25 20 21 20 24 45 25 9 DK/NA 22 16 14 19 12 20 17 12 TREND: Do you approve or disapprove of the way Bob McDonnell is handling his job as Governor? Oct 12 Sep 14 Jun 29 2011 2011 2011 Approve 62 61 55 Disapprove 22 21 26 DK/NA 16 18 19 14. Do you approve or disapprove of the way the state legislature is handling its job? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Approve 47% 66% 30% 49% 54% 40% 50% 26% Disapprove 35 19 49 35 31 38 32 56 DK/NA 18 15 21 16 15 22 19 19 White AREA........................ BrnAgn Mltry East/ West/ Evngl HsHlds North SthEst Rchmnd Shndoah Approve 54% 58% 49% 43% 47% 46% Disapprove 27 26 33 39 33 37 DK/NA 19 16 18 17 20 16 AGE IN YRS....... COLL DEGREE POL PHIL......... 18-34 35-54 55+ No Yes Lib Mod Con Approve 44% 47% 49% 44% 51% 29% 44% 60% Disapprove 35 34 36 36 33 50 39 24 DK/NA 21 19 16 20 16 21 17 16 TREND: Do you approve or disapprove of the way the state legislature is handling its job? Oct 12 Sep 14 Jun 29 2011 2011 2011 Approve 47 48 48 Disapprove 35 34 33 DK/NA 18 18 19 15. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Mark Warner is handling his job as United States Senator? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Approve 61% 46% 78% 61% 59% 62% 60% 72% Disapprove 24 40 9 25 29 21 26 10 DK/NA 15 14 13 15 12 17 13 17 White AREA........................ BrnAgn Mltry East/ West/ Evngl HsHlds North SthEst Rchmnd Shndoah Approve 53% 60% 58% 66% 58% 65% Disapprove 31 28 27 22 25 22 DK/NA 16 12 15 12 17 14 AGE IN YRS....... COLL DEGREE POL PHIL......... 18-34 35-54 55+ No Yes Lib Mod Con Approve 63% 58% 63% 60% 64% 72% 70% 46% Disapprove 16 28 25 25 23 11 16 41 DK/NA 21 14 12 15 13 18 13 13 TREND: Do you approve or disapprove of the way Mark Warner is handling his job as United States Senator? Oct 12 Sep 14 Jun 30 2011 2011 2011 Approve 61 64 57 Disapprove 24 22 29 DK/NA 15 13 14 16. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Jim Webb is handling his job as United States Senator? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Approve 51% 42% 64% 48% 55% 47% 50% 58% Disapprove 27 41 12 29 29 26 30 14 DK/NA 22 18 23 23 16 27 20 28 White AREA........................ BrnAgn Mltry East/ West/ Evngl HsHlds North SthEst Rchmnd Shndoah Approve 39% 52% 53% 57% 49% 47% Disapprove 36 29 27 23 28 31 DK/NA 26 19 20 20 23 22 AGE IN YRS....... COLL DEGREE POL PHIL......... 18-34 35-54 55+ No Yes Lib Mod Con Approve 58% 44% 55% 49% 55% 65% 60% 37% Disapprove 18 33 27 27 28 14 20 42 DK/NA 25 23 18 24 17 21 21 21 TREND: Do you approve or disapprove of the way Jim Webb is handling his job as United States Senator? Oct 12 Sep 14 Jun 30 2011 2011 2011 Approve 51 51 50 Disapprove 27 30 31 DK/NA 22 19 18 18. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Bill Bolling is handling his job as Lieutenant Governor? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Approve 35% 52% 23% 32% 39% 31% 35% 34% Disapprove 17 9 26 17 17 17 17 20 DK/NA 48 40 51 50 43 53 48 46 White AREA........................ BrnAgn Mltry East/ West/ Evngl HsHlds North SthEst Rchmnd Shndoah Approve 44% 43% 28% 39% 39% 31% Disapprove 14 11 15 16 16 23 DK/NA 42 46 57 45 45 45 AGE IN YRS....... COLL DEGREE POL PHIL......... 18-34 35-54 55+ No Yes Lib Mod Con Approve 31% 38% 35% 36% 33% 18% 32% 49% Disapprove 21 17 16 17 17 28 18 11 DK/NA 48 46 49 47 50 54 51 40 TREND: Do you approve or disapprove of the way Bill Bolling is handling his job as Lieutenant Governor? Oct 12 Sep 14 Jun 29 2011 2011 2011 Approve 35 39 39 Disapprove 17 15 20 DK/NA 48 45 42 19. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Ken Cuccinelli is handling his job as Virginia Attorney General? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Approve 46% 72% 20% 47% 51% 41% 48% 31% Disapprove 30 9 51 30 29 31 29 36 DK/NA 24 18 28 23 19 29 23 33 White AREA........................ BrnAgn Mltry East/ West/ Evngl HsHlds North SthEst Rchmnd Shndoah Approve 61% 55% 43% 44% 48% 48% Disapprove 14 25 38 26 30 26 DK/NA 26 20 20 31 22 26 AGE IN YRS....... COLL DEGREE POL PHIL......... 18-34 35-54 55+ No Yes Lib Mod Con Approve 42% 45% 49% 49% 41% 18% 39% 69% Disapprove 31 30 30 25 39 55 37 11 DK/NA 27 25 21 27 20 27 24 20 TREND: Do you approve or disapprove of the way Ken Cuccinelli is handling his job as Virginia Attorney General? Oct 12 Sep 14 Jun 29 2011 2011 2011 Approve 46 47 49 Disapprove 30 29 31 DK/NA 24 24 20 23. Regardless of how you feel about Bob McDonnell's policies, would you say you like or don't like Bob McDonnell as a person? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Like 57% 77% 41% 56% 63% 51% 57% 56% Don't Like 14 2 28 12 13 15 13 17 DK/NA 30 20 31 33 24 34 31 27 White AREA........................ BrnAgn Mltry East/ West/ Evngl HsHlds North SthEst Rchmnd Shndoah Like 61% 64% 55% 58% 57% 56% Don't Like 9 10 14 11 16 13 DK/NA 31 25 31 31 28 31 AGE IN YRS....... COLL DEGREE POL PHIL......... 18-34 35-54 55+ No Yes Lib Mod Con Like 53% 58% 59% 56% 57% 39% 54% 69% Don't Like 15 13 14 13 15 31 15 5 DK/NA 32 29 27 31 28 30 31 26 TREND: Regardless of how you feel about Bob McDonnell's policies, would you say you like or don't like Bob McDonnell as a person? Oct 12 Sep 14 Jun 29 2011 2011 2011 Like 57 56 57 Don't Like 14 14 16 DK/NA 30 30 27 24. And regardless of how you feel about Bob McDonnell as a person, would you say you like or don't like most of Bob McDonnell's policies? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Like 52% 82% 22% 56% 62% 42% 55% 30% Don't Like 26 7 50 21 21 30 24 38 DK/NA 23 11 27 23 17 28 21 32 White AREA........................ BrnAgn Mltry East/ West/ Evngl HsHlds North SthEst Rchmnd Shndoah Like 63% 60% 51% 50% 53% 51% Don't Like 17 20 26 25 26 26 DK/NA 20 20 23 25 21 23 AGE IN YRS....... COLL DEGREE POL PHIL......... 18-34 35-54 55+ No Yes Lib Mod Con Like 43% 54% 55% 51% 53% 21% 48% 71% Don't Like 24 24 27 23 29 49 30 10 DK/NA 33 21 18 26 18 30 21 18 TREND: And regardless of how you feel about Bob McDonnell as a person, would you say you like or don't like most of Bob McDonnell's policies? Oct 12 Sep 14 Jun 29 2011 2011 2011 Like 52 52 48 Don't Like 26 26 33 DK/NA 23 22 19 25. In general, how satisfied are you with the way things are going in the - nation today? Are you very satisfied, somewhat satisfied, somewhat dissatisfied, or very dissatisfied? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Very satisfied 2% 1% 3% - 1% 2% 1% 2% Smwht satisfied 17 6 27 14 15 18 13 34 Smwht dissatisfied 33 22 44 32 31 34 30 41 Very dissatisfied 49 71 25 53 52 46 55 22 DK/NA 1 - - 1 1 1 1 - White AREA........................ BrnAgn Mltry East/ West/ Evngl HsHlds North SthEst Rchmnd Shndoah Very satisfied 1% 1% 2% 1% 1% 2% Smwht satisfied 10 13 17 19 15 16 Smwht dissatisfied 26 36 31 37 34 28 Very dissatisfied 63 49 50 42 50 52 DK/NA - - - 1 - 2 AGE IN YRS....... COLL DEGREE POL PHIL......... 18-34 35-54 55+ No Yes Lib Mod Con Very satisfied 1% 2% 2% 2% 1% 5% 1% 1% Smwht satisfied 23 18 13 17 15 22 19 11 Smwht dissatisfied 43 31 29 32 34 39 40 22 Very dissatisfied 32 49 56 48 49 32 40 66 DK/NA 1 - 1 1 - 1 1 - 26. In general, how satisfied are you with the way things are going in - Virginia today? Are you very satisfied, somewhat satisfied, somewhat dissatisfied, or very dissatisfied? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Very satisfied 10% 18% 4% 10% 12% 8% 11% 2% Smwht satisfied 56 60 47 61 59 54 56 52 Smwht dissatisfied 24 13 35 25 20 27 23 32 Very dissatisfied 9 9 12 4 9 9 9 12 DK/NA 1 - 2 - 1 1 1 2 White AREA........................ BrnAgn Mltry East/ West/ Evngl HsHlds North SthEst Rchmnd Shndoah Very satisfied 12% 11% 14% 8% 8% 10% Smwht satisfied 56 59 62 59 53 51 Smwht dissatisfied 20 24 19 24 25 29 Very dissatisfied 11 5 5 7 12 9 DK/NA 1 1 1 2 1 1 AGE IN YRS....... COLL DEGREE POL PHIL......... 18-34 35-54 55+ No Yes Lib Mod Con Very satisfied 6% 9% 13% 10% 9% 7% 7% 15% Smwht satisfied 60 56 53 54 60 46 58 60 Smwht dissatisfied 21 25 24 24 24 32 26 18 Very dissatisfied 10 9 8 10 6 14 8 7 DK/NA 2 - 1 1 1 2 1 1 TREND: In general, how satisfied are you with the way things are going in Virginia today? Are you very satisfied, somewhat satisfied, somewhat dissatisfied, or very dissatisfied? Oct 12 Sep 14 Jun 29 2011 2011 2011 Very satisfied 10 13 11 Smwht satisfied 56 55 57 Smwht dissatisfied 24 24 23 Very dissatisfied 9 7 8 DK/NA 1 1 1 27. Currently, Republicans control the Virginia House and Democrats control the Virginia Senate. After the 2011 election would you prefer that the Democrats control both houses of the legislature, the Republicans control both houses of the legislature, or would you prefer that control is split as it is today? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Democrats 30% 1% 71% 17% 25% 35% 24% 61% Republicans 27 68 - 19 30 24 33 3 Split 38 28 27 56 41 35 37 34 DK/NA 5 3 2 8 4 6 6 2 White AREA........................ BrnAgn Mltry East/ West/ Evngl HsHlds North SthEst Rchmnd Shndoah Democrats 16% 24% 35% 30% 30% 25% Republicans 45 33 29 22 27 29 Split 34 37 31 44 37 40 DK/NA 6 6 5 4 6 6 AGE IN YRS....... COLL DEGREE POL PHIL......... 18-34 35-54 55+ No Yes Lib Mod Con Democrats 36% 29% 28% 29% 32% 66% 31% 10% Republicans 17 28 31 27 27 2 14 53 Split 43 38 35 39 37 28 49 32 DK/NA 4 5 6 6 4 4 6 5 28. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Bob McDonnell is handling the state budget? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Approve 54% 78% 30% 59% 63% 47% 60% 32% Disapprove 27 10 47 24 21 33 24 42 DK/NA 18 12 23 17 16 21 16 26 White AREA........................ BrnAgn Mltry East/ West/ Evngl HsHlds North SthEst Rchmnd Shndoah Approve 64% 61% 57% 51% 56% 52% Disapprove 19 23 23 33 26 28 DK/NA 17 16 20 16 17 20 AGE IN YRS....... COLL DEGREE POL PHIL......... 18-34 35-54 55+ No Yes Lib Mod Con Approve 50% 55% 58% 50% 61% 30% 51% 72% Disapprove 30 28 24 28 25 47 33 13 DK/NA 19 17 18 21 13 23 16 15 TREND: Do you approve or disapprove of the way Bob McDonnell is handling the state budget? Oct 12 Sep 14 Jun 29 2011 2011 2011 Approve 54 53 50 Disapprove 27 29 34 DK/NA 18 18 16 29. Do you think the state budget is fair or unfair to people like you? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Fair 55% 73% 40% 57% 62% 48% 60% 31% Unfair 31 17 43 31 25 36 28 49 DK/NA 14 10 18 12 13 16 12 19 White AREA........................ BrnAgn Mltry East/ West/ Evngl HsHlds North SthEst Rchmnd Shndoah Fair 57% 64% 64% 51% 53% 51% Unfair 31 24 21 32 33 39 DK/NA 12 12 15 17 14 10 AGE IN YRS....... COLL DEGREE POL PHIL......... 18-34 35-54 55+ No Yes Lib Mod Con Fair 56% 54% 56% 50% 63% 37% 54% 67% Unfair 31 32 30 36 23 45 35 20 DK/NA 14 13 13 15 14 18 11 13 TREND: Do you think the state budget is fair or unfair to people like you? (*Jun 2011 'new state budget') Oct 12 Sep 14 Jun 29 2011 2011 2011* Fair 55 55 43 Unfair 31 31 32 DK/NA 14 14 25 30. What do you think about the cuts in state spending in the budget? Do you think the cuts in state spending go too far, not far enough or are they about right? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Too far 28% 15% 44% 21% 24% 32% 26% 39% Not far enough 21 23 15 25 23 19 19 25 About right 38 53 27 40 43 34 42 21 DK/NA 13 9 14 15 10 15 13 15 White AREA........................ BrnAgn Mltry East/ West/ Evngl HsHlds North SthEst Rchmnd Shndoah Too far 26% 25% 22% 31% 28% 32% Not far enough 20 20 17 22 24 18 About right 41 43 45 35 36 38 DK/NA 13 11 15 13 12 12 AGE IN YRS....... COLL DEGREE POL PHIL......... 18-34 35-54 55+ No Yes Lib Mod Con Too far 34% 28% 24% 30% 24% 48% 31% 15% Not far enough 15 27 18 22 19 13 18 28 About right 35 36 43 34 45 25 37 47 DK/NA 16 9 14 13 12 13 13 10 TREND: What do you think about the cuts in state spending in the budget? Do you think the cuts in state spending go too far, not far enough or are they about right? (*Jun 2011 'new budget') Oct 12 Sep 14 Jun 29 2011 2011 2011* Too far 28 25 29 Not far enough 21 20 24 About right 38 40 29 DK/NA 13 15 18 31. Is your opinion of Virginia Congressman Eric Cantor favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about him? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Favorable 23% 47% 6% 21% 27% 19% 27% 8% Unfavorable 24 5 39 25 27 21 22 31 Hvn't hrd enough 52 47 52 53 45 59 50 58 REFUSED 1 - 2 1 1 1 1 3 White AREA........................ BrnAgn Mltry East/ West/ Evngl HsHlds North SthEst Rchmnd Shndoah Favorable 31% 28% 23% 16% 29% 18% Unfavorable 10 21 30 17 27 16 Hvn't hrd enough 58 50 47 65 43 64 REFUSED 1 1 1 2 1 2 AGE IN YRS....... COLL DEGREE POL PHIL......... 18-34 35-54 55+ No Yes Lib Mod Con Favorable 16% 24% 27% 22% 25% 7% 16% 40% Unfavorable 17 25 25 17 34 40 33 7 Hvn't hrd enough 65 51 47 60 39 52 50 52 REFUSED 2 - 1 1 1 1 2 1 32. The state is considering putting tolls on parts of Interstate 95 to help pay for road repairs. Do you think putting tolls on Interstate 95 to help pay for road repairs is a good idea or a bad idea? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Good idea 42% 42% 41% 45% 44% 42% 44% 32% Bad idea 52 51 52 51 53 51 50 64 DK/NA 6 7 6 4 3 8 5 4 White AREA........................ BrnAgn Mltry East/ West/ Evngl HsHlds North SthEst Rchmnd Shndoah Good idea 46% 47% 42% 43% 38% 51% Bad idea 49 48 52 52 55 44 DK/NA 5 5 6 5 6 5 AGE IN YRS....... COLL DEGREE POL PHIL......... 18-34 35-54 55+ No Yes Lib Mod Con Good idea 35% 44% 45% 40% 46% 39% 48% 39% Bad idea 59 53 48 54 48 56 46 55 DK/NA 6 4 7 6 6 5 5 6 33. If you had to choose, would you rather have highway tolls or a higher gas tax to raise money for road improvement? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Highway tolls 60% 63% 57% 60% 53% 65% 60% 62% A higher gas tax 28 24 28 30 36 20 30 19 DK/NA 13 13 14 9 11 14 10 19 White AREA........................ BrnAgn Mltry East/ West/ Evngl HsHlds North SthEst Rchmnd Shndoah Highway tolls 67% 62% 52% 57% 60% 72% A higher gas tax 20 24 38 26 27 19 DK/NA 13 14 10 18 13 10 AGE IN YRS....... COLL DEGREE POL PHIL......... 18-34 35-54 55+ No Yes Lib Mod Con Highway tolls 66% 56% 59% 63% 54% 58% 58% 63% A higher gas tax 27 28 27 22 38 30 33 23 DK/NA 6 15 13 15 8 12 10 13 34. Do you drive on Interstate 95 on a regular basis, an occasional basis, hardly ever or never? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Regular basis 21% 15% 25% 22% 24% 18% 17% 29% Occasional basis 40 40 41 40 38 41 39 41 Hardly ever 28 32 22 29 31 26 32 18 Never 11 13 12 9 7 15 12 12 DK/NA - - - - - - - - White AREA........................ BrnAgn Mltry East/ West/ Evngl HsHlds North SthEst Rchmnd Shndoah Regular basis 12% 23% 30% 13% 28% 3% Occasional basis 37 45 45 50 40 21 Hardly ever 33 24 20 26 25 49 Never 18 7 4 12 8 27 DK/NA - - - - - - AGE IN YRS....... COLL DEGREE POL PHIL......... 18-34 35-54 55+ No Yes Lib Mod Con Regular basis 25% 25% 13% 18% 26% 25% 21% 18% Occasional basis 40 39 41 37 45 38 44 38 Hardly ever 27 26 31 30 26 27 27 30 Never 8 10 15 16 4 10 8 14 DK/NA - - - - - - - - 35. Generally speaking, do you approve or disapprove of using nuclear energy to produce electric power? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Approve 71% 85% 56% 76% 82% 61% 76% 48% Disapprove 20 10 29 19 15 25 17 38 DK/NA 8 5 14 6 3 13 7 14 White AREA........................ BrnAgn Mltry East/ West/ Evngl HsHlds North SthEst Rchmnd Shndoah Approve 72% 77% 81% 71% 71% 60% Disapprove 17 18 13 21 22 27 DK/NA 11 5 6 8 8 13 AGE IN YRS....... COLL DEGREE POL PHIL......... 18-34 35-54 55+ No Yes Lib Mod Con Approve 69% 73% 70% 67% 78% 62% 70% 79% Disapprove 25 18 21 23 16 29 21 16 DK/NA 6 8 9 10 6 9 9 6 36. Would you support or oppose the construction of new nuclear power plants in Virginia? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Support 60% 78% 44% 63% 74% 48% 66% 40% Oppose 32 17 45 31 23 41 27 53 DK/NA 7 5 10 6 3 11 7 7 White AREA........................ BrnAgn Mltry East/ West/ Evngl HsHlds North SthEst Rchmnd Shndoah Support 65% 64% 70% 60% 60% 50% Oppose 26 28 25 31 33 41 DK/NA 10 8 6 9 7 9 AGE IN YRS....... COLL DEGREE POL PHIL......... 18-34 35-54 55+ No Yes Lib Mod Con Support 56% 61% 62% 56% 68% 50% 58% 70% Oppose 41 31 28 35 28 44 33 23 DK/NA 3 8 9 9 4 6 8 7 37. In August, an earthquake forced the temporary shutdown of the North Anna nuclear power plant in central Virginia. Did this make you more concerned about the safety of nuclear power plants, less concerned or didn't it affect how you feel about the safety of nuclear power plants? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk More concerned 38% 27% 53% 32% 30% 45% 35% 55% Less concerned 7 7 5 9 8 6 6 5 Didn't affect 52 65 38 55 59 46 56 37 DK/NA 3 2 3 4 2 4 3 4 White AREA........................ BrnAgn Mltry East/ West/ Evngl HsHlds North SthEst Rchmnd Shndoah More concerned 34% 35% 35% 36% 41% 38% Less concerned 7 9 8 8 6 6 Didn't affect 56 53 56 52 50 51 DK/NA 3 3 2 3 3 4 AGE IN YRS....... COLL DEGREE POL PHIL......... 18-34 35-54 55+ No Yes Lib Mod Con More concerned 40% 36% 39% 41% 33% 47% 40% 30% Less concerned 4 9 8 8 6 4 8 8 Didn't affect 55 53 49 47 60 45 50 60 DK/NA 1 3 4 4 1 4 1 2 Demographic Summary
