SC-05

2017 SPECIAL ELECTION

2017

Survey conducted May 17 through May 18, 2017. 629 likely 2017 Special Election voters participated in
the survey. Survey weighted to match expected turnout demographics for the 2017 Special Election.
Margin of Error is +/-3.9%. Totals do not always equal 100% due to rounding.


Q: What is your opinion of Donald Trump?

Favorable: 53%
Unfavorable: 39%
No opinion: 9%

Q: What is your opinion of Nancy Pelosi?

Favorable: 20%
Unfavorable: 60%
No opinion: 20%

Q: Generally speaking, in an election for United States Congress, are you more likely to vote for the
Republican candidate or the Democratic candidate?

Republican: 57%
Democrat: 36%
Undecided: 7%


Q: The candidates in the 2017 Special Election for United States Congress are the Democrat Archie
Parnell and the Republican Ralph Norman. If the election were held today, for whom would you vote?

Archie Parnell: 36%
Ralph Norman: 53%
Undecided: 11%

Q: What is your opinion of Donald Trump?

BY DMA
Column % Charlotte Columbia Greenville
Favorable 51% 46% 72%
Unfavorable 39% 45% 21%
No opinion 10% 8% 7%

BY PARTY
Column % Republican Democrat Non-Partisan
Favorable 82% 3% 40%
Unfavorable 11% 87% 49%
No opinion 7% 10% 11%

BY GENDER
Column % Female Male
Favorable 47% 59%
Unfavorable 42% 34%
No opinion 10% 7%

BY IDEOLOGY
Column % Conservative Moderate Liberal
Favorable 77% 32% 6%
Unfavorable 14% 60% 85%
No opinion 9% 9% 8%




















Q: What is your opinion of Nancy Pelosi?

BY DMA
Column % Charlotte Columbia Greenville
Favorable 23% 19% 11%
Unfavorable 59% 59% 66%
No opinion 18% 22% 22%

BY PARTY
Column % Republican Democrat Non-Partisan
Favorable 4% 59% 13%
Unfavorable 87% 15% 50%
No opinion 9% 27% 36%

BY GENDER
Column % Female Male
Favorable 23% 16%
Unfavorable 49% 73%
No opinion 27% 11%

BY IDEOLOGY
Column % Conservative Moderate Liberal
Favorable 7% 26% 56%
Unfavorable 81% 44% 19%
No opinion 12% 31% 25%



















Q: Generally speaking, in an election for United States Congress, are you more likely to vote for the
Republican candidate or the Democratic candidate?

BY DMA
Column % Charlotte Columbia Greenville
Republican 59% 51% 65%
Democrat 35% 43% 26%
Undecided 6% 6% 9%

BY PARTY
Column % Republican Democrat Non-Partisan
Republican 92% 3% 36%
Democrat 5% 96% 42%
Undecided 3% 1% 21%

BY GENDER
Column % Female Male
Republican 50% 66%
Democrat 44% 28%
Undecided 6% 7%

BY IDEOLOGY
Column % Conservative Moderate Liberal
Republican 83% 37% 4%
Democrat 11% 55% 90%
Undecided 5% 8% 6%


















Q: The candidates in the 2017 Special Election for United States Congress are the Democrat Archie
Parnell and the Republican Ralph Norman. If the election were held today, for whom would you vote?

BY DMA
Column % Charlotte Columbia Greenville
Archie Parnell 39% 39% 18%
Ralph Norman 52% 52% 59%
Undecided 9% 9% 23%

BY PARTY
Column % Republican Democrat Non-Partisan
Archie Parnell 12% 79% 42%
Ralph Norman 82% 11% 35%
Undecided 6% 10% 24%

BY GENDER
Column % Female Male
Archie Parnell 41% 29%
Ralph Norman 47% 61%
Undecided 12% 10%

BY IDEOLOGY
Column % Conservative Moderate Liberal
Archie Parnell 15% 51% 80%
Ralph Norman 76% 35% 5%
Undecided 8% 14% 15%



















 DEMOGRAPHICS

DMA
%
Charlotte 49%
Columbia 36%
Greenville 15%

PARTY
%
Republican 52%
Democrat 25%
Non-Partisan 23%

GENDER
%
Female 54%
Male 46%

AGE
%
18-29 5%
30-39 10%
40-49 16%
50-69 44%
70+ 25%

IDEOLOGY
%
Conservative 54%
Moderate 32%
Liberal 14%