October 2020 St. Thomas/St. John General Election Poll

October 2020 St. Thomas/St. John General Election Poll

Conducted: October 24-26, 2020

Number of Respondents: 450

MoE: ±4.58%

Q: Are you registered to vote in the United States Virgin Islands?
 

Yes 100%

 

Q: There will be a general election in the United States Virgin Islands in November. Most folks are very busy, and not always able to vote, often for very valid reasons. Thinking ahead, how likely are you to vote in the general election?

Certain 81%
Likely 10%
50/50 chance 9%
Total 100%

 

Q: If the election for Delegate to the House of Representatives were held today, would you support Democrat Stacey Plaskett or Independent Shekema M. George?

Democrat Stacey Plaskett 71%
Independent Shekema M. George 14%
Undecided 15%
Total 100%

 

Q: If the election for St. Thomas, St. John District Legislature were held today, who would you vote for?

Independent Janelle K. Sarauw 13.2%
Democrat Donna Frett Gregory 13.1%
Democrat Marvin A. Blyden 11.7%
Democrat Stedmann Hodge Jr. 8.6%
Democrat Athneil “Bobby” Thomas 7.5%
Democrat Milton E. Potter 6.2%
Independent Dwayne M. DeGraff 5.2%
Independent Citizens Movement Stephen “Smokey” Frett 4.3%
Independent Alma Francis Heyliger 4.1%
Democrat Carla Joseph 3.8%
Independent Ray Fonseca 3.5%
Democrat Jonathan P. Tucker, Jr. 2.8%
Independent Irvin Pudna Mason, Sr. 2.2%
Independent Citizens Movement Wayne FactsMan Adams 1.3%
Undecided 12.6%

 

Q: Do you have a favorable or unfavorable opinion of Governor Albert Bryan?
 

Very favorable 23%
Somewhat favorable 35%
Somewhat unfavorable 14%
Very unfavorable 11%
No opinion 17%
Total 100%

 

Q: Do you agree or disagree with Governor Albert Bryan’s handling of the coronavirus?

Strongly agree 33%
Somewhat agree 37%
Somewhat disagree 12%
Strongly disagree 10%
No opinion 9%
Total 100%

  

Q: How supportive would you be of the development of a new hotel or casino that would create jobs for residents of the US Virgin Islands?

Very supportive 44%
Somewhat supportive 24%
Somewhat unsupportive 10%
Very unsupportive 10%
No opinion 12%
Total 100%



Q: Do you believe we need more tourism or less tourism in the Virgin Islands?

More tourism 60%
Less tourism 18%
Not sure 22%
Total 100%



Q: How supportive are you of a Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy in which the US Virgin Islands government would support the private sector in rebuilding efforts and economic resiliency for the Virgin Islands, including upgrades to key infrastructure such as the Cyril E. King Airport and WAPA?

Very supportive 61%
Somewhat supportive 20%
Somewhat unsupportive 2%
Very unsupportive 1%
No opinion 4%
Unsure, I’d like to learn more 11%
Total 100%



Demographics

 

Party

Republican Party 5%
Democratic Party 57%
Independent Citizens Movement 5%
No party or independent 24%
Not sure 9%
Total 100%

 

Gender

Male 48%
Female 52%
Total 100%

 

Age

18-34 16%
35-49 23%
50-64 32%
65 and over 29%
Can’t say 1%
Total 100%

 

Mode

Email 68%
Landline 1%
Cellphone 30%
Total 100%