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 15 Republican and 17 Democratic primary polls published on USAElectionPolls.com for the upcoming 2008 election.
The latest Democratic poll for South Carolina has Hillary Clinton in the lead with 37% of the vote leading the rest of the Democrats.
American Research Group
6/28/2007*
| Hillary Clinton | 37% |
| John Edwards | 22% |
| Barack Obama | 21% |
| Joe Biden | 3% |
| Chris Dodd | 2% |
| Dennis Kucinich | 2% |
| Bill Richardson | 1% |
| Wesley Clark | 1% |
| Unsure | 11% |
For the Republican primary, the latest South Carolina poll by American Research Group taken with a mid-date of 6/28/07 shows John McCain leads the pack with 23% of the vote.
American Research Group
6/28/2007*
| John McCain | 23% |
| Rudy Giuliani | 22% |
| Fred Thompson | 19% |
| Mitt Romney | 8% |
| Newt Gingrich | 6% |
| Mike Huckabee | 3% |
| Duncan Hunter | 2% |
| Tom Tancredo | 1% |
| Sam Brownback | 1% |
| Jim Gilmore | 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: South Carolina's 2008 Presidential Election Polls, continually updated
