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Gender: Category Obama McCain % Total Male 36 60 47 Female 46 53 53 Age, four categories Category Obama McCain % Total 18-29 55 43 14 30-44 36 61 28 45-64 43 55 40 65+ 36 59 18 Age, six categories Category Obama McCain % Total 18-24 59 40 7 25-29 52 46 7 30-39 35 61 17 40-49 42 57 22 50-64 42 56 29 65 or over 36 59 18 Are you: Category Obama McCain % Total White 34 63 84 Black 94 6 12 Hispanic/Latino - - 2 Asian - - 1 Other - - 2 Sex by race Category Obama McCain % Total White men 31 64 42 White women 36 63 42 Black men - - 3 Black women 93 7 9 Latino men - - 1 Latino women - - 1 All other races - - 2 Age by race Category Obama McCain % Total White 18-29 45 53 11 White 30-44 28 68 24 White 45-64 34 64 33 White 65+ 33 62 16 Black 18-29 - - 2 Black 30-44 - - 3 Black 45-64 - - 5 Black 65+ - - 1 Latino 18-29 - - 0 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 - - 3 In the last three days - - 2 Sometime last week - - 3 Earlier in October 38 57 16 Sometime in September 49 50 14 Before that 39 60 61 Time: Last three days/Earlier than that Category Obama McCain % Total Today/In the last three days 52 44 5 Sometime last week or earlier 41 58 93 Time: Last week/Earlier than that Category Obama McCain % Total Today/In last 3 days/Sometime last week 48 49 8 In the last month or before that 40 57 90 When did you finally decide for whom to vote in the presidential election? Category Obama McCain % Total Today/In last three days 52 44 5 Earlier in October 39 57 19 Sometime in September 49 50 14 Before that 39 60 61 Which ONE of these five issues is the most important facing the country? (CHECK ONLY ONE) Category Obama McCain % Total Energy policy 30 69 10 The war in Iraq 48 47 10 The economy 43 54 57 Terrorism 16 84 11 Health care 58 40 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 22 75 32 Can bring about needed change 86 9 26 Has the right experience 6 93 23 Cares about people like me 59 39 14 On most political matters, do you consider yourself: Category Obama McCain % Total Liberal 84 13 18 Moderate 48 47 38 Conservative 17 82 44 Party Identification Category Obama McCain % Total Democrat 86 13 32 Republican 5 94 33 Independent or something else 37 58 35 Party by race Category Obama McCain % Total White Democrats 79 19 21 White Independents 33 61 31 White Republicans 4 95 32 All other 82 18 16 Do you approve or disapprove of the way George W. Bush is handling his job as president? Category Obama McCain % Total Strongly approve 8 92 11 Somewhat approve 6 93 24 Somewhat disapprove 28 70 21 Strongly disapprove 76 20 42 Do you approve or disapprove of the way George W. Bush is handling his job as president? Category Obama McCain % Total Approve 6 93 35 Disapprove 60 37 63 White Evangelical/Born-again Christians Category Obama McCain % Total White Evangelical/Born-again Christians 21 76 52 All others 61 37 48 What was the last grade of school you completed? Category Obama McCain % Total Did not complete high school - - 5 High school graduate 37 60 26 Some college or associate degree 40 57 27 College graduate 40 57 29 Postgraduate study 54 45 13 What was the last grade of school you completed? Category Obama McCain % Total More than high school grad 43 55 69 High school graduate or less 39 58 31 What was the last grade of school you completed? Category Obama McCain % Total College graduate 44 53 42 No college degree 40 57 58 Education by race Category Obama McCain % Total White college graduates 37 61 35 White non-college graduates 32 65 49 Non White college graduates - - 7 Non White non-college graduates 79 20 9 2007 total family income: Category Obama McCain % Total Under $15,000 48 41 6 $15,000 - $29,999 59 39 16 $30,000 - $49,999 43 56 20 $50,000 - $74,999 35 63 22 $75,000 - $99,999 36 60 17 $100,000 - $149,999 36 64 10 $150,000 - $199,999 - - 4 $200,000 or more - - 3 Total family income, $50K Category Obama McCain % Total Less than $50,000 50 47 43 $50,000 or more 36 61 57 Total family income, $100K Category Obama McCain % Total Less than $100,000 43 55 82 $100,000 or more 39 59 18 Total family income: Category Obama McCain % Total Under $50,000 50 47 43 $50,000-$99,999 36 62 39 $100,000 or more 40 58 18 Income by Race Category Obama McCain % Total Under 50k and White 38 58 33 Over 50k and White 32 65 51 Under 50k and Non-white 87 12 10 Over 50k and Non-white - - 7 In deciding your vote for president today, was the race of the candidate: Category Obama McCain % Total The single most important factor 43 54 6 One of several important factors 40 55 11 A minor factor 49 49 10 Not a factor at all 40 58 72 In deciding your vote for president today, was the race of the candidates: Category Obama McCain % Total An important factor 41 55 16 Not an important factor 41 57 83 In deciding your vote for president today, was the race of the candidates: Category Obama McCain % Total A factor 44 52 27 Not a factor 40 58 72 How worried are you about the direction of the nation's economy in the next year? Category Obama McCain % Total Very worried 48 48 53 Somewhat worried 30 69 32 Not too worried 30 67 10 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 41 56 84 Not worried 34 64 15 Do you think the condition of the nation's economy is: Category Obama McCain % Total Excellent - - 1 Good 31 68 10 Not so good 30 69 43 Poor 53 42 46 State of the national economy: 2 way Category Obama McCain % Total Excellent/Good 30 68 10 Not so good/Poor 42 56 89 Who did you want to win the Democratic nomination this year: (Among Democrats) Category Obama McCain % Total Democrats for Clinton 72 25 12 Democrats for Obama 99 0 16 Democrats for another candidate - - 1 Democrats who did not care - - 2 Non-Democrats 21 76 66 Is this the first year you have ever voted? Category Obama McCain % Total Yes 56 44 10 No 39 58 90 In today's election for U.S. Senate, did you just vote for: Category Obama McCain % Total Robert Tuke 86 11 33 Lamar Alexander 18 80 65 Population of area, five categories Category Obama McCain % Total Over 500 thousand 59 38 18 50 to 500 thousand 47 51 15 Suburbs 33 64 32 10 to 50 thousand 39 58 14 Rural 34 63 21 Population of area, three categories Category Obama McCain % Total City over 50 thousand 54 44 33 Suburbs 33 64 32 Small city and Rural 36 61 35 Geo Stratum Code Category Obama McCain % Total Southwest 52 47 18 Nashville Area 43 54 29 Middle/West 40 58 19 East 35 62 34

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