Angus Reid Global Monitor : Polls & Research

In South Dakota, Bush Has Double-Digit Lead

October 04, 2004

Credit:Mario Fabretto (FOTW Flags Of The World website at flagspot.net)

Abstract: (CPOD) Oct. 4, 2004 - George W. Bush would carry the state of South Dakota in the 2004 U.S. presidential election, according to a poll by Zogby International released by the Watertown Public Opinion, the Daily Republic, the Rapid City Journal, KSFY-TV and KOTA-TV. 57 per cent of respondents would vote for the Republican incumbent, while 29 per cent would support Democratic nominee John Kerry.

(CPOD) Oct. 4, 2004 - George W. Bush would carry the state of South Dakota in the 2004 U.S. presidential election, according to a poll by Zogby International released by the Watertown Public Opinion, the Daily Republic, the Rapid City Journal, KSFY-TV and KOTA-TV. 57 per cent of respondents would vote for the Republican incumbent, while 29 per cent would support Democratic nominee John Kerry.

Two per cent of respondents would vote for independent candidate Ralph Nader, and 12 per cent remain undecided. The election is scheduled for Nov. 2.

Bush won South Dakota's three electoral votes in the 2000 election, with 60.3 per cent of the vote. No Democrat has carried South Dakota 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)

29%

Ralph Nader (I)

2%

Undecided

12%

Source: Zogby International / The Watertown Public Opinion / The Daily Republic / The Rapid City Journal / KSFY-TV / KOTA-TV
Methodology: Telephone interviews to 503 likely South Dakota voters, conducted from Sept. 24 to Sept. 28, 2004. Margin of error is 4.5 per cent.