How LinkedIn Members Plan to Vote in Super Tuesday

Super Tuesday is tomorrow! We conducted a poll of our users in the Super Tuesday states to see how you plan to vote.

* Note: We conducted the poll by a week day period. On the last day of our poll, Edwards and Giuliani suspended/withdrew their respective candidacies.

Here are some key findings:

-    Independent vote is critical and appears to favor Obama – Massachusetts has 31% of voters identifying themselves as Independents, most of the key states have nearly 20% of voters Independents.

-  Independent voters:  Obama leads among Independent voters in California, Georgia, Illinois, Massachusetts, and New York.

Here are results from LinkedIn’s Presidential Poll in 6 of the key states, California, Georgia, Illinois, Massachusetts, New Jersey and New York:   

CALIFORNIA:

Among Democrats:

    Obama 50%
    Clinton 36%
    Edwards 8%
    Kucinich 1%
    Undecided 5%

Among Republicans:

    Romney 31%
    McCain 30%
    Undecided 17%
    Giuliani 9%
    Huckabee 9%
    Paul 6%

Among Independents:

    Obama 50%
    Clinton 14%   
    Edwards 12%
    Paul 9%
    McCain 7%
    Other 7%
    Huckabee 2%
    Hunter 2%

GEORGIA:

Among Democrats:

    Obama 56%
    Clinton 36%
    Undecided 4%   
    Edwards 3%
    Kucinich 1%

Among Republicans:

    Romney 27%
    Huckabee 21%   
    Undecided 18%   
    McCain 16%   
    Giuliani 9%
    Paul 7%
    Keyes 2%

Among Independents:

    Obama 38%
    Clinton 16%
    Edwards 12%
    Paul 9%
    McCain 6%
    Huckabee 6%
    Giuliani 6%
    Romney 3%
    Other 3%

ILLINOIS:

    Obama 69%
    Clinton 24%
    Edwards 6%
    Undecided 3%

Among Republicans:

    McCain 39%
    Romney 20%
    Paul 16%


    Huckabee 10%
    Giuliani 9%
    Undecided 9%

Among Independents:

    Obama 57%
    Paul 19%
    Edwards 10%
    McCain 10%
    Romney 7%
    Clinton 5%

MASSACHUSETTS:

Among Democrats:

    Clinton 44%
    Obama 43%
    Edwards 5%
    Undecided 6%
    Kucinich 1%

Among Republicans:

    Romney 55%
    McCain 24%
    Giuliani 11%
    Undecided 5%
    Paul 5%
    Huckabee 3%

Among Independents:

    Obama 30%
    McCain 19%
    Clinton 15%
    Edwards 11%
    Romney 11%
    Paul 11%

NEW YORK:

Obama is leading in New York.  Giuliani was leading in New York with Romney in second. Giuliani has endorsed McCain. 

Among Democrats:

    Obama 50%
    Clinton 37%
    Edwards 4%
    Undecided 8%
    Kucinich 1%

Among Republicans:

    Giuliani 24%
    Romney 21%
    McCain 18%   
    Undecided 17%
    Paul 15%
    Huckabee 6%

Among Independents:

    Obama 46%
    Giuliani 12%
    McCain 11%
    Clinton 9%
    Romney 5%
    Edwards 4%
    Huckabee 2%
    Hunter 2%
    Kucinich 2%

NEW JERSEY:

Among Democrats:

    Clinton 42%
    Obama 41%
    Edwards 9%
    Undecided 6%
    Kucinich 2%

Among Republicans:

    Giuliani 29%
    Romney 23%
    McCain 19%
    Undecided 13%
    Huckabee 10%
    Paul 4%
    Keyes 2%

Among Independents:

    Obama 44%
    Clinton 15%
    Romney 10%
    Paul 10%
    McCain 7%
    Other 5%
    Giuliani 2%
    Huckabee 2%
    Kucinich 2%

 

Orginal post by Jane Corrigan

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