Survey of Likely General Election Voters

Alabama Statewide
Conducted October 21 - 23, 2020
n=645 | ±3.86%
Thinking about the upcoming general elections on November 3rd . . .

1. How likely are you to vote in the November 3rd elections for President and Congress out of
the following options?

Freq. %
Definitely voting 622 96.4%
Probably voting 20 3.2%
Probably not voting 3 0.5%
Total 645 100.0%

2. How do you plan to participate in the November 3rd election, or what method did you already
use to vote?

Freq. %
Will vote in-person on Election Day 495 76.7%
Will vote by mail 30 4.7%
Already voted by mail 33 5.1%
Will vote early in-person 42 6.6%
Already voted early in-person 32 5.0%
Unsure 12 1.9%
Total 645 100.0%

3. If the elections were held today, and you had to make a choice, would you be voting for the
Republican or Democratic candidate for Congress?

Freq. %
Republican candidate 358 55.4%
Definitely the Republican candidate 326 50.6%
Probably the Republican candidate 31 4.8%

Democratic candidate 246 38.2%

Probably the Democratic candidate 29 4.5%
Definitely the Democratic candidate 217 33.7%

Unsure 41 6.4%
Total 645 100.0%

4 - 8. Do you have a favorable or unfavorable opinion of:

Very Very No NET

Fav Unfav NHO
Fav Unfav opinion Fav
58.8% 26.0% 29.8% 11.6% 8.3% 3.1%
Kay Ivey 29.0%
379 168 192 75 54 20
21.3% 7.8% 11.8% 5.3% 28.2% 38.7%
Will Ainsworth 9.5%
138 51 76 34 182 250
18.1% 8.7% 10.9% 5.1% 25.9% 45.1%
Steve Marshall 7.1%
116 56 71 33 167 291

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 18.8% 8.7% 9.7% 4.7% 25.7% 45.8%
John Merrill 9.1%
121 56 63 30 166 295
22.2% 8.1% 50.7% 42.9% 16.9% 10.2%
Roy Moore -28.5%
143 52 327 277 109 66

Thinking about the upcoming general elections on November 3rd…

9. If the general election for U.S. Senate was held today, and you had to make a choice, would
you vote for Tommy Tuberville, the Republican; or Doug Jones, the Democrat?

Freq. %
Republican Tommy Tuberville 353 54.7%
Definitely Republican Tommy Tuberville 327 50.7%
Probably Republican Tommy Tuberville 26 4.0%

Democrat Doug Jones 265 41.1%

Definitely Democrat Doug Jones 251 38.9%
Probably Democrat Doug Jones 14 2.2%

Undecided 27 4.2%
Total 645 100.0%

Thinking now about current issues in Alabama...

10. Thinking about the coronavirus pandemic, would you say that you are more concerned about
the public health or economic impact of COVID-19?

Freq. %
Public health impact 327 50.6%
Definitely the public health impact 278 43.1%
Probably the public health impact 48 7.5%

Economic impact 293 45.4%

Probably the economic impact 76 11.7%
Definitely the economic impact 217 33.7%

Unsure 25 4.0%
Total 645 100.0%

11. Generally speaking, would you say you support or oppose giving parents control over a
portion of the tax dollars designated for their child’s education when their child’s school is
closed for in-person learning?

Freq. %
Support 361 56.0%
Strongly support 246 38.1%
Somewhat support 116 17.9%

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 Neither support nor oppose 94 14.5%

Oppose 137 21.2%

Somewhat oppose 48 7.5%
Strongly oppose 88 13.7%

Unsure 53 8.2%
Total 645 100.0%

12. Are you female or male?

Freq. %
Female 364 56.4%
Male 281 43.6%
Total 645 100.0%

13. What age range do you fall within?

Freq. %
Under 50 240 37.3%
18 – 34 96 14.9%
35 – 49 144 22.4%

50 and Over 405 62.7%

50 – 64 196 30.4%
65 or older 209 32.4%
Total 645 100.0%

14. Generally speaking, do you think of yourself as a Democrat, Republican, or Independent?

Freq. %
Republican 316 49.1%
Strongly Republican 207 32.1%
Mostly Republican 109 16.9%

Independent 132 20.5%

Democratic 184 28.5%

Mostly Democratic 69 10.6%
Strongly Democratic 116 17.9%

Unsure 12 1.9%
Total 645 100.0%

15. General Election X/4 (1/4, 2/4, 3/4, 4/4)

Freq. %
0 of 4 78 12.0%
1 of 4 83 12.9%
2 of 4 103 16.0%
3 of 4 117 18.1%

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 4 of 4 264 40.9%
Total 645 100.0%

16. Geo - DMA

Freq. %
HSV 130 20.2%
Huntsvil/Decatur 130 20.2%

BHM 265 41.0%

Birmingham 254 39.4%
Atlanta 8 1.2%
Columbus/Tupelo 3 0.4%

MGM 152 23.6%

Montgomery 68 10.5%
Columbus GA 47 7.3%
Dothan 30 4.6%
Meridian 8 1.2%

MOB 98 15.2%
Mobile/Pensacola 98 15.2%
Total 645 100.0%

17. Geo - Congressional District

Freq. %
1 92 14.3%
2 79 12.2%
3 89 13.7%
4 86 13.4%
5 106 16.4%
6 106 16.4%
7 87 13.5%
Total 645 100.0%

18. Age + Gender

Freq. %
F 18 - 34 55 8.5%
F 35 - 49 84 13.0%
F 50 - 64 105 16.3%
F 65+ 120 18.6%
M 18 - 34 41 6.4%
M 35 - 49 60 9.3%
M 50 - 64 91 14.1%
M 65+ 89 13.8%
Total 645 100.0%

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19. Retirement Age (<65 vs. 65+) + Income

Freq. %
<65 <$50k 110 17.0%
<65 $50k-$99k 187 29.0%
<65 $100k+ 130 20.2%
65+ <$50k 78 12.0%
65+ $50k-$99k 90 14.0%
65+ $100k+ 37 5.8%
Unknown 13 2.0%
Total 645 100.0%

20. Ballot Drop Off-ers

Freq. %
Yes 13 2.0%
No 632 98.0%
Total 645 100.0%

21. Party from File

Freq. %
Republican 394 61.2%
Democratic 226 35.0%
Independent 25 3.8%
Total 645 100.0%

22. Race

Freq. %
White 433 67.1%
Black 171 26.5%
Hispanic/Latino 11 1.7%
Asian 2 0.3%
Other 2 0.3%
Unknown 27 4.2%
Total 645 100.0%

23. Income
Freq. %
<$50k 188 29.1%
$50k-$99k 277 43.0%
$100k+ 167 26.0%
Unknown 13 2.0%
Total 645 100.0%

24. Generation

Freq. %
Gen Z 29 4.5%
Millennials 94 14.6%

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 Gen X 164 25.4%
Boomers 272 42.2%
Traditionalists 86 13.4%
Total 645 100.0%

25. White Working Class

Freq. %
Yes 108 16.7%
No 537 83.3%
Total 645 100.0%

26. White College Degree

Freq. %
White College Degree 140 21.8%
Other 505 78.2%
Total 645 100.0%

27. Education

Freq. %
Bachelor's degree or higher 196 30.4%
Some college 93 14.5%
High school or less 166 25.8%
Unknown 189 29.3%
Total 645 100.0%

28. Education + Gender

Freq. %
Female College degree 109 16.9%
Female No degree 141 21.9%
Female Unknown 114 17.6%
Male College degree 87 13.6%
Male No degree 118 18.4%
Male Unknown 75 11.7%
Total 645 100.0%

29. Partisanship + Age

Freq. %
Republican 18 – 34 43 6.7%
Republican 35 – 49 67 10.4%
Republican 50 – 64 98 15.1%
Republican 65 or older 108 16.8%
Independent 18 – 34 24 3.7%
Independent 35 – 49 41 6.3%
Independent 50 – 64 34 5.3%
Independent 65 or older 34 5.2%
Democratic 18 – 34 26 4.0%
Democratic 35 – 49 33 5.1%

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 Democratic 50 – 64 61 9.4%
Democratic 65 or older 65 10.0%
Unsure 12 1.9%
Total 645 100.0%

30. Partisanship + Gender

Freq. %
Republican Female 178 27.6%
Republican Male 138 21.4%
Independent Female 60 9.4%
Independent Male 72 11.1%
Democratic Female 117 18.2%
Democratic Male 67 10.3%
Unsure 12 1.9%
Total 645 100.0%

METHODOLOGY
This probabilistic survey was conducted October 21 – 23, 2020, with 645 likely general election voters. It has a
margin of error of ±3.86%. Known registered voters were interviewed via live phones, IVR, and SMS invitation.
This survey was weighted to likely general election voter universe.

ABOUT THE FIRM

Cygnal is an award-winning national public opinion and predictive analytics firm that pioneered multi-mode
polling, peer-to-peer text collection, and Political Emotive Analysis. Cygnal was recently named the #1
Republican private pollster by Nate Silver’s FiveThirtyEight, as well as the #1 most accurate polling and research
firm in the country for 2018 by The New York Times. Its team members have worked in 47 states and countries
on more than 1,100 corporate, public affairs, and political campaigns.

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