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Gender: Category Nixon Hulshof % Total Male 59 38 46 Female 58 40 54 Age, four categories Category Nixon Hulshof % Total 18-29 63 33 21 30-44 57 41 27 45-64 58 41 39 65+ 56 41 13 Age, six categories Category Nixon Hulshof % Total 18-24 65 33 10 25-29 62 34 11 30-39 60 39 17 40-49 54 44 22 50-64 59 39 27 65 or over 56 41 13 Are you: Category Nixon Hulshof % Total White 53 45 82 Black 90 7 13 Hispanic/Latino - - 3 Asian - - 1 Other - - 2 Sex by race Category Nixon Hulshof % Total White men 54 43 38 White women 52 47 44 Black men 86 11 5 Black women 94 4 7 Latino men - - 1 Latino women - - 1 All other races - - 2 Age by race Category Nixon Hulshof % Total White 18-29 59 40 16 White 30-44 50 48 23 White 45-64 53 46 33 White 65+ 51 46 11 Black 18-29 86 10 4 Black 30-44 92 8 4 Black 45-64 92 5 4 Black 65+ - - 1 Latino 18-29 - - 1 Latino 30-44 - - 1 Latino 45-64 - - 1 Latino 65+ - - 0 All other - - 2 Which ONE of these five issues is the most important facing the country? (CHECK ONLY ONE) Category Nixon Hulshof % Total Energy policy 51 45 7 The war in Iraq 68 29 11 The economy 63 35 62 Terrorism 18 82 10 Health care 71 27 8 On most political matters, do you consider yourself: Category Nixon Hulshof % Total Liberal 89 9 19 Moderate 69 29 45 Conservative 30 68 37 Party Identification Category Nixon Hulshof % Total Democrat 93 6 40 Republican 20 79 34 Independent or something else 57 38 26 Party by race Category Nixon Hulshof % Total White Democrats 91 9 27 White Independents 56 40 23 White Republicans 20 79 33 All other 83 13 18 Do you approve or disapprove of the way George W. Bush is handling his job as president? Category Nixon Hulshof % Total Strongly approve 23 77 7 Somewhat approve 21 76 21 Somewhat disapprove 44 55 24 Strongly disapprove 88 9 47 Do you approve or disapprove of the way George W. Bush is handling his job as president? Category Nixon Hulshof % Total Approve 22 76 28 Disapprove 73 25 71 Religion, combined Protestant and other Christian. Category Nixon Hulshof % Total Protestant/Other Christian 54 45 64 Catholic 53 44 19 Jewish - - 1 Something else 77 21 7 None 81 14 9 Religion among whites Category Nixon Hulshof % Total White Protestant/Other Christian 48 51 54 White Catholic 52 48 16 White Jewish - - 1 White something else 72 25 4 White none 78 16 7 Non-white 84 14 18 White Evangelical/Born-again Christians Category Nixon Hulshof % Total White Evangelical/Born-again Christians 41 57 39 All others 70 28 61 White Born Again Protest/Other Christ Category Nixon Hulshof % Total White Protestant evangelical 40 59 37 White Protestant non-evangelical 62 36 17 All others 70 27 46 What was the last grade of school you completed? Category Nixon Hulshof % Total Did not complete high school 69 27 6 High school graduate 59 39 26 Some college or associate degree 57 41 33 College graduate 55 44 22 Postgraduate study 61 36 14 What was the last grade of school you completed? Category Nixon Hulshof % Total More than high school grad 57 41 68 High school graduate or less 61 37 32 What was the last grade of school you completed? Category Nixon Hulshof % Total College graduate 58 40 36 No college degree 59 39 64 Education by race Category Nixon Hulshof % Total White college graduates 52 46 31 White non-college graduates 53 45 52 Non White college graduates 85 13 6 Non White non-college graduates 83 14 12 2007 total family income: Category Nixon Hulshof % Total Under $15,000 73 23 9 $15,000 - $29,999 64 35 14 $30,000 - $49,999 57 39 23 $50,000 - $74,999 55 43 24 $75,000 - $99,999 59 40 14 $100,000 - $149,999 54 46 10 $150,000 - $199,999 62 36 4 $200,000 or more - - 3 Total family income, $50K Category Nixon Hulshof % Total Less than $50,000 62 35 46 $50,000 or more 56 43 54 Total family income, $100K Category Nixon Hulshof % Total Less than $100,000 60 38 83 $100,000 or more 54 45 17 Total family income: Category Nixon Hulshof % Total Under $50,000 62 35 46 $50,000-$99,999 57 42 38 $100,000 or more 54 45 17 Income by Race Category Nixon Hulshof % Total Under 50k and White 56 42 35 Over 50k and White 52 47 48 Under 50k and Non-white 82 12 11 Over 50k and Non-white 84 15 7 In deciding your vote for president today, was the race of the candidates: Category Nixon Hulshof % Total The single most important factor 60 38 10 One of several important factors 61 38 15 A minor factor 57 42 9 Not a factor at all 58 40 65 In deciding your vote for president today, was the race of the candidates: Category Nixon Hulshof % Total An important factor 61 38 24 Not an important factor 58 40 75 In deciding your vote for president today, was the race of the candidates: Category Nixon Hulshof % Total A factor 60 39 34 Not a factor 58 40 65 How worried are you about the direction of the nation's economy in the next year? Category Nixon Hulshof % Total Very worried 66 32 57 Somewhat worried 51 48 32 Not too worried 42 53 9 Not at all worried - - 2 How worried are you about the direction of the nation's economy in the next year? Category Nixon Hulshof % Total Worried 60 38 89 Not worried 44 52 11 Do you think the condition of the nation's economy is: Category Nixon Hulshof % Total Excellent - - 1 Good 25 73 8 Not so good 51 48 47 Poor 73 24 44 State of the national economy: 2 way Category Nixon Hulshof % Total Excellent/Good 28 71 9 Not so good/Poor 62 36 91 Do you or does someone in your household belong to a labor union? Category Nixon Hulshof % Total Yes, I do 73 26 13 Yes, someone else does 62 35 13 Yes, I do and someone else does - - 1 No one does 55 44 72 UNION HOUSEHOLD Category Nixon Hulshof % Total Yes (at least one union voter in household) 68 30 28 No (No union voter in household 55 44 72 Voter is union member: Category Nixon Hulshof % Total Yes 73 26 14 No 56 42 86 Is this the first year you have ever voted? Category Nixon Hulshof % Total Yes 69 30 10 No 58 40 90 Did anyone call you or talk to you in person on behalf of either major presidential campaign about coming out to vote? Category Nixon Hulshof % Total Yes, for Barack Obama 83 16 17 Yes, for John McCain 33 66 9 Yes, for both Obama and McCain 57 42 27 No, I was not contacted 57 40 44 Did anyone call you or talk to you in person on behalf of either major presidential campaign about coming out to vote? Category Nixon Hulshof % Total For McCain/Both 51 48 37 For Obama/Neither 64 34 61 Did anyone call you or talk to you in person on behalf of either major presidential campaign about coming out to vote? Category Nixon Hulshof % Total For Obama/Both 67 32 44 For McCain/Neither 53 45 53 In today's election for president, did you just vote for: Category Nixon Hulshof % Total Barack Obama 93 5 49 John McCain 25 74 50 Population of area, five categories Category Nixon Hulshof % Total Over 500 thousand - - - 50 to 500 thousand 70 26 20 Suburbs 56 42 54 10 to 50 thousand 38 62 4 Rural 58 41 23 Population of area, three categories Category Nixon Hulshof % Total City over 50 thousand 70 26 20 Suburbs 56 42 54 Small city and Rural 55 44 26 Geo Stratum Code Category Nixon Hulshof % Total St. Louis City 86 13 5 St. Louis Suburb 62 36 31 Kansas City Area 64 34 20 Southwest 49 49 19 North & S.E. 51 46 24

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