Here Are The Results of SurveyUSA Election Poll #13216

Geography Surveyed: San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose DMA
Data Collected: 01/20/2008 - 01/21/2008
Release Date: 01/22/2008 10:25 AM ET
Sponsor: KPIX-TV San Francisco

In SFO Bay Area, McCain Leads GOP Field By 24 Points: If a California Republican Primary were held in greater San Francisco today, John McCain would win decisively, according to this exclusive SurveyUSA poll conducted for KPIX-TV. McCain beats Mitt Romney by 2:1, beats Rudolph Giuliani 3:1, beats Mike Huckabee 4:1, beats Fred Thompson 5:1 and beats Ron Paul 6:1. McCain gets 51% of the youngest voters and 48% of the oldest. McCain leads by 17 among Conservatives and by 31 among Moderates, but Ron Paul leads by 9 points among the small group of Bay Area Likely Republican Primary Voters who describe themselves as Liberals.

Comparison to the Entire State of California: When compared to results from SurveyUSA's most recent statewide poll, released 8 days ago, McCain runs 8 points higher here than he does statewide. Romney runs 4 points higher here than he does throughout California. The statewide poll was taken prior to Romney's victories in Michigan and Nevada, and McCain's win in South Carolina.

Filtering: 1,750 adults from the San Francisco TV Viewing Area were interviewed by SurveyUSA 01/20/08 through 01/21/08. Of the adults, 1,562 were registered to vote. Of them, 303 were determined by SurveyUSA to be likely to vote in a hypothetical Republican Presidential Primary of just the San Francisco Bay area. All interviews completed after results of the Nevada Caucus and South Carolina Primary were known.