Who leads the race for president and the key statewide offices in Vermont? What are the top issues on voters' minds and how much do they trust some of Vermont's institutions? VPR has once again partnered with to ask Vermonters what you think about the big issues facing our state and the choices voters face on Nov. 8.
Review all the results at-a-glance below. For further insight, or to conduct your own analysis, you can download the full results of the poll, including the full data and the poll's methodology.
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VPR POLL: OVERALL RESULTS
Margins Of Error: For an explanation of the poll's methodology and margins of error, see the Appendix A below.
How closely do you follow news about the upcoming presidential election?
Very closely 42%
Somewhat closely 34%
Not very much 15%
Not at all 8%
Don't know/refused 0%
Total Respondents 650
How closely do you follow news about the upcoming election for Vermont's governor?
Very closely 20%
Somewhat closely 36%
Not very much 28%
Not at all 16%
Don't know/refused 0%
Total Respondents 650
How familiar are you with the candidates running for Governor in Vermont?
Very familiar 20%
Somewhat familiar 41%
Not too familiar 25%
Not at all familiar 14%
Total Respondents 650
How familiar are you with the candidates running for Lieutenant Governor in Vermont?
Very familiar 9%
Somewhat familiar 24%
Not too familiar 31%
Not at all familiar 36%
Total Respondents 650
How familiar are you with the candidates running for Attorney General in Vermont?
Very familiar 8%
Somewhat familiar 16%
Not too familiar 28%
Not at all familiar 48%
Total Respondents 650
How likely are you to vote, either by absentee ballot or in person, in the general election on November 8, 2016?
Very likely 79%
Somewhat likely 7%
Not very likely 2%
Not at all likely 11%
Don't know 0%
Refused 0%
Total Respondents 650
If the presidential election were held today, would you vote for Donald Trump the Republican, Hillary Clinton the Democrat, Gary Johnson the Libertarian, Jill Stein of the Green Party, or for someone else?
Donald Trump 17%
Hillary Clinton 45%
Gary Johnson 4%
Jill Stein 3%
Bernie Sanders 4%
Other 13%
Not sure 10%
Refused 4%
Total Respondents 579
If the election for U.S. Senate were held today, would you vote for Scott Milne the Republican, Patrick Leahy the Democrat, or for someone else?
Scott Milne 22%
Patrick Leahy 59%
Pete Diamondstone 1%
Cris Ericson 2%
Jerry Trudell 0%
Other 4%
Not sure 10%
Refused 2%
Total Respondents 579
If the election for Vermont governor were held today, would you vote for Phil Scott the Republican, Sue Minter the Democrat, Bill Lee the Liberty Union candidate, or for someone else?
Phil Scott 39%
Sue Minter 38%
Bill "Spaceman" Lee 2%
Other 5%
Not Sure 14%
Refused 2%
Total Respondents 579
If the Vermont lieutenant governor鈥檚 election were held today, would you vote for Randy Brock the Republican, David Zuckerman the Democrat/Progressive, or for someone else?
Randy Brock 26%
David Zuckerman 43%
Boots Wardinski 1%
Other 8%
Not sure 20%
Refused 2%
Total Respondents 579
If the election for Vermont鈥檚 attorney general were held today, would you vote for Deborah Bucknam the Republican, TJ Donovan the Democrat, or for someone else?
Deborah Bucknam 12%
TJ Donovan 54%
Rosemarie Jackowski 3%
Other 8%
Not sure 21%
Refused 2%
Total Respondents 579
In general, how much trust and confidence do you have in the mass media, such as newspapers, TV and radio, to report news about the upcoming election fully, accurately and fairly?
A great deal 7%
A fair amount 35%
Not very much 37%
None at all 20%
Not sure / no opinion 1%
Total Respondents 650
How much do you trust the Vermont state legislature to serve the interests of Vermonters?
Trust completely 8%
Trust somewhat 60%
Trust very little 20%
Do not trust at all 9%
Not sure / no opinion 2%
Refused 0%
Total Respondents 650
How much do you trust your town government to serve the interests of your town?
Trust completely 20%
Trust somewhat 54%
Trust very little 16%
Do not trust at all 8%
Not sure / no opinion 2%
Refused 0%
Total Respondents 650
How much do you trust the 开云体育 Service Board to serve the interests of Vermonters?
Trust completely 7%
Trust somewhat 60%
Trust very little 21%
Do not trust at all 8%
Not sure / no opinion 4%
Refused 0%
Total Respondents 650
How much do you trust the Vermont utility companies to serve the interests of Vermonters?
Trust completely 9%
Trust somewhat 51%
Trust very little 26%
Do not trust at all 10%
Not sure / no opinion 2%
Refused 0%
Total Respondents 650
If you had to pick one issue that you'd most like to see the Vermont legislature focus on next session, what would that issue be?
Tax structure / Budget 14%
Jobs / Economy / Cost of living 12%
Health care 13%
Environment / Energy 11%
Opiate addiction / Drug problems 10%
Education (K-12) 9%
Marijuana 6%
Infrastructure generally 2%
College affordability 2%
Guns 1%
Refugee resettlement 0%
Other 5%
Not sure 14%
Refused 1%
Total respondents 650
Do you support or oppose requiring universal background checks for all gun purchases, regardless if sold in a store, gun show, or private sale?
Support 84%
Oppose 12%
Not sure / it depends 3%
Refused 0%
Total Respondents 650
Who should have the final say on where wind power generators are placed?
Landowners 39%
Community members 34%
Public Service Board 12%
Utility companies 2%
Not sure / it depends 12%
Refused 2%
Total Respondents 650
When relocating refugees in the United States, should local communities be permitted to ban refugee resettlement in their communities?
Yes, they should 37%
No, they should not 51%
Not sure / it depends 11%
Refused 1%
Total Respondents 650
Would you support or oppose an effort to resettle refugees in your community?
Support 56%
Oppose 27%
It depends 11%
Not sure 4%
Refused 1%
Total Respondents 650
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