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Are you: Category Obama McCain % Total Male 58 41 49 Female 61 39 51 Age, four categories Category Obama McCain % Total 18-29 - - 12 30-44 64 36 27 45-64 58 42 42 65+ 57 43 19 Age, six categories Category Obama McCain % Total 18-24 - - 5 25-29 - - 7 30-39 64 36 18 40-49 59 40 20 50-64 59 41 31 65 or over 57 43 19 Are you: Category Obama McCain % Total White 59 41 89 Black - - 2 Hispanic/Latino - - 5 Asian - - 1 Other - - 4 Sex by race Category Obama McCain % Total White men 57 42 43 White women 61 39 46 Black men - - 1 Black women - - 0 Latino men - - 2 Latino women - - 3 All other races - - 5 Age by race Category Obama McCain % Total White 18-29 - - 10 White 30-44 62 38 24 White 45-64 58 41 37 White 65+ 58 42 18 Black 18-29 - - 0 Black 30-44 - - 1 Black 45-64 - - 1 Black 65+ - - 0 Latino 18-29 - - 1 Latino 30-44 - - 2 Latino 45-64 - - 1 Latino 65+ - - 0 All other - - 5 When did you finally decide for whom to vote in the presidential election? Category Obama McCain % Total Just today - - - In the last three days - - 0 Sometime last week - - 2 Earlier in October 47 53 14 Sometime in September 59 41 14 Before that 63 37 65 Time: Last three days/Earlier than that Category Obama McCain % Total Today/In the last three days - - 0 Sometime last week or earlier 60 40 95 Time: Last week/Earlier than that Category Obama McCain % Total Today/In last 3 days/Sometime last week - - 3 In the last month or before that 60 40 93 Time: Last three days/October/September/Earlier than that Category Obama McCain % Total Today/In last three days - - 0 Earlier in October 46 54 16 Sometime in September 59 41 14 Before that 63 37 65 Which ONE of these five issues is the most important facing the country? (CHECK ONLY ONE) Category Obama McCain % Total Energy policy 63 37 14 The war in Iraq 70 30 11 The economy 59 40 54 Terrorism 12 88 8 Health care 80 20 10 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 42 58 29 Can bring about needed change 93 7 33 Has the right experience 8 91 19 Cares about people like me 81 19 14 On most political matters, do you consider yourself: Category Obama McCain % Total Liberal 96 4 25 Moderate 70 30 43 Conservative 16 84 32 Party Identification Category Obama McCain % Total Democrat 94 6 37 Republican 9 90 26 Independent or something else 62 37 37 Party by race Category Obama McCain % Total White Democrats 93 7 33 White Independents 63 37 31 White Republicans 10 90 25 All other 67 32 11 Do you approve or disapprove of the way George W. Bush is handling his job as president? Category Obama McCain % Total Strongly approve - - 8 Somewhat approve 4 96 19 Somewhat disapprove 36 64 14 Strongly disapprove 90 10 59 Do you approve or disapprove of the way George W. Bush is handling his job as president? Category Obama McCain % Total Approve 5 95 27 Disapprove 79 20 72 Religion, combined Protestant and other Christian. Category Obama McCain % Total Protestant/Other Christian 48 52 55 Catholic 63 37 13 Jewish - - 2 Something else 82 18 12 None 76 24 18 Religion among whites Category Obama McCain % Total White Protestant/Other Christian 46 53 49 White Catholic 61 39 11 White Jewish - - 2 White something else 83 17 10 White none 77 23 16 Non-white - - 12 White Evangelical/Born-again Christians Category Obama McCain % Total White Evangelical/Born-again Christians 34 66 27 All others 69 30 73 White Born Again Protest/Other Christ Category Obama McCain % Total White Protestant evangelical 32 68 25 White Protestant non-evangelical 61 39 25 All others 73 26 50 What was the last grade of school you completed? Category Obama McCain % Total Did not complete high school - - 3 High school graduate 55 44 20 Some college or associate degree 58 42 31 College graduate 58 42 30 Postgraduate study 72 28 15 What was the last grade of school you completed? Category Obama McCain % Total More than high school grad 61 39 77 High school graduate or less 57 43 23 What was the last grade of school you completed? Category Obama McCain % Total College graduate 62 37 45 No college degree 58 42 55 Education by race Category Obama McCain % Total White college graduates 64 36 41 White non-college graduates 56 44 48 Non White college graduates - - 4 Non White non-college graduates - - 7 2007 total family income: Category Obama McCain % Total Under $15,000 - - 5 $15,000 - $29,999 74 25 10 $30,000 - $49,999 56 44 23 $50,000 - $74,999 58 42 25 $75,000 - $99,999 58 42 17 $100,000 - $149,999 70 30 13 $150,000 - $199,999 - - 4 $200,000 or more - - 3 Total family income, $50K Category Obama McCain % Total Less than $50,000 62 38 38 $50,000 or more 60 40 62 Total family income, $100K Category Obama McCain % Total Less than $100,000 60 40 80 $100,000 or more 63 37 20 Total family income: Category Obama McCain % Total Under $50,000 62 38 38 $50,000-$99,999 58 42 42 $100,000 or more 63 37 20 Income by Race Category Obama McCain % Total Under 50k and White 60 39 34 Over 50k and White 59 41 54 Under 50k and Non-white - - 4 Over 50k and Non-white - - 7 In deciding your vote for president today, was the race of the candidates: Category Obama McCain % Total The single most important factor - - 5 One of several important factors 65 35 9 A minor factor 64 36 8 Not a factor at all 59 41 77 In deciding your vote for president today, was the race of the candidates: Category Obama McCain % Total An important factor 61 39 13 Not an important factor 59 41 85 In deciding your vote for president today, was the race of the candidates: Category Obama McCain % Total A factor 62 38 21 Not a factor 59 41 77 How worried are you about the direction of the nation's economy in the next year? Category Obama McCain % Total Very worried 70 30 46 Somewhat worried 55 45 38 Not too worried 38 62 9 Not at all worried - - 5 How worried are you about the direction of the nation's economy in the next year? Category Obama McCain % Total Worried 63 37 84 Not worried 40 60 14 Do you think the condition of the nation's economy is: Category Obama McCain % Total Excellent - - 0 Good - - 5 Not so good 41 59 39 Poor 77 23 55 State of the national economy: 2 way Category Obama McCain % Total Excellent/Good - - 5 Not so good/Poor 62 38 94 How do you feel about the U.S. war in Iraq? Category Obama McCain % Total Strongly approve 6 94 15 Somewhat approve 21 79 21 Somewhat disapprove 68 32 15 Strongly disapprove 93 6 46 How do you feel about the U.S. war in Iraq? Category Obama McCain % Total Approve 15 85 37 Disapprove 87 13 61 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 2 98 24 Both of them 45 55 13 Neither of them 22 77 10 Which candidate do you think is in touch with people like you? Category Obama McCain % Total John McCain is 17 83 37 John McCain is not 85 15 62 Which candidate do you think is in touch with people like you? Category Obama McCain % Total Barack Obama is 87 13 64 Barack Obama is not 8 92 35 Which candidate do you think has the experience to serve effectively as president? Category Obama McCain % Total Only Barack Obama 99 1 33 Only John McCain 3 97 35 Both of them 85 15 26 Neither of them - - 5 Which candidate do you think has the experience to serve effectively as president? Category Obama McCain % Total John McCain is 38 62 60 John McCain is not 93 7 38 Which candidate do you think has the experience to serve effectively as president? Category Obama McCain % Total Barack Obama is 93 7 59 Barack Obama is not 10 90 40 Did either of these candidates for president attack the other unfairly? Category Obama McCain % Total Only Barack Obama - - 5 Only John McCain 99 1 26 Both of them 50 50 48 Neither of them 44 56 17 Did either of these candidates for president attack the other unfairly? Category Obama McCain % Total John McCain did 67 33 74 John McCain did not 38 62 22 Did either of these candidates for president attack the other unfairly? Category Obama McCain % Total Barack Obama did 47 53 53 Barack Obama did not 77 23 43 If John McCain were elected, would he mainly: Category Obama McCain % Total Continue George W. Bush's policies 94 6 52 Take the country in a different direction 18 82 44 Is this the first year you have ever voted? Category Obama McCain % Total Yes - - 6 No 59 41 94 In today's election for U.S. Senate, did you just vote for: Category Obama McCain % Total Jeff Merkley 95 5 50 Gordon Smith 23 76 45 Dave Brownlow - - 5 Population of area, five categories Category Obama McCain % Total Over 500 thousand 80 20 16 50 to 500 thousand 60 40 18 Suburbs 57 43 41 10 to 50 thousand 56 43 13 Rural 46 54 12 Population of area, three categories Category Obama McCain % Total City over 50 thousand 69 31 34 Suburbs 57 43 41 Small city and Rural 51 48 25 Geo Stratum Code Category Obama McCain % Total Multnomah County 76 24 20 NW Pacific Coast 60 39 21 Suburbs&Capital 60 40 36 South & East 46 54 24

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