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 Voters | All | Gender | Age | <50 / 50+ | Age | Race | Party Affiliation | Ideology | College Grad | Income | Region | |||||||||||||||||||||
Credibility Interval: ± 3.8 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 | Yes | No | < $50K | > $50K | Northwes | Southwes | West Cen | South Ce | Northeas | Southeas | |
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% |
Other | 2% | 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% |
Undecided | 4% | 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% |
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Composition of Likely Voters | 100% | 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% |