Maine - President

Gender: Category Obama McCain % Total Male 52 46 46 Female 64 34 54 Age, four categories Category Obama McCain % Total 18-29 67 30 16 30-44 59 39 27 45-64 58 39 42 65+ 45 53 14 Age, six categories Category Obama McCain % Total 18-24 71 26 10 25-29 62 36 7 30-39 60 38 17 40-49 54 44 23 50-64 61 36 30 65 or over 45 53 14 Are you: Category Obama McCain % Total White 58 40 96 Black - - 1 Hispanic/Latino - - 1 Asian - - 0 Other - - 1 Sex by race Category Obama McCain % Total White men 52 46 44 White women 63 35 52 Black men - - 1 Black women - - 0 Latino men - - 0 Latino women - - 1 All other races - - 2 Age by race Category Obama McCain % Total White 18-29 68 29 15 White 30-44 58 39 26 White 45-64 58 40 41 White 65+ 45 52 14 Black 18-29 - - 0 Black 30-44 - - 0 Black 45-64 - - 0 Black 65+ - - - Latino 18-29 - - 1 Latino 30-44 - - 0 Latino 45-64 - - 0 Latino 65+ - - 0 All other - - 2 When did you finally decide for whom to vote in the presidential election? Category Obama McCain % Total Just today 55 38 10 In the last three days - - 4 Sometime last week - - 6 Earlier in October 60 37 12 Sometime in September 71 27 13 Before that 55 44 55 Time: Last three days/Earlier than that Category Obama McCain % Total Today/In the last three days 56 38 14 Sometime last week or earlier 59 39 86 Time: Last week/Earlier than that Category Obama McCain % Total Today/In last 3 days/Sometime last week 58 36 19 In the last month or before that 58 40 80 When did you finally decide for whom to vote in the presidential election? Category Obama McCain % Total Today/In last three days 56 38 14 Earlier in October 61 36 18 Sometime in September 71 27 13 Before that 55 44 55 Which ONE of these five issues is the most important facing the country? (CHECK ONLY ONE) Category Obama McCain % Total Energy policy 56 43 14 The war in Iraq 77 19 11 The economy 59 39 58 Terrorism - - 6 Health care 72 27 8 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 57 28 Can bring about needed change 92 6 40 Has the right experience 3 97 18 Cares about people like me 73 20 10 On most political matters, do you consider yourself: Category Obama McCain % Total Liberal 86 11 27 Moderate 63 35 44 Conservative 23 73 29 Party Identification Category Obama McCain % Total Democrat 89 10 35 Republican 14 84 26 Independent or something else 60 36 39 Party by race Category Obama McCain % Total White Democrats 89 10 33 White Independents 60 36 38 White Republicans 15 84 25 All other - - 4 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 13 86 18 Somewhat disapprove 44 53 23 Strongly disapprove 84 13 53 Do you approve or disapprove of the way George W. Bush is handling his job as president? Category Obama McCain % Total Approve 14 85 23 Disapprove 72 25 76 Religion, combined Protestant and other Christian. Category Obama McCain % Total Protestant/Other Christian 49 50 42 Catholic 61 37 29 Jewish - - 1 Something else 66 30 10 None 73 23 18 Religion among whites Category Obama McCain % Total White Protestant/Other Christian 49 50 40 White Catholic 61 37 29 White Jewish - - 1 White something else 64 32 9 White none 72 24 17 Non-white - - 4 What was the last grade of school you completed? Category Obama McCain % Total Did not complete high school - - 4 High school graduate 59 39 27 Some college or associate degree 51 46 28 College graduate 60 38 26 Postgraduate study 65 34 15 What was the last grade of school you completed? Category Obama McCain % Total More than high school grad 57 40 69 High school graduate or less 60 38 31 What was the last grade of school you completed? Category Obama McCain % Total College graduate 62 36 41 No college degree 56 42 59 Education by race Category Obama McCain % Total White college graduates 61 37 40 White non-college graduates 56 41 57 Non White college graduates - - 1 Non White non-college graduates - - 2 2007 total family income: Category Obama McCain % Total Under $15,000 70 28 10 $15,000 - $29,999 63 36 15 $30,000 - $49,999 58 39 21 $50,000 - $74,999 53 44 22 $75,000 - $99,999 57 42 14 $100,000 - $149,999 54 45 11 $150,000 - $199,999 - - 4 $200,000 or more - - 3 Total family income, $50K Category Obama McCain % Total Less than $50,000 62 36 46 $50,000 or more 55 43 54 Total family income, $100K Category Obama McCain % Total Less than $100,000 59 39 82 $100,000 or more 55 42 18 Total family income: Category Obama McCain % Total Under $50,000 62 36 46 $50,000-$99,999 55 43 36 $100,000 or more 55 42 18 Income by Race Category Obama McCain % Total Under 50k and White 62 36 44 Over 50k and White 55 43 52 Under 50k and Non-white - - 2 Over 50k and Non-white - - 2 In deciding your vote for president today, was the race of the candidate: Category Obama McCain % Total The single most important factor 63 36 7 One of several important factors 58 39 16 A minor factor 54 41 7 Not a factor at all 58 39 70 In deciding your vote for president today, was the race of the candidates: Category Obama McCain % Total An important factor 59 38 23 Not an important factor 58 40 77 In deciding your vote for president today, was the race of the candidates: Category Obama McCain % Total A factor 58 39 29 Not a factor 58 39 70 How worried are you about the direction of the nation's economy in the next year? Category Obama McCain % Total Very worried 64 33 58 Somewhat worried 54 44 33 Not too worried 36 62 7 Not at all worried - - 1 How worried are you about the direction of the nation's economy in the next year? Category Obama McCain % Total Worried 60 37 92 Not worried 35 62 8 Do you think the condition of the nation's economy is: Category Obama McCain % Total Excellent - - 0 Good 24 72 7 Not so good 51 47 46 Poor 71 26 46 State of the national economy: 2 way Category Obama McCain % Total Excellent/Good 25 71 7 Not so good/Poor 61 37 92 Do you or does someone else in your household own a gun? Category Obama McCain % Total Yes 45 52 47 No 71 27 53 In today's election for U.S. Senate, did you just vote for: Category Obama McCain % Total Tom Allen 91 7 38 Susan Collins 38 60 62 Population of area, five categories Category Obama McCain % Total Over 500 thousand - - - 50 to 500 thousand 76 20 6 Suburbs 57 40 36 10 to 50 thousand 64 33 13 Rural 55 44 45 Population of area, three categories Category Obama McCain % Total City over 50 thousand 76 20 6 Suburbs 57 40 36 Small city and Rural 57 41 58 Geo Stratum Code Category Obama McCain % Total CD1 62 36 53 CD2 54 43 47

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