Second Choice Among Joe Biden Supporters (September 2019)

Second Choice Among Joe Biden Supporters (September 2019)

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    Respondents were asked, "Of the remaining possible candidates, who would be your second choice, or have you not thought about it enough to have an opinion?"
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categoryTotal
Elizabeth Warren30%
Beto O'Rourke22%
Bernie Sanders12%
Julián Castro8%
Kamala Harris7%
Amy Klobuchar3%
Cory Booker2%
Pete Buttigieg2%
Michael Bennet1%
Steve Bullock0%
Andrew Yang0%
Anyone/Any of them2%
No one/None of them4%
Don't know/No opinion7%
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    Respondents were asked, "Of the remaining possible candidates, who would be your second choice, or have you not thought about it enough to have an opinion?" Measurement of Party ID for this figure is based on two questions. First, respondents were asked whether they consider themselves to be a Democrats, Republicans, independents, other, or not sure. Those who responded that they are independents or "other" were then asked if they lean toward either the Democrats or Republicans. If they indicated that they lean toward one party or the other, they are considered Democrats or Republicans for the purposes of this figure. Only "pure" independents or members of a third party who indicate that they have no preference for Democrats vis-a-vis Republicans are considered independents . Respondents who answered that they are "not sure" for either of the two aforementioned questions are not incorporated into this figure.
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categoryDemocratIndependent
Elizabeth Warren32%11%
Beto O'Rourke22%18%
Bernie Sanders13%0%
Julián Castro6%26%
Kamala Harris8%0%
Amy Klobuchar2%13%
Cory Booker1%16%
Pete Buttigieg2%0%
Michael Bennet1%0%
Steve Bullock0%0%
Andrew Yang0%0%
Anyone/Any of them2%0%
No one/None of them2%16%
Don't know/No opinion8%0%
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    Respondents were asked, "Of the remaining possible candidates, who would be your second choice, or have you not thought about it enough to have an opinion?" Party identification is calculated according to the PID7 variable, a seven point scale of party identification.
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categoryLean DemocratNot very strong DemocratStrong Democrat
Elizabeth Warren35%25%35%
Beto O'Rourke6%41%17%
Bernie Sanders18%7%14%
Julián Castro8%3%8%
Kamala Harris4%0%14%
Amy Klobuchar8%0%1%
Cory Booker0%0%2%
Pete Buttigieg6%0%2%
Michael Bennet0%3%0%
Steve Bullock0%0%1%
Andrew Yang2%0%0%
Anyone/Any of them0%0%4%
No one/None of them8%4%0%
Don't know/No opinion6%18%4%
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    Respondents were asked, "Of the remaining possible candidates, who would be your second choice, or have you not thought about it enough to have an opinion?"
    Ideology is measured on a scale of 1-7, with 1 corresponding to "extremely liberal", 7 corresponding to "extremely conservative, and 4 corresponding to "in the middle." For the purposes of this table, respondents who placed themselves at or between points 1 and 3 on the scale are considered "liberal," respondents who placed themselves at point 4 on the scale are considered "moderate," and respondents who placed themselves at or between points 5 and 7 on the scale are considered conservative.
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categoryLiberalsModeratesConservatives
Elizabeth Warren37%27%8%
Beto O'Rourke19%19%47%
Bernie Sanders12%8%27%
Julián Castro9%10%0%
Kamala Harris7%8%9%
Amy Klobuchar4%3%0%
Cory Booker1%4%0%
Pete Buttigieg4%0%0%
Michael Bennet2%0%0%
Steve Bullock0%1%0%
Andrew Yang0%1%0%
Anyone/Any of them3%0%8%
No one/None of them0%8%0%
Don't know/No opinion2%12%0%
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    Respondents were asked, "Of the remaining possible candidates, who would be your second choice, or have you not thought about it enough to have an opinion?" The ideology measure is based on respondent self-placement in response to the following question: "On a scale from 1 to 7, where 1 is extremely liberal, 7 is extremely conservative, and 4 is exactly in the middle, where would you place yourself?" The placements are further classified such that 1 is extremely liberal, 2 is very liberal, 3 is somewhat liberal, 4 is moderate, 5 is somewhat conservative, 6 is very conservative, and 7 is extremely conservative.
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categoryLeaning liberalSomewhat liberalExtremely liberal
Elizabeth Warren32%46%28%
Beto O'Rourke29%6%25%
Bernie Sanders15%7%17%
Julián Castro6%16%0%
Kamala Harris0%10%18%
Don't know/No opinion2%3%0%
Amy Klobuchar10%0%0%
Cory Booker0%2%0%
Pete Buttigieg5%2%5%
Anyone/Any of them0%4%7%
Michael Bennet0%4%0%
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    Respondents were asked, "Of the remaining possible candidates, who would be your second choice, or have you not thought about it enough to have an opinion?"
    Race is calculated according to the race variable.
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categoryWhiteBlackHispanic
Elizabeth Warren27%32%30%
Beto O'Rourke17%23%30%
Bernie Sanders5%16%10%
Julián Castro13%6%5%
Kamala Harris6%11%0%
Amy Klobuchar6%3%0%
Cory Booker1%5%0%
Pete Buttigieg4%0%2%
Michael Bennet0%0%3%
Steve Bullock1%0%0%
Andrew Yang1%0%0%
Anyone/Any of them2%1%4%
No one/None of them5%0%9%
Don't know/No opinion13%3%8%
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    Respondents were asked, "Of the remaining possible candidates, who would be your second choice, or have you not thought about it enough to have an opinion?" Gender is calculated according to the GENDER variable.
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categoryMaleFemale
Elizabeth Warren31%28%
Beto O'Rourke22%22%
Bernie Sanders6%16%
Julián Castro9%7%
Kamala Harris10%5%
Don't know/No opinion0%13%
No one/None of them3%4%
Amy Klobuchar5%1%
Cory Booker4%1%
Pete Buttigieg4%0%
Anyone/Any of them3%2%
Michael Bennet2%0%
Steve Bullock0%1%
Andrew Yang1%0%
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    Respondents were asked, "Of the remaining possible candidates, who would be your second choice, or have you not thought about it enough to have an opinion?" Education is calculated according to the EDUC variable.
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categoryNo high schoolHigh school graduateSome college2-year4-yearPost-grad
Elizabeth Warren78%26%21%57%31%32%
Beto O'Rourke12%22%30%9%20%15%
Bernie Sanders0%11%18%16%13%0%
Julián Castro0%9%9%0%7%12%
Kamala Harris0%11%5%18%6%4%
Amy Klobuchar0%0%2%0%11%0%
Cory Booker0%1%0%0%0%13%
Pete Buttigieg0%1%3%0%0%3%
Michael Bennet0%0%0%0%0%4%
Steve Bullock0%1%0%0%0%0%
Andrew Yang0%1%0%0%0%0%
Anyone/Any of them0%0%6%0%0%4%
No one/None of them0%0%4%0%5%10%
Don't know/No opinion11%16%2%0%7%3%
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    Respondents were asked, "Of the remaining possible candidates, who would be your second choice, or have you not thought about it enough to have an opinion?" Age is calculated according to the AGEG variable.
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category18-2930-4445-6465+
Elizabeth Warren0%5%38%34%
Beto O'Rourke61%38%18%11%
Bernie Sanders34%19%7%10%
Julián Castro0%22%4%10%
Kamala Harris0%0%4%18%
Don't know/No opinion5%0%14%1%
No one/None of them0%0%0%11%
Amy Klobuchar0%0%6%0%
Cory Booker0%11%0%3%
Pete Buttigieg0%0%3%1%
Anyone/Any of them0%0%5%0%
Michael Bennet0%5%0%0%
Steve Bullock0%0%0%1%
Andrew Yang0%0%1%0%

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