InsiderAdvantage/Poll Position National Survey
Compiled from InsiderAdvantage and Southern Political Report staff
September 9, 2008 — InsiderAdvantage / Poll Position began its continuous polling of the national “horserace” between Republican nominee John McCain and Democratic nominee Barack Obama on Monday, Sept. 8. The results, if the election were held today: McCain: 46%
Obama: 46%
Other: 2%
Undecided: 6% See below for the specific demographic breakdown. The survey of 807 registered likely voters was weighted for age, race, gender, and political party affiliation. The margin of error is +/- 3.36% InsiderAdvantage’s Matt Towery: “Our survey suggests that McCain gained ground, at least temporarily, by catching the attention of the youngest of voters, particularly younger females. The independent vote, which had drifted in other surveys towards McCain, in our poll seemed to be leveling out. I think it is safe to say that this race is statistically tied and any suggestion that either side has a huge advantage at this point would be off-base.” This benchmark poll marks the beginning of daily tracking which will continue through the election. | | McCain | Obama | | Age | | | | 18-29 | 44% | 49% | | 30-44 | 39% | 54% | | 45-64 | 50% | 43% | | 65+ | 51% | 38% | | | | Race | | | | White | 50% | 41% | | Black | 13% | 82% | | Hispanic | 48% | 52% | | | | Gender | | | | Male | 51% | 40% | | Female | 42% | 52% | | | | Party | | | | Democrat | 15% | 79% | | Republican | 84% | 6% | | Independent | 45% | 47% |
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