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Gender: Category Obama McCain % Total Male 50 47 47 Female 57 41 53 Age, four categories Category Obama McCain % Total 18-29 65 34 22 30-44 49 49 28 45-64 51 47 37 65+ 55 43 13 Age, six categories Category Obama McCain % Total 18-24 66 32 12 25-29 62 37 10 30-39 51 46 19 40-49 46 53 21 50-64 54 45 26 65 or over 55 43 13 Are you: Category Obama McCain % Total White 53 46 90 Black - - 3 Hispanic/Latino - - 3 Asian - - 1 Other - - 2 Sex by race Category Obama McCain % Total White men 49 49 42 White women 56 43 48 Black men - - 2 Black women - - 1 Latino men - - 1 Latino women - - 2 All other races 75 24 4 Age by race Category Obama McCain % Total White 18-29 62 36 19 White 30-44 46 52 25 White 45-64 50 48 35 White 65+ 58 41 12 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 - - 1 Latino 65+ - - 0 All other 75 24 4 When did you finally decide for whom to vote in the presidential election? Category Obama McCain % Total Just today 43 52 8 In the last three days - - 4 Sometime last week - - 4 Earlier in October 58 40 14 Sometime in September 64 34 11 Before that 52 47 60 Time: Last three days/Earlier than that Category Obama McCain % Total Today/In the last three days 47 49 12 Sometime last week or earlier 55 44 88 Time: Last week/Earlier than that Category Obama McCain % Total Today/In last 3 days/Sometime last week 51 46 15 In the last month or before that 54 44 85 Time: Last three days/October/September/Earlier than that Category Obama McCain % Total Today/In last three days 47 49 12 Earlier in October 59 40 18 Sometime in September 64 34 11 Before that 52 47 60 Which ONE of these five issues is the most important facing the country? (CHECK ONLY ONE) Category Obama McCain % Total Energy policy 48 50 9 The war in Iraq 69 30 13 The economy 53 45 61 Terrorism 12 87 6 Health care 68 26 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 36 62 37 Can bring about needed change 91 8 36 Has the right experience 2 96 16 Cares about people like me 69 27 8 On most political matters, do you consider yourself: Category Obama McCain % Total Liberal 92 7 26 Moderate 58 40 44 Conservative 15 83 30 Party Identification Category Obama McCain % Total Democrat 94 6 40 Republican 8 91 36 Independent or something else 56 39 25 Party by race Category Obama McCain % Total White Democrats 94 6 34 White Independents 56 39 22 White Republicans 8 91 34 All other 71 27 10 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 6 Somewhat approve 7 92 19 Somewhat disapprove 33 66 23 Strongly disapprove 84 14 51 Do you approve or disapprove of the way George W. Bush is handling his job as president? Category Obama McCain % Total Approve 8 91 25 Disapprove 68 30 73 Religion, combined Protestant and other Christian. Category Obama McCain % Total Protestant/Other Christian 47 51 54 Catholic 47 52 27 Jewish - - 1 Something else 78 21 6 None 77 21 12 Religion among whites Category Obama McCain % Total White Protestant/Other Christian 46 52 50 White Catholic 47 51 25 White Jewish - - 1 White something else 77 22 5 White none 77 22 10 Non-white 67 30 9 White Evangelical/Born-again Christians Category Obama McCain % Total White Evangelical/Born-again Christians 35 64 29 All others 62 37 71 White Born Again Protest/Other Christ Category Obama McCain % Total White Protestant evangelical 33 65 25 White Protestant non-evangelical 60 38 25 All others 60 38 50 What was the last grade of school you completed? Category Obama McCain % Total Did not complete high school - - 2 High school graduate 53 45 19 Some college or associate degree 50 48 35 College graduate 49 49 27 Postgraduate study 67 31 17 What was the last grade of school you completed? Category Obama McCain % Total More than high school grad 54 45 79 High school graduate or less 56 42 21 What was the last grade of school you completed? Category Obama McCain % Total College graduate 56 42 44 No college degree 52 46 56 Education by race Category Obama McCain % Total White college graduates 56 43 40 White non-college graduates 49 48 50 Non White college graduates - - 4 Non White non-college graduates 77 21 6 2007 total family income: Category Obama McCain % Total Under $15,000 64 33 6 $15,000 - $29,999 61 37 11 $30,000 - $49,999 57 41 21 $50,000 - $74,999 53 45 23 $75,000 - $99,999 53 45 16 $100,000 - $149,999 48 50 13 $150,000 - $199,999 46 53 5 $200,000 or more 54 46 6 Total family income, $50K Category Obama McCain % Total Less than $50,000 59 38 38 $50,000 or more 52 47 62 Total family income, $100K Category Obama McCain % Total Less than $100,000 56 42 77 $100,000 or more 49 50 23 Total family income: Category Obama McCain % Total Under $50,000 59 38 38 $50,000-$99,999 53 45 39 $100,000 or more 49 50 23 Income by Race Category Obama McCain % Total Under 50k and White 58 40 32 Over 50k and White 50 48 58 Under 50k and Non-white 75 23 5 Over 50k and Non-white 67 31 5 In deciding your vote for president today, was the race of the candidates: Category Obama McCain % Total The single most important factor 56 42 5 One of several important factors 51 48 14 A minor factor 49 50 9 Not a factor at all 54 44 70 In deciding your vote for president today, was the race of the candidates: Category Obama McCain % Total An important factor 53 46 19 Not an important factor 54 45 79 In deciding your vote for president today, was the race of the candidates: Category Obama McCain % Total A factor 51 47 28 Not a factor 54 44 70 How worried are you about the direction of the nation's economy in the next year? Category Obama McCain % Total Very worried 63 35 51 Somewhat worried 45 53 38 Not too worried 33 67 9 Not at all worried - - 2 How worried are you about the direction of the nation's economy in the next year? Category Obama McCain % Total Worried 55 43 89 Not worried 33 65 11 Do you think the condition of the nation's economy is: Category Obama McCain % Total Excellent - - 0 Good 21 79 9 Not so good 47 52 48 Poor 68 30 42 State of the national economy: 2 way Category Obama McCain % Total Excellent/Good 22 77 9 Not so good/Poor 57 42 90 Do you or does someone in your household belong to a labor union? Category Obama McCain % Total Yes, I do 59 40 14 Yes, someone else does 52 46 12 Yes, I do and someone else does - - 3 No one does 52 47 70 UNION HOUSEHOLD Category Obama McCain % Total Yes (at least one union voter in household) 56 42 30 No (No union voter in household 52 47 70 Voter is union member: Category Obama McCain % Total Yes 59 40 17 No 52 47 83 Which candidate do you think is in touch with people like you? Category Obama McCain % Total Only Barack Obama 98 2 43 Only John McCain 2 97 30 Both of them 43 56 16 Neither of them 30 56 10 Which candidate do you think is in touch with people like you? Category Obama McCain % Total John McCain is 17 83 46 John McCain is not 85 12 52 Which candidate do you think is in touch with people like you? Category Obama McCain % Total Barack Obama is 83 17 59 Barack Obama is not 9 87 40 Which candidate do you think has the experience to serve effectively as president? Category Obama McCain % Total Only Barack Obama 99 1 24 Only John McCain 3 97 37 Both of them 78 21 32 Neither of them 47 31 5 Which candidate do you think has the experience to serve effectively as president? Category Obama McCain % Total John McCain is 38 62 70 John McCain is not 90 6 29 Which candidate do you think has the experience to serve effectively as president? Category Obama McCain % Total Barack Obama is 87 12 56 Barack Obama is not 8 89 43 Did either of these candidates for president attack the other unfairly? Category Obama McCain % Total Only Barack Obama 13 86 11 Only John McCain 92 8 22 Both of them 47 50 42 Neither of them 48 49 22 Did either of these candidates for president attack the other unfairly? Category Obama McCain % Total John McCain did 63 36 64 John McCain did not 36 62 33 Did either of these candidates for president attack the other unfairly? Category Obama McCain % Total Barack Obama did 40 58 53 Barack Obama did not 70 28 44 If John McCain were elected, would he mainly: Category Obama McCain % Total Continue George W. Bush's policies 91 7 49 Take the country in a different direction 17 82 49 Is this the first year you have ever voted? Category Obama McCain % Total Yes 67 32 9 No 52 46 91 If these were the only two candidates for senator on the ballot today, for whom would you have voted? Category Obama McCain % Total Al Franken (Dem) 92 6 43 Norm Coleman (Rep) 15 85 46 Would not have voted for senator 53 39 10 In today's election for U.S. Senate, did you just vote for: Category Obama McCain % Total Al Franken 94 6 42 Norm Coleman 14 85 42 Dean Barkley 54 40 15 Population of area, five categories Category Obama McCain % Total Over 500 thousand - - - 50 to 500 thousand 72 27 22 Suburbs 48 50 43 10 to 50 thousand 54 43 7 Rural 49 49 28 Population of area, three categories Category Obama McCain % Total City over 50 thousand 72 27 22 Suburbs 48 50 43 Small city and Rural 50 48 35 Geo Stratum Code Category Obama McCain % Total Mpls/StPaul Area 64 34 32 TwinCitiesCollar 48 50 27 West 46 52 21 East 55 43 20

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