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Weak GOP (73)
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State
Democrat
Republican
End
Len
Dem
GOP
I
Pollster
Alabama
Barack Obama
John McCain
Apr 24
9
36%
55%
Capital Survey
Alabama
Barack Obama
John McCain
Apr 13
3
32%
64%
SurveyUSA
Alabama
Barack Obama
John McCain
Apr 02
1
37%
55%
Rasmussen
Alabama
Barack Obama
John McCain
Mar 27
4
30%
57%
U. of South Alabama
Alabama
Barack Obama
John McCain
Mar 16
3
35%
62%
SurveyUSA
Alabama
Barack Obama
John McCain
Feb 28
3
40%
54%
SurveyUSA
Alabama
Barack Obama
John McCain
Jan 17
2
29%
63%
SurveyUSA
Alabama
John Kerry
George Bush
1
37%
63%
Election 2004
Alaska
Barack Obama
John McCain
May 14
3
42%
49%
Research 2000
Alaska
Barack Obama
John McCain
Apr 07
1
43%
48%
Rasmussen
Alaska
Barack Obama
John McCain
Feb 28
3
43%
48%
SurveyUSA
Alaska
John Kerry
George Bush
1
35%
62%
Election 2004
Arizona
Barack Obama
John McCain
Apr 27
4
38%
47%
Arizona State U.
Arizona
Barack Obama
John McCain
Apr 15
1
37%
57%
Rasmussen
Arizona
Barack Obama
John McCain
Apr 08
10
33%
55%
Northern Arizona U.
Arizona
Barack Obama
John McCain
Feb 28
3
39%
51%
SurveyUSA
Arizona
Barack Obama
John McCain
Feb 24
4
38%
49%
Arizona State U.
Arizona
John Kerry
George Bush
1
45%
55%
Election 2004
Arkansas
Barack Obama
John McCain
May 12
1
33%
57%
Rasmussen
Arkansas
Barack Obama
John McCain
Mar 18
1
30%
59%
Rasmussen
Arkansas
Barack Obama
John McCain
Mar 11
6
27%
43%
Opinion Res.
Arkansas
Barack Obama
John McCain
Feb 28
3
33%
53%
SurveyUSA
Arkansas
John Kerry
George Bush
1
45%
54%
Election 2004
California
Barack Obama
John McCain
Apr 16
1
50%
43%
Rasmussen
California
Barack Obama
John McCain
Apr 13
3
50%
43%
SurveyUSA
California
Barack Obama
John McCain
Mar 16
3
54%
40%
SurveyUSA
California
Barack Obama
John McCain
Mar 18
8
49%
40%
Public Policy Institute of California
California
Barack Obama
John McCain
Mar 12
1
53%
38%
Rasmussen
California
Barack Obama
John McCain
Feb 28
3
51%
40%
SurveyUSA
California
Barack Obama
John McCain
Feb 17
3
61%
34%
SurveyUSA
California
John Kerry
George Bush
1
55%
44%
Election 2004
Colorado
Barack Obama
John McCain
Apr 16
1
46%
43%
Rasmussen
Colorado
Barack Obama
John McCain
Mar 17
1
46%
46%
Rasmussen
Colorado
Barack Obama
John McCain
Feb 28
3
50%
41%
SurveyUSA
Colorado
John Kerry
George Bush
1
47%
52%
Election 2004
Connecticut
Barack Obama
John McCain
Mar 24
6
52%
35%
Quinnipiac U.
Connecticut
Barack Obama
John McCain
Mar 11
1
50%
38%
Rasmussen
Connecticut
Barack Obama
John McCain
Feb 28
3
55%
34%
SurveyUSA
Connecticut
John Kerry
George Bush
1
54%
44%
Election 2004
D.C.
John Kerry
George Bush
1
90%
9%
Election 2004
Delaware
Barack Obama
John McCain
Feb 28
3
50%
41%
SurveyUSA
Delaware
John Kerry
George Bush
1
53%
46%
Election 2004
Florida
Barack Obama
John McCain
Apr 29
7
43%
44%
Quinnipiac U.
Florida
Barack Obama
John McCain
Apr 10
1
38%
53%
Rasmussen
Florida
Barack Obama
John McCain
Mar 31
8
37%
46%
Quinnipiac U.
Florida
Barack Obama
John McCain
Mar 12
1
43%
47%
Rasmussen
Florida
Barack Obama
John McCain
Feb 28
3
45%
47%
SurveyUSA
Florida
Barack Obama
John McCain
Feb 16
1
37%
53%
Rasmussen
Florida
John Kerry
George Bush
1
47%
52%
Election 2004
Georgia
Barack Obama
John McCain
May 06
1
39%
53%
Rasmussen
Georgia
Barack Obama
John McCain
Mar 20
1
40%
53%
Rasmussen
Georgia
Barack Obama
John McCain
Feb 28
3
41%
54%
SurveyUSA
Georgia
John Kerry
George Bush
1
41%
58%
Election 2004
Hawaii
Barack Obama
John McCain
Feb 28
3
61%
31%
SurveyUSA
Hawaii
John Kerry
George Bush
1
54%
45%
Election 2004
Idaho
Barack Obama
John McCain
Feb 28
3
39%
52%
SurveyUSA
Idaho
John Kerry
George Bush
1
30%
69%
Election 2004
Illinois
Barack Obama
John McCain
Feb 28
3
60%
31%
SurveyUSA
Illinois
John Kerry
George Bush
1
55%
45%
Election 2004
Indiana
Barack Obama
John McCain
Apr 24
4
43%
51%
Research 2000
Indiana
Barack Obama
John McCain
Apr 23
4
49%
41%
Selzer
Indiana
Barack Obama
John McCain
Apr 16
3
44%
51%
IPFW U.
Indiana
Barack Obama
John McCain
Feb 28
3
41%
50%
SurveyUSA
Indiana
Barack Obama
John McCain
Feb 04
2
40%
50%
SurveyUSA
Indiana
John Kerry
George Bush
1
39%
60%
Election 2004
Iowa
Barack Obama
John McCain
May 13
1
44%
42%
Rasmussen
Iowa
Barack Obama
John McCain
Apr 23
3
49%
41%
Research 2000
Iowa
Barack Obama
John McCain
Apr 13
3
49%
42%
SurveyUSA
Iowa
Barack Obama
John McCain
Mar 31
1
46%
42%
Rasmussen
Iowa
Barack Obama
John McCain
Mar 16
3
50%
44%
SurveyUSA
Iowa
Barack Obama
John McCain
Feb 28
3
50%
41%
SurveyUSA
Iowa
Barack Obama
John McCain
Feb 18
1
44%
41%
Rasmussen
Iowa
Barack Obama
John McCain
Feb 17
3
51%
41%
SurveyUSA
Iowa
John Kerry
George Bush
1
49%
50%
Election 2004
Kansas
Barack Obama
John McCain
May 13
1
34%
55%
Rasmussen
Kansas
Barack Obama
John McCain
Apr 13
3
37%
54%
SurveyUSA
Kansas
Barack Obama
John McCain
Mar 16
3
39%
51%
SurveyUSA
Kansas
Barack Obama
John McCain
Feb 28
3
41%
50%
SurveyUSA
Kansas
Barack Obama
John McCain
Feb 17
3
44%
50%
SurveyUSA
Kansas
John Kerry
George Bush
1
37%
62%
Election 2004
Kentucky
Barack Obama
John McCain
May 09
3
33%
58%
Research 2000
Kentucky
Barack Obama
John McCain
Apr 13
3
29%
63%
SurveyUSA
Kentucky
Barack Obama
John McCain
Mar 16
3
28%
64%
SurveyUSA
Kentucky
Barack Obama
John McCain
Feb 28
3
33%
54%
SurveyUSA
Kentucky
Barack Obama
John McCain
Feb 04
2
32%
61%
SurveyUSA
Kentucky
John Kerry
George Bush
1
40%
60%
Election 2004
Louisiana
Barack Obama
John McCain
Apr 09
1
41%
52%
Rasmussen
Louisiana
Barack Obama
John McCain
Apr 09
15
35%
51%
Opinion Res.
Louisiana
Barack Obama
John McCain
Feb 28
3
39%
54%
SurveyUSA
Louisiana
John Kerry
George Bush
1
42%
57%
Election 2004
Maine
Barack Obama
John McCain
Apr 01
1
49%
39%
Rasmussen
Maine
Barack Obama
John McCain
Feb 28
3
53%
39%
SurveyUSA
Maine
John Kerry
George Bush
1
53%
45%
Election 2004
Maryland
Barack Obama
John McCain
Feb 28
3
53%
40%
SurveyUSA
Maryland
Barack Obama
John McCain
Mar 01
8
51%
37%
Gonzales Res.
Maryland
John Kerry
George Bush
1
56%
43%
Election 2004
Massachusetts
Barack Obama
John McCain
Apr 23
1
51%
39%
Rasmussen
Massachusetts
Barack Obama
John McCain
Apr 13
3
48%
46%
SurveyUSA
Massachusetts
Barack Obama
John McCain
Mar 18
1
49%
42%
Rasmussen
Massachusetts
Barack Obama
John McCain
Mar 16
3
47%
47%
SurveyUSA
Massachusetts
Barack Obama
John McCain
Feb 28
3
49%
42%
SurveyUSA
Massachusetts
Barack Obama
John McCain
Feb 17
3
48%
46%
SurveyUSA
Massachusetts
John Kerry
George Bush
1
62%
37%
Election 2004
Michigan
Barack Obama
John McCain
May 08
1
44%
45%
Rasmussen
Michigan
Barack Obama
John McCain
May 07
1
44%
45%
Rasmussen
Michigan
Barack Obama
John McCain
Apr 08
6
43%
41%
EPIC-MRA
Michigan
Barack Obama
John McCain
Mar 25
1
42%
43%
Rasmussen
Michigan
Barack Obama
John McCain
Mar 10
1
41%
44%
Rasmussen
Michigan
Barack Obama
John McCain
Feb 28
3
46%
45%
SurveyUSA
Michigan
John Kerry
George Bush
1
51%
48%
Election 2004
Minnesota
Barack Obama
John McCain
Apr 22
1
52%
38%
Rasmussen
Minnesota
Barack Obama
John McCain
Apr 13
3
49%
43%
SurveyUSA
Minnesota
Barack Obama
John McCain
Mar 19
1
47%
43%
Rasmussen
Minnesota
Barack Obama
John McCain
Mar 16
3
46%
47%
SurveyUSA
Minnesota
Barack Obama
John McCain
Feb 28
3
49%
42%
SurveyUSA
Minnesota
Barack Obama
John McCain
Feb 16
1
53%
38%
Rasmussen
Minnesota
Barack Obama
John McCain
Feb 17
3
55%
40%
SurveyUSA
Minnesota
John Kerry
George Bush
1
51%
48%
Election 2004
Mississippi
Barack Obama
John McCain
Feb 28
3
41%
54%
SurveyUSA
Mississippi
John Kerry
George Bush
1
40%
60%
Election 2004
Missouri
Barack Obama
John McCain
May 06
1
41%
47%
Rasmussen
Missouri
Barack Obama
John McCain
Apr 13
3
42%
50%
SurveyUSA
Missouri
Barack Obama
John McCain
Mar 24
1
38%
53%
Rasmussen
Missouri
Barack Obama
John McCain
Mar 16
3
39%
53%
SurveyUSA
Missouri
Barack Obama
John McCain
Feb 28
3
42%
48%
SurveyUSA
Missouri
Barack Obama
John McCain
Feb 17
3
49%
43%
SurveyUSA
Missouri
Barack Obama
John McCain
Feb 12
1
40%
42%
Rasmussen
Missouri
John Kerry
George Bush
1
46%
53%
Election 2004
Montana
Barack Obama
John McCain
Apr 06
1
43%
48%
Rasmussen
Montana
Barack Obama
John McCain
Feb 28
3
39%
47%
SurveyUSA
Montana
John Kerry
George Bush
1
39%
59%
Election 2004
Nebraska
Barack Obama
John McCain
Feb 28
3
42%
45%
SurveyUSA
Nebraska
John Kerry
George Bush
1
32%
67%
Election 2004
Nevada
Barack Obama
John McCain
Apr 21
1
43%
48%
Rasmussen
Nevada
Barack Obama
John McCain
Mar 19
1
45%
41%
Rasmussen
Nevada
Barack Obama
John McCain
Feb 28
3
46%
41%
SurveyUSA
Nevada
Barack Obama
John McCain
Feb 12
1
50%
38%
Rasmussen
Nevada
John Kerry
George Bush
1
48%
51%
Election 2004
New Hampshire
Barack Obama
John McCain
Apr 30
1
41%
51%
Rasmussen
New Hampshire
Barack Obama
John McCain
Apr 30
6
43%
49%
U. of New Hampshire
New Hampshire
Barack Obama
John McCain
Mar 16
1
43%
46%
Rasmussen
New Hampshire
Barack Obama
John McCain
Feb 28
3
46%
44%
SurveyUSA
New Hampshire
John Kerry
George Bush
1
50%
49%
Election 2004
New Jersey
Barack Obama
John McCain
Apr 28
5
56%
32%
Monmouth U.
New Jersey
Barack Obama
John McCain
Mar 27
1
45%
46%
Rasmussen
New Jersey
Barack Obama
John McCain
Mar 30
7
47%
42%
Fairleigh Dickinson U.
New Jersey
Barack Obama
John McCain
Feb 27
1
43%
45%
Rasmussen
New Jersey
Barack Obama
John McCain
Feb 28
3
43%
43%
SurveyUSA
New Jersey
John Kerry
George Bush
1
53%
47%
Election 2004
New Mexico
Barack Obama
John McCain
Apr 13
3
44%
50%
SurveyUSA
New Mexico
Barack Obama
John McCain
Apr 08
1
45%
42%
Rasmussen
New Mexico
Barack Obama
John McCain
Mar 16
3
51%
45%
SurveyUSA
New Mexico
Barack Obama
John McCain
Feb 28
3
50%
43%
SurveyUSA
New Mexico
Barack Obama
John McCain
Feb 18
2
44%
44%
Rasmussen
New Mexico
Barack Obama
John McCain
Feb 17
3
55%
40%
SurveyUSA
New Mexico
John Kerry
George Bush
1
49%
50%
Election 2004
New York
Barack Obama
John McCain
May 01
1
52%
35%
Rasmussen
New York
Barack Obama
John McCain
Apr 15
2
47%
39%
Quinnipiac U.
New York
Barack Obama
John McCain
Apr 16
4
45%
40%
Siena Coll.
New York
Barack Obama
John McCain
Apr 13
3
52%
43%
SurveyUSA
New York
Barack Obama
John McCain
Apr 08
6
46%
48%
Marist Coll.
New York
Barack Obama
John McCain
Mar 18
3
49%
38%
Quinnipiac U.
New York
Barack Obama
John McCain
Mar 16
3
52%
44%
SurveyUSA
New York
Barack Obama
John McCain
Mar 11
1
51%
38%
Rasmussen
New York
Barack Obama
John McCain
Feb 28
3
52%
38%
SurveyUSA
New York
Barack Obama
John McCain
Feb 17
3
57%
36%
SurveyUSA
New York
John Kerry
George Bush
1
58%
41%
Election 2004
North Carolina
Barack Obama
John McCain
May 08
1
45%
48%
Rasmussen
North Carolina
Barack Obama
John McCain
Apr 30
3
41%
50%
Research 2000
North Carolina
Barack Obama
John McCain
Apr 10
1
47%
47%
Rasmussen
North Carolina
Barack Obama
John McCain
Apr 10
2
39%
48%
Tel Opinion Research
North Carolina
Barack Obama
John McCain
Mar 20
1
42%
51%
Rasmussen
North Carolina
Barack Obama
John McCain
Feb 28
3
45%
47%
SurveyUSA
North Carolina
John Kerry
George Bush
1
44%
56%
Election 2004
North Dakota
Barack Obama
John McCain
Apr 03
11
38%
44%
Dakota Wesleyan U.
North Dakota
Barack Obama
John McCain
Feb 28
3
46%
42%
SurveyUSA
North Dakota
John Kerry
George Bush
1
36%
63%
Election 2004
Ohio
Barack Obama
John McCain
Apr 29
7
42%
43%
Quinnipiac U.
Ohio
Barack Obama
John McCain
Apr 13
3
45%
47%
SurveyUSA
Ohio
Barack Obama
John McCain
Apr 08
1
40%
47%
Rasmussen
Ohio
Barack Obama
John McCain
Mar 31
8
43%
42%
Quinnipiac U.
Ohio
Barack Obama
John McCain
Mar 16
3
43%
50%
SurveyUSA
Ohio
Barack Obama
John McCain
Mar 13
1
40%
46%
Rasmussen
Ohio
Barack Obama
John McCain
Feb 28
3
50%
40%
SurveyUSA
Ohio
Barack Obama
John McCain
Feb 17
3
47%
44%
SurveyUSA
Ohio
John Kerry
George Bush
1
49%
51%
Election 2004
Oklahoma
Barack Obama
John McCain
Feb 28
3
34%
57%
SurveyUSA
Oklahoma
John Kerry
George Bush
1
34%
66%
Election 2004
Oregon
Barack Obama
John McCain
May 07
1
52%
38%
Rasmussen
Oregon
Barack Obama
John McCain
Apr 13
3
51%
42%
SurveyUSA
Oregon
Barack Obama
John McCain
Mar 26
1
48%
42%
Rasmussen
Oregon
Barack Obama
John McCain
Mar 16
3
50%
41%
SurveyUSA
Oregon
Barack Obama
John McCain
Feb 28
3
49%
41%
SurveyUSA
Oregon
Barack Obama
John McCain
Feb 17
3
48%
47%
SurveyUSA
Oregon
Barack Obama
John McCain
Feb 13
1
49%
40%
Rasmussen
Oregon
John Kerry
George Bush
1
52%
48%
Election 2004
Pennsylvania
Barack Obama
John McCain
May 06
6
46%
39%
Susquehanna Polling
Pennsylvania
Barack Obama
John McCain
Apr 29
7
47%
38%
Quinnipiac U.
Pennsylvania
Barack Obama
John McCain
Apr 24
1
43%
44%
Rasmussen
Pennsylvania
Barack Obama
John McCain
Apr 09
1
47%
39%
Rasmussen
Pennsylvania
Barack Obama
John McCain
Mar 31
8
43%
39%
Quinnipiac U.
Pennsylvania
Barack Obama
John McCain
Mar 10
1
43%
44%
Rasmussen
Pennsylvania
Barack Obama
John McCain
Mar 10
6
41%
45%
Susquehanna Polling
Pennsylvania
Barack Obama
John McCain
Feb 28
3
42%
47%
SurveyUSA
Pennsylvania
John Kerry
George Bush
1
51%
49%
Election 2004
Rhode Island
Barack Obama
John McCain
Feb 28
3
53%
38%
SurveyUSA
Rhode Island
John Kerry
George Bush
1
60%
39%
Election 2004
South Carolina
Barack Obama
John McCain
Feb 28
3
45%
48%
SurveyUSA
South Carolina
John Kerry
George Bush
1
41%
58%
Election 2004
South Dakota
Barack Obama
John McCain
Apr 03
11
34%
51%
Dakota Wesleyan U.
South Dakota
Barack Obama
John McCain
Mar 04
1
38%
48%
Rasmussen
South Dakota
Barack Obama
John McCain
Feb 28
3
43%
47%
SurveyUSA
South Dakota
John Kerry
George Bush
1
38%
60%
Election 2004
Tennessee
Barack Obama
John McCain
Apr 03
1
31%
58%
Rasmussen
Tennessee
Barack Obama
John McCain
Feb 28
3
38%
54%
SurveyUSA
Tennessee
John Kerry
George Bush
1
43%
57%
Election 2004
Texas
Barack Obama
John McCain
May 07
3
39%
52%
Research 2000
Texas
Barack Obama
John McCain
May 01
1
43%
48%
Rasmussen
Texas
Barack Obama
John McCain
Feb 28
3
46%
47%
SurveyUSA
Texas
John Kerry
George Bush
1
38%
61%
Election 2004
Utah
Barack Obama
John McCain
Feb 28
3
39%
50%
SurveyUSA
Utah
John Kerry
George Bush
1
26%
71%
Election 2004
Vermont
Barack Obama
John McCain
Feb 28
3
63%
29%
SurveyUSA
Vermont
John Kerry
George Bush
1
59%
39%
Election 2004
Virginia
Barack Obama
John McCain
May 08
1
44%
47%
Rasmussen
Virginia
Barack Obama
John McCain
Apr 13
3
44%
52%
SurveyUSA
Virginia
Barack Obama
John McCain
Mar 27
1
41%
52%
Rasmussen
Virginia
Barack Obama
John McCain
Mar 16
3
48%
47%
SurveyUSA
Virginia
Barack Obama
John McCain
Feb 28
3
47%
47%
SurveyUSA
Virginia
Barack Obama
John McCain
Feb 19
1
44%
49%
Rasmussen
Virginia
Barack Obama
John McCain
Feb 17
3
51%
45%
SurveyUSA
Virginia
John Kerry
George Bush
1
45%
54%
Election 2004
Washington
Barack Obama
John McCain
May 12
1
54%
42%
SurveyUSA
Washington
Barack Obama
John McCain
Apr 16
3
53%
40%
SurveyUSA
Washington
Barack Obama
John McCain
Mar 27
1
48%
43%
Rasmussen
Washington
Barack Obama
John McCain
Mar 20
3
45%
39%
Elway Poll
Washington
Barack Obama
John McCain
Mar 16
3
52%
41%
SurveyUSA
Washington
Barack Obama
John McCain
Feb 28
1
44%
45%
Rasmussen
Washington
Barack Obama
John McCain
Feb 28
3
52%
38%
SurveyUSA
Washington
Barack Obama
John McCain
Feb 04
2
55%
38%
SurveyUSA
Washington
John Kerry
George Bush
1
53%
46%
Election 2004
West Virginia
Barack Obama
John McCain
Feb 28
3
35%
53%
SurveyUSA
West Virginia
John Kerry
George Bush
1
43%
56%
Election 2004
Wisconsin
Barack Obama
John McCain
May 05
1
43%
47%
Rasmussen
Wisconsin
Barack Obama
John McCain
Apr 24
10
47%
43%
U. of Wisconsin
Wisconsin
Barack Obama
John McCain
Apr 13
3
49%
44%
SurveyUSA
Wisconsin
Barack Obama
John McCain
Apr 05
12
46%
42%
St. Norbert Coll.
Wisconsin
Barack Obama
John McCain
Mar 26
1
46%
48%
Rasmussen
Wisconsin
Barack Obama
John McCain
Mar 16
3
48%
44%
SurveyUSA
Wisconsin
Barack Obama
John McCain
Feb 28
3
51%
40%
SurveyUSA
Wisconsin
Barack Obama
John McCain
Feb 21
1
44%
43%
Rasmussen
Wisconsin
Barack Obama
John McCain
Feb 17
3
52%
42%
SurveyUSA
Wisconsin
John Kerry
George Bush
1
50%
49%
Election 2004
Wyoming
Barack Obama
John McCain
Feb 28
3
35%
54%
SurveyUSA
Wyoming
John Kerry
George Bush
1
29%
69%
Election 2004