(Angus Reid Global Monitor) – Republican John McCain could carry the Yellowhammer State in this year’s United States presidential election, according to a poll by the Capital Survey Research Center. 54 per cent of respondents in Alabama would vote for the Arizona senator, while 34 per cent would back Democratic Illinois senator Barack Obama.
(Angus Reid Global Monitor) – Republican John McCain could carry the Yellowhammer State in this year’s United States presidential election, according to a poll by the Capital Survey Research Center. 54 per cent of respondents in Alabama would vote for the Arizona senator, while 34 per cent would back Democratic Illinois senator Barack Obama.
In a poll by the SurveyUSA, McCain holds a 27-point lead over Obama.
In 2004, Republican George W. Bush won Alabama’s nine electoral votes, with 63 per cent of the vote. No Democrat has carried the Yellowhammer State since Jimmy Carter in 1976.
Bush is ineligible for a third term in office. The U.S. presidential election is scheduled for Nov. 4.
Polling Data
Alabama – 2008 U.S. Presidential Election
Contenders: John McCain (R), Barack Obama (D)
|
McCain (R) |
Obama (D) |
Other / Not sure |
Date |
|
| (11) CSRC | 54% | 34% | 12% | Oct. 15-16 |
| (10) SurveyUSA | 62% | 35% | 3% | Oct. 8-9 |
| (9) CSRC | 55% | 35% | 10% | Oct. 6-7 |
| (8) Rasmussen Reports | 60% | 39% | 1% | Sept. 22 |
| (7) SurveyUSA | 64% | 34% | 2% | Sept. 16-17 |
| (6) Univ. of South Ala. | 52% | 25% | 23% | Sept. 8-15 |
| (5) CRSC | 47% | 34% | 19% | Jul. 31-Aug. 4 |
| (4) Rasmussen Reports | 58% | 38% | 4% | Jul. 31 |
| (3) CSRC | 53% | 37% | 10% | Jun. 25-30 |
| (2) Rasmussen Reports | 51% | 36% | 13% | Jun. 26 |
|
(1) CSRC |
57% |
33% |
10% |
May 15-Jun. 2 |
(11) Capital Survey Research Center – Telephone interviews with 606 likely voters in Alabama, conducted on Oct. 15 and Oct. 16, 2008. Margin of error is 4 per cent.
(10) SurveyUSA – Telephone interviews with 697 likely voters in Alabama, conducted on Oct. 8 and Oct. 9, 2008. Margin of error is 3.7 per cent.
(9) Capital Survey Research Center – Telephone interviews with 554 likely voters in Alabama, conducted on Oct. 6 and Oct. 7, 2008. Margin of error is 4 per cent.
(8) Rasmussen Reports – Telephone interviews with 500 likely voters in Alabama, conducted on Sept. 22, 2008. Margin of error is 4.5 per cent.
(7) SurveyUSA – Telephone interviews with 655 adults in Alabama, conducted on Sept. 16 and Sept. 17, 2008. Margin of error is 3.8 per cent.
(6) University of South Alabama – Telephone interviews with 406 registered voters in Alabama, conducted from Sept. 8 to Sept. 15, 2008. Margin of error is 5 per cent.
(5) Capital Survey Research Center – Telephone interviews with 571 likely voters in Alabama, conducted from Jul. 29 to Aug. 4, 2008. Margin of error is 4.1 per cent.
(4) Rasmussen Reports – Telephone interviews with 500 likely voters in Alabama, conducted on Jul. 31, 2008. Margin of error is 4 per cent.
(3) Capital Survey Research Center – Telephone interviews with 536 likely voters in Alabama, conducted from Jun. 25 to Jun. 30, 2008. Margin of error is 4.3 per cent.
(2) Rasmussen Reports – Telephone interviews with 500 likely voters in Alabama, conducted on Jun. 26, 2008. Margin of error is 4 per cent.
(1) Capital Survey Research Center – Telephone interviews with 607 likely voters in Alabama, conducted from May 15 to Jun. 2, 2008. Margin of error is 4 per cent.
