Question:
QUESTION: If the election for President were held today would you vote for the Democratic ticket of Barack Obama and Joe Biden the Republican ticket of John McCain and Sarah Palin or another candidate?

MCCAIN OBAMA OTHER UNDECIDED

ALL 54% 39% 2% 5%

MEN 59% 36% 3% 2%
WOMEN 49% 42% 1% 8%

DEMOCRATS 14% 79% 3% 4%
REPUBLICANS 88% 5% 1% 6%
OTHER 55% 38% 3% 4%

WHITE 71% 23% 2% 4%
BLACK 4% 86% - 10%

18-29 50% 43% 2% 5%
30-44 56% 38% 2% 4%
45-59 53% 40% 2% 5%
60+ 58% 35% 1% 6%

Poll Demographics
SAMPLE FIGURES:

Men 288 (48%)
Women 312 (52%)

Democrats 216 (36%)
Republicans 252 (42%)
Independents/Other 132 (22%)

18-29 108 (18%)
30-44 192 (32%)
45-59 168 (28%)
60+ 132 (22%)

White 438 (73%)
Black 151 (25%)
Other 11 (2%)

About this Poll
The Research 2000 South Carolina Poll was conducted from September 22 through September 24, 2008. A total of 600 likely voters who vote regularly in state elections were interviewed statewide by telephone.

Those interviewed were selected by the random variation of the last four digits of telephone numbers. A cross-section of exchanges was utilized in order to ensure an accurate reflection of the state. Quotas were assigned to reflect the voter registration of distribution by county.

The margin for error, according to standards customarily used by statisticians, is no more than plus or minus 4% percentage points. This means that there is a 95 percent probability that the “true” figure would fall within that range if the entire population were sampled. The margin for error is higher for any subgroup, such as for gender or party affiliation.