Poll Watch: Rasmussen Delaware Senatorial Survey

Rasmussen Delaware Senatorial Survey

• Chris Coons (D) 51% {49%} [53%] (47%) {46%} [39%]
• Christine O'Donnell (R) 40% {40%} [42%] (36%) {36%} [41%]

Favorable / Unfavorable {Net}

• Chris Coons 54% {57%} [58%] (49%) {51%} [49%] (48%) {43%} [47%] / 39% {36%} [34%] (35%) {33%} [28%] (38%) {35%} [30%] {+15%}
• Christine O'Donnell 39% {39%} [42%] (39%) {41%} [43%] / 56% {56%} [54%] (44%) {38%} [33%] {-17%}

Survey of 500 likely voters was conducted October 14, 2010. The margin of error is +/- 4.5 percentage points.  Party ID breakdown: 47% Democrat; 33% Republican; 20% Independent/Other.  Results from the poll conducted September 26, 2010 are in curly brackets.  Results from the poll conducted September 15, 2010 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted September 2, 2010 are in parentheses.  Results from the poll conducted August 5, 2010 are in curly brackets.  Results from the poll conducted July 14, 2010 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted April 29, 2010 are in parentheses. Results from the poll conducted February 22, 2010 are in curly brackets.  Results from the poll conducted January 25, 2010 are in square brackets. Results from the poll conducted September 30, 2009 are in parentheses.

Inside the numbers:

Coons has the support of 80% of Delaware Democrats, while 75% of the state’s Republicans back O’Donnell.  The Democratic candidate has a slim one-point lead among voters not affiliated with either of the major parties.