State-by-State Margins Aug. 20
The numbers in the table below give the margins between the candidates.
For example, if a state poll gives Kerry 51% and Bush 48%, the margin will be shown as 3%.
The margin of error in most polls is about 3%, so when the margin is 3% or less, the race is
essentially a tie.
Strong Kerry (≥10%)
D.C.* 77%
Massachusetts 26%
Rhode Island 24%
New York 18%
Vermont 15%
Illinois 15%
Maryland 13%
Delaware* 13%
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Weak Kerry (5-9%)
New Jersey 9%
Washington 8%
New Hampshire 7%
Hawaii 7%
Connecticut 7%
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Barely Kerry (<5%)
West Virginia 4%
Pennsylvania 4%
Oregon 4%
Michigan 4%
Maine 4%
Minnesota 3%
California 3%
Ohio 2%
Iowa 1%
Florida 1%
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Strong Bush (≥10%)
Utah 45%
Wyoming* 40%
Mississippi 31%
Idaho 30%
Nebraska* 29%
North Dakota* 28%
Alaska 23%
Montana 20%
Kansas 20%
Oklahoma 19%
Indiana 19%
Texas 18%
Kentucky 17%
Alabama 17%
South Dakota 16%
Louisiana 16%
Georgia 16%
South Carolina 11%
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Weak Bush (5-9%)
North Carolina 6%
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Barely Bush (<5%)
Virginia 3%
Nevada 3%
Arizona 3%
Tennessee 2%
Arkansas 2%
Missouri 1%
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States that are exactly tied:
Colorado
New Mexico
Wisconsin
* No state
polls have been conducted in DC, DE, ND, NE, and WY,
so the 2000 results are used.
DC and DE are solid Democratic; the rest are solid Republican.
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