Question:
1. If the 2008 election for President were being held today, and the candidates were Barack Obama the Democrat and John McCain the Republican, for whom would you vote?


Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk

Obama 50% 17% 74% 48% 45% 53% 42% 87%
McCain 36 73 14 34 40 32 43 6
SMONE ELSE(VOL) 2 1 1 2 3 2 2 -
WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) 5 2 4 5 5 4 4 1
DK/NA 8 7 6 11 8 9 8 6

UpState..... UpState Age Age
Urban Othr Total NYC Sub 18-44 45+

Obama 44% 40% 40% 65% 43% 59% 45%
McCain 35 42 40 25 43 29 40
SMONE ELSE(VOL) 4 3 3 1 1 2 2
WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) 3 7 6 3 4 4 5
DK/NA 14 9 10 6 8 5 9


TREND: If the 2008 election for President were being held today, and the candidates were Barack Obama the Democrat and John McCain the Republican, for whom would you vote?


Jun 11 Apr 18 Mar 21 Oct 3 Jun 20 Apr 5 Feb 14
2008 2008 2008 2007 2007 2007 2007

Obama 50 47 49 47 48 47 46
McCain 36 39 38 39 33 36 35
SMONE ELSE(VOL) 2 2 2 3 3 2 2
WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) 5 3 3 4 4 3 3
DK/NA 8 9 8 8 12 12 14
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Poll Demographics

About this Poll

From June 3 - 8, Quinnipiac University surveyed 1,388 New York State voters with a margin of error of +/- 2.6 percentage points.