Mississippi - Senate

Gender: Category Musgrove Wicker % Total Male 41 59 44 Female 47 53 56 Age, four categories Category Musgrove Wicker % Total 18-29 55 45 19 30-44 47 53 31 45-64 45 55 38 65+ - - 12 Age, six categories Category Musgrove Wicker % Total 18-24 56 44 10 25-29 - - 9 30-39 44 56 19 40-49 47 53 23 50-64 46 53 27 65 or over - - 12 Are you: Category Musgrove Wicker % Total White 18 82 62 Black 92 8 33 Hispanic/Latino - - 4 Asian - - 0 Other - - 1 Sex by race Category Musgrove Wicker % Total White men 17 82 29 White women 19 81 33 Black men 92 8 12 Black women 92 8 21 Latino men - - 2 Latino women - - 2 All other races - - 1 Age by race Category Musgrove Wicker % Total White 18-29 - - 9 White 30-44 20 80 18 White 45-64 20 80 25 White 65+ - - 10 Black 18-29 - - 8 Black 30-44 88 12 12 Black 45-64 94 6 11 Black 65+ - - 2 Latino 18-29 - - 1 Latino 30-44 - - 1 Latino 45-64 - - 1 Latino 65+ - - 0 All other - - 1 Which ONE of these five issues is the most important facing the country? (CHECK ONLY ONE) Category Musgrove Wicker % Total Energy policy - - 7 The war in Iraq 53 46 12 The economy 45 55 61 Terrorism - - 8 Health care - - 9 How worried are you about the direction of the nation's economy in the next year? Category Musgrove Wicker % Total Very worried 45 55 58 Somewhat worried 43 57 25 Not too worried - - 10 Not at all worried - - 7 How worried are you about the direction of the nation's economy in the next year? Category Musgrove Wicker % Total Worried 45 55 83 Not worried 55 44 17 On most political matters, do you consider yourself: Category Musgrove Wicker % Total Liberal 69 31 15 Moderate 57 42 36 Conservative 26 74 49 Party Identification Category Musgrove Wicker % Total Democrat 84 15 40 Republican 11 89 46 Independent or something else 40 59 14 Party by race Category Musgrove Wicker % Total White Democrats - - 8 White Independents - - 11 White Republicans 10 90 44 All other 88 12 38 Do you approve or disapprove of the way George W. Bush is handling his job as president? Category Musgrove Wicker % Total Strongly approve - - 12 Somewhat approve 14 86 26 Somewhat disapprove 36 64 22 Strongly disapprove 82 18 39 Do you approve or disapprove of the way George W. Bush is handling his job as president? Category Musgrove Wicker % Total Approve 15 85 38 Disapprove 65 34 61 White Evangelical/Born-again Christians Category Musgrove Wicker % Total White Evangelical/Born-again Christians 13 86 47 All others 71 28 53 What was the last grade of school you completed? Category Musgrove Wicker % Total Did not complete high school - - 7 High school graduate 49 51 27 Some college or associate degree 40 59 32 College graduate 38 62 24 Postgraduate study - - 10 What was the last grade of school you completed? Category Musgrove Wicker % Total More than high school grad 40 60 66 High school graduate or less 52 47 34 What was the last grade of school you completed? Category Musgrove Wicker % Total College graduate 39 60 34 No college degree 47 53 66 Education by race Category Musgrove Wicker % Total White college graduates 18 82 24 White non-college graduates 18 82 38 Non White college graduates 92 8 10 Non White non-college graduates 86 14 28 2007 total family income: Category Musgrove Wicker % Total Under $15,000 76 24 14 $15,000 - $29,999 57 42 18 $30,000 - $49,999 45 55 21 $50,000 - $74,999 35 64 19 $75,000 - $99,999 27 73 12 $100,000 - $149,999 - - 7 $150,000 - $199,999 - - 4 $200,000 or more - - 4 Total family income, $50K Category Musgrove Wicker % Total Less than $50,000 57 42 53 $50,000 or more 30 70 47 Total family income, $100K Category Musgrove Wicker % Total Less than $100,000 48 52 85 $100,000 or more 26 74 15 Total family income: Category Musgrove Wicker % Total Under $50,000 57 42 53 $50,000-$99,999 32 68 32 $100,000 or more 26 74 15 Income by Race Category Musgrove Wicker % Total Under 50k and White 21 79 25 Over 50k and White 16 84 37 Under 50k and Non-white 89 10 28 Over 50k and Non-white 84 16 10 In today's election for president, did you just vote for: Category Musgrove Wicker % Total Barack Obama 88 11 43 John McCain 12 88 57 In today's election for U.S. Senate, did you just vote for: Category Musgrove Wicker % Total Erik Fleming 91 9 38 Thad Cochran 15 84 61 Population of area, five categories Category Musgrove Wicker % Total Over 500 thousand - - - 50 to 500 thousand - - 5 Suburbs 26 72 11 10 to 50 thousand 49 51 32 Rural 42 58 52 Population of area, three categories Category Musgrove Wicker % Total City over 50 thousand - - 5 Suburbs 26 72 11 Small city and Rural 45 55 84 Geo Stratum Code Category Musgrove Wicker % Total Jackson & Delta 61 39 29 Southeast 37 63 40 Northeast 39 60 31

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