In a Gallup Poll conducted between March and August 2008, when asked "who would you personally rather see elected president of the United States", only 31% of Ghanaians chose Senator Barck Obama while 13% chose Senator John McCain. 56% of participants either refused to answer or said "don't know".
The same poll was conducted in 21 other countries in Africa. Only Benin(22%) had less favorable ratings for Obama than Ghana. Majorities of Africans in 13 of the 22 countries surveyed would personally rather see Obama than McCain elected president of the United States. Support for Obama is highest in East Africa, and more specifically, Kenya (89%), Uganda (85%), Ethiopia (76%), and Tanzania (76%).
When asked if it makes a difference to their countries who becomes the next president of the United States, 39% of Ghanaians said, yes it makes a difference and 31% said it makes no difference. 29% refused to answer or said don't know.
The Gallup-poll was conducted based on face-to-face interviews with at least 1,000 adults, aged 15 and older, in Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Liberia, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe between March and August 2008.
