SurveyUSA interviewed 900 North Carolina adults 10/05/08 and 10/06/08. Of the adults, 789 were were registered to vote. Of the registered voters, 617 were determined by SurveyUSA to have already voted, or to be likely to vote on or before election day. Absentee voting began September 15. Obama has a slight advantage among those who tell SurveyUSA they have already voted. North Carolina has 15 Electoral College votes. Incumbent Republican President George W. Bush carried the state by 12 points in 2004 and by 13 points in 2000.