Results of SurveyUSA Election Poll #14773
 
In Pennsylvania, Obama Sees McCain Hi-Beams in His Rear-View Mirror: Barack Obama 51%, John McCain 44%, in Pennsylvania interviewing through Friday night 10/31/08. The candidates are tied among white voters, tied among those without a college degree. The situation is volatile. SurveyUSA will continue to collect data for WCAU-TV Philadelphia, KDKA-TV Pittsburgh, WNEP-TV Wilkes-Barre, WJAC-TV Johnstown, and WHTM-TV Harrisburg.
 
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?
700 Likely VotersAllGenderAge<50 / 50+AgeRaceParty AffiliationIdeologyCollege GradIncomeRegion
Credibility Interval: ± 3.8 pct pointsMaleFemale18-3435-4950-6465+18-4950+< Obama> McCain> In BetWhiteBlackHispanicOtherRepublicDemocratIndependConservaModerateLiberalYesNo< $50K> $50KNorthwesSouthwesWest CenSouth CeNortheasSoutheas
McCain (R)44%45%42%36%46%42%48%42%45%41%46%45%47%16%****76%20%24%78%34%12%40%47%42%45%**42%56%57%40%37%
Obama (D)51%49%52%61%44%53%45%52%50%52%47%49%47%80%****19%76%57%19%60%81%54%47%51%50%**52%39%39%54%57%
Other2%2%2%1%4%1%1%2%1%3%1%2%2%3%****1%1%11%1%3%2%2%2%3%1%**3%0%1%3%2%
Undecided4%4%4%2%6%3%5%4%4%4%6%3%4%1%****4%3%8%2%4%5%4%4%4%4%**3%5%3%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%
Composition of Likely Voters100%48%52%23%30%26%22%53%47%47%11%41%87%10%2%2%41%49%10%32%42%19%44%56%39%61%4%23%8%12%12%42%
 
** Too few respondents of this type were interviewed for this data to be meaningful.