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Gender: Category Obama McCain % Total Male 59 40 46 Female 67 32 54 Sex by race Category Obama McCain % Total White men 48 50 34 White women 57 43 37 Black men 100 - 7 Black women 99 1 10 Latino men - - 3 Latino women - - 4 All other races - - 6 Are you: Category Obama McCain % Total White 52 46 71 Black 100 0 17 Hispanic/Latino - - 6 Asian - - 3 Other - - 3 Age, four categories Category Obama McCain % Total 18-29 76 21 22 30-44 61 39 29 45-64 59 40 38 65+ 55 43 11 Age, six categories Category Obama McCain % Total 18-24 73 23 12 25-29 80 19 10 30-39 72 28 17 40-49 57 43 22 50-64 55 45 27 65 or over 55 43 11 Age by race Category Obama McCain % Total White 18-29 67 31 14 White 30-44 47 52 20 White 45-64 50 49 29 White 65+ 49 49 9 Black 18-29 - - 5 Black 30-44 - - 5 Black 45-64 - - 6 Black 65+ - - 1 Latino 18-29 - - 2 Latino 30-44 - - 2 Latino 45-64 - - 2 Latino 65+ - - 0 All other - - 6 2007 total family income: Category Obama McCain % Total Under $15,000 - - 6 $15,000 - $29,999 77 19 10 $30,000 - $49,999 69 30 16 $50,000 - $74,999 61 39 22 $75,000 - $99,999 63 36 13 $100,000 - $149,999 59 39 17 $150,000 - $199,999 - - 8 $200,000 or more - - 9 Total family income, $50K Category Obama McCain % Total Less than $50,000 73 26 32 $50,000 or more 59 40 68 Total family income, $100K Category Obama McCain % Total Less than $100,000 67 32 67 $100,000 or more 56 43 33 Total family income: Category Obama McCain % Total Under $50,000 73 26 32 $50,000-$99,999 61 38 35 $100,000 or more 56 43 33 Income by Race Category Obama McCain % Total Under 50k and White 60 38 19 Over 50k and White 50 49 52 Under 50k and Non-white 92 7 13 Over 50k and Non-white 89 9 16 What was the last grade of school you completed? Category Obama McCain % Total Did not complete high school - - 3 High school graduate 59 40 17 Some college or associate degree 61 38 24 College graduate 63 35 31 Postgraduate study 66 33 24 What was the last grade of school you completed? Category Obama McCain % Total More than high school grad 64 35 80 High school graduate or less 61 38 20 What was the last grade of school you completed? Category Obama McCain % Total College graduate 65 34 55 No college degree 61 38 45 Education by race Category Obama McCain % Total White college graduates 58 41 42 White non-college graduates 44 54 29 Non White college graduates 86 12 13 Non White non-college graduates 93 6 16 Party Identification Category Obama McCain % Total Democrat 91 8 50 Republican 15 85 26 Independent or something else 56 41 25 Party by race Category Obama McCain % Total White Democrats 85 14 28 White Independents 50 47 20 White Republicans 14 86 23 All other 90 9 29 On most political matters, do you consider yourself: Category Obama McCain % Total Liberal 92 7 31 Moderate 68 31 43 Conservative 18 82 25 Is this the first year you have ever voted? Category Obama McCain % Total Yes 84 16 13 No 60 38 87 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 - - 5 Sometime last week - - 4 Earlier in October 60 40 11 Sometime in September 72 27 12 Before that 64 35 62 Time: Last three days/Earlier than that Category Obama McCain % Total Today/In the last three days 56 42 11 Sometime last week or earlier 64 35 88 Time: Last week/Earlier than that Category Obama McCain % Total Today/In last 3 days/Sometime last week 53 45 15 In the last month or before that 65 34 85 Time: Last three days/October/September/Earlier than that Category Obama McCain % Total Today/In last three days 56 42 11 Earlier in October 56 43 14 Sometime in September 72 27 12 Before that 64 35 62 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 92 8 13 Yes, for John McCain - - 4 Yes, for both Obama and McCain - - 4 No, I was not contacted 61 38 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 83 17 17 For McCain/Neither 59 39 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 65 34 91 If Barack Obama wins today, what best describes your feelings about what he will do as president? Category Obama McCain % Total Excited 96 3 41 Optimistic, but not excited 92 8 24 Concerned, but not scared - - 21 Scared - - 14 If John McCain wins today, what best describes your feelings about what he will do as president? Category Obama McCain % Total Excited - - 6 Optimistic, but not excited - - 25 Concerned, but not scared 84 14 28 Scared 95 4 40 Religion, combined Protestant and other Christian. Category Obama McCain % Total Protestant/Other Christian 54 46 39 Catholic 59 41 37 Jewish - - 3 Something else - - 7 None - - 14 Religion among whites Category Obama McCain % Total White Protestant/Other Christian - - 27 White Catholic 51 49 30 White Jewish - - 2 White something else - - 3 White none - - 10 Non-white 92 5 27 How often do you attend religious services? Category Obama McCain % Total More than once a week - - 6 Once a week - - 24 A few times a month - - 10 A few times a year 66 32 37 Never - - 22 How often do you attend religious services? Category Obama McCain % Total Weekly 48 51 30 Occasionally 66 33 47 Never - - 22 Church attendance by Religion Category Obama McCain % Total Protestant/Attend weekly - - 7 Protestant/Do not attend weekly - - 14 Catholic/Attend weekly - - 12 Catholic/Do not attend weekly - - 24 All Others 74 22 42 White Evangelical/Born-again Christians Category Obama McCain % Total White Evangelical/Born-again Christians 20 78 9 All others 67 32 91 White Born Again Protest/Other Christ Category Obama McCain % Total White Protestant evangelical - - 10 White Protestant non-evangelical - - 18 All others 72 26 72 Do you or your spouse have any investments in the stock market, including mutual funds or retirement plans? Category Obama McCain % Total Yes 60 39 69 No 67 31 31 Are you currently married? Category Obama McCain % Total Yes 55 44 58 No 72 26 42 Do you have any children under 18 living in your household? Category Obama McCain % Total Yes 58 39 33 No 64 35 67 Parents Category Obama McCain % Total Men with children - - 13 Women with children - - 19 Men without children 57 43 34 Women without children 71 26 34 Married women with children: Category Obama McCain % Total Married women with children - - 12 Women who are not married or have no children 71 27 41 All men 57 42 47 Married with children: Category Obama McCain % Total Married with children - - 23 All others 65 33 77 Married by Parents Category Obama McCain % Total Married Women with children - - 12 Unmarried Women with children - - 8 Married Women with no children - - 18 Unmarried Women with no children - - 16 Married Men with children - - 11 Unmarried Men with children - - 2 Married Men with no children - - 17 Unmarried Men with no children - - 17 Do you work full-time for pay? Category Obama McCain % Total Yes 63 35 70 No 61 37 30 Working women: Category Obama McCain % Total Working women 71 28 37 All others 58 40 63 Do you or does someone in your household belong to a labor union? Category Obama McCain % Total Yes, I do - - 18 Yes, someone else does - - 13 Yes, I do and someone else does - - 2 No one does 63 35 67 UNION HOUSEHOLD Category Obama McCain % Total Yes (at least one union voter in household) 63 36 33 No (No union voter in household 63 35 67 Voter is union member: Category Obama McCain % Total Yes - - 20 No 63 36 80 Do you or does someone else in your household own a gun? Category Obama McCain % Total Yes - - 25 No 70 28 75 Have you ever served in the U.S. military? Category Obama McCain % Total Yes - - 8 No 65 34 92 Who did you want to win the Democratic nomination this year: (Among Democrats) Category Obama McCain % Total Democrats for Clinton - - 19 Democrats for Obama 99 - 26 Democrats for another candidate - - 2 Democrats who did not care - - 1 Non-Democrats 35 62 48 If these had been the candidates for president today, who would you have voted for? Category Obama McCain % Total Hillary Clinton (Dem) 90 10 60 John McCain (Rep) 6 94 34 Would not have voted for president - - 4 In the 2004 election for president, did you vote for: Category Obama McCain % Total John Kerry (Dem) 93 5 45 George W. Bush (Rep) 19 81 37 Someone else - - 5 Did not vote - - 13 Are you gay, lesbian or bisexual? Category Obama McCain % Total Yes - - 3 No 63 36 97 Population of area, five categories Category Obama McCain % Total Over 500 thousand 78 21 35 50 to 500 thousand 75 25 6 Suburbs 51 48 46 10 to 50 thousand 53 45 6 Rural 63 35 6 Population of area, three categories Category Obama McCain % Total City over 50 thousand 78 21 41 Suburbs 51 48 46 Small city and Rural 58 41 12 Which comes closer to your view: Category Obama McCain % Total Government should do more to solve problems 79 19 64 Government is doing too many things better left to businesses and individuals 28 72 31 How worried are you that there will be another major terrorist attack in the U.S.? Category Obama McCain % Total Very worried - - 20 Somewhat worried 64 36 52 Not too worried - - 20 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 58 40 72 Not too/Not at all worried - - 26 How worried are you about being able to afford the health care services you need? Category Obama McCain % Total Very worried 74 25 33 Somewhat worried 58 40 38 Not very worried - - 22 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 65 33 71 Not worried 56 44 27 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 70 29 Somewhat favor 70 29 29 Somewhat oppose - - 20 Strongly oppose - - 17 Do you favor or oppose drilling for oil offshore in U.S. waters where it is currently not allowed? Category Obama McCain % Total Favor 50 49 59 Oppose 83 15 37 In deciding your vote for president, were future appointments to the Supreme Court: Category Obama McCain % Total The single most important factor - - 3 One of several important factors 63 36 48 A minor factor - - 26 Not a factor at all - - 19 In deciding your vote for president, were future appointments to the Supreme Court: Category Obama McCain % Total An important factor 64 35 51 Not an important factor 62 37 45 In deciding your vote for president, were future appointments to the Supreme Court: Category Obama McCain % Total A factor 64 35 77 Not a factor - - 19 Do you think your taxes will: Category Obama McCain % Total Go up only if Obama is elected president - - 15 Go up only if McCain is elected president - - 8 Go up no matter which candidate wins 61 37 59 Stay the same or go down - - 16 Do you think your taxes will: Category Obama McCain % Total Go up if Barack Obama is elected 53 46 74 Not go up if Barack Obama is elected president - - 24 Do you think your taxes will: Category Obama McCain % Total Go up if John McCain is elected 65 33 67 Not go up if John McCain is elected president 57 43 31 Which vice presidential candidate is qualified to be president should it become necessary? Category Obama McCain % Total Only Joe Biden 91 8 61 Only Sarah Palin - - 12 Both of them - - 15 Neither of them - - 11 Which vice presidential candidate is qualified to be president should it become necessary? Category Obama McCain % Total Joe Biden is 76 22 76 Joe Biden is not - - 23 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 81 16 72 Who would make a good First Lady? Category Obama McCain % Total Only Michelle Obama 97 2 42 Only Cindy McCain - - 22 Both of them 61 39 29 Neither of them - - 6 Who would make a good First Lady? Category Obama McCain % Total Michelle Obama would 82 17 70 Michelle Obama would not - - 28 Who would make a good First Lady? Category Obama McCain % Total Cindy McCain would 36 63 50 Cindy McCain would not 91 7 48 How confident are you that votes in your state will be counted accurately? Category Obama McCain % Total Very confident 61 38 45 Somewhat confident 68 31 43 Not very confident - - 10 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 64 34 89 Not very/Not at all confident - - 11 Do you approve or disapprove of the way Congress is handling its job? Category Obama McCain % Total Strongly approve - - 2 Somewhat approve - - 21 Somewhat disapprove 71 27 46 Strongly disapprove 60 40 29 Do you approve or disapprove of the way Congress is handling its job? Category Obama McCain % Total Approve - - 23 Disapprove 67 32 75 Which candidate do you think has the experience to serve effectively as president? Category Obama McCain % Total Only Barack Obama 100 - 31 Only John McCain - - 27 Both of them 80 19 31 Neither of them - - 8 Which candidate do you think has the experience to serve effectively as president? Category Obama McCain % Total Barack Obama is 90 9 62 Barack Obama is not 13 85 36 Which candidate do you think has the experience to serve effectively as president? Category Obama McCain % Total John McCain is 44 55 58 John McCain is not 87 11 39 Which candidate do you think is in touch with people like you? Category Obama McCain % Total Only Barack Obama 98 2 52 Only John McCain - - 19 Both of them - - 14 Neither of them - - 15 Which candidate do you think is in touch with people like you? Category Obama McCain % Total Barack Obama is 87 11 66 Barack Obama is not 16 83 34 Which candidate do you think is in touch with people like you? Category Obama McCain % Total John McCain is 22 76 33 John McCain is not 83 16 67 Do you think Barack Obama's positions on the issues are: Category Obama McCain % Total Too liberal - - 31 Too conservative - - 5 About right 93 6 60 Which candidate do you think has the right judgment to make a good president? Category Obama McCain % Total Only Barack Obama 99 - 47 Only John McCain - - 25 Both of them - - 22 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 10 68 Barack Obama does not - - 30 Which candidate do you think has the right judgment to make a good president? Category Obama McCain % Total John McCain does 32 67 46 John McCain does not 90 8 52 Did either of these candidates for president attack the other unfairly? Category Obama McCain % Total Only Barack Obama - - 8 Only John McCain 96 3 30 Both of them 56 43 35 Neither of them 48 51 24 Did either of these candidates for president attack the other unfairly? Category Obama McCain % Total Barack Obama did 52 47 43 Barack Obama did not 75 24 53 Did either of these candidates for president attack the other unfairly? Category Obama McCain % Total John McCain did 74 25 65 John McCain did not 44 55 31 How worried are you about the direction of the nation's economy in the next year? Category Obama McCain % Total Very worried 64 35 56 Somewhat worried 54 45 37 Not too worried - - 6 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 60 39 92 Not worried - - 8 Do you think the condition of the nation's economy is: Category Obama McCain % Total Excellent - - 1 Good - - 4 Not so good 53 46 42 Poor 75 25 52 State of the national economy: 2 way Category Obama McCain % Total Excellent/Good - - 5 Not so good/Poor 65 34 94 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 67 31 54 Somewhat worried 64 36 33 Not too worried - - 11 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 66 33 87 Not worried - - 12 During the next year, do you think the nation's economy will: Category Obama McCain % Total Get better 75 25 49 Get worse - - 25 Stay about the same - - 24 Do you support or oppose the $700 billion government plan to assist failing financial companies? Category Obama McCain % Total Strongly support - - 7 Somewhat support 61 39 35 Somewhat oppose 60 37 33 Strongly oppose - - 22 Do you support or oppose the $700 billion government plan to assist failing financial companies? Category Obama McCain % Total Support 61 39 42 Oppose 64 34 55 Compared to four years ago, is your family's financial situation: Category Obama McCain % Total Better today - - 23 Worse today 76 24 40 About the same 55 42 36 Do you think things in this country today are: Category Obama McCain % Total Generally going in the right direction - - 17 Seriously off on the wrong track 70 28 76 How do you feel about the U.S. war in Iraq? Category Obama McCain % Total Strongly approve - - 7 Somewhat approve - - 16 Somewhat disapprove - - 24 Strongly disapprove 93 5 51 How do you feel about the U.S. war in Iraq? Category Obama McCain % Total Approve - - 23 Disapprove 82 17 75 In the next few years, do you think race relations in this country will: Category Obama McCain % Total Get much better - - 15 Get somewhat better 83 17 37 Stay about the same 47 52 35 Get somewhat worse - - 8 Get much worse - - 2 In the next few years, do you think race relations in this country will: Category Obama McCain % Total Get better 80 20 52 Stay about the same 47 52 35 Get worse - - 10 In deciding your vote for president today, was the race of the candidates: Category Obama McCain % Total The single most important factor - - 3 One of several important factors - - 8 A minor factor - - 13 Not a factor at all 61 38 75 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 62 37 88 In deciding your vote for president today, was the race of the candidates: Category Obama McCain % Total A factor 69 31 24 Not a factor 61 38 75 In deciding your vote for president today, was the age of the candidates: Category Obama McCain % Total The single most important factor - - 3 One of several important factors 89 11 16 A minor factor 66 33 28 Not a factor at all 53 46 52 In deciding your vote for president today, was the age of the candidates: Category Obama McCain % Total An important factor 89 11 19 Not an important factor 57 41 80 In deciding your vote for president today, was the age of the candidates: Category Obama McCain % Total A factor 75 24 47 Not a factor 53 46 52 In your vote for president today, was McCain's choice of Sarah Palin: Category Obama McCain % Total The single most important factor - - 7 One of several important factors 64 35 34 A minor factor 40 58 19 Not a factor at all 70 29 35 In your vote for president today, was McCain's choice of Sarah Palin: Category Obama McCain % Total An important factor 66 34 41 Not an important factor 60 39 54 In your vote for president today, was McCain's choice of Sarah Palin: Category Obama McCain % Total A factor 58 41 60 Not a factor 70 29 35 If John McCain were elected, would he mainly: Category Obama McCain % Total Continue George W. Bush's policies 94 4 58 Take the country in a different direction 17 82 40 Do you approve or disapprove of the way George W. Bush is handling his job as president? Category Obama McCain % Total Strongly approve - - 4 Somewhat approve - - 13 Somewhat disapprove - - 21 Strongly disapprove 81 17 61 Do you approve or disapprove of the way George W. Bush is handling his job as president? Category Obama McCain % Total Approve - - 17 Disapprove 69 30 82 Which was more important in your vote for president today? Category Obama McCain % Total My candidate's positions on the issues 70 28 66 My candidate's leadership/personal qualities 49 51 32 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 45 53 27 Can bring about needed change 94 5 41 Has the right experience 5 95 17 Cares about people like me - - 11 Which ONE of these five issues is the most important facing the country? (CHECK ONLY ONE) Category Obama McCain % Total Energy policy - - 6 The war in Iraq - - 9 The economy 68 32 60 Terrorism - - 9 Health care 81 16 12 Geo Stratum Code Category Obama McCain % Total New York City 78 21 35 Long Island 53 46 16 Lwr Hudson Val. 58 41 13 Upstate Urban 57 41 21 Rural Upstate 49 50 15

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