(Angus Reid Global Monitor) – Republican John McCain could carry the Volunteer State in this year’s United States presidential election, according to a poll by Research 2000. 54 per cent of respondents would vote for the Arizona senator, while 38 per cent would support Democratic Illinois senator Barack Obama.
(Angus Reid Global Monitor) – Republican John McCain could carry the Volunteer State in this year’s United States presidential election, according to a poll by Research 2000. 54 per cent of respondents would vote for the Arizona senator, while 38 per cent would support Democratic Illinois senator Barack Obama.
In a survey by Rasmussen Reports, McCain leads Obama by eight points.
In 2004, Republican George W. Bush won Tennessee’s 11 electoral votes, with 57 per cent of the vote. The Volunteer State has picked the eventual White House dweller in each of the last 10 presidential elections.
Bush is ineligible for a third term in office. The U.S. presidential election is scheduled for Nov. 4.
Polling Data
Tennessee – 2008 U.S. Presidential Election
Contenders: John McCain (R), Barack Obama (D)
|
McCain (R) |
Obama (D) |
Other / Not sure |
Date |
|
| (8) Research 2000 | 54% | 38% | 8% | Oct. 21-22 |
| (7) Rasmussen Reports | 54% | 42% | 4% | Oct. 16 |
| (6) Rasmussen Reports | 58% | 39% | 3% | Sept. 29 |
| (5) MTSU | 48% | 36% | 16% | Sept. 22-24 |
| (4) Mason-Dixon | 55% | 39% | 6% | Sept. 22-24 |
| (3) Rasmussen Reports | 60% | 35% | 5% | Aug. 20 |
| (2) Ayres, McHenry & Associates | 51% | 36% | 13% | Aug. 12-14 |
|
(1) Rasmussen Reports |
51% |
36% |
13% |
Jun. 24 |
(8) Research 2000 – Telephone interviews with 600 likely Tennessee voters, conducted on Oct. 21 and Oct. 22, 2008. Margin of error is 4 per cent.
(7) Rasmussen Reports – Telephone interviews with 500 likely voters in Tennessee, conducted on Oct. 16, 2008. Margin of error is 4.5 per cent.
(6) Rasmussen Reports – Telephone interviews with 500 likely voters in Tennessee, conducted on Sept. 29, 2008. Margin of error is 4.5 per cent.
(5) Middle Tennessee State Univ. – Telephone interviews with 635 adults in Tennessee, conducted from Sept. 15 to Sept. 22, 2008. Margin of error is 4 per cent.
(4) Mason-Dixon Polling & Research Inc. – Telephone interviews with 625 likely voters in Tennessee, conducted on Sept. 22 to Sept. 24, 2008. Margin of error is 4 per cent.
(3) Rasmussen Reports – Telephone interviews with 500 likely voters in Tennessee, conducted on Aug. 20, 2008. Margin of error is 4 per cent.
(2) Ayres, McHenry & Associates – Telephone interviews with 500 registered voters in Tennessee, conducted from Aug. 12 to Aug. 14, 2008. Margin of error is 4 per cent.
(1) Rasmussen Reports – Telephone interviews with 500 likely voters in Tennessee, conducted on Jun. 24, 2008. Margin of error is 4 per cent.
