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Gender: Category Obama McCain % Total Male 40 58 46 Female 44 56 54 Age, four categories Category Obama McCain % Total 18-29 51 48 18 30-44 43 54 27 45-64 39 61 41 65+ 40 59 14 Age, six categories Category Obama McCain % Total 18-24 48 50 10 25-29 55 45 8 30-39 45 52 17 40-49 32 67 21 50-64 43 56 30 65 or over 40 59 14 Are you: Category Obama McCain % Total White 36 63 85 Black 90 8 11 Hispanic/Latino - - 2 Asian - - 1 Other - - 1 Sex by race Category Obama McCain % Total White men 34 64 41 White women 36 63 44 Black men - - 4 Black women 88 10 7 Latino men - - 1 Latino women - - 1 All other races - - 2 Age by race Category Obama McCain % Total White 18-29 42 57 15 White 30-44 33 64 21 White 45-64 34 65 35 White 65+ 36 63 13 Black 18-29 - - 2 Black 30-44 - - 4 Black 45-64 - - 4 Black 65+ - - 1 Latino 18-29 - - 0 Latino 30-44 - - 1 Latino 45-64 - - 0 Latino 65+ - - - All other - - 2 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 - - 5 Earlier in October 48 50 13 Sometime in September 48 49 13 Before that 39 60 59 Time: Last three days/Earlier than that Category Obama McCain % Total Today/In the last three days 44 54 10 Sometime last week or earlier 42 57 89 Time: Last week/Earlier than that Category Obama McCain % Total Today/In last 3 days/Sometime last week 43 55 15 In the last month or before that 42 57 84 When did you finally decide for whom to vote in the presidential election? Category Obama McCain % Total Today/In last three days 44 54 10 Earlier in October 46 52 18 Sometime in September 48 49 13 Before that 39 60 59 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 45 51 14 The economy 46 52 59 Terrorism 7 93 9 Health care - - 7 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 20 79 32 Can bring about needed change 84 14 32 Has the right experience 2 98 22 Cares about people like me 70 27 10 On most political matters, do you consider yourself: Category Obama McCain % Total Liberal 74 26 17 Moderate 53 46 45 Conservative 15 83 39 Party Identification Category Obama McCain % Total Democrat 69 30 47 Republican 10 90 38 Independent or something else 38 58 15 Party by race Category Obama McCain % Total White Democrats 62 37 36 White Independents 35 61 13 White Republicans 9 91 36 All other 82 17 15 Do you approve or disapprove of the way George W. Bush is handling his job as president? Category Obama McCain % Total Strongly approve - - 8 Somewhat approve 7 93 27 Somewhat disapprove 33 66 23 Strongly disapprove 80 18 41 Do you approve or disapprove of the way George W. Bush is handling his job as president? Category Obama McCain % Total Approve 7 93 35 Disapprove 63 35 64 White Evangelical/Born-again Christians Category Obama McCain % Total White Evangelical/Born-again Christians 25 74 45 All others 57 42 55 What was the last grade of school you completed? Category Obama McCain % Total Did not complete high school - - 6 High school graduate 43 56 26 Some college or associate degree 41 58 32 College graduate 34 63 22 Postgraduate study 52 48 14 What was the last grade of school you completed? Category Obama McCain % Total More than high school grad 41 57 68 High school graduate or less 44 55 32 What was the last grade of school you completed? Category Obama McCain % Total College graduate 41 57 36 No college degree 42 56 64 Education by race Category Obama McCain % Total White college graduates 38 60 32 White non-college graduates 34 65 53 Non White college graduates - - 4 Non White non-college graduates 86 12 11 2007 total family income: Category Obama McCain % Total Under $15,000 58 41 8 $15,000 - $29,999 52 47 15 $30,000 - $49,999 47 52 21 $50,000 - $74,999 40 59 23 $75,000 - $99,999 37 61 15 $100,000 - $149,999 35 64 10 $150,000 - $199,999 - - 4 $200,000 or more - - 4 Total family income, $50K Category Obama McCain % Total Less than $50,000 50 48 44 $50,000 or more 37 62 56 Total family income, $100K Category Obama McCain % Total Less than $100,000 45 54 83 $100,000 or more 32 67 17 Total family income: Category Obama McCain % Total Under $50,000 50 48 44 $50,000-$99,999 39 60 39 $100,000 or more 32 67 17 Income by Race Category Obama McCain % Total Under 50k and White 42 57 35 Over 50k and White 32 67 49 Under 50k and Non-white 87 12 9 Over 50k and Non-white - - 7 In deciding your vote for president today, was the race of the candidate: Category Obama McCain % Total The single most important factor 43 56 9 One of several important factors 47 52 16 A minor factor 45 54 10 Not a factor at all 42 57 63 In deciding your vote for president today, was the race of the candidates: Category Obama McCain % Total An important factor 45 54 26 Not an important factor 42 56 73 In deciding your vote for president today, was the race of the candidates: Category Obama McCain % Total A factor 45 54 36 Not a factor 42 57 63 How worried are you about the direction of the nation's economy in the next year? Category Obama McCain % Total Very worried 46 52 59 Somewhat worried 39 61 28 Not too worried 34 65 8 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 44 55 88 Not worried 37 62 12 Do you think the condition of the nation's economy is: Category Obama McCain % Total Excellent - - 1 Good 17 83 9 Not so good 35 64 48 Poor 57 41 41 State of the national economy: 2 way Category Obama McCain % Total Excellent/Good 21 79 11 Not so good/Poor 45 53 89 Is this the first year you have ever voted? Category Obama McCain % Total Yes 56 43 10 No 42 57 90 Do you support or oppose the $700 billion government plan to assist failing financial companies? Category Obama McCain % Total Strongly support - - 6 Somewhat support 46 53 30 Somewhat oppose 43 57 32 Strongly oppose 37 60 29 Do you support or oppose the $700 billion government plan to assist failing financial companies? Category Obama McCain % Total Support 46 53 36 Oppose 40 58 61 Who did you want to win the Democratic nomination this year: (Among Democrats) Category Obama McCain % Total Democrats for Clinton 54 45 21 Democrats for Obama 100 - 18 Democrats for another candidate - - 4 Democrats who did not care - - 3 Non-Democrats 18 80 50 In today's election for U.S. Senate, did you just vote for: Category Obama McCain % Total Bruce Lunsford 80 19 47 Mitch McConnell 9 90 53 Population of area, five categories Category Obama McCain % Total Over 500 thousand - - - 50 to 500 thousand 69 31 9 Suburbs 45 54 45 10 to 50 thousand 30 70 12 Rural 36 62 34 Population of area, three categories Category Obama McCain % Total City over 50 thousand 69 31 9 Suburbs 45 54 45 Small city and Rural 35 64 46 Geo Stratum Code Category Obama McCain % Total Jefferson County 54 45 20 West 43 56 16 South-Central 32 67 22 North 38 60 20 East/Frnkfrt/Lex 45 54 22

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