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

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