Poll Watch: SurveyUSA Washington 8th Congressional District

SurveyUSA Washington 8th Congressional District

• Dave Reichert (R) 52% (54%)
• Suzan DelBene (D) 45% (41%)
• Undecided 4% (5%)

Among Men

• Dave Reichert (R) 57% (58%)
• Suzan DelBene (D) 40% (38%)
• Undecided 3% (5%)

Among Women

• Suzan DelBene (D) 49% (43%)
• Dave Reichert (R) 46% (51%)
• Undecided 4% (6%)

Is your opinion of the Tea Party movement favorable or unfavorable?

• Favorable 35% (31%)
• Unfavorable 39% (35%)

Survey of 579 likely voters was conducted September 27-29, 2010. The margin of error is +/- 4.2 percentage points.  Party ID breakdown: 34% Democrat; 30% Republican; 35% Independent.  Political ideology: 45% Moderate; 32% Conservative; 19% Liberal.  Abortion: 58% Pro-choice; 39% Pro-life.  Education: 67% College graduate; 33% Not a college graduate.  Results from the poll conducted August 31 - September 2, 2010 are in parentheses.

Inside the numbers:

Reichert, first elected in 2004, leads 10:1 among Republicans. DelBene, a businesswoman and former Microsoft VP, leads 5:1 among Democrats, 17% of whom cross over to vote for the incumbent. Independents break 5:4 Republican.  In the 2008 presidential election, Barack Obama won WA-8 with 57% of the vote.