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(Angus Reid Global Monitor) – Democrat Barack Obama has a significant lead on Republican John McCain in the Evergreen State, according to a poll by Strategic Vision. 55 per cent of respondents would back the Illinois senator in this month’s United States presidential election, while 40 per cent would vote for the Arizona senator.
(Angus Reid Global Monitor) – Democrat Barack Obama has a significant lead on Republican John McCain in the Evergreen State, according to a poll by Strategic Vision. 55 per cent of respondents would back the Illinois senator in this month’s United States presidential election, while 40 per cent would vote for the Arizona senator.
In a poll by the University of Washington, Obama holds a 12-point lead over McCain.
In 2004, Democrat John Kerry won Washington’s 11 electoral votes, with 53 per cent of the vote. The last Republican to carry the Evergreen State in a U.S. presidential election was Ronald Reagan in 1984.
U.S. president George W. Bush is ineligible for a third term in office. The U.S. presidential election is scheduled for Nov. 4.
Polling Data
Washington – 2008 U.S. Presidential Election
Contenders: John McCain (R), Barack Obama (D)
|
McCain (R) |
Obama (D) |
Other / Not sure |
Date |
|
| (23) Strategic Vision | 40% | 55% | 5% | Oct. 31-Nov. 2 |
| (22) Univ. of Washington | 39% | 51% | 10% | Oct. 27-31 |
| (21) SurveyUSA | 39% | 56% | 5% | Oct. 26-27 |
| (20) Strategic Vision | 42% | 54% | 4% | Oct. 25-26 |
| (19) Pacific Market Research | 34% | 55% | 11% | Oct. 18-26 |
| (18) Rasmussen Reports | 43% | 54% | 7% | Oct. 22 |
| (17) Elway Research | 36% | 55% | 9% | Oct. 16-19 |
| (16) SurveyUSA | 40% | 56% | 4% | Oct. 12-13 |
| (15) Rasmussen Reports | 43% | 53% | 4% | Oct. 2 |
| (14) SurveyUSA | 43% | 54% | 3% | Sept. 21-22 |
| (13) Strategic Vision | 42% | 47% | 11% | Sept. 14-16 |
| (12) Rasmussen Reports | 47% | 49% | 4% | Sept. 10 |
| (11) SurveyUSA | 45% | 49% | 6% | Sept. 5-7 |
| (10) SurveyUSA | 44% | 51% | 5% | Aug. 11-12 |
| (9) Rasmussen Reports | 42% | 54% | 4% | Aug. 6 |
| (8) Elway Research | 35% | 47% | 18% | Jul. 27-31 |
| (7) Strategic Vision | 37% | 48% | 15% | Jul. 25-27 |
| (6) SurveyUSA | 39% | 55% | 6% | Jul. 13-15 |
| (5) Rasmussen Reports | 39% | 48% | 13% | Jul. 9 |
| (4) Strategies 360 | 39% | 47% | 14% | Jun. 23-26 |
|
(3) SurveyUSA |
40% | 55% | 5% | Jun. 17-19 |
|
(2) Rasmussen Reports |
35% | 53% | 12% | Jun. 9 |
|
(1) SurveyUSA |
36% |
52% |
12% |
May 16-18 |
(23) Strategic Vision – Telephone interviews with 800 likely Washington voters, conducted on Oct. 25 and Oct. 26, 2008. Margin of error is 3 per cent.
(22) University of Washington – Telephone interviews with 387 registered voters in Washington, conducted from Oct. 27 to Oct. 31, 2008. Margin of error is 4 per cent.
(21) SurveyUSA – Telephone interviews with 630 likely voters in Washington, conducted on Oct. 26 and Oct. 27, 2008. Margin of error is 4 per cent.
(20) Strategic Vision – Telephone interviews with 800 likely Washington voters, conducted on Oct. 25 and Oct. 26, 2008. Margin of error is 3 per cent.
(19) Pacific Market Research – Telephone interviews with 600 registered Washington voters, conducted from Oct. 18 to Oct. 26, 2008. Margin of error is 4 per cent.
(18) Rasmussen Reports – Telephone interviews with 500 likely Washington voters, conducted on Oct. 22, 2008. Margin of error is 4.5 per cent.
(17) Elway Research, Inc. – Telephone interviews with 405 registered Washington voters, conducted from Oct. 16 and Oct. 19, 2008. Margin of error is 5 per cent.
(16) SurveyUSA – Telephone interviews with 544 likely voters in Washington, conducted on Oct. 12 and Oct. 13, 2008. Margin of error is 4.3 per cent.
(15) Rasmussen Reports – Telephone interviews with 700 likely Washington voters, conducted on Oct. 2, 2008. Margin of error is 4 per cent.
(14) SurveyUSA – Telephone interviews with 682 likely Washington voters, conducted on Sept. 21 and Sept. 22, 2008. Margin of error is 3.8 per cent.
(13) Strategic Vision – Telephone interviews with 800 likely Washington voters, conducted from Sept. 14 to Sept. 16, 2008. Margin of error is 3 per cent.
(11) SurveyUSA – Telephone interviews with 658 likely voters in Washington, conducted from Sept. 5 to Sept. 7, 2008. Margin of error is 3.9 per cent.
(10) SurveyUSA – Telephone interviews with 718 likely voters in Washington, conducted on Aug. 11 and Aug. 12, 2008. Margin of error is 3.7 per cent.
(9) Rasmussen Reports – Telephone interviews with 500 likely voters in Washington, conducted on Aug. 6, 2008. Margin of error is 4.5 per cent.
(8) Elway Research – Telephone interviews with 405 likely voters in Washington, conducted from Jul. 27 to Jul. 31, 2008. Margin of error is 5 per cent.
(7) Strategic Vision – Telephone interviews with 800 likely voters in Washington, conducted from Jul. 25 to Jul. 27, 2008. Margin of error is 3 per cent.
(6) SurveyUSA – Telephone interviews with 666 likely voters in Washington, conducted from Jul. 13 to Jul. 15, 2008. Margin of error is 3.9 per cent.
(5) Rasmussen Reports – Telephone interviews with 500 likely voters in Washington, conducted on Jul. 9, 2008. Margin of error is 4 per cent.
(4) Strategies 360 – Telephone interviews with 1,200 registered voters in Washington, conducted from Jun. 23 to Jun. 26, 2008. Margin of error is 2.8 per cent.
(3) SurveyUSA – Telephone interviews with 532 likely voters in Washington, conducted from Jun. 17 to Jun. 19, 2008. Margin of error is 4.3 per cent.
(2) Rasmussen Reports – Telephone interviews with 500 likely voters in Washington, conducted on Jun. 9, 2008. Margin of error is 4 per cent.
(1) SurveyUSA – Telephone interviews with 600 registered voters in Washington, conducted on May 29, 2008. Margin of error is 4.1 per cent.
