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Gender: Category Obama McCain % Total Male 58 40 46 Female 64 35 54 Sex by race Category Obama McCain % Total White men 50 48 31 White women 55 44 32 Black men - - 4 Black women 95 5 6 Latino men 71 24 8 Latino women 75 22 11 All other races 61 37 9 Are you: Category Obama McCain % Total White 52 46 63 Black 94 5 10 Hispanic/Latino 74 23 18 Asian 64 35 6 Other 55 41 3 Age, four categories Category Obama McCain % Total 18-29 76 23 20 30-44 59 39 28 45-64 60 38 36 65+ 48 50 15 Age, six categories Category Obama McCain % Total 18-24 80 18 11 25-29 71 28 9 30-39 61 37 17 40-49 55 43 22 50-64 62 36 25 65 or over 48 50 15 Age by race Category Obama McCain % Total White 18-29 66 34 9 White 30-44 50 49 17 White 45-64 54 44 24 White 65+ 43 55 12 Black 18-29 - - 2 Black 30-44 - - 3 Black 45-64 - - 3 Black 65+ - - 1 Latino 18-29 84 13 7 Latino 30-44 67 29 5 Latino 45-64 71 27 4 Latino 65+ - - 1 All other 60 38 9 2007 total family income: Category Obama McCain % Total Under $15,000 77 21 5 $15,000 - $29,999 70 28 10 $30,000 - $49,999 60 37 16 $50,000 - $74,999 58 41 20 $75,000 - $99,999 63 36 17 $100,000 - $149,999 56 43 16 $150,000 - $199,999 57 41 7 $200,000 or more 58 40 9 Total family income, $50K Category Obama McCain % Total Less than $50,000 66 31 30 $50,000 or more 59 40 70 Total family income, $100K Category Obama McCain % Total Less than $100,000 63 35 67 $100,000 or more 57 42 33 Total family income: Category Obama McCain % Total Under $50,000 66 31 30 $50,000-$99,999 61 39 37 $100,000 or more 57 42 33 Income by Race Category Obama McCain % Total Under 50k and White 53 44 16 Over 50k and White 53 46 48 Under 50k and Non-white 81 16 14 Over 50k and Non-white 72 27 22 What was the last grade of school you completed? Category Obama McCain % Total Did not complete high school - - 3 High school graduate 63 33 15 Some college or associate degree 59 39 33 College graduate 58 41 33 Postgraduate study 66 33 16 What was the last grade of school you completed? Category Obama McCain % Total More than high school grad 60 38 82 High school graduate or less 65 32 18 What was the last grade of school you completed? Category Obama McCain % Total College graduate 60 38 49 No college degree 61 37 51 Education by race Category Obama McCain % Total White college graduates 57 42 36 White non-college graduates 46 52 27 Non White college graduates 70 28 13 Non White non-college graduates 79 18 24 Party Identification Category Obama McCain % Total Democrat 92 8 42 Republican 14 85 30 Independent or something else 64 31 28 Party by race Category Obama McCain % Total White Democrats 91 8 21 White Independents 59 37 18 White Republicans 12 88 24 All other 76 22 37 On most political matters, do you consider yourself: Category Obama McCain % Total Liberal 91 8 25 Moderate 67 31 44 Conservative 23 74 30 Is this the first year you have ever voted? Category Obama McCain % Total Yes 83 16 14 No 54 44 86 When did you finally decide for whom to vote in the presidential election? Category Obama McCain % Total Just today - - 3 In the last three days - - 3 Sometime last week - - 3 Earlier in October 57 40 14 Sometime in September 62 37 16 Before that 61 38 60 Time: Last three days/Earlier than that Category Obama McCain % Total Today/In the last three days 60 33 6 Sometime last week or earlier 60 39 93 Time: Last week/Earlier than that Category Obama McCain % Total Today/In last 3 days/Sometime last week 57 38 9 In the last month or before that 60 38 90 Time: Last three days/October/September/Earlier than that Category Obama McCain % Total Today/In last three days 60 33 6 Earlier in October 55 42 16 Sometime in September 62 37 16 Before that 61 38 60 Did anyone call you or talk to you in person on behalf of either major presidential campaign about coming out to vote? Category Obama McCain % Total Yes, for Barack Obama 86 14 8 Yes, for John McCain - - 6 Yes, for both Obama and McCain - - 6 No, I was not contacted 58 40 78 Did anyone call you or talk to you in person on behalf of either major presidential campaign about coming out to vote? Category Obama McCain % Total For Obama/Both 75 25 14 For McCain/Neither 55 43 84 Did anyone call you or talk to you in person on behalf of either major presidential campaign about coming out to vote? Category Obama McCain % Total For McCain/Both 39 60 12 For Obama/Neither 61 37 86 If Barack Obama wins today, what best describes your feelings about what he will do as president? Category Obama McCain % Total Excited 97 3 33 Optimistic, but not excited 77 22 25 Concerned, but not scared - - 20 Scared - - 20 If John McCain wins today, what best describes your feelings about what he will do as president? Category Obama McCain % Total Excited - - 10 Optimistic, but not excited 12 87 29 Concerned, but not scared 85 13 25 Scared 96 2 33 Religion, combined Protestant and other Christian. Category Obama McCain % Total Protestant/Other Christian 52 48 44 Catholic 59 37 30 Jewish - - 4 Something else - - 6 None 87 10 16 Religion among whites Category Obama McCain % Total White Protestant/Other Christian 44 55 30 White Catholic - - 13 White Jewish - - 3 White something else - - 3 White none - - 12 Non-white 71 25 38 How often do you attend religious services? Category Obama McCain % Total More than once a week - - 10 Once a week 48 51 22 A few times a month - - 14 A few times a year 73 26 29 Never 79 19 20 How often do you attend religious services? Category Obama McCain % Total Weekly 44 54 32 Occasionally 69 31 43 Never 79 19 20 Church attendance by Religion Category Obama McCain % Total Protestant/Attend weekly - - 10 Protestant/Do not attend weekly - - 11 Catholic/Attend weekly - - 11 Catholic/Do not attend weekly - - 17 All Others 75 23 46 White Born Again Protest/Other Christ Category Obama McCain % Total White Protestant evangelical - - 14 White Protestant non-evangelical - - 17 All others 72 26 70 White Evangelical/Born-again Christians Category Obama McCain % Total White Evangelical/Born-again Christians 27 70 17 All others 67 32 83 Do you or your spouse have any investments in the stock market, including mutual funds or retirement plans? Category Obama McCain % Total Yes 63 35 69 No 65 33 31 Are you currently married? Category Obama McCain % Total Yes 54 43 62 No 76 24 38 Do you have any children under 18 living in your household? Category Obama McCain % Total Yes 59 39 42 No 65 33 58 Parents Category Obama McCain % Total Men with children - - 21 Women with children 64 36 21 Men without children 66 32 24 Women without children 64 34 34 Married women with children: Category Obama McCain % Total Married women with children - - 14 Women who are not married or have no children 69 29 41 All men 61 37 45 Married with children: Category Obama McCain % Total Married with children 52 46 31 All others 67 31 69 Married by Parents Category Obama McCain % Total Married Women with children - - 14 Unmarried Women with children - - 7 Married Women with no children 53 43 17 Unmarried Women with no children 75 25 17 Married Men with children - - 18 Unmarried Men with children - - 3 Married Men with no children - - 13 Unmarried Men with no children - - 11 Do you work full-time for pay? Category Obama McCain % Total Yes 68 30 60 No 55 44 40 Working women: Category Obama McCain % Total Working women 74 25 25 All others 59 39 75 Do you or does someone in your household belong to a labor union? Category Obama McCain % Total Yes, I do - - 10 Yes, someone else does - - 12 Yes, I do and someone else does - - 2 No one does 64 34 75 UNION HOUSEHOLD Category Obama McCain % Total Yes (at least one union voter in household) 58 40 25 No (No union voter in household 64 34 75 Voter is union member: Category Obama McCain % Total Yes - - 12 No 64 35 88 Do you or does someone else in your household own a gun? Category Obama McCain % Total Yes 42 57 30 No 72 26 70 Have you ever served in the U.S. military? Category Obama McCain % Total Yes - - 14 No 68 31 86 Who did you want to win the Democratic nomination this year: (Among Democrats) Category Obama McCain % Total Democrats for Clinton 89 11 16 Democrats for Obama 99 1 22 Democrats for another candidate - - 2 Democrats who did not care - - 2 Non-Democrats 41 56 53 If these had been the candidates for president today, who would you have voted for? Category Obama McCain % Total Hillary Clinton (Dem) 89 8 57 John McCain (Rep) 8 91 36 Would not have voted for president - - 5 In the 2004 election for president, did you vote for: Category Obama McCain % Total John Kerry (Dem) 92 7 40 George W. Bush (Rep) 25 75 38 Someone else - - 5 Did not vote - - 14 Are you gay, lesbian or bisexual? Category Obama McCain % Total Yes - - 5 No 63 36 95 In today's election for U.S. House of Representatives, did you just vote for: Category Obama McCain % Total The Democratic candidate 93 6 60 The Republican candidate 11 87 38 Population of area, five categories Category Obama McCain % Total Over 500 thousand 73 26 23 50 to 500 thousand 61 36 22 Suburbs 56 42 50 10 to 50 thousand - - 3 Rural - - 1 Population of area, three categories Category Obama McCain % Total City over 50 thousand 67 31 46 Suburbs 56 42 50 Small city and Rural - - 4 Which comes closer to your view: Category Obama McCain % Total Government should do more to solve problems 83 16 52 Government is doing too many things better left to businesses and individuals 38 59 40 How worried are you that there will be another major terrorist attack in the U.S.? Category Obama McCain % Total Very worried 56 41 23 Somewhat worried 61 37 41 Not too worried 75 23 23 Not at all worried - - 9 How worried are you that there will be another major terrorist attack in the United States? Category Obama McCain % Total Very/Somewhat worried 59 38 65 Not too/Not at all worried 73 25 32 How worried are you about being able to afford the health care services you need? Category Obama McCain % Total Very worried 78 19 33 Somewhat worried 58 41 30 Not very worried 62 37 23 Not at all worried - - 14 How worried are you about being able to afford the health care services you need? Category Obama McCain % Total Worried 68 29 62 Not worried 56 42 37 Do you favor or oppose drilling for oil offshore in U.S. waters where it is currently not allowed? Category Obama McCain % Total Strongly favor 28 71 30 Somewhat favor 59 41 21 Somewhat oppose 95 3 18 Strongly oppose 86 9 24 Do you favor or oppose drilling for oil offshore in U.S. waters where it is currently not allowed? Category Obama McCain % Total Favor 41 58 52 Oppose 90 6 42 In deciding your vote for president, were future appointments to the Supreme Court: Category Obama McCain % Total The single most important factor - - 7 One of several important factors 68 29 46 A minor factor 58 41 21 Not a factor at all 53 44 19 In deciding your vote for president, were future appointments to the Supreme Court: Category Obama McCain % Total An important factor 69 29 53 Not an important factor 55 43 40 In deciding your vote for president, were future appointments to the Supreme Court: Category Obama McCain % Total A factor 65 33 74 Not a factor 53 44 19 Do you think your taxes will: Category Obama McCain % Total Go up only if Obama is elected president 28 72 22 Go up only if McCain is elected president - - 11 Go up no matter which candidate wins 68 29 46 Stay the same or go down - - 17 Do you think your taxes will: Category Obama McCain % Total Go up if John McCain is elected 73 25 57 Not go up if John McCain is elected president 49 50 39 Do you think your taxes will: Category Obama McCain % Total Go up if Barack Obama is elected 55 43 68 Not go up if Barack Obama is elected president 82 16 28 Which vice presidential candidate is qualified to be president should it become necessary? Category Obama McCain % Total Only Joe Biden 91 8 56 Only Sarah Palin - - 15 Both of them - - 12 Neither of them - - 13 Which vice presidential candidate is qualified to be president should it become necessary? Category Obama McCain % Total Joe Biden is 79 20 68 Joe Biden is not 23 72 28 Which vice presidential candidate is qualified to be president should it become necessary? Category Obama McCain % Total Sarah Palin is 12 88 27 Sarah Palin is not 82 15 69 Who would make a good First Lady? Category Obama McCain % Total Only Michelle Obama 97 2 39 Only Cindy McCain - - 21 Both of them 69 30 22 Neither of them - - 10 Who would make a good First Lady? Category Obama McCain % Total Michelle Obama would 87 12 61 Michelle Obama would not 14 83 30 Who would make a good First Lady? Category Obama McCain % Total Cindy McCain would 38 61 43 Cindy McCain would not 84 14 49 How confident are you that votes in your state will be counted accurately? Category Obama McCain % Total Very confident 61 38 48 Somewhat confident 65 34 42 Not very confident - - 6 Not at all confident - - 2 How confident are you that votes in your state will be counted accurately? Category Obama McCain % Total Very/Somewhat confident 63 36 90 Not very/Not at all confident - - 8 Do you approve or disapprove of the way Congress is handling its job? Category Obama McCain % Total Strongly approve - - 2 Somewhat approve 78 21 21 Somewhat disapprove 72 27 31 Strongly disapprove 52 45 41 Do you approve or disapprove of the way Congress is handling its job? Category Obama McCain % Total Approve 77 22 23 Disapprove 61 37 73 Which candidate do you think has the experience to serve effectively as president? Category Obama McCain % Total Only Barack Obama 99 - 37 Only John McCain 2 97 28 Both of them 81 15 23 Neither of them - - 10 Which candidate do you think has the experience to serve effectively as president? Category Obama McCain % Total Barack Obama is 92 6 61 Barack Obama is not 19 79 38 Which candidate do you think has the experience to serve effectively as president? Category Obama McCain % Total John McCain is 38 60 51 John McCain is not 92 6 47 Which candidate do you think is in touch with people like you? Category Obama McCain % Total Only Barack Obama 99 1 49 Only John McCain - - 20 Both of them - - 14 Neither of them - - 15 Which candidate do you think is in touch with people like you? Category Obama McCain % Total Barack Obama is 88 11 62 Barack Obama is not 20 76 35 Which candidate do you think is in touch with people like you? Category Obama McCain % Total John McCain is 23 75 34 John McCain is not 85 13 64 Do you think Barack Obama's positions on the issues are: Category Obama McCain % Total Too liberal 12 87 33 Too conservative - - 5 About right 95 3 58 Which candidate do you think has the right judgment to make a good president? Category Obama McCain % Total Only Barack Obama 99 0 48 Only John McCain 3 96 28 Both of them - - 16 Neither of them - - 6 Which candidate do you think has the right judgment to make a good president? Category Obama McCain % Total Barack Obama does 93 6 64 Barack Obama does not 10 87 34 Which candidate do you think has the right judgment to make a good president? Category Obama McCain % Total John McCain does 29 69 44 John McCain does not 92 6 54 Did either of these candidates for president attack the other unfairly? Category Obama McCain % Total Only Barack Obama - - 8 Only John McCain 98 1 30 Both of them 43 54 34 Neither of them 46 51 24 Did either of these candidates for president attack the other unfairly? Category Obama McCain % Total Barack Obama did 38 60 42 Barack Obama did not 75 23 53 Did either of these candidates for president attack the other unfairly? Category Obama McCain % Total John McCain did 69 30 64 John McCain did not 38 60 31 How worried are you about the direction of the nation's economy in the next year? Category Obama McCain % Total Very worried 66 31 49 Somewhat worried 51 47 37 Not too worried - - 9 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 60 38 86 Not worried - - 14 Do you think the condition of the nation's economy is: Category Obama McCain % Total Excellent - - 1 Good - - 5 Not so good 45 54 38 Poor 71 27 55 State of the national economy: 2 way Category Obama McCain % Total Excellent/Good - - 6 Not so good/Poor 60 38 94 How worried are you that the current economic crisis will harm your family's finances over the next year? Category Obama McCain % Total Very worried 71 28 48 Somewhat worried 60 37 35 Not too worried - - 10 Not at all worried - - 6 How worried are you that the current economic crisis will harm your family's finances over the next year? Category Obama McCain % Total Worried 67 32 83 Not worried - - 16 During the next year, do you think the nation's economy will: Category Obama McCain % Total Get better 66 33 41 Get worse 60 37 27 Stay about the same 64 35 26 Do you support or oppose the $700 billion government plan to assist failing financial companies? Category Obama McCain % Total Strongly support - - 8 Somewhat support 74 25 33 Somewhat oppose 55 43 26 Strongly oppose 55 40 25 Do you support or oppose the $700 billion government plan to assist failing financial companies? Category Obama McCain % Total Support 75 24 41 Oppose 55 42 51 Compared to four years ago, is your family's financial situation: Category Obama McCain % Total Better today 48 49 23 Worse today 80 18 42 About the same 55 43 34 Do you think things in this country today are: Category Obama McCain % Total Generally going in the right direction - - 18 Seriously off on the wrong track 69 29 78 How do you feel about the U.S. war in Iraq? Category Obama McCain % Total Strongly approve - - 17 Somewhat approve - - 14 Somewhat disapprove 59 39 19 Strongly disapprove 90 8 49 How do you feel about the U.S. war in Iraq? Category Obama McCain % Total Approve 7 93 30 Disapprove 81 17 67 In the next few years, do you think race relations in this country will: Category Obama McCain % Total Get much better 78 20 17 Get somewhat better 78 21 35 Stay about the same 56 41 34 Get somewhat worse - - 6 Get much worse - - 3 In the next few years, do you think race relations in this country will: Category Obama McCain % Total Get better 78 21 52 Stay about the same 56 41 34 Get worse - - 9 In deciding your vote for president today, was the race of the candidates: Category Obama McCain % Total The single most important factor - - 2 One of several important factors - - 7 A minor factor - - 8 Not a factor at all 57 41 82 In deciding your vote for president today, was the race of the candidates: Category Obama McCain % Total An important factor 58 42 9 Not an important factor 58 40 90 In deciding your vote for president today, was the race of the candidates: Category Obama McCain % Total A factor 63 37 16 Not a factor 57 41 82 In deciding your vote for president today, was the age of the candidates: Category Obama McCain % Total The single most important factor - - 3 One of several important factors 80 20 14 A minor factor 67 33 24 Not a factor at all 49 48 58 In deciding your vote for president today, was the age of the candidates: Category Obama McCain % Total An important factor 79 21 17 Not an important factor 54 44 82 In deciding your vote for president today, was the age of the candidates: Category Obama McCain % Total A factor 72 28 41 Not a factor 49 48 58 In your vote for president today, was McCain's choice of Sarah Palin: Category Obama McCain % Total The single most important factor - - 8 One of several important factors 52 48 32 A minor factor 41 56 17 Not a factor at all 69 28 36 In your vote for president today, was McCain's choice of Sarah Palin: Category Obama McCain % Total An important factor 51 49 40 Not an important factor 60 37 53 In your vote for president today, was McCain's choice of Sarah Palin: Category Obama McCain % Total A factor 48 51 57 Not a factor 69 28 36 If John McCain were elected, would he mainly: Category Obama McCain % Total Continue George W. Bush's policies 91 7 53 Take the country in a different direction 15 83 41 Do you approve or disapprove of the way George W. Bush is handling his job as president? Category Obama McCain % Total Strongly approve - - 5 Somewhat approve - - 16 Somewhat disapprove - - 19 Strongly disapprove 84 14 58 Do you approve or disapprove of the way George W. Bush is handling his job as president? Category Obama McCain % Total Approve 14 85 21 Disapprove 71 27 77 Which was more important in your vote for president today? Category Obama McCain % Total My candidate's positions on the issues 65 33 61 My candidate's leadership/personal qualities 47 52 35 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 33 63 28 Can bring about needed change 95 4 39 Has the right experience 8 92 18 Cares about people like me 79 18 10 Which ONE of these five issues is the most important facing the country? (CHECK ONLY ONE) Category Obama McCain % Total Energy policy - - 6 The war in Iraq 67 30 11 The economy 58 40 60 Terrorism - - 10 Health care - - 10 How did you vote today on Proposition 4 which authorizes a waiting period and parental notification for women seeking an abortion? Category Obama McCain % Total Yes 40 58 49 No 79 20 51 How did you vote today on Proposition 8 which prohibits same sex marriage? Category Obama McCain % Total Yes 37 61 52 No 85 13 48 Geo Stratum Code Category Obama McCain % Total Los Angeles Co 67 31 22 Southern Calif 57 41 30 Bay Area 75 22 17 Coastal 67 31 10 Inland/Valley 47 52 22

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