DAYTON, Ohio -- In Ohio, Slight Movement to Obama, But Fight for 20 Electoral Votes Still Even:
If an election for President of the United States was held in Ohio on Sept. 30, Republican John McCain and Democrat Barack Obama would finish within one point of each other, according to this latest, WHIO-TV/SurveyUSA.

Today, it's McCain 49%, Obama 48 -- McCain's nominal 1-point lead within the survey's 3.8 percentage point margin of sampling error. Compared to an identical SurveyUSA poll released 15 days ago, Obama is up 3 points; McCain is flat.

McCain leads by 17 points among those who earn more than $50,000 a year. Obama leads by 21 points among those who earn less than $50,000 a year. McCain leads 5:4 in Columbus, Cincinnati, and Toledo. Obama leads 5:4 in greater Cleveland.

McCain and Obama are effectively tied in Dayton. McCain leads by 12 points among whites; Obama leads by 69 points among blacks.

65% of likely voters say the next president should focus on the economy ahead of all other issues: among that group, Obama leads 5:4. 9 of 10 Republicans vote for McCain; 8 of 10 Democrats vote for Obama; independents are tied.

Among men, McCain leads today by 5 points, down from 13 points two weeks ago. Among women, Obama today leads by 2, down slightly from 4 points two weeks ago.

Among voters who are younger than Barack Obama, Obama and McCain were and are tied. Among voters older than John McCain, McCain was leading by 10. Now, Obama and McCain are tied among these voters.

Among voters who are in-between the two candidates' ages, McCain was leading by 10, and now leads by 2.

Filtering: WHIO-TV/SurveyUSA interviewed 900 Ohio adults 09/28/08 and 09/29/08. Of the adults, 819 were registered to vote. Of the registered voters, 693 were determined by SurveyUSA to be likely voters in the 11/04/08 general election. Interviews conducted during an unprecedented time of financial and political turmoil.

Ohio has 20 Electoral College votes. George W. Bush carried Ohio by 2 points in 2004 and by 4 points in 2000.

Asked of 693 Likely Voters Margin of Sampling Error for this question = ± 3.8%

** If the election for President were today, would you vote for ... (choices rotated) Republican John McCain? Or, Democrat Barack Obama?

49% McCain (R)

48% Obama (D)

1% Other

2% Undecided