Question:
If 2010 election for U.S. Senate were held today for whom would you vote for if the choices were between Tom Daschle the Democrat and John Thune the Republican?
JOHN THUNE TOM DASCHLE UNDECIDED
ALL 53 40 7
MEN 59 36 5
WOMEN 47 44 9
DEMOCRATS 16 78 6
REPUBLICANS 85 9 6
INDEPENDENTS 53 38 9
18-29 49 45 6
30-44 56 36 8
45-59 53 40 7
60+ 52 41 7

If 2010 election for U.S. Senate were held today for whom would you vote for if the choices were between Stephanie Herseth Sandlin the Democrat and John Thune the Republican?
JOHN THUNE STEPHANIE HERSETH SANDLIN UNDECIDED
ALL 51 39 10
MEN 57 35 8
WOMEN 45 43 12
DEMOCRATS 13 77 10
REPUBLICANS 84 8 8
INDEPENDENTS 50 37 13
18-29 46 45 9
30-44 55 35 10
45-59 51 39 10
60+ 49 40 11

Poll Demographics
MEN 287 48%
WOMEN 313 52%
DEMOCRATS 221 37%
REPUBLICANS 259 43%
OTHER 120 20%
18-29 108 18%
30-44 191 32%
45-59 199 33%
60+ 102 17%

About this Poll
The Research 2000 South Dakota Poll was conducted from March 30 through April 1, 2009. A total of 600 likely voters who vote regularly in state elections 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 the voter registration of distribution 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 for gender or party affiliation.