| Results of SurveyUSA Election Poll #14571 |
| In Georgia, McCain Continues to Lead Obama by 8, But Bush Carried the State by 17 Points in 2004: In an election for President of the United States in Georgia today, 10/13/08, three weeks until votes are counted, Republican John McCain defeats Democrat Barack Obama 51% to 43%, according to this SurveyUSA tracking poll conducted for WXIA-TV in Atlanta and WMAZ-TV in Macon. Compared to an identical SurveyUSA poll two weeks ago, McCain and Obama are each down one point, "other," which would include Georgian Bob Barr, is up 2 points.
McCain is holding his ground among men, Republicans, Conservatives, and Independents. McCain is losing ground among women, moderates, and lower-income voters. Early and absentee voting began in Georgia on 09/22/08. Among the 18% of Georgia voters who tell SurveyUSA they have already voted, Obama leads by 6 points; among those who have not yet voted, McCain leads by 11. |
| Filtering: SurveyUSA interviewed 700 Georgia adults 10/11/08 and 10/12/08. Of the adults, 638 were registered to vote. Of the registered voters, 547 were determined by SurveyUSA to have already voted, or to be likely to vote on or before Election Day. Georgia has 15 Electoral College votes. George W. Bush carried the state by 17 points in 2004 and by 12 points in 2000. |
 | 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? |
| 547 Likely And Actual Voters | All | Gender | Age | <50 / 50+ | Age | Race | Party Affiliation | Ideology | Already Voted? | College Grad | Attend Religious Service | Abortion | Intellectual? | Traveled Abroad | Speak Another La | USA Super Power | Own a Gun? | Income | Region | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Credibility Interval: ± 4.3 pct points | 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 | Actual V | Likely V | Yes | No | Regularl | Occasion | Almost N | Pro-life | Pro-choi | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | < $50K | > $50K | Atlanta | Northwes | South & | |
| McCain (R) | 51% | 55% | 47% | 44% | 53% | 54% | 54% | 49% | 54% | 47% | 53% | 55% | 69% | 8% | ** | ** | 87% | 13% | 56% | 82% | 37% | 23% | 46% | 52% | 50% | 52% | 56% | 49% | 40% | 69% | 33% | 51% | 53% | 53% | 47% | 43% | 54% | 57% | 26% | 63% | 37% | 37% | 58% | 43% | 61% | 50% |
| Obama (D) | 43% | 39% | 47% | 52% | 40% | 40% | 41% | 45% | 40% | 47% | 39% | 39% | 25% | 89% | ** | ** | 9% | 84% | 28% | 13% | 58% | 71% | 52% | 41% | 44% | 42% | 40% | 47% | 49% | 25% | 63% | 43% | 42% | 41% | 49% | 49% | 41% | 38% | 67% | 31% | 59% | 57% | 36% | 51% | 33% | 45% |
| Other | 4% | 5% | 2% | 3% | 4% | 4% | 2% | 4% | 3% | 4% | 2% | 4% | 4% | 2% | ** | ** | 3% | 1% | 11% | 5% | 2% | 5% | 1% | 4% | 4% | 3% | 3% | 3% | 8% | 4% | 3% | 4% | 3% | 4% | 2% | 6% | 2% | 3% | 4% | 4% | 2% | 3% | 4% | 5% | 3% | 3% |
| Undecided | 2% | 1% | 3% | 1% | 3% | 1% | 3% | 2% | 2% | 2% | 5% | 1% | 2% | 1% | ** | ** | 1% | 2% | 5% | 1% | 3% | 1% | 0% | 2% | 2% | 2% | 2% | 1% | 3% | 2% | 2% | 2% | 2% | 2% | 2% | 2% | 2% | 2% | 3% | 1% | 3% | 2% | 2% | 1% | 2% | 3% |
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| Composition of Likely And Actual Voters | 100% | 47% | 53% | 26% | 33% | 25% | 16% | 59% | 41% | 53% | 8% | 39% | 67% | 26% | 3% | 4% | 41% | 41% | 16% | 38% | 31% | 11% | 18% | 82% | 52% | 48% | 57% | 27% | 16% | 49% | 48% | 79% | 16% | 71% | 28% | 31% | 69% | 80% | 16% | 52% | 46% | 35% | 65% | 35% | 33% | 32% |