Traffic to the presidential candidates' websites showed continued growth during September, Nielsen Online reported Friday.
Traffic to Sen. John McCain’s site increased by 56% over the previous month -- to 4.2 million unique visitors in September, and by 239% over traffic in June.
Meanwhile, Sen. Barack Obama’s website attracted 7.9 million unique visitors in September -- up by 31% from August, and by 156% over June traffic.
| Candidate Website | June 2008: Unique Audience (in 000s) | July 2008: Unique Audience (in 000s) | August 2008: Unique Audience (in 000s) | Sept. 2008: Unique Audience (in 000s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BarackObama.com | 3,097 | 3,330 | 6,070 | 7,934 |
| John McCain 2008 | 1,239 | 1,592 | 2,686 | 4,202 |
| Source: The Nielsen Company (September 1, 2008 - September 31, 2008). | ||||
