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Gender: Category Obama McCain % Total Male 40 56 48 Female 47 51 52 Age, four categories Category Obama McCain % Total 18-29 50 48 19 30-44 41 55 28 45-64 43 54 38 65+ 45 55 15 Age, six categories Category Obama McCain % Total 18-24 49 48 11 25-29 52 48 8 30-39 42 54 17 40-49 39 57 21 50-64 44 52 28 65 or over 45 55 15 Are you: Category Obama McCain % Total White 41 56 90 Black - - 1 Hispanic/Latino - - 3 Asian - - 0 Other - - 7 Sex by race Category Obama McCain % Total White men 36 60 42 White women 46 53 47 Black men - - 0 Black women - - 0 Latino men - - 1 Latino women - - 1 All other races - - 7 Age by race Category Obama McCain % Total White 18-29 46 53 16 White 30-44 37 60 25 White 45-64 41 56 34 White 65+ - - 14 Black 18-29 - - 0 Black 30-44 - - 0 Black 45-64 - - 0 Black 65+ - - 0 Latino 18-29 - - 1 Latino 30-44 - - 1 Latino 45-64 - - 1 Latino 65+ - - 0 All other - - 7 When did you finally decide for whom to vote in the presidential election? Category Obama McCain % Total Just today - - 9 In the last three days - - 4 Sometime last week - - 4 Earlier in October 49 49 13 Sometime in September 52 46 14 Before that 43 56 55 Time: Last three days/Earlier than that Category Obama McCain % Total Today/In the last three days 35 53 14 Sometime last week or earlier 45 53 86 Time: Last week/Earlier than that Category Obama McCain % Total Today/In last 3 days/Sometime last week 38 52 18 In the last month or before that 45 53 82 When did you finally decide for whom to vote in the presidential election? Category Obama McCain % Total Today/In last three days 35 53 14 Earlier in October 48 50 17 Sometime in September 52 46 14 Before that 43 56 55 Which ONE of these five issues is the most important facing the country? (CHECK ONLY ONE) Category Obama McCain % Total Energy policy - - 11 The war in Iraq 56 43 12 The economy 48 48 56 Terrorism - - 8 Health care - - 10 How worried are you about the direction of the nation's economy in the next year? Category Obama McCain % Total Very worried 52 45 52 Somewhat worried 39 58 34 Not too worried - - 10 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 47 50 86 Not worried 28 70 12 On most political matters, do you consider yourself: Category Obama McCain % Total Liberal 80 18 15 Moderate 53 43 50 Conservative 17 82 35 Party Identification Category Obama McCain % Total Democrat 82 16 36 Republican 12 87 42 Independent or something else 42 48 22 Party by race Category Obama McCain % Total White Democrats 82 16 29 White Independents 41 50 20 White Republicans 12 88 41 All other 72 22 10 Do you approve or disapprove of the way George W. Bush is handling his job as president? Category Obama McCain % Total Strongly approve - - 10 Somewhat approve 13 86 26 Somewhat disapprove 40 58 24 Strongly disapprove 79 17 39 Do you approve or disapprove of the way George W. Bush is handling his job as president? Category Obama McCain % Total Approve 13 85 37 Disapprove 64 33 63 White Evangelical/Born-again Christians Category Obama McCain % Total White Evangelical/Born-again Christians 30 67 38 All others 54 44 62 What was the last grade of school you completed? Category Obama McCain % Total Did not complete high school - - 4 High school graduate 39 59 19 Some college or associate degree 45 53 37 College graduate 40 56 26 Postgraduate study 52 46 13 What was the last grade of school you completed? Category Obama McCain % Total More than high school grad 44 53 76 High school graduate or less 43 55 24 What was the last grade of school you completed? Category Obama McCain % Total College graduate 44 53 40 No college degree 44 53 60 Education by race Category Obama McCain % Total White college graduates 41 55 37 White non-college graduates 42 56 53 Non White college graduates - - 3 Non White non-college graduates - - 7 2007 total family income: Category Obama McCain % Total Under $15,000 - - 9 $15,000 - $29,999 53 43 13 $30,000 - $49,999 45 51 22 $50,000 - $74,999 42 55 25 $75,000 - $99,999 46 52 17 $100,000 - $149,999 - - 9 $150,000 - $199,999 - - 2 $200,000 or more - - 3 Total family income, $50K Category Obama McCain % Total Less than $50,000 50 46 44 $50,000 or more 41 56 56 Total family income, $100K Category Obama McCain % Total Less than $100,000 47 50 85 $100,000 or more 36 62 15 Total family income: Category Obama McCain % Total Under $50,000 50 46 44 $50,000-$99,999 43 54 42 $100,000 or more 36 62 15 Income by Race Category Obama McCain % Total Under 50k and White 46 51 37 Over 50k and White 40 58 53 Under 50k and Non-white - - 7 Over 50k and Non-white - - 3 In today's election for U.S. Senate, did you just vote for: Category Obama McCain % Total Tim Johnson 65 32 62 Joel Dykstra 9 89 37 In today's election for U.S. House, did you just vote for: Category Obama McCain % Total Stephanie Herseth Sandlin 63 35 66 Christian Lien 8 90 33 How did you vote today on Initiative 11 which prohibits abortion except in cases of rape, incest or where the life of the mother is at risk? Category Obama McCain % Total Yes 23 75 45 No 61 35 55 Population of area, five categories Category Obama McCain % Total Over 500 thousand - - - 50 to 500 thousand 39 58 31 Suburbs 32 66 11 10 to 50 thousand 57 40 20 Rural 44 53 38 Population of area, three categories Category Obama McCain % Total City over 50 thousand 39 58 31 Suburbs 32 66 11 Small city and Rural 49 48 58 Geo Stratum Code Category Obama McCain % Total SO. EAST 42 54 39 NO. EAST 53 45 25 WEST 39 58 36

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