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Angus Reid Global Monitor : Polls & Research
New York Keeps Kerry In First Place
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(CPOD) Sept. 27, 2004 - John Kerry would carry the state of New York in the 2004 presidential election, according to a poll by the Siena Research Institute. 51 per cent of respondents would vote for the Democratic nominee in the 2004 United States presidential election, while 31 per cent would support Republican incumbent George W. Bush.
Two per cent of respondents would vote for independent candidate Ralph Nader. The election is scheduled for Nov. 2.
Support for Kerry remained stable since July, while backing for Bush increased by two per cent.
Democrat Al Gore won New York's 33 electoral votes in 2000, with 60.2 per cent of all cast ballots. No Republican has carried the state since Ronald Reagan in 1984.
Polling Data
If the election for president were held today, and the candidates were (rotate) George W. Bush the Republican, John Kerry the Democrat, and Ralph Nader the Independent, for whom would you vote?
Sept. 2004 | Jul. 2004 | |
John Kerry (D) | 51% | 51% |
George W. Bush (R) | 31% | 29% |
Ralph Nader (I) | 2% | 2% |
Source: Siena Research Institute
Methodology: Telephone interviews to 1,121 likely New York voters, conducted from Sept. 20 to Sept. 23, 2004. Margin of error is 2.9 per cent.