Opinion polling for the United States presidential election, 2008

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Main article: United States presidential election, 2008

This is a collection of scientific, nation-wide public opinion polls that have been conducted relating to the U.S. presidential election, 2008.

Contents 1 Opinion polling 1.1 General election 1.1.1 Two-way contest 1.1.2 Three-way contest 1.1.3 Support likelihood 1.2 Democratic candidate 1.3 Republican candidate 1.4 Other polls 1.4.1 Candidate distinctions 1.4.2 Candidate quality 1.4.3 Candidate ideology 2 External links 3 See also

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Poll Source	Date	Democrat(s)	%	Republican(s)	%
Time Poll	Mar 9-12, 2007	Hillary Clinton	43%	Rudy Giuliani	47%
Time Poll	Mar 9-12, 2007	Hillary Clinton	44%	John McCain	43%
Time Poll	Mar 9-12, 2007	Barack Obama	44%	Rudy Giuliani	43%
Time Poll	Mar 9-12, 2007	Barack Obama	44%	John McCain	41%
American Research Group	Mar 2-5, 2007	Hillary Clinton	42%	Rudy Giuliani	48%
American Research Group	Mar 2-5, 2007	Barack Obama	41%	Rudy Giuliani	46%
American Research Group	Mar 2-5, 2007	Hillary Clinton	42%	John McCain	45%
American Research Group	Mar 2-5, 2007	Barack Obama	42%	John McCain	46%
Newsweek Poll	Feb 28-Mar 1, 2007	Hillary Clinton	46%	Rudy Giuliani	47%
Newsweek Poll	Feb 28-Mar 1, 2007	Barack Obama	43%	Rudy Giuliani	48%
Newsweek Poll	Feb 28-Mar 1, 2007	John Edwards	45%	Rudy Giuliani	47%
Newsweek Poll	Feb 28-Mar 1, 2007	Hillary Clinton	47%	John McCain	46%
Newsweek Poll	Feb 28-Mar 1, 2007	Barack Obama	45%	John McCain	43%
Newsweek Poll	Feb 28-Mar 1, 2007	John Edwards	48%	John McCain	43%
Newsweek Poll	Feb 28-Mar 1, 2007	Hillary Clinton	53%	Mitt Romney	38%
Newsweek Poll	Feb 28-Mar 1, 2007	Barack Obama	54%	Mitt Romney	34%
Newsweek Poll	Feb 28-Mar 1, 2007	John Edwards	58%	Mitt Romney	30%
Time Poll	Feb 23-26, 2007	Hillary Clinton	44%	Rudy Giuliani	47%
Time Poll	Feb 23-26, 2007	Hillary Clinton	46%	John McCain	45%
Time Poll	Feb 23-26, 2007	Barack Obama	42%	Rudy Giuliani	47%
Time Poll	Feb 23-26, 2007	Barack Obama	46%	John McCain	42%
Zogby America Poll	Feb 22-24, 2007	Hillary Clinton	40%	Rudy Giuliani	47%
Zogby America Poll	Feb 22-24, 2007	Hillary Clinton	39%	John McCain	47%
Zogby America Poll	Feb 22-24, 2007	Hillary Clinton	45%	Mitt Romney	35%
Zogby America Poll	Feb 22-24, 2007	Barack Obama	46%	Rudy Giuliani	40%
Zogby America Poll	Feb 22-24, 2007	Barack Obama	44%	John McCain	40%
Zogby America Poll	Feb 22-24, 2007	Barack Obama	51%	Mitt Romney	29%
Zogby America Poll	Feb 22-24, 2007	John Edwards	40%	Rudy Giuliani	46%
Zogby America Poll	Feb 22-24, 2007	John Edwards	38%	John McCain	47%
Zogby America Poll	Feb 22-24, 2007	John Edwards	47%	Mitt Romney	32%
Rasmussen Reports Poll	Feb 14-15, 2007	Hillary Clinton	48%	Chuck Hagel	40%
Rasmussen Reports Poll	Feb 14-15, 2007	Barack Obama	50%	Chuck Hagel	34%
Quinnipiac University Poll	Feb 13-19, 2007	Hillary Clinton	43%	Rudy Giuliani	48%
Quinnipiac University Poll	Feb 13-19, 2007	Hillary Clinton	44%	John McCain	46%
Quinnipiac University Poll	Feb 13-19, 2007	Hillary Clinton	49%	Mitt Romney	37%
Quinnipiac University Poll	Feb 13-19, 2007	Barack Obama	40%	Rudy Giuliani	47%
Quinnipiac University Poll	Feb 13-19, 2007	Barack Obama	43%	John McCain	43%
Quinnipiac University Poll	Feb 13-19, 2007	Barack Obama	49%	Mitt Romney	29%
Quinnipiac University Poll	Feb 13-19, 2007	John Edwards	40%	Rudy Giuliani	48%
Quinnipiac University Poll	Feb 13-19, 2007	John Edwards	42%	John McCain	43%
Quinnipiac University Poll	Feb 13-19, 2007	John Edwards	48%	Mitt Romney	32%
FOX News/Opinion Dynamics Poll	Feb 13-14, 2007	Hillary Clinton	40%	Rudy Giuliani	49%
FOX News/Opinion Dynamics Poll	Feb 13-14, 2007	Barack Obama	39%	Rudy Giuliani	45%
WNBC/Marist Poll	Feb 12-15, 2007	Hillary Clinton	45%	Rudy Giuliani	47%
WNBC/Marist Poll	Feb 12-15, 2007	Barack Obama	41%	Rudy Giuliani	45%
WNBC/Marist Poll	Feb 12-15, 2007	John Edwards	44%	Rudy Giuliani	44%
WNBC/Marist Poll	Feb 12-15, 2007	Hillary Clinton	46%	John McCain	46%
WNBC/Marist Poll	Feb 12-15, 2007	Hillary Clinton	49%	Mitt Romney	36%
WNBC/Marist Poll	Feb 12-15, 2007	Hillary Clinton	56%	Newt Gingrich	36%
USA Today/Gallup Poll	Feb 9-11, 2007	Hillary Clinton	50%	John McCain	47%
USA Today/Gallup Poll	Feb 9-11, 2007	Hillary Clinton	48%	Rudy Giuliani	50%
USA Today/Gallup Poll	Feb 9-11, 2007	Barack Obama	48%	John McCain	48%
USA Today/Gallup Poll	Feb 9-11, 2007	Barack Obama	43%	Rudy Giuliani	52%
Times Union/Siena College Poll	Feb 5-9, 2007	Hillary Clinton	45%	John McCain	44%
Times Union/Siena College Poll	Feb 5-9, 2007	Hillary Clinton	44%	Rudy Giuliani	45%
Newsweek Poll	Jan 24-25, 2007	Hillary Clinton	50%	John McCain	44%
Newsweek Poll	Jan 24-25, 2007	Barack Obama	48%	John McCain	42%
Newsweek Poll	Jan 24-25, 2007	John Edwards	48%	John McCain	44%
Newsweek Poll	Jan 24-25, 2007	Hillary Clinton	49%	Rudy Giuliani	46%
Newsweek Poll	Jan 24-25, 2007	Barack Obama	47%	Rudy Giuliani	44%
Newsweek Poll	Jan 24-25, 2007	John Edwards	46%	Rudy Giuliani	47%
Newsweek Poll	Jan 24-25, 2007	Hillary Clinton	56%	Mitt Romney	37%
Newsweek Poll	Jan 24-25, 2007	Barack Obama	56%	Mitt Romney	30%
Newsweek Poll	Jan 24-25, 2007	John Edwards	60%	Mitt Romney	26%
Rasmussen Reports Poll	Jan 22-23, 2007	Bill Richardson	34%	Rudy Giuliani	49%
Rasmussen Reports Poll	Jan 22-23, 2007	Bill Richardson	39%	John McCain	43%
Time Poll	Jan 22-23, 2007	Hillary Rodham Clinton	47%	John McCain	47%
Time Poll	Jan 22-23, 2007	Barack Obama	42%	John McCain	49%
Time Poll	Jan 22-23, 2007	John Edwards	42%	John McCain	49%
Cook Political Report/RT Strategies Poll	Jan 18-21, 2007	Hillary Clinton	42%	John McCain	48%
ABC News/Washington Post Poll	Jan 16-19, 2007	Hillary Clinton	50%	John McCain	45%
ABC News/Washington Post Poll	Jan 16-19, 2007	Barack Obama	47%	John McCain	45%
ABC News/Washington Post Poll	Jan 16-19, 2007	Barack Obama	45%	Rudy Giuliani	49%
ABC News/Washington Post Poll	Jan 16-19, 2007	Hillary Clinton	49%	Rudy Giuliani	47%
Rasmussen Reports Poll	Jan 17-18, 2007	Barack Obama	47%	John McCain	44%
Rasmussen Reports Poll	Jan 17-18, 2007	John Edwards	46%	John McCain	43%
Newsweek Poll	Jan 17-18, 2007	Hillary Clinton	48%	John McCain	47%
Newsweek Poll	Jan 17-18, 2007	Barack Obama	46%	John McCain	44%
Newsweek Poll	Jan 17-18, 2007	John Edwards	48%	John McCain	43%
Newsweek Poll	Jan 17-18, 2007	Hillary Clinton	47%	Rudy Giuliani	48%
Newsweek Poll	Jan 17-18, 2007	Barack Obama	45%	Rudy Giuliani	47%
Newsweek Poll	Jan 17-18, 2007	John Edwards	48%	Rudy Giuliani	45%
Diageo/Hotline Poll	Jan 11-14, 2007	Hillary Clinton	39%	John McCain	48%
Diageo/Hotline Poll	Jan 11-14, 2007	Barack Obama	38%	John McCain	43%
Diageo/Hotline Poll (Half sample)	Jan 11-14, 2007	John Edwards	35%	John McCain	45%
Diageo/Hotline Poll	Jan 11-14, 2007	Hillary Clinton	40%	Rudy Giuliani	48%
Diageo/Hotline Poll	Jan 11-14, 2007	Barack Obama	38%	Rudy Giuliani	41%
Diageo/Hotline Poll (Half sample)	Jan 11-14, 2007	John Edwards	41%	Rudy Giuliani	40%
George Washington University Battleground Poll	Jan 8-11, 2007	Hillary Clinton	43%	Rudy Giuliani	53%
George Washington University Battleground Poll	Jan 8-11, 2007	Hillary Clinton	43%	John McCain	53%
George Washington University Battleground Poll	Jan 8-11, 2007	Barack Obama	41%	Rudy Giuliani	50%
George Washington University Battleground Poll	Jan 8-11, 2007	Barack Obama	39%	John McCain	51%
Investor's Business Daily/TIPP Poll	Jan 2-4, 2007	Hillary Clinton	43%	Rudy Giuliani	48%
Investor's Business Daily/TIPP Poll	Jan 2-4, 2007	Barack Obama	36%	Rudy Giuliani	49%
Investor's Business Daily/TIPP Poll	Jan 2-4, 2007	John Edwards	42%	Rudy Giuliani	47%
Investor's Business Daily/TIPP Poll	Jan 2-4, 2007	Hillary Clinton	41%	John McCain	48%
Investor's Business Daily/TIPP Poll	Jan 2-4, 2007	Barack Obama	36%	John McCain	48%
Investor's Business Daily/TIPP Poll	Jan 2-4, 2007	John Edwards	43%	John McCain	44%
Investor's Business Daily/TIPP Poll	Jan 2-4, 2007	Hillary Clinton	48%	Mitt Romney	35%
Investor's Business Daily/TIPP Poll	Jan 2-4, 2007	Barack Obama	43%	Mitt Romney	31%
Investor's Business Daily/TIPP Poll	Jan 2-4, 2007	John Edwards	53%	Mitt Romney	29%
Rasmussen Reports Poll	Dec 18-19, 2006	Al Gore	43%	Rudy Giuliani	46%
Rasmussen Reports Poll	Dec 18-19, 2006	Hillary Rodham Clinton	43%	Rudy Giuliani	47%
CNN Poll	Dec 15-17, 2006	Barack Obama	43%	John McCain	47%
CNN Poll	Dec 15-17, 2006	Barack Obama	42%	Rudy Giuliani	49%
CNN Poll	Dec 15-17, 2006	Barack Obama	51%	Mitt Romney	35%
CNN Poll	Dec 15-17, 2006	Al Gore	47%	John McCain	46%
CNN Poll	Dec 15-17, 2006	Al Gore	46%	Rudy Giuliani	46%
CNN Poll	Dec 15-17, 2006	Al Gore	53%	Mitt Romney	37%
Rasmussen Reports Poll	Dec 14-15, 2006	Hillary Clinton	45%	John McCain	49%
Rasmussen Reports Poll	Dec 14-15, 2006	Al Gore	44%	John McCain	49%
Rasmussen Reports Poll	Dec 12-13, 2006	John Edwards	41%	John McCain	46%
Rasmussen Reports Poll	Dec 12-13, 2006	Barack Obama	40%	John McCain	46%
Los Angeles Times/Bloomberg Poll	Dec 8-11, 2006	Hillary Rodham Clinton	36%	John McCain	50%
Los Angeles Times/Bloomberg Poll	Dec 8-11, 2006	Hillary Rodham Clinton	42%	Mitt Romney	36%
NBC News/Wall Street Journal Poll	Dec 8-11, 2006	Hillary Clinton	43%	John McCain	47%
NBC News/Wall Street Journal Poll	Dec 8-11, 2006	Barack Obama	38%	John McCain	43%
NBC News/Wall Street Journal Poll	Dec 8-11, 2006	John Edwards	43%	John McCain	41%
NBC News/Wall Street Journal Poll	Dec 8-11, 2006	Hillary Clinton	47%	Mitt Romney	37%
National Public Radio Poll	Dec 7, 9-10, 2006	Hillary Clinton	41%	John McCain	48%
National Public Radio Poll	Dec 7, 9-10, 2006	Barack Obama	43%	Mitt Romney	27%
Newsweek Poll	Dec 6-7, 2006	Hillary Clinton	50%	John McCain	43%
Newsweek Poll	Dec 6-7, 2006	Hillary Clinton	48%	Rudy Giuliani	47%
Newsweek Poll	Dec 6-7, 2006	Hillary Clinton	58%	Mitt Romney	32%
Newsweek Poll	Dec 6-7, 2006	Barack Obama	43%	John McCain	45%
Newsweek Poll	Dec 6-7, 2006	Barack Obama	44%	Rudy Giuliani	47%
Newsweek Poll	Dec 6-7, 2006	Barack Obama	55%	Mitt Romney	25%
FOX News/Opinion Dynamics Poll	Dec 5-6, 2006	Barack Obama	35%	Rudy Giuliani	46%
FOX News/Opinion Dynamics Poll	Dec 5-6, 2006	Hillary Clinton	39%	Rudy Giuliani	48%
FOX News/Opinion Dynamics Poll	Dec 5-6, 2006	Barack Obama	30%	John McCain	49%
FOX News/Opinion Dynamics Poll	Dec 5-6, 2006	Hillary Clinton	40%	John McCain	48%
Rasmussen Reports Poll	Dec 4-5, 2006	Barack Obama	47%	Mitt Romney	38%
Rasmussen Reports Poll	Dec 4-5, 2006	John Edwards	50%	Mitt Romney	37%
WNBC/Marist Poll	Nov 27-Dec 3, 2006	Hillary Clinton	43%	Rudy Giuliani	49%
WNBC/Marist Poll	Nov 27-Dec 3, 2006	Hillary Clinton	43%	John McCain	49%
WNBC/Marist Poll	Nov 27-Dec 3, 2006	Hillary Clinton	47%	Condoleezza Rice	43%
Rasmussen Reports Poll	Nov 28-29, 2006	Barack Obama	48%	Newt Gingrich	38%
Rasmussen Reports Poll	Nov 28-29, 2006	Hillary Clinton	50%	Newt Gingrich	41%
Rasmussen Reports Poll	Nov 13-14, 2006	John Edwards	43%	John McCain	47%
Rasmussen Reports Poll	Nov 13-14, 2006	John Edwards	41%	Rudy Giuliani	50%
Rasmussen Reports Poll	Nov 13-14, 2006	John Edwards	50%	Mike Huckabee	33%
Rasmussen Reports Poll	Nov 13-14, 2006	John Edwards	51%	Mitt Romney	34%
Rasmussen Reports Poll	Nov 10-11, 2006	Tom Vilsack	32%	John McCain	49%
Rasmussen Reports Poll	Nov 10-11, 2006	Tom Vilsack	39%	Mitt Romney	35%
Diageo/Hotline Poll	Nov 8-12, 2006	Hillary Clinton	40%	John McCain	45%
Diageo/Hotline Poll	Nov 8-12, 2006	John Edwards	35%	John McCain	42%
Diageo/Hotline Poll	Nov 8-12, 2006	Barack Obama	35%	John McCain	39%
Rasmussen Reports Poll	Nov 8-9, 2006	Al Gore	41%	John McCain	48%
Rasmussen Reports Poll	Nov 8-9, 2006	Al Gore	44%	Rudy Giuliani	47%
McLaughlin & Associates Poll (R)	Nov 7, 2006	Hillary Clinton	35%	John McCain	51%
McLaughlin & Associates Poll (R)	Nov 7, 2006	Hillary Clinton	37%	Rudy Giuliani	51%
Rasmussen Reports Poll	Nov 6-7, 2006	Barack Obama	39%	John McCain	47%
Rasmussen Reports Poll	Nov 6-7, 2006	Barack Obama	39%	Rudy Giuliani	48%
Rasmussen Reports Poll	Nov 6-7, 2006	Barack Obama	48%	Mitt Romney	33%
Rasmussen Reports Poll	Nov 6-7, 2006	Barack Obama	50%	Mike Huckabee	31%
Rasmussen Reports Poll	Nov 4-5, 2006	Hillary Clinton	43%	John McCain	48%
Rasmussen Reports Poll	Nov 4-5, 2006	Hillary Clinton	46%	Rudy Giuliani	46%
CNN Poll	Nov 3-5, 2006	Hillary Rodham Clinton	47%	John McCain	48%
CNN Poll	Nov 3-5, 2006	Hillary Rodham Clinton	47%	Rudy Giuliani	47%
CNN Poll	Nov 3-5, 2006	Barack Obama	40%	John McCain	49%
CNN Poll	Nov 3-5, 2006	Barack Obama	41%	Rudy Giuliani	50%
CNN Poll	Nov 3-5, 2006	John Kerry	37%	John McCain	55%
CNN Poll	Nov 3-5, 2006	John Kerry	40%	Rudy Giuliani	53%
FOX News/Opinion Dynamics Poll	Oct 24-25, 2006	Clinton-Obama	40%	McCain-Giuliani	48%
FOX News/Opinion Dynamics Poll	Oct 24-25, 2006	Barack Obama	38%	John McCain	41%
FOX News/Opinion Dynamics Poll	Oct 24-25, 2006	Hillary Clinton	39%	John McCain	45%
CNN Poll (Half sample)	Oct 13-15, 2006	Hillary Rodham Clinton	51%	John McCain	44%
CNN Poll (Half sample)	Oct 13-15, 2006	Hillary Rodham Clinton	48%	Rudy Giuliani	47%
CNN Poll (Half sample)	Oct 13-15, 2006	Hillary Clinton	47%	John McCain	48%
CNN Poll (Half sample)	Oct 13-15, 2006	Hillary Clinton	50%	Rudy Giuliani	46%
WNBC/Marist Poll	Sep 18-20, 2006	Hillary Clinton	43%	John McCain	48%
WNBC/Marist Poll	Sep 18-20, 2006	Hillary Clinton	42%	Rudy Giuliani	49%
WNBC/Marist Poll	Sep 18-20, 2006	Hillary Clinton	49%	Condoleezza Rice	43%
FOX News/Opinion Dynamics Poll	Aug 29-30, 2006	Hillary Clinton	39%	John McCain	47%
FOX News/Opinion Dynamics Poll	Aug 29-30, 2006	Hillary Clinton	42%	Rudy Giuliani	46%
FOX News/Opinion Dynamics Poll	Aug 29-30, 2006	Al Gore	40%	John McCain	47%
FOX News/Opinion Dynamics Poll	Aug 29-30, 2006	Al Gore	42%	Rudy Giuliani	46%
Diageo/Hotline Poll	Jul 20-23, 2006	Hillary Clinton	37%	John McCain	49%
Time Poll	Jul 13-17, 2006	Hillary Clinton	47%	John McCain	49%
Time Poll	Jul 13-17, 2006	John Kerry	42%	John McCain	52%
Time Poll	Jul 13-17, 2006	Al Gore	43%	John McCain	52%
Diageo/Hotline Poll	Jun 21-25, 2006	Hillary Clinton	40%	John McCain	50%
Diageo/Hotline Poll	Jun 21-25, 2006	John Edwards	36%	John McCain	49%
Cook Political Report/RT Strategies Poll	Jun 1-4, 2006	Hillary Clinton	40%	John McCain	47%
Diageo/Hotline Poll	May 18-21, 2006	Hillary Clinton	38%	John McCain	49%
Diageo/Hotline Poll	May 18-21, 2006	Al Gore	33%	John McCain	51%
FOX News/Opinion Dynamics Poll	May 16-18, 2006	Hillary Clinton	51%	Jeb Bush	35%
FOX News/Opinion Dynamics Poll	May 16-18, 2006	Hillary Clinton	42%	John McCain	46%
FOX News/Opinion Dynamics Poll	May 16-18, 2006	Hillary Clinton	40%	Rudy Giuliani	49%
FOX News/Opinion Dynamics Poll	May 16-18, 2006	Al Gore	50%	Jeb Bush	33%
FOX News/Opinion Dynamics Poll	May 16-18, 2006	Al Gore	36%	John McCain	48%
FOX News/Opinion Dynamics Poll	May 16-18, 2006	Al Gore	37%	Rudy Giuliani	50%
NBC News/Wall Street Journal Poll	Apr 21-24, 2006	Hillary Clinton	37%	John McCain	46%
Cook Political Report/RT Strategies Poll	Apr 6-9, 2006	Hillary Clinton	37%	John McCain	46%
FOX News/Opinion Dynamics Poll	Mar 14-15, 2006	Hillary Clinton	39%	John McCain	50%
FOX News/Opinion Dynamics Poll	Mar 14-15, 2006	John Kerry	33%	John McCain	53%
FOX News/Opinion Dynamics Poll	Mar 14-15, 2006	Al Gore	34%	John McCain	52%
FOX News/Opinion Dynamics Poll	Mar 14-15, 2006	Hillary Clinton	39%	Rudy Giuliani	51%
FOX News/Opinion Dynamics Poll	Mar 14-15, 2006	Hillary Clinton	50%	Dick Cheney	37%
FOX News/Opinion Dynamics Poll	Mar 14-15, 2006	Al Gore	48%	Dick Cheney	36%
Cook Political Report/RT Strategies Poll	Feb 23-26, 2006	Hillary Clinton	36%	John McCain	48%
Diageo/Hotline Poll	Feb 16-19, 2006	Hillary Clinton	40%	John McCain	50%
WNBC/Marist Poll	Feb 13-15, 2006	John Kerry	45%	Rudy Giuliani	48%
WNBC/Marist Poll	Feb 13-15, 2006	John Kerry	37%	John McCain	54%
WNBC/Marist Poll	Feb 13-15, 2006	John Kerry	44%	Condoleezza Rice	50%
WNBC/Marist Poll	Feb 13-15, 2006	John Edwards	44%	Rudy Giuliani	47%
WNBC/Marist Poll	Feb 13-15, 2006	John Edwards	41%	John McCain	47%
WNBC/Marist Poll	Feb 13-15, 2006	John Edwards	51%	Condoleezza Rice	42%
WNBC/Marist Poll	Feb 13-15, 2006	Al Gore	42%	Rudy Giuliani	53%
WNBC/Marist Poll	Feb 13-15, 2006	Al Gore	38%	John McCain	55%
WNBC/Marist Poll	Feb 13-15, 2006	Hillary Clinton	47%	Rudy Giuliani	48%
WNBC/Marist Poll	Feb 13-15, 2006	Hillary Clinton	42%	John McCain	52%
WNBC/Marist Poll	Feb 13-15, 2006	Hillary Clinton	49%	Condoleezza Rice	44%
FOX News/Opinion Dynamics Poll	Feb 7-8, 2006	Hillary Clinton	38%	John McCain	51%
FOX News/Opinion Dynamics Poll	Feb 7-8, 2006	John Kerry	33%	John McCain	53%
FOX News/Opinion Dynamics Poll	Feb 7-8, 2006	Hillary Clinton	40%	Rudy Giuliani	51%
FOX News/Opinion Dynamics Poll	Feb 7-8, 2006	John Kerry	34%	Rudy Giuliani	53%
Diageo/Hotline Poll	Jan 12-15, 2006	Hillary Clinton	36%	John McCain	52%
Zogby Poll	Dec 6-8, 2005	Hillary Clinton	37%	John McCain	52%
Zogby Poll	Dec 6-8, 2005	Hillary Clinton	46%	Condoleezza Rice	47%
Zogby Poll	Dec 6-8, 2005	John Kerry	34%	John McCain	55%
Zogby Poll	Dec 6-8, 2005	John Kerry	45%	Condoleezza Rice	48%
Zogby Poll	Dec 6-8, 2005	Mark Warner	23%	John McCain	58%
Zogby Poll	Dec 6-8, 2005	Mark Warner	32%	Condoleezza Rice	50%
Quinnipiac University Poll	Nov 28-Dec 4, 2005	Hillary Clinton	40%	John McCain	44%
FOX News/Opinion Dynamics Poll	Nov 16-17, 2005	Hillary Clinton	38%	Rudy Giuliani	49%
FOX News/Opinion Dynamics Poll	Nov 16-17, 2005	Hillary Clinton	37%	John McCain	53%
FOX News/Opinion Dynamics Poll	Nov 16-17, 2005	John Kerry	41%	Rudy Giuliani	49%
FOX News/Opinion Dynamics Poll	Nov 16-17, 2005	John Kerry	38%	John McCain	50%
Diageo/Hotline Poll	Nov 11-15, 2005	Hillary Clinton	39%	John McCain	52%
NBC News/Wall Street Journal Poll	Nov 4-7, 2005	Hillary Clinton	42%	John McCain	44%
NBC News/Wall Street Journal Poll	Nov 4-7, 2005	Hillary Clinton	50%	Bill Frist	37%
NBC News/Wall Street Journal Poll	Nov 4-7, 2005	John Kerry	35%	John McCain	53%
NBC News/Wall Street Journal Poll	Nov 4-7, 2005	John Kerry	45%	Bill Frist	35%
Marist College Poll	Oct 12-13, 17, 2005	Hillary Clinton	43%	Rudy Giuliani	50%
Marist College Poll	Oct 12-13, 17, 2005	Hillary Clinton	41%	John McCain	50%
Marist College Poll	Oct 12-13, 17, 2005	Hillary Clinton	50%	Condoleezza Rice	41%
Marist College Poll	Oct 12-13, 17, 2005	John Kerry	40%	Rudy Giuliani	53%
Marist College Poll	Oct 12-13, 17, 2005	John Kerry	40%	John McCain	51%
Marist College Poll	Oct 12-13, 17, 2005	John Kerry	46%	Condoleezza Rice	45%
Marist College Poll	Oct 12-13, 17, 2005	John Edwards	43%	Rudy Giuliani	48%
Marist College Poll	Oct 12-13, 17, 2005	John Edwards	41%	John McCain	49%
Marist College Poll	Oct 12-13, 17, 2005	John Edwards	49%	Condoleezza Rice	42%
FOX News/Opinion Dynamics Poll	Sep 27-28, 2005	Hillary Clinton	39%	Rudy Giuliani	50%
FOX News/Opinion Dynamics Poll	Sep 27-28, 2005	Hillary Clinton	38%	John McCain	49%
FOX News/Opinion Dynamics Poll	Sep 27-28, 2005	Hillary Clinton	46%	Condoleezza Rice	43%
FOX News/Opinion Dynamics Poll	Sep 27-28, 2005	John Kerry	36%	Rudy Giuliani	52%
FOX News/Opinion Dynamics Poll	Sep 27-28, 2005	John Kerry	35%	John McCain	53%
FOX News/Opinion Dynamics Poll	Sep 27-28, 2005	John Kerry	43%	Condoleezza Rice	45%
FOX News/Opinion Dynamics Poll	Sep 27-28, 2005	Al Gore	29%	John McCain	57%
FOX News/Opinion Dynamics Poll	Sep 27-28, 2005	Al Gore	32%	Rudy Giuliani	55%
Zogby Poll	Jun 20-22, 2005	Hillary Clinton	35%	John McCain	54%
Zogby Poll	Jun 20-22, 2005	John Kerry	35%	John McCain	55%
Rasmussen Reports Poll	Apr 25-26, 2005	Hillary Clinton	38%	John McCain	45%
Rasmussen Reports Poll	Apr 25-26, 2005	Hillary Clinton	40%	Rudy Giuliani	42%
Marist College Poll	Apr 18-21, 2005	Hillary Clinton	42%	John McCain	50%
Marist College Poll	Apr 18-21, 2005	Hillary Clinton	46%	Rudy Giuliani	47%
Marist College Poll	Apr 18-21, 2005	John Kerry	41%	John McCain	51%
Marist College Poll	Apr 18-21, 2005	Hillary Clinton	55%	Jeb Bush	38%
Marist College Poll	Apr 18-21, 2005	John Kerry	46%	Rudy Giuliani	48%
Marist College Poll	Apr 18-21, 2005	John Edwards	43%	John McCain	46%
Marist College Poll	Apr 18-21, 2005	John Edwards	48%	Rudy Giuliani	45%
Moore Information Poll (R)	Mar 21-23, 2005	Hillary Clinton	38%	John McCain	49%
Moore Information Poll (R)	Mar 21-23, 2005	Hillary Clinton	41%	Rudy Giuliani	47%
Democracy Corps Poll (D)	Mar 15-21, 2005	Hillary Clinton	50%	Jeb Bush	47%
Quinnipiac University Poll	Mar 2-7, 2005	Hillary Clinton	43%	Rudy Giuliani	44%
Quinnipiac University Poll	Mar 2-7, 2005	Hillary Clinton	41%	John McCain	43%
Westhill Partners/Hotline Poll	Feb 24-27, 2005	Bill Richardson	36%	Arnold Schwarzenegger	27%
Marist College Poll	Feb 14-16, 2005	Hillary Clinton	42%	John McCain	54%
Marist College Poll	Feb 14-16, 2005	John Kerry	37%	John McCain	55%
Marist College Poll	Feb 14-16, 2005	Hillary Clinton	47%	Rudy Giuliani	49%
Marist College Poll	Feb 14-16, 2005	John Kerry	44%	Rudy Giuliani	50%
Marist College Poll	Feb 14-16, 2005	John Edwards	39%	John McCain	51%
Marist College Poll	Feb 14-16, 2005	John Edwards	43%	Rudy Giuliani	49%
Marist College Poll	Feb 14-16, 2005	Hillary Clinton	51%	Condoleezza Rice	43%
Rasmussen Reports Poll	Jan 29-30, 2005	Hillary Clinton	47%	Condoleezza Rice	40%
Rasmussen Reports Poll	Jan 29-30, 2005	John Kerry	43%	Condoleezza Rice	45%
Westhill Partners/Hotline Poll	Jan 25-27, 2005	Hillary Clinton	46%	Jeb Bush	37%
FOX News/Opinion Dynamics Poll	Dec 14-15, 2004	John Kerry	45%	Jeb Bush	37%
FOX News/Opinion Dynamics Poll	Dec 14-15, 2004	Hillary Clinton	46%	Jeb Bush	35%
FOX News/Opinion Dynamics Poll	Dec 14-15, 2004	Hillary Clinton	41%	George Pataki	35%
FOX News/Opinion Dynamics Poll	Dec 14-15, 2004	Hillary Clinton	40%	Bill Frist	33%
Quinnipiac University Poll	Dec 7-12, 2004	Hillary Clinton	43%	Rudy Giuliani	45%

[edit] Three-way contest

Poll Source	Date	Democrat(s)	%	Republican(s)	%	Independent(s)	%
FOX News/Opinion Dynamics Poll	Feb 13-14, 2007	Hillary Clinton	40%	Rudy Giuliani	46%	Ralph Nader	5%
Cook Political Report/RT Strategies Poll	Dec 14-17, 2006	Hillary Clinton	37%	Rudy Giuliani	28%	John McCain	20%
NBC News/Wall Street Journal Poll	Dec 8-11, 2006	Hillary Clinton	40%	John McCain	39%	Michael Bloomberg	10%
WNBC/Marist Poll	Nov 27-Dec 3, 2006	Hillary Clinton	41%	Rudy Giuliani	45%	Donald Trump	7%
WNBC/Marist Poll	Sep 18-20, 2006	Hillary Clinton	39%	Rudy Giuliani	44%	Michael Bloomberg	8%
Diageo/Hotline Poll	Nov 11-15, 2005	Hillary Clinton	34%	Jeb Bush	18%	John McCain	40%
Diageo/Hotline Poll	Nov 11-15, 2005	Hillary Clinton	35%	Condoleezza Rice	20%	John McCain	35%

[edit] Support likelihood

Poll Source	Date	Candidate	Support	Consider	Oppose	Never Heard Of	Unsure
WNBC/Marist Poll	Feb 12-15, 2007	Hillary Clinton	25%	30%	43%	-	2%
WNBC/Marist Poll	Feb 12-15, 2007	Barack Obama	17%	42%	32%	-	9%
WNBC/Marist Poll	Feb 12-15, 2007	Al Gore	12%	33%	52%	-	3%
WNBC/Marist Poll	Feb 12-15, 2007	John Edwards	12%	45%	35%	-	8%
WNBC/Marist Poll	Feb 12-15, 2007	Rudy Giuliani	16%	51%	30%	-	3%
WNBC/Marist Poll	Feb 12-15, 2007	John McCain	14%	44%	37%	-	5%
WNBC/Marist Poll	Feb 12-15, 2007	Newt Gingrich	6%	25%	64%	-	5%
WNBC/Marist Poll	Feb 12-15, 2007	Mitt Romney	7%	25%	44%	-	24%
FOX News/Opinion Dynamics Poll	Feb 13-14, 2007	Hillary Clinton	18%	34%	44%	-	3%
FOX News/Opinion Dynamics Poll	Feb 13-14, 2007	Rudy Giuliani	15%	44%	36%	-	5%
FOX News/Opinion Dynamics Poll	Feb 13-14, 2007	Barack Obama	12%	45%	34%	-	10%
FOX News/Opinion Dynamics Poll	Feb 13-14, 2007	John McCain	9%	43%	40%	-	8%
FOX News/Opinion Dynamics Poll	Feb 13-14, 2007	John Edwards	7%	39%	45%	-	9%
FOX News/Opinion Dynamics Poll	Feb 13-14, 2007	Newt Gingrich	7%	19%	64%	-	9%
FOX News/Opinion Dynamics Poll	Feb 13-14, 2007	Ralph Nader	3%	14%	76%	-	8%
Newsweek Poll	Nov 9-10, 2006	Hillary Clinton	33%	20%	45%	0%	2%
Newsweek Poll	Nov 9-10, 2006	Rudy Giuliani	24%	30%	32%	10%	4%
Newsweek Poll	Nov 9-10, 2006	Condoleezza Rice	24%	27%	43%	4%	2%
Newsweek Poll	Nov 9-10, 2006	Al Gore	21%	24%	53%	0%	2%
Newsweek Poll	Nov 9-10, 2006	John McCain	20%	34%	32%	10%	4%
Newsweek Poll	Nov 9-10, 2006	Barack Obama	20%	19%	24%	34%	3%
Newsweek Poll	Nov 9-10, 2006	John Kerry	16%	24%	55%	2%	3%
Newsweek Poll	Nov 9-10, 2006	John Edwards	15%	28%	36%	16%	5%
Newsweek Poll	Nov 9-10, 2006	Newt Gingrich	10%	17%	58%	12%	3%
Newsweek Poll	Nov 9-10, 2006	Joe Biden	7%	17%	34%	36%	6%
Newsweek Poll	Nov 9-10, 2006	Mitt Romney	6%	13%	27%	48%	6%
Newsweek Poll	Nov 9-10, 2006	Sam Brownback	3%	7%	23%	61%	6%
Newsweek Poll	Nov 9-10, 2006	Duncan Hunter	1%	6%	19%	69%	5%
Time Poll	Oct 3-4, 2006	Rudy Giuliani	17%	55%	19%	-	18%
Time Poll	Oct 3-4, 2006	Hillary Rodham Clinton	23%	36%	37%	-	5%
Time Poll	Oct 3-4, 2006	John McCain	12%	56%	19%	-	13%
Time Poll	Oct 3-4, 2006	Al Gore	16%	44%	35%	-	5%
Time Poll	Oct 3-4, 2006	John Kerry	14%	43%	34%	-	9%
Time Poll	Jul 13-17, 2006	Rudy Giuliani	17%	54%	14%	-	15%
Time Poll	Jul 13-17, 2006	Hillary Rodham Clinton	19%	41%	34%	-	6%
Time Poll	Jul 13-17, 2006	John McCain	12%	52%	13%	-	22%
Time Poll	Jul 13-17, 2006	Al Gore	16%	45%	32%	-	7%
Time Poll	Jul 13-17, 2006	John Kerry	12%	48%	30%	-	10%
CNN Poll	Jun 1-6, 2006	Hillary Rodham Clinton	22%	28%	47%	-	3%
CNN Poll	Jun 1-6, 2006	Al Gore	17%	32%	48%	-	3%
CNN Poll	Jun 1-6, 2006	John Kerry	14%	35%	47%	-	4%
CNN Poll	Jun 1-6, 2006	Rudolph Giuliani	19%	45%	30%	-	6%
CNN Poll	Jun 1-6, 2006	John McCain	12%	48%	34%	-	6%
CNN Poll	Jun 1-6, 2006	Jeb Bush	9%	26%	63%	-	2%
ABC News/Washington Post Poll	May 11-15, 2006	Hillary Clinton	19%	38%	42%	-	1%
ABC News/Washington Post Poll	May 11-15, 2006	John McCain	9%	57%	28%	-	6%
FOX News/Opinion Dynamics Poll	Feb 7-8, 2006	Hillary Clinton	35%	19%	44%	-	2%
FOX News/Opinion Dynamics Poll	Feb 7-8, 2006	Rudy Giuliani	33%	38%	24%	-	6%
FOX News/Opinion Dynamics Poll	Feb 7-8, 2006	John McCain	30%	40%	22%	-	7%
FOX News/Opinion Dynamics Poll	Feb 7-8, 2006	John Kerry	29%	23%	45%	-	3%
FOX News/Opinion Dynamics Poll	Feb 7-8, 2006	Condoleezza Rice	14%	38%	46%	-	3%
CNN/USA Today/Gallup Poll	Jan 20-22, 2006	Hillary Rodham Clinton	16%	32%	51%	-	1%
Diageo/Hotline Poll	Nov 11-15, 2005	John McCain	23%	46%	15%	-	15%
CNN/USA Today/Gallup Poll	May 20-22, 2005	Hillary Rodham Clinton	28%	31%	40%	-	1%
CNN/USA Today/Gallup Poll	Jun 9-10, 2003	Hillary Rodham Clinton	20%	33%	45%	-	2%

[edit] Democratic candidate

Main article: Opinion polling for the Democratic Party (United States) 2008 presidential candidates

[edit] Republican candidate

Main article: Opinion polling for the Republican Party (United States) 2008 presidential candidates

[edit] Other polls

[edit] Candidate distinctions

Would you be willing to vote for a female presidential candidate in 2008?

Poll Source	Date	Yes	No
USA Today/Gallup Poll	Feb 9-11, 2007	88%	11%
Times Union/Siena College Poll	Feb 6-9, 2007	81%	12%
Newsweek Poll	Dec 6-7, 2006	86%	8%
CBS News/New York Times Poll	Jan 20-25, 2006	92%	5%
Rasmussen Reports Poll	Apr 6-7, 2005	72%	17%

Poll Source	Date	Comfortable	Reservations	Uncomfortable
USA Today/Gallup Poll	Feb 9-11, 2007	78%	10%	11%

Would you be willing to vote for an African American presidential candidate in 2008?

Poll Source	Date	Yes	No
USA Today/Gallup Poll	Feb 9-11, 2007	94%	5%
Rasmussen Reports Poll	Jan 17-18, 2007	79%	12%
Newsweek Poll	Dec 6-7, 2006	93%	3%

Poll Source	Date	Comfortable	Reservations	Uncomfortable
USA Today/Gallup Poll	Feb 9-11, 2007	84%	9%	5%

Would you be willing to vote for a Mormon (a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) presidential candidate in 2008?

Poll Source	Date	Yes	No
USA Today/Gallup Poll	Feb 9-11, 2007	72%	24%
Newsweek Poll	Dec 6-7, 2006	66%	25%

Poll Source	Date	Comfortable	Reservations	Uncomfortable
USA Today/Gallup Poll	Feb 9-11, 2007	58%	14%	24%

Would you be willing to vote for a Roman Catholic presidential candidate in 2008?

Poll Source	Date	Yes	No
USA Today/Gallup Poll	Feb 9-11, 2007	95%	4%

Would you be willing to vote for a Jewish presidential candidate in 2008?

Poll Source	Date	Yes	No
USA Today/Gallup Poll	Feb 9-11, 2007	92%	7%

Would you be willing to vote for a Hispanic presidential candidate in 2008?

Poll Source	Date	Yes	No
USA Today/Gallup Poll	Feb 9-11, 2007	87%	12%

Would you be willing to vote for a thrice-married candidate in 2008?

Poll Source	Date	Yes	No
USA Today/Gallup Poll	Feb 9-11, 2007	67%	30%

Poll Source	Date	Comfortable	Reservations	Uncomfortable
USA Today/Gallup Poll	Feb 9-11, 2007	54%	13%	30%

Would you be willing to vote for a seventy-two year old candidate in 2008?

Poll Source	Date	Yes	No
USA Today/Gallup Poll	Feb 9-11, 2007	57%	42%

Poll Source	Date	Comfortable	Reservations	Uncomfortable
USA Today/Gallup Poll	Feb 9-11, 2007	43%	15%	42%

Would you be willing to vote for a homosexual candidate in 2008?

Poll Source	Date	Yes	No
USA Today/Gallup Poll	Feb 9-11, 2007	55%	43%

Would you be willing to vote for an atheist candidate in 2008?

Poll Source	Date	Yes	No
USA Today/Gallup Poll	Feb 9-11, 2007	45%	53%

[edit] Candidate quality

If elected, would the following candidate make a good president or a bad president?

Poll Source	Date	Candidate	Good	Bad	Unsure
USA Today/Gallup Poll	Feb 9-11, 2007	Hillary Rodham Clinton	60%	35%	5%
USA Today/Gallup Poll	Feb 9-11, 2007	Rudy Giuliani	65%	19%	15%
USA Today/Gallup Poll	Feb 9-11, 2007	John McCain	60%	20%	20%
USA Today/Gallup Poll	Feb 9-11, 2007	Barack Obama	53%	19%	28%
FOX News/Opinion Dynamics Poll	Feb 7-8, 2006	Rudy Giuliani	60%	26%	11%
FOX News/Opinion Dynamics Poll	Feb 7-8, 2006	John McCain	55%	30%	13%
FOX News/Opinion Dynamics Poll	Feb 7-8, 2006	Hillary Clinton	50%	47%	3%
FOX News/Opinion Dynamics Poll	Feb 7-8, 2006	Condoleezza Rice	47%	38%	10%
FOX News/Opinion Dynamics Poll	Feb 7-8, 2006	John Kerry	45%	49%	6%
FOX News/Opinion Dynamics Poll	Feb 7-8, 2006	Al Gore	34%	60%	6%
FOX News/Opinion Dynamics Poll	Feb 7-8, 2006	Oprah Winfrey	24%	71%	5%
FOX News/Opinion Dynamics Poll	Feb 7-8, 2006	Ted Kennedy	23%	69%	7%
FOX News/Opinion Dynamics Poll	Feb 7-8, 2006	George Pataki	15%	34%	30%
FOX News/Opinion Dynamics Poll	Feb 7-8, 2006	Donald Trump	11%	82%	6%
FOX News/Opinion Dynamics Poll	Feb 7-8, 2006	Arnold Schwarzenegger	11%	82%	6%

[edit] Candidate ideology

Do you think the following candidate is too liberal, too conservative, or about right?

Poll Source	Date	Candidate	Too Liberal %	Too Conservative %	About Right %	Unsure %
WNBC/Marist Poll	Feb 12-15, 2007	Rudy Giuliani	16%	16%	51%	17%
WNBC/Marist Poll	Feb 12-15, 2007	Hillary Clinton	39%	6%	44%	11%

[edit] External links

• List of Polls
• Strategic Vision - State Polls
• American Research Group - State Polls
• PollSmoking.com 2008 Election Survey
• 2008 Election Polls
• 2008 Electoral Vote Prediction

[edit] See also

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