New Mexico Survey Results

Q1

The candidates for President are Democrat

Hillary Clinton, Republican Donald Trump,
Libertarian Gary Johnson, and Green Party
candidate Jill Stein. If the election was today,
who would you vote for?

Q5

Hillary Clinton.................................................. 40%

Donald Trump ................................................. 31%
Gary Johnson ................................................. 16%
Jill Stein .......................................................... 4%

Delaying or freezing corporate income tax

cuts ................................................................. 38%

Undecided....................................................... 9%

Q2

Q3

Do you approve or disapprove of Governor

Susana Martinezs job performance?

Bringing back taxes on food and medicine ..... 4%

Approve .......................................................... 43%

Increasing the state gasoline tax .................... 7%

Disapprove...................................................... 43%

Cutting education spending ............................ 4%

Not sure .......................................................... 14%

Enacting across-the-board spending cuts....... 30%

The candidates for Secretary of State are

Democrat Maggie Toulouse Oliver and
Republican Nora Espinoza. If the election was
today, who would you vote for?

Not sure .......................................................... 18%

Q6

Maggie Toulouse Oliver .................................. 42%

Bringing back taxes on food and medicine ..... 4%

Not sure .......................................................... 23%

New Mexico abolished the death penalty in

2009. Now, Gov. Martinez supports bringing
back the death penalty for persons who kill
police officers or children. Others support
current penalties of life in prison and restitution
to families. Do you support or oppose bringing
back the death penalty?

And working from the same list of choices,

what do you think is the second best option for
balancing the budget?
Delaying or freezing corporate income tax
cuts ................................................................. 18%

Nora Espinoza ................................................ 35%

Q4

New Mexicos state budget is facing a deficit of

up to $500 million dollars. Legislators are
considering several options to balance the
budget, and Im going to read them to you and
ask you which one you think is best. Here they
are: delaying or freezing corporate income tax
cuts, bringing back taxes on food and
medicine, increasing the state gasoline tax,
cutting education spending, and enacting
across-the-board spending cuts. Which option
do you think is best?

Increasing the state gasoline tax .................... 15%

Cutting education spending ............................ 7%
Enacting across-the-board spending cuts....... 21%
Not sure .......................................................... 36%

Q7

In the 2012 election for President, did you vote

for Barack Obama or Mitt Romney?

Support bringing back the death penalty......... 59%

Barack Obama................................................ 51%

Oppose bringing back the death penalty......... 34%

Mitt Romney.................................................... 37%

Not sure .......................................................... 8%

Someone else/ don't remember ...................... 13%

Q8

If you are a woman, press 1. If a man, press 2.

Woman ........................................................... 53%
Man................................................................. 47%

3020 Highwoods Blvd.

Raleigh, NC 27604
Survey of 1,103 New Mexico voters
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August 19-21, 2016

Q9

If you are a Democrat, press 1. If a Republican,

press 2. If an independent, press 3.
Democrat ........................................................ 48%
Republican...................................................... 35%
Independent.................................................... 18%

Q10 If you are Hispanic or Latino, press 1. If you are

a white, press 2. If African-American, press 3. If
other, press 4.
Hispanic or Latino ........................................... 40%
White .............................................................. 49%

Q11 If you are 18-29 years old, press 1. If 30-45,

press 2. If 46-65, press 3. If older than 65,
press 4.
18 to 29........................................................... 16%
30 to 45........................................................... 22%
46 to 65........................................................... 37%
Older than 65 .................................................. 25%

Q12 Mode
Phone ............................................................. 80%
Internet ........................................................... 20%

African-American ............................................ 2%
Other............................................................... 8%

3020 Highwoods Blvd.

Raleigh, NC 27604
Survey of 1,103 New Mexico voters
information@publicpolicypolling.com / 888 621-6988

August 19-21, 2016

2012 Vote

2012 Vote
Barack Mitt Ro- Someone else/
Base Oba...
mney don't remem...

Base

Barack Mitt Ro- Someone else/

Oba...
mney don't remem...

Gov. Martinez
Approval

Clinton/ Trump/
Johnson/ Stein
Hillary Clinton 40%

71%

5%

10%

Approve 43%

29%

63%

41%

Donald Trump 31%

5%

70%

25%

Disapprove 43%

57%

26%

38%

Gary Johnson 16%

10%

18%

34%

Not sure 14%

14%

11%

21%

Jill Stein

4%

5%

0%

15%

Undecided

9%

9%

6%

16%

2012 Vote
Base

2012 Vote

Barack Mitt Ro- Someone else/

Oba...
mney don't remem...

Oliver/ Espinoza

Base

Barack Mitt Ro- Someone else/

Oba...
mney don't remem...

Death Penalty Support

Maggie Toulouse 42%

Oliver

68%

12%

28%

Support bringing back 59%

the death penalty

45%

77%

60%

Nora Espinoza 35%

11%

69%

32%

16%

31%

21%

20%

40%

Oppose bringing back 34%

the death penalty

47%

Not sure 23%

8%

7%

9%

Not sure

8%

2012 Vote

2012 Vote

Barack Mitt Ro- Someone else/

mney don't remem...
Base Oba...
Best Budget
Balancing Option

Base

Barack Mitt Ro- Someone else/

Oba...
mney don't remem...

Second Best Budget

Balancing Option

Delaying or freezing 38%

corporate income tax
cuts

48%

24%

36%

17%

21%

11%

4%

2%

6%

4%

Increasing the state 15%

gasoline tax

18%

7%

23%

7%

2%

14%

7%

Delaying or freezing 18%

corporate income tax
cuts

Bringing back taxes

on food and medicine

4%

6%

4%

1%

Increasing the state

gasoline tax

7%

9%

4%

6%

Cutting education
spending

4%

2%

5%

4%

Enacting across-the- 30%

board spending cuts

17%

49%

28%

Enacting across-the- 21%

board spending cuts

20%

21%

24%

Not sure 18%

18%

14%

26%

Not sure 36%

41%

32%

31%

August 19-21, 2016

survey of 1,103 New Mexico voters

Bringing back taxes

on food and medicine

Cutting education
spending

3020 Highwoods Blvd.

Raleigh, NC 27604
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Gender
Base

Wom...

Gender
Man

Clinton/ Trump/
Johnson/ Stein

Base

Wom...

Man

Gov. Martinez
Approval

Hillary Clinton 40%

42%

36%

Approve 43%

40%

46%

Donald Trump 31%

30%

33%

Disapprove 43%

42%

44%

Gary Johnson 16%

14%

18%

Not sure 14%

18%

10%

Jill Stein

4%

4%

5%

Undecided

9%

10%

8%

Gender
Base

Wom...

Gender
Man

Oliver/ Espinoza

Base

Wom...

Man

Death Penalty Support

Maggie Toulouse 42%

Oliver

42%

42%

Support bringing back 59%

the death penalty

56%

62%

Nora Espinoza 35%

32%

38%

35%

33%

Not sure 23%

26%

19%

Oppose bringing back 34%

the death penalty

10%

5%

Not sure

8%

Gender
Base

Wom...

Gender
Man

Best Budget
Balancing Option

Base

Wom...

Man

Second Best Budget

Balancing Option

Delaying or freezing 38%

corporate income tax
cuts

40%

35%

17%

18%

4%

2%

6%

Increasing the state 15%

gasoline tax

14%

15%

7%

4%

10%

Delaying or freezing 18%

corporate income tax
cuts

Bringing back taxes

on food and medicine

4%

4%

4%

Increasing the state

gasoline tax

7%

6%

9%

Cutting education
spending

4%

4%

3%

Enacting across-the- 30%

board spending cuts

29%

31%

Enacting across-the- 21%

board spending cuts

24%

17%

Not sure 18%

17%

18%

Not sure 36%

38%

34%

August 19-21, 2016

survey of 1,103 New Mexico voters

Bringing back taxes

on food and medicine

Cutting education
spending

3020 Highwoods Blvd.

Raleigh, NC 27604
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Party

Party

Base Democr... Republic... Independe...

Clinton/ Trump/
Johnson/ Stein

Base Democr... Republic... Independe...

Gov. Martinez
Approval

Hillary Clinton 40%

68%

8%

26%

Approve 43%

30%

63%

36%

Donald Trump 31%

12%

61%

26%

Disapprove 43%

54%

27%

45%

Gary Johnson 16%

8%

22%

25%

Not sure 14%

16%

10%

19%

Jill Stein

4%

4%

1%

11%

Undecided

9%

9%

9%

11%

Party

Party

Base Democr... Republic... Independe...

Base Democr... Republic... Independe...

Death Penalty Support

Oliver/ Espinoza
Maggie Toulouse 42%
Oliver

67%

14%

33%

Support bringing back 59%

the death penalty

45%

78%

58%

Nora Espinoza 35%

13%

65%

34%

15%

34%

20%

21%

34%

Oppose bringing back 34%

the death penalty

47%

Not sure 23%

8%

6%

8%

Not sure

8%

Party

Party

Base Democr... Republic... Independe...

Best Budget
Balancing Option

Base Democr... Republic... Independe...

Second Best Budget
Balancing Option

Delaying or freezing 38%

corporate income tax
cuts

44%

24%

45%

17%

20%

14%

4%

3%

4%

6%

Increasing the state 15%

gasoline tax

18%

9%

18%

7%

4%

12%

6%

Delaying or freezing 18%

corporate income tax
cuts

Bringing back taxes

on food and medicine

4%

5%

4%

2%

Increasing the state

gasoline tax

7%

9%

6%

5%

Cutting education
spending

4%

2%

5%

4%

Enacting across-the- 30%

board spending cuts

20%

43%

29%

Enacting across-the- 21%

board spending cuts

17%

21%

30%

Not sure 18%

19%

18%

14%

Not sure 36%

41%

34%

26%

August 19-21, 2016

survey of 1,103 New Mexico voters

Bringing back taxes

on food and medicine

Cutting education
spending

3020 Highwoods Blvd.

Raleigh, NC 27604
information@publicpolicypolling.com / 888 621-6988

Race

Race

Hispanic
AfricanBase or Lati... White Americ... Other
Clinton/ Trump/
Johnson/ Stein

Hispanic
AfricanBase or Lati... White Americ... Other
Gov. Martinez
Approval

Hillary Clinton 40%

51%

30%

75%

30%

Approve 43%

40%

44%

45%

48%

Donald Trump 31%

20%

42%

6%

31%

Disapprove 43%

48%

39%

42%

41%

Gary Johnson 16%

13%

18%

22%

Not sure 14%

12%

16%

13%

12%

Jill Stein

4%

4%

4%

5%

7%

Undecided

9%

12%

6%

14%

11%

Race

Race

Hispanic
AfricanBase or Lati... White Americ... Other
Oliver/ Espinoza

Hispanic
AfricanBase or Lati... White Americ... Other
Death Penalty Support

Maggie Toulouse 42%

Oliver

49%

36%

62%

41%

Support bringing back 59%

the death penalty

56%

62%

33%

58%

Nora Espinoza 35%

27%

Not sure 23%

23%

42%

6%

33%

33%

67%

33%

32%

26%

Oppose bringing back 34%

the death penalty

33%

22%

11%

5%

9%

Not sure

8%

Race

Race

Hispanic
AfricanBase or Lati... White Americ... Other
Best Budget
Balancing Option

Hispanic
AfricanBase or Lati... White Americ... Other
Second Best Budget
Balancing Option

Delaying or freezing 38%

corporate income tax
cuts

39%

37%

29%

39%

17%

19%

35%

9%

4%

5%

3%

4%

Increasing the state 15%

gasoline tax

13%

16%

28%

9%

7%

5%

9%

8%

Delaying or freezing 18%

corporate income tax
cuts

Bringing back taxes

on food and medicine

4%

6%

3%

5%

Increasing the state

gasoline tax

7%

7%

8%

3%

1%

Cutting education
spending

4%

3%

4%

13%

2%

Enacting across-the- 30%

board spending cuts

25%

34%

28%

31%

Enacting across-the- 21%

board spending cuts

23%

18%

10%

24%

Not sure 18%

21%

14%

28%

22%

Not sure 36%

36%

35%

27%

45%

August 19-21, 2016

survey of 1,103 New Mexico voters

Bringing back taxes

on food and medicine

Cutting education
spending

3020 Highwoods Blvd.

Raleigh, NC 27604
information@publicpolicypolling.com / 888 621-6988

Age
Base

Age

18 to 30 to 46 to Older
29
45
65 than ...

Clinton/ Trump/
Johnson/ Stein

Base

18 to 30 to 46 to Older
29
45
65 than ...

Gov. Martinez
Approval

Hillary Clinton 40%

45%

29%

42%

41%

Approve 43%

42%

40%

42%

48%

Donald Trump 31%

15%

28%

35%

38%

Disapprove 43%

38%

45%

48%

38%

Gary Johnson 16%

20%

21%

15%

11%

Not sure 14%

20%

15%

11%

14%

Jill Stein

4%

3%

9%

3%

3%

Undecided

9%

17%

13%

5%

7%

Age
Base

Age

18 to 30 to 46 to Older
29
45
65 than ...

Oliver/ Espinoza

Base

18 to 30 to 46 to Older
29
45
65 than ...

Death Penalty Support

Maggie Toulouse 42%

Oliver

39%

36%

46%

45%

Support bringing back 59%

the death penalty

50%

61%

59%

62%

Nora Espinoza 35%

23%

39%

37%

35%

36%

33%

35%

31%

Not sure 23%

38%

25%

17%

20%

Oppose bringing back 34%

the death penalty

15%

6%

6%

7%

Not sure

August 19-21, 2016

survey of 1,103 New Mexico voters

8%

3020 Highwoods Blvd.

Raleigh, NC 27604
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Age
Base

Age

18 to 30 to 46 to Older
29
45
65 than ...

Best Budget
Balancing Option

Base

18 to 30 to 46 to Older
29
45
65 than ...

Second Best Budget

Balancing Option

Delaying or freezing 38%

corporate income tax
cuts

41%

35%

42%

32%

23%

16%

18%

15%

4%

7%

3%

4%

3%

Increasing the state 15%

gasoline tax

14%

19%

14%

12%

7%

4%

8%

7%

8%

Delaying or freezing 18%

corporate income tax
cuts

Bringing back taxes

on food and medicine

4%

9%

5%

3%

3%

Increasing the state

gasoline tax

7%

10%

2%

8%

9%

Cutting education
spending

4%

4%

3%

5%

2%

Enacting across-the- 30%

board spending cuts

23%

33%

29%

32%

Enacting across-the- 21%

board spending cuts

24%

23%

21%

15%

Not sure 18%

14%

23%

13%

23%

Not sure 36%

27%

30%

36%

46%

Bringing back taxes

on food and medicine

Cutting education
spending

Mode
Base

Mode

Pho... Intern...

Clinton/ Trump/
Johnson/ Stein

Base

Pho... Intern...

Gov. Martinez
Approval

Hillary Clinton 40%

40%

39%

Approve 43%

45%

35%

Donald Trump 31%

35%

15%

Disapprove 43%

43%

45%

Gary Johnson 16%

15%

21%

Not sure 14%

13%

20%

Jill Stein

4%

4%

6%

9%

7%

19%

Undecided

Mode
Base

Mode

Pho... Intern...

Oliver/ Espinoza

Base

Pho... Intern...

Death Penalty Support

Maggie Toulouse 42%

Oliver

45%

33%

Support bringing back 59%

the death penalty

58%

62%

Nora Espinoza 35%

36%

30%

34%

32%

Not sure 23%

19%

37%

Oppose bringing back 34%

the death penalty

8%

6%

Not sure

August 19-21, 2016

survey of 1,103 New Mexico voters

8%

3020 Highwoods Blvd.

Raleigh, NC 27604
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Mode
Base

Mode

Pho... Intern...

Best Budget
Balancing Option

Base

Pho... Intern...

Second Best Budget

Balancing Option

Delaying or freezing 38%

corporate income tax
cuts

35%

47%

17%

19%

4%

3%

8%

Increasing the state 15%

gasoline tax

14%

17%

7%

8%

5%

Delaying or freezing 18%

corporate income tax
cuts

Bringing back taxes

on food and medicine

4%

4%

5%

Increasing the state

gasoline tax

7%

8%

4%

Cutting education
spending

4%

5%

Enacting across-the- 30%

board spending cuts

30%

30%

Enacting across-the- 21%

board spending cuts

19%

27%

Not sure 18%

18%

14%

Not sure 36%

39%

24%

August 19-21, 2016

survey of 1,103 New Mexico voters

Bringing back taxes

on food and medicine

Cutting education
spending

3020 Highwoods Blvd.

Raleigh, NC 27604
information@publicpolicypolling.com / 888 621-6988