| Results of SurveyUSA Election Poll #13376 |
| Timing: All interviews completed 2/15 to 2/17, before New York Times reporting on John McCain. |
 | If there were an election for President of the United States today, and the only two names on the ballot were Republican John McCain and ... Democrat Hillary Clinton, who would you vote for? |
| 519 Registered Voters | All | Gender | Age | Race | Party Affiliation | Ideology | Abortion | Does US Need a D | Gun Ownership | Attend Religious Service | Evangelical? | Top Issue For Next President | Region | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Credibility Interval: ± 4.4 pct points | Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-54 | 55+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Other | Republic | Democrat | Independ | Conserva | Moderate | Liberal | Pro-life | Pro-choi | Need | Not Need | Yes | No | Regularl | Occasion | Almost N | Yes | No | Economy | Environm | Health C | Iraq | Terroris | Social S | Educatio | Immigrat | NYC | NYC subu | Upstate | |
| McCain | 41% | 51% | 33% | 50% | 38% | 37% | 46% | 19% | 39% | 48% | 75% | 18% | 58% | 69% | 43% | 21% | 60% | 32% | 50% | 41% | 64% | 36% | 53% | 31% | 41% | 54% | 39% | 37% | ** | 35% | 35% | 69% | 68% | 26% | 66% | 29% | 48% | 50% |
| Clinton | 52% | 42% | 61% | 45% | 54% | 56% | 47% | 70% | 57% | 49% | 18% | 76% | 34% | 22% | 52% | 73% | 32% | 63% | 44% | 52% | 31% | 56% | 40% | 63% | 52% | 41% | 54% | 56% | ** | 58% | 56% | 27% | 30% | 62% | 28% | 64% | 45% | 43% |
| Undecided | 7% | 7% | 6% | 6% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 11% | 4% | 3% | 7% | 7% | 8% | 9% | 4% | 7% | 8% | 6% | 6% | 7% | 5% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 8% | 5% | 7% | 7% | ** | 8% | 9% | 3% | 2% | 12% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 7% |
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| Composition of Registered Voters | 100% | 49% | 51% | 30% | 40% | 30% | 66% | 14% | 13% | 7% | 26% | 50% | 19% | 23% | 42% | 23% | 37% | 60% | 22% | 71% | 19% | 78% | 37% | 35% | 28% | 18% | 76% | 32% | 4% | 14% | 18% | 11% | 5% | 6% | 7% | 39% | 28% | 33% |
 | What if it was John McCain against Democrat Barack Obama? |
| 519 Registered Voters | All | Gender | Age | Race | Party Affiliation | Ideology | Abortion | Does US Need a D | Gun Ownership | Attend Religious Service | Evangelical? | Top Issue For Next President | Region | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Credibility Interval: ± 4.3 pct points | Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-54 | 55+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Other | Republic | Democrat | Independ | Conserva | Moderate | Liberal | Pro-life | Pro-choi | Need | Not Need | Yes | No | Regularl | Occasion | Almost N | Yes | No | Economy | Environm | Health C | Iraq | Terroris | Social S | Educatio | Immigrat | NYC | NYC subu | Upstate | |
| McCain | 36% | 40% | 33% | 31% | 38% | 39% | 43% | 6% | 29% | 45% | 65% | 18% | 44% | 60% | 38% | 13% | 44% | 32% | 45% | 34% | 52% | 32% | 43% | 31% | 35% | 42% | 34% | 38% | ** | 29% | 32% | 59% | 21% | 21% | 57% | 28% | 45% | 38% |
| Obama | 57% | 55% | 60% | 64% | 56% | 53% | 50% | 91% | 66% | 45% | 29% | 76% | 48% | 35% | 56% | 80% | 50% | 62% | 50% | 60% | 43% | 61% | 50% | 63% | 59% | 52% | 59% | 55% | ** | 61% | 63% | 36% | 72% | 69% | 39% | 66% | 51% | 53% |
| Undecided | 7% | 6% | 7% | 5% | 7% | 8% | 7% | 3% | 5% | 10% | 6% | 6% | 8% | 5% | 6% | 7% | 6% | 6% | 5% | 6% | 5% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 8% | ** | 10% | 5% | 6% | 7% | 11% | 4% | 7% | 4% | 9% |
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| Composition of Registered Voters | 100% | 49% | 51% | 30% | 40% | 30% | 66% | 14% | 13% | 7% | 26% | 50% | 19% | 23% | 42% | 23% | 37% | 60% | 22% | 71% | 19% | 78% | 37% | 35% | 28% | 18% | 76% | 32% | 4% | 14% | 18% | 11% | 5% | 6% | 7% | 39% | 28% | 33% |