Poll Watch: Rasmussen Alabama Senatorial Survey

Rasmussen Alabama Senatorial Survey

• Richard Shelby (R) 58% [60%] {59%} (58%) [58%] {59%}
• William Barnes (D) 30% [28%] {29%} (31%) [31%] {32%}

Favorable / Unfavorable {Net}

• Richard Shelby 63% [68%] {67%} (66%) [67%] {67%} / 26% [24%] {28%} (26%) [22%] {24%} {+37%}
• William Barnes 36% [34%] {32%} (37%) [29%] {35%} / 31% [31%] {31%} (27%) [27%] {26%} {+5%}

Survey of 500 Likely Voters was conducted September 21, 2010.  The margin of error is +/- 4.5 percentage points.  Party ID breakdown: 45% Republican; 35% Democrat; 21% Independent/Other.  Results from the poll conducted August 19, 2010 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted July 22, 2010 are in curly brackets.  Results from the poll conducted June 3, 2010 are in parentheses.  Results from the poll conducted May 25, 2010 are in square brackets. Results from the poll conducted March 29, 2010 are in curly brackets.

Inside the numbers:

Shelby earns 83% support from Republicans, while 68% of Democrats favor Barnes. Voters not affiliated with either major political party prefer the Republican by an overwhelming 70% to 17%.