Texas Poll Released by Rasmussen Reports: Barack Obama 44%, John McCain 54%

Here are the latest results from the Texas poll by Rasmussen Reports published on USAElectionPolls.com:

There were 500 voters polled on 10/21.

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For the four previous months, McCain has led by nine. His new 54% showing is also his highest ever since polling on the race in Texas began in the spring. Forty-four percent (44%) is also Obama’s best showing to date.

Now just one percent (1%) of Texas voters say they are undecided.

Seventy-two percent (72%) believe McCain will carry the Lone Star State on Election Day, but 20% think Obama will win the state’s 34 Electoral College votes. Jimmy Carter in 1976 was the last Democratic presidential candidate to win Texas.

McCain is supported by 91% of Texas Republicans and four percent (4%) of Democrats. Ninety-four percent (94%) of the state’s Democrats and nine percent (9%) of GOP voters back Obama. McCain leads by 14 points among unaffiliated voters.

The Republican leads among male voters by 19 points and among women by four. Hispanics favor Obama to McCain 54% to 42%.

Source: Latest Polls, Electoral College Results