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Barack Obama Leads South Carolina Poll Released by Clemson University Palmetto Poll

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%
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