Here are the latest results from the West Virginia poll by Orion Strategies (D) published on USAElectionPolls.com:
There were 600 voters polled on 10/20-21.
| Orion Strategies (D) Date: 10/20-21 West Virginia Added: 10/23/08 |
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| John McCain | 49% |
| Barack Obama | 44% |
Quote:
West Virginia Wesleyan’s survey is the only poll that has publicly released factors of race and religion in the Presidential race in West Virginia. This is the second statewide poll that Wesleyan has commissioned Orion Strategies to conduct this fall. According to the survey responses, 49.2 percent indicate they will vote for Republican John McCain, while 43.5 percent are supporting Democratic Senator Barack Obama. This is a five point improvement for Obama since the first survey was completed September 21-22, 2008. During the past month, the Democratic nominee has invested significantly in media advertisements.While Obama has made impressive gains in West Virginia, nearly one in five of the survey participants continue to believe that Obama is a Muslim. Only 46.3 percent, almost the same percentage as the September survey, believe he is a Christian.
Race remains a key factor in voting preferences. Like the earlier survey, 15.2 percent of the respondents report that race is very or somewhat important in playing a part as to whom to support for President.
West Virginians seem more content than the rest of the country. When asked whether they believed that “things here in this part of West Virginia are headed in the right direction, or off on the wrong track,” 46.5 percent responded right direction, and 39 percent said wrong track. Nearly 15 percent were unsure.
Nearly sixty percent of West Virginia voters report tuning in to all three debates. One out of ten survey respondents did not watch any of the debates.
Automobile fuel prices and home heating bills are of greatest concern to West Virginia residents. Only one in ten were not concerned about fuel prices while only 12 percent were not worried about home heating prices. The other hot economic issue was retirement and pensions, where 81 percent indicated a significant amount of concern. A high percentage expressed anxiety about medical bills and health care, but nearly 40 percent expressed no concern about job security or home prices.
Source: National Polls, Electoral College Results
