Montana Exit Polls

Though Barack Obama has already been confirmed as the President-Elect, John McCain currently leads by two to three points in the polls for Montana's three electoral votes, though the state is considered a toss up by many analysts, with Barack Obama gaining ground in the hours up to the election and about 4% of voters saying they will vote for Ron Paul.^{1 2} Legislatively, Montana has elected more Democrats than Republicans in recent years but the state has not gone for the Democratic presidential candidate since Bill Clinton in 1992. Barack Obama has campaigned in the state five times, while McCain has campaigned zero times.³

Fast Facts

1. 62% of voters picked "the economy" as their number 1 concern⁴
2. 10% of voters picked "Iraq" as number 1 concern⁴
3. Electoral votes: 3
4. Polls open: 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.⁵
5. Current polls: McCain has three or less point lead¹
6. Registered voters: 665,671⁵
7. Democratic Primary winner: Barack Obama
8. Republican Caucus winner: Mitt Romney

Past Montana Winners

1. 2004: George W. Bush
2. 2000: George W. Bush
3. 1996: Bob Dole
4. 1992: Bill Clinton

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Montana Election Results | 2008 Montana Caucus | Montana Caucus Results | 2008 Montana Primary | 2008 Montana Primary Exit Polls | 2008 Montana Primary Results | Super Tuesday | Super Tuesday Exit Polls | Montana Democratic Party | Max Baucus

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