(Angus Reid Global Monitor) - Democrat Barack Obama is ahead of Republican John McCain in Washington, according to a poll by Rasmussen Reports. 51 per cent of respondents in the Evergreen State would vote for the Illinois senator in this year’s United States presidential election, while 40 per cent would back the Arizona senator.

In a separate contest, New York senator Hillary Rodham Clinton holds a five-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

John McCain (R) 40% - 51% Barack Obama (D)
John McCain (R) 42% - 47% Hillary Rodham Clinton (D)

Source: Rasmussen Reports
Methodology: Telephone interviews with 500 likely voters in Washington, conducted on May 12, 2008. Margin of error is 4.5 per cent.

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