Poll: Virginians Split on Confederate Flag License Plate Option

Virginia voters are divided 46 - 45 percent on whether the Confederate flag should be removed from state license plates, according to a Quinnipiac University Swing State Poll released Monday morning.

In Virginia, support for eliminating the option of ordering a license plate with a Confederate flag is 73 - 19 percent among Democrats and 48 - 42 percent among independent voters, with Republicans standing by the Stars & Bars 71 - 24 percent.

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Black voters say 73 - 16 percent eliminate the Confederate flag option, while white voters say 55 - 37 percent keep it.

“Not surprisingly, there are wide partisan and racial differences among Virginians on the Confederate flag on license plate question, but there is very little gender gap on the issue,” said Peter A. Brown, assistant director of the Quinnipiac University Poll.

From July 9 - 20 Quinnipiac University surveyed:

• 1,209 Virginia voters with a margin of error of +/- 2.8 percentage points.

Live interviewers call land lines and cell phones.

The Quinnipiac University Poll, directed by Douglas Schwartz, Ph.D., conducts public opinion surveys in Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Florida, Ohio, Virginia, Iowa, Colorado and the nation as a public service and for research.