Toplines - American Thinker October 2024 North Carolina

Survey of 1,042 North Carolina Likely Voters
Conducted October 9-14, 2024, by Rasmussen Reports and American Thinker

 

1.     2020 Vote

 

46% Biden

48% Trump

  6% Other

 

2.     When thinking about the elections for President and US Senate, which of these is the most important to you?

 

  4% Not sure

  7% Violent crime

17% Border security

33% The economy

  7% Climate change

12% Abortion

  3% Global conflicts & war

  5% Education

  7% Government corruption

  5% Other

 

3.     Which issue is the most important one for the next president to solve, abortion rights, illegal immigration, rising prices, or protecting our democracy?

 

22% Abortion rights

29% Illegal immigration

24% Rising prices

23% Protecting our democracy

  2% Not sure

 

4.     When you think about this election, will your choice for President be determined by one single issues, a few important issues, or by many issues?

 

  5% One issue

35% A few issues

57% Many issues

  2% Not sure

 

5.     When you think about this election, will your choice for President be made because you strongly support one candidate, or because you want to keep the other candidate from winning?

 

77% Support one candidate

18% Keep one candidate from winning

  4% Not sure

 

6.     When you think about the next president, and how they will govern the country, which is closer to your opinion? That things should return to business as usual in Washington DC, or that Washington DC is in need of a major change?

 

24% Business as usual

70% Major change

  6% Not sure

 

7.     How likely are you to vote in the 2024 general election in November?

 

86% Very likely

10% Somewhat likely

  3% Not very likely

  0% Not at all likely

  1% Not sure

 

8.     If the elections for Congress were held today, would you vote for the Democratic candidate or the Republican candidate?

 

45% Democrat

48% Republican

  2% Other

  5% Not sure

 

9.     If the 2024 Presidential election were held today, and the candidates were Vice President Kamala Harris and Former President Donald Trump, who would you vote for?

 

46% Harris

51% Trump

  1% Other

  1% Not sure

 

10.  When it comes to determining who won an election, which is closer to your thinking?  The votes should all be counted on election day, or that it’s okay for election counts to take more than a day?

 

59% Counted on election day

36% More than one day

  4% Not sure

 

11.  How concerned are you that the outcome of the 2024 presidential election will be affected by cheating?

 

46% Very concerned

26% Somewhat concerned

17% Not very concerned

  9% Not at all concerned

  3% Not sure

 

12.  Harris Favorability

 

36% Very favorable

17% Somewhat favorable

  7% Not very concerned

38% Not at all concerned

  2% Not sure

 

13.  Trump Favorability

 

37% Very favorable

15% Somewhat favorable

  6% Not very concerned

41% Not at all concerned

  1% Not sure

 

14.  Walz Favorability

 

27% Very favorable

20% Somewhat favorable

10% Not very concerned

32% Not at all concerned

10% Not sure

 

15.  Vance Favorability

 

34% Very favorable

13% Somewhat favorable

  8% Not very concerned

36% Not at all concerned

  8% Not sure

 

16.  On October 1, CBS hosted the Vice-Presidential debate between Governor Tim Walz and Senator JD Vance.  How much of the debate did you watch?

 

38% All of it

17% Most of it

20% Some of it

21% None

  4% Not sure

 

17.  Who do you think won the vice-presidential debate?

31% Walz

39% Vance

13% Nobody

16% Not sure

 

18.  Are you better off than you were four years ago?

 

41% Yes

52% No

  7% Not sure

 

19.  Will today’s children be better off than their parents?

 

26% Yes

50% No

24% Not sure

 

20.  Do you trust the United States federal government?

 

34% Yes

52% No

14% Not sure

 

21.  How closely have you been watching news about the government’s response to the recent hurricane that hit the southern United States?

 

64% Very closely

24% Somewhat closely

  8% Not very closely

  1% Not at all

  2% Not at all

 

22.  Do you strongly approve, somewhat approve, somewhat disapprove, or strongly disapprove of the way the Federal Emergency Management Agency has responded to help victims of the hurricane?

 

31% Strongly approve

24% Somewhat approve

14% Somewhat disapprove

27% Strongly disapprove

  5% Not sure

 

23.  Which should be a higher priority for federal funding, providing assistance for illegal immigrants or providing for Americans impacted by disasters?

 

12% Assistance for illegal aliens

80% Americans impacted by disaster

  8% Not sure

 

24.  Who is the biggest enemy America currently faces, Iran, China, Russia, the Democrat party, the Republican party, or domestic extremists?

 

  6% Iran

19% China

15% Russia

27% Democrat Party

16% Republican Party

  9% Domestic Extremists

  8% Not sure

 

25.  How likely is it that America will experience another civil war or revolution in the next few years?

 

17% Very likely

32% Somewhat likely

24% Not very likely

12% Not at all likely

16% Not sure

 

26.  How important is it to you that the President of the United States has religious morals?

 

44% Very important

30% Somewhat important

13% Not very important

  8% Not at all important

  5% Not sure

 

27.  Which candidate for president is the most competent, Kamala Harris or Donald Trump?

 

44% Harris

50% Trump

  4% Neither

  2% Not sure

 

28.  Who do you trust more for your political news?  Major cable news channels, network TV news, or independent online sources?

 

33% Major cable news channel

27% Network TV News

28% Independent online sources

  6% Some other news sources

  7% Not sure

 

29.  Which cable TV news channel would you be most likely to trust?  CNN, MSNBC, Fox News, or Newsmax?

 

22% CNN

19% MSNBC

32% Fox News

12% Newsmax

11% None of them
  4% Not sure

 

NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 3 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence