SurveyUSA poll: Presidential hopeful Joe Biden leads among Democratic primary voters in California

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SurveyUSA poll: Joe Biden leads among Democratic primary voters in CA
With voting for the Democratic primary less than two months away, an exclusive Eyewitness News poll finds former Vice President Joe Biden holding steady in the lead among voters in California.

LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- With voting for the Democratic primary less than two months away, an exclusive Eyewitness News poll finds former Vice President Joe Biden holding steady in the lead among voters in California.

The poll of Democratic primary voters in the Golden State shows Joe Biden at 30%, consistently running stronger in the state over the past six months.

Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren and Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders are tied for second place at 20% each.

Former South Bend, Indiana, Mayor Pete Buttigieg and former New York Mayor Mike Bloomberg were both with under 10%.

The poll also shows Sanders leads among California's youngest voters, Warren topped middle-age voters and Biden is favored among seniors.

In the poll, which was conducted by SurveyUSA, 2,400 Californians were interviewed ahead of the primary on March 3. Here is the full list and the results of each question:

1. Are you registered to vote?

82% Yes

16% No

2% Not Sure

2. Are you registered with the state of California as a ...?

35% Republican

48% Democrat

6% Other Party

10% DTS

2% Not Sure

3. On a scale of 1 to 10, how much attention are you paying to the 2020 election for President, where 1 means you are paying NO attention whatsoever and 10 means you spend hours every day reading, watching and talking about the presidential election?

3% 1

2% 2

5% 3

6% 4

9% 5

8% 6

11% 7

19% 8

19% 9

19% 10

4. California will hold a Democratic presidential primary on March 3 2020. Not everyone has time to vote in a primary. On a scale of 1 to 10, where 1 means you are certain you will NOT vote in the California Democratic presidential primary and 10 means you are 100% certain that you will vote in the California Democratic presidential primary, where do you fall?

3% 1

0% 2

0% 3

0% 4

1% 5

2% 6

2% 7

6% 8

10% 9

74% 10

5. Where you live, if there were a Democratic primary today, which Democrat would you vote for to be the Democratic Party's nominee for President of the United States? (candidate names rotated)

30% Joe Biden

20% Bernie Sanders

20% Elizabeth Warren

8% Pete Buttigieg

6% Mike Bloomberg

4% Andrew Yang

4% Tom Steyer

2% Tulsi Gabbard

2% Amy Klobuchar

0% Some Other Democrat

4% Undecided

6. Is the Democratic party's message in 2020 too far to the left? Too far to the right? Or just where it should be?

22% Too Far Left

7% Too Far Right

61% Where It Should Be

10% Not Sure

7. Who will be the eventual Democratic nominee? Someone who has been campaigning for a long time and is spending time in Iowa? Someone new to the race who is campaigning only on television? Or, someone who is not campaigning at all?

76% Someone Campaigning For a Long Time

8% Someone Campaigning Only On Television

1% Someone Not Campaigning At All

15% Not Sure

8. When do you think the Democratic party will know who the party's 2020 nominee is?

21% March

15% April

15% May

17% June

25% Not Until Middle Of Convention

8% Not Sure

9. In an election for President today, who would win? Trump, no matter which Democrat runs against him? The Democrat, no matter which candidate the Democrats nominate? Or would it depend on who the Democrats nominate?

7% Trump

43% The Democrat

46% Depends On Democrat Nominated

4% Not Sure

10. Do you identify as ...?

48% Male

52% Female

11. How old are you?

29% 18-34

24% 35-49

25% 50-64

23% 65+

12. How old are you?

52% 18-49

48% 50+

13. Do you identify as ...?

60% White

4% Black or African American

26% Hispanic, Latino, or Mexican

7% Asian

1% Multiracial

1% Some other way

14. Do you consider your family...

7% Poor

29% Working Class

44% Middle Class

16% Upper-Middle

1% Rich

15. White Working / Middle Class (Imputed)

14% Working

28% Middle

16. Are you ... ?

8% Falling Further Into Debt

25% Just Getting By

27% Making Ends Meet

28% Setting Aside Some

10% Prospering

3% Not Sure

17. Regardless of how you may be registered with your state, do you consider yourself a ... ?

29% Republican

41% Democrat

3% Other Party

21% Independent

6% Not Sure

18. Are you ...?

8% Very Conservative

20% Conservative

37% Moderate

20% Liberal

9% Very Liberal

6% Not Sure

19. Think back to the 2016 election for President. Which best describes you:

29% Trump

39% Clinton

8% Someone Else

21% Did Not Vote

2% Can't Remember

20. How far have you gotten in school?

20% High School

36% Some College

44% 4-year College Degree

21. Is the total annual income from everyone in your household ... ?

31% < $40K

33% $40K - $80K

36% > $80K

22. Are you ... ?

37% Single

45% Married

18% No Longer Married

23. Do you have children under the age of 18?

29% Yes

71% No

24. Single Parent (Imputed)

9% Yes

91% No

25. Are you ... ?

19% Protestant

27% Catholic

18% Other

35% No Organized Religion

26. If you attend religious services...

18% Regularly

29% Occasionally

50% Almost Never

3% Not Sure

27. Do you consider yourself an Evangelical Christian?

21% Yes

73% No

6% Not Sure

28. On abortion, are you ... ?

23% Strongly Pro-life

42% Strongly Pro-choice

30% In The Middle

5% Not Sure

29. Is anyone in your household a member of a labor union?

16% Yes

81% No

3% Not Sure

30. Is anyone in your household a member of the active military, or a military veteran?

19% Yes

80% No

1% Not Sure

31. Is anyone in your household gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgender?

12% Yes

86% No

2% Not Sure

32. Do you live in an urban area? A suburban area? Or a rural area?

25% Urban

28% Suburban

47% Rural

33. Suburban Male / Female (Imputed)

25% Male

28% Female

34. Region (Imputed)

23% Central Valley

37% Greater L.A.

23% Inland Empire

17% Bay Area/Northern Coast