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John Faso c/o Dain Pascocello

John McLaughlin
NY CD 19 General Election
August 24, 2016

Survey Summary:
After John Fasos decisive win in the recent competitive Republican Primary for Congress, he now holds a lead for
Congress as the general election begins. The results of our recently completed survey show that currently, the
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voters in New Yorks 19 Congressional District are more likely to vote for a Republican over a Democrat in the
generic ballot for Congress (46% to 42%), and they also favor John Faso over Zephyr Teachout in the general
election ballot for Congress. Faso captures the plurality of the vote, 46%, while Teachout trails with 41%, and 14%
are undecided.
Now, if the election for US Congress in your district were held today, which one of the following best describes how you are
likely to vote between the Democratic candidate and the Republican candidate?
Total
Democrat
42%
Definitely
30%
Probably
10%
Lean
4%
Republican
46%
Definitely
28%
Probably
11%
Lean
4%
Undecided
13%

If the election were held today, which one of the following best describes how you would vote in the election for U.S.
Congress between John Faso, the Republican candidate, and Zephyr Teachout, the Democratic candidate?
Total
Faso
46%
Definitely
29%
Probably
12%
Lean
5%
Teachout
41%
Definitely
28%
Probably
9%
Lean
4%
Undecided
14%

Methodology:
This poll of 400 likely general election voters in New York Congressional District 19, was conducted from August
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8 , 2016 through August 10 , 2016.
All interviews were conducted via telephone by professional interviewers. Interview selection was random within
predetermined election units. 97 interviews (24%) were completed on cell-phones. These samples were then
combined and structured to correlate with actual voter turnout in a general election.
This poll of 400 likely general election voters in New York Congressional District 19, has an accuracy of +/- 4.9% at
a 95% confidence interval.
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Key Demographics:
Party:

Ideology:

Republican/Cons.
Republican
Conservative
Democrat/W.F.
Democrat
Working Families
Ind./Unaffil./Other/D.K. Ref.
Unaffiliated/No Party
Other
D.K./Refused
Gender:
Men
Women

Total
47%
53%

Total
37%
34%
3%
32%
32%
1%
31%
28%
2%
1%

Liberal
Moderate
Conservative

Total
25%
28%
38%

Race:
Total
81%
6%
3%
2%
2%
8%

White
Hispanic
African Amer./Black
Asian
Other
Refused
Age:
18-29
30-40
41-55
56-65
Over 65
Mean

Total
11%
12%
30%
24%
23%
52

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919 Prince Street * Alexandria, Virginia 22314 * Phone: 703-518-4445 * FAX: 703-518-4447
566 South Route 303 * Blauvelt, NY 10913 * Phone: 845-365-2000 * FAX: 845-365-2008
www.mclaughlinonline.com