Survey at Christopher Newport University: Virginia voters ranked moderate, support Democratic policy proposals A survey released by the Wason Center for Civic Leadership at CNU found that Virginia voters rank themselves as moderate, and largely support Democrats' proposals. Author: 13News Now Staff, Mike Gooding Published: 11:45 AM EDT May 5, 2021 Updated: 6:41 PM EDT May 5, 2021 NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — A study was done at a local university and it found that Virginia voter are very supportive of Democratic policy proposals. According to the Wason Center for Civic Leadership at Christopher Newport University, a new survey shows that Virginia voters rate themselves as moderate, and although they lean slightly conservative, they heavily support Democrats' proposals.