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

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