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The latest poll average at RealClearPolitics has Barack Obama up 2.5 points over John McCain in the tight race for the White House, at 48.1 percent to 45.6 percent. But if the election was being held today in Second Life, Obama would win in a landslide.

Researcher Andrew Mallon of the Social Research Foundation, known in avatar form as Andy Evans, polled over 1,000 Second Life residents about their usage of Linden’s virtual world. But while he had an audience, Mallon threw in another question:

In the upcoming election, who do you plan to vote for (USA Citizens), or prefer (International residents)?

Among American citizens, Obama beats McCain handily in the unscientific poll.

Candidate Respondents Percent
Obama 224 45.6%
McCain 102 20.8%
Undecided 79 16.1%
I don’t plan to vote 29 5.9%
I prefer not to say 29 5.9%
Other 28 5.7%
491 100.0%

Among Second Life’s large population of non-American citizens, Second life linden the preference for Obama is even stronger.

Candidate Respondents Percent
Obama 330 57.5%
McCain 41 7.1%
Undecided 41 7.1%
I don’t plan to vote 109 19.0%
I prefer not to say 37 6.4%
Other 16 2.8%
574 100.0%

Mallon’s poll remains open to the public until September 30, at which point he’ll publish his data about Second Life usage.