Angus Reid Global Monitor : Polls & Research

Alaska Picks Bush Over Kerry

September 18, 2004

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Abstract: (CPOD) Sept. 18, 2004 - George W. Bush would carry the state of Alaska in the 2004 United States presidential election, according to a poll by American Research Group. 57 per cent of respondents would vote for the Republican incumbent, while 30 per cent would support Democratic nominee John Kerry.

(CPOD) Sept. 18, 2004 - George W. Bush would carry the state of Alaska in the 2004 United States presidential election, according to a poll by American Research Group. 57 per cent of respondents would vote for the Republican incumbent, while 30 per cent would support Democratic nominee John Kerry.

Five per cent of respondents would vote for independent candidate Ralph Nader, three per cent would support another contender and five per cent are undecided. The election is scheduled for Nov. 2.

Bush won Alaska's three electoral votes in the 2000 election with 58.8 per cent of all cast ballots. No Democrat has carried the state since Lyndon B. Johnson in 1964.

Polling Data

What candidate would you support in the 2004 U.S. presidential election?

George W. Bush (R)

57%

John Kerry (D)

30%

Ralph Nader (I)

5%

Other

3%

Undecided

5%

Source: American Research Group
Methodology: Interviews to 600 likely Alaska voters, conducted from Sept. 9 to Sept. 11, 2004. Margin of error is 4 per cent.