THE NUMBERS - DEMOCRATS

Barack Obama, 36 percent

Hillary Rodham Clinton, 28 percent

John Edwards, 22 percent

Bill Richardson, 7 percent

THE NUMBERS - REPUBLICANS

John McCain, 35 percent

Mitt Romney, 31 percent

Mike Huckabee, 13 percent

Ron Paul, 8 percent

Rudy Giuliani, 5 percent

OF INTEREST:

Obama has a big lead over Clinton among New Hampshire's large bloc of independent voters, who can vote in either party's primary. They are about even among women. He's also ahead among younger people, first-time primary voters and men. Clinton does best among Democrats and conservatives. More of Clinton's supporters say they're firmly committed to their candidate, but Obama is viewed as more electable in November. In the GOP contest, McCain and Romney are about even among independents and Republicans. McCain leads with moderates, while the two are close among conservatives. Romney does best with Republicans most concerned about illegal immigration, while McCain leads among Republicans focused on the economy and terrorism. The two top rivals are seen as equally electable.

The telephone poll, by the Marist College Institute for Public Opinion, was conducted Saturday and Sunday. It involved interviews with 636 likely Democratic primary voters and 477 likely Republican primary voters, and includes voters leaning toward a candidate. The margin of sampling error was plus or minus 4 percentage points for Democrats and 4.5 points for Republicans.

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