Angus Reid Global Monitor : Polls & Research

Alabama: McCain 47%, Obama 34%

August 13, 2008
Abstract: (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. 47 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. 47 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 survey by Rasmussen Reports, McCain holds a 20-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

(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

(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.