Updated AOL Straw Poll

For the Republican side

1st place - Ron Paul is leading in 36 states with 28% of the vote 76,649 votes

2nd place - Huckabee with 18% of the vote 47,302 votes 7 states
Ark, Iowa, Mo., Miss, Ok, North Carolina and South Carolina

3rd place - Giuliani with 17% of the vote 46,813 votes 4 states
Florida, New York and New Jersey and Conn.

4th place - McCain with 14% of the vote 38,844 votes

5th place - Romney with 13% of the vote 34,442 votes 2 state
Utah and Mass.

6th place - Thompson with 9% of the vote 22,398 votes

7th place - Hunter with 1% of the vote 2,810 votes

Total Votes: 269,238


Among the Democrats

1st place - Clinton with 46% of the vote 113,257 votes 46 states

2nd place - Obama with 28% of the vote 68,586 votes 4 states and DC
Alaska, Iowa, Illinois, Hawaii and DC

3rd place - Edwards with 16% of the vote 40,421 votes

4th place - Biden with 4% of the vote 9,554 votes

5th place - Kucinich with 3% of the vote 7,973 votes

6th place - Richardson with 2% of the vote 6,402 votes

7th place - Dodd with 1% of the vote 1,449 votes

8th place - Gravel with <1% of the vote 1,151 votes

Total Votes: 248,793

Updated at 8:38 PM 2 January 2008

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