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Gender: Category Obama McCain % Total Male 40 58 45 Female 39 58 55 Age, four categories Category Obama McCain % Total 18-29 49 49 17 30-44 39 60 27 45-64 40 57 37 65+ 32 65 19 Age, six categories Category Obama McCain % Total 18-24 50 48 8 25-29 48 50 9 30-39 40 59 19 40-49 40 58 17 50-64 39 59 28 65 or over 32 65 19 Are you: Category Obama McCain % Total White 30 68 83 Black 95 5 12 Hispanic/Latino - - 3 Asian - - 1 Other - - 2 Sex by race Category Obama McCain % Total White men 31 67 37 White women 30 68 45 Black men - - 6 Black women - - 7 Latino men - - 1 Latino women - - 1 All other races - - 2 Age by race Category Obama McCain % Total White 18-29 34 65 13 White 30-44 29 70 22 White 45-64 32 65 31 White 65+ 24 72 17 Black 18-29 - - 3 Black 30-44 - - 4 Black 45-64 - - 4 Black 65+ - - 2 Latino 18-29 - - 1 Latino 30-44 - - 1 Latino 45-64 - - 1 Latino 65+ - - 0 All other - - 2 When did you finally decide for whom to vote in the presidential election? Category Obama McCain % Total Just today - - 5 In the last three days - - 3 Sometime last week - - 5 Earlier in October 46 52 11 Sometime in September 42 56 12 Before that 38 61 62 Time: Last three days/Earlier than that Category Obama McCain % Total Today/In the last three days 45 46 8 Sometime last week or earlier 39 59 90 Time: Last week/Earlier than that Category Obama McCain % Total Today/In last 3 days/Sometime last week 42 51 13 In the last month or before that 40 59 85 When did you finally decide for whom to vote in the presidential election? Category Obama McCain % Total Today/In last three days 45 46 8 Earlier in October 43 54 16 Sometime in September 42 56 12 Before that 38 61 62 Which ONE of these five issues is the most important facing the country? (CHECK ONLY ONE) Category Obama McCain % Total Energy policy 37 61 10 The war in Iraq 47 52 12 The economy 42 56 54 Terrorism 11 87 11 Health care 51 48 10 Which ONE of these four candidate qualities mattered most in deciding how you voted for president? (CHECK ONLY ONE) Category Obama McCain % Total Shares my values 17 81 34 Can bring about needed change 90 9 27 Has the right experience 3 95 22 Cares about people like me 60 37 12 On most political matters, do you consider yourself: Category Obama McCain % Total Liberal 76 20 14 Moderate 52 46 41 Conservative 16 82 45 Party Identification Category Obama McCain % Total Democrat 77 21 36 Republican 7 93 32 Independent or something else 30 67 31 Party by race Category Obama McCain % Total White Democrats 68 28 26 White Independents 23 74 27 White Republicans 4 96 30 All other 86 12 17 Do you approve or disapprove of the way George W. Bush is handling his job as president? Category Obama McCain % Total Strongly approve 8 90 9 Somewhat approve 7 93 27 Somewhat disapprove 22 76 21 Strongly disapprove 74 22 42 Do you approve or disapprove of the way George W. Bush is handling his job as president? Category Obama McCain % Total Approve 7 92 35 Disapprove 57 40 63 White Evangelical/Born-again Christians Category Obama McCain % Total White Evangelical/Born-again Christians 20 77 56 All others 64 34 44 What was the last grade of school you completed? Category Obama McCain % Total Did not complete high school - - 4 High school graduate 46 51 26 Some college or associate degree 37 61 33 College graduate 37 61 24 Postgraduate study 36 62 13 What was the last grade of school you completed? Category Obama McCain % Total More than high school grad 37 61 70 High school graduate or less 46 51 30 What was the last grade of school you completed? Category Obama McCain % Total College graduate 37 61 37 No college degree 42 56 63 Education by race Category Obama McCain % Total White college graduates 31 67 32 White non-college graduates 30 68 50 Non White college graduates - - 4 Non White non-college graduates 89 10 13 2007 total family income: Category Obama McCain % Total Under $15,000 59 39 9 $15,000 - $29,999 54 44 13 $30,000 - $49,999 46 53 24 $50,000 - $74,999 29 68 23 $75,000 - $99,999 38 61 13 $100,000 - $149,999 35 62 10 $150,000 - $199,999 - - 4 $200,000 or more - - 4 Total family income, $50K Category Obama McCain % Total Less than $50,000 51 47 47 $50,000 or more 33 65 53 Total family income, $100K Category Obama McCain % Total Less than $100,000 43 55 83 $100,000 or more 33 65 17 Total family income: Category Obama McCain % Total Under $50,000 51 47 47 $50,000-$99,999 33 66 36 $100,000 or more 33 65 17 Income by Race Category Obama McCain % Total Under 50k and White 35 63 34 Over 50k and White 28 71 47 Under 50k and Non-white 92 7 13 Over 50k and Non-white - - 6 In deciding your vote for president today, was the race of the candidate: Category Obama McCain % Total The single most important factor - - 6 One of several important factors 43 54 13 A minor factor 38 59 11 Not a factor at all 39 59 69 In deciding your vote for president today, was the race of the candidates: Category Obama McCain % Total An important factor 40 57 19 Not an important factor 39 59 79 In deciding your vote for president today, was the race of the candidates: Category Obama McCain % Total A factor 39 58 30 Not a factor 39 59 69 How worried are you about the direction of the nation's economy in the next year? Category Obama McCain % Total Very worried 45 52 51 Somewhat worried 32 67 34 Not too worried 30 69 10 Not at all worried - - 4 How worried are you about the direction of the nation's economy in the next year? Category Obama McCain % Total Worried 40 58 85 Not worried 32 67 14 How do you feel about the U.S. war in Iraq? Category Obama McCain % Total Strongly approve 4 95 18 Somewhat approve 8 90 28 Somewhat disapprove 51 46 19 Strongly disapprove 77 21 34 How do you feel about the U.S. war in Iraq? Category Obama McCain % Total Approve 6 92 46 Disapprove 68 30 53 Who did you want to win the Democratic nomination this year: (Among Democrats) Category Obama McCain % Total Democrats for Clinton 68 28 19 Democrats for Obama 100 - 11 Democrats for another candidate - - 2 Democrats who did not care - - 2 Non-Democrats 18 81 63 In today's election for U.S. Senate, did you just vote for: Category Obama McCain % Total Mark Pryor 48 50 79 Rebekah Kennedy 18 79 21 How did you vote today on Initiative 1 which prohibits adoption by gay couples? Category Obama McCain % Total Yes 29 69 57 No 50 47 43 Population of area, five categories Category Obama McCain % Total Over 500 thousand - - - 50 to 500 thousand 56 41 27 Suburbs 34 64 29 10 to 50 thousand 29 68 14 Rural 35 63 30 Population of area, three categories Category Obama McCain % Total City over 50 thousand 56 41 27 Suburbs 34 64 29 Small city and Rural 33 64 44 Geo Stratum Code Category Obama McCain % Total EAST 42 57 20 L. ROCK 44 54 29 NWEST 32 66 32 SOUTH 45 53 19

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