Results of SurveyUSA Election Poll #14708
 
In Kansas, McCain Up 25 Among Those Likely to Vote ... But Up By Just 4 Among Those Who Have Already Voted: John McCain defeats Barack Obama 58% to 37% in a Kansas election today, 10/29/08, six days until votes are counted. McCain leads by 25 points among those voters SurveyUSA determines are likely to vote on or before Election Day -- McCain leads by just 4 points among the Kansans who tell SurveyUSA they have already cast their ballots. Downticket, incumbent Republican Senator Pat Roberts, first elected in 1996, defeats Democrat Jim Slattery 2:1 to win his third term in office. 800 Kansas adults were interviewed 10/27/08 and 10/28/08. Of them, 712 were registered to vote. Of them, 626 were determined by SurveyUSA to be likely to vote on or before election day.
 
If the election for President were today, would you vote for ... (choices rotated) Republican John McCain? Democrat Barack Obama? Or one of the other candidates?
626 Likely & Actual VotersAllGenderAge<50 / 50+AgeRaceParty AffiliationIdeologyCollege GradAttend Religious ServiceAbortionOwn a Gun?IncomeRegionAlready Voted?
Credibility Interval: ± 3.9 pct pointsMaleFemale18-3435-4950-6465+18-4950+< Obama> McCain> In BetWhiteBlackHispanicOtherRepublicDemocratIndependConservaModerateLiberalYesNoRegularlOccasionAlmost NPro-lifePro-choiYesNo< $50K> $50KNortheasSoutheasWestern Actual VLikely V
McCain (R)58%60%56%60%63%54%52%62%53%62%51%55%60%**53%**84%21%51%85%46%20%59%57%67%49%45%76%40%66%49%50%63%55%58%68%51%60%
Obama (D)37%35%40%37%32%40%42%34%41%34%42%40%35%**46%**13%76%38%13%47%74%38%37%29%46%48%21%54%30%46%44%33%41%37%29%47%35%
Other3%4%2%3%3%3%3%3%3%3%2%3%3%**1%**1%2%10%1%5%5%2%4%2%4%5%2%5%2%3%4%2%3%4%1%1%4%
Undecided2%1%2%0%1%2%3%1%2%1%4%2%2%**0%**2%1%1%1%2%2%1%2%2%2%1%2%2%1%2%3%1%2%1%3%1%2%
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%100%100%100%100%100%
Composition of Likely & Actual Voters100%49%51%21%31%26%21%53%47%46%12%42%87%5%5%2%50%32%18%39%42%12%48%52%55%26%19%53%45%55%43%38%62%51%33%16%24%76%
 
Voters will also elect a United States Senator. If the election for United States Senator were today, would you vote for ... (choices rotated) Republican Pat Roberts? Democrat Jim Slattery? Libertarian Randall Hodgkinson? Or Reform Party candidate Joseph Martin?
626 Likely & Actual VotersAllGenderAge<50 / 50+AgeRaceParty AffiliationIdeologyCollege GradAttend Religious ServiceAbortionOwn a Gun?IncomeRegionAlready Voted?
Credibility Interval: ± 3.9 pct pointsMaleFemale18-3435-4950-6465+18-4950+< Obama> McCain> In BetWhiteBlackHispanicOtherRepublicDemocratIndependConservaModerateLiberalYesNoRegularlOccasionAlmost NPro-lifePro-choiYesNo< $50K> $50KNortheasSoutheasWestern Actual VLikely V
Pat Roberts (R)60%63%57%59%67%53%60%63%56%64%61%55%63%**46%**85%25%51%83%52%27%60%60%70%50%47%75%44%64%55%55%64%56%60%71%52%63%
Jim Slattery (D)33%31%34%33%26%39%34%29%37%29%32%37%31%**44%**11%67%33%11%41%65%33%32%24%41%43%19%47%30%36%35%31%36%32%24%42%30%
Randall Hodgkinson (L)2%2%3%3%2%3%1%2%2%2%1%3%2%**1%**1%3%6%2%3%3%2%2%2%1%4%2%3%2%2%3%2%2%2%3%2%3%
Joseph Martin (RP)2%1%2%0%3%2%1%2%2%1%1%2%1%**2%**1%2%3%1%2%2%1%2%2%1%2%2%2%1%2%3%1%2%1%1%1%2%
Undecided4%3%4%6%2%3%3%4%3%4%5%2%3%**7%**2%3%7%4%2%3%3%4%2%6%4%2%5%3%4%5%2%3%5%1%3%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%100%100%100%100%100%
Composition of Likely & Actual Voters100%49%51%21%31%26%21%53%47%46%12%42%87%5%5%2%50%32%18%39%42%12%48%52%55%26%19%53%45%55%43%38%62%51%33%16%24%76%
 
** Too few respondents of this type were interviewed for this data to be meaningful.