Statewide opinion polling for Hillary Clinton for the United States presidential election, 2008
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Many scientific, state-wide public opinion polls have been conducted relating to the United States of America (U.S.) presidential election, 2008
United States presidential election, 2008
The United States presidential election of 2008 was the 56th quadrennial presidential election. It was held on November 4, 2008. Democrat Barack Obama, then the junior United States Senator from Illinois, defeated Republican John McCain, the senior U.S. Senator from Arizona. Obama received 365...

, matching up Hillary Clinton against John McCain
John McCain
John Sidney McCain III is the senior United States Senator from Arizona. He was the Republican nominee for president in the 2008 United States election....

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One survey group concluded that Hillary Clinton lost some support because of her gender, pointing out that in "head-to-head match-ups, Clinton bests Senator John McCain 48%-43% and Obama wins by the same five-point margin, 47%-42%" but that "given a choice between all three candidates, Obama gets 35% and McCain 37%, both running well ahead of Clinton (28%)" and that "three-way results... reflect an enormous gender gap: Clinton is narrowly the top choice of women with 36%, but only 18% of men pick her first."

Map of the polling data

Clinton vs. McCain
Clinton leads by over 5% (249)
Clinton leads by 1% to 5% (30)
Within 1% (16)
McCain leads by 1% to 5% (70)
McCain leads by over 5% (173)
Totals
McCain leads: 243 electoral votes
Clinton leads: 279 electoral votes


The lower map has been adjusted so that state size represents electoral strength. For details see here. Map and totals updated on June 3, 2008.

 Alabama
Alabama
Alabama is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States. It is bordered by Tennessee to the north, Georgia to the east, Florida and the Gulf of Mexico to the south, and Mississippi to the west. Alabama ranks 30th in total land area and ranks second in the size of its inland...

9 electoral votes
Poll Source Date administered Democrat % Republican %
Rasmussen Reports May 27, 2008 Hillary Clinton 34% John McCain 54%
Capital Survey Research Center/
Alabama Education Association
April 16-April 24, 2008 Hillary Clinton 36.2% John McCain 55.2%
Survey USA April 11-April 13, 2008 Hillary Clinton 34% John McCain 60%
Rasmussen Reports April 2, 2008 Hillary Clinton 40% John McCain 51%
University of South Alabama March 24-March 27, 2008 Hillary Clinton 30% John McCain 52%
Survey USA March 14-March 16, 2008 Hillary Clinton 38% John McCain 56%
Survey USA February 26-February 28, 2008 Hillary Clinton 41% John McCain 51%
Survey USA February 15-February 17, 2008 Hillary Clinton 37% John McCain 57%
Survey USA January 16-January 17, 2008 Hillary Clinton 37% John McCain 58%

 Alaska
Alaska
Alaska is the largest state in the United States by area. It is situated in the northwest extremity of the North American continent, with Canada to the east, the Arctic Ocean to the north, and the Pacific Ocean to the west and south, with Russia further west across the Bering Strait...

3 electoral votes
Poll Source Date administered Democrat % Republican %
Rasmussen Reports May 14, 2008 Hillary Clinton 36% John McCain 53%
Rasmussen Reports April 7, 2008 Hillary Clinton 32% John McCain 57%
Survey USA February 26-February 29, 2008 Hillary Clinton 34% John McCain 56%

 Arizona
Arizona
Arizona ; is a state located in the southwestern region of the United States. It is also part of the western United States and the mountain west. The capital and largest city is Phoenix...

10 electoral votes
Poll Source Date administered Democrat % Republican %
Behavior Research Center May 12-May 20, 2008 Hillary Clinton 36% John McCain 51%
Arizona State University/KAET April 24-April 27, 2008 Hillary Clinton 37% John McCain 53%
Rasmussen Reports April 15, 2008 Hillary Clinton 32% John McCain 60%
Northern Arizona University March 30-April 8, 2008 Hillary Clinton 34% John McCain 56%
Survey USA February 26-February 28, 2008 Hillary Clinton 39% John McCain 54%
Arizona State University February 21-February 24, 2008 Hillary Clinton 33% John McCain 57%

 Arkansas
Arkansas
Arkansas is a state located in the southern region of the United States. Its name is an Algonquian name of the Quapaw Indians. Arkansas shares borders with six states , and its eastern border is largely defined by the Mississippi River...

6 electoral votes
Poll Source Date administered Democrat % Republican %
Rasmussen Reports May 12, 2008 Hillary Clinton 53% John McCain 39%
Rasmussen Reports March 18, 2008 Hillary Clinton 43% John McCain 50%
Opinion Research March 6-March 11, 2008 Hillary Clinton 51% John McCain 36%
Survey USA February 26-February 28, 2008 Hillary Clinton 51% John McCain 40%

 California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...

55 electoral votes
Poll Source Date administered Democrat % Republican %
Field Research Corporation May 16-May 27, 2008 Hillary Clinton 53% John McCain 36%
Los Angeles Times/KTLA May 20-May 21, 2008 Hillary Clinton 43% John McCain 40%
Rasmussen Reports May 19-May 20, 2008 Hillary Clinton 54% John McCain 35%
Public Policy Institute of California May 12-May 18, 2008 Hillary Clinton 51% John McCain 39%
USA Election Polls May 14, 2008 Hillary Clinton 51% John McCain 37%
Rasmussen Reports April 16, 2008 Hillary Clinton 47% John McCain 42%
Survey USA April 11-April 13, 2008 Hillary Clinton 53% John McCain 40%
Public Policy Institute of California March 11-March 18, 2008 Hillary Clinton 46% John McCain 43%
Survey USA March 14-March 16, 2008 Hillary Clinton 56% John McCain 38%
Rasmussen Reports March 12, 2008 Hillary Clinton 46% John McCain 39%
Survey USA February 26-February 28, 2008 Hillary Clinton 50% John McCain 40%
Survey USA February 15-February 17, 2008 Hillary Clinton 58% John McCain 35%
Survey USA January 20-January 21, 2008 Hillary Clinton 57% John McCain 38%

 Colorado
Colorado
Colorado is a U.S. state that encompasses much of the Rocky Mountains as well as the northeastern portion of the Colorado Plateau and the western edge of the Great Plains...

9 electoral votes
Poll Source Date administered Democrat % Republican %
Rasmussen Reports May 19, 2008 Hillary Clinton 44% John McCain 47%
Rasmussen Reports April 16, 2008 Hillary Clinton 36% John McCain 50%
New Leadership USA/
TargetPoint
March 31-April 7, 2008 Hillary Clinton 40% John McCain 52%
Rasmussen Reports March 17, 2008 Hillary Clinton 38% John McCain 52%
Survey USA February 26-February 28, 2008 Hillary Clinton 42% John McCain 48%
Rasmussen Reports February 11, 2008 Hillary Clinton 35% John McCain 49%

 Connecticut
Connecticut
Connecticut is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States. It is bordered by Rhode Island to the east, Massachusetts to the north, and the state of New York to the west and the south .Connecticut is named for the Connecticut River, the major U.S. river that approximately...

7 electoral votes
Poll Source Date administered Democrat % Republican %
Rasmussen Reports May 29, 2008 Hillary Clinton 48% John McCain 42%
Quinnipiac University March 19-March 24, 2008 Hillary Clinton 45% John McCain 42%
Rasmussen Reports March 11, 2008 Hillary Clinton 47% John McCain 44%
Survey USA February 26-February 28, 2008 Hillary Clinton 50% John McCain 40%

 Delaware
Delaware
Delaware is a U.S. state located on the Atlantic Coast in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States. It is bordered to the south and west by Maryland, and to the north by Pennsylvania...

3 electoral votes
Poll Source Date administered Democrat % Republican %
Survey USA February 26-February 28, 2008 Hillary Clinton 46% John McCain 41%

 Florida
Florida
Florida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it...

27 electoral votes
Poll Source Date administered Democrat % Republican %
Quinnipiac University May 13-May 20, 2008 Hillary Clinton 48% John McCain 41%
Rasmussen Reports May 19, 2008 Hillary Clinton 47% John McCain 41%
Quinnipiac University April 23-April 29, 2008 Hillary Clinton 49% John McCain 41%
Rasmussen Reports April 10, 2008 Hillary Clinton 45% John McCain 44%
Quinnipiac University March 24-March 31, 2008 Hillary Clinton 44% John McCain 42%
Public Policy Polling March 15-March 16, 2008 Hillary Clinton 43% John McCain 47%
Rasmussen Reports March 12, 2008 Hillary Clinton 40% John McCain 47%
Survey USA February 26-February 28, 2008 Hillary Clinton 51% John McCain 42%
Mason Dixon February 21-February 24, 2008 Hillary Clinton 40% John McCain 49%
Rasmussen Reports February 16, 2008 Hillary Clinton 43% John McCain 49%
Quinnipiac University February 6-February 12, 2008 Hillary Clinton 42% John McCain 44%

 Georgia
Georgia (U.S. state)
Georgia is a state located in the southeastern United States. It was established in 1732, the last of the original Thirteen Colonies. The state is named after King George II of Great Britain. Georgia was the fourth state to ratify the United States Constitution, on January 2, 1788...

15 electoral votes
Poll Source Date administered Democrat % Republican %
Rasmussen Reports May 6, 2008 Hillary Clinton 37% John McCain 48%
Rasmussen Reports March 20, 2008 Hillary Clinton 34% John McCain 54%
Survey USA February 26-February 28, 2008 Hillary Clinton 35% John McCain 56%

 Hawaii
Hawaii
Hawaii is the newest of the 50 U.S. states , and is the only U.S. state made up entirely of islands. It is the northernmost island group in Polynesia, occupying most of an archipelago in the central Pacific Ocean, southwest of the continental United States, southeast of Japan, and northeast of...

4 electoral votes
Poll Source Date administered Democrat % Republican %
Survey USA February 26-February 29, 2008 Hillary Clinton 43% John McCain 39%

 Idaho
Idaho
Idaho is a state in the Rocky Mountain area of the United States. The state's largest city and capital is Boise. Residents are called "Idahoans". Idaho was admitted to the Union on July 3, 1890, as the 43rd state....

4 electoral votes
Poll Source Date administered Democrat % Republican %
Survey USA February 26-February 28, 2008 Hillary Clinton 27% John McCain 63%

 Illinois
Illinois
Illinois is the fifth-most populous state of the United States of America, and is often noted for being a microcosm of the entire country. With Chicago in the northeast, small industrial cities and great agricultural productivity in central and northern Illinois, and natural resources like coal,...

21 electoral votes
Poll Source Date administered Democrat % Republican %
Survey USA February 26-February 28, 2008 Hillary Clinton 48% John McCain 37%
Research 2000 January 21-January 24, 2008 Hillary Clinton 54% John McCain 40%

 Indiana
Indiana
Indiana is a US state, admitted to the United States as the 19th on December 11, 1816. It is located in the Midwestern United States and Great Lakes Region. With 6,483,802 residents, the state is ranked 15th in population and 16th in population density. Indiana is ranked 38th in land area and is...

11 electoral votes
Poll Source Date administered Democrat % Republican %
Downs Center/
Survey USA
April 28-April 30, 2008 Hillary Clinton 48% John McCain 45%
Research 2000/
South Bend Tribune
April 23-April 24, 2008 Hillary Clinton 41% John McCain 52%
Selzer & Co./WTHR/
Indianapolis Star
April 20-April 23, 2008 Hillary Clinton 46% John McCain 46%
Downs Center/
Survey USA
April 14-April 16, 2008 Hillary Clinton 42% John McCain 53%
Survey USA February 26-February 28, 2008 Hillary Clinton 36% John McCain 53%
Survey USA February 3-February 4, 2008 Hillary Clinton 42% John McCain 51%

 Iowa
Iowa
Iowa is a state located in the Midwestern United States, an area often referred to as the "American Heartland". It derives its name from the Ioway people, one of the many American Indian tribes that occupied the state at the time of European exploration. Iowa was a part of the French colony of New...

7 electoral votes
Poll Source Date administered Democrat % Republican %
Rasmussen Reports May 13, 2008 Hillary Clinton 42% John McCain 45%
Research2000 April 21-April 23, 2008 Hillary Clinton 43% John McCain 42%
Survey USA April 11-April 13, 2008 Hillary Clinton 42% John McCain 48%
Rasmussen Reports March 31, 2008 Hillary Clinton 36% John McCain 51%
Survey USA March 14-March 16, 2008 Hillary Clinton 44% John McCain 48%
Survey USA February 26-February 28, 2008 Hillary Clinton 41% John McCain 46%
Des Moines Register February 17-February 20, 2008 Hillary Clinton 40% John McCain 49%
Rasmussen Reports February 18, 2008 Hillary Clinton 37% John McCain 47%
Survey USA February 15-February 17, 2008 Hillary Clinton 41% John McCain 52%
Survey USA January 4-January 6, 2008 Hillary Clinton 44% John McCain 48%

 Kansas
Kansas
Kansas is a US state located in the Midwestern United States. It is named after the Kansas River which flows through it, which in turn was named after the Kansa Native American tribe, which inhabited the area. The tribe's name is often said to mean "people of the wind" or "people of the south...

6 electoral votes
Poll Source Date administered Democrat % Republican %
Rasmussen Reports May 13, 2008 Hillary Clinton 39% John McCain 53%
Survey USA April 11-April 13, 2008 Hillary Clinton 36% John McCain 57%
Survey USA March 14-March 16, 2008 Hillary Clinton 36% John McCain 55%
Survey USA February 26-February 28, 2008 Hillary Clinton 42% John McCain 51%
Survey USA February 15-February 17, 2008 Hillary Clinton 35% John McCain 59%
Survey USA January 16-January 17, 2008 Hillary Clinton 40% John McCain 53%

 Kentucky
Kentucky
The Commonwealth of Kentucky is a state located in the East Central United States of America. As classified by the United States Census Bureau, Kentucky is a Southern state, more specifically in the East South Central region. Kentucky is one of four U.S. states constituted as a commonwealth...

8 electoral votes
Poll Source Date administered Democrat % Republican %
Rasmussen Reports May 22, 2008 Hillary Clinton 51% John McCain 42%
Mason Dixon/WKYT/
Lexington Herald-Leader
May 7-May 9, 2008 Hillary Clinton 41% John McCain 53%
Survey USA April 11-April 13, 2008 Hillary Clinton 46% John McCain 48%
Survey USA March 14-March 16, 2008 Hillary Clinton 43% John McCain 53%
Survey USA February 26-February 28, 2008 Hillary Clinton 41% John McCain 50%
Survey USA February 3-February 4, 2008 Hillary Clinton 43% John McCain 53%

 Louisiana
Louisiana
Louisiana is a state located in the southern region of the United States of America. Its capital is Baton Rouge and largest city is New Orleans. Louisiana is the only state in the U.S. with political subdivisions termed parishes, which are local governments equivalent to counties...

9 electoral votes
Poll Source Date administered Democrat % Republican %
Rasmussen Reports May 28, 2008 Hillary Clinton 40% John McCain 47%
Rasmussen Reports April 9, 2008 Hillary Clinton 36% John McCain 58%
Survey USA February 26-February 28, 2008 Hillary Clinton 41% John McCain 51%

 Maine
Maine
Maine is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States, bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the east and south, New Hampshire to the west, and the Canadian provinces of Quebec to the northwest and New Brunswick to the northeast. Maine is both the northernmost and easternmost...

4 electoral votes
Poll Source Date administered Democrat % Republican %
Rasmussen Reports May 14, 2008 Hillary Clinton 51% John McCain 38%
Rasmussen Reports April 1, 2008 Hillary Clinton 47% John McCain 42%
Survey USA February 26-February 28, 2008 Hillary Clinton 48% John McCain 42%

 Maryland
Maryland
Maryland is a U.S. state located in the Mid Atlantic region of the United States, bordering Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and Delaware to its east...

10 electoral votes
Poll Source Date administered Democrat % Republican %
Survey USA February 26-February 28, 2008 Hillary Clinton 49% John McCain 40%

 Massachusetts
Massachusetts
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. It is bordered by Rhode Island and Connecticut to the south, New York to the west, and Vermont and New Hampshire to the north; at its east lies the Atlantic Ocean. As of the 2010...

12 electoral votes
Poll Source Date administered Democrat % Republican %
Rasmussen Reports May 28, 2008 Hillary Clinton 60% John McCain 30%
Rasmussen Reports April 23, 2008 Hillary Clinton 55% John McCain 36%
Survey USA April 11-April 13, 2008 Hillary Clinton 56% John McCain 41%
Rasmussen Reports March 18, 2008 Hillary Clinton 54% John McCain 39%
Survey USA March 14-March 16, 2008 Hillary Clinton 55% John McCain 42%
Survey USA February 26-February 28, 2008 Hillary Clinton 55% John McCain 37%
Survey USA February 15-February 17, 2008 Hillary Clinton 52% John McCain 43%
Survey USA January 20-January 21, 2008 Hillary Clinton 49% John McCain 45%

 Michigan
Michigan
Michigan is a U.S. state located in the Great Lakes Region of the United States of America. The name Michigan is the French form of the Ojibwa word mishigamaa, meaning "large water" or "large lake"....

17 electoral votes
Poll Source Date administered Democrat % Republican %
Rasmussen Reports May 7, 2008 Hillary Clinton 44% John McCain 44%
EPIC-MRA April 4–9, 2008 Hillary Clinton 37% John McCain 45%
Rasmussen Reports March 25, 2008 Hillary Clinton 42% John McCain 45%
Rasmussen Reports March 10, 2008 Hillary Clinton 43% John McCain 46%
Survey USA February 26-February 28, 2008 Hillary Clinton 44% John McCain 44%
Rasmussen Reports February 17, 2008 Hillary Clinton 44% John McCain 44%

 Minnesota
Minnesota
Minnesota is a U.S. state located in the Midwestern United States. The twelfth largest state of the U.S., it is the twenty-first most populous, with 5.3 million residents. Minnesota was carved out of the eastern half of the Minnesota Territory and admitted to the Union as the thirty-second state...

10 electoral votes
Poll Source Date administered Democrat % Republican %
Rasmussen Reports May 22, 2008 Hillary Clinton 53% John McCain 38%
Rasmussen Reports April 22, 2008 Hillary Clinton 47% John McCain 42%
Survey USA April 11-April 13, 2008 Hillary Clinton 47% John McCain 46%
Rasmussen Reports March 19, 2008 Hillary Clinton 46% John McCain 47%
Survey USA March 14-March 16, 2008 Hillary Clinton 49% John McCain 46%
Survey USA February 26-February 28, 2008 Hillary Clinton 47% John McCain 43%
Survey USA February 15-February 17, 2008 Hillary Clinton 49% John McCain 45%
Rasmussen Reports February 16, 2008 Hillary Clinton 42% John McCain 47%
Survey USA January 20-January 21, 2008 Hillary Clinton 45% John McCain 49%

 Mississippi
Mississippi
Mississippi is a U.S. state located in the Southern United States. Jackson is the state capital and largest city. The name of the state derives from the Mississippi River, which flows along its western boundary, whose name comes from the Ojibwe word misi-ziibi...

6 electoral votes
Poll Source Date administered Democrat % Republican %
Rasmussen Reports May 27, 2008 Hillary Clinton 38% John McCain 48%
Research 2000/Daily Kos May 19-May 21, 2008 Hillary Clinton 36% John McCain 55%
Survey USA February 26-February 28, 2008 Hillary Clinton 42% John McCain 51%

 Missouri
Missouri
Missouri is a US state located in the Midwestern United States, bordered by Iowa, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Kansas and Nebraska. With a 2010 population of 5,988,927, Missouri is the 18th most populous state in the nation and the fifth most populous in the Midwest. It...

11 electoral votes
Poll Source Date administered Democrat % Republican %
Survey USA May 16-May 18, 2008 Hillary Clinton 48% John McCain 46%
Rasmussen Reports May 6, 2008 Hillary Clinton 43% John McCain 45%
Survey USA April 11-April 13, 2008 Hillary Clinton 47% John McCain 46%
Rasmussen Reports March 24, 2008 Hillary Clinton 41% John McCain 50%
Survey USA March 14-March 16, 2008 Hillary Clinton 46% John McCain 48%
Survey USA February 26-February 28, 2008 Hillary Clinton 44% John McCain 48%
Survey USA February 15-February 17, 2008 Hillary Clinton 51% John McCain 44%
Rasmussen Reports February 12, 2008 Hillary Clinton 42% John McCain 43%

 Montana
Montana
Montana is a state in the Western United States. The western third of Montana contains numerous mountain ranges. Smaller, "island ranges" are found in the central third of the state, for a total of 77 named ranges of the Rocky Mountains. This geographical fact is reflected in the state's name,...

3 electoral votes
Poll Source Date administered Democrat % Republican %
Mason Dixon/
Lee Newspapers
May 19-May 21, 2008 Hillary Clinton 40% John McCain 51%
Rasmussen Reports April 6, 2008 Hillary Clinton 36% John McCain 54%
Survey USA February 26-February 28, 2008 Hillary Clinton 33% John McCain 53%

 Nebraska
Nebraska
Nebraska is a state on the Great Plains of the Midwestern United States. The state's capital is Lincoln and its largest city is Omaha, on the Missouri River....

5 electoral votes
Poll Source Date administered Democrat % Republican %
Rasmussen Reports May 15, 2008 Hillary Clinton 34% John McCain 57%
Survey USA February 26-February 28, 2008 Hillary Clinton 30% John McCain 57%

 Nevada
Nevada
Nevada is a state in the western, mountain west, and southwestern regions of the United States. With an area of and a population of about 2.7 million, it is the 7th-largest and 35th-most populous state. Over two-thirds of Nevada's people live in the Las Vegas metropolitan area, which contains its...

5 electoral votes
Poll Source Date administered Democrat % Republican %
Rasmussen Reports May 20, 2008 Hillary Clinton 46% John McCain 41%
Rasmussen Reports April 21, 2008 Hillary Clinton 38% John McCain 49%
Rasmussen Reports March 19, 2008 Hillary Clinton 44% John McCain 43%
Survey USA February 26-February 28, 2008 Hillary Clinton 41% John McCain 49%
Rasmussen Reports February 12, 2008 Hillary Clinton 40% John McCain 49%

 New Hampshire
New Hampshire
New Hampshire is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. The state was named after the southern English county of Hampshire. It is bordered by Massachusetts to the south, Vermont to the west, Maine and the Atlantic Ocean to the east, and the Canadian...

4 electoral votes
Poll Source Date administered Democrat % Republican %
Rasmussen Reports May 21, 2008 Hillary Clinton 51% John McCain 41%
Dartmouth College April 28-May 2, 2008 Hillary Clinton 36% John McCain 45%
Rasmussen Reports April 30, 2008 Hillary Clinton 44% John McCain 47%
University of New Hampshire April 25-April 30, 2008 Hillary Clinton 44% John McCain 47%
Rasmussen Reports March 16, 2008 Hillary Clinton 41% John McCain 47%
Survey USA February 26-February 28, 2008 Hillary Clinton 41% John McCain 49%
Rasmussen Reports February 11, 2008 Hillary Clinton 43% John McCain 41%

 New Jersey
New Jersey
New Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...

15 electoral votes
Poll Source Date administered Democrat % Republican %
Monmouth University/
Gannett New Jersey
April 24-April 28, 2008 Hillary Clinton 52% John McCain 38%
Fairleigh Dickinson University March 24-March 30, 2008 Hillary Clinton 48% John McCain 43%
Rasmussen Reports March 27, 2008 Hillary Clinton 42% John McCain 45%
Survey USA February 26-February 28, 2008 Hillary Clinton 47% John McCain 42%
Rasmussen Reports February 27, 2008 Hillary Clinton 50% John McCain 39%
Fairleigh Dickinson University February 18-February 24, 2008 Hillary Clinton 43% John McCain 39%
Quinnipiac University February 13-February 18, 2008 Hillary Clinton 47% John McCain 41%

 New Mexico
New Mexico
New Mexico is a state located in the southwest and western regions of the United States. New Mexico is also usually considered one of the Mountain States. With a population density of 16 per square mile, New Mexico is the sixth-most sparsely inhabited U.S...

5 electoral votes
Poll Source Date administered Democrat % Republican %
Rasmussen Reports May 14, 2008 Hillary Clinton 47% John McCain 41%
Survey USA April 11-April 13, 2008 Hillary Clinton 46% John McCain 49%
Rasmussen Reports April 8, 2008 Hillary Clinton 43% John McCain 46%
Survey USA March 14-March 16, 2008 Hillary Clinton 51% John McCain 45%
Survey USA February 26-February 28, 2008 Hillary Clinton 47% John McCain 47%
Rasmussen Reports February 17-February 18, 2008 Hillary Clinton 38% John McCain 50%
Survey USA February 15-February 17, 2008 Hillary Clinton 50% John McCain 45%
Survey USA January 20-January 21, 2008 Hillary Clinton 42% John McCain 51%

 New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...

31 electoral votes
Poll Source Date administered Democrat % Republican %
Rasmussen Reports May 28, 2008 Hillary Clinton 59% John McCain 29%
Siena College May 12-May 15, 2008 Hillary Clinton 51% John McCain 39%
Siena College April 13-April 16, 2008 Hillary Clinton 46% John McCain 42%
Quinnipiac University April 14-April 15, 2008 Hillary Clinton 49% John McCain 37%
Survey USA April 11-April 13, 2008 Hillary Clinton 55% John McCain 39%
WNBC/Marist College April 3-April 4, 2008 Hillary Clinton 48% John McCain 46%
Quinnipiac University March 16-March 18, 2008 Hillary Clinton 50% John McCain 40%
Survey USA March 14-March 16, 2008 Hillary Clinton 54% John McCain 41%
Rasmussen Reports March 11, 2008 Hillary Clinton 50% John McCain 38%
Survey USA February 26-February 28, 2008 Hillary Clinton 55% John McCain 33%
Survey USA February 15-February 17, 2008 Hillary Clinton 52% John McCain 41%
Siena College February 11-February 14, 2008 Hillary Clinton 49% John McCain 42%
Survey USA January 20-January 21, 2008 Hillary Clinton 53% John McCain 40%

 North Carolina
North Carolina
North Carolina is a state located in the southeastern United States. The state borders South Carolina and Georgia to the south, Tennessee to the west and Virginia to the north. North Carolina contains 100 counties. Its capital is Raleigh, and its largest city is Charlotte...

15 electoral votes
Poll Source Date administered Democrat % Republican %
Public Policy Polling May 28-May 29, 2008 Hillary Clinton 34% John McCain 39%
Survey USA May 17-May 19, 2008 Hillary Clinton 49% John McCain 43%
Public Policy Polling May 8-May 9, 2008 Hillary Clinton 38% John McCain 46%
Rasmussen Reports May 8, 2008 Hillary Clinton 40% John McCain 43%
Rasmussen Reports April 10, 2008 Hillary Clinton 40% John McCain 51%
Citivas Institute April 9-April 10, 2008 Hillary Clinton 37% John McCain 50%
Rasmussen Reports March 20, 2008 Hillary Clinton 34% John McCain 50%
Survey USA February 26-February 28, 2008 Hillary Clinton 41% John McCain 49%
Public Policy Polling February 18, 2008 Hillary Clinton 43% John McCain 48%

 North Dakota
North Dakota
North Dakota is a state located in the Midwestern region of the United States of America, along the Canadian border. The state is bordered by Canada to the north, Minnesota to the east, South Dakota to the south and Montana to the west. North Dakota is the 19th-largest state by area in the U.S....

3 electoral votes
Poll Source Date administered Democrat % Republican %
Dakota Wesleyan University March 24-April 3, 2008 Hillary Clinton 30% John McCain 59%
Survey USA February 26-February 28, 2008 Hillary Clinton 35% John McCain 54%

 Ohio
Ohio
Ohio is a Midwestern state in the United States. The 34th largest state by area in the U.S.,it is the 7th‑most populous with over 11.5 million residents, containing several major American cities and seven metropolitan areas with populations of 500,000 or more.The state's capital is Columbus...

20 electoral votes
Poll Source Date administered Democrat % Republican %
Quinnipiac University May 13-May 20, 2008 Hillary Clinton 48% John McCain 41%
Rasmussen Reports May 15, 2008 Hillary Clinton 50% John McCain 43%
Quinnipiac University April 23-April 29, 2008 Hillary Clinton 48% John McCain 38%
Survey USA April 11-April 13, 2008 Hillary Clinton 53% John McCain 42%
Rasmussen Reports April 8, 2008 Hillary Clinton 42% John McCain 47%
Quinnipiac University March 24-March 31, 2008 Hillary Clinton 48% John McCain 39%
Public Policy Polling March 15-March 17, 2008 Hillary Clinton 45% John McCain 44%
Survey USA March 14-March 16, 2008 Hillary Clinton 50% John McCain 44%
Rasmussen Reports March 13, 2008 Hillary Clinton 40% John McCain 46%
Survey USA February 26-February 28, 2008 Hillary Clinton 50% John McCain 40%
Rasmussen Reports February 17, 2008 Hillary Clinton 43% John McCain 46%
Survey USA February 15-February 17, 2008 Hillary Clinton 52% John McCain 42%
Quinnipiac University February 6-February 12, 2008 Hillary Clinton 43% John McCain 44%

 Oklahoma
Oklahoma
Oklahoma is a state located in the South Central region of the United States of America. With an estimated 3,751,351 residents as of the 2010 census and a land area of 68,667 square miles , Oklahoma is the 28th most populous and 20th-largest state...

7 electoral votes
Poll Source Date administered Democrat % Republican %
Survey USA February 26-February 28, 2008 Hillary Clinton 42% John McCain 50%

 Oregon
Oregon
Oregon is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. It is located on the Pacific coast, with Washington to the north, California to the south, Nevada on the southeast and Idaho to the east. The Columbia and Snake rivers delineate much of Oregon's northern and eastern...

7 electoral votes
Poll Source Date administered Democrat % Republican %
Rasmussen Reports May 7, 2008 Hillary Clinton 46% John McCain 40%
Survey USA April 11-April 13, 2008 Hillary Clinton 47% John McCain 46%
Rasmussen Reports March 26, 2008 Hillary Clinton 40% John McCain 46%
Survey USA March 14-March 16, 2008 Hillary Clinton 50% John McCain 44%
Survey USA February 26-February 28, 2008 Hillary Clinton 43% John McCain 48%
Survey USA February 15-February 17, 2008 Hillary Clinton 41% John McCain 49%
Rasmussen Reports February 13, 2008 Hillary Clinton 42% John McCain 45%
Survey USA January 11-January 13, 2008 Hillary Clinton 45% John McCain 49%

 Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...

21 electoral votes
Poll Source Date administered Democrat % Republican %
Rasmussen Reports May 21, 2008 Hillary Clinton 50% John McCain 39%
Quinnipiac University May 13-May 20, 2008 Hillary Clinton 50% John McCain 37%
Susquehanna
Polling & Research
May 1-May 6, 2008 Hillary Clinton 49% John McCain 38%
Quinnipiac University April 23-April 29, 2008 Hillary Clinton 51% John McCain 37%
Rasmussen Reports April 24, 2008 Hillary Clinton 47% John McCain 42%
Strategic Vision April 18-April 20, 2008 Hillary Clinton 42% John McCain 46%
Strategic Vision April 11-April 13, 2008 Hillary Clinton 44% John McCain 47%
Rasmussen Reports April 9, 2008 Hillary Clinton 47% John McCain 38%
Temple University March 27-April 9, 2008 Hillary Clinton 51% John McCain 40%
Strategic Vision April 4-April 6, 2008 Hillary Clinton 45% John McCain 42%
Quinnipiac University March 24-March 31, 2008 Hillary Clinton 48% John McCain 40%
Strategic Vision March 28-March 30, 2008 Hillary Clinton 47% John McCain 41%
Rasmussen Reports March 10, 2008 Hillary Clinton 44% John McCain 46%
Susquehanna Polling March 5-March 10, 2008 Hillary Clinton 47% John McCain 44%
Strategic Vision March 7-March 9, 2008 Hillary Clinton 42% John McCain 48%
Survey USA February 26-February 28, 2008 Hillary Clinton 47% John McCain 46%
Quinnipiac University February 21-February 25, 2008 Hillary Clinton 44% John McCain 42%
Franklin and Marshall College February 13-February 18, 2008 Hillary Clinton 46% John McCain 46%
Muhlenberg College February 9-February 17, 2008 Hillary Clinton 42% John McCain 43%
Rasmussen Reports February 14, 2008 Hillary Clinton 42% John McCain 44%
Quinnipiac University February 6-February 12, 2008 Hillary Clinton 46% John McCain 40%

 Rhode Island
Rhode Island
The state of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, more commonly referred to as Rhode Island , is a state in the New England region of the United States. It is the smallest U.S. state by area...

4 electoral votes
Poll Source Date administered Democrat % Republican %
Survey USA February 26-February 28, 2008 Hillary Clinton 54% John McCain 37%
Brown University February 9-February 10, 2008 Hillary Clinton 43% John McCain 32%

 South Carolina
South Carolina
South Carolina is a state in the Deep South of the United States that borders Georgia to the south, North Carolina to the north, and the Atlantic Ocean to the east. Originally part of the Province of Carolina, the Province of South Carolina was one of the 13 colonies that declared independence...

8 electoral votes
Poll Source Date administered Democrat % Republican %
Survey USA February 26-February 28, 2008 Hillary Clinton 42% John McCain 48%

 South Dakota
South Dakota
South Dakota is a state located in the Midwestern region of the United States. It is named after the Lakota and Dakota Sioux American Indian tribes. Once a part of Dakota Territory, South Dakota became a state on November 2, 1889. The state has an area of and an estimated population of just over...

3 electoral votes
Poll Source Date administered Democrat % Republican %
Rasmussen Reports March 4, 2008 Hillary Clinton 38% John McCain 50%
Survey USA February 26-February 28, 2008 Hillary Clinton 40% John McCain 52%

 Tennessee
Tennessee
Tennessee is a U.S. state located in the Southeastern United States. It has a population of 6,346,105, making it the nation's 17th-largest state by population, and covers , making it the 36th-largest by total land area...

11 electoral votes
Poll Source Date administered Democrat % Republican %
Rasmussen Reports April 3, 2008 Hillary Clinton 38% John McCain 52%
Survey USA February 26-February 28, 2008 Hillary Clinton 46% John McCain 46%
Middle Tennessee State University February 11-February 23, 2008 Hillary Clinton 38% John McCain 45%

 Texas
Texas
Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...

34 electoral votes
Poll Source Date administered Democrat % Republican %
Baselice & Associates May 20-May 25, 2008 Hillary Clinton 36% John McCain 51%
Research 2000/
Daily Kos
May 5-May 7, 2008 Hillary Clinton 38% John McCain 53%
Rasmussen Reports May 1, 2008 Hillary Clinton 43% John McCain 49%
Public Strategies/
WFAA Dallas/BELO
February 28-March 1, 2008 Hillary Clinton 46% John McCain 50%
Survey USA February 26-February 28, 2008 Hillary Clinton 42% John McCain 49%
Survey USA February 23-February 25, 2008 Hillary Clinton 43% John McCain 49%

 Utah
Utah
Utah is a state in the Western United States. It was the 45th state to join the Union, on January 4, 1896. Approximately 80% of Utah's 2,763,885 people live along the Wasatch Front, centering on Salt Lake City. This leaves vast expanses of the state nearly uninhabited, making the population the...

5 electoral votes
Poll Source Date administered Democrat % Republican %
Deseret News/
Dan Jones & Associates
May 13-May 19, 2008 Hillary Clinton 20% John McCain 65%
Survey USA February 26-February 28, 2008 Hillary Clinton 27% John McCain 65%

 Vermont
Vermont
Vermont is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. The state ranks 43rd in land area, , and 45th in total area. Its population according to the 2010 census, 630,337, is the second smallest in the country, larger only than Wyoming. It is the only New England...

3 electoral votes
Poll Source Date administered Democrat % Republican %
Survey USA February 26-February 28, 2008 Hillary Clinton 49% John McCain 39%

 Virginia
Virginia
The Commonwealth of Virginia , is a U.S. state on the Atlantic Coast of the Southern United States. Virginia is nicknamed the "Old Dominion" and sometimes the "Mother of Presidents" after the eight U.S. presidents born there...

13 electoral votes
Poll Source Date administered Democrat % Republican %
Virginia Commonwealth University May 12-May 18, 2008 Hillary Clinton 38% John McCain 47%
Rasmussen Reports May 8, 2008 Hillary Clinton 41% John McCain 47%
Survey USA April 11-April 13, 2008 Hillary Clinton 39% John McCain 55%
Rasmussen Reports March 27, 2008 Hillary Clinton 36% John McCain 58%
Survey USA March 14-March 16, 2008 Hillary Clinton 47% John McCain 47%
Survey USA February 26-February 28, 2008 Hillary Clinton 40% John McCain 50%
Rasmussen Reports February 19, 2008 Hillary Clinton 41% John McCain 51%
Survey USA February 15-February 17, 2008 Hillary Clinton 45% John McCain 48%
Survey USA January 16-January 17, 2008 Hillary Clinton 43% John McCain 52%

 Washington

11 electoral votes
Poll Source Date administered Democrat % Republican %
Elway Poll May 26-May 29, 2008 Hillary Clinton 41% John McCain 36%
Rasmussen Reports May 12, 2008 Hillary Clinton 47% John McCain 42%
Survey USA May 12, 2008 Hillary Clinton 49% John McCain 45%
Survey USA April 14-April 16, 2008 Hillary Clinton 48% John McCain 45%
Survey USA April 7, 2008 Hillary Clinton 45% John McCain 46%
Rasmussen Reports March 27, 2008 Hillary Clinton 43% John McCain 46%
Elway Poll March 18-March 20, 2008 Hillary Clinton 38% John McCain 41%
Survey USA March 14-March 16, 2008 Hillary Clinton 50% John McCain 45%
Rasmussen Reports February 28, 2008 Hillary Clinton 40% John McCain 48%
Survey USA February 26-February 28, 2008 Hillary Clinton 44% John McCain 46%
Survey USA February 3-February 4, 2008 Hillary Clinton 46% John McCain 46%

 West Virginia
West Virginia
West Virginia is a state in the Appalachian and Southeastern regions of the United States, bordered by Virginia to the southeast, Kentucky to the southwest, Ohio to the northwest, Pennsylvania to the northeast and Maryland to the east...

5 electoral votes
Poll Source Date administered Democrat % Republican %
Survey USA February 26-February 28, 2008 Hillary Clinton 47% John McCain 42%

 Wisconsin
Wisconsin
Wisconsin is a U.S. state located in the north-central United States and is part of the Midwest. It is bordered by Minnesota to the west, Iowa to the southwest, Illinois to the south, Lake Michigan to the east, Michigan to the northeast, and Lake Superior to the north. Wisconsin's capital is...

10 electoral votes
Poll Source Date administered Democrat % Republican %
Rasmussen Reports May 5, 2008 Hillary Clinton 43% John McCain 47%
University of Wisconsin April 15-April 24, 2008 Hillary Clinton 44% John McCain 47%
Survey USA April 11-April 13, 2008 Hillary Clinton 46% John McCain 46%
Wisconsin Public Radio/
St. Norbert College
March 25-April 5, 2008 Hillary Clinton 42% John McCain 46%
Rasmussen Reports March 26, 2008 Hillary Clinton 39% John McCain 50%
Survey USA February 14-February 16, 2008 Hillary Clinton 46% John McCain 45%
Survey USA February 26-February 28, 2008 Hillary Clinton 48% John McCain 44%
Rasmussen Reports February 21, 2008 Hillary Clinton 38% John McCain 50%
Survey USA February 15-February 17, 2008 Hillary Clinton 42% John McCain 49%
Survey USA January 20-January 21, 2008 Hillary Clinton 45% John McCain 49%

 Wyoming
Wyoming
Wyoming is a state in the mountain region of the Western United States. The western two thirds of the state is covered mostly with the mountain ranges and rangelands in the foothills of the Eastern Rocky Mountains, while the eastern third of the state is high elevation prairie known as the High...

3 electoral votes
Poll Source Date administered Democrat % Republican %
Survey USA February 26-February 28, 2008 Hillary Clinton 28% John McCain 61%

Latest results (using latest polling when available)

The numbers in parentheses indicate the number of electoral votes awarded to each state. A simple majority of electoral votes (270 out of 538) is needed to secure the presidency.

John McCain vs. Hillary Clinton

  • President Elect: Hillary Clinton
    26 states and DC (324 electoral votes)
    • Arkansas (6)
    • California (55)§
    • Connecticut (7)§
    • Delaware (3)§
    • D.C. (3)R§
    • Florida (27)
    • Hawaii (4)§
    • Illinois (21)§
    • Indiana (11)
    • Kentucky (8)
    • Maine (4)§
    • Maryland (10)§
    • Massachusetts (12)§
    • Minnesota (10)
    • Missouri (11)
    • Nevada (5)
    • New Hampshire (4)
    • New Jersey (15)
    • New Mexico (5)
    • New York (31)§
    • Ohio (20)
    • Oregon (7)
    • Pennsylvania (21)
    • Rhode Island (4)§
    • Vermont (3)§
    • Washington (11)
    • West Virginia (5)


  • Second Place: John McCain
    John McCain
    John Sidney McCain III is the senior United States Senator from Arizona. He was the Republican nominee for president in the 2008 United States election....


    23 states (198 electoral votes)
    • Alabama (9)§
    • Alaska (3)§
    • Arizona (10)§
    • Colorado (9)
    • Georgia (15)§
    • Idaho (4)§
    • Iowa (7)
    • Kansas (6)§
    • Louisiana (9)§
    • Mississippi (6)§
    • Montana (3)§
    • Nebraska (5)§
    • North Carolina (15)
    • North Dakota (3)§
    • Oklahoma (7)§
    • South Carolina§ (8)
    • South Dakota (3)§
    • Tennessee (11)§
    • Texas (34)§
    • Utah (5)§
    • Virginia (13)
    • Wisconsin (10)
    • Wyoming (3)§


  • Too close to call
    1 state (17 electoral votes)
    • Michigan (17)

Notes:

  • "§" indicates a state that is listed as a safe Republican/Democratic state by The Rasmussen Reports Balance of Power Calculator. Red color indicates a state that listed safe but is in the opposite column.

See also

  • Statewide opinion polling for the United States presidential election, 2008
    Statewide opinion polling for the United States presidential election, 2008
    This article provides a collection of state-wide public opinion polls that were conducted relating to the United States presidential election, 2008....

  • Nationwide opinion polling for the Democratic Party 2008 presidential candidates
    Nationwide opinion polling for the Democratic Party 2008 presidential candidates
    For state-by state numbers see Statewide opinion polling for the Democratic Party presidential primaries, 2008This is a collection of scientific, public nationwide opinion polls that have been conducted relating to the 2008 Democratic presidential candidates.-Broad field: For state-by state numbers...

  • Statewide opinion polling for the Democratic Party presidential primaries, 2008
    Statewide opinion polling for the Democratic Party presidential primaries, 2008
    This article is a collection of state-wide public opinion polls that have been conducted relating to the Democratic presidential primaries, 2008. A graphic summary of the data in map form follows...

  • Nationwide opinion polling for the Republican Party 2008 presidential candidates
    Nationwide opinion polling for the Republican Party 2008 presidential candidates
    This article is a collection of nation-wide public opinion polls that have been conducted relating to the 2008 Republican presidential candidates, typically using standard statistical methodology...

  • Statewide opinion polling for the Republican Party presidential primaries, 2008
    Statewide opinion polling for the Republican Party presidential primaries, 2008
    This article is a collection of state-wide public opinion polls that have been conducted relating to the Republican presidential primaries, 2008, typically using standard statistical methodology.-Candidates:...

  • Straw polls for the 2008 United States presidential election
  • Straw polls for the Republican Party 2008 presidential nomination

External links

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