South Carolina - Republicans

Gender Category % Total Giuliani Huckabee Hunter McCain Paul Romney Thompson Male 51 2 28 0 32 5 15 18 Female 49 2 33 0 34 2 14 13 Gender by race Category % Total Giuliani Huckabee Hunter McCain Paul Romney Thompson White male 49 2 29 0 32 4 15 18 White female 47 2 34 0 35 2 14 13 Non-white male 2 - - - - - - - Non-white female 1 - - - - - - - Race Category % Total Giuliani Huckabee Hunter McCain Paul Romney Thompson White 96 2 31 0 33 3 15 15 Black 2 - - - - - - - Hispanic / Latino 1 - - - - - - - Asian 0 - - - - - - - Other 1 - - - - - - - AGE (60 and over) Category % Total Giuliani Huckabee Hunter McCain Paul Romney Thompson 18-29 10 2 35 - 28 7 12 15 30-44 23 4 37 0 23 3 12 21 45-59 32 2 29 0 32 5 16 16 60 or over 35 1 27 0 42 2 16 12 Age-65 (Question not available in Nevada) Category % Total Giuliani Huckabee Hunter McCain Paul Romney Thompson 18-24 5 1 34 - 26 8 10 22 25-29 5 3 36 - 30 7 15 8 30-39 14 4 40 0 17 4 12 22 40-49 20 3 32 - 31 4 14 16 50-64 33 1 28 1 38 3 15 15 65 or over 24 2 26 0 40 2 18 12 Age 65 & over Category % Total Giuliani Huckabee Hunter McCain Paul Romney Thompson 18-64 76 2 32 0 31 4 14 17 65 or over 24 2 26 0 40 2 18 12 2007 total family income: Category % Total Giuliani Huckabee Hunter McCain Paul Romney Thompson Under $15,000 3 - - - - - - - $15,000 - $29,999 7 1 41 - 36 4 9 9 $30,000 - $49,999 18 1 34 1 34 7 13 11 $50,000 - $74,999 28 1 30 - 32 3 13 19 $75,000 - $99,999 17 2 31 - 33 2 18 14 $100,000 - $149,999 18 2 29 - 33 2 16 18 $150,000 - $199,999 5 3 20 - 31 1 25 20 $200,000 or more 5 6 19 - 38 0 24 13 Total family income: Category % Total Giuliani Huckabee Hunter McCain Paul Romney Thompson Less than $50,000 28 2 36 0 33 6 11 11 $50,000 or more 72 2 29 - 33 2 16 17 Total family income: Category % Total Giuliani Huckabee Hunter McCain Paul Romney Thompson Less than $100,000 72 2 33 0 33 4 14 15 $100,000 or more 28 3 26 - 33 1 19 18 What was the last grade of school you completed? Category % Total Giuliani Huckabee Hunter McCain Paul Romney Thompson Did not complete high school 2 - - - - - - - High school graduate 16 3 34 - 36 5 9 13 Some college or associate degree 32 1 34 0 30 4 13 17 College graduate 31 3 27 0 32 3 18 17 Postgraduate study 19 2 28 0 37 2 16 13 College Education Category % Total Giuliani Huckabee Hunter McCain Paul Romney Thompson No college degree 50 1 34 0 32 4 12 16 College graduate 50 3 28 0 34 3 18 15 What was the last grade of school you completed? Category % Total Giuliani Huckabee Hunter McCain Paul Romney Thompson High school graduate or less 18 3 35 - 36 4 9 14 More than high school grad 82 2 30 0 32 3 16 16 No matter how you voted today, do you usually think of yourself as a: Category % Total Giuliani Huckabee Hunter McCain Paul Romney Thompson Democrat 2 - - - - - - - Republican 80 2 32 0 31 2 15 17 Independent or something else 18 1 25 0 42 9 12 11 On most political matters, do you consider yourself: Category % Total Giuliani Huckabee Hunter McCain Paul Romney Thompson Very liberal 2 - - - - - - - Somewhat liberal 5 1 16 1 49 8 11 15 Moderate 24 4 21 0 51 5 11 8 Somewhat conservative 34 2 30 0 32 3 17 15 Very conservative 34 1 41 0 19 2 16 22 On most political matters, do you consider yourself: Category % Total Giuliani Huckabee Hunter McCain Paul Romney Thompson Liberal 7 1 20 1 47 9 9 13 Moderate 24 4 21 0 51 5 11 8 Conservative 69 1 35 0 26 2 16 19 Religion Category % Total Giuliani Huckabee Hunter McCain Paul Romney Thompson Protestant 62 1 34 0 31 3 13 17 Catholic 13 2 11 0 45 2 24 14 Mormon / LDS 1 - - - - - - - Other Christian 19 3 42 - 29 4 10 13 Jewish 1 - - - - - - - Muslim - - - - - - - - Something else 2 - - - - - - - None 3 - - - - - - - Religion, combined Protestant and other Christian. Category % Total Giuliani Huckabee Hunter McCain Paul Romney Thompson Protestant or Other Christian 82 2 36 0 30 3 13 16 Catholic 13 2 11 0 45 2 24 14 Jewish 1 - - - - - - - Something else 2 - - - - - - - None 3 - - - - - - - Religion, only among Whites, with combined Protestant and Other Christian Category % Total Giuliani Huckabee Hunter McCain Paul Romney Thompson Protestant or Other Christian 77 2 36 0 31 3 13 16 Catholic 12 2 12 0 45 3 26 12 Jewish 0 - - - - - - - Something else 2 - - - - - - - None 3 - - - - - - - How often do you attend religious services? Category % Total Giuliani Huckabee Hunter McCain Paul Romney Thompson More than once a week 31 1 52 0 23 1 10 13 Once a week 32 1 30 0 32 2 16 18 A few times a month 12 3 18 - 42 3 17 17 A few times a year 17 2 13 0 44 6 21 14 Never 6 6 6 - 50 10 10 18 How often do you attend religious services? Category % Total Giuliani Huckabee Hunter McCain Paul Romney Thompson Weekly 64 1 41 0 27 2 13 15 Occasionally 29 2 15 0 43 5 19 15 Never 6 6 6 - 50 10 10 18 Church attendance by Religion Category % Total Giuliani Huckabee Hunter McCain Paul Romney Thompson Protestant / Attend weekly 43 1 42 0 28 2 12 15 Protestant / Do not attend weekly 19 3 16 0 38 5 18 20 Catholic / Attend weekly 7 3 14 - 35 2 28 18 Catholic / Do not attend weekly 5 1 8 1 58 3 20 9 All Others 24 3 35 - 32 5 11 14 Would you describe yourself as a born-again or evangelical Christian? Category % Total Giuliani Huckabee Hunter McCain Paul Romney Thompson Yes 60 1 43 0 27 2 11 15 All others 40 3 14 0 43 4 20 16 White Born-again or Evangelical Christians Category % Total Giuliani Huckabee Hunter McCain Paul Romney Thompson Yes 55 1 43 0 27 2 11 15 All others 45 3 16 0 41 4 19 16 White, Born Again or Evangelical, Protestant or Other Christian, not Catholic Category % Total Giuliani Huckabee Hunter McCain Paul Romney Thompson Yes 54 1 43 0 27 2 11 15 All others 46 3 17 0 41 4 19 16 How much does it matter to you that a candidate shares your religious beliefs? Category % Total Giuliani Huckabee Hunter McCain Paul Romney Thompson A great deal 38 1 50 0 29 1 7 12 Somewhat 32 2 29 - 28 4 16 21 Not much 16 3 12 - 45 5 21 15 Not at all 14 3 8 1 44 6 26 12 How much does it matter to you that a candidate shares your religious beliefs? Category % Total Giuliani Huckabee Hunter McCain Paul Romney Thompson A great deal / Somewhat 69 2 40 0 28 3 11 17 Not much / Not at all 30 3 10 1 45 6 23 13 When did you finally decide for whom to vote in the presidential primary? Category % Total Giuliani Huckabee Hunter McCain Paul Romney Thompson Just today 18 3 33 0 30 2 17 15 In the last three days 16 1 29 0 35 2 11 22 Sometime last week 13 1 26 0 37 3 14 18 In the last month 26 1 39 - 32 3 12 12 Before that 26 3 25 0 33 6 18 15 When did you finally decide for whom to vote in the presidential primary? (Last three days or earlier than that) Category % Total Giuliani Huckabee Hunter McCain Paul Romney Thompson Within the last three days 34 2 31 0 32 2 14 18 Earlier than that 65 2 31 0 34 4 15 14 When did you finally decide for whom to vote in the presidential primary? (Last week or earlier than that) Category % Total Giuliani Huckabee Hunter McCain Paul Romney Thompson Within the last week 47 2 30 0 34 2 14 18 Earlier than that 52 2 32 0 33 5 15 13 Which comes closest to your feelings about the Bush administration: Category % Total Giuliani Huckabee Hunter McCain Paul Romney Thompson Enthusiastic 17 2 28 1 34 1 18 18 Satisfied, but not enthusiastic 52 2 35 - 30 2 14 17 Dissatisfied, but not angry 25 1 29 0 38 6 14 13 Angry 5 1 15 0 44 22 12 6 Which comes closest to your feelings about the Bush administration: Category % Total Giuliani Huckabee Hunter McCain Paul Romney Thompson Positive 69 2 33 0 31 1 15 18 Negative 30 1 26 0 39 8 13 12 Which best describes your family's financial situation? Category % Total Giuliani Huckabee Hunter McCain Paul Romney Thompson Getting ahead financially 23 3 32 0 29 2 15 19 Holding steady financially 66 2 30 0 35 3 15 15 Falling behind financially 11 1 37 1 29 7 13 12 Which comes closest to your position? Abortion should be: Category % Total Giuliani Huckabee Hunter McCain Paul Romney Thompson Legal in all cases 9 2 20 1 45 3 15 14 Legal in most cases 19 4 11 0 50 6 20 9 Illegal in most cases 43 2 32 0 31 3 15 17 Illegal in all cases 28 1 47 0 21 3 9 18 Which comes closest to your position? Abortion should be: Category % Total Giuliani Huckabee Hunter McCain Paul Romney Thompson Legal 28 3 14 0 49 5 19 11 Illegal 70 2 38 0 27 3 13 18 Which ONE of these four issues is the most important facing the country? Category % Total Giuliani Huckabee Hunter McCain Paul Romney Thompson Illegal immigration 26 2 33 0 24 4 16 21 The war in Iraq 16 2 24 1 52 3 7 11 The economy 40 2 32 0 32 5 17 12 Terrorism 15 3 30 0 33 1 13 21 Which ONE of these four candidate qualities mattered most in deciding how you voted today? Category % Total Giuliani Huckabee Hunter McCain Paul Romney Thompson Says what he believes 26 2 31 - 34 6 7 21 Shares my values 43 2 48 0 14 4 12 20 Has the right experience 23 3 2 1 67 1 23 4 Has the best chance to win in November 6 4 15 - 42 - 33 6 Which was more important in your vote for president today? Category % Total Giuliani Huckabee Hunter McCain Paul Romney Thompson My candidate's positions on the issues 51 2 34 0 24 6 11 22 My candidate's leadership / personal qualities 46 2 27 0 44 1 18 8 Regardless of how you voted today, which one of these candidates do you think would be most likely to beat the Democratic presidential nominee in November? Category % Total Giuliani Huckabee Hunter McCain Paul Romney Thompson Rudy Giuliani 4 33 17 - 13 1 21 15 Mike Huckabee 23 1 89 0 2 1 1 4 John McCain 43 1 15 0 69 2 4 9 Ron Paul 2 - - - - - - - Mitt Romney 19 1 11 - 9 2 61 16 Fred Thompson 8 - 9 - 2 1 - 88 Regardless of how you voted today, which one of these candidates is most likely to bring needed change to the country? Category % Total Giuliani Huckabee Hunter McCain Paul Romney Thompson Rudy Giuliani 4 36 11 2 32 0 11 8 Mike Huckabee 29 1 89 0 7 0 1 2 John McCain 30 0 5 0 88 2 1 3 Ron Paul 5 2 13 1 18 51 8 7 Mitt Romney 17 - 9 - 7 1 73 10 Fred Thompson 14 0 6 - 4 - 5 85 Which should be a higher priority for the next president? Category % Total Giuliani Huckabee Hunter McCain Paul Romney Thompson Cutting taxes 48 2 33 0 28 3 14 19 Reducing the budget deficit 49 2 29 0 39 3 15 13 Should most illegal immigrants working in the United States be: Category % Total Giuliani Huckabee Hunter McCain Paul Romney Thompson Offered a chance to apply for citizenship 28 2 31 - 44 2 12 8 Allowed to stay as temporary workers 19 2 23 0 37 3 17 17 Deported to the country they came from 52 2 34 0 26 4 15 19 Which best describes you: Category % Total Giuliani Huckabee Hunter McCain Paul Romney Thompson I was born in South Carolina 44 1 36 0 32 4 10 17 I moved to SC in the last four years 10 4 26 0 30 5 20 15 I moved to SC five to 10 years ago 10 4 33 0 29 4 19 11 I moved to SC more than 10 years ago 35 2 25 0 37 2 18 16 Which best describes you: Category % Total Giuliani Huckabee Hunter McCain Paul Romney Thompson I was born in South Carolina 44 1 36 0 32 4 10 17 Not born in South Carolina 55 3 26 0 34 3 19 15 Have you ever served in the U.S. military? Category % Total Giuliani Huckabee Hunter McCain Paul Romney Thompson Yes 25 1 29 0 36 3 17 14 All others 75 2 32 0 32 4 14 16 In your vote in today's presidential primary, how would you rate the importance of campaign ads? Category % Total Giuliani Huckabee Hunter McCain Paul Romney Thompson Very important 14 1 43 0 28 3 12 12 Somewhat important 31 1 32 0 35 3 15 15 Not too important 33 2 31 0 32 3 13 17 Not at all important 20 3 21 0 35 5 18 18 In your vote in today's presidential primary, how would you rate the importance of campaign ads? Category % Total Giuliani Huckabee Hunter McCain Paul Romney Thompson Very / Somewhat important 45 1 35 0 33 3 14 14 Not too / Not at all important 52 3 27 0 33 4 15 18 Population of area, five categories Category % Total Giuliani Huckabee Hunter McCain Paul Romney Thompson Over 500,000 - - - - - - - - 50 to 500,000 8 1 23 - 48 5 12 11 Suburbs 61 2 31 0 32 4 14 17 10 to 50,000 19 3 32 0 30 2 19 13 Rural 11 - 35 - 36 4 10 15 Population of area, three categories Category % Total Giuliani Huckabee Hunter McCain Paul Romney Thompson City over 50,000 8 1 23 - 48 5 12 11 Suburbs 61 2 31 0 32 4 14 17 Small city and Rural 30 2 33 0 32 3 16 14 Geo Stratum Code Category % Total Giuliani Huckabee Hunter McCain Paul Romney Thompson Piedmont 45 1 34 0 29 4 13 19 Midlands 25 2 28 0 37 3 15 14 Pee Dee 8 3 51 - 20 5 11 10 Low Country 22 3 21 0 43 3 18 12

Results are based on NBC News projections and unofficial returns, and are updated every five minutes. Refresh your browser to see the latest results. Candidate in red indicates the projected winner. To learn more about how NBC News projects winners and how to read NBC’s exit polls, click here. To learn more about delegates and how national and state parties apportion them, click here.

Additional election pages National overview Exit polls