When taking a look at Fred Thompson in the polls you will see a steady increase in popularity over the last several months. Looking at usaelectionpolls.com you will see in almost every one of the polls done in September that Fred Thompson has gained. The average by southern states has grown steadily from 5.5% in March up to a high of 25.8% this September with steady increases all along. In the West Fred Thompson started out at an average of 8.5% in March and has worked back from a drop to 6.5% in April up to a strong 20.5% this September with a few increases and decreases along the way.
When looking at the Red vs. Blue states at USA Election Polls, you will find that Fred Thompson started out low in the red states in January at 1.0% and has steadily climbed to 19.6% in July with a decrease in August and a rally to 21.8% this September. In the blue states Fred Thompson started out with an average of 5.5% and steadily gained to a high of 14.3% in July but dropped in August to 12.8% and has made a slow come back to 13.3% this September. Other polls that can be observed show a strong steady increase in most states polled this month the highest of which would be Georgia at 32.0%, and New York the lowest at 9.0%. In the news Fred Thompson seems to fair just as well with highs from NBC at 26% and lows from several news polls at 20.0% for the month of September.
