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| YEAR | SURVEY ORGANIZATION | STATES |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | National 2016 Election Pool | Alabama (d/r), Arkansas (d/r), Connecticut (d/r), Florida (d/r), Georgia (d/r), Iowa (d/r) , Illinois (d/r), Indiana (d/r), Massachusetts (d/r), Maryland (d/r), Michigan (d/r), Missouri (d/r), Mississippi (d/r), North Carolina (d/r), Nebraska (r), New Hampshire (d/r), Nevada (d/r), New York (d/r), Ohio (d/r), Oklahoma (d/r), Pennsylvania (d/r), South Carolina (d/r) , Tennessee (d/r),Texas (d/r), Virginia (d/r), Vermont (d/r), Wisconsin (d/r), West Virginia (d/r) |
| 2012 | National 2012 Election Pool: | Alabama (r), Arizona (r), Florida (r), Georgia (r), Iowa (r), Illinois (r), Louisiana (r), Massachusetts (r), Maryland (r), Michigan (r), Mississippi (r), Nevada (r), New Hampshire (r), Ohio (r), Oklahoma (r), South Carolina (r), Tennessee (r), Vermont (r), Virginia (r), Wisconsin (r) |
| 2008 | National 2008 Election Pool: | Alabama (d/r), Arkansas (d/r), Arizona (d/r), California (d/r), Connecticut (d/r), Delaware (d/r), Florida (d/r), Georgia (d/r), Iowa (d/r), Illinois (d/r), Indiana (d), Kentucky (d), Louisiana (d/r), Massachusetts (d/r), Maryland (d/r), Michigan (d/r), Missouri (d/r), Montana (d), North Carolina (d), Nevada (d/r), New Hampshire (d/r), New Jersey (d/r), New Mexico (d), New York (d/r), Ohio (d/r), Oklahoma (d/r), Oregon (d), South Carolina (d/r), South Dakota (d), Tennessee (d/r), Texas (d/r), Utah (d/r), Vermont (d/r), Virginia (d/r), Wisconsin (d/r), West Virginia (d), Puerto Rico (d) |
| 2004 | Los Angeles Times 2004: | California, New Hampshire |
| National 2004 Election Pool: | Arizona (d), California (d), Connecticut (d), Delaware (d), Florida (d), Georgia (d), Iowa (d), Louisiana (d), Massachusetts (d), Maryland (d), Missouri (d), Mississippi (d), New Hampshire (d), New York (d), Ohio (d), Oklahoma (d), Rhode Island (d), South Carolina (d), Tennessee (d), Texas (d), Virginia (d), Vermont (d), Wisconsin (d) | |
| 2000 | Los Angeles Times 2000: | California, New Hampshire |
| Voter News Service 2000: | Arizona (r), California (d/r nonpartisan), Colorado (d/r), Connecticut (d/r), Delaware (d/r), Florida (d/r), Georgia (d/r), Iowa (d/r), Louisiana (d/r), Massachusetts (d/r), Maryland (d/r), Maine (d/r), Michigan (r), Missouri (d/r), Mississippi (d/r), New Hampshire (d/r), New York (d/r), Ohio (d/r), Oklahoma (d/r), Rhode Island (d/r), South Carolina (r), Tennessee (d/r), Texas (d/r), Utah (r), Virginia(r), Vermont (d/r) | |
| 1996 | Los Angeles Times 1996: | California, New Hampshire |
| Voter News Service 1996: | Republican primaries in the following states: Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Illinois, Louisiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Maryland, Michigan, Mississippi, New Hampshire, New York, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Wisconsin | |
| Democratic primaries in Illinois and New Hampshire | ||
| National Primary Surveys of Republicans who voted in a March 5, 1996 primary | ||
| National Primary Surveys of Republicans who voted in a March 12, 1996 primary | ||
| National Primary Surveys of Republicans who voted in a March 19, 1996 primary | ||
| National Primary Surveys of Republicans who voted in a March 26, 1996 primary | ||
| 1992 | Los Angeles Times 1992: | California, Florida and Texas, Georgia, Illinois and Michigan, New Hampshire, New York (d) |
| Voter Research & Surveys: | Alabama (d/r), California (d/r), Colorado (d/r), Connecticut (d/r), Florida (d/r), Georgia (d/r), Illinois (d/r), Indiana (d/r), Kansas (d/r), Louisiana (d/r), Los Angeles, Massachusetts (d/r), Maryland (d/r), Michigan (d/r), Minnesota (d/r), Mississippi (d/r), North Carolina (d/r), New Hampshire, New Jersey (d/r), New York (d), Ohio (d/r), Oklahoma (d/r), Oregon (d/r), Pennsylvania (d/r), Rhode Island (d/r), South Carolina (d/r), South Dakota, Tennessee (d/r), Texas (d/r), Wisconsin (d/r) | |
| 1988 | ABC News 1988: | California (d), Connecticut, New Hampshire, Illinois, Indiana, Nebraska (d), New Jersey (d), New Mexico (d), New York (d), Ohio (d), Pennsylvania (d), South Carolina (d), South Dakota, Vermont, West Virginia (d), Wisconsin |
| CBS News 1988: | Indiana (d), South Dakota (d/r), Wisconsin (d) | |
| CBS News/New York Times 1988: | Alabama (d/r), Arkansas (d/r), California (d), Florida (d/r), Georgia (d/r), Iowa (d/r), Illinois (d/r), Louisiana (d/r), Massachusetts (d/r), Maryland (d), Missouri (d/r), Mississippi (d/r), North Carolina (d/r), New Hampshire (d/r), New Jersey (d), New York (d), Ohio (d), Oklahoma (d/r), Pennsylvania (d), Tennessee (d/r), Texas (d/r), Virginia (d/r), South Regional (d/r) | |
| Los Angeles Times1988: | Iowa (caucus)(d/r), Super Tuesday (Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, Texas), California, New Hampshire, Illinois, New York (d), Pennsylvania (d) | |
| 1984 | ABC News1984: | Alabama, California, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island |
| CBS News 1984: | Connecticut, District of Columbia, Indiana, Maryland, Nebraska, Oregon, Tennessee, Vermont | |
| CBS News/New York Times 1984: | Alabama, California, Georgia, Illinois, Massachusetts, North Carolina, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas | |
| Los Angeles Times 1984: | California, Illinois (d), Iowa (caucus)(d), New Hampshire, New York (d), Pennsylvania (d) | |
| 1980 | ABC News 1980: | California, Illinois, Indiana, Maryland, New York, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania |
| CBS News/New York Times 1980: | California, Florida, Illinois (d/r), Massachusetts (d/r), New Hampshire (d/r), New Jersey, New York (d), Ohio, Pennsylvania (d/r), Wisconsin (d/r) | |
| Los Angeles Times 1980: | California, Florida, Illinois, New Hampshire, New York, Pennsylvania | |
| 1976 | CBS News/New York Times 1976: | California (d/r), Florida, Illinois, Indiana (d/r), Massachusetts, Michigan (d/r), New Hampshire, New York (d), Ohio (d/r), Oregon, Pennsylvania (d), Wisconsin |