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

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