Election 2008
Interactive Graph: Follow the Democratic Race
For the Gallup Poll Daily tracking survey, Gallup is interviewing no fewer than 1,000 U.S. adults nationwide each day. Each result is based on combined data from the prior three day period.
Gallup Daily: Election 2008
Results based on a five-day rolling average through June 8 and a three-day average since June 9
Gallup Daily election tracking reports the percentage of registered voters who say they would support each candidate if the presidential election were held today.
Gallup Daily: Early Voting
Results based on a three-day rolling average
Gallup Daily is tracking the percentage of registered voters who say they have already voted in this year's election, either by absentee ballot or early voting opportunities in their state, as well as those who say they plan to vote at some point before Election Day.
Americans' Expectations High for Obama Inauguration
January 19, 2009
A large majority of Americans (86%) think Barack Obama's inauguration speech will be excellent or good and 78% view Obama's inauguration as the most historic or one of the most historic the nation has ever had.
Americans Back Kennedy Appointment by Small Margin
But those in the East are more likely to want someone else appointed
January 6, 2009
Americans nationwide lean more for than against the appointment of Caroline Kennedy to fill Hillary Clinton’s New York senate seat, 45% to 36%. But those in the East are more likely to want someone else named, 43% to 38%.
Obama National Security Picks Get High Marks
Sixty-nine percent approve of Obama choosing Hillary Clinton as secretary of state
December 2, 2008
Sixty-nine percent of Americans favor Barack Obama’s choice of Hillary Clinton for secretary of state and 80% approve of his decision to keep Robert Gates on as secretary of defense. More generally, 78% approve of the way Obama is handling his transition, a better rating than Bill Clinton or George W. Bush received.
Two in Three Americans Confident in Obama
November 25, 2008
Over the three-week period since Barack Obama became president-elect, about two in three Americans have consistently said they are confident in his ability to be a good president.
Most Americans Back Idea of Clinton as Secretary of State
Nearly 8 in 10 Democrats favor the possibility
November 19, 2008
A majority of Americans, 57%, are in favor of Barack Obama appointing Hillary Clinton as the secretary of state in his administration.
Most Americans Closely Watching Obama’s Transition
Though not as many as followed the presidential election
November 18, 2008
Most Americans (83%) are closely tuned in to news about Barack Obama’s presidential transition. However, fewer (48%) are following the transition “very closely” than say they followed the election as intensely (68%).
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