| Results of SurveyUSA News Poll #11672 |
| 1 | Now... If the only two candidates on the ballot were Democrat Barack Obama and Republican John McCain, who would you vote for? |
| 510 Registered Voters | All | Gender | Age | <50 / 50+ | Generation | Race | Party Affiliation | Ideology | Bush Overall Approval | Tim Kaine Overall Approv | John Warner Overall Appr | Jim Webb Overall Approva | Abortion | Gun Ownership | Labor Union | Geocoding | Region | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Margin of Sampling Error: ± 4.4% | 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 | Shenando | Northeas | Southeas | Central | |
| Obama | 36% | 28% | 44% | 36% | 35% | 42% | 32% | 35% | 38% | 25% | 39% | 38% | 37% | 32% | 26% | 65% | ** | 71% | 12% | 65% | 36% | 11% | 46% | 65% | 5% | 67% | ** | 48% | 16% | 37% | 33% | 42% | 38% | 64% | 12% | 32% | 23% | 50% | 22% | 51% | 47% | 35% | 43% | 34% | 30% | 31% | 45% | 33% | 35% |
| McCain | 57% | 67% | 49% | 56% | 60% | 52% | 62% | 58% | 56% | 70% | 52% | 57% | 56% | 62% | 66% | 32% | ** | 28% | 84% | 29% | 56% | 84% | 47% | 29% | 89% | 26% | ** | 47% | 79% | 40% | 62% | 51% | 45% | 32% | 82% | 51% | 71% | 44% | 72% | 43% | 52% | 58% | 51% | 59% | 62% | 60% | 46% | 63% | 61% |
| Undecided | 6% | 6% | 7% | 8% | 5% | 7% | 6% | 7% | 6% | 5% | 9% | 5% | 6% | 6% | 8% | 3% | ** | 1% | 4% | 6% | 9% | 5% | 7% | 6% | 6% | 7% | ** | 5% | 5% | 22% | 5% | 7% | 17% | 5% | 6% | 18% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 2% | 7% | 5% | 7% | 8% | 9% | 9% | 4% | 4% |
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| Composition of Registered Voters | 100% | 48% | 52% | 29% | 33% | 22% | 16% | 62% | 38% | 10% | 29% | 28% | 16% | 16% | 72% | 18% | 4% | 5% | 40% | 34% | 22% | 37% | 39% | 16% | 48% | 51% | 1% | 58% | 34% | 8% | 63% | 28% | 9% | 42% | 47% | 11% | 47% | 49% | 47% | 52% | 15% | 84% | 27% | 58% | 15% | 28% | 24% | 20% | 28% |