Results of SurveyUSA Election Poll #14431 |
Delaware, Home to Biden, Poised to Deliver 3 Electoral Votes For Obama: In an election for President of the United States in Delaware today, 09/24/08, six weeks from the vote, Democrat Barack Obama defeats Republican John McCain 57% to 37%, according to this latest exclusive WCAU-TV News poll conducted by SurveyUSA.
Obama leads among most groups; McCain leads among Republicans, conservatives, those who consider themselves pro-life, and gun owners. Obama leads by 29 points among the youngest voters, by 2 points among the oldest. 24% of Delaware Republicans cross over to vote for Obama; 13% of Democrats cross over to vote for McCain. Independents favor Obama by 15 points. |
Filtering: SurveyUSA interviewed 900 Delaware adults 09/22/08 through 09/23/08. Of the adults, 816 were registered to vote. Of the registered voters, 703 were determined by SurveyUSA to be likely voters in the 11/04/08 general election. Delaware has 3 Electoral College votes. John Kerry carried the state by 8 points in 2004; Al Gore carried the state by 13 points in 2000. |
![]() | If the election for President were today, would you vote for ... (choices rotated) Republican John McCain? Democrat Barack Obama? Or one of the other candidates? |
703 Likely Voters | All | Gender | Age | <50 / 50+ | Age | Race | Party Affiliation | Ideology | College Grad | Attend Religious Service | Abortion | Income | Intellectual? | Traveled Abroad | Speak Another La | USA Super Power | Own a Gun? | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Credibility Interval: ± 3.7 pct points | Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-49 | 50-64 | 65+ | 18-49 | 50+ | < Obama | > McCain | > In Bet | White | Black | Hispanic | Other | Republic | Democrat | Independ | Conserva | Moderate | Liberal | Yes | No | Regularl | Occasion | Almost N | Pro-life | Pro-choi | < $50K | > $50K | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | |
McCain (R) | 37% | 40% | 35% | 28% | 38% | 39% | 46% | 34% | 42% | 33% | 39% | 42% | 44% | 11% | ** | ** | 72% | 13% | 38% | 78% | 29% | 13% | 41% | 35% | 45% | 36% | 29% | 60% | 25% | 37% | 39% | 38% | 45% | 41% | 29% | 41% | 37% | 44% | 20% | 56% | 29% |
Obama (D) | 57% | 55% | 59% | 67% | 56% | 58% | 48% | 61% | 54% | 61% | 55% | 54% | 51% | 87% | ** | ** | 24% | 83% | 53% | 20% | 68% | 83% | 55% | 59% | 49% | 61% | 66% | 34% | 71% | 56% | 57% | 57% | 51% | 55% | 65% | 55% | 58% | 53% | 73% | 39% | 66% |
Other | 3% | 3% | 3% | 2% | 4% | 2% | 4% | 3% | 3% | 3% | 5% | 2% | 4% | 0% | ** | ** | 1% | 2% | 7% | 1% | 3% | 2% | 2% | 3% | 3% | 2% | 4% | 3% | 2% | 4% | 2% | 2% | 4% | 2% | 4% | 1% | 3% | 2% | 6% | 3% | 3% |
Undecided | 2% | 2% | 3% | 3% | 2% | 2% | 2% | 3% | 2% | 3% | 1% | 2% | 2% | 2% | ** | ** | 3% | 2% | 2% | 2% | 0% | 2% | 2% | 3% | 3% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 1% | 3% | 2% | 2% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 3% | 2% | 2% | 2% | 2% | 2% |
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Composition of Likely Voters | 100% | 49% | 51% | 23% | 31% | 27% | 19% | 54% | 46% | 49% | 10% | 41% | 76% | 18% | 3% | 3% | 34% | 48% | 17% | 26% | 38% | 15% | 50% | 50% | 44% | 32% | 24% | 38% | 60% | 28% | 72% | 75% | 18% | 77% | 23% | 27% | 73% | 78% | 15% | 32% | 66% |