Iowa - President

Gender: Category Obama McCain % Total Male 50 47 47 Female 55 43 53 Age, four categories Category Obama McCain % Total 18-29 61 36 17 30-44 48 50 27 45-64 54 44 38 65+ 49 48 18 Age, six categories Category Obama McCain % Total 18-24 63 34 10 25-29 58 40 7 30-39 47 52 18 40-49 53 45 19 50-64 54 44 28 65 or over 49 48 18 Are you: Category Obama McCain % Total White 51 47 91 Black 93 6 3 Hispanic/Latino - - 3 Asian - - 1 Other - - 1 Sex by race Category Obama McCain % Total White men 49 49 43 White women 53 45 49 Black men - - 2 Black women - - 1 Latino men - - 2 Latino women - - 1 All other races - - 3 Age by race Category Obama McCain % Total White 18-29 58 39 15 White 30-44 45 53 24 White 45-64 53 45 36 White 65+ 48 49 18 Black 18-29 - - 1 Black 30-44 - - 1 Black 45-64 - - 1 Black 65+ - - 0 Latino 18-29 - - 1 Latino 30-44 - - 1 Latino 45-64 - - 0 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 48 47 6 In the last three days 46 50 4 Sometime last week - - 3 Earlier in October 56 42 14 Sometime in September 54 44 15 Before that 53 46 57 Time: Last three days/Earlier than that Category Obama McCain % Total Today/In the last three days 47 48 9 Sometime last week or earlier 54 45 89 Time: Last week/Earlier than that Category Obama McCain % Total Today/In last 3 days/Sometime last week 49 46 12 In the last month or before that 54 45 86 Time: Last three days/October/September/Earlier than that Category Obama McCain % Total Today/In last three days 47 48 9 Earlier in October 56 41 17 Sometime in September 54 44 15 Before that 53 46 57 Which ONE of these five issues is the most important facing the country? (CHECK ONLY ONE) Category Obama McCain % Total Energy policy 50 48 8 The war in Iraq 68 30 11 The economy 54 43 61 Terrorism 12 86 8 Health care 65 35 9 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 32 66 30 Can bring about needed change 90 9 35 Has the right experience 5 94 19 Cares about people like me 74 23 11 On most political matters, do you consider yourself: Category Obama McCain % Total Liberal 89 8 19 Moderate 63 36 44 Conservative 21 77 37 Party Identification Category Obama McCain % Total Democrat 93 6 34 Republican 9 90 33 Independent or something else 56 41 33 Party by race Category Obama McCain % Total White Democrats 93 6 30 White Independents 54 42 31 White Republicans 9 90 31 All other 74 25 9 Do you approve or disapprove of the way George W. Bush is handling his job as president? Category Obama McCain % Total Strongly approve 11 89 7 Somewhat approve 9 89 23 Somewhat disapprove 40 58 22 Strongly disapprove 85 12 48 Do you approve or disapprove of the way George W. Bush is handling his job as president? Category Obama McCain % Total Approve 9 89 29 Disapprove 71 27 70 Religion, combined Protestant and other Christian. Category Obama McCain % Total Protestant/Other Christian 46 52 59 Catholic 59 41 26 Jewish - - 0 Something else 80 18 5 None 68 30 10 Religion among whites Category Obama McCain % Total White Protestant/Other Christian 44 54 55 White Catholic 57 42 24 White Jewish - - 0 White something else 79 20 4 White none 65 33 8 Non-white 73 26 9 White Evangelical/Born-again Christians Category Obama McCain % Total White Evangelical/Born-again Christians 33 65 31 All others 62 36 69 White Born Again Protest/Other Christ Category Obama McCain % Total White Protestant evangelical 32 66 28 White Protestant non-evangelical 57 40 27 All others 65 34 45 What was the last grade of school you completed? Category Obama McCain % Total Did not complete high school - - 3 High school graduate 58 40 26 Some college or associate degree 52 46 30 College graduate 49 50 27 Postgraduate study 55 44 13 What was the last grade of school you completed? Category Obama McCain % Total More than high school grad 51 47 71 High school graduate or less 57 40 29 What was the last grade of school you completed? Category Obama McCain % Total College graduate 51 48 41 No college degree 54 43 59 Education by race Category Obama McCain % Total White college graduates 50 49 38 White non-college graduates 52 46 54 Non White college graduates - - 3 Non White non-college graduates 76 23 6 2007 total family income: Category Obama McCain % Total Under $15,000 66 29 8 $15,000 - $29,999 62 35 13 $30,000 - $49,999 58 40 21 $50,000 - $74,999 50 49 21 $75,000 - $99,999 52 48 15 $100,000 - $149,999 43 56 13 $150,000 - $199,999 50 50 4 $200,000 or more 54 46 4 Total family income, $50K Category Obama McCain % Total Less than $50,000 61 36 43 $50,000 or more 49 50 57 Total family income, $100K Category Obama McCain % Total Less than $100,000 56 42 79 $100,000 or more 46 53 21 Total family income: Category Obama McCain % Total Under $50,000 61 36 43 $50,000-$99,999 50 48 37 $100,000 or more 46 53 21 Income by Race Category Obama McCain % Total Under 50k and White 58 39 38 Over 50k and White 47 52 54 Under 50k and Non-white 84 15 5 Over 50k and Non-white 67 30 4 In deciding your vote for president today, was the race of the candidates: Category Obama McCain % Total The single most important factor 54 45 5 One of several important factors 53 46 12 A minor factor 49 50 8 Not a factor at all 53 45 73 In deciding your vote for president today, was the race of the candidates: Category Obama McCain % Total An important factor 54 45 17 Not an important factor 53 45 82 In deciding your vote for president today, was the race of the candidates: Category Obama McCain % Total A factor 52 47 25 Not a factor 53 45 73 How worried are you about the direction of the nation's economy in the next year? Category Obama McCain % Total Very worried 61 37 51 Somewhat worried 46 52 36 Not too worried 36 63 9 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 55 44 87 Not worried 36 60 12 Do you think the condition of the nation's economy is: Category Obama McCain % Total Excellent - - 0 Good 16 81 9 Not so good 44 55 45 Poor 69 29 45 State of the national economy: 2 way Category Obama McCain % Total Excellent/Good 18 79 9 Not so good/Poor 56 42 90 How do you feel about the U.S. war in Iraq? Category Obama McCain % Total Strongly approve 7 92 15 Somewhat approve 19 79 27 Somewhat disapprove 66 31 22 Strongly disapprove 92 7 34 How do you feel about the U.S. war in Iraq? Category Obama McCain % Total Approve 15 84 42 Disapprove 82 16 56 Which candidate do you think is in touch with people like you? Category Obama McCain % Total Only Barack Obama 98 1 43 Only John McCain 2 97 28 Both of them 43 56 14 Neither of them 23 66 13 Which candidate do you think is in touch with people like you? Category Obama McCain % Total John McCain is 16 83 42 John McCain is not 81 16 56 Which candidate do you think is in touch with people like you? Category Obama McCain % Total Barack Obama is 84 15 58 Barack Obama is not 9 88 41 Which candidate do you think has the experience to serve effectively as president? Category Obama McCain % Total Only Barack Obama 98 2 28 Only John McCain 2 96 39 Both of them 80 20 25 Neither of them 56 31 7 Which candidate do you think has the experience to serve effectively as president? Category Obama McCain % Total John McCain is 33 66 64 John McCain is not 89 8 35 Which candidate do you think has the experience to serve effectively as president? Category Obama McCain % Total Barack Obama is 89 10 53 Barack Obama is not 11 86 46 If John McCain were elected, would he mainly: Category Obama McCain % Total Continue George W. Bush's policies 88 10 49 Take the country in a different direction 15 83 46 Did either of these candidates for president attack the other unfairly? Category Obama McCain % Total Only Barack Obama 12 88 9 Only John McCain 94 5 24 Both of them 45 52 45 Neither of them 37 61 18 Did either of these candidates for president attack the other unfairly? Category Obama McCain % Total John McCain did 62 36 69 John McCain did not 29 70 27 Did either of these candidates for president attack the other unfairly? Category Obama McCain % Total Barack Obama did 40 58 54 Barack Obama did not 70 29 42 Do you support or oppose federal government subsidies for ethanol production? Category Obama McCain % Total Strongly support 58 41 20 Somewhat support 56 43 47 Somewhat oppose 49 47 14 Strongly oppose 37 61 11 Do you support or oppose federal government subsidies for ethanol production? Category Obama McCain % Total Support 56 42 67 Oppose 44 53 25 Is this the first year you have ever voted? Category Obama McCain % Total Yes 67 32 9 No 52 46 91 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 84 14 20 Yes, for John McCain 12 88 8 Yes, for both Obama and McCain 53 45 22 No, I was not contacted 47 50 47 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 42 57 30 For Obama/Neither 58 40 67 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 68 30 41 For McCain/Neither 42 56 56 Population of area, five categories Category Obama McCain % Total Over 500 thousand - - - 50 to 500 thousand 61 37 30 Suburbs 50 49 23 10 to 50 thousand 55 42 12 Rural 47 50 34 Population of area, three categories Category Obama McCain % Total City over 50 thousand 61 37 30 Suburbs 50 49 23 Small city and Rural 49 48 47 Geo Stratum Code Category Obama McCain % Total Central 53 45 30 East 58 40 47 West 43 55 23

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