(Angus Reid Global Monitor) – Republican John McCain could carry the Beehive State in this year’s United States presidential election, according to a poll by Dan Jones & Associates. 57 per cent of respondents in Utah would vote for the Arizona senator, while 32 per cent would back Democratic Illinois senator Barack Obama.
(Angus Reid Global Monitor) – Republican John McCain could carry the Beehive State in this year’s United States presidential election, according to a poll by Dan Jones & Associates. 57 per cent of respondents in Utah would vote for the Arizona senator, while 32 per cent would back Democratic Illinois senator Barack Obama.
A survey by Mason-Dixon Polling & Research Inc. gives McCain a 23-point lead over Obama.
In 2004, Republican George W. Bush won the Beehive State’s five electoral votes, with 71 per cent of the vote. No Democrat has carried Utah since Lyndon B. Johnson in 1964.
Bush is ineligible for a third term in office. The U.S. presidential election is scheduled for Nov. 4.
Polling Data
Utah – 2008 U.S. Presidential Election
Contenders: John McCain (R), Barack Obama (D)
|
McCain (R) |
Obama (D) |
Other / Not sure |
Date |
|
| (7) Dan Jones & Associates | 57% | 32% | 11% | Oct. 24-30 |
| (6) Mason-Dixon | 55% | 32% | 12% | Oct. 23-25 |
| (5) Rasmussen Reports | 64% | 32% | 4% | Sept. 10 |
| (4) Dan Jones & Associates | 62% | 24% | 14% | Sept. 8-11 |
| (3) Mason-Dixon | 62% | 23% | 15% | Aug. 13-15 |
|
(2) Rasmussen Reports |
52% |
33% |
12% |
Jun. 19 |
|
(1) Dan Jones |
57% |
29% |
8% |
Jun. 16-19 |
(7) Dan Jones & Associates – Telephone interviews with 1,205 registered Utah voters, conducted from Oct. 24 to Oct. 30, 2008. Margin of error is 2.9 per cent.
(6) Mason-Dixon Polling & Research Inc. – Telephone interviews with 625 likely Utah voters, conducted from Oct. 23 to Oct. 25, 2008. Margin of error is 3.5 per cent.
(5) Rasmussen Reports – Telephone interviews with 500 likely Utah voters, conducted on Sept. 10, 2008. Margin of error is 4.5 per cent.
(4) Dan Jones & Associates – Telephone interviews with 601 registered Utah voters, conducted on Sept. 8 to Sept. 11, 2008. Margin of error is 4 per cent.
(3) Mason-Dixon Polling & Research, Inc. – Telephone interviews with 400 likely Utah voters, conducted from Aug. 13 to Aug. 15, 2008. Margin of error is 5 per cent.
(2) Rasmussen Reports – Telephone interviews with 500 likely voters in Utah, conducted on Jun. 19, 2008. Margin of error is 4 per cent.
(1) Dan Jones and Associates / Deseret Morning News / KSL-TV – Telephone interviews with 405 registered voters in Utah, conducted from Jun. 16 to Jun. 19, 2008. Margin of error is 4.5 per cent.
