Question:
QUESTION: If 2010 election for U.S. Senate were held today for whom would you vote for if the choices were between Patrick Leahy the Democrat and Jim Douglas the Republican?

LEAHY DOUGLAS UNDECIDED

ALL 58% 36% 6%

MEN 53% 42% 5%
WOMEN 62% 31% 7%

DEMOCRATS 84% 10% 6%
REPUBLICANS 16% 79% 5%
INDEPENDENTS 60% 33% 7%

18-29 62% 31% 7%
30-44 54% 40% 6%
45-59 58% 36% 6%
60+ 59% 35% 6%

Poll Demographics
SAMPLE FIGURES:

Men 282 (47%)
Women 318 (53%)

Democrats 216 (36%)
Republicans 144 (24%)
Independents/Other 240 (40%)

18-29 108 (18%)
30-44 180 (30%)
45-59 198 (33%)
60+ 114 (19%)

About this Poll
The Research 2000 Vermont Poll was conducted from January 12 through January 14, 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.
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