| Results of SurveyUSA News Poll #11671 |
| 1 | Now... If the only two candidates on the ballot were Democrat Barack Obama and Republican John McCain, who would you vote for? |
| 479 Registered Voters | All | Gender | Age | <50 / 50+ | Generation | Race | Party Affiliation | Ideology | Bush Overall Approval | Rick Perry Overall Appro | Kay Bailey Hutchison Ove | John Cornyn Overall Appr | Abortion | Gun Ownership | Labor Union | Geocoding | Region | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Margin of Sampling Error: ± 4.6% | Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-49 | 50-64 | 65+ | 18-49 | 50+ | Gen Y | Gen X | Jones | Boomers | Mature | White | Black | Hispanic | Other | Republic | Democrat | Independ | Conserva | Moderate | Liberal | Approve | Disappro | Not Sure | Approve | Disappro | Not Sure | Approve | Disappro | Not Sure | Approve | Disappro | Not Sure | Pro-life | Pro-choi | Yes | No | Yes | No | Urban | Suburban | Rural | N TX | W TX | Harris C | E TX | |
| Obama | 40% | 37% | 43% | 45% | 41% | 40% | 25% | 43% | 34% | 38% | 47% | 42% | 38% | 25% | 31% | 70% | 46% | ** | 13% | 66% | 39% | 18% | 45% | 72% | 14% | 62% | ** | 21% | 56% | ** | 27% | 64% | 35% | 26% | 60% | 20% | 30% | 50% | 32% | 49% | 59% | 37% | 46% | 34% | 25% | 40% | 33% | 40% | 40% |
| McCain | 53% | 59% | 48% | 48% | 53% | 53% | 64% | 51% | 58% | 59% | 44% | 54% | 53% | 64% | 62% | 28% | 46% | ** | 83% | 28% | 50% | 76% | 50% | 24% | 82% | 31% | ** | 70% | 39% | ** | 66% | 30% | 48% | 70% | 34% | 53% | 64% | 44% | 64% | 43% | 39% | 57% | 47% | 60% | 66% | 56% | 57% | 51% | 51% |
| Undecided | 7% | 5% | 9% | 6% | 6% | 7% | 10% | 6% | 8% | 3% | 9% | 4% | 9% | 10% | 7% | 2% | 8% | ** | 3% | 5% | 11% | 7% | 6% | 4% | 5% | 7% | ** | 8% | 5% | ** | 6% | 6% | 18% | 4% | 5% | 27% | 6% | 6% | 5% | 7% | 2% | 6% | 7% | 6% | 10% | 4% | 10% | 9% | 9% |
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| Composition of Registered Voters | 100% | 49% | 51% | 29% | 33% | 22% | 16% | 62% | 38% | 13% | 30% | 25% | 15% | 16% | 58% | 11% | 27% | 5% | 37% | 36% | 21% | 34% | 44% | 13% | 44% | 54% | 2% | 46% | 52% | 2% | 62% | 33% | 5% | 48% | 42% | 11% | 50% | 46% | 50% | 48% | 13% | 86% | 54% | 36% | 10% | 37% | 7% | 11% | 45% |