NBC News/Marist Poll North Carolina Annotated Questionnaire October 2020 NC Adults: n=1,135; MoE +/- 3.9 NC Registered Voters: n=1,049; MoE +/- 4.1 NC Likely Voters: n=800; MoE +/- 4.7 Do you approve or disapprove of the job Donald Trump is doing as president? NC Adults NC Registered Voters NC Likely Voters Column % Column % Column % Approve 44% 44% 44% Disapprove 51% 52% 52% Vol: Unsure 5% 4% 3% n/a July 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 40% 41% Disapprove 54% 55% n/a Vol: Unsure 6% 4% n/a Strongly approve 34% 35% 35% Approve 10% 9% 9% Disapprove 7% 7% 6% Strongly disapprove 44% 45% 46% Unsure 5% 4% 3% Strongly approve 27% 29% n/a Approve 12% 12% n/a Disapprove 14% 12% n/a Strongly disapprove 40% 43% n/a Unsure 6% 4% n/a July 2020 Do you approve or disapprove of the job Roy Cooper is doing as governor? Approve 59% 59% 60% Disapprove 32% 33% 33% Vol: Unsure 9% 8% 7% n/a July 2020 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:] [If already voted: Whom did you support in the presidential election?] [Asked of Registered Voters] Approve 58% 59% Disapprove 34% 35% n/a Vol: Unsure 8% 6% n/a Joe Biden and Kamala Harris, the Democrats 51% 52% Donald Trump and Mike Pence, the Republicans 46% 46% Other 2% 2% Undecided 1% 1% 3% 2% North Carolina Persuadable Voters NBC News/Marist Poll NC Annotated Questionnaire October 2020 1 NC Adults NC Registered Voters NC Likely Voters Column % Column % Column % n/a July 2020 Joe Biden, the Democrat 51% Donald Trump, the Republican 44% n/a Other 2% n/a Undecided 4% n/a 12% n/a North Carolina Persuadable Voters Would you say that you strongly support , somewhat support them, or do you think that you might vote differently on Election Day? [Asked of Registered Voters with a Candidate Preference for President] Strongly support 75% 77% Somewhat support 22% 21% Might vote differently 2% 1% Unsure 1% 1% Strongly support 69% n/a Somewhat support 23% n/a Might vote differently 7% n/a Unsure 1% n/a July 2020 In general, do you have a favorable or an unfavorable impression of Donald Trump? Favorable 43% 43% 43% Unfavorable 53% 54% 54% Unsure-Never Heard 4% 3% 3% Favorable 39% 39% n/a Unfavorable 55% 57% n/a Unsure-Never Heard 6% 4% n/a July 2020 In general, do you have a favorable or an unfavorable impression of Joe Biden? Favorable 47% 49% 50% Unfavorable 46% 47% 46% Unsure-Never Heard 6% 4% 4% Favorable 43% 45% n/a Unfavorable 48% 48% n/a Unsure-Never Heard 8% 7% n/a Cal Cunningham, the Democrat 53% 53% Thom Tillis, the Republican 43% 43% Other 2% 2% Undecided 2% 2% 7% 7% July 2020 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:] [If already voted: Whom did you support in the election for U.S. Senate in North Carolina?] [Asked of Registered Voters] North Carolina U.S. Senate Persuadable Voters NBC News/Marist Poll NC Annotated Questionnaire October 2020 2 NC Adults NC Registered Voters NC Likely Voters Column % Column % Column % Cal Cunningham, the Democrat 50% n/a Thom Tillis, the Republican 41% n/a Other 1% n/a Undecided 9% n/a 22% n/a July 2020 North Carolina U.S. Senate Persuadable Voters 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] Strongly support 49% 50% Somewhat support 46% 45% Might vote differently 4% 4% Unsure 1% 1% Strongly support 50% n/a Somewhat support 36% n/a Might vote differently 13% n/a Unsure 2% n/a 59% July 2020 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:] [If already voted: Whom did you support in the election for governor in North Carolina?] [Asked of Registered Voters] Roy Cooper, the Democrat 59% Dan Forest, the Republican 40% 40% Other <1% <1% Undecided 1% 1% 4% 3% North Carolina Governor Persuadable Voters July 2020 Roy Cooper, the Democrat 58% n/a Dan Forest, the Republican 38% n/a Other <1% n/a Undecided 4% n/a 13% n/a North Carolina Governor Persuadable Voters 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] Strongly support 72% 74% Somewhat support 26% 24% Might vote differently 2% 1% Unsure 1% 1% July 2020 NBC News/Marist Poll NC Annotated Questionnaire October 2020 Strongly support 64% n/a Somewhat support 26% n/a Might vote differently 9% n/a Unsure 2% n/a 3 Overall, do you support or oppose the confirmation of Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court? NC Adults NC Registered Voters NC Likely Voters Column % Column % Column % Support 47% 49% 49% Oppose 37% 38% 40% Unsure 16% 13% 12% Nature of the Sample: NBC News/Marist Poll of 1,135 North Carolina Adults This survey of 1,135 adults was conducted October 25th through October 28th, 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-business-use 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 undercovered 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 ±3.9 percentage points. There are 1,049 registered voters. The results for this subset are statistically significant within ±4.1 percentage points. There are 800 likely voters defined by a probability turnout model which determines the likelihood respondents will participate in the November 2020 election based upon their chance of vote, interest in the election, and past election participation. The results for this subset are statistically significant within ±4.7 percentage points. Tables include results for subgroups 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 NC Annotated Questionnaire October 2020 4