Washington D.C. 2/5/2008 12:29:54 PM
News / Politics

John McCain Leads Alabama Poll Released by Survey USA

Here are the latest results from the Alabama poll by Survey USA published on USAElectionPolls.com:

There were 619 voters polled on 2/2-3.

Survey USA
Date: 2/2-3
Alabama
Est. MoE = 3.8%
John McCain 37%
Mike Huckabee 35%
Mitt Romney 19%
Ron Paul 6%
Unsure 1%
Other 1%

Quote:

Late Huckabee Push in Alabama Threatens McCain: 24 hours till votes are counted in the Alabama Republican Primary, John McCain and Mike Huckabee are effectively tied, according to SurveyUSA's final pre-primary tracking poll, conducted exclusively for WKRG-TV Mobile. At the wire, it's McCain 37%, Huckabee 35%, within the survey's 4 percent margin of sampling error. McCain's "lead" is not statistically significant. Either candidate may win. Mitt Romney is further back, at 19%. Compared to an identical SurveyUSA tracking poll release 72 hours ago, McCain is down 3, Huckabee is up 4, Romney is down 2. Among Conservatives, Huckabee leads by 7.Among Pro-Life voters, Huckabee leads by 10.Among voters under age 50, Huckabee leads by 9.But: among Moderates, McCain leads by 37 points. Among voters age 50+, McCain leads by 11.In Southern Alabama, McCain had led by 18, now by 8. In Northern AL, the two have do-si-doed, but remain effectively tied.

Source: Tracking Polls, State Presidential Primary Polls

The average poll results over the last 5 days in the Alabama polls from USAElectionPolls.com are:

Candidate %
Mitt Romney 19
Mike Huckabee 35
John McCain 37
Ron Paul 6