Statewide opinion polling for the 2008 Republican Party presidential primaries
Open-knowledge reference entry
This article lists statewide public opinion polls conducted relating to the 2008 Republican Party presidential primaries, typically using standard statistical methodology.
Candidates
The known candidates with national campaigns are John McCain, and Ron Paul, and Withdrawn candidates include Jim Gilmore, Tommy Thompson, Sam Brownback, John H. Cox, Tom Tancredo, Duncan Hunter, Fred Thompson, Rudy Giuliani, Alan Keyes and Mitt Romney. Candidates who declined to seek the nomination include George Allen, Jeb Bush, Dick Cheney, Bill Frist, Newt Gingrich, Chuck Hagel, Condoleezza Rice, Mark Sanford, and Rick Santorum. One candidate included in some polls who said nothing either way, and did not enter the race is George Pataki.
On March 4, 2008, John McCain received enough pledged delegates to receive a majority at the convention and became the presumptive nominee of the GOP in the general election.
Polling
Alabama
Alabama Winner: Mike Huckabee
Primary Date: February 5, 2008See also
Alaska
Alaska Winner: Mitt Romney
Primary Date: February 5, 2008
Arizona
Arizona Winner: John McCain
Primary Date: February 5, 2008See also
Arkansas
Arkansas Winner: Mike Huckabee
Primary Date: February 5, 2008See also
California
California Winner: John McCain
Primary Date: February 5, 2008
See also
Colorado
Colorado Winner: Mitt Romney
Caucus Date: February 5, 2008See also
Connecticut
Connecticut Winner: John McCain
Primary Date: February 5, 2008See also
Delaware
Delaware Winner: John McCain
Primary Date: February 5, 2008
District of Columbia
District of Columbia Winner: John McCain
Primary Date: February 12, 2008
Florida
Florida Winner: John McCain
Primary Date: January 29, 2008
See also
Georgia
Georgia Winner: Mike Huckabee
Primary Date: February 5, 2008See also
Idaho
Idaho Winner: John McCain
Primary Date: May 27, 2008
Illinois
Illinois Winner: John McCain
Primary Date: February 5, 2008See also
Iowa
Iowa Winner: Mike Huckabee
Caucus Date: January 3, 2008
See also
Kansas
Kansas Winner: Mike Huckabee
Caucus Date: February 9, 2008
Louisiana
Louisiana Winner: Mike Huckabee
Primary Date February 9, 2008
Maine
Maine Winner: Mitt Romney
Caucus Dates: February 1–3, 2008See also
Maryland
Maryland Winner: John McCain
Primary Date: February 12, 2008
Massachusetts
Massachusetts Winner: Mitt Romney
Primary Date: February 5, 2008See also
Michigan
Michigan Winner: Mitt Romney
Primary Date: January 15, 2008
See also
Minnesota
Minnesota Winner: Mitt Romney
Caucus Date: February 5, 2008
Missouri
Missouri Winner: John McCain
Primary Date: February 5, 2008See also
Montana
Montana Winner: Mitt Romney
Caucus Date: February 5, 2008
Nevada
Nevada Winner: Mitt Romney
Caucus Date: January 19, 2008
See also
New Hampshire
New Hampshire Winner: John McCain
Primary Date: January 8, 2008
See also
New Jersey
New Jersey Winner: John McCain
Primary Date: February 5, 2008
See also
New Mexico
New Mexico Winner: John McCain
Primary Date: June 3, 2008See also
New York
New York Winner: John McCain
Primary Date: February 5, 2008
See also
North Carolina
North Carolina Winner: John McCain
Primary Date: May 6, 2008See also
North Dakota
North Dakota Winner: Mitt Romney
Caucus Date: February 5, 2008
Ohio
Ohio Winner: John McCain
Primary Date: March 4, 2008
See also
Oklahoma
Oklahoma Winner: John McCain
Primary Date: February 5, 2008See also
Oregon
Oregon Winner: To Be Determined
Primary Date: May 20, 2008
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Winner: John McCain
Primary Date: Tuesday, April 22, 2008
See also
Rhode Island
Rhode Island Winner: John McCain
Primary Date: March 4, 2008See also
South Carolina
South Carolina Winner: John McCain
Primary Date: January 19, 2008
See also
Tennessee
Tennessee Winner: Mike Huckabee
Primary Date: February 5, 2008
Texas
Texas Winner: John McCain
Primary Date: March 4, 2008See also
Utah
Utah Winner: Mitt Romney
Primary Date: February 5, 2008See also
Vermont
Vermont Winner: John McCain
Primary Date: March 4, 2008See also
Virginia
Virginia Winner: John McCain
Primary Date: February 12, 2008
Washington
Washington Winner: John McCain
Caucus Date: February 9, 2008
See also
West Virginia
West Virginia Winner: Mike Huckabee
Caucus Date: February 5, 2008
Primary Date: May 13, 2008See also
Wisconsin
Wisconsin Winner: John McCain
Primary Date: February 19, 2008
See also
Wyoming
Wyoming Winner: Mitt Romney
Caucus Date: January 5, 2008
Notes
Strategic Vision is suspected of forging results.
Summary
Sources: National Association of Secretaries of State
Using RCP averages when available
Current leaders
The race for the Republican nomination is decided upon how many delegates a candidate receives. In this section we see how many pledged delegates each candidate has received to date ranking from first place (the most delegates) to sixth place (the least delegates). To be nominated, a candidate must win an absolute majority of delegates, or 1,191 delegates.
First Place: John McCain with 12 states and 709 pledged delegates.
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