This article is a collection of statewide public

opinion poll An opinion poll, often simply referred to as a survey or a poll (although strictly a poll is an actual election) is a human research survey of public opinion from a particular sample. Opinion polls are usually designed to represent the opinions ...

s that have been conducted relating to the

2008 Republican Party presidential primaries From January 3 to June 3, 2008, voters of the Republican Party chose their nominee for president in the 2008 United States presidential election. Senator John McCain of Arizona was selected as the nominee through a series of primary electio ...

, typically using standard statistical methodology.

Candidates

The known candidates with national campaigns are

John McCain John Sidney McCain III (August 29, 1936 – August 25, 2018) was an American politician and United States Navy officer who served as a United States senator from Arizona from 1987 until his death in 2018. He previously served two terms ...

, and

Ron Paul Ronald Ernest Paul (born August 20, 1935) is an American author, activist, physician and retired politician who served as the U.S. representative for Texas's 22nd congressional district from 1976 to 1977 and again from 1979 to 1985, as well ...

, and Withdrawn candidates include

Jim Gilmore James Stuart Gilmore III (born October 6, 1949) is an American politician, diplomat, statesman, and former attorney who was the 68th Governor of Virginia from 1998 to 2002 and Chairman of the Republican National Committee in 2001. A native Vir ...

, Tommy Thompson, Sam Brownback,

John H. Cox John Herman Cox ( Kaplan; born July 15, 1955) is an American businessman, housing developer, and political activist, who has run for public office several times, mostly recently for Governor of California as the GOP candidate. Cox began his po ...

, Tom Tancredo, Duncan Hunter,

Fred Thompson Freddie Dalton Thompson (August 19, 1942 – November 1, 2015) was an American politician, attorney, lobbyist, columnist, actor, and radio personality. A member of the Republican Party, he served as a United States Senator from Tennessee f ...

Rudy Giuliani Rudolph William Louis Giuliani (, ; born May 28, 1944) is an American politician and lawyer who served as the 107th Mayor of New York City from 1994 to 2001. He previously served as the United States Associate Attorney General from 1981 to 198 ...

, Alan Keyes and

Mitt Romney Willard Mitt Romney (born March 12, 1947) is an American politician, businessman, and lawyer serving as the junior United States senator from Utah since January 2019, succeeding Orrin Hatch. He served as the 70th governor of Massachusetts f ...

. Candidates who declined to seek the nomination include George Allen, Jeb Bush,

Dick Cheney Richard Bruce Cheney ( ; born January 30, 1941) is an American politician and businessman who served as the 46th vice president of the United States from 2001 to 2009 under President George W. Bush. He is currently the oldest living former U ...

, Bill Frist,

Newt Gingrich Newton Leroy Gingrich (; né McPherson; born June 17, 1943) is an American politician and author who served as the 50th speaker of the United States House of Representatives from 1995 to 1999. A member of the Republican Party, he was the U ...

, Chuck Hagel,

Condoleezza Rice Condoleezza Rice ( ; born November 14, 1954) is an American diplomat and political scientist who is the current director of the Hoover Institution at Stanford University. A member of the Republican Party, she previously served as the 66th Uni ...

, 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,

crossed the delegate threshold and became the presumptive nominee of the GOP in the 2008 election. It is mathematically impossible for

Mike Huckabee Michael Dale Huckabee (born August 24, 1955) is an American politician, Baptist minister, and political commentator who served as the 44th governor of Arkansas from 1996 to 2007. He was a candidate for the Republican Party presidential nomina ...

, the two remaining candidates on the ballot, to meet or exceed the number of McCain's pledged delegates.

Polling

Alabama

;Alabama Winner:

;Primary Date: February 5, 2008
See also

Alaska

Alaska Winner:

;Primary Date: February 5, 2008

Arizona

;Arizona Winner:

;Primary Date: February 5, 2008
See also

Arkansas

;Arkansas Winner:

;Primary Date: February 5, 2008
See also

California

;California Winner:

;Primary Date: February 5, 2008 See also

Colorado

;Colorado Winner:

;Caucus Date: February 5, 2008
See also

Connecticut

;Connecticut Winner:

;Primary Date: February 5, 2008
See also

Delaware

;Delaware Winner:

;Primary Date: February 5, 2008

District of Columbia

;District of Columbia Winner:

;Primary Date: February 12, 2008

Florida

;Florida Winner:

;Primary Date: January 29, 2008 See also

Georgia

;Georgia Winner:

;Primary Date: February 5, 2008
See also

Idaho

;Idaho Winner:

;Primary Date: May 27, 2008

Illinois

;Illinois Winner:

;Primary Date: February 5, 2008
See also

Iowa

;Iowa Winner:

;Caucus Date: January 3, 2008 See also

Kansas

;Kansas Winner:

;Caucus Date: February 9, 2008

Louisiana

;Louisiana Winner:

;Primary Date February 9, 2008

Maine

Maine Winner:

Caucus Dates: February 1–3, 2008
See also

Maryland

;Maryland Winner:

;Primary Date: February 12, 2008

Massachusetts

;Massachusetts Winner:

;Primary Date: February 5, 2008
See also

Michigan

;Michigan Winner:

;Primary Date: January 15, 2008
See also

Minnesota

;Minnesota Winner:

;Caucus Date: February 5, 2008

Missouri

;Missouri Winner:

;Primary Date: February 5, 2008
See also

Montana

;Montana Winner:

;Caucus Date: February 5, 2008

Nevada

;Nevada Winner:

;Caucus Date: January 19, 2008 See also

New Hampshire

;New Hampshire Winner:

;Primary Date: January 8, 2008 See also

New Jersey

;New Jersey Winner:

;Primary Date: February 5, 2008
See also

New Mexico

;New Mexico Winner:

;Primary Date: June 3, 2008
See also

New York

;New York Winner:

;Primary Date: February 5, 2008
See also

North Carolina

;North Carolina Winner:

;Primary Date: May 6, 2008
See also

North Dakota

; North Dakota Winner:

;Caucus Date: February 5, 2008

Ohio

;Ohio Winner:

;Primary Date: March 4, 2008 See also

Oklahoma

;Oklahoma Winner:

;Primary Date: February 5, 2008
See also

Oregon

Oregon Winner: ''To Be Determined'' ;Primary Date: May 20, 2008

Pennsylvania

;Pennsylvania Winner:

;Primary Date: Tuesday, April 22, 2008
See also

Rhode Island

;Rhode Island Winner:

;Primary Date: March 4, 2008
See also

South Carolina

;South Carolina Winner:

;Primary Date: January 19, 2008 See also

Tennessee

;Tennessee Winner:

;Primary Date: February 5, 2008

Texas

;Texas Winner:

;Primary Date: March 4, 2008
See also

Utah

;Utah Winner:

;Primary Date: February 5, 2008
See also

Vermont

;Vermont Winner:

;Primary Date: March 4, 2008
See also

Virginia

;Virginia Winner:

;Primary Date: February 12, 2008

Washington

;Washington Winner:

;Caucus Date: February 9, 2008 See also

West Virginia

;West Virginia Winner:

;Caucus Date: February 5, 2008 ;Primary Date: May 13, 2008
See also

Wisconsin

;Wisconsin Winner:

;Primary Date: February 19, 2008 See also

Wyoming

;Wyoming Winner:

;Caucus Date: January 5, 2008

Notes

Strategic Vision Strategic planning is an organization's process of defining its strategy or direction, and making decisions on allocating its resources to attain strategic goals. Furthermore, it may also extend to control mechanisms for guiding the implementat ...

is suspected of forging results.

Summary

Sources
National Association of Secretaries of State
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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:

with 12 states and 709 pledged delegates. **

Alabama (We dare defend our rights) , anthem = "Alabama (state song), Alabama" , image_map = Alabama in United States.svg , seat = Montgomery, Alabama, Montgomery , LargestCity = Huntsville, Alabama, Huntsville , LargestCounty = Baldwin County, Al ...

(16) **

Alaska Alaska ( ; russian: Аляска, Alyaska; ale, Alax̂sxax̂; ; ems, Alas'kaaq; Yup'ik: ''Alaskaq''; tli, Anáaski) is a state located in the Western United States on the northwest extremity of North America. A semi-exclave of the U.S., ...

(3) **

Arkansas Arkansas ( ) is a landlocked state in the South Central United States. It is bordered by Missouri to the north, Tennessee and Mississippi to the east, Louisiana to the south, and Texas and Oklahoma to the west. Its name is from the Osage ...

(1) **

Arizona Arizona ( ; nv, Hoozdo Hahoodzo ; ood, Alĭ ṣonak ) is a state in the Southwestern United States. It is the 6th largest and the 14th most populous of the 50 states. Its capital and largest city is Phoenix. Arizona is part of the Fou ...

(50)₩ **

California California is a U.S. state, state in the Western United States, located along the West Coast of the United States, Pacific Coast. With nearly 39.2million residents across a total area of approximately , it is the List of states and territori ...

(116)₩ **

Connecticut Connecticut () is the southernmost state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It is bordered by Rhode Island to the east, Massachusetts to the north, New York to the west, and Long Island Sound to the south. Its cap ...

(27)₩ **

Delaware Delaware ( ) is a state in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States, bordering Maryland to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and New Jersey and the Atlantic Ocean to its east. The state takes its name from the adjacent Del ...

(18)₩ **

Florida Florida is a state located in the Southeastern region of the United States. Florida is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the northwest by Alabama, to the north by Georgia, to the east by the Bahamas and Atlantic Ocean, and to ...

(57)₩ ** Georgia (3) **

Illinois Illinois ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern United States. Its largest metropolitan areas include the Chicago metropolitan area, and the Metro East section, of Greater St. Louis. Other smaller metropolita ...

(54)₩ **

Iowa Iowa () is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States, bordered by the Mississippi River to the east and the Missouri River and Big Sioux River to the west. It is bordered by six states: Wisconsin to the northeast, Illinois to the ...

(3) **

Massachusetts Massachusetts (Massachusett language, Massachusett: ''Muhsachuweesut assachusett writing systems, məhswatʃəwiːsət'' English: , ), officially the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, is the most populous U.S. state, state in the New England ...

(17) **

Michigan Michigan () is a state in the Great Lakes region of the upper Midwestern United States. With a population of nearly 10.12 million and an area of nearly , Michigan is the 10th-largest state by population, the 11th-largest by area, and the ...

(5) **

Missouri Missouri is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. Ranking List of U.S. states and territories by area, 21st in land area, it is bordered by eight states (tied for the most with Tennessee ...

(58)₩ **

New Hampshire New Hampshire is a U.S. state, state in the New England region of the northeastern United States. It is bordered by Massachusetts to the south, Vermont to the west, Maine and the Gulf of Maine to the east, and the Canadian province of Quebec t ...

(7)₩ **

New Jersey New Jersey is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York; on the east, southeast, and south by the Atlantic Ocean; on the west by the Delaware ...

(52)₩ **

New York New York most commonly refers to: * New York City, the most populous city in the United States, located in the state of New York * New York (state), a state in the northeastern United States New York may also refer to: Film and television * '' ...

(101)₩ **

Nevada Nevada ( ; ) is a U.S. state, state in the Western United States, Western region of the United States. It is bordered by Oregon to the northwest, Idaho to the northeast, California to the west, Arizona to the southeast, and Utah to the east. N ...

(4) **

Oklahoma Oklahoma (; Choctaw language, Choctaw: ; chr, ᎣᎧᎳᎰᎹ, ''Okalahoma'' ) is a U.S. state, state in the South Central United States, South Central region of the United States, bordered by Texas on the south and west, Kansas on the nor ...

(32)₩ **

North Dakota North Dakota () is a U.S. state in the Upper Midwest, named after the Native Americans in the United States, indigenous Dakota people, Dakota Sioux. North Dakota is bordered by the Canadian provinces of Saskatchewan and Manitoba to the north a ...

(5) **

South Carolina )''Animis opibusque parati'' ( for, , Latin, Prepared in mind and resources, links=no) , anthem = " Carolina";" South Carolina On My Mind" , Former = Province of South Carolina , seat = Columbia , LargestCity = Charleston , LargestMetro = ...

(19)₩ **

Tennessee Tennessee ( , ), officially the State of Tennessee, is a landlocked state in the Southeastern region of the United States. Tennessee is the 36th-largest by area and the 15th-most populous of the 50 states. It is bordered by Kentucky to th ...

(7) *Second Place:

with 11 states and 269 pledged delegates. **

(12)₩ **

(1) **

(3) **

Colorado Colorado (, other variants) is a state in the Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. It encompasses most of the Southern Rocky Mountains, as well as the northeastern portion of the Colorado Plateau and the western edge of t ...

(22)₩ **

(2) **

(12) **

Maine Maine () is a state in the New England and Northeastern regions of the United States. It borders New Hampshire to the west, the Gulf of Maine to the southeast, and the Canadian provinces of New Brunswick and Quebec to the northeast and north ...

(18) ₩ **

(21)₩ **

(24)₩ **

Minnesota Minnesota () is a state in the upper midwestern region of the United States. It is the 12th largest U.S. state in area and the 22nd most populous, with over 5.75 million residents. Minnesota is home to western prairies, now given over to ...

(36)₩ **

Montana Montana () is a state in the Mountain West division of the Western United States. It is bordered by Idaho to the west, North Dakota and South Dakota to the east, Wyoming to the south, and the Canadian provinces of Alberta, British Columbi ...

(25)₩ **

(18)₩ **

(4) **

(8)₩ **

(3) **

Utah Utah ( , ) is a state in the Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. Utah is a landlocked U.S. state bordered to its east by Colorado, to its northeast by Wyoming, to its north by Idaho, to its south by Arizona, and to it ...

(36)₩ **

Wyoming Wyoming () is a U.S. state, state in the Mountain states, Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. It is bordered by Montana to the north and northwest, South Dakota and Nebraska to the east, Idaho to the west, Utah to the south ...

(9)₩ *Third Place:

with 6 states and 170 (167)*pledged delegates. **

(20)₩ **

(6) **

(29)₩ ** Georgia (45)₩ **

(17)₩ **

(1) **

(2) **

(5) **

(6) **

(5) **

(12)₩ **

West Virginia West Virginia is a state in the Appalachian, Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern regions of the United States.The Census Bureau and the Association of American Geographers classify West Virginia as part of the Southern United States while the Bur ...

(18/15)₩* *Fourth Place:

with no states and 16 (19)*pledged delegates. **

(5) **

(2) **

(4) **

(5) **

(0/3)* ₩- Means the candidate has won that particular state *According to local news reports, three of Mike Huckabee's delegates from West Virginia were promised to Ron Paul in exchange for support for Huckabee from Paul's caucus supporters in West Virginia. ''All information comes from''

Predicted results

The numbers in parentheses indicate the number of convention delegates awarded to each state. A simple majority of delegate votes (1,191 out of 2,381) is needed to secure the nomination. The number of convention delegates in Wyoming, New Hampshire, Michigan, South Carolina, and Florida have been cut in half due to scheduling their primary earlier than February 5
Source
*First place:

with 26 states and 1390 delegates – projected nominee. **

(53)₩ **

(173)₩ **

(30)₩ **

(18)₩ **

District of Columbia ) , image_skyline = , image_caption = Clockwise from top left: the Washington Monument and Lincoln Memorial on the National Mall, United States Capitol, Logan Circle, Jefferson Memorial, White House, Adams Morgan, ...

(19)₩ **

(57)₩ **

Idaho Idaho ( ) is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the Western United States. To the north, it shares a small portion of the Canada–United States border with the province of British Columbia. It borders the states of Montana and Wyom ...

(32)╬§ **

(70)₩ **

Maryland Maryland ( ) is a state in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States. It shares borders with Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and Delaware and the Atlantic Ocean to ...

(37)₩ **

(58)₩ **

(12)₩ **

(52)₩ **

New Mexico ) , population_demonym = New Mexican ( es, Neomexicano, Neomejicano, Nuevo Mexicano) , seat = Santa Fe , LargestCity = Albuquerque , LargestMetro = Tiguex , OfficialLang = None , Languages = English, Spanish ( New Mexican), Navajo, Ker ...

(32)╬§ **

(101)₩ **

Ohio Ohio () is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States. Of the fifty U.S. states, it is the 34th-largest by area, and with a population of nearly 11.8 million, is the seventh-most populous and tenth-most densely populated. The sta ...

(88) **

(41)₩ **

Oregon Oregon () is a U.S. state, state in the Pacific Northwest region of the Western United States. The Columbia River delineates much of Oregon's northern boundary with Washington (state), Washington, while the Snake River delineates much of it ...

(30) **

North Carolina North Carolina () is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States. The state is the 28th largest and 9th-most populous of the United States. It is bordered by Virginia to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the east, Georgia and So ...

(69) **

Pennsylvania Pennsylvania (; ( Pennsylvania Dutch: )), officially the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, is a state spanning the Mid-Atlantic, Northeastern, Appalachian, and Great Lakes regions of the United States. It borders Delaware to its southeast, ...

(74) **

Rhode Island Rhode Island (, like ''road'') is a U.S. state, state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It is the List of U.S. states by area, smallest U.S. state by area and the List of states and territories of the United States ...

(20)§ **

(24)₩ **

Texas Texas (, ; Spanish language, Spanish: ''Texas'', ''Tejas'') is a state in the South Central United States, South Central region of the United States. At 268,596 square miles (695,662 km2), and with more than 29.1 million residents in 2 ...

(140) **

Vermont Vermont () is a state in the northeast New England region of the United States. Vermont is bordered by the states of Massachusetts to the south, New Hampshire to the east, and New York to the west, and the Canadian province of Quebec to ...

(17)†§ **

Virginia Virginia, officially the Commonwealth of Virginia, is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern regions of the United States, between the Atlantic Coast and the Appalachian Mountains. The geography and climate of the Commonwealth ar ...

(63)₩ **

Washington Washington commonly refers to: * Washington (state), United States * Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States ** A metonym for the federal government of the United States ** Washington metropolitan area, the metropolitan area centered on ...

(40)₩ **

Wisconsin Wisconsin () is a state in the upper Midwestern United States. Wisconsin is the 25th-largest state by total area and the 20th-most populous. It is bordered by Minnesota to the west, Iowa to the southwest, Illinois to the south, Lake M ...

(40) *Second place:

with 8 states and 365 delegates **

(48)₩ **

(34)₩ ** Georgia (72)₩ **

(40)₩ **

Kansas Kansas () is a state in the Midwestern United States. Its capital is Topeka, and its largest city is Wichita. Kansas is a landlocked state bordered by Nebraska to the north; Missouri to the east; Oklahoma to the south; and Colorado to the ...

(39)₩ **

Louisiana Louisiana , group=pronunciation (French: ''La Louisiane'') is a state in the Deep South and South Central regions of the United States. It is the 20th-smallest by area and the 25th most populous of the 50 U.S. states. Louisiana is borde ...

(47)₩ **

(55)₩ **

(30)₩ *Third place:

with 11 states and 345 delegates **

(29)₩ **

(46)₩ **

(21)₩ **

(43)₩ **

(30)₩ **

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(14)₩ ;Notes: *"†" indicates a lead within the margin of error or a tie. *"╬" indicates a state where the top candidate has withdrawn from the race since the latest poll was conducted, thus the next most-supported active candidate is granted that state's delegates. *"₩" indicates a state where the primary/caucus has been conducted and a winner has been declared. *"§" indicates a state where the latest poll was conducted before January 1, 2008

References

External links

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