MIAMI (AFP) — A great majority of Hispanic voters in US swing states favor Democratic Barack Obama over Republican John McCain in the race for the White House, a Newslink poll said Friday.
Of the 684 adults surveyed by telephone in seven swing states from September 11-18, 63 percent said they would vote for the Illinois senator on November 4, against only 26 percent for the Arizona senator.
Swing voters are called as such for their unpredictable votes in an election.
Colorado's Hispanic voters in the poll backed Obama over McCain by a 74-to-14 percent margin, followed by New Mexico with a 68-24 percent margin, Arizona 66-23, Nevada 52-19, Pennsylvania 51-28, and Ohio 33-27.
The two senators came out closest in the poll in Florida, where Obama edged out his rival by 45.8-42.3 percent, with 12 percent undecided.
In June, a Newslink poll put McCain ahead of Obama among Hispanics by 35.8-33.1 percent, with 31 percent undecided.
The poll had a margin of error of plus or minus 3.75 points.
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