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Poll Demographics

About this Poll

How the poll was conducted - Primary Voters

This poll was conducted by Mason-Dixon Polling & Research, Inc. of Washington, D.C. from July 8 through July 13, 2010. A total of 400 likely Democratic primary voters and 400 likely Republican primary voters in Georgia were interviewed statewide by telephone

Those interviewed were selected by the random variation of the last four digits of telephone numbers. A cross-section of exchanges was utilized in order to ensure an accurate reflection of the state. Quotas were assigned to reflect voter turn-out by county.

The margin for error, according to standards customarily used by statisticians, is no more than plus or minus 5 percentage points for each group of primary voters. This means that there is a 95 percent probability that the "true" figure would fall within that range if the entire population were sampled. The margin for error is higher for any subgroup, such as a gender or racial grouping.

NOTE: 37% of the total primary interviews (140 Democrat & 156 Republican) were conducted July 8-11, while 63% (260 Democrat & 244 Republican) were conducted July 12-13.

How the poll was conducted - General Election

This poll was conducted by Mason-Dixon Polling & Research, Inc. of Washington, D.C. from July 8 through July 11, 2010. A total of 625 registered Georgia voters were interviewed statewide by telephone. All stated they vote regularly in state elections.

Those interviewed were selected by the random variation of the last four digits of telephone numbers. A cross-section of exchanges was utilized in order to ensure an accurate reflection of the state. Quotas were assigned to reflect voter turn-out by county.

The margin for error, according to standards customarily used by statisticians, is no more than plus or minus 4 percentage points. This means that there is a 95 percent probability that the "true" figure would fall within that range if the entire population were sampled. The margin for error is higher for any subgroup, such as a regional or gender grouping.