MICHIGAN STATEWIDE LIKELY GENERAL ELECTION VOTER SURVEY
WDIV/DETROIT NEWS
600 SAMPLE

SEPTEMBER 4, 2020

Michigan Post Convention General Election Survey
September 2020
Glengariff Group, Inc.

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 TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Topic

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Methodology

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Key Findings

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Aggregate Survey Results

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Cross-tabulation Report

METHODOLOGY
The Glengariff Group, Inc. conducted a Michigan statewide survey of November 2020 likely general election voters. The 600
sample, live operator telephone survey was conducted on September 1-3, 2020 and has a margin of error of +/-4.0% with a 95% level
of confidence. 50.0% of respondents were contacted via landline telephone. 50.0% of respondents were contacted via cell phone
telephone. This survey was commissioned by WDIV Local 4 News and the Detroit News.

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 KEY FINDINGS
9.7 Record Motivation to Vote Continues Unabated: The Flip of the 2016 Election
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Voter motivation to vote in the November 2020 election is 9.7 on a 10.0-point scale. This motivation actually represents a
minor increase from already historic levels taken from 2018 through early 2020.

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The ‘lowest’ motivation comes from voters aged 18-29 who are motivated at 8.9 – an equally historic motivation to vote for
young voters.

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To understand the drama of this motivation to vote level, the chart below compares motivation dating back to 2012.
Motivation to vote in September 2020 is already higher than the motivation in October 2018. Motivation scores are 50%
higher than October 2016 Presidential levels.
It is important to remember that in 2016, Donald Trump’s victory was not because of an onslaught of Republican voters –
turnout was fairly predictable on the GOP side. His victory was due to Independent and Leaning Democratic voters not
casting a ballot. Democratic turnout was down significantly in 2016.
This key motivational difference is crucial to understanding the unique fundamentals of 2016 and 2020 elections.
Party Affiliation
Strong Democratic
Lean Democratic
Independent
Lean Republican
Strong Republican

Oct 12
8.5
7.5
6.6
8.3
8.4

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Oct 14
7.0
6.4
5.9
6.2
6.9

Oct 16
6.7
4.7
5.6
6.2
6.5

Oct 18
9.6
9.5
8.9
9.2
9.5

Sept 20
9.7
9.9
9.2
9.8
9.9

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 38% of Voters Plan to Vote by Mail/Absentee
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38.3% of voters plan to vote by absentee ballot. 54.3% of voters plan to vote at the ballot box. 7.3% of voters have not yet
made a decision.
More than 50% of Democratic voters plan to vote by mail/absentee. But only 25% of Republican voters plan to vote by
mail/absentee. 56% of Independent voters plan to vote on election day while 36% plan to vote by mail.
What does this difference mean in real terms?
Joe Biden is winning absentee/mail voters by a whopping margin of 68%-25%. Donald Trump is winning election day
voters by a margin of 55%-31%.

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Voters were asked on a one to ten scale, with one being low confidence and ten being high confidence, how confident are you
that your vote will be counted? At 8.7 voters have a high confidence that their vote will be counted. This level of
confidence that their vote would be counted was across all demographic groups.

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Voters were also asked on that same one to ten scale, how confident they were that November’s election would be fair.
Voters came in at only a 6.6 believing that November’s election would be fair. And Democrats, Independent and Republicans
were equally skeptical that the November election would be fair.

58.0% Say Nation on the Wrong Track
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Michigan voters believe the nation is on the wrong track by a margin of 58.0%-31.3%.
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66% of Trump voters believe the nation is on the right track.

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92% of Biden voters believe the nation is on the wrong track.

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65% of undecided voters believe the nation is on the wrong track.

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Michigan voters were asked if they were better or worse off than they were four years ago.
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47.8% of Michigan voters say they are better off.
32.3% of Michigan voters say they are worse off.
15.7% of Michigan voters say they are the same as they were four years ago, with only 14% saying the nation is better
off.

What is notable is that less than 50% of Michigan voters believe they are better off than they were four years ago. 47.8% say
they are better off, but 48.0% say they are the same or worse off than four years ago.
Republican voters drive the portion of the electorate that says they are better off with 74% of Republican voters saying they are
better off than they were four years ago. Only 25% of Democratic voters believe they are better off than four years ago. 52%
of Independent voters believe they are better off than they were four years ago.
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Michigan voters were then asked if the nation was better or worse off than it was four years ago.
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Only 34.8% of Michigan voters believe the nation is better off.
57.2% of Michigan voters believe the nation is worse off.
3.3% of voters believe the nation is the same.

By a margin of 51%-37%, Independent voters believe the nation is worse off than four years ago.
74% of Trump voters believe the nation is better off than it was four years ago. 91% of Biden voters believe the nation is
worse off than it was four years ago. 60% of undecided voters believe the nation is worse off than four years ago.

59% Approve of Whitmer Performance/ 61% Approve of Whitmer Covid Performance
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Governor Whitmer continues to have strong approval of Michigan voters two years into her administration. Michigan voters
view her favorably by a margin of 51.7% favorable to 40.8% unfavorable. These number represents a marked improvement
from her pre-Covid numbers in January 2020 when only 33% of voters had a favorable impression of her compared to 39%
with an unfavorable impression.

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 Independent voters view her favorably by a margin of 47.6%-38.8%, with 12.6% having no opinion of her.
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By a margin of 58.7%-38.3%, Michigan voters approve of the job Gretchen Whitmer is doing as Governor of Michigan.
40.7% STRONGLY APPROVE while 30.5% STRONGLY DISAPPROVE.
These numbers represent a dramatic turnaround from January 2020 when 43.3% approved of her performance and 35.9%
disapproved.
Time Period
January 2020
September 2020

Approve
43.3%
58.7%

Disapprove
35.9%
38.3%

Independent voters approve of her job performance by a margin of 62.1%-35.9%.
Men approve of her job performance by a margin of 51.9%-44.7%. But women approve of Governor Whitmer’s performance
by a margin of 65.0%-32.3%.
Black voters approve of Governor Whitmer’s performance by a margin of 96.5%-2.4%. White voters approve by a margin of
52.1%-44.3%.
Voters over 65 approve of Whitmer by a margin of 60.7%-36.6%.
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Whitmer’s handling of the pandemic is statistically the same as her job approval with 61.0% approving of her performance and
36.1% disapproving.

Trump Job Approval: 43.7% -- Right Back Where We Started
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By a margin of 51.0%-41.3%, Michigan voters continue to have an unfavorable impression of Donald Trump. These numbers
are statistically identical to January 2020 when 51% had unfavorable impression to 40% unfavorable.
Independent voters view Donald Trump unfavorably by a margin of 45% unfavorable to 39% favorable. Voters undecided in
the Presidential race view him sharply unfavorably to Donald Trump at 14% favorable to 48% unfavorable.

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Voters disapprove of Donald Trump’s job performance by a margin of 52.5%-43.7%.
performance while 47.2% strong disapprove of his performance.

34.5% strongly approve of his

These numbers represent a slight decrease of approval from January 2020 when 47.4% approved of his performance and
49.0% disapproved of his performance. The chart below compares Trump job approval since January 2018 highlighting the
lack of movement among Michigan voters for the past three years.
Survey Period
January 2018
September 2018
Early Oct 2018
Late Oct 2018
January 2019
June 2019
January 2020
September 2020

Trump Approve
39.5%
44.3%
43.6%
44.0%
43.5%
44.3%
47.4%
43.7%

Trump Disapprove
54.3%
51.8%
52.2%
51.3%
52.3%
52.0%
49.0%
52.5%

Strong Disapproval of Trump
47.3%
44.2%
44.2%
45.0%
44.0%
42.7%
44.0%
47.2%

Donald Trump’s job performance numbers have essentially remained the same for the past three years.
Independent voters disapprove of Donald Trump’s job performance by a margin of 39.8% approve to 49.5% disapprove.
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Men approve of Donald Trump’s performance by the narrow margin of 49.4% approve to 45.7% disapprove. But women
disapprove of his performance by a margin of 38.2% approve to 56.9% disapprove.

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Only 4.6% of black voters approve of the President’s performance while 90.7% disapprove.

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Voters over 65 disapprove of his performance by a margin of 42.7% approve to 55.1% disapprove.

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Voters disapprove of Donald Trump’s performance on Covid by a margin of 42.2% approve to 53.7% disapprove. His job
approval and his covid approval are tied together.

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 Joe Biden: Slightly Underwater
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43.2% of voters have a favorable impression of Joe Biden compared to 46.3% that have an unfavorable impression.
Independent voters have an unfavorable impression by 36% favorable to 50% unfavorable.

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Mike Pence is viewed unfavorably by Michigan voters by a margin of 39.2% favorable to 46.2% unfavorable.

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Kamala Harris is viewed favorably by Michigan voters by a narrow margin of 40.5% favorable to 38.8% unfavorable.

Trump’s 42% Ceiling/

Biden Up 47%-42%, Statistically Unchanged from January

42% is the number to watch.
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In a head to head matchup of likely November 2020 Michigan general election voters, Joe Biden continues to lead Donald
Trump by a margin of 47.0%-42.3%. 1.0% choose a third-party candidate. 7.0% of voters are undecided.
These numbers remain statistically unchanged from January 2020 which had Biden at 50% and Trump at 43% -- a 7 point lead.
What remains consistent is that Donald Trump’s support level does not move from the 42% level of his name identification,
his job approval, and his total vote percentage. Donald Trump has largely been stuck in cement at 42% in Michigan for the
past four years.
There are virtually NO DEFECTIONS on either side of the aisle for the opposing candidate at this stage with Biden getting no
Republican votes and Trump getting only 1.8% of Democratic votes.
Vote Strength
Definitely
Probably
Leaning

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Trump
38.3%
3.3%
0.7%

Biden
38.3%
7.5%
1.2%

Among independent voters the race is statistically even with Trump at 38.8% to Biden at 35.0%. 14.6% of Independent
voters are undecided. The closeness of the independent vote indicates a very competitive race in Michigan if Democratic
motivation begins to weaken. That motivation shows no signs of weakening at this point.

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Women support Joe Biden by a margin of 54.1%-35.8% -- an 18.3% lead. Men support Donald Trump by a margin of 49.1%
- 39.5% -- a 9.6% lead.

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Black voters support Biden by a margin of 94.3%-1.2%.

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The largest demographic difference beyond party affiliation continues to be by gender and education levels with female
college graduates powering Biden’s lead in Michigan. But Biden leads among all women regardless of education.
Men By Education
High School
Some Post
College Grad

Trump
47.5%
56.2%
45.0%

Biden
41.5%
33.6%
41.5%

Women By Education
High School
Some Post
College Grad

Trump
38.9%
44.7%
25.0%

Biden
44.5%
48.3%
64.7%

White voters support Trump by a margin of 51.0%-38.7%.

The chart below looks specifically at white voters by education level and gender. Donald Trump is being driven by white
voters without a college education. Biden has nearly pulled even with white men with a college degree and he holds a 30
point lead among white women with a college degree.
White Men by Education
High School
Some Post
College Grad

Trump
63.3%
63.8%
48.0%

Biden
25.0%
27.4%
42.0%

White Women by Education
High School
Some Post
College Grad

Trump
51.0%
54.1%
32.2%

Biden
26.0%
36.5%
62.1%

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Joe Biden leads among voters over the age of 65 by a margin of 48.9%-41.4%.

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Among Metro Detroit voters, Joe Biden holds a commanding 54.1%-35.8% lead of 18.3%.
holds a commanding 51.5%-38.3% lead of 13.2%.

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The largest remaining undecided votes come primarily from voters under the age of 40 years old.

Among out-state voters, Trump

Trump Voters Voting FOR Trump/ Biden Voters Split on Motivation
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81.9% of Trump voters said they are voting FOR Donald Trump while only 16.5% said they were voting against Joe Biden.

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But only 46.8% of Biden voters said they were voting FOR Joe Biden while 44.0% said they were voting against Donald
Trump.
But while Biden voters are split on their vote motivation, anti-Trump voters and pro-Biden voters are EQUALLY
MOTIVATED to vote in November.

Biden Leads Trump In All Areas, Except Economy
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Voters were read five different issue areas and asked which candidate would do a better job handling that issue.
Joe Biden holds leads on four of the five issues including a 7.7% lead on handling the pandemic and 21.5% lead on improving
race relations. Donald Trump’s only advantage, by a narrow four-point margin is on the economy.
Issue
Understanding your family’s every day issues
Better plan for America’s economy
Handling America’s foreign policy
Improving Race Relations
Dealing with the pandemic

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Trump
40.3%
46.0%
41.3%
33.7%
38.5%

Biden
45.0%
42.0%
50.7%
55.2%
46.2%

Difference
+4.7% Biden
+4.0% Trump
+9.4% Biden
+21.5% Biden
+7.7% Biden

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Joe Biden leads on all five issues with the remaining undecided voters.
Issue
Understanding your family’s every day issues
Better plan for America’s economy
Handling America’s foreign policy
Improving Race Relations
Dealing with the pandemic

Trump
21.4%
23.8%
16.7%
4.8%
7.1%

Biden
26.2%
28.6%
42.9%
52.4%
26.2%

Difference
+4.8% Biden
+4.8% Biden
+26.2% Biden
+47.6% Biden
+14.3% Biden

Peters Leads By 3.1% But Race Within Margin of Error
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Gary Peters has 85.4% name identification breaking 30.8% favorable to 31.5% unfavorable. 23.0% of voters have no opinion
of him and 13.8% of voters have not heard of him.

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John James has 81.0% name identification breaking 31.3% favorable to 33.7% unfavorable. 16.0% of voters have no opinion
of him and 17.8% of voters have not heard of him.

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Independent voters view Gary Peters unfavorably by a margin of 19.4% favorable to 34.0% unfavorable.
view John James, however, favorably by a margin of 33.0% favorable to 27.2% unfavorable.

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Gary Peters leads John James by a narrow margin of 43.7% Peters to 40.6% James. 14.2% of voters are undecided. Less
than 1% of voters choose a third-party candidate.

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When you look at the undecided voters in the US Senate race:
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Independent voters

40% are Biden voters
30% are Trump voters
4% are Third Party voters
26% are also undecided in the Presidential Race

Gary Peters holds a slight advantage among undecided voters as they break towards Joe Biden. The US Senate race will
look very similar to Michigan’s Presidential race.
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 Michigan Voters Support Online Schools, For Now
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Voters were asked, knowing what you know today would you say it is safe to send children to school or should school, for
now, be online.
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49.5% said school should be online for now
37.8% said school should be in person
6.7% said school should be a combination of both.

There are sharp differences between Metro Detroit voters and out-state voters:
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46.4% of out-state voters said school should be in person with 41.4% online.
But in Metro Detroit, 57.4% said school should be online while 29.2% said in person.

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Men were split with 44.3% saying in school and 45.0% online. But 53.7% of women said online versus 31.7% in person.

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But there were major differences among voters by party affiliations with 75.4% of Republican voters believing school should
be in person. The chart below compares voter attitudes on schools based on party affiliation
Party Affiliation
Strong Democratic
Lean Democratic
Independent
Lean Republican
Strong Republican

At School
8.2%
23.8%
35.0%
56.6%
75.4%

Online
77.6%
59.5%
45.6%
30.2%
19.3%

Combination
6.4%
11.9%
12.6%
7.5%
1.8%

Majority of Michigan Voters Oppose Repeal of ‘Emergency Law’
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By a margin of 51.8%-41.8%, Michigan voters oppose the repeal of a 1945 law that Governor Whitmer is currently using as
the basis for declaring a pandemic emergency.
18.9% of Leaning GOP voters and 13.5% of Strong GOP voters support leaving the law intact.

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 Independent voters support leaving the law intact by a margin of 47.6%-43.7%.
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There are significant differences between Metro Detroit and Out-State Michigan.
Out-State voters support repeal of the law by a margin of 51.9%-41.7%.
But Metro Detroit voters strongly support leaving the law intact by a margin of 61.6%-32.1%.

58% Support Black Lives Matter Movement
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By a margin of 57.8%-33.4%, Michigan voters support the Black Lives Matter movement.
the movement while 26.2% STRONGLY OPPOSE the movement.

42.3% STRONGLY SUPPORT

There are sharp differences in support levels by party affiliation:
Party Affiliation
Strong Democratic
Lean Democratic
Independent
Lean Republican
Strong Republican

Support
92.7%
83.4%
49.5%
30.2%
19.3%

Oppose
5.0%
7.1%
32.1%
58.5%
70.2%

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94.1% of Black voters support the Black Lives Matter movement. White voters support the movement by a margin of
50.6%-39.4%

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But Michigan voters SHARPLY OPPOSE a move to defund the police. Only 17.9% of voters support efforts to defund the
police while 75.3% oppose the efforts.
There is NO demographic group that supports the ‘defund the police’ effort.
Strong Democratic voters oppose the effort by a margin of 52.5%-33.6%.

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 Black voters oppose the effort by a margin of 51.2%-30.2%. White voters oppose the effort by a margin of 81.2%-14.3%.
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By a margin of 56.8%-37.0% Michigan voters support efforts to shift some funding currently used for the police to other areas
that might fight crime
Black voters support the shifting of funds by a margin of 86.0%-8.1%. White voters are supportive by a far narrower margin
of 50.6%-43.4%.
Independent voters support shifting money by a margin of 56.3%-34.0%. But while 24.3% strongly support the idea, 32.0%
somewhat support the idea. 30.1% of independent voters strongly oppose the idea.

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 MICHIGAN STATEWIDE SURVEY
POST CONVENTION 2020
Hello, my name is _________. I’m not selling anything. I’m doing a quick survey of voters’ attitudes in Michigan. It should take
approximately six minutes.
A.

Are you registered to vote at the address I am calling?
1.
2.

B.

100%

In November, Michigan voters will go to the polls to vote in the Presidential election. Would you say are definitely going to
vote, probably going to vote, probably not going to vote, or definitely not going to vote?
1.
2.
3.
4.

1.

Yes…..CONTINUE
No….TERMINATE

Definitely going to vote….CONTINUE
Probably going to vote….CONTINUE
Probably not going to vote….TERMINATE
Definitely not going to vote….TERMINATE

94.2%
5.8%

And do you plan to vote by absentee mail ballot or do you plan to vote in person on Election Day?
1.
2.
3.

Absentee, mail ballot
In person
Depends/ Don’t Know/ Refused….DO NOT OFFER

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38.3%
54.3%
7.3%

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 2.

And could you tell me in what county you vote in?
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.

3.

UP/North
West
Southwest
Mid Michigan
East Central
Oakland
Macomb
Wayne
City of Detroit
Remainder of Detroit MSA

CODE:
1.
Outstate
(UP/North, West, Southwest, Mid, East Central)
2.
Metro Detroit
(Oakland, Macomb, Wayne, Detroit, Detroit MSA)

13.3%
11.0%
8.3%
9.0%
7.5%
12.7%
8.7%
11.7%
6.7%
11.2%

49.2%
50.8%

On a scale of one to ten, with one being not confident at all and ten being very confident – how confident are you that your
vote will be counted on election day? You can choose any number between one and ten.
SCORE: 8.7
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
DK/Ref
3.7% 1.2% 0.3% 1.3% 5.3% 2.8% 6.0% 7.8% 7.3% 62.2% 2.0%
4.

5.

And using that same one to ten scale with one being not confident at all and ten being very confident -- how confident are you
that this November’s election will be fair?
SCORE: 6.6
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
DK/Ref
9.0% 4.3% 3.2% 4.0% 17.7% 7.0% 8.0% 10.8% 4.5% 28.8% 2.7%

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Would you say the nation is on the right track or would you say the nation is on the wrong track?
1.
2.
3.

7.

Right Track
Wrong Track
Don’t Know/ Refused…DO NOT OFFER

48.7%
38.7%
12.7%

Would you say you are, or are not, better off today than you were four years ago?
1.
2.
3.
4.

9.

31.3%
58.0%
10.7%

And what about Michigan. Would you say Michigan is on the right track or would you say the state is on the wrong track?
1.
2.
3.

8.

Right Track
Wrong Track
Don’t Know/ Refused…DO NOT OFFER

Better off
Not better off
The same…DO NOT OFFER
Don’t Know/ Refused…DO NOT OFFER

47.8%
32.3%
15.7%
4.2%

Would you say the nation is, or is not, better off today than it was four years ago?
1.
2.
3.
3.

Better off
Not better off
The same…DO NOT OFFER
Don’t Know/ Refused…DO NOT OFFER

34.8%
57.2%
3.3%
4.7%

I am going to read you the names of several people you might have heard of. For each, please tell me if you have a favorable or
unfavorable impression of that person.

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11.

12.

13.

Donald Trump

NAME ID: 98.0%

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

41.3%
51.0%
5.7%
0.0%
2.0%

Heard, favorable
Heard, unfavorable
Heard, no opinion
Never heard of
Don’t Know/ Refused…DO NOT OFFER

Joe Biden

NAME ID: 98.0%

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

43.2%
46.3%
8.5%
0.0%
2.0%

Heard, favorable
Heard, unfavorable
Heard, no opinion
Never heard of
Don’t Know/ Refused…DO NOT OFFER

Mike Pence

NAME ID: 96.3%

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

39.2%
46.2%
11.0%
2.0%
1.7%

Heard, favorable
Heard, unfavorable
Heard, no opinion
Never heard of
Don’t Know/ Refused…DO NOT OFFER

Kamala Harris. [COMMA-LA]

NAME ID: 92.3%

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

40.5%
38.8%
13.0%
6.5%
1.2%

Heard, favorable
Heard, unfavorable
Heard, no opinion
Never heard of
Don’t Know/ Refused…DO NOT OFFER

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15.

16.

17.

Gretchen Whitmer

NAME ID: 98.8%

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

51.7%
40.8%
6.3%
0.7%
0.5%

Heard, favorable
Heard, unfavorable
Heard, no opinion
Never heard of
Don’t Know/ Refused…DO NOT OFFER

Gary Peters

NAME ID: 85.4%

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

30.8%
31.5%
23.0%
13.8%
0.8%

Heard, favorable
Heard, unfavorable
Heard, no opinion
Never heard of
Don’t Know/ Refused…DO NOT OFFER

John James

NAME ID: 81.0%

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

31.3%
33.7%
16.0%
17.8%
1.2%

Heard, favorable
Heard, unfavorable
Heard, no opinion
Never heard of
Don’t Know/ Refused…DO NOT OFFER

Do you approve or disapprove of the job being done by Gretchen Whitmer as Governor of Michigan? ASK: WOULD THAT
BE STRONGLY APPROVE/DISAPPROVE OR JUST SOMEWHAT APPROVE DISAPPROVE?
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.

Strongly approve
Somewhat approve
Somewhat disapprove
Strongly disapprove
Neither approve, nor disapprove/ No Opinion…DO NOT OFFER
Don’t Know/ Refused…DO NOT OFFER

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40.7% APPROVE
18.0%
7.8%
30.5% DISAPPROVE
2.2%
0.8%

58.7%

38.3%

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Do you approve or disapprove of the job Governor Whitmer has done in handling the COVID-19 pandemic? ASK: WOULD
THAT BE STRONGLY APPROVE/DISAPPROVE OR JUST SOMEWHAT APPROVE DISAPPROVE?
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.

19.

45.5% APPROVE
15.5%
6.3%
29.8% DISAPPROVE
2.2%
0.7%

61.0%

36.1%

Do you approve or disapprove of the job being done by Donald Trump as President of the United States? ASK: WOULD
THAT BE STRONGLY APPROVE/DISAPPROVE OR JUST SOMEWHAT APPROVE/DISAPPROVE?
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.

20.

Strongly approve
Somewhat approve
Somewhat disapprove
Strongly disapprove
Neither approve, nor disapprove/ No Opinion…DO NOT OFFER
Don’t Know/ Refused…DO NOT OFFER

Strongly approve
Somewhat approve
Somewhat disapprove
Strongly disapprove
Neither approve, nor disapprove/ No Opinion….DO NOT OFFER
Don’t Know/ Refused….DO NOT OFFER

34.5% APPROVE
9.2%
5.3%
47.2% DISAPPROVE
0.8%

43.7%

52.5%

Do you approve or disapprove of the job President Trump has done in handling the COVID-19 pandemic? ASK: WOULD
THAT BE STRONGLY APPROVE/DISAPPROVE OR JUST SOMEWHAT APPROVE DISAPPROVE?
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.

Strongly approve
Somewhat approve
Somewhat disapprove
Strongly disapprove
Neither approve, nor disapprove/ No Opinion…DO NOT OFFER
Don’t Know/ Refused…DO NOT OFFER

29.2% APPROVE
13.0%
3.5%
50.2% DISAPPROVE
2.8%
1.3%

42.2%

53.7%

Now I want you to think about the Presidential election.

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If the election for President were held today and [ROTATE] Donald Trump was the Republican candidate and Joe Biden was
the Democratic candidate, would you vote for Donald Trump, Joe Biden, or is there another third -party candidate you plan to
vote for? IF DON’T KNOW, ASK: WHICH WAY DO YOU LEAN?
ASK: WILL YOU DEFINITELY VOTE FOR TRUMP/BIDEN OR PROBABLY VOTE FOR TRUMP/BIDEN?
IF THIRD PARTY CANDIDATE, ASK: AND WHICH CANDIDATE WOULD THAT BE?
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.

22.

TRUMP

42.3%

BIDEN

47.0%

THIRD
UNDECIDED

1.0%
7.0%

For Trump…MOVE TO Q24
81.9%
Against Biden…MOVE TO Q24
16.5%
Don’t Know/ Refused/ Other…DO NOT OFFER/MOVE TO Q24 1.6%

And would you say your choice is more a vote FOR Joe Biden or is it a vote AGAINST Donald Trump?
1.
2.
3.

24.

38.3%
3.3%
0.7%
38.3%
7.5%
1.2%
1.0%
7.0%
2.7%

And would you say your choice is more a vote FOR Donald Trump or it is a vote AGAINST Joe Biden?
1.
2.
3.

23.

Definitely Trump…MOVE TO Q22
Probably Trump…MOVE TO Q22
Lean Trump…MOVE TO Q22
Definitely Biden…MOVE TO Q23
Probably Biden….MOVE TO Q 23
Lean Biden…MOVE TO Q23
Third Party _____________________________.....MOVE/ Q 24
Undecided
Refused…DO NOT OFFER…MOVE TO Q 24

For Biden
Against Trump
Don’t Know/ Refused/ Other

46.8%
44.0%
9.2%

Which candidate better understands your family’s every day issues [ROTATE] Donald Trump or Joe Biden?
1.
Trump
40.3%
2.
Biden
45.0%
3.
Neither…DO NOT OFFER
10.8%
4.
Don’t Know/ Refused…DO NOT OFFER
3.8%

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Which candidate has a better plan for America’s economy [ROTATE] Donald Trump or Joe Biden?
1.
2.
3.
4.

26.

Trump
Biden
Neither…DO NOT OFFER
Don’t Know/ Refused…DO NOT OFFER

41.3%
50.7%
2.5%
5.5%

Which candidate will do a better job improving race relations [ROTATE] Donald Trump or Joe Biden?
1.
2.
3.
4.

28.

46.0%
42.0%
5.8%
6.0%

Which candidate will better handle America’s foreign policy challenges [ROTATE] Donald Trump or Joe Biden?
1.
2.
3.
4.

27.

Trump
Biden
Neither…DO NOT OFFER
Don’t Know/ Refused…DO NOT OFFER

Trump
Biden
Neither…DO NOT OFFER
Don’t Know/ Refused…DO NOT OFFER

33.7%
55.2%
6.7%
4.5%

Which candidate has a better plan to deal with the coronavirus pandemic [ROTATE] Donald Trump or Joe Biden?
1.
2.
3.
4.

Trump
Biden
Neither…DO NOT OFFER
Don’t Know/ Refused…DO NOT OFFER

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38.5%
46.2%
7.7%
7.7%

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If the election for the United State Senate were held today, would you vote for [ROTATE] Gary Peters the Democratic
nominee, John James the Republican nominee or is there a third-party candidate you would vote for to be Michigan’s United
States Senator? IF DON’T KNOW, ASK: WHICH WAY DO YOU LEAN?
IF THIRD PARTY, ASK: AND WHO WOULD THAT BE?
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.

30.

39.5%
4.2%
37.8%
2.8%
0.7%
14.2%
0.8%

PETERS

43.7%

JAMES

40.6%

THIRD
UNDECIDED

0.7%
14.2%

Thinking about the COVID pandemic, knowing what you know today would you say it is safe to send children to school or do
you think school, for now, should be held online?
1.
2.
3.
4.

31.

Peters
Lean Peters
James
Lean James
Third Party _________________________________________
Don’t Know/ Depends…DO NOT OFFER
Refused…DO NOT OFFER

Send children to school
School, for now, online
Combination….DO NOT OFFER
Don’t Know/ Refused….DO NOT OFFER

37.8%
49.5%
6.7%
6.0%

Knowing what you know today, do you think 180,000 deaths nationally from COVID is an acceptable number of deaths or
would you say it is an unacceptable number of deaths?
1.
2.
3.

Acceptable
Unacceptable
Don’t Know/ Refused…DO NOT OFFER

13.5%
71.0%
15.5%

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Governor Whitmer is using a law passed in 1945 that gives every Michigan Governor the power to declare a health care
emergency for as long as is needed to control the emergency. A ballot proposal, supported by Republicans, would repeal the
1945 law and strip Michigan’s Governor of this power and instead force the Governor to use a 1976 law that limits the
Governor’s emergency power to no more than 28 days without the approval of the Legislature. Do you support the 1945 law
that gives the Governor the power to declare a health care emergency for an extended period of time or do you support the
repeal of the 1945 law which would limit the Governor’s emergency power to no more than 28 days?
1.
2.
3.
4.

33.

51.8%
41.8%
6.0%
0.3%

Do you support or oppose the efforts the Black Lives Matter movement? ASK: WOULD THAT BE STRONGLY
SUPPORT/OPPOSE OR JUST SOMEWHAT SUPPORT/OPPOSE?
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

34.

Support the 1945 law
Repeal the 1945 law
Don’t Know/ Depends…DO NOT OFFER
Refused….DO NOT OFFER

Strongly support
Somewhat support
Somewhat oppose
Strongly oppose
Don’t Know/ Refused…DO NOT OFFER

42.3% SUPPORT
15.5%
7.2%
26.2% OPPOSE
8.8%

57.8%

33.4%

Do you support or oppose efforts to ‘defund the police’? ASK: WOULD THAT BE STRONGLY SUPPORT/OPPOSE OR
JUST SOMEWHAT SUPPORT/OPPOSE?
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

Strongly support
Somewhat support
Somewhat oppose
Strongly oppose
Don’t Know/ Refused…DO NOT OFFER

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10.2% SUPPORT
7.7%
14.8%
60.5% OPPOSE
6.8%

17.9%

75.3%

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Do you support or oppose efforts to shift some funding that currently goes to the police and invest that money in other areas
that might help fight crime like mental health assistance, job assistance, education, homelessness and drug abuse prevention?
ASK: WOULD THAT BE STRONGLY SUPPORT/OPPOSE OR JUST SOMEWHAT SUPPORT/OPPOSE?
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

Strongly support
Somewhat support
Somewhat oppose
Strongly oppose
Don’t Know/ Refused…DO NOT OFFER

35.8%
21.0%
5.2%
31.8%
6.2%

Now just a few questions for statistical purposes.
36.

Generally speaking, would you say you tend to vote mostly for Republican candidates, do you vote mostly for Democratic
candidates, or would you say you vote equally for both Republican and Democratic candidates? IF VOTE EQUALLY ASK:
WOULD YOU SAY YOU LEAN MORE TO THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY ORMORE TO THE REPUBLICAN PARTY,
OR WOULD YOU SAY YOU ARE AN INDEPENDENT VOTER?
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.

Strongly Democratic
Lean Democratic
Independent
Lean Republican
Strong Republican
Other/ Refused/ Don’t Know….DO NOT OFFER

36.5%
7.0%
17.2%
8.8%
28.5%
2.0%

37.

And on a scale of one to ten, with one being very low and ten being very high, how motivated are you to vote in this
November’s Presidential election? You can choose any number from one to ten.
SCORE: 9.7
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
DK/Ref
0.3% 0.2% 0.3% 0.3% 1.2% 1.3% 1.5% 3.2% 3.0% 88.3% 0.3%

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What would be the last year of schooling you completed?
1.
2.
3.
4.

39.

Yes
No
Don’t Know/Refused…DO NOT OFFER

26.5%
72.3%
1.2%

Could you please tell me in what year you were born?
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.

41.

25.7%
34.2%
40.0%
0.2%

And would you say you or any member of your household is a member of a union or a teachers’ association?
1.
2.
3.

40.

High school graduate or less
Vocational Training/ Some Community College/ Some College
College Graduate
Don’t Know/ Refused….DO NOT OFFER

18-29
(1991-2002)
30-39
(1981-1990)
40-49
(1971-1980)
50-64
(1956-1970)
65+
(1955 and before)
Don’t Know/ Refused….DO NOT OFFER

12.7%
17.5%
16.5%
28.0%
24.2%
1.2%

And what is your race or ethnic background?
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.

Caucasian
African American
Hispanic/ Puerto Rican/ Mexican American
Asian
Mixed Race….DO NOT OFFER
Native American
Other/ Don’t Know/ Refused…DO NOT OFFER

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74.5%
14.3%
2.5%
0.8%
2.5%
1.2%
4.2%

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Gender: BY OBSERVATION
1.
2.

43.

48.5%
51.5%

Telephone
1.
2.

43.

Male
Female

Cell
Landline

50.0%
50.0%

This survey was commissioned by the news media. Occasionally, they choose to talk to
several participants of the survey. Can we release your name and telephone number to them if they want to talk to you? Or
would you prefer that your opinions remain confidential? IF YES, ASK:

AND CAN YOU CONFIRM YOUR NAME? _______________________________
WRITE IN TELEPHONE NUMBER ______________________________________
THANK YOU. THAT COMPLETES OUR SURVEY.

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And do you plan to vote by absentee mail ballot or do you plan to vote in person on Election Day?

Strong Dem
Lean Dem
Independent
Lean GOP
Strong GOP

Absentee/Mail
53.4%
50.0%
35.9%
30.2%
21.1%

In Person
37.9%
42.9%
56.3%
67.9%
71.9%

Depends
8.7%
7.1%
7.8%
1.9%
7.0%

Out
Metro

31.5%
44.9%

59.0%
49.8%

9.5%
5.2%

Male
Female

34.7%
41.7%

56.7%
52.1%

8.6%
6.1%

18-29
30-39
40-49
50-64
65+

25.0%
30.5%
33.3%
32.1%
62.1%

64.5%
64.8%
63.6%
58.9%
30.3%

10.5%
4.8%
3.0%
8.9%
7.6%

White
Black

39.8%
38.4%

53.0%
55.8%

7.2%
5.8%

High
Some
College

36.4%
33.2%
44.2%

57.8%
60.5%
46.7%

5.8%
6.3%
9.2%

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On a scale of one to ten, with one being not confident at all and ten being very confident – how confident are you that your
vote will be counted on election day? You can choose any number between one and ten.

Strong Dem
Lean Dem
Independent
Lean GOP
Strong GOP

SCORE
8.6
8.0
8.5
8.7
9.0

Out
Metro

8.8
8.5

Male
Female

8.8
8.5

18-29
30-39
40-49
50-64
65+

8.6
8.4
7.9
8.9
9.2

White
Black

8.8
8.2

High
Some
College

8.3
8.5
9.0

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And using that same one to ten scale with one being not confident at all and ten being very confident -- how confident are you
that this November’s election will be fair?

Strong Dem
Lean Dem
Independent
Lean GOP
Strong GOP

SCORE
6.6
6.4
6.9
6.0
6.8

Out
Metro

6.6
6.6

Male
Female

7.0
6.3

18-29
30-39
40-49
50-64
65+

5.7
6.5
5.9
7.1
7.1

White
Black

6.8
6.1

High
Some
College

6.3
6.6
6.9

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Would you say the nation is on the right track or would you say the nation is on the wrong track?

Strong Dem
Lean Dem
Independent
Lean GOP
Strong GOP

Right
6.4%
4.8%
31.1%
56.6%
63.7%

Wrong
90.9%
83.3%
51.5%
30.2%
21.6%

Out
Metro

35.9% 52.9%
26.9% 63.0%

Male
Female

37.5% 52.6%
25.6% 63.1%

18-29
30-39
40-49
50-64
65+

26.3%
20.0%
31.3%
36.9%
34.5%

White
Black

37.1% 50.8%
9.3% 88.4%

High
Some
College

31.8% 57.8%
33.7% 52.7%
29.2% 62.5%

59.2%
71.4%
62.6%
50.0%
54.5%

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And what about Michigan. Would you say Michigan is on the right track or would you say the state is on the wrong track?

Strong Dem
Lean Dem
Independent
Lean GOP
Strong GOP

Right
75.8%
78.6%
43.7%
26.4%
18.1%

Wrong
14.6%
11.9%
38.8%
62.3%
68.4%

Out
Metro

40.3% 47.5%
56.7% 30.2%

Male
Female

45.4% 43.6%
51.8% 34.0%

18-29
30-39
40-49
50-64
65+

42.1%
56.2%
39.4%
48.8%
54.5%

White
Black

45.4% 42.7%
66.3% 19.8%

High
Some
College

46.8% 41.6%
39.5% 45.4%
57.5% 31.3%

39.5%
31.4%
47.5%
41.1%
33.8%

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Would you say you are, or are not, better off today than you were four years ago?

Strong Dem
Lean Dem
Independent
Lean GOP
Strong GOP

Better
25.1%
26.2%
51.5%
79.2%
71.9%

Not Better
49.3%
50.0%
31.1%
9.4%
13.5%

Same
20.5%
21.4%
11.7%
7.5%
12.3%

Out
Metro

53.9%
42.0%

30.5%
34.1%

12.2%
19.0%

Male
Female

49.8%
46.0%

30.6%
34.0%

16.8%
14.6%

18-29
30-39
40-49
50-64
65+

55.3%
50.5%
46.5%
48.8%
40.7%

25.0%
32.4%
39.4%
31.5%
32.4%

13.2%
11.4%
11.1%
17.3%
22.1%

White
Black

51.2%
30.2%

29.5%
43.0%

14.5%
25.6%

High
Some
College

53.2%
47.8%
44.6%

27.3%
30.7%
36.7%

18.2%
16.1%
13.8%

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Would you say the nation is, or is not, better off today than it was four years ago?

Strong Dem
Lean Dem
Independent
Lean GOP
Strong GOP

Better
1.8%
7.1%
36.9%
79.2%
71.3%

Not Better
93.6%
83.3%
50.5%
18.9%
19.3%

Same
1.8%
4.8%
3.9%
0.0%
5.3%

Out
Metro

38.6%
31.1%

52.5%
61.6%

4.4%
2.3%

Male
Female

43.3%
26.9%

50.2%
63.8%

3.4%
3.2%

18-29
30-39
40-49
50-64
65+

31.6%
29.5%
32.3%
40.5%
33.8%

60.5%
63.8%
56.6%
49.4%
61.4%

2.6%
1.9%
4.0%
4.8%
2.8%

White
Black

40.7%
3.5%

50.8%
89.5%

3.6%
3.5%

High
Some
College

34.4%
41.0%
30.0%

57.8%
48.8%
63.8%

3.2%
5.9%
1.3%

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Donald Trump

Strong Dem
Lean Dem
Independent
Lean GOP
Strong GOP

Favorable
1.4%
4.8%
38.8%
84.9%
91.2%

Unfavorable
94.1%
81.0%
44.7%
7.5%
5.3%

No Opinion
4.1%
9.5%
11.7%
7.5%
1.8%

Never
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%

Out
Metro

50.8%
32.1%

42.7%
59.0%

5.1%
6.2%

0.0%
0.0%

Male
Female

47.1%
35.9%

46.4%
55.3%

4.1%
7.1%

0.0%
0.0%

18-29
30-39
40-49
50-64
65+

38.2%
30.5%
37.4%
50.0%
42.1%

53.9%
59.0%
54.5%
44.0%
50.3%

5.3%
8.6%f
6.1%
4.8%
4.8%

0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%

White
Black

49.7%
1.2%

43.2%
89.5%

5.4%
8.1%

0.0%
0.0%

High
Some
College

44.2%
48.3%
33.8%

47.4%
45.4%
57.9%

5.8%
6.3%
5.0%

0.0%
0.0%
0.0%

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Joe Biden

Strong Dem
Lean Dem
Independent
Lean GOP
Strong GOP

Favorable
81.3%
64.3%
35.9%
7.5%
6.4%

Unfavorable
10.0%
9.5%
50.5%
79.2%
88.9%

No Opinion
7.8%
21.4%
8.7%
11.3%
4.1%

Never
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%

Out
Metro

35.3%
50.8%

53.9%
39.0%

9.2%
7.9%

0.0%
0.0%

Male
Female

37.5%
48.5%

51.5%
41.4%

8.9%
8.1%

0.0%
0.0%

18-29
30-39
40-49
50-64
65+

34.2%
44.8%
43.4%
41.7%
49.0%

48.7%
42.9%
45.5%
51.2%
41.4%

14.5%
11.4%
9.1%
4.8%
7.6%

0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%

White
Black

36.7%
86.0%

53.7%
4.7%

7.8%
8.1%

0.0%
0.0%

High
Some
College

40.3%
36.6%
50.8%

49.4%
52.7%
38.8%

7.1%
10.2%
7.9%

0.0%
0.0%
0.0%

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Mike Pence

Strong Dem
Lean Dem
Independent
Lean GOP
Strong GOP

Favorable
3.2%
7.1%
38.8%
81.1%
82.5%

Unfavorable
84.9%
73.8%
36.9%
7.5%
6.4%

No Opinion
10.0%
11.9%
19.4%
5.7%
7.0%

Never
1.4%
7.1%
1.0%
0.0%
2.9%

Out
Metro

47.1%
31.5%

38.0%
54.1%

11.5%
10.5%

1.4%
2.6%

Male
Female

43.0%
35.6%

44.3%
47.9%

9.3%
12.6%

1.7%
2.3%

18-29
30-39
40-49
50-64
65+

28.9%
31.4%
33.3%
45.8%
44.8%

43.4%
55.2%
50.5%
41.7%
44.1%

21.1%
10.5%
9.1%
11.3%
7.6%

5.3%
1.9%
4.0%
0.0%
1.4%

White
Black

47.0%
3.5%

40.3%
72.1%

10.1%
18.6%

1.6%
5.8%

High
Some
College

39.6%
44.9%
34.2%

39.0%
41.0%
55.0%

17.5%
9.8%
7.9%

2.6%
2.4%
1.3%

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37

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Kamala Harris.

Strong Dem
Lean Dem
Independent
Lean GOP
Strong GOP

Favorable
76.3%
66.7%
29.1%
5.7%
6.4%

Unfavorable
8.7%
7.1%
41.7%
67.9%
75.4%

No Opinion
11.0%
21.4%
16.5%
18.9%
8.8%

Never
3.7%
4.8%
10.7%
3.8%
8.8%

Out
Metro

33.2%
47.5%

45.4%
32.5%

12.9%
13.1%

7.1%
5.9%

Male
Female

34.8%
46.0%

46.4%
31.7%

11.7%
14.2%

6.5%
6.5%

18-29
30-39
40-49
50-64
65+

26.3%
46.7%
40.4%
40.5%
44.1%

35.5%
29.5%
39.4%
43.5%
40.0%

21.1%
16.2%
14.1%
10.1%
9.7%

15.8%
7.6%
4.0%
4.2%
5.5%

White
Black

36.0%
73.3%

44.3%
7.0%

11.9%
16.3%

7.2%
3.5%

High
Some
College

32.5%
33.2%
51.7%

39.6%
46.3%
32.1%

14.9%
13.7%
11.3%

11.0%
6.3%
3.8%

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38

 14.

Gretchen Whitmer

Strong Dem
Lean Dem
Independent
Lean GOP
Strong GOP

Favorable
90.9%
76.2%
47.6%
22.6%
7.6%

Unfavorable
5.5%
7.1%
38.8%
69.8%
87.1%

No Opinion
2.7%
16.7%
12.6%
5.7%
3.5%

Never
0.5%
0.0%
0.0%
1.9%
1.2%

Out
Metro

40.7%
62.3%

51.5%
30.5%

7.1%
5.6%

0.3%
1.0%

Male
Female

42.6%
60.2%

48.8%
33.3%

7.2%
5.5%

1.0%
0.3%

18-29
30-39
40-49
50-64
65+

43.4%
60.0%
52.5%
48.2%
54.5%

44.7%
33.3%
42.4%
46.4%
35.2%

7.9%
6.7%
5.1%
4.8%
8.3%

2.6%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
1.4%

White
Black

45.0%
91.9%

47.4%
1.2%

6.9%
4.78%

0.4%
2.3%

High
Some
College

49.4%
42.0%
61.3%

43.4%
50.7%
30.8%

4.5%
6.8%
7.1%

1.3%
0.5%
0.4%

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39

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Gary Peters

Strong Dem
Lean Dem
Independent
Lean GOP
Strong GOP

Favorable
53.9%
40.5%
19.4%
9.4%
12.9%

Unfavorable
11.9%
14.3%
34.0%
49.1%
54.4%

No Opinion
18.7%
40.5%
29.1%
26.4%
19.9%

Never
15.1%
4.8%
16.5%
13.2%
12.3%

Out
Metro

26.8%
34.8%

33.6%
29.5%

23.4%
22.6%

15.3%
12.5%

Male
Female

29.9%
31.7%

37.1%
26.2%

21.6%
24.3%

10.7%
16.8%

18-29
30-39
40-49
50-64
65+

23.7%
21.9%
25.3%
33.3%
42.8%

11.8%
24.8%
31.3%
40.5%
34.5%

21.1%
31.4%
28.3%
20.2%
18.6%

42.1%
21.9%
14.1%
4.8%
3.4%

White
Black

28.9%
46.5%

34.7%
15.1%

23.7%
19.8%

12.3%
18.6%

High
Some
College

29.9%
27.8%
34.2%

29.2%
33.7%
31.3%

23.4%
22.0%
23.3%

15.6%
16.1%
10.8%

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September 2020
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40

 16.

John James

Strong Dem
Lean Dem
Independent
Lean GOP
Strong GOP

Favorable
6.4%
9.5%
33.0%
52.8%
62.0%

Unfavorable
55.7%
52.4%
27.2%
11.3%
11.1%

No Opinion
15.1%
23.8%
20.4%
18.9%
12.3%

Never
21.9%
14.3%
18.4%
15.1%
13.5%

Out
Metro

32.2%
30.5%

27.8%
39.3%

19.3%
12.8%

19.0%
16.7%

Male
Female

36.1%
26.9%

33.3%
34.0%

16.8%
15.2%

12.4%
23.0%

18-29
30-39
40-49
50-64
65+

18.4%
19.0%
29.3%
40.5%
36.6%

18.4%
26.7%
30.3%
38.1%
44.8%

15.8%
17.1%
27.3%
13.7%
10.3%

46.1%
37.1%
13.1%
6.0%
6.2%

White
Black

36.0%
10.5%

32.4%
46.5%

15.0%
18.5%

15.7%
24.4%

High
Some
College

22.7%
36.1%
32.9%

36.4%
27.8%
37.1%

18.8%
15.6%
14.2%

19.5%
20.5%
14.6%

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September 2020
Glengariff Group, Inc.

41

 17.

Do you approve or disapprove of the job being done by Gretchen Whitmer as Governor of Michigan? ASK: WOULD THAT
BE STRONGLY APPROVE/DISAPPROVE OR JUST SOMEWHAT APPROVE DISAPPROVE?

Strong Dem
Lean Dem
Independent
Lean GOP
Strong GOP

Strongly
Approve
77.2%
66.7%
32.0%
7.5%
4.7%

Somewhat
Approve
18.3%
21.4%
30.1%
18.9%
8.8%

Somewhat
Disapprove
2.3%
7.1%
12.6%
9.4%
10.5%

Strongly
Disapprove
1.8%
2.4%
23.3%
56.6%
71.3%

Out
Metro

31.2%
49.8%

17.6%
18.4%

8.1%
7.5%

39.7%
21.6%

Male
Female

32.3%
48.5%

19.6%
16.5%

8.6%
7.1%

36.1%
25.2%

18-29
30-39
40-49
50-64
65+

35.5%
42.9%
44.4%
35.7%
45.5%

18.4%
26.7%
15.2%
17.3%
15.2%

15.8%
6.7%
6.1%
6.0%
8.3%

26.3%
21.0%
33.3%
36.9%
28.3%

White
Black

33.8%
81.4%

18.3%
15.1%

8.5%
1.2%

35.8%
1.2%

High
Some
College

37.7%
34.6%
47.5%

16.9%
16.6%
20.0%

12.3%
9.8%
3.3%

29.2%
35.6%
27.1%

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September 2020
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42

 18.

Do you approve or disapprove of the job Governor Whitmer has done in handling the COVID-19 pandemic? ASK: WOULD
THAT BE STRONGLY APPROVE/DISAPPROVE OR JUST SOMEWHAT APPROVE DISAPPROVE?

Strong Dem
Lean Dem
Independent
Lean GOP
Strong GOP

Strongly
Approve
84.5%
73.8%
38.8%
9.4%
5.3%

Somewhat
Approve
13.2%
14.3%
26.2%
18.9%
10.5%

Somewhat
Disapprove
0.5%
2.4%
6.8%
11.3%
12.3%

Strongly
Disapprove
1.4%
7.1%
24.3%
54.7%
67.8%

Out
Metro

35.3%
55.4%

15.9%
15.1%

7.1%
5.6%

39.0%
21.0%

Male
Female

37.8%
52.8%

15.8%
15.2%

6.5%
6.1%

37.1%
23.0%

18-29
30-39
40-49
50-64
65+

38.2%
50.5%
52.5%
40.5%
47.6%

21.1%
18.1%
10.1%
16.1%
14.5%

5.3%
6.7%
7.1%
6.5%
6.2%

27.6%
23.8%
30.3%
33.9%
28.3%

White
Black

38.5%
80.2%

15.2%
19.8%

8.3%
0.0%

34.9%
0.0%

High
Some
College

41.6%
39.5%
52.9%

19.5%
14.1%
14.2%

4.5%
9.3%
5.0%

30.5%
35.1%
25.0%

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September 2020
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43

 19.

Do you approve or disapprove of the job being done by Donald Trump as President of the United States? ASK: WOULD
THAT BE STRONGLY APPROVE/DISAPPROVE OR JUST SOMEWHAT APPROVE/DISAPPROVE?

Strong Dem
Lean Dem
Independent
Lean GOP
Strong GOP

Strongly
Approve
1.8%
4.8%
27.2%
69.8%
78.4%

Somewhat
Approve
1.4%
0.0%
12.6%
20.8%
16.4%

Somewhat
Disapprove
3.7%
11.9%
12.6%
3.8%
2.3%

Strongly
Disapprove
90.4%
81.0%
36.9%
3.8%
2.3%

Out
Metro

40.3%
28.9%

12.9%
5.6%

4.4%
6.2%

39.3%
54.8%

Male
Female

40.5%
28.8%

8.9%
9.4%

4.8%
5.8%

41.9%
52.1%

18-29
30-39
40-49
50-64
65+

30.3%
24.8%
30.3%
41.7%
37.2%

6.6%
13.3%
7.1%
11.9%
5.5%

9.2%
7.6%
4.0%
3.6%
4.85

46.1%
48.6%
54.5%
40.5%
50.3%

White
Black

41.2%
2.3%

10.7%
2.3%

5.6%
2.3%

39.4%
88.4%

High
Some
College

39.0%
38.0%
28.8%

10.4%
10.2%
7.5%

2.6%
7.8%
5.0%

45.5%
39.5%
54.6%

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September 2020
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44

 20.

Do you approve or disapprove of the job President Trump has done in handling the COVID-19 pandemic? ASK: WOULD
THAT BE STRONGLY APPROVE/DISAPPROVE OR JUST SOMEWHAT APPROVE DISAPPROVE?

Strong Dem
Lean Dem
Independent
Lean GOP
Strong GOP

Strongly
Approve
0.9%
4.8%
22.3%
62.3%
67.3%

Somewhat
Approve
1.8%
2.4%
17.5%
30.2%
22.2%

Somewhat
Disapprove
2.7%
0.0%
7.8%
3.8%
2.9%

Strongly
Disapprove
92.7%
90.5%
43.7%
1.9%
4.1%

Out
Metro

34.6%
23.9%

16.9%
9.2%

3.4%
3.6%

40.3%
59.7%

Male
Female

34.7%
23.9%

13.7%
12.3%

3.1%
3.9%

44.0%
56.0%

18-29
30-39
40-49
50-64
65+

21.1%
19.0%
25.3%
38.7%
30.3%

14.5%
18.1%
12.1%
11.9%
11.0%

6.6%
4.8%
3.0%
3.0%
2.1%

50.0%
53.3%
56.6%
43.5%
52.4%

White
Black

34.5%
1.2%

15.7%
2.3%

3.8%
2.3%

42.1%
90.7%

High
Some
College

29.2%
33.7%
25.4%

18.2%
13.7%
9.2%

1.9%
3.9%
4.2%

48.1%
43.4%
57.1%

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45

 21.

If the election for President were held today and [ROTATE] Donald Trump was the Republican candidate and Joe Biden was
the Democratic candidate, would you vote for Donald Trump, Joe Biden, or is there another third -party candidate you plan to
vote for? IF DON’T KNOW, ASK: WHICH WAY DO YOU LEAN?
ASK: WILL YOU DEFINITELY VOTE FOR TRUMP/BIDEN OR PROBABLY VOTE FOR TRUMP/BIDEN?
IF THIRD PARTY CANDIDATE, ASK: AND WHICH CANDIDATE WOULD THAT BE?

Strong Dem
Lean Dem
Independent
Lean GOP
Strong GOP

Trump
Def
Prob
1.4% 0.0%
4.8% 0.0%
29.1% 6.8%
79.2% 9.4%
88.3% 4.7%

Out
Metro

44.7% 6.1% 0.7%
32.1% 0.7% 0.7%

29.8% 7.1% 1.4%
46.6% 7.9% 1.0%

1.4%
0.7%

7.5%
6.6%

Male
Female

45.0% 3.4% 0.7%
32.0% 3.2% 0.6%

32.3% 5.8% 1.4%
44.0% 9.1% 1.0%

1.7%
0.3%

7.2%
6.8%

18-29
30-39
40-49
50-64
65+

31.6%
30.5%
33.3%
45.8%
40.7%

28.9%
39.0%
44.4%
34.5%
43.4%

1.3%
2.9%
1.0%
0.0%
1.4%

3.9%
1.0%
2.0%
0.0%
0.0%

10.5%
11.4%
9.1%
3.6%
4.8%

White
Black

46.5% 3.6% 0.9%
0.0% 1.2% 0.0%

30.9% 6.7% 1.1%
82.6% 10.5% 1.2%

1.1%
0.0%

6.5%
3.5%

High
Some
College

39.6% 3.2% 0.6%
45.4% 4.4% 0.5%
31.7% 2.5% 0.8%

37.7% 3.9% 1.3%
31.7% 9.8% 0.5%
44.2% 7.9% 1.7%

1.3%
0.0%
1.7%

9.1%
7.3%
5.4%

6.6%
1.9%
2.0%
6.0%
0.7%

Lean
0.0%
0.0%
2.9%
0.0%
0.6%

1.3%
2.9%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%

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September 2020
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Biden
Def
81.7%
54.8%
21.4%
0.0%
1.2%

Prob
9.6%
26.2%
9.7%
0.0%
1.8%

14.5%
8.6%
6.1%
7.7%
4.1%

Lean
0.9%
0.0%
3.9%
0,.0%
0.6%

Third Party
0.9%
0.0%
2.9%
0.0%
0.6%

Undecided
5.5%
9.5%
14.6%
7.5%
1.2%

46

 22.

And would you say your choice is more a vote FOR Donald Trump or it is a vote AGAINST Joe Biden?

Strong Dem
Lean Dem
Independent
Lean GOP
Strong GOP

For Trump
66.7%
100.0%
70.0%
80.9%
85.6%

Against Biden
33.3%
0.0%
27.5%
19.1%
12.5%

Out
Metro

82.2%
81.4%

17.1%
15.7%

Male
Female

83.9%
79.3%

15.4%
18.0%

18-29
30-39
40-49
50-64
65+

76.7%
62.2%
88.6%
82.8%
91.7%

16.7%
35.1%
11.4%
16.1%
8.3%

White
Black

82.0%
0.0%

16.2%
100.0%

High
Some
College

82.1%
81.6%
82.1%

17.9%
15.5%
16.7%

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September 2020
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47

 23.

And would you say your choice is more a vote FOR Joe Biden or is it a vote AGAINST Donald Trump?

Strong Dem
Lean Dem
Independent
Lean GOP
Strong GOP

For Biden
52.5%
41.2%
30.6%
0.0%
0.0%

Against Trump
39.6%
44.1%
55.6%
0.0%
100.0%

Out
Metro

40.7%
50.9%

46.9%
42.0%

Male
Female

47.8%
46.1%

47.0%
41.9%

18-29
30-39
40-49
50-64
65+

26.5%
39.6%
45.1%
47.9%
62.0%

64.7%
47.2%
51.0%
45.1%
25.4%

White
Black

39.9%
58.0%

49.1%
34.6%

High
Some
College

53.0%
48.8%
42.6%

39.4%
39.5%
48.8%

Michigan Post Convention General Election Survey
September 2020
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48

 24.

Which candidate better understands your family’s every day issues [ROTATE] Donald Trump or Joe Biden?

Strong Dem
Lean Dem
Independent
Lean GOP
Strong GOP

Trump
1.4%
7.1%
39.8%
84.9%
87.1%

Biden
87.7%
76.2%
35.0%
1.9%
4.1%

Out
Metro

49.2%
31.8%

37.3%
52.5%

Male
Female

46.7%
34.3%

37.8%
51.8%

18-29
30-39
40-49
50-64
65+

36.8%
28.6%
36.4%
49.4%
42.1%

44.7%
49.5%
44.4%
40.5%
48.3%

White
Black

49.0%
1.2%

38.3%
82.6%

High
Some
College

42.2%
46.3%
34.2%

40.9%
40.0%
51.7%

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49

 25.

Which candidate has a better plan for America’s economy [ROTATE] Donald Trump or Joe Biden?

Strong Dem
Lean Dem
Independent
Lean GOP
Strong GOP

Trump
2.7%
7.1%
49.5%
90.6%
96.5%

Biden
86.3%
73.8%
29.1%
0.0%
0.6%

Out
Metro

54.6%
37.7%

35.9%
48.2%

Male
Female

52.6%
39.8%

34.4%
49.5%

18-29
30-39
40-49
50-64
65+

44.7%
37.1%
41.4%
53.6%
46.2%

38.2%
47.6%
46.5%
35.1%
46.2%

White
Black

54.8%
0.0%

33.8%
89.5%

High
Some
College

46.1%
53.7%
39.6%

40.3%
38.5%
46.3%

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September 2020
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50

 26.

Which candidate will better handle America’s foreign policy challenges [ROTATE] Donald Trump or Joe Biden?

Strong Dem
Lean Dem
Independent
Lean GOP
Strong GOP

Trump
1.8%
4.8%
37.9%
86.8%
90.1%

Biden
93.6%
83.3%
49.5%
3.8%
4.1%

Out
Metro

49.2%
33.8%

42.7%
58.4%

Male
Female

47.8%
35.3%

43.3%
57.6%

18-29
30-39
40-49
50-64
65+

35.5%
32.4%
36.4%
50.0%
42.8%

53.9%
58.1%
53.5%
45.2%
49.0%

White
Black

49.0%
3.5%

43.0%
94.2%

High
Some
College

44.2%
46.8%
35.0%

46.1%
45.9%
57.5%

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September 2020
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51

 27.

Which candidate will do a better job improving race relations [ROTATE] Donald Trump or Joe Biden?

Strong Dem
Lean Dem
Independent
Lean GOP
Strong GOP

Trump
0.9%
4.8%
27.2%
73.6%
76.6%

Biden
93.6%
88.1%
51.5%
18.9%
11.7%

Out
Metro

41.7%
25.9%

49.5%
60.7%

Male
Female

37.8%
29.8%

51.5%
58.6%

18-29
30-39
40-49
50-64
65+

27.6%
21.9%
31.3%
41.1%
37.2%

59.2%
66.7%
54.5%
49.4%
53.1%

White
Black

40.9%
0.0%

49.0%
89.5%

High
Some
College

35.7%
41.0%
26.3%

48.7%
51.7%
62.1%

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Which candidate has a better plan to deal with the coronavirus pandemic [ROTATE] Donald Trump or Joe Biden?

Strong Dem
Lean Dem
Independent
Lean GOP
Strong GOP

Trump
1.4%
4.8%
33.0%
84.9%
85.4%

Biden
87.7%
81.0%
37.9%
3.8%
4.1%

Out
Metro

48.5%
28.9%

37.3%
54.8%

Male
Female

44.0%
33.3%

40.5%
51.5%

18-29
30-39
40-49
50-64
65+

35.5%
26.7%
35.4%
50.0%
35.9%

40.8%
51.4%
49.5%
39.9%
51.0%

White
Black

46.5%
0.0%

39.1%
83.7%

High
Some
College

39.0%
45.4%
32.5%

42.9%
42.0%
51.7%

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If the election for the United State Senate were held today, would you vote for [ROTATE] Gary Peters the Democratic
nominee, John James the Republican nominee or is there a third-party candidate you would vote for to be Michigan’s United
States Senator? IF DON’T KNOW, ASK: WHICH WAY DO YOU LEAN?
IF THIRD PARTY, ASK: AND WHO WOULD THAT BE?

Strong Dem
Lean Dem
Independent
Lean GOP
Strong GOP

Peters
81.3%
54.8%
23.3%
5.7%
3.5%

Lean
3.2%
14.3%
9.7%
1.9%
0.6%

James
4.6%
7.1%
36.9%
62.3%
82.5%

Lean
0.0%
0.0%
1.9%
13.2%
4.7%

Third Party
0.5%
0.0%
1.0%
1.9%
0.0%

Undecided
10.5%
21.4%
25.2%
15.1%
8.2%

Out
Metro

29.2%
49.5%

4.4%
3.9%

44.4%
31.5%

4.7%
1.0%

0.7%
0.7%

16.3%
12.1%

Male
Female

35.7%
43.0%

4.8%
3.6%

43.0%
33.0%

2.1%
3.6%

1.05
0.3%

12.7%
15.5%

18-29
30-39
40-49
50-64
65+

30.3%
44.8%
39.4%
33.9%
48.3%

6.6%
5.7%
4.0%
3.6%
2.8%

34.2%
27.6%
35.4%
44.6%
39.3%

5.3%
2.9%
1.0%
4.2%
1.4%

3.9%
0.0%
0.0%
0.6%
0.0%

19.7%
19.0%
20.2%
10.7%
7.6%

White
Black

32.4%
77.9%

4.5%
1.2%

45.4%
2.3%

3.1%
1.2%

0.2%
1.2%

13.2%
16.3%

High
Some
College

40.3%
30.7%
46.3%

3.2%
4.9%
4.2%

33.1%
44.9%
35.0%

4.5%
2.9%
1.7%

1.3%
0.5%
0.4%

16.9%
16.1%
10.8%

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Thinking about the COVID pandemic, knowing what you know today would you say it is safe to send children to school or do
you think school, for now, should be held online?

Strong Dem
Lean Dem
Independent
Lean GOP
Strong GOP

In School
8.2%
23.8%
35.0%
56.6%
75.4%

Online
77.6%
59.5%
45.6%
30.2%
19.3%

Combination
6.4%
11.9%
12.6%
7.5%
1.8%

Out
Metro

46.8%
29.2%

41.4%
57.4%

6.1%
7.2%

Male
Female

44.3%
31.7%

45.0%
53.7%

6.2%
7.1%

18-29
30-39
40-49
50-64
65+

28.9%
35.2%
40.4%
44.6%
33.1%

52.6%
55.2%
46.5%
47.0%
50.3%

14.5%
9.5%
8.1%
1.2%
6.2%

White
Black

44.1%
7.0%

43.6%
76.7%

5.8%
10.5%

High
Some
College

35.7%
41.5%
36.3%

53.9%
46.8%
48.8%

4.5%
3.9%
10.4%

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Knowing what you know today, do you think 180,000 deaths nationally from COVID is an acceptable number of deaths or
would you say it is an unacceptable number of deaths?

Strong Dem
Lean Dem
Independent
Lean GOP
Strong GOP

Acceptable
1.4%
2.4%
16.5%
18.9%
28.7%

Unacceptable
93.6%
92.9%
70.9%
52.8%
41.5%

Out
Metro

16.3%
10.8%

66.4%
75.4%

Male
Female

15.5%
11.7%

69.4%
72.5%

18-29
30-39
40-49
50-64
65+

14.5%
8.6%
17.2%
15.5%
11.7%

68.4%
77.1%
68.7%
69.6%
72.4%

White
Black

16.6%
0.0%

67.3%
91.9%

High
Some
College

11.7%
14.1%
14.2%

73.4%
65.9%
73.8%

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Governor Whitmer is using a law passed in 1945 that gives every Michigan Governor the power to declare a health care
emergency for as long as is needed to control the emergency. A ballot proposal, supported by Republicans, would repeal the
1945 law and strip Michigan’s Governor of this power and instead force the Governor to use a 1976 law that limits the
Governor’s emergency power to no more than 28 days without the approval of the Legislature. Do you support the 1945 law
that gives the Governor the power to declare a health care emergency for an extended period of time or do you support the
repeal of the 1945 law which would limit the Governor’s emergency power to no more than 28 days?

Strong Dem
Lean Dem
Independent
Lean GOP
Strong GOP

Support Law
86.3%
78.6%
47.6%
18.9%
13.5%

Repeal Law
6.4%
11.9%
43.7%
77.4%
83.0%

Out
Metro

41.7%
61.6%

51.9%
32.1%

Male
Female

44.7%
58.6%

49.1%
35.0%

18-29
30-39
40-49
50-64
65+

55.3%
57.1%
51.5%
45.8%
54.5%

38.2%
35.2%
40.4%
50.0%
38.6%

White
Black

45.2%
89.5%

49.2%
1.2%

High
Some
College

54.5%
43.4%
57.1%

40.9%
50.2%
35.4%

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Do you support or oppose the efforts the Black Lives Matter movement? ASK: WOULD THAT BE STRONGLY
SUPPORT/OPPOSE OR JUST SOMEWHAT SUPPORT/OPPOSE?

Strong Dem
Lean Dem
Independent
Lean GOP
Strong GOP

Strongly
Support
80.8%
66.7%
23.3%
9.4%
8.2%

Somewhat
Support
11.9%
16.7%
26.2%
20.8%
11.1%

Somewhat
Oppose
3.2%
0.0%
7.8%
15.1%
11.1%

Strongly
Oppose
1.8%
7.1%
24.3%
43.4%
59.1%

Out
Metro

33.6%
50.8%

16.3%
14.8%

8.1%
6.2%

32.2%
20.3%

Male
Female

35.7%
48.5%

14.8%
16.2%

6.5%
7.8%

33.0%
19.7%

18-29
30-39
40-49
50-64
65+

51.3%
54.3%
42.4%
29.8%
44.8%

13.2%
18.1%
16.2%
17.9%
11.7%

7.9%
4.8%
5.1%
8.3%
9.0%

18.4%
19.0%
28.3%
31.0%
27.6%

White
Black

33.8%
86.0%

16.8%
8.1%

8.1%
3.5%

31.3%
1.2%

High
Some
College

43.5%
31.7%
50.4%

14.9%
17.6%
14.2%

8.4%
8.8%
5.0%

26.0%
32.7%
20.8%

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Do you support or oppose efforts to ‘defund the police’? ASK: WOULD THAT BE STRONGLY SUPPORT/OPPOSE OR
JUST SOMEWHAT SUPPORT/OPPOSE?

Strong Dem
Lean Dem
Independent
Lean GOP
Strong GOP

Strongly
Support
19.6%
14.3%
6.8%
0.0%
1.2%

Somewhat
Support
14.2%
14.3%
7.8%
0.0%
0.6%

Somewhat
Oppose
26.0%
16.7%
10.7%
5.7%
4.1%

Strongly
Oppose
26.5%
45.2%
69.9%
92.5%
93.6%

Out
Metro

8.1%
12.1%

5.8%
9.5%

11.9%
17.7%

70.2%
51.1%

Male
Female

11.3%
9.1%

6.9%
8.4%

11.7%
17.8%

65.6%
55.7%

18-29
30-39
40-49
50-64
65+

18.4%
14.3%
16.2%
3.0%
7.6%

10.5%
12.4%
7.1%
7.1%
4.1%

23.7%
18.1%
19.2%
8.3%
11.7%

38.2%
48.6%
52.5%
76.8%
66.9%

White
Black

7.4%
20.9%

6.9%
9.3%

11.4%
31.4%

69.8%
19.8%

High
Some
College

11.0%
7.8%
11.7%

3.9%
7.3%
10.4%

18.2%
11.2%
15.4%

61.0%
67.3%
54.6%

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Do you support or oppose efforts to shift some funding that currently goes to the police and invest that money in other areas
that might help fight crime like mental health assistance, job assistance, education, homelessness and drug abuse prevention?
ASK: WOULD THAT BE STRONGLY SUPPORT/OPPOSE OR JUST SOMEWHAT SUPPORT/OPPOSE?

Strong Dem
Lean Dem
Independent
Lean GOP
Strong GOP

Strongly
Support
65.8%
45.2%
24.3%
11.3%
10.5%

Somewhat
Support
19.2%
23.8%
32.0%
20.8%
14.6%

Somewhat
Oppose
2.7%
7.1%
3.9%
5.7%
7.6%

Strongly
Oppose
6.8%
21.4%
30.1%
54.7%
61.4%

Out
Metro

29.2%
42.3%

23.4%
18.7%

5.4%
4.9%

36.6%
27.2%

Male
Female

33.7%
37.9%

19.6%
22.3%

5.2%
5.2%

37.8%
26.2%

18-29
30-39
40-49
50-64
65+

47.4%
50.5%
45.5%
25.6%
26.2%

31.6%
24.8%
23.2%
16.7%
16.6%

5.3%
5.7%
3.0%
7.1%
3.4%

15.8%
14.3%
25.3%
45.2%
40.7%

White
Black

29.3%
61.6%

21.3%
24.4%

5.6%
2.3%

37.8%
5.8%

High
Some
College

28.6%
35.1%
41.3%

22.7%
22.4%
18.3%

5.2%
5.9%
4.6%

36.4%
31.2%
29.6%

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And on a scale of one to ten, with one being very low and ten being very high, how motivated are you to vote in this
November’s Presidential election? You can choose any number from one to ten.

Strong Dem
Lean Dem
Independent
Lean GOP
Strong GOP

SCORE
9.7
9.9
9.2
9.8
9.9

Out
Metro

9.6
9.7

Male
Female

9.6
9.7

18-29
30-39
40-49
50-64
65+

8.9
9.6
9.6
9.8
9.9

White
Black

9.7
9.7

High
Some
College

9.6
9.6
9.8

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