Mason-Dixon

Polling & Research

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Jackson ville, FL 904.261 .2444

MASON-DIXON MISSISSIPPI POLL

APRIL 2015
ATTORNEY GENERAL HOOD HOLDS EARLY ADVANTAGE
ANALYSIS
By: J. Bradford Coker, Managing Director
Mason-Dixon Polling & Research, Inc.
Attorney General Jim Hood, Mississippis only Democratic statewide elected official, holds an early lead over
Republican challenger Mike Hurst. Statewide, 55% of voters support Hood, while 40% back Hurst and 5% are
undecided.
Hoods re-election prospects are boosted by a 70% job approval rating, almost universal support among
Democrats, and a 32% cross-over vote from Republicans.
However, Mississippi is growing increasingly stronger as a GOP state and the potential for coat-tails from
Governor Phil Bryants campaign could help Hurst significantly come fall. Current numbers point to Hood
having the ability to again overcome the states partisan leanings, but this race is still worth watching.

QUESTION: If the 2015 general election for Mississippi Attorney General were held today, for whom
would you vote if the candidates were:

HOOD

HURST

UNDECIDED

55%

40%

5%

HOOD

HURST

UNDECIDED

54%
56%

39%
40%

7%
4%

RACE

HOOD

HURST

UNDECIDED

White
Black

37%
90%

57%
7%

6%
3%

HOOD
93%
32%
44%

HURST
4%
63%
44%

UNDECIDED
3%
5%
12%

STATE
SEX
Men
Women

PARTY ID
Democrat
Republican

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QUESTION: Do you approve or disapprove of Jim Hoods job performance as Mississippi attorney
general?

APPROVE

DISAPPROVE

NOT SURE

70%

22%

8%

APPROVE

DISAPPROVE

NOT SURE

66%
74%

26%
18%

8%
8%

RACE

APPROVE

DISAPPROVE

NOT SURE

White
Black

65%
80%

27%
12%

8%
8%

APPROVE

DISAPPROVE

NOT SURE

83%
63%
64%

13%
27%
28%

4%
10%
8%

STATE
SEX
Men
Women

PARTY ID
Democrat
Republican
Independent

DEMOGRAPHICS
PARTY REGISTRATION:
Democrat
Republican
Independent or Other

212 (34%)
298 (48%)
115 (18%)

18-34
35-49
50-64
65+
Refused

85 (14%)
174 (28%)
202 (32%)
162 (26%)
2 (<1%)

AGE:

RACE/ETHNICITY:
White/Caucasian
Black/African American
Other/Refused

418 (67%)
190 (30%)
17 (3%)

SEX:
Male
Female

303 (48%)
322 (52%)

1st Congressional District

2nd Congressional District
3rd Congressional District
4th Congressional District

157 (25%)
152 (24%)
156 (25%)
160 (26%)

REGION:

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Jackson ville, FL 904.261 .2444

HOW THE POLL WAS CONDUCTED

This poll was conducted by Mason-Dixon Polling & Research, Inc. of Jacksonville, Florida from April 21
through April 23, 2015. A total of 625 registered Mississippi voters were interviewed statewide by
telephone.
Those interviewed on land-lines were selected by the random variation of the last four digits of telephone
numbers. A cross-section of exchanges was utilized in order to ensure an accurate reflection of the state.
Those interviewed on cell phones were selected from a list of working cell phone numbers. Quotas were
assigned to reflect voter registration by county.
The margin for error, according to standards customarily used by statisticians, is no more than 4
percentage points. This means that there is a 95 percent probability that the "true" figure would fall within
that range if all voters were surveyed. The margin for error is higher for any subgroup, such as a gender or
racial grouping.

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