Primaries are decided on a state by state basis. So instead of focusing on national polls, one should be checking out the winners on a state by state basis. Each states carries with it a certain number of delegates. USAElectionPolls.com posts the latest polls for each of the states. There are currently 26 Republican and 26 Democratic primary polls published on USAElectionPolls.com for the upcoming 2008 election.
The latest Democratic poll for Iowa has Hillary Clinton in the lead with 32% of the vote leading the rest of the Democrats.
American Research Group
6/28/2007*
Hillary Clinton | 32% |
John Edwards | 29% |
Barack Obama | 13% |
Bill Richardson | 5% |
Joe Biden | 2% |
Chris Dodd | 2% |
Mike Gravel | 1% |
Dennis Kucinich | 1% |
Wesley Clark | 1% |
Unsure | 14% |
For the Republican primary, the latest Iowa poll by American Research Group taken with a mid-date of 6/28/07 shows Mitt Romney leads the pack with 25% of the vote.
American Research Group
6/28/2007*
Mitt Romney | 25% |
Rudy Giuliani | 18% |
Fred Thompson | 14% |
John McCain | 13% |
Newt Gingrich | 5% |
Tommy Thompson | 3% |
Sam Brownback | 3% |
Tom Tancredo | 1% |
Duncan Hunter | 1% |
Mike Huckabee | 1% |
Ron Paul | 1% |
Chuck Hagel | 1% |
Unsure | 14% |
USAElectionPolls.com monitors the polling agencies and publishes the polls in a centralized location for any voter interested in the election. Polls are also published for the other 49 states as they are released.
* - Represents the middle date with which the poll was taken.
Source: Iowa's 2008 Presidential Election Polls, continually updated