| Results of SurveyUSA News Poll #11665 |
| 1 | Now... If the only two candidates on the ballot were Democrat Barack Obama and Republican John McCain, who would you vote for? |
| 511 Registered Voters | All | Gender | Age | <50 / 50+ | Generation | Race | Party Affiliation | Ideology | Bush Overall Approval | Tim Pawlenty Overall App | Norm Coleman Overall App | Amy Klobuchar Overall Ap | 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 | Twin Cit | South MN | West MN | Northeas | |
| Obama | 41% | 38% | 44% | 40% | 40% | 44% | 44% | 40% | 44% | 40% | 38% | 44% | 42% | 44% | 40% | ** | ** | ** | 11% | 69% | 39% | 18% | 46% | 76% | 8% | 59% | ** | 27% | 65% | 42% | 31% | 58% | 37% | 57% | 21% | 24% | 30% | 51% | 34% | 50% | 46% | 41% | 51% | 37% | 43% | 38% | 57% | 39% | 42% |
| McCain | 48% | 55% | 42% | 46% | 51% | 48% | 47% | 49% | 48% | 40% | 56% | 45% | 51% | 47% | 49% | ** | ** | ** | 83% | 22% | 54% | 74% | 45% | 16% | 86% | 31% | ** | 64% | 27% | 23% | 61% | 35% | 28% | 34% | 76% | 45% | 61% | 40% | 55% | 42% | 45% | 51% | 41% | 52% | 47% | 51% | 36% | 49% | 51% |
| Undecided | 10% | 7% | 13% | 15% | 8% | 8% | 9% | 11% | 8% | 21% | 6% | 11% | 7% | 9% | 10% | ** | ** | ** | 6% | 9% | 8% | 9% | 9% | 8% | 6% | 11% | ** | 9% | 8% | 34% | 8% | 7% | 36% | 9% | 4% | 31% | 8% | 10% | 11% | 7% | 9% | 9% | 8% | 11% | 10% | 11% | 7% | 12% | 7% |
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| Composition of Registered Voters | 100% | 49% | 51% | 27% | 32% | 22% | 18% | 60% | 40% | 14% | 26% | 26% | 16% | 18% | 91% | 3% | 2% | 4% | 29% | 40% | 24% | 28% | 50% | 14% | 32% | 66% | 2% | 58% | 37% | 5% | 55% | 37% | 9% | 55% | 31% | 14% | 41% | 55% | 49% | 50% | 31% | 68% | 19% | 54% | 26% | 60% | 14% | 13% | 13% |