RealClearPolitics - Battleground States

Obama (D) vs. McCain (R)
McCain Favorable Ratings
Obama Favorable Ratings
Nat'l Polls (w/Barr, Nader)
Right Direction, Wrong Track
Generic Ballot (Congress)
President Bush Job Approval
Congressional Job Approval

RCP Electoral Count
No Toss Up States

Ohio (20 Electoral Votes)
Pennsylvania (21 EV)
Michigan (17 EV)
Wisconsin (10 EV)
New Hampshire (4 EV)
Virginia (13 EV)
Florida (27 EV)
Missouri (11 EV)
Colorado (9 EV)
New Mexico (5 EV)
Nevada (5 EV)
More States: CA, CT, GA, IA, IN, LA, ME, MN, MS, MT, NC, NJ, NY, OR, TX, WA

Alaska, Colorado, Kentucky,
Louisiana, Maine, Minnesota,
Mississippi, New Hampshire,
New Mexico, North Carolina,
Oregon & Virginia

Democratic Delegate Count

Final Democratic Results

Democratic Popular Vote

Republican Delegate Count

Final Republican Results

Republican Popular Vote

RealClearPolitics 2006

RCP Sen Avgs & Results

RCP Gov Avgs & Results

RCP Final Generic Avg

Key House Results

RealClearPolitics 2004

Final RCP Poll Average
Final Bush-Kerry Graph
Final Electoral Projection
Map of Results by County
Battleground State Avgs
RCP Senate Averages

Email This Page to a Friend | Print This Page

Battleground States

Michigan: McCain vs. Obama

Poll	Date	Sample	Obama (D)	McCain (R)	Spread
RCP Average	08/07 - 08/21	--	46.0	41.7	Obama +4.3
Detroit News	08/18 - 08/21	600 LV	43	41	Obama +2
Detroit Free Press	08/17 - 08/20	600 LV	46	39	Obama +7
Rasmussen	08/07 - 08/07	500 LV	49	45	Obama +4

Virginia: McCain vs. Obama

Poll	Date	Sample	McCain (R)	Obama (D)	Spread
RCP Average	08/08 - 08/22	--	46.0	46.0	Tie
PPP (D)	08/20 - 08/22	1036 LV	45	47	Obama +2
Rasmussen	08/12 - 08/12	500 LV	48	47	McCain +1
InAdv/PollPosition	08/12 - 08/12	416 LV	43	43	Tie
SurveyUSA	08/08 - 08/10	655 LV	48	47	McCain +1

Nevada: McCain vs. Obama

Poll	Date	Sample	McCain (R)	Obama (D)	Spread
RCP Average	08/11 - 08/26	--	45.3	44.3	McCain +1.0
CNN/Time	08/24 - 08/26	625 RV	44	49	Obama +5
Reno Gazette-Journal	08/18 - 08/20	600 LV	43	44	Obama +1
LVRJ/Mason-Dixon	08/13 - 08/15	400 LV	46	39	McCain +7
Rasmussen	08/11 - 08/11	500 LV	48	45	McCain +3

New Hampshire: McCain vs. Obama

Poll	Date	Sample	Obama (D)	McCain (R)	Spread
RCP Average	04/28 - 08/18	--	44.0	43.7	Obama +0.3
Rasmussen	08/18 - 08/18	500 LV	47	46	Obama +1
University of New Hampshire	07/11 - 07/20	475 LV	46	43	Obama +3
Dartmouth	04/28 - 05/02	400 RV	39	42	McCain +3

New Mexico: McCain vs. Obama

Poll	Date	Sample	Obama (D)	McCain (R)	Spread
RCP Average	08/13 - 08/26	--	47.3	43.0	Obama +4.3
CNN/Time	08/24 - 08/26	659 RV	53	40	Obama +13
Rasmussen	08/20 - 08/20	700 LV	48	44	Obama +4
Mason-Dixon	08/13 - 08/15	400 LV	41	45	McCain +4

Indiana: McCain vs. Obama

Poll	Date	Sample	McCain (R)	Obama (D)	Spread
RCP Average	08/16 - 08/30	--	48.0	43.3	McCain +4.7
Howey-Gauge	08/29 - 08/30	600 RV	45	43	McCain +2
Rasmussen	08/19 - 08/21	500 LV	49	43	McCain +6
SurveyUSA	08/16 - 08/18	645 LV	50	44	McCain +6

Missouri: McCain vs. Obama

Poll	Date	Sample	McCain (R)	Obama (D)	Spread
RCP Average	07/29 - 08/17	--	49.7	42.7	McCain +7.0
PPP (D)	08/13 - 08/17	750 LV	50	40	McCain +10
Rasmussen	08/07 - 08/07	500 LV	50	44	McCain +6
SurveyUSA	07/29 - 07/31	1459 LV	49	44	McCain +5

Colorado: McCain vs. Obama

Poll	Date	Sample	Obama (D)	McCain (R)	Spread
RCP Average	08/11 - 08/26	--	45.2	44.8	Obama +0.4
CNN/Time	08/24 - 08/26	670 RV	46	47	McCain +1
Suffolk	08/21 - 08/24	450 LV	44	39	Obama +5
Quinnipiac	08/15 - 08/21	1060 LV	46	47	McCain +1
Mason-Dixon	08/13 - 08/15	400 LV	46	43	Obama +3
Rocky Mtn News/CBS4	08/11 - 08/13	500 RV	41	44	McCain +3
Rasmussen	08/13 - 08/13	700 LV	48	49	McCain +1

Florida: McCain vs. Obama

Poll	Date	Sample	McCain (R)	Obama (D)	Spread
RCP Average	08/11 - 08/26	--	46.3	43.2	McCain +3.1
Mason-Dixon	08/25 - 08/26	625 LV	44	45	Obama +1
Strategic Vision (R)	08/22 - 08/24	1200 LV	49	42	McCain +7
Quinnipiac	08/17 - 08/24	1069 LV	47	43	McCain +4
Kitchens Group (D)	08/18 - 08/21	605 LV	42	39	McCain +3
Rasmussen	08/18 - 08/18	700 LV	48	46	McCain +2
InAdv/PollPosition	08/11 - 08/11	418 LV	48	44	McCain +4

North Carolina: McCain vs. Obama

Poll	Date	Sample	McCain (R)	Obama (D)	Spread
RCP Average	08/09 - 08/23	--	47.0	42.8	McCain +4.2
PPP (D)	08/20 - 08/23	904 LV	45	42	McCain +3
InsiderAdvantage	08/19 - 08/19	614 LV	45	43	McCain +2
Civitas/TelOpinion (R)*	08/14 - 08/17	600 RV	46	40	McCain +6
Rasmussen	08/13 - 08/13	700 LV	50	44	McCain +6
SurveyUSA	08/09 - 08/11	655 LV	49	45	McCain +4

Ohio: McCain vs. Obama

Poll	Date	Sample	McCain (R)	Obama (D)	Spread
RCP Average	08/12 - 09/02	--	44.6	44.0	McCain +0.6
CNN/Time	08/31 - 09/02	685 RV	45	47	Obama +2
Quinnipiac	08/17 - 08/24	1234 LV	43	44	Obama +1
Columbus Dispatch	08/12 - 08/21	2102 RV	42	41	McCain +1
Rasmussen	08/18 - 08/18	700 LV	48	43	McCain +5
PPP (D)	08/12 - 08/14	950 LV	45	45	Tie

Iowa: McCain vs. Obama

Poll	Date	Sample	Obama (D)	McCain (R)	Spread
RCP Average	08/04 - 09/02	--	51.3	42.3	Obama +9.0
CNN/Time	08/31 - 09/02	828 RV	55	40	Obama +15
Univ. of Iowa	08/04 - 08/13	617 LV	50	43	Obama +7
Rasmussen	08/07 - 08/07	700 LV	49	44	Obama +5

Montana: McCain vs. Obama

Poll	Date	Sample	McCain (R)	Obama (D)	Spread
RCP Average	02/26 - 07/29	--	47.0	41.7	McCain +5.3
Rasmussen	07/29 - 07/29	500 LV	47	47	Tie
Mason-Dixon	05/19 - 05/21	625 LV	47	39	McCain +8
SurveyUSA	02/26 - 02/28	640 RV	47	39	McCain +8

Oregon: McCain vs. Obama

Poll	Date	Sample	Obama (D)	McCain (R)	Spread
RCP Average	02/07 - 08/07	--	48.7	41.7	Obama +7.0
Rasmussen	08/07 - 08/07	700 LV	52	42	Obama +10
SurveyUSA	08/02 - 08/04	629 LV	48	45	Obama +3
Riley Research	02/07 - 02/18	401 LV	46	38	Obama +8

Georgia: McCain vs. Obama

Poll	Date	Sample	McCain (R)	Obama (D)	Barr (L)	Spread
RCP Average	06/27 - 08/14	--	50.0	43.7	2.7	McCain +6.3
Rasmussen	08/14 - 08/14	500 LV	53	44	1	McCain +9
InAdv/PollPosition	07/02 - 07/02	502 LV	46	44	4	McCain +2
Strategic Vision (R)	06/27 - 06/29	800 LV	51	43	3	McCain +8

Pennsylvania: McCain vs. Obama

Poll	Date	Sample	Obama (D)	McCain (R)	Spread
RCP Average	08/04 - 08/26	--	47.4	42.4	Obama +5.0
CNN/Time	08/24 - 08/26	669 RV	48	43	Obama +5
Quinnipiac	08/17 - 08/24	1234 LV	49	42	Obama +7
Rasmussen	08/19 - 08/19	700 LV	48	45	Obama +3
Susquehanna	08/11 - 08/14	700 LV	46	41	Obama +5
Franklin & Marshall	08/04 - 08/09	370 LV	46	41	Obama +5

Wisconsin: McCain vs. Obama

Poll	Date	Sample	Obama (D)	McCain (R)	Spread
RCP Average	07/14 - 08/10	--	48.0	40.8	Obama +7.2
Strategic Vision (R)	08/08 - 08/10	800 LV	47	42	Obama +5
Rasmussen	08/05 - 08/05	500 LV	51	44	Obama +7
WPRI	08/03 - 08/04	600 LV	44	38	Obama +6
Quinnipiac/WSJ/WP	07/14 - 07/22	1094 LV	50	39	Obama +11

Minnesota: McCain vs. Obama

Poll	Date	Sample	Obama (D)	McCain (R)	Spread
RCP Average	08/07 - 09/02	--	49.3	42.3	Obama +7.0
CNN/Time	08/31 - 09/02	742 RV	53	41	Obama +12
SurveyUSA	08/13 - 08/14	682 LV	47	45	Obama +2
Minn. Pub. Radio	08/07 - 08/17	763 LV	48	38	Obama +10
Rasmussen	08/13 - 08/13	700 LV	49	45	Obama +4

Texas: McCain vs. Obama

Poll	Date	Sample	McCain (R)	Obama (D)	Spread
RCP Average	05/05 - 08/21	--	48.8	38.0	McCain +10.8
Rasmussen	08/21 - 08/21	500 LV	54	44	McCain +10
University of Texas	07/18 - 07/30	668 RV	43	33	McCain +10
Texas Lyceum	06/12 - 06/20	LV	43	38	McCain +5
Baselice & Ass. (R)	05/20 - 05/25	1005 RV	52	36	McCain +16
Research 2000	05/05 - 05/07	600 LV	52	39	McCain +13

New Jersey: McCain vs. Obama

Poll	Date	Sample	Obama (D)	McCain (R)	Spread
RCP Average	07/11 - 08/10	--	50.0	39.3	Obama +10.7
Quinnipiac	08/04 - 08/10	1468 LV	51	41	Obama +10
Rasmussen	08/04 - 08/04	500 LV	52	42	Obama +10
Monmouth/Gannett	07/17 - 07/21	698 LV	50	36	Obama +14
Strategic Vision (R)	07/11 - 07/13	800 LV	47	38	Obama +9

Washington: McCain vs. Obama

Poll	Date	Sample	Obama (D)	McCain (R)	Spread
RCP Average	07/25 - 08/12	--	50.0	39.5	Obama +10.5
SurveyUSA	08/11 - 08/12	718 LV	51	44	Obama +7
Rasmussen	08/06 - 08/06	500 LV	54	42	Obama +12
Elway Poll	07/27 - 07/31	405 RV	47	35	Obama +12
Strategic Vision (R)	07/25 - 07/27	800 LV	48	37	Obama +11

Mississippi: McCain vs. Obama

Poll	Date	Sample	McCain (R)	Obama (D)	Spread
RCP Average	02/26 - 08/21	--	53.7	42.0	McCain +11.7
Rasmussen	08/21 - 08/21	500 LV	56	43	McCain +13
Research 2000	07/21 - 07/23	600 LV	51	42	McCain +9
SurveyUSA	02/26 - 02/28	622	54	41	McCain +13

Louisiana: McCain vs. Obama

Poll	Date	Sample	McCain (R)	Obama (D)	Spread
RCP Average	02/26 - 08/17	--	54.3	38.0	McCain +16.3
Rasmussen	08/17 - 08/17	500 LV	57	39	McCain +18
S. Media/Op. Research	06/26 - 06/28	600 LV	52	36	McCain +16
SurveyUSA	02/26 - 02/28	599 RV	54	39	McCain +15

California: McCain vs. Obama

Poll	Date	Sample	Obama (D)	McCain (R)	Spread
RCP Average	07/08 - 08/21	--	52.0	36.7	Obama +15.3
Rasmussen	08/21 - 08/21	500 LV	54	41	Obama +13
PPIC	08/12 - 08/19	1047 LV	48	39	Obama +9
Field	07/08 - 07/14	672 LV	54	30	Obama +24

Login Register RSS