June 14, 2013 - Christie, Rubio, Clinton Close In 2016 Colorado Race, Quinnipiac University Poll Finds; Udall Gets Lukewarm Reelection Support For 2014 PDF format New Jersey Gov. Christopher Christie gets 44 percent to 41 percent for former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in an early look at the 2016 presidential race in Colorado, an important swing state, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released today. In another possible matchup, U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida gets 46 percent to Ms. Clinton's 45 percent, the independent Quinnipiac (KWIN-uh-pe-ack) University poll finds. Vice President Joseph Biden trails Gov. Christie 48 - 32 percent and loses to Sen. Rubio 48 - 35 percent. There is a big gender gap in the Christie-Clinton matchup, as women back the Democrat 49 - 38 percent while men back the Republican 51 - 32 percent. Christie leads 86 - 6 percent among Republicans and gets 41 percent of independent voters to Clinton's 38 percent. Democrats go to Clinton 88 - 5 percent. Hispanic voters back Clinton 66 - 26 percent as white voters back Christie 49 - 36 percent. The gender gap is strong in the Rubio-Clinton face-off as women go to her 53 - 38 percent while men go to him 53 - 36 percent. Democrats back Clinton 91 - 3 percent as independent voters split with 44 percent for Clinton and 43 percent for Rubio. He wins Republicans 89 - 7 percent. Hispanic voters go Democratic 66 - 26 percent while white voters go Republican 50 - 40 percent. "Colorado has emerged as an important swing state in presidential politics and these very early numbers reinforce that perception. New Jersey Gov. Christopher Christie, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Florida Sen. Marco Rubio are in a real horse race - a long horse race - for the White House in 2016," said Tim Malloy, assistant director of the Quinnipiac University Polling Institute. "Way behind is Vice President Joseph Biden," Malloy added. "Is Benghazi tarnishing Ms. Clinton's luster? Is Gov. Christie, the hero of Superstorm Sandy, the leader everyone wants? Has Sen. Rubio recovered from dry mouth? "Or are Colorado voters just shopping around? Time will tell." Colorado voters have a 49 - 17 percent favorable opinion of Christie. Favorability ratings for other possible presidential contenders are: 53 - 44 percent favorable for Clinton; 49 - 39 percent unfavorable for Biden; 39 - 22 percent favorable for Rubio. Obama, Udall Approval Voters disapprove 54 - 43 percent of the job President Barack Obama is doing. Disapproval is 90 - 9 percent among Republicans and 58 - 40 percent among independent voters while Democrats approve 91 - 6 percent. Women approve 51 - 46 percent while men disapprove 62 - 35 percent. White voters disapprove 59 - 39 percent as Hispanic voters approve 64 - 31 percent. U.S. Sen. Mark Udall gets a 45 - 31 percent approval rating, with less partisan, gender and ethnic division than President Obama. Voters say 40 - 33 percent that Sen. Udall deserves reelection next year. U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet gets a 40 - 31 percent approval rating. "Colorado voters have little love for President Barack Obama," Malloy said. "As Sen. Mark Udall prepares for a reelection campaign next year, he cannot be happy with an approval rating short of the magic 50 percent mark." From June 5 - 10, Quinnipiac University surveyed 1,065 registered voters with a margin of error of +/- 3 percentage points. Live interviewers call land lines and cell phones. The Quinnipiac University Poll, directed by Douglas Schwartz, Ph.D., conducts public opinion surveys in Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Florida, Ohio, Virginia, Iowa, Colorado and the nation as a public service and for research. For more information, visit http://www.quinnipiac.edu/polling, call (203) 582-5201, or follow us on Twitter. 8. If the election for President were being held today, and the candidates were Hillary Clinton the Democrat and Marco Rubio the Republican, for whom would you vote? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Hsp Clinton 45% 7% 91% 44% 36% 53% 40% 66% Rubio 46 89 3 43 53 38 50 26 SMONE ELSE(VOL) 2 - 2 3 3 2 2 2 WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) 1 - - 2 2 1 2 - DK/NA 6 3 4 8 7 6 6 6 WHITE.............................................. COLLEGE DEG BornAgnEv Yes No Prot Cath Men Wom Yes No Clinton 47% 35% 28% 44% 31% 49% 17% 40% Rubio 46 53 66 52 57 43 79 53 SMONE ELSE(VOL) 1 3 1 1 3 2 1 2 WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) - 3 - - 2 1 - 1 DK/NA 5 7 5 2 7 5 3 5 COLLEGE DEG ANNUAL HSHOLD INC AGE IN YRS.............. Yes No <50K 50-100 >100K 18-29 30-44 45-64 65+ Clinton 47% 43% 48% 44% 40% 52% 43% 45% 38% Rubio 46 46 40 51 51 40 45 45 54 SMONE ELSE(VOL) 1 3 3 2 1 1 2 3 1 WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) - 2 3 - - 2 3 - 1 DK/NA 6 7 6 3 8 4 7 7 6 9. If the election for President were being held today, and the candidates were Joe Biden the Democrat and Marco Rubio the Republican, for whom would you vote? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Hsp Biden 35% 3% 83% 31% 28% 42% 32% 46% Rubio 48 92 4 44 56 40 51 32 SMONE ELSE(VOL) 2 - 1 4 3 1 2 4 WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) 3 2 3 3 3 3 3 5 DK/NA 12 3 10 19 11 14 12 13 WHITE.............................................. COLLEGE DEG BornAgnEv Yes No Prot Cath Men Wom Yes No Biden 38% 28% 20% 37% 25% 39% 12% 31% Rubio 50 53 67 51 59 44 80 53 SMONE ELSE(VOL) 1 3 1 3 3 1 1 2 WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) 2 3 2 1 3 3 1 2 DK/NA 10 13 11 8 11 13 7 12 COLLEGE DEG ANNUAL HSHOLD INC AGE IN YRS.............. Yes No <50K 50-100 >100K 18-29 30-44 45-64 65+ Biden 37% 34% 40% 33% 33% 37% 30% 38% 33% Rubio 49 47 39 54 54 41 51 46 53 SMONE ELSE(VOL) 1 3 3 2 1 3 2 2 1 WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) 3 3 3 2 4 5 5 2 2 DK/NA 10 14 14 9 8 13 12 13 11 10. If the election for President were being held today, and the candidates were Hillary Clinton the Democrat and Chris Christie the Republican, for whom would you vote? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Hsp Clinton 41% 6% 88% 38% 32% 49% 36% 66% Christie 44 86 5 41 51 38 49 26 SMONE ELSE(VOL) 3 2 1 5 4 3 3 2 WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) 4 3 1 4 5 2 4 1 DK/NA 8 2 5 12 8 8 8 5 WHITE.............................................. COLLEGE DEG BornAgnEv Yes No Prot Cath Men Wom Yes No Clinton 41% 32% 25% 40% 27% 44% 17% 34% Christie 46 52 64 46 56 43 73 51 SMONE ELSE(VOL) 1 4 1 4 4 2 3 3 WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) 2 5 3 4 5 3 2 4 DK/NA 9 8 6 6 8 8 6 8 COLLEGE DEG ANNUAL HSHOLD INC AGE IN YRS.............. Yes No <50K 50-100 >100K 18-29 30-44 45-64 65+ Clinton 42% 40% 47% 38% 35% 51% 40% 41% 34% Christie 45 44 39 48 51 41 42 45 50 SMONE ELSE(VOL) 2 4 3 4 2 1 4 4 3 WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) 3 4 4 4 2 4 4 2 5 DK/NA 8 7 7 6 10 3 10 8 9 11. If the election for President were being held today, and the candidates were Joe Biden the Democrat and Chris Christie the Republican, for whom would you vote? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Hsp Biden 32% 2% 78% 26% 26% 38% 26% 57% Christie 48 89 9 46 53 43 54 29 SMONE ELSE(VOL) 4 1 1 6 5 2 4 1 WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) 4 5 - 4 5 3 4 5 DK/NA 12 3 12 18 11 14 13 9 WHITE.............................................. COLLEGE DEG BornAgnEv Yes No Prot Cath Men Wom Yes No Biden 31% 23% 17% 28% 21% 32% 9% 26% Christie 51 56 69 54 59 49 80 54 SMONE ELSE(VOL) 2 5 1 6 5 2 3 4 WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) 2 5 3 4 4 3 2 2 DK/NA 14 12 10 8 11 15 6 13 COLLEGE DEG ANNUAL HSHOLD INC AGE IN YRS.............. Yes No <50K 50-100 >100K 18-29 30-44 45-64 65+ Biden 33% 31% 38% 31% 25% 43% 29% 32% 26% Christie 49 48 42 50 57 38 46 50 56 SMONE ELSE(VOL) 2 5 4 4 2 4 5 3 3 WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) 3 4 4 4 3 5 5 3 3 DK/NA 13 12 11 11 14 9 15 13 11 12. Is your opinion of - Hillary Clinton favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about her? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Hsp Favorable 53% 16% 93% 54% 42% 63% 49% 69% Unfavorable 44 80 5 42 53 34 47 20 Hvn't hrd enough 2 3 1 3 3 2 2 11 REFUSED 1 1 1 1 2 1 2 - 13. Is your opinion of - Joe Biden favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about him? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Hsp Favorable 39% 6% 83% 37% 34% 43% 37% 47% Unfavorable 49 84 6 50 56 43 55 21 Hvn't hrd enough 11 9 10 12 9 13 8 29 REFUSED 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 3 14. Is your opinion of - Marco Rubio favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about him? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Hsp Favorable 39% 62% 13% 40% 51% 29% 42% 32% Unfavorable 22 4 47 22 20 25 23 16 Hvn't hrd enough 38 33 40 38 29 46 35 52 REFUSED - 1 1 - 1 - - - 15. Is your opinion of - Chris Christie favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about him? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Hsp Favorable 49% 59% 40% 50% 55% 43% 53% 32% Unfavorable 17 12 28 15 18 17 17 15 Hvn't hrd enough 32 27 32 32 24 40 28 52 REFUSED 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 1 18. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Mark Udall is handling his job as United States Senator? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Hsp Approve 45% 27% 69% 45% 42% 48% 43% 55% Disapprove 31 49 11 32 38 25 34 20 DK/NA 24 24 20 23 20 27 23 25 COLLEGE DEG ANNUAL HSHOLD INC AGE IN YRS.............. Yes No <50K 50-100 >100K 18-29 30-44 45-64 65+ Approve 50% 42% 49% 41% 47% 48% 36% 46% 53% Disapprove 31 32 28 35 33 25 34 35 28 DK/NA 20 26 23 24 20 27 30 20 19 AREA....................... Denv/ Arap/ RestOf Bould Jeff West State Approve 53% 47% 39% 40% Disapprove 28 26 37 35 DK/NA 19 28 24 25 19. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Michael Bennet is handling his job as United States Senator? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Hsp Approve 40% 28% 65% 36% 35% 45% 40% 44% Disapprove 31 44 14 32 40 22 31 27 DK/NA 29 28 21 32 25 33 29 29 COLLEGE DEG ANNUAL HSHOLD INC AGE IN YRS.............. Yes No <50K 50-100 >100K 18-29 30-44 45-64 65+ Approve 45% 36% 41% 39% 43% 40% 35% 41% 45% Disapprove 29 32 27 35 29 20 29 36 32 DK/NA 26 32 32 25 28 40 36 23 23 AREA....................... Denv/ Arap/ RestOf Bould Jeff West State Approve 42% 44% 39% 36% Disapprove 30 29 33 31 DK/NA 29 27 28 33 20. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Barack Obama is handling his job as President? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Hsp Approve 43% 9% 91% 40% 35% 51% 39% 64% Disapprove 54 90 6 58 62 46 59 31 DK/NA 3 1 3 2 3 2 2 5 WHITE.............................................. COLLEGE DEG BornAgnEv Yes No Prot Cath Men Wom Yes No Approve 47% 33% 28% 36% 31% 46% 15% 39% Disapprove 50 65 71 60 66 52 82 60 DK/NA 3 2 2 3 3 1 3 2 COLLEGE DEG ANNUAL HSHOLD INC AGE IN YRS.............. Yes No <50K 50-100 >100K 18-29 30-44 45-64 65+ Approve 48% 40% 48% 40% 40% 51% 40% 44% 37% Disapprove 49 57 49 58 58 46 54 54 62 DK/NA 3 3 3 1 2 2 6 2 1 22. Do you feel that Mark Udall deserves to be reelected, or do you feel that he does not deserve to be reelected? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Hsp Yes/Deserves 40% 24% 60% 42% 37% 43% 39% 52% No/Does not 33 51 17 31 39 27 35 18 DK/NA 27 25 23 27 24 30 26 30 COLLEGE DEG ANNUAL HSHOLD INC AGE IN YRS.............. Yes No <50K 50-100 >100K 18-29 30-44 45-64 65+ Yes/Deserves 45% 37% 41% 40% 45% 42% 35% 39% 49% No/Does not 34 32 31 37 32 28 33 36 31 DK/NA 20 31 28 23 22 30 32 25 20 AREA....................... Denv/ Arap/ RestOf Bould Jeff West State Yes/Deserves 49% 43% 36% 33% No/Does not 29 30 37 36 DK/NA 22 27 27 31 Demographic Summary
