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Gender: Category Obama McCain % Total Male 52 46 45 Female 70 29 55 Age, four categories Category Obama McCain % Total 18-29 71 25 20 30-44 64 35 28 45-64 59 41 38 65+ - - 14 Age, six categories Category Obama McCain % Total 18-24 - - 11 25-29 - - 9 30-39 65 34 19 40-49 62 38 20 50-64 59 41 27 65 or over - - 14 Are you: Category Obama McCain % Total White 53 45 77 Black 99 1 17 Hispanic/Latino - - 3 Asian - - 2 Other - - 1 Sex by race Category Obama McCain % Total White men 42 56 35 White women 62 37 41 Black men - - 7 Black women - - 11 Latino men - - 2 Latino women - - 1 All other races - - 3 Age by race Category Obama McCain % Total White 18-29 60 35 15 White 30-44 55 43 21 White 45-64 50 50 29 White 65+ - - 12 Black 18-29 - - 4 Black 30-44 - - 6 Black 45-64 - - 7 Black 65+ - - 1 Latino 18-29 - - 1 Latino 30-44 - - 1 Latino 45-64 - - 1 Latino 65+ - - 0 All other - - 3 When did you finally decide for whom to vote in the presidential election? Category Obama McCain % Total Just today - - 6 In the last three days - - 4 Sometime last week - - 4 Earlier in October - - 11 Sometime in September - - 13 Before that 67 32 62 Time: Last three days/Earlier than that Category Obama McCain % Total Today/In the last three days - - 10 Sometime last week or earlier 64 35 90 Time: Last week/Earlier than that Category Obama McCain % Total Today/In last 3 days/Sometime last week - - 13 In the last month or before that 64 35 86 When did you finally decide for whom to vote in the presidential election? Category Obama McCain % Total Today/In last three days - - 10 Earlier in October 53 47 15 Sometime in September - - 13 Before that 67 32 62 Which ONE of these five issues is the most important facing the country? (CHECK ONLY ONE) Category Obama McCain % Total Energy policy - - 8 The war in Iraq - - 10 The economy 62 36 68 Terrorism - - 7 Health care - - 5 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 40 60 29 Can bring about needed change 97 3 40 Has the right experience - - 15 Cares about people like me - - 10 On most political matters, do you consider yourself: Category Obama McCain % Total Liberal 95 5 23 Moderate 67 33 50 Conservative 25 72 27 Party Identification Category Obama McCain % Total Democrat 91 9 48 Republican 18 80 31 Independent or something else 61 39 21 Party by race Category Obama McCain % Total White Democrats 86 13 29 White Independents 57 43 19 White Republicans 17 80 28 All other 91 9 23 Do you approve or disapprove of the way George W. Bush is handling his job as president? Category Obama McCain % Total Strongly approve - - 7 Somewhat approve 11 89 17 Somewhat disapprove 41 59 20 Strongly disapprove 90 9 55 Do you approve or disapprove of the way George W. Bush is handling his job as president? Category Obama McCain % Total Approve 12 85 24 Disapprove 77 22 75 Religion, combined Protestant and other Christian. Category Obama McCain % Total Protestant/Other Christian 57 41 54 Catholic 61 39 27 Jewish - - 4 Something else - - 6 None - - 9 Religion among whites Category Obama McCain % Total White Protestant/Other Christian 40 57 38 White Catholic 59 41 24 White Jewish - - 3 White something else - - 4 White none - - 7 Non-white 91 9 24 What was the last grade of school you completed? Category Obama McCain % Total Did not complete high school - - 1 High school graduate 63 32 19 Some college or associate degree 64 35 31 College graduate 55 45 29 Postgraduate study 67 33 21 What was the last grade of school you completed? Category Obama McCain % Total More than high school grad 62 38 80 High school graduate or less 63 33 20 What was the last grade of school you completed? Category Obama McCain % Total College graduate 60 40 49 No college degree 64 34 51 Education by race Category Obama McCain % Total White college graduates 55 45 39 White non-college graduates 52 45 37 Non White college graduates - - 10 Non White non-college graduates 98 2 13 2007 total family income: Category Obama McCain % Total Under $15,000 - - 4 $15,000 - $29,999 - - 10 $30,000 - $49,999 69 31 18 $50,000 - $74,999 67 31 19 $75,000 - $99,999 53 42 19 $100,000 - $149,999 56 44 17 $150,000 - $199,999 - - 6 $200,000 or more - - 7 Total family income, $50K Category Obama McCain % Total Less than $50,000 69 31 32 $50,000 or more 59 40 68 Total family income, $100K Category Obama McCain % Total Less than $100,000 64 34 70 $100,000 or more 57 43 30 Total family income: Category Obama McCain % Total Under $50,000 69 31 32 $50,000-$99,999 60 37 38 $100,000 or more 57 43 30 Income by Race Category Obama McCain % Total Under 50k and White 56 44 22 Over 50k and White 51 47 54 Under 50k and Non-white - - 10 Over 50k and Non-white - - 14 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 - - 11 A minor factor - - 11 Not a factor at all 63 37 70 In deciding your vote for president today, was the race of the candidates: Category Obama McCain % Total An important factor 64 36 17 Not an important factor 61 38 81 In deciding your vote for president today, was the race of the candidates: Category Obama McCain % Total A factor 58 39 28 Not a factor 63 37 70 How worried are you about the direction of the nation's economy in the next year? Category Obama McCain % Total Very worried 66 33 61 Somewhat worried 54 46 28 Not too worried - - 6 Not at all worried - - 3 How worried are you about the direction of the nation's economy in the next year? Category Obama McCain % Total Worried 62 37 90 Not worried - - 10 Do you think the condition of the nation's economy is: Category Obama McCain % Total Excellent - - - Good - - 6 Not so good 48 50 45 Poor 78 21 49 State of the national economy: 2 way Category Obama McCain % Total Excellent/Good - - 6 Not so good/Poor 64 35 94 How do you feel about the U.S. war in Iraq? Category Obama McCain % Total Strongly approve - - 11 Somewhat approve 19 77 19 Somewhat disapprove 63 35 24 Strongly disapprove 90 10 46 How do you feel about the U.S. war in Iraq? Category Obama McCain % Total Approve 15 82 30 Disapprove 81 18 70 In today's election for U.S. Senate, did you just vote for: Category Obama McCain % Total Joe Biden 89 9 65 Christine O'Donnell 12 88 35 In today's election for governor, did you just vote for: Category Obama McCain % Total Jack Markell 84 14 68 Bill Lee 12 88 32 In today's election for U.S. House, did you just vote for: Category Obama McCain % Total Karen Hartley-Nagle 88 12 40 Mike Castle 44 54 60 Population of area, five categories Category Obama McCain % Total Over 500 thousand - - - 50 to 500 thousand 78 22 24 Suburbs 64 34 48 10 to 50 thousand 48 52 20 Rural - - 9 Population of area, three categories Category Obama McCain % Total City over 50 thousand 78 22 24 Suburbs 64 34 48 Small city and Rural 46 54 28 Geo Stratum Code Category Obama McCain % Total New Castle Co 69 29 64 Kent & Sussex Co 50 50 36

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