WRAL News Poll: 55% of NC voters surveyed disapprove of the job Biden is doing
SurveyUSA interviewed 2,500 North Carolina adults from April 6 - 10. Of the adults interviewed, 2,068 are registered to vote in the state.
Posted — UpdatedA WRAL News poll released Monday found most North Carolina voters disapprove of the job Joe Biden is doing as president.
Results have credibility intervals of plus or minus 2.7 percentage points. The poll results came ahead of the North Carolina's statewide primary, which is set for May 17.
Some 14% of registered voters in the state somewhat disapprove of Biden whereas 41% strongly disapprove of him.
Some 42% approved of the job Biden has done with 18% strongly approving and 24% somewhat approving. Only 3% weren't sure.
Voters' confidence in Biden varies significantly by party affiliation. Three-quarters of voters who told pollsters that they generally favor the Republican party strongly disapproved of Biden and 15% of those voters somewhat disapproved. Those who said they generally vote for Democrats approved of Biden at 81% with 40% strongly approving of his performance and 41% somewhat approving.
Most North Carolina voters approve of Gov. Roy Cooper
SurveyUSA’s poll found most North Carolina registered voters approved of the job Roy Cooper is doing as governor.
Some 53% approved of Cooper with 19% strongly approving and 34% somewhat approving. The results also found:
- 18% somewhat disapprove
- 19% strongly disapprove
- 10% were not sure
The 64-year-old Democrat assumed office on Jan. 1, 2017.
Like the presidency, party affiliation is correlated to confidence in the governor’s performance. A total of 78% of affiliated Democrats approved of the job Cooper is doing with 35% strongly approving and 41% somewhat approving.
On the flip side, 27% of Republicans somewhat disapproved of Cooper and 35% strongly disapproved of Cooper.
North Carolina voters split on approval of Sen. Thom Tillis
SurveyUSA’s results for Tillis varied:
- 8% strongly approved
- 30% somewhat approved
- 21% somewhat disapproved
- 21% strongly disapproved
- 20% were not sure
The 61-year-old Republican started his second term in the Senate in 2020.
Fifty-four percent of affiliated Republicans approved of Tillis’ performance (14% strongly approve and 40% somewhat approve) whereas 54% of Democrats disapproved of Tillis (21% strongly disapprove and 33% strongly disapprove).
About half of voters plan to vote early in NC primary
Primary turnout in years without a presidential election is is usually very low. In 2018, primary turnout was just 14%.
Some 39% of the 2,068 of the registered voters interviewed said they plan to vote in the May 17 primary. Some 24% said they were likely to vote. Among those voters, 49% said they plan to vote early, in person whereas 37% say they'll vote on election day. Just 10% said they would vote by mail.
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