U.S.

SenateRepublicanPrimaryRunoffPoll

August2931,2017,SoutheastResearchconductedasurveyof401likelyvotersin
AlabamasRepublicanprimaryrunoffelectionforU.S.Senate.Toincreasecoverage,
thesamplewassupplementedwith80cellphoneinterviews.Allsurveyswere
conductedwithlivetelephoneinterviewers.
Themarginoferrorduetosamplingfor401completedsurveysis+5.0percentage
pointsatthe95percentconfidencelevel.
SoutheastResearchspoliticalpollsterisDr.JerryIngram,professoremeritusofAuburn
UniversityMontgomery.Dr.Ingramhasconductedhundredsofpollsinthestateof
AlabamaforracesinvolvingtheU.S.Senate,U.S.Congressaswellasstateracesfor
Governor,AttorneyGeneral,theAlabamaSupremeCourtandotheroffices.Heis
certifiedbyanationalprofessionalresearchorganizationattheirhighestlevelandhe
hasbeenrecognizedasanexpertinpublicopinionresearchbybothfederalandstate
courts.

Findings
ThepollingdatashownbelowrevealsthatRoyMoorecurrentlyhasa16point
leadoverLutherStrangeintheRepublicanprimaryrunoffelection(52%to36%).
RoyMooresstrengthiswith:
o EvangelicalChristianvoters(54%vs.32%)
o Conservativevoters(58%vs.32%)
LutherStrangesstrengthiswith:
o Moderatevoters(49%vs.39%)
o NonevangelicalChristianvoters(55%vs.40%)

 Table 1
Thinking about the current state of things in the country,
do you feel that the country is headed in the right
direction, or do you feel that things have gotten off on the
wrong track?

Right direction 62.1%

Wrong track 30.1%

Not Sure 7.9%

Total 100.0%

Table 2
Issues Republican primary runoff voters feel are the most important that
the federal government needs to address.

Repealing Obamacare 16.6%

Rebuilding the military 14.8%

Reducing government spending 11.8%

Fighting illegal immigration 9.9%

Creating jobs 9.5%

Lowering taxes 8.5%

Table 3
Im going to read you a list of public figures. As I read each one, please tell
me whether your opinion of that person is strongly favorable, somewhat
favorable, somewhat unfavorable, strongly unfavorable, or you have no
opinion. If you dont recognize any of them just say so.

DONALD ROY LUTHER

TRUMP MOORE STRANGE

Strongly favorable 62.9% 38.4% 17.9%

Somewhat favorable 21.4% 24.1% 35.4%
Somewhat unfavorable 5.8% 9.0% 15.4%
Strongly unfavorable 7.5% 16.6% 18.4%
No Opinion 2.4% 9.6% 8.4%
Never Heard Of .0% 2.2% 4.5%
 Table 4
If the runoff election for the US Senate Republican primary were held today,
would you vote for Roy Moore or Luther Strange?
(ROTATE)

ELECTION TOTAL

Roy Luther Not Sure/

Moore Strange NA

ALL VOTERS 51.9% 36.0% 12.1% 401 100.0%

Conservative voters 57.5% 31.9% 10.6% 300 74.8%
Moderate voters 38.5% 48.9% 12.6% 73 18.2%
Evangelical Christian voters 54.3% 32.2% 13.5% 319 79.5%
Non-Evangelical Christian voters 40.0% 54.6% 5.4% 71 17.6%