Youngkin leads by double digits among political independents and men, while McAuliffe has big lead among women and Black voters

Q: If the election were being held today and the candidates were Glenn Youngkin, the Republican, Terry McAuliffe, the Democrat and third-party candidate Princess Blanding, for whom would you vote? (Among likely Virginia voters)

Note: "Princess Blanding," "other," "would not vote," "none of these," and "no opinion" not shown.
Source: Oct. 20-26, 2021, Washington Post-Schar School poll of 918 likely Virginia voters with an error margin of +/- 4 percentage points. Error margin larger among subgroups.
Chart: Emily Guskin THE WASHINGTON POST