Results of SurveyUSA Election Poll #14050
 
1If there were an election for President of the United States today, would you vote for Republican John McCain? Or Democrat Barack Obama?
580 Likely VotersAllGenderAge<50 / 50+AgeRaceParty AffiliationIdeologyAbortionAttend Religious ServiceRegion
Margin of Sampling Error: ± 4.2%MaleFemale18-3435-4950-6465+18-4950+< Obama> McCain> In BetWhiteBlackHispanicOtherRepublicDemocratIndependConservaModerateLiberalPro-lifePro-choiRegularlOccasionAlmost NToledo ADayton ACincinnaColumbusClevelanSE Ohio
McCain46%58%35%30%50%49%56%41%52%40%60%49%50%13%****82%20%39%83%36%15%69%28%60%35%30%45%53%45%47%42%56%
Obama48%35%59%63%43%45%38%52%42%52%35%45%43%86%****13%75%45%13%55%84%25%65%34%57%63%50%39%49%41%53%38%
Undecided7%7%7%7%7%6%6%7%6%8%5%6%7%1%****5%5%16%3%9%1%6%7%7%8%6%5%8%6%11%5%6%
Total100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%
Composition of Likely Voters100%47%53%24%31%27%18%55%45%48%10%42%87%11%1%1%35%47%16%32%40%19%43%54%47%27%26%11%11%15%19%40%5%
 
 
2OK, now let's add some possible vice presidential running mates, and ask you the same question again... If the Republican ticket was John McCain and Mike Bloomberg, and the Democratic ticket was Barack Obama and Jim Webb, would you vote for McCain Bloomberg, or Obama Webb?
580 Likely VotersAllGenderAge<50 / 50+AgeRaceParty AffiliationIdeologyAbortionAttend Religious ServiceRegion
Margin of Sampling Error: ± 4.2%MaleFemale18-3435-4950-6465+18-4950+< Obama> McCain> In BetWhiteBlackHispanicOtherRepublicDemocratIndependConservaModerateLiberalPro-lifePro-choiRegularlOccasionAlmost NToledo ADayton ACincinnaColumbusClevelanSE Ohio
McCain / Bloomberg46%59%34%32%52%48%51%43%49%42%53%49%50%13%****81%22%38%81%38%15%67%30%58%37%32%50%51%42%50%41%55%
Obama / Webb44%33%55%58%40%43%37%48%40%48%33%43%40%85%****12%70%42%11%51%81%23%61%32%53%60%40%42%47%36%50%38%
Not Sure10%8%11%10%9%10%12%9%10%10%14%8%11%3%****8%8%20%8%11%4%10%9%10%10%8%10%7%10%14%8%7%
Total100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%
Composition of Likely Voters100%47%53%24%31%27%18%55%45%48%10%42%87%11%1%1%35%47%16%32%40%19%43%54%47%27%26%11%11%15%19%40%5%
 
 
3If the Republican ticket was John McCain and Mike Bloomberg, and the Democratic ticket was Barack Obama and Claire McCaskill, would you vote for McCain Bloomberg, or Obama McCaskill?
580 Likely VotersAllGenderAge<50 / 50+AgeRaceParty AffiliationIdeologyAbortionAttend Religious ServiceRegion
Margin of Sampling Error: ± 4.2%MaleFemale18-3435-4950-6465+18-4950+< Obama> McCain> In BetWhiteBlackHispanicOtherRepublicDemocratIndependConservaModerateLiberalPro-lifePro-choiRegularlOccasionAlmost NToledo ADayton ACincinnaColumbusClevelanSE Ohio
McCain / Bloomberg46%59%35%33%50%48%53%43%50%42%55%49%50%13%****82%22%40%82%38%15%68%29%59%36%32%47%52%46%49%42%56%
Obama / McCaskill43%33%52%59%40%39%33%49%36%49%30%39%38%84%****12%68%41%10%49%80%22%60%29%53%59%40%41%46%36%48%33%
Not Sure11%8%13%8%9%13%14%9%13%9%15%12%12%4%****7%11%19%8%13%5%10%11%11%12%9%13%7%9%15%10%11%
Total100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%
Composition of Likely Voters100%47%53%24%31%27%18%55%45%48%10%42%87%11%1%1%35%47%16%32%40%19%43%54%47%27%26%11%11%15%19%40%5%
 
 
4What if the Republican ticket was McCain Bloomberg and the Democratic ticket was Obama and Tim Kaine?
580 Likely VotersAllGenderAge<50 / 50+AgeRaceParty AffiliationIdeologyAbortionAttend Religious ServiceRegion
Margin of Sampling Error: ± 4.2%MaleFemale18-3435-4950-6465+18-4950+< Obama> McCain> In BetWhiteBlackHispanicOtherRepublicDemocratIndependConservaModerateLiberalPro-lifePro-choiRegularlOccasionAlmost NToledo ADayton ACincinnaColumbusClevelanSE Ohio
McCain / Bloomberg47%60%35%33%52%48%53%44%50%43%55%49%51%13%****82%22%39%82%39%16%68%31%60%36%33%48%53%44%51%42%56%
Obama / Kaine40%30%50%55%37%38%30%45%35%46%28%37%36%79%****10%63%41%10%44%78%21%56%29%46%56%39%40%44%31%45%30%
Not Sure13%10%16%12%11%14%17%11%15%12%17%14%13%9%****8%14%20%9%17%6%12%14%12%17%11%13%7%12%19%12%14%
Total100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%
Composition of Likely Voters100%47%53%24%31%27%18%55%45%48%10%42%87%11%1%1%35%47%16%32%40%19%43%54%47%27%26%11%11%15%19%40%5%
 
 
5What if the Republican ticket was McCain Bloomberg and the Democratic ticket was Obama and Ted Strickland?
580 Likely VotersAllGenderAge<50 / 50+AgeRaceParty AffiliationIdeologyAbortionAttend Religious ServiceRegion
Margin of Sampling Error: ± 4.2%MaleFemale18-3435-4950-6465+18-4950+< Obama> McCain> In BetWhiteBlackHispanicOtherRepublicDemocratIndependConservaModerateLiberalPro-lifePro-choiRegularlOccasionAlmost NToledo ADayton ACincinnaColumbusClevelanSE Ohio
McCain / Bloomberg46%59%35%32%53%47%52%44%49%43%54%48%50%15%****82%22%37%81%39%15%68%30%60%37%30%49%51%44%50%42%55%
Obama / Strickland44%33%54%57%37%44%37%46%41%47%35%43%40%83%****10%69%46%13%48%81%22%60%31%53%59%41%42%49%37%47%41%
Not Sure10%8%12%11%10%9%10%10%9%10%12%9%11%2%****8%9%17%6%13%3%10%9%9%11%11%10%7%7%13%11%4%
Total100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%
Composition of Likely Voters100%47%53%24%31%27%18%55%45%48%10%42%87%11%1%1%35%47%16%32%40%19%43%54%47%27%26%11%11%15%19%40%5%
 
 
6Now, what if the Republican ticket was John McCain and Bobby Jindal, and the Democratic ticket was Barack Obama and Jim Webb?
580 Likely VotersAllGenderAge<50 / 50+AgeRaceParty AffiliationIdeologyAbortionAttend Religious ServiceRegion
Margin of Sampling Error: ± 4.2%MaleFemale18-3435-4950-6465+18-4950+< Obama> McCain> In BetWhiteBlackHispanicOtherRepublicDemocratIndependConservaModerateLiberalPro-lifePro-choiRegularlOccasionAlmost NToledo ADayton ACincinnaColumbusClevelanSE Ohio
McCain / Jindal44%55%33%28%50%46%50%40%48%39%52%46%47%13%****78%20%37%78%35%15%67%26%58%33%27%44%51%44%46%39%55%
Obama / Webb42%33%51%59%38%40%31%47%36%48%28%40%38%81%****10%67%43%9%49%79%21%60%29%50%60%43%42%46%31%48%33%
Not Sure14%12%16%13%12%14%19%12%16%13%20%14%15%6%****12%13%20%13%16%6%12%15%13%16%13%13%7%10%23%14%12%
Total100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%
Composition of Likely Voters100%47%53%24%31%27%18%55%45%48%10%42%87%11%1%1%35%47%16%32%40%19%43%54%47%27%26%11%11%15%19%40%5%
 
 
7What if the Republican ticket was McCain Jindal and the Democratic ticket was Obama McCaskill?
580 Likely VotersAllGenderAge<50 / 50+AgeRaceParty AffiliationIdeologyAbortionAttend Religious ServiceRegion
Margin of Sampling Error: ± 4.2%MaleFemale18-3435-4950-6465+18-4950+< Obama> McCain> In BetWhiteBlackHispanicOtherRepublicDemocratIndependConservaModerateLiberalPro-lifePro-choiRegularlOccasionAlmost NToledo ADayton ACincinnaColumbusClevelanSE Ohio
McCain / Jindal44%56%33%30%50%46%51%41%48%41%52%47%48%13%****79%21%37%80%35%15%67%27%58%33%28%44%52%44%46%40%55%
Obama / McCaskill42%33%50%58%39%38%31%47%35%48%30%37%37%81%****10%67%40%10%47%80%21%59%27%50%61%42%40%46%29%48%30%
Not Sure14%11%16%12%11%16%18%11%17%11%18%16%14%7%****11%13%23%10%18%6%13%14%14%17%11%14%8%10%25%12%15%
Total100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%
Composition of Likely Voters100%47%53%24%31%27%18%55%45%48%10%42%87%11%1%1%35%47%16%32%40%19%43%54%47%27%26%11%11%15%19%40%5%
 
 
8What if the Republican ticket was McCain Jindal and the Democratic ticket was Obama Kaine?
580 Likely VotersAllGenderAge<50 / 50+AgeRaceParty AffiliationIdeologyAbortionAttend Religious ServiceRegion
Margin of Sampling Error: ± 4.2%MaleFemale18-3435-4950-6465+18-4950+< Obama> McCain> In BetWhiteBlackHispanicOtherRepublicDemocratIndependConservaModerateLiberalPro-lifePro-choiRegularlOccasionAlmost NToledo ADayton ACincinnaColumbusClevelanSE Ohio
McCain / Jindal44%57%33%30%51%46%50%42%48%41%50%47%48%13%****79%21%38%80%35%15%66%27%58%34%28%45%52%44%46%40%55%
Obama / Kaine39%30%48%53%38%37%28%44%33%45%25%37%35%77%****8%63%40%9%45%78%18%57%27%47%56%40%40%39%29%45%33%
Not Sure16%13%19%17%12%17%22%14%19%15%25%16%17%10%****13%16%23%11%20%8%15%16%15%20%16%15%8%17%25%15%12%
Total100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%
Composition of Likely Voters100%47%53%24%31%27%18%55%45%48%10%42%87%11%1%1%35%47%16%32%40%19%43%54%47%27%26%11%11%15%19%40%5%
 
 
9What if the Republican ticket was McCain Jindal and the Democratic ticket was Obama Strickland?
580 Likely VotersAllGenderAge<50 / 50+AgeRaceParty AffiliationIdeologyAbortionAttend Religious ServiceRegion
Margin of Sampling Error: ± 4.2%MaleFemale18-3435-4950-6465+18-4950+< Obama> McCain> In BetWhiteBlackHispanicOtherRepublicDemocratIndependConservaModerateLiberalPro-lifePro-choiRegularlOccasionAlmost NToledo ADayton ACincinnaColumbusClevelanSE Ohio
McCain / Jindal45%57%34%28%53%46%51%42%48%41%51%48%48%15%****79%21%38%81%36%15%67%28%59%36%28%45%52%45%45%42%55%
Obama / Strickland45%35%53%62%38%44%34%48%40%50%32%42%40%83%****12%69%46%13%52%77%22%62%31%54%61%43%40%48%41%47%41%
Not Sure10%7%13%10%9%10%14%9%12%9%17%10%11%2%****9%10%16%7%12%7%11%10%11%10%11%12%8%7%14%11%4%
Total100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%
Composition of Likely Voters100%47%53%24%31%27%18%55%45%48%10%42%87%11%1%1%35%47%16%32%40%19%43%54%47%27%26%11%11%15%19%40%5%
 
 
10Now, what if the Republican ticket was John McCain and Carly Fiorina, and the Democratic ticket was Barack Obama and Jim Webb?
580 Likely VotersAllGenderAge<50 / 50+AgeRaceParty AffiliationIdeologyAbortionAttend Religious ServiceRegion
Margin of Sampling Error: ± 4.2%MaleFemale18-3435-4950-6465+18-4950+< Obama> McCain> In BetWhiteBlackHispanicOtherRepublicDemocratIndependConservaModerateLiberalPro-lifePro-choiRegularlOccasionAlmost NToledo ADayton ACincinnaColumbusClevelanSE Ohio
McCain / Fiorina44%57%32%30%52%45%46%42%45%41%45%46%47%13%****76%21%40%78%34%15%66%26%56%35%28%47%50%42%44%40%55%
Obama / Webb42%32%51%60%37%40%30%47%36%48%26%39%38%77%****11%66%42%9%49%78%20%60%28%49%61%40%42%43%34%47%33%
Not Sure14%11%18%11%11%15%24%11%19%11%29%14%15%10%****13%14%18%12%17%7%14%14%16%16%11%14%8%14%23%13%12%
Total100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%
Composition of Likely Voters100%47%53%24%31%27%18%55%45%48%10%42%87%11%1%1%35%47%16%32%40%19%43%54%47%27%26%11%11%15%19%40%5%
 
 
11What if the Republican ticket was McCain Fiorina and the Democratic ticket was Obama McCaskill?
580 Likely VotersAllGenderAge<50 / 50+AgeRaceParty AffiliationIdeologyAbortionAttend Religious ServiceRegion
Margin of Sampling Error: ± 4.2%MaleFemale18-3435-4950-6465+18-4950+< Obama> McCain> In BetWhiteBlackHispanicOtherRepublicDemocratIndependConservaModerateLiberalPro-lifePro-choiRegularlOccasionAlmost NToledo ADayton ACincinnaColumbusClevelanSE Ohio
McCain / Fiorina44%56%32%30%51%46%45%42%46%41%44%47%47%13%****76%21%38%78%34%15%66%26%56%35%28%45%50%42%43%41%55%
Obama / McCaskill41%32%49%60%37%38%28%47%34%48%25%37%36%80%****8%66%41%9%47%77%20%58%26%50%60%39%38%46%32%46%33%
Not Sure15%11%19%10%12%16%27%11%21%11%31%16%16%7%****16%13%21%13%19%7%15%15%18%15%12%16%12%12%25%14%12%
Total100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%
Composition of Likely Voters100%47%53%24%31%27%18%55%45%48%10%42%87%11%1%1%35%47%16%32%40%19%43%54%47%27%26%11%11%15%19%40%5%
 
 
12What if the Republican ticket was McCain Fiorina and the Democratic ticket was Obama Kaine?
580 Likely VotersAllGenderAge<50 / 50+AgeRaceParty AffiliationIdeologyAbortionAttend Religious ServiceRegion
Margin of Sampling Error: ± 4.2%MaleFemale18-3435-4950-6465+18-4950+< Obama> McCain> In BetWhiteBlackHispanicOtherRepublicDemocratIndependConservaModerateLiberalPro-lifePro-choiRegularlOccasionAlmost NToledo ADayton ACincinnaColumbusClevelanSE Ohio
McCain / Fiorina44%57%32%30%51%46%46%42%46%41%45%47%48%13%****76%21%39%78%35%15%65%28%56%36%29%47%50%41%46%41%50%
Obama / Kaine41%32%49%59%37%36%29%47%33%48%28%36%37%75%****10%65%40%9%45%80%20%58%27%46%62%39%39%45%29%46%38%
Not Sure15%11%19%11%11%17%25%11%20%11%27%17%15%13%****14%14%21%13%19%5%15%14%17%17%10%14%10%13%24%14%12%
Total100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%
Composition of Likely Voters100%47%53%24%31%27%18%55%45%48%10%42%87%11%1%1%35%47%16%32%40%19%43%54%47%27%26%11%11%15%19%40%5%
 
 
13What if the Republican ticket was McCain Fiorina and the Democratic ticket was Obama Strickland?
580 Likely VotersAllGenderAge<50 / 50+AgeRaceParty AffiliationIdeologyAbortionAttend Religious ServiceRegion
Margin of Sampling Error: ± 4.2%MaleFemale18-3435-4950-6465+18-4950+< Obama> McCain> In BetWhiteBlackHispanicOtherRepublicDemocratIndependConservaModerateLiberalPro-lifePro-choiRegularlOccasionAlmost NToledo ADayton ACincinnaColumbusClevelanSE Ohio
McCain / Fiorina44%56%33%28%53%46%49%42%47%41%49%47%48%13%****78%21%38%79%36%15%66%28%57%35%28%45%51%40%43%43%55%
Obama / Strickland45%35%55%64%37%44%36%49%41%51%35%42%41%84%****12%71%46%13%51%81%23%63%32%54%62%48%41%50%41%47%41%
Not Sure10%8%12%7%10%10%15%9%12%8%16%11%11%3%****10%8%16%7%13%4%11%9%10%11%10%7%8%9%16%10%4%
Total100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%
Composition of Likely Voters100%47%53%24%31%27%18%55%45%48%10%42%87%11%1%1%35%47%16%32%40%19%43%54%47%27%26%11%11%15%19%40%5%
 
 
14Finally, what if the Republican ticket was John McCain and Bobby Jindal, and the DEMOCRATIC ticket was Barack Obama and Mike Bloomberg?
580 Likely VotersAllGenderAge<50 / 50+AgeRaceParty AffiliationIdeologyAbortionAttend Religious ServiceRegion
Margin of Sampling Error: ± 4.2%MaleFemale18-3435-4950-6465+18-4950+< Obama> McCain> In BetWhiteBlackHispanicOtherRepublicDemocratIndependConservaModerateLiberalPro-lifePro-choiRegularlOccasionAlmost NToledo ADayton ACincinnaColumbusClevelanSE Ohio
McCain / Jindal43%56%31%29%49%44%50%40%46%39%49%46%46%13%****76%20%36%79%32%14%66%25%57%31%29%44%50%43%44%39%53%
Obama / Bloomberg43%33%52%61%41%38%30%49%35%50%28%38%39%81%****13%66%44%12%49%77%22%60%30%50%60%47%41%39%36%49%31%
Not Sure14%11%17%11%10%17%21%10%19%11%22%16%15%7%****12%14%20%9%19%9%12%15%14%19%11%10%9%18%20%12%17%
Total100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%
Composition of Likely Voters100%47%53%24%31%27%18%55%45%48%10%42%87%11%1%1%35%47%16%32%40%19%43%54%47%27%26%11%11%15%19%40%5%
 
 
15What if the Republican ticket was McCain Fiorina and the Democratic ticket was Barck Obama and Mike Bloomberg?
580 Likely VotersAllGenderAge<50 / 50+AgeRaceParty AffiliationIdeologyAbortionAttend Religious ServiceRegion
Margin of Sampling Error: ± 4.2%MaleFemale18-3435-4950-6465+18-4950+< Obama> McCain> In BetWhiteBlackHispanicOtherRepublicDemocratIndependConservaModerateLiberalPro-lifePro-choiRegularlOccasionAlmost NToledo ADayton ACincinnaColumbusClevelanSE Ohio
McCain / Fiorina43%57%30%30%50%44%47%41%45%40%44%46%46%13%****75%20%36%79%32%14%66%25%56%33%28%45%49%42%43%39%53%
Obama / Bloomberg43%33%52%62%39%39%29%49%35%50%26%38%38%81%****12%66%44%13%48%76%22%60%28%51%62%47%41%43%34%48%31%
Not Sure14%10%18%8%11%18%24%10%20%10%30%16%15%7%****13%13%20%8%19%9%12%15%16%16%11%8%10%15%22%13%17%
Total100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%
Composition of Likely Voters100%47%53%24%31%27%18%55%45%48%10%42%87%11%1%1%35%47%16%32%40%19%43%54%47%27%26%11%11%15%19%40%5%
 
 
** Too few respondents of this type were interviewed for this data to be meaningful.