President Bush leads Senator Kerry in Virginia by six percentage points, 50% to 44%.

Those figures have changed little over the past month. Heading into the Republican National Convention, the President was ahead in Virginia 50% to 45%.

In Election 2000, Bush won Virginia by nine percentage points, beating Al Gore 53% to 44%. It's been decades since a Democrat won the state. Still, earlier this year, polls found Kerry very close and some Democrats viewed the state as a potential pick-up.

However, over the past month, the situation has changed and Virginia remains in the "Leans Bush" column in our Electoral College projections.

Fifty-five percent (55%) of Virginia voters have a favorable opinion of President Bush. Forty-six percent (46%) have a favorable opinion of Senator Kerry.

Forty-six percent (46%) of the state's voters believe the country is heading in the right direction.

In Virginia, Bush leads 52% to 40% among men and 49% to 46% among women.

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Fifty-four percent (54%) of all Virginia voters Approve of the way President Bush is performing his job. That's up a point from a month ago and slightly above his national Job Approval rating.Rasmussen Reports is an independent public opinion research firm that provides daily updates on the Presidential election and the nation's economic confidence.We have recently released state election polls for Arkansas, California, Colorado, Georgia, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Washington, Virginia, and Wisconsin.