November 01, 2004
And The Winner Is....
I've finished tallying the results for the latest (and last) Paugus Diner Poll© of this election season. I must remind you that this is by no means a scientific poll. I have no idea what the margin of error might be. All I did was ask random people in and around the Paugus Diner in Laconia, New Hampshire if they were going to vote in the upcoming election here in New Hampshire (I didn't want to skew the results with respondents from out of state). If they answered “Yes”, I asked which Presidential candidate they were going to vote for. Once I had 100 responses I stopped. (Hey, it's easier to calculate percentages if I use a sample of 100...)
The results:
Bush: 52%
Kerry: 46%
Nader: 1%
McCain: 1%
I did remind the one respondent that John McCain wasn't running, but he didn't seem to mind because he was going to write in his name on the ballot.
Again, a reminder: This is not a scientific poll. It was taken in one small area of New Hampshire along the shores of Paugus Bay on Lake Winnipesaukee over a period of two days.
Cross-posted to The Command Post.
Posted by Chan Eddy at November 1, 2004 04:20 PMInteresting! How many people refused to answer, if any?
Posted by: Solomon at November 1, 2004 09:59 PMAbout 20% didn't want to be bothered, but they were polite about it. Another 10 or 15% were from out of state, so I couldn't use them. All in all, the people were more than willing to answer the two questions I asked. But then again, I didn't run around with a clipboard or anything signifying that I was a pollster.
Posted by: DCE at November 1, 2004 10:12 PM
