Here are the latest results from the South Carolina poll by Clemson University Palmetto Poll published on USAElectionPolls.com:
There were 450 voters polled on 1/15-23.
Clemson University Palmetto Poll Date: 1/15-23 South Carolina Added: 1/24/08 Est. MoE = 4.1% |
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Barack Obama | 27% |
Hillary Clinton | 20% |
John Edwards | 17% |
Unsure | 36% |
Quote:
Respondents were chosen for the sample if they voted in at least one of the past four Democratic primaries and reported that they were planning to vote in this one.African-Americans are favoring Barack Obama (43 percent) over Hillary Clinton (11 percent) and John Edwards (2 percent), with 45 percent of African-Americans undecided or refusing to express a preference. Of those who express a preference, Barack Obama leads all candidates with a seven point lead over Hillary Clinton. Obama is getting over three-quarters of the declared African-American vote in South Carolina; Clinton, 20 percent; and Edwards, 4 percent. In the previous Palmetto Polls, Clinton and Obama were splitting the black vote about evenly, but now Obama has a clear lead among African-American voters.
Source: Latest Polls, State Presidential Primary Polls
The average poll results over the last 5 days in the South Carolina polls from USAElectionPolls.com are:
Candidate | % |
Hillary Clinton | 26 |
Barack Obama | 42 |
John Edwards | 17 |