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Gender: Category Obama McCain % Total Male 43 56 46 Female 55 44 54 Age, four categories Category Obama McCain % Total 18-29 74 26 18 30-44 48 52 27 45-64 43 56 39 65+ 43 56 16 Age, six categories Category Obama McCain % Total 18-24 72 28 8 25-29 76 24 9 30-39 49 50 19 40-49 44 56 20 50-64 44 56 27 65 or over 43 56 16 Are you: Category Obama McCain % Total White 35 64 72 Black 95 5 23 Hispanic/Latino - - 3 Asian - - 1 Other - - 2 Sex by race Category Obama McCain % Total White men 32 67 35 White women 38 62 37 Black men 87 13 9 Black women 100 0 14 Latino men - - 1 Latino women - - 2 All other races - - 2 Age by race Category Obama McCain % Total White 18-29 56 44 9 White 30-44 32 68 20 White 45-64 33 66 30 White 65+ 30 68 13 Black 18-29 100 0 7 Black 30-44 99 1 6 Black 45-64 85 15 7 Black 65+ - - 3 Latino 18-29 - - 1 Latino 30-44 - - 0 Latino 45-64 - - 1 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 42 3 In the last three days 54 42 2 Sometime last week 32 67 3 Earlier in October 39 60 14 Sometime in September 53 47 15 Before that 52 48 62 Time: Last three days/Earlier than that Category Obama McCain % Total Today/In the last three days 55 42 5 Sometime last week or earlier 50 50 93 Time: Last week/Earlier than that Category Obama McCain % Total Today/In last 3 days/Sometime last week 47 50 8 In the last month or before that 50 50 90 Time: Last three days/October/September/Earlier than that Category Obama McCain % Total Today/In last three days 55 42 5 Earlier in October 38 61 16 Sometime in September 53 47 15 Before that 52 48 62 Which ONE of these five issues is the most important facing the country? (CHECK ONLY ONE) Category Obama McCain % Total Energy policy 58 40 9 The war in Iraq 53 46 9 The economy 52 48 60 Terrorism 19 80 9 Health care 59 40 11 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 29 71 29 Can bring about needed change 88 11 28 Has the right experience 5 94 20 Cares about people like me 73 27 20 On most political matters, do you consider yourself: Category Obama McCain % Total Liberal 87 13 19 Moderate 63 37 44 Conservative 15 84 37 Party Identification Category Obama McCain % Total Democrat 90 9 42 Republican 4 95 31 Independent or something else 39 60 27 Party by race Category Obama McCain % Total White Democrats 83 16 21 White Independents 28 71 22 White Republicans 4 95 29 All other 88 12 28 Do you approve or disapprove of the way George W. Bush is handling his job as president? Category Obama McCain % Total Strongly approve 4 96 8 Somewhat approve 3 97 23 Somewhat disapprove 35 63 21 Strongly disapprove 84 15 47 Do you approve or disapprove of the way George W. Bush is handling his job as president? Category Obama McCain % Total Approve 3 97 31 Disapprove 69 30 68 White Evangelical/Born-again Christians Category Obama McCain % Total White Evangelical/Born-again Christians 25 74 44 All others 68 31 56 What was the last grade of school you completed? Category Obama McCain % Total Did not complete high school 68 32 7 High school graduate 47 52 24 Some college or associate degree 45 55 27 College graduate 48 51 28 Postgraduate study 56 44 13 What was the last grade of school you completed? Category Obama McCain % Total More than high school grad 48 51 68 High school graduate or less 52 47 32 What was the last grade of school you completed? Category Obama McCain % Total College graduate 51 49 41 No college degree 49 51 59 Education by race Category Obama McCain % Total White college graduates 38 61 32 White non-college graduates 33 67 41 Non White college graduates 92 8 10 Non White non-college graduates 86 14 18 2007 total family income: Category Obama McCain % Total Under $15,000 74 26 8 $15,000 - $29,999 51 49 19 $30,000 - $49,999 57 42 23 $50,000 - $74,999 46 53 21 $75,000 - $99,999 38 62 11 $100,000 - $149,999 42 57 11 $150,000 - $199,999 43 57 4 $200,000 or more 49 51 4 Total family income, $50K Category Obama McCain % Total Less than $50,000 57 42 50 $50,000 or more 43 56 50 Total family income, $100K Category Obama McCain % Total Less than $100,000 52 48 81 $100,000 or more 44 56 19 Total family income: Category Obama McCain % Total Under $50,000 57 42 50 $50,000-$99,999 43 56 31 $100,000 or more 44 56 19 Income by Race Category Obama McCain % Total Under 50k and White 42 57 33 Over 50k and White 31 68 40 Under 50k and Non-white 86 14 17 Over 50k and Non-white 91 9 11 In deciding your vote for president today, was the race of the candidates: Category Obama McCain % Total The single most important factor 44 56 5 One of several important factors 58 42 12 A minor factor 53 46 10 Not a factor at all 48 51 70 In deciding your vote for president today, was the race of the candidates: Category Obama McCain % Total An important factor 54 46 17 Not an important factor 49 50 81 In deciding your vote for president today, was the race of the candidates: Category Obama McCain % Total A factor 54 46 27 Not a factor 48 51 70 How worried are you about the direction of the nation's economy in the next year? Category Obama McCain % Total Very worried 54 45 51 Somewhat worried 41 59 34 Not too worried 44 56 8 Not at all worried - - 6 How worried are you about the direction of the nation's economy in the next year? Category Obama McCain % Total Worried 49 51 85 Not worried 47 53 14 Do you think the condition of the nation's economy is: Category Obama McCain % Total Excellent - - 0 Good 23 77 4 Not so good 37 63 46 Poor 64 35 49 State of the national economy: 2 way Category Obama McCain % Total Excellent/Good 24 76 4 Not so good/Poor 51 49 95 How do you feel about the U.S. war in Iraq? Category Obama McCain % Total Strongly approve 8 91 18 Somewhat approve 21 79 28 Somewhat disapprove 62 36 17 Strongly disapprove 86 13 36 How do you feel about the U.S. war in Iraq? Category Obama McCain % Total Approve 16 84 46 Disapprove 78 21 53 Which candidate do you think is in touch with people like you? Category Obama McCain % Total Only Barack Obama 96 4 47 Only John McCain 1 99 29 Both of them 23 76 12 Neither of them 10 88 11 Which candidate do you think is in touch with people like you? Category Obama McCain % Total John McCain is 7 92 41 John McCain is not 79 21 58 Which candidate do you think is in touch with people like you? Category Obama McCain % Total Barack Obama is 81 19 59 Barack Obama is not 3 96 41 Which candidate do you think has the experience to serve effectively as president? Category Obama McCain % Total Only Barack Obama 100 0 31 Only John McCain 1 98 44 Both of them 81 18 17 Neither of them 62 35 6 Which candidate do you think has the experience to serve effectively as president? Category Obama McCain % Total John McCain is 23 76 61 John McCain is not 94 6 37 Which candidate do you think has the experience to serve effectively as president? Category Obama McCain % Total Barack Obama is 93 7 48 Barack Obama is not 8 91 50 If John McCain were elected, would he mainly: Category Obama McCain % Total Continue George W. Bush's policies 90 10 47 Take the country in a different direction 12 88 49 Do you think Barack Obama's positions on the issues are: Category Obama McCain % Total Too liberal 4 95 42 Too conservative - - 3 About right 90 9 51 Is this the first year you have ever voted? Category Obama McCain % Total Yes 68 32 13 No 47 52 87 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 89 10 14 Yes, for John McCain 15 85 6 Yes, for both Obama and McCain 50 49 20 No, I was not contacted 44 55 58 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 41 58 26 For Obama/Neither 53 46 72 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 66 33 34 For McCain/Neither 41 58 64 Did either of these candidates for president attack the other unfairly? Category Obama McCain % Total Only Barack Obama 14 85 9 Only John McCain 97 3 25 Both of them 35 64 43 Neither of them 45 55 20 Did either of these candidates for president attack the other unfairly? Category Obama McCain % Total John McCain did 58 42 68 John McCain did not 35 64 29 Did either of these candidates for president attack the other unfairly? Category Obama McCain % Total Barack Obama did 31 68 52 Barack Obama did not 74 26 44 In today's election for U.S. Senate, did you just vote for: Category Obama McCain % Total Kay Hagan 89 11 51 Elizabeth Dole 3 96 46 Christopher Cole - - 3 In today's election for governor, did you just vote for: Category Obama McCain % Total Bev Perdue 88 12 49 Pat McCrory 9 90 48 Michael Munger - - 3 Population of area, five categories Category Obama McCain % Total Over 500 thousand 75 25 6 50 to 500 thousand 64 36 23 Suburbs 44 54 27 10 to 50 thousand 37 62 22 Rural 49 51 23 Population of area, three categories Category Obama McCain % Total City over 50 thousand 66 34 29 Suburbs 44 54 27 Small city and Rural 43 56 44 Geo Stratum Code Category Obama McCain % Total Raleigh/Durham 64 35 19 East 59 40 19 Greensboro Area 41 58 28 Charlotte 48 51 21 Mountain/West 34 65 12

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