John McCain is beating both Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama in a new poll of New Mexico voters that tests potential head-to-head presidential election matchups.
McCain had a three-point lead – 49 percent to 46 percent – over Clinton and a six-point lead – 50 percent to 44 percent – over Obama in the SurveyUSA poll released today.
The survey of 490 registered voters in New Mexico was conducted from Friday to Sunday and has a margin of error of 4.5 percent.
McCain led Clinton among men by 14 points but trailed Clinton among women by six points. He led Obama among men by 16 points but trailed among women by three points. McCain topped Clinton in every age group except among 18-34 year olds. Against Obama, McCain led among the 35-49 and 65-and-up age groups, but trailed among voters ages 18-34 and 50-64.
McCain topped Clinton among White voters by 26 points, but trailed by 30 points among Hispanic voters and by 38 points among black voters. McCain topped Obama among White voters by 27 points, but trailed by 23 points among Hispanic voters and by a whopping 89 points among black voters, who picked Obama by a margin of 94 percent to 5 percent.
Nine percent of Republicans said they would vote for Clinton over McCain, while 15 percent said they would vote for Obama over McCain. Meanwhile, 21 percent of Democrats said they would vote for McCain over Clinton, while 29 percent said they would vote for McCain over Obama. Among independents, McCain led Clinton 54 percent to 37 percent, and led Obama 46 percent to 42 percent.
New Mexico is identified as a swing state in the presidential race and has five electoral votes.
