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Jan 24, 2025

Spanberger leads Earle-Sears in early state polling

It’s still early days, but in Virginia’s 2025 gubernatorial race, Democratic candidate Abigail Spanberger leads Republican Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears in a pair of new statewide polls. In the Virginia Commonwealth University Wilder School of Government and Public Affairs poll released Friday, former U.S. Rep. Spanberger has the support of 44% of people polled, and […]

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Oct 17, 2023

CNU poll shows tight race for GA control

A poll of 800 likely Virginia voters shows a tight race for party control of the General Assembly, which is currently split between Democrats controlling the state Senate and a Republican majority in the House of Delegates. According to results released Tuesday by Christopher Newport University‘s Wason Center for Civic Leadership, 42% of respondents say […]

Oct 28, 2021

Virginia Society of CPAs’ 2022 Virginia Economic Expectations Survey results

  Read more: Virginia Society of CPAs’ 2022 Virginia Economic Expectations Survey interviews and post-pandemic work models

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Oct 7, 2021

Youngkin-McAuliffe race in dead heat, new poll says

According to a new poll by Emerson College and Nexstar Media Group, Virginia’s race for governor is in a dead heat. Democrat Terry McAuliffe has a one-point lead over Republican contender Glenn Youngkin in a survey of 620 likely voters conducted at the start of October. Polls have been all over the place in the […]

2021 gubernatorial candidates McAuliffe (L) and Youngkin
Sep 20, 2021

VCU poll shows McAuliffe with 9-point lead in governor’s race

A new statewide poll from Virginia Commonwealth University shows Democratic former Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe with a nine-point lead over Republican gubernatorial candidate Glenn Youngkin, a far different take than the much tighter race indicated by a Washington Post-George Mason University poll released Saturday. VCU’s L. Douglas Wilder School of Government and Public Affairs released [&[...]

2021 gubernatorial candidates McAuliffe (L) and Youngkin
Aug 26, 2021

CNU poll: McAuliffe leads Youngkin by 9 points

Former Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe and down-ballot Democratic candidates have significant leads over GOP gubernatorial candidate Glenn Youngkin, former co-CEO of The Carlyle Group, and the state Republican ticket, according to a survey of 800 likely voters released Thursday by Christopher Newport University‘s The Wason Center for Civic Leadership and AARP Virginia. McAuliffe received 50% [[...]

2021 gubernatorial candidates McAuliffe (L) and Youngkin
Aug 20, 2021

VCU poll shows McAuliffe, Youngkin in dead heat

The Republican and Democratic candidates for Virginia governor are in a virtual tie, a new poll by the L. Douglas Wilder School of Government and Public Affairs at Virginia Commonwealth University reported Friday. Democratic former Gov. Terry McAuliffe is polling ahead at 40%, while Republican Glenn Youngkin, former co-CEO of The Carlyle Group, polled at […]

Apr 22, 2021

McAuliffe has significant lead among Dems in latest poll

In a poll released Thursday, 47% of Virginia Democratic voters surveyed are backing former Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe’s primary bid for his party’s gubernatorial nomination, according to data from Christopher Newport University‘s Wason Center for Public Leadership. Two months ago, McAuliffe had 26% of the vote in another Wason Center poll. With six weeks until […]

Joe Biden (left) and Donald Trump
Sep 24, 2020

Biden, Warner leading in latest Va. poll

Democratic presidential challenger and former Vice President Joe Biden leads incumbent President Donald Trump by 5 points in Virginia, according to a poll released Thursday by the Wason Center for Public Policy at Christopher Newport University. U.S. Sen. Mark Warner, the Democratic incumbent, is also ahead of Republican opponent Daniel Gade by 13 points among […]

Sep 15, 2020

VCU polls show Biden, Warner up by 50%+ in Va.

Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden and Democratic incumbent U.S. Sen. Mark Warner are both ahead of their opponents by double-digit margins, according to a statewide poll conducted from Aug. 28 to Sept. 7 by the Center for Public Policy at the L. Douglas Wilder School of Government and Public Affairs at Virginia Commonwealth University. Biden […]

Dec 16, 2019

Poll finds voters support many Democratic agenda items

A poll conducted by Christopher Newport University‘s Wason Center for Public Policy finds strong support for several legislative items supported by the General Assembly‘s incoming Democratic majority, ranging from increasing firearms restrictions to raising the minimum wage. “This survey suggests there’s pent-up demand among voters for a lot of the Democrats’ policy agend[...]

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