A Hampton University Center For Public Policy released a new presidential poll of Virginia voters Thursday showing a dead heat between Republican Donald Trump and Democrat Hillary Clinton.
The poll asked 801 likely Virginia voters between August 24 and 28 who they were going to vote for and 43 percent chose Clinton, and 41 percent responded that they would vote for Trump. Sixteen percent of Virginia voters said they still do not know who to pick or refused to answer.
Additionally, both Trump and Clinton have roughly equal unfavorable ratings from voters in the Old Dominion with Trump at 55 percent and Clinton at 54 percent. Their running mates Tim Kaine and Mike Pence have relatively lower unfavorable ratings at 40 percent and 32 percent, respectively.
Trump is considered more trustworthy by just five percent more of Virginia voters, a 12 percent rise since February. However, Clinton’s trustworthiness among voters in Virginia dropped seven percent in that same time period.
The economy and jobs remains the top issue on voters’ minds at 52 percent in Virginia followed by terrorism, healthcare, size of government, and immigration.