NBC News/Marist Poll North Carolina Annotated Questionnaire NC Adults: n=1,067; MoE +/- 3.7 NC Registered Voters: n=882; MoE +/- 4.0 Do you approve or disapprove of the job Donald Trump is doing as president? NC Adults NC Registered Voters Column % Column % Approve 40% 41% Disapprove 54% 55% Vol: Unsure 6% 4% March 2020 Do you approve or disapprove of the job Donald Trump is doing as president? [And, would you say you strongly approve/disapprove of the job he is doing or just approve/disapprove?] Approve 44% 45% Disapprove 47% 48% Vol: Unsure 8% 7% Strongly approve 27% 29% Approve 12% 12% Disapprove 14% 12% Strongly disapprove 40% 43% Unsure 6% 4% Strongly approve 30% 31% Approve 15% 14% Disapprove 10% 10% Strongly disapprove 37% 38% Unsure 8% 7% March 2020 Do you approve or disapprove of the job Roy Cooper is doing as governor? If November's election for president were held today, whom would you support if the candidates are: [If undecided: If you had to decide today, are you leaning more towards:] [Asked of Registered Voters] Approve 58% 59% Disapprove 34% 35% Vol: Unsure 8% 6% Joe Biden, the Democrat n/a 51% Donald Trump, the Republican n/a 44% Other n/a 2% Undecided n/a 4% North Carolina Persuadable Voters 12% March 2020 If the 2020 election for president were held today, whom would you support if the candidates are: [Asked of Registered Voters] Joe Biden, the Democrat n/a 49% Donald Trump, the Republican n/a 45% Vol: Other n/a 1% Vol: Undecided n/a 5% NBC News/Marist Poll North Carolina Annotated Questionnaire 1 Would you say that you strongly support somewhat support , or do you think that you might vote differently on Election Day? [Asked of Registered Voters with a Candidate Preference] NC Registered Voters Column % Column % Strongly support n/a 69% Somewhat support n/a 23% Might vote differently n/a 7% Unsure n/a 1% In general, do you have a favorable or an unfavorable impression of Donald Trump? Favorable 39% 39% Unfavorable 55% 57% Unsure-Never Heard 6% 4% In general, do you have a favorable or an unfavorable impression of Joe Biden? If November's election for U.S. Senate in North Carolina were held today, whom would you support if the candidates are: [If undecided: If you had to decide today, are you leaning more towards:] [Asked of Registered Voters] NC Adults Favorable 43% 45% Unfavorable 48% 48% Unsure-Never Heard 8% 7% Cal Cunningham, the Democrat n/a 50% Thom Tillis, the Republican n/a 41% Other n/a 1% Undecided n/a 9% North Carolina U.S. Senate Persuadable Voters 22% March 2020 Would you say that you strongly support somewhat support , or do you think that you might vote differently on Election Day? [Asked of Registered Voters with a Candidate Preference for U.S. Senate] If November's election for governor in North Carolina were held today, whom would you support if the candidates are: [If undecided: If you had to decide today, are you leaning more towards:] [Asked of Registered Voters] Cal Cunningham, the Democrat n/a 48% Thom Tillis, the Republican n/a 43% Other n/a <1% Undecided n/a 9% Strongly support n/a 50% Somewhat support n/a 36% Might vote differently n/a 12% Unsure n/a 2% 58% Roy Cooper, the Democrat n/a Dan Forest, the Republican n/a 38% Other n/a <1% Undecided n/a 4% North Carolina Governor Persuadable Voters NBC News/Marist Poll North Carolina Annotated Questionnaire 13% 2 Would you say that you strongly support somewhat support , or do you think that you might vote differently on Election Day? [Asked of Registered Voters with a Candidate Preference for Governor] NC Adults NC Registered Voters Column % Column % Strongly support n/a 64% Somewhat support n/a 26% Might vote differently n/a 9% Unsure n/a 2% Who do you think would be better when it comes to dealing with the economy: Joe Biden 37% 39% Donald Trump 52% 52% Both would be equally good 2% 2% Neither would be good 5% 5% Vol: It depends <1% <1% Vol: Unsure 4% 3% Who do you think would be better when it comes to dealing with the coronavirus: Joe Biden 50% 51% Donald Trump 34% 34% Both would be equally good 1% 1% Neither would be good 10% 10% Vol: It depends <1% <1% Vol: Unsure 4% 3% Who do you think would be better when it comes to dealing with race relations: Joe Biden 51% 53% Donald Trump 30% 31% Both would be equally good 2% 2% Neither would be good 13% 12% Vol: It depends <1% <1% Vol: Unsure 4% 2% Thinking about the coronavirus pandemic in North Carolina, do you think things are: Getting better 13% 14% Getting worse 48% 48% Staying about the same 36% 36% Vol: Unsure 3% 3% As you may know, President Trump and the Republican Party canceled their plans to hold their convention in The president was right to move Charlotte because the president thought the protocols for the convention, it’s ultimately up to coronoavirus were too strict. Which statement comes closer him where he speaks and who he speaks to to your view: 32% 32% The state was right to prioritize its health protocols for large gatherings over the objections of the president Vol: Unsure 61% 6% 62% 6% Nature of the Sample: NBC News/Marist Poll of 1,067 North Carolina Adults This survey of 1,067 adults was conducted July 14th through July 22nd, 2020 by The Marist Poll sponsored in partnership with NBC News. Adults 18 years of age and older residing in the state were contacted on landline or mobile numbers and interviewed by telephone using live interviewers. Survey questions were available in English or Spanish. Mobile telephone numbers were randomly selected based upon a list of telephone exchanges from throughout the state from Dynata. The exchanges were selected to ensure that each region was represented in proportion to its population. Mobile phones are treated as individual devices. After validation of age, personal ownership, and non-businessuse of the mobile phone, interviews are typically conducted with the person answering the phone. To increase coverage, this mobile sample was supplemented by respondents reached through random dialing of landline phone numbers. Within each landline household, a single respondent is selected through a random selection process to increase the representativeness of traditionally under-covered survey populations. The samples were then combined and balanced to reflect the 2017 American Community Survey 5-year estimates for age, gender, income, race, and region. Results are statistically significant within ±3.7 percentage points. There are 882 registered voters. The results for this subset are statistically significant within ±4.0 percentage points. Tables include results for subgroups with a minimum sample size of 100 unweighted completed interviews as to only display crosstabs with an acceptable sampling error. It should be noted that although you may not see results listed for a certain group, it does not mean interviews were not completed with those individuals. It simply means the sample size is too small to report. The error margin was adjusted for sample weights and increases for cross-tabulations. NBC News/Marist Poll North Carolina Annotated Questionnaire 3