Final Dowling Poll Calls Presidential Race Within 1%
November 18, 2008
(Oakdale, N.Y.) In a final poll conducted exactly one week before Election Day, (Tuesday, October 28, 2008) the Dowling College Polling Institute called the presidential election numbers on Long Island within one percentage point.
The final numbers as revealed the next day, (Wednesday, October 29, 2008) by Polling Institute Director, Michael Dawidziak, were:
- Obama 319 50.24%
- McCain 277 43.62%
- Undecided 39 6.14%
- Total 635 100.00%
The final poll showed Barack Obama with a lead of 6.62% over John McCain. In the unofficial voting results from Election Night, Obama ended up winning Long Island by 6.08%.
- Votes Cast: 1,208,352
- Obama 635,443 52.59%
- McCain 562,001 46.51%
This was the third and final presidential preference poll conducted on Long Island by the Dowling College Polling Institute between August 23, 2008 and October 28, 2008. After the first poll was completed, Dowling Polling Director, Michael Dawidziak, predicted that Long Island would be a bellwether for how the country would vote saying, “As Long Island goes, so will the country go.”
In the unofficial voting results from Election Night, Obama ended up winning the nation’s popular vote by 6.76%.
- Votes Cast: 124,767,093
- Obama 66,602,400 53.38%
- McCain 58,164,693 46.62%
About Dowling College
Dowling College is an independent, coeducational college that serves more than 6,500 students at its historic Rudolph Campus on the banks of the Connetquot River in Oakdale, NY, and the 105-acre Brookhaven Campus in eastern Long Island and a business center located near the Nassau-Suffolk border in Melville. Dowling offers Bachelor’s, Master’s, and Doctoral degrees in several disciplines through its four schools: Arts and Sciences, Aviation, Business, and Education. www.Dowling.edu
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