Maine - Senate

Gender: Category Allen Collins % Total Male 36 63 46 Female 40 59 54 Age, four categories Category Allen Collins % Total 18-29 45 54 16 30-44 38 62 27 45-64 37 63 42 65+ 35 64 14 Age, six categories Category Allen Collins % Total 18-24 47 51 10 25-29 42 58 6 30-39 40 60 17 40-49 32 68 22 50-64 40 60 30 65 or over 35 64 14 Are you: Category Allen Collins % Total White 38 62 96 Black - - 1 Hispanic/Latino - - 1 Asian - - 0 Other - - 1 Sex by race Category Allen Collins % Total White men 36 64 45 White women 40 60 52 Black men - - 1 Black women - - 0 Latino men - - 0 Latino women - - 1 All other races - - 1 Age by race Category Allen Collins % Total White 18-29 45 54 15 White 30-44 38 62 26 White 45-64 36 63 41 White 65+ 35 64 14 Black 18-29 - - 0 Black 30-44 - - 0 Black 45-64 - - 0 Black 65+ - - - Latino 18-29 - - 1 Latino 30-44 - - 0 Latino 45-64 - - 0 Latino 65+ - - 0 All other - - 1 Which ONE of these five issues is the most important facing the country? (CHECK ONLY ONE) Category Allen Collins % Total Energy policy 45 55 14 The war in Iraq 54 45 11 The economy 36 64 57 Terrorism - - 6 Health care 49 51 8 On most political matters, do you consider yourself: Category Allen Collins % Total Liberal 66 33 27 Moderate 37 63 45 Conservative 15 85 28 Party Identification Category Allen Collins % Total Democrat 66 33 35 Republican 10 90 26 Independent or something else 32 67 40 Party by race Category Allen Collins % Total White Democrats 65 34 33 White Independents 33 67 38 White Republicans 10 90 25 All other - - 4 Do you approve or disapprove of the way George W. Bush is handling his job as president? Category Allen Collins % Total Strongly approve - - 5 Somewhat approve 7 93 18 Somewhat disapprove 24 76 23 Strongly disapprove 59 41 53 Do you approve or disapprove of the way George W. Bush is handling his job as president? Category Allen Collins % Total Approve 9 91 23 Disapprove 48 52 76 Religion, combined Protestant and other Christian. Category Allen Collins % Total Protestant/Other Christian 32 68 42 Catholic 38 62 29 Jewish - - 1 Something else 49 50 10 None 49 50 17 Religion among whites Category Allen Collins % Total White Protestant/Other Christian 32 68 41 White Catholic 38 62 28 White Jewish - - 1 White something else 48 51 9 White none 49 51 17 Non-white - - 4 What was the last grade of school you completed? Category Allen Collins % Total Did not complete high school - - 4 High school graduate 40 60 27 Some college or associate degree 33 66 28 College graduate 37 63 26 Postgraduate study 47 53 15 What was the last grade of school you completed? Category Allen Collins % Total More than high school grad 38 62 68 High school graduate or less 41 59 32 What was the last grade of school you completed? Category Allen Collins % Total College graduate 41 59 41 No college degree 37 62 59 Education by race Category Allen Collins % Total White college graduates 40 60 40 White non-college graduates 37 63 57 Non White college graduates - - 1 Non White non-college graduates - - 2 2007 total family income: Category Allen Collins % Total Under $15,000 48 52 10 $15,000 - $29,999 39 61 16 $30,000 - $49,999 42 58 21 $50,000 - $74,999 36 63 22 $75,000 - $99,999 34 66 14 $100,000 - $149,999 40 59 11 $150,000 - $199,999 - - 4 $200,000 or more - - 3 Total family income, $50K Category Allen Collins % Total Less than $50,000 42 58 47 $50,000 or more 36 64 53 Total family income, $100K Category Allen Collins % Total Less than $100,000 39 61 83 $100,000 or more 37 62 17 Total family income: Category Allen Collins % Total Under $50,000 42 58 47 $50,000-$99,999 35 64 36 $100,000 or more 37 62 17 Income by Race Category Allen Collins % Total Under 50k and White 42 58 45 Over 50k and White 36 64 52 Under 50k and Non-white - - 2 Over 50k and Non-white - - 2 In deciding your vote for president today, was the race of the candidate: Category Allen Collins % Total The single most important factor - - 7 One of several important factors 42 57 16 A minor factor 41 59 7 Not a factor at all 36 63 70 In deciding your vote for president today, was the race of the candidates: Category Allen Collins % Total An important factor 44 55 23 Not an important factor 37 63 77 In deciding your vote for president today, was the race of the candidates: Category Allen Collins % Total A factor 44 56 29 Not a factor 36 63 70 How worried are you about the direction of the nation's economy in the next year? Category Allen Collins % Total Very worried 43 56 58 Somewhat worried 34 66 34 Not too worried - - 7 Not at all worried - - 1 How worried are you about the direction of the nation's economy in the next year? Category Allen Collins % Total Worried 40 60 92 Not worried 22 78 8 Do you think the condition of the nation's economy is: Category Allen Collins % Total Excellent - - 0 Good - - 7 Not so good 34 66 47 Poor 47 52 45 State of the national economy: 2 way Category Allen Collins % Total Excellent/Good 16 84 7 Not so good/Poor 40 59 92 Do you or does someone else in your household own a gun? Category Allen Collins % Total Yes 26 74 47 No 50 49 53 In today's election for president, did you just vote for: Category Allen Collins % Total Barack Obama 59 40 58 John McCain 6 94 40 Population of area, five categories Category Allen Collins % Total Over 500 thousand - - - 50 to 500 thousand 63 37 6 Suburbs 37 62 36 10 to 50 thousand 41 59 12 Rural 35 65 46 Population of area, three categories Category Allen Collins % Total City over 50 thousand 63 37 6 Suburbs 37 62 36 Small city and Rural 36 63 58 Geo Stratum Code Category Allen Collins % Total CD1 41 58 53 CD2 35 65 47

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