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Dates Total Online Interviews
Wave I 1/4-25/2016 1,000 adults 912 Likely to register to vote
Wave II 6/8-7/5/2016 1,000 adults 845 Likely to vote in November
Wave IIIA 8/15-9/1/2016 514 adults 453 Likely to vote in November
Wave IIIB 9/1-22/2016 528 adults 455 Likely to vote in November
Wave IV 10/20-27/2016 495 adults 440 say they will vote in November

10b. If the election were held today, who would you vote for?

8/15-9/16 9/1-22/16 10/20-27/16
Hillary Clinton 48 44 51
Donald Trump 37 40 37
Gary Johnson 11 13 6
Jill Stein 3 3 5

11. Who do you think is going to win?

1/4-25/16 6/8-7/5/16 8/15-9/1/16 9/1-22/16 10/20-27/16
Joe Biden 1 1
Hillary Clinton 42 55 64 59 65
Mitt Romney 2
Paul Ryan 0 1
Bernie Sanders 9 6
Donald Trump 28 36 31 37 32
Elizabeth Warren
Gary Johnson 3 3 1
Jill Stein 2 1 3

29. Earlier you mentioned that you plan to vote. How certain are you that you will vote?

10/20-27/16
Completely certain 74
Extremely certain  9
Very certain  7
Somewhat certain  8
Hardly certain at all  1
Not at all certain 1

30. Earlier you mentioned that you are going to vote for [candidate’s name]. How certain are you that you are going to vote for that individual?

10/20-27/16
Completely certain 61
Extremely certain 14
Very certain 10
Somewhat certain 9
Hardly certain at all 4
Not at all certain 2