| Results of SurveyUSA Election Poll #14222 |
| Kansas, 11 Weeks Out -- McCain 23 Points Atop Obama: In an election for President of the United States in Kansas today, 08/21/08, Republican John McCain defeats Democrat Barack Obama 58% to 35%, according to this SurveyUSA pre-election poll conducted exclusively for KWCH-TV Wichita and KCTV-TV Kansas City. McCain leads among young and old, male and female, rich and poor, college educated and less educated, frequent worshippers and not-so-frequent. 22% of Democrats cross-over to vote Republican, compared to 13% of Republicans who cross-over to vote Democratic. Independents break 6:5 for McCain. Pro-Choice voters split. Pro-Life voters back McCain 4:1. |
| Filtering / Context: SurveyUSA interviewed 900 Kansas adults 08/18/08 through 08/20/08. Of them, 775 were registered to vote. Of the registered voters, 641 were determined by SurveyUSA to be likely voters in the 11/04/08 general election. Kansas has 6 Electoral College votes. George W. Bush carried Kansas by 25 points in 2004 and by 21 points in 2000. Obama has family roots in Kansas and had hoped to outperform Gore and Kerry in this traditionally Republican state. Research conducted prior to Obama announcement of running mate. Kansas Governor Kathleen Sebelius, a Democrat, is one of several possible Obama running mates. |
 | If the election for President were today, would you vote for ... (choices rotated) Republican John McCain? Or, Democrat Barack Obama? |
| 641 Likely Voters | All | Gender | Age | <50 / 50+ | Age | Race | Party Affiliation | Ideology | College Grad | Attend Religious Service | Abortion | Change Your Mind | Income | Region | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Margin of Sampling Error: ± 3.9% | 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 | Could Ch | Mind Mad | < $50K | > $50K | Northeas | Southeas | Western | |
| McCain (R) | 58% | 63% | 54% | 51% | 64% | 60% | 54% | 59% | 57% | 58% | 54% | 60% | 61% | 21% | ** | ** | 84% | 22% | 45% | 90% | 49% | 21% | 56% | 61% | 63% | 54% | 51% | 76% | 42% | 40% | 64% | 54% | 61% | 52% | 64% | 68% |
| Obama (D) | 35% | 30% | 39% | 40% | 31% | 33% | 38% | 34% | 35% | 35% | 37% | 34% | 33% | 77% | ** | ** | 13% | 73% | 37% | 6% | 43% | 76% | 39% | 30% | 31% | 37% | 41% | 20% | 49% | 38% | 34% | 37% | 33% | 40% | 31% | 27% |
| Other | 4% | 5% | 3% | 4% | 3% | 5% | 5% | 3% | 5% | 3% | 6% | 4% | 4% | 0% | ** | ** | 2% | 3% | 11% | 2% | 4% | 3% | 2% | 6% | 2% | 6% | 5% | 2% | 5% | 11% | 2% | 4% | 3% | 4% | 3% | 4% |
| Undecided | 3% | 2% | 4% | 5% | 3% | 2% | 3% | 4% | 3% | 3% | 3% | 3% | 3% | 3% | ** | ** | 1% | 2% | 7% | 2% | 4% | 0% | 3% | 3% | 3% | 3% | 3% | 3% | 3% | 11% | 0% | 4% | 2% | 4% | 2% | 1% |
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| Composition of Likely Voters | 100% | 48% | 52% | 20% | 34% | 25% | 21% | 54% | 46% | 47% | 13% | 40% | 88% | 5% | 3% | 4% | 51% | 29% | 16% | 32% | 41% | 11% | 50% | 50% | 57% | 23% | 20% | 50% | 48% | 21% | 75% | 33% | 67% | 52% | 33% | 15% |