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Are you: Category Obama McCain % Total Male 49 48 47 Female 56 43 53 Sex by race Category Obama McCain % Total White men 41 57 36 White women 46 53 39 Black men 95 5 5 Black women 96 3 7 Latino men 64 33 4 Latino women 68 30 5 All other races 64 32 5 Are you: Category Obama McCain % Total White 43 55 74 Black 95 4 13 Hispanic/Latino 67 31 9 Asian 62 35 2 Other 66 31 3 Age, four categories Category Obama McCain % Total 18-29 66 32 18 30-44 52 46 29 45-64 50 49 37 65+ 45 53 16 Age, six categories Category Obama McCain % Total 18-24 66 32 10 25-29 66 31 8 30-39 54 44 18 40-49 49 49 21 50-64 50 49 27 65 or over 45 53 16 Age by race Category Obama McCain % Total White 18-29 54 44 11 White 30-44 41 57 20 White 45-64 42 56 30 White 65+ 40 58 13 Black 18-29 95 4 3 Black 30-44 96 4 4 Black 45-64 96 3 4 Black 65+ 94 6 1 Latino 18-29 76 19 3 Latino 30-44 63 36 3 Latino 45-64 58 40 2 Latino 65+ 68 30 1 All other 64 33 5 2007 total family income: Category Obama McCain % Total Under $15,000 73 25 6 $15,000 - $29,999 60 37 12 $30,000 - $49,999 55 43 19 $50,000 - $74,999 48 49 21 $75,000 - $99,999 51 48 15 $100,000 - $149,999 48 51 14 $150,000 - $199,999 48 50 6 $200,000 or more 52 46 6 Total family income, $50K Category Obama McCain % Total Less than $50,000 60 38 38 $50,000 or more 49 49 62 Total family income, $100K Category Obama McCain % Total Less than $100,000 55 43 74 $100,000 or more 49 49 26 Total family income: Category Obama McCain % Total Under $50,000 60 38 38 $50,000-$99,999 49 49 36 $100,000 or more 49 49 26 Income by Race Category Obama McCain % Total Under 50k and White 47 51 25 Over 50k and White 43 56 49 Under 50k and Non-white 86 13 13 Over 50k and Non-white 75 22 13 What was the last grade of school you completed? Category Obama McCain % Total Did not complete high school 63 35 4 High school graduate 52 46 20 Some college or associate degree 51 47 31 College graduate 50 48 28 Postgraduate study 58 40 17 What was the last grade of school you completed? Category Obama McCain % Total More than high school grad 52 46 76 High school graduate or less 54 44 24 What was the last grade of school you completed? Category Obama McCain % Total College graduate 53 45 44 No college degree 53 46 56 Education by race Category Obama McCain % Total White college graduates 47 51 35 White non-college graduates 40 58 39 Non White college graduates 75 22 9 Non White non-college graduates 83 16 16 Party Identification Category Obama McCain % Total Democrat 89 10 39 Republican 9 90 32 Independent or something else 52 44 29 Party by race Category Obama McCain % Total White Democrats 85 14 23 White Independents 47 49 23 White Republicans 8 91 29 All other 80 18 26 On most political matters, do you consider yourself: Category Obama McCain % Total Liberal 89 10 22 Moderate 60 39 44 Conservative 20 78 34 Is this the first year you have ever voted? Category Obama McCain % Total Yes 69 30 11 No 50 48 89 When did you finally decide for whom to vote in the presidential election? Category Obama McCain % Total Just today 50 45 4 In the last three days 47 52 3 Sometime last week 48 50 3 Earlier in October 54 43 15 Sometime in September 54 45 14 Before that 52 47 60 Time: Last three days/Earlier than that Category Obama McCain % Total Today/In the last three days 49 48 7 Sometime last week or earlier 53 46 91 Time: Last week/Earlier than that Category Obama McCain % Total Today/In last 3 days/Sometime last week 48 48 10 In the last month or before that 53 46 88 Time: Last three days/October/September/Earlier than that Category Obama McCain % Total Today/In last three days 49 48 7 Earlier in October 53 44 18 Sometime in September 54 45 14 Before that 52 47 60 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 80 19 13 Yes, for John McCain 17 82 6 Yes, for both Obama and McCain 47 51 13 No, I was not contacted 50 48 66 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 64 34 26 For McCain/Neither 48 50 72 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 38 60 18 For Obama/Neither 55 43 79 If Barack Obama wins today, what best describes your feelings about what he will do as president? Category Obama McCain % Total Excited 98 2 30 Optimistic, but not excited 77 20 24 Concerned, but not scared 18 80 20 Scared 4 95 24 If John McCain wins today, what best describes your feelings about what he will do as president? Category Obama McCain % Total Excited 7 92 14 Optimistic, but not excited 13 86 32 Concerned, but not scared 79 18 25 Scared 95 2 28 Religion, combined Protestant and other Christian. Category Obama McCain % Total Protestant/Other Christian 45 54 54 Catholic 54 45 27 Jewish 78 21 2 Something else 73 22 6 None 75 23 12 Religion among whites Category Obama McCain % Total White Protestant/Other Christian 34 65 42 White Catholic 47 52 19 White Jewish 83 16 2 White something else 67 28 3 White none 71 26 8 Non-white 79 18 26 How often do you attend religious services? Category Obama McCain % Total More than once a week 43 55 12 Once a week 43 55 27 A few times a month 53 46 15 A few times a year 59 39 28 Never 67 30 16 How often do you attend religious services? Category Obama McCain % Total Weekly 43 55 40 Occasionally 57 42 42 Never 67 30 16 Church attendance by Religion Category Obama McCain % Total Protestant/Attend weekly 32 67 15 Protestant/Do not attend weekly 45 54 15 Catholic/Attend weekly 49 50 12 Catholic/Do not attend weekly 58 40 14 All Others 63 35 42 White Evangelical/Born-again Christians Category Obama McCain % Total White Evangelical/Born-again Christians 24 74 26 All others 62 36 74 White Born Again Protest/Other Christ Category Obama McCain % Total White Protestant evangelical 26 73 23 White Protestant non-evangelical 44 55 19 All others 67 31 58 Do you or your spouse have any investments in the stock market, including mutual funds or retirement plans? Category Obama McCain % Total Yes 50 48 66 No 61 37 34 Are you currently married? Category Obama McCain % Total Yes 47 52 66 No 65 33 34 Do you have any children under 18 living in your household? Category Obama McCain % Total Yes 53 45 40 No 53 45 60 Parents Category Obama McCain % Total Men with children 48 50 19 Women with children 57 41 21 Men without children 51 48 28 Women without children 56 43 32 Married women with children: Category Obama McCain % Total Married women with children 51 47 15 Women who are not married or have no children 58 40 38 All men 50 48 47 Married with children: Category Obama McCain % Total Married with children 48 51 31 All others 56 43 69 Married by Parents Category Obama McCain % Total Married Women with children 51 47 15 Unmarried Women with children 74 25 6 Married Women with no children 44 53 17 Unmarried Women with no children 69 31 15 Married Men with children 45 54 16 Unmarried Men with children 68 26 3 Married Men with no children 48 52 17 Unmarried Men with no children 56 41 11 Do you work full-time for pay? Category Obama McCain % Total Yes 55 44 65 No 50 48 35 Working women: Category Obama McCain % Total Working women 60 39 30 All others 50 48 70 Do you or does someone in your household belong to a labor union? Category Obama McCain % Total Yes, I do 61 38 11 Yes, someone else does 57 42 9 Yes, I do and someone else does 54 34 1 No one does 51 47 79 UNION HOUSEHOLD Category Obama McCain % Total Yes (at least one union voter in household) 59 39 21 No (No union voter in household 51 47 79 Voter is union member: Category Obama McCain % Total Yes 60 37 12 No 52 46 88 Do you or does someone else in your household own a gun? Category Obama McCain % Total Yes 37 62 42 No 65 33 58 Have you ever served in the U.S. military? Category Obama McCain % Total Yes 44 54 15 No 54 44 85 Who did you want to win the Democratic nomination this year: (Among Democrats) Category Obama McCain % Total Democrats for Clinton 83 16 14 Democrats for Obama 98 2 20 Democrats for another candidate 63 35 2 Democrats who did not care 75 25 2 Non-Democrats 31 67 59 If these had been the candidates for president today, who would you have voted for? Category Obama McCain % Total Hillary Clinton (Dem) 84 15 52 John McCain (Rep) 7 91 41 Would not have voted for president 78 10 5 In the 2004 election for president, did you vote for: Category Obama McCain % Total John Kerry (Dem) 89 9 37 George W. Bush (Rep) 17 82 46 Someone else 66 24 4 Did not vote 71 27 13 Are you gay, lesbian or bisexual? Category Obama McCain % Total Yes 70 27 4 No 53 45 96 In today's election for the U.S. House, did you just vote for: Category Obama McCain % Total Democrat 88 10 54 Republican 9 89 44 Population of area, five categories Category Obama McCain % Total Over 500 thousand 70 28 11 50 to 500 thousand 59 39 19 Suburbs 50 48 49 10 to 50 thousand 45 53 7 Rural 45 53 14 Population of area, three categories Category Obama McCain % Total City over 50 thousand 63 35 30 Suburbs 50 48 49 Small city and Rural 45 53 21 Which comes closer to your view: Category Obama McCain % Total Government should do more to solve problems 76 23 51 Government is doing too many things better left to businesses and individuals 27 71 43 How worried are you that there will be another major terrorist attack in the U.S.? Category Obama McCain % Total Very worried 43 54 25 Somewhat worried 51 48 45 Not too worried 67 31 23 Not at all worried 69 27 5 How worried are you that there will be another major terrorist attack in the United States? Category Obama McCain % Total Very/Somewhat worried 48 50 70 Not too/Not at all worried 67 30 28 How worried are you about being able to afford the health care services you need? Category Obama McCain % Total Very worried 66 32 33 Somewhat worried 54 44 32 Not very worried 44 55 22 Not at all worried 36 58 11 How worried are you about being able to afford the health care services you need? Category Obama McCain % Total Worried 60 38 66 Not worried 42 56 33 Do you favor or oppose drilling for oil offshore in U.S. waters where it is currently not allowed? Category Obama McCain % Total Strongly favor 25 73 42 Somewhat favor 62 36 26 Somewhat oppose 86 13 15 Strongly oppose 86 10 14 Do you favor or oppose drilling for oil offshore in U.S. waters where it is currently not allowed? Category Obama McCain % Total Favor 39 59 67 Oppose 86 12 28 In deciding your vote for president, were future appointments to the Supreme Court: Category Obama McCain % Total The single most important factor 57 41 7 One of several important factors 51 47 47 A minor factor 55 43 21 Not a factor at all 54 43 21 In deciding your vote for president, were future appointments to the Supreme Court: Category Obama McCain % Total An important factor 52 46 53 Not an important factor 55 43 42 In deciding your vote for president, were future appointments to the Supreme Court: Category Obama McCain % Total A factor 53 45 74 Not a factor 54 43 21 Do you think your taxes will: Category Obama McCain % Total Go up only if Obama is elected president 15 84 22 Go up only if McCain is elected president 88 11 12 Go up no matter which candidate wins 55 42 49 Stay the same or go down 77 21 15 Do you think your taxes will: Category Obama McCain % Total Go up if Barack Obama is elected 43 55 71 Not go up if Barack Obama is elected president 82 16 27 Do you think your taxes will: Category Obama McCain % Total Go up if John McCain is elected 62 36 61 Not go up if John McCain is elected president 40 59 36 Which vice presidential candidate is qualified to be president should it become necessary? Category Obama McCain % Total Only Joe Biden 91 8 49 Only Sarah Palin 3 96 21 Both of them 13 85 17 Neither of them 42 52 11 Which vice presidential candidate is qualified to be president should it become necessary? Category Obama McCain % Total Joe Biden is 71 28 66 Joe Biden is not 17 80 32 Which vice presidential candidate is qualified to be president should it become necessary? Category Obama McCain % Total Sarah Palin is 8 91 38 Sarah Palin is not 82 16 60 Who would make a good First Lady? Category Obama McCain % Total Only Michelle Obama 96 3 33 Only Cindy McCain 3 96 27 Both of them 54 45 26 Neither of them 40 51 8 Who would make a good First Lady? Category Obama McCain % Total Michelle Obama would 77 21 59 Michelle Obama would not 12 86 35 Who would make a good First Lady? Category Obama McCain % Total Cindy McCain would 28 71 53 Cindy McCain would not 85 12 41 How confident are you that votes in your state will be counted accurately? Category Obama McCain % Total Very confident 54 45 49 Somewhat confident 55 44 41 Not very confident 43 54 6 Not at all confident 39 51 2 How confident are you that votes in your state will be counted accurately? Category Obama McCain % Total Very/Somewhat confident 54 44 90 Not very/Not at all confident 42 53 9 Do you approve or disapprove of the way Congress is handling its job? Category Obama McCain % Total Strongly approve 55 43 2 Somewhat approve 63 35 21 Somewhat disapprove 57 42 35 Strongly disapprove 45 52 38 Do you approve or disapprove of the way Congress is handling its job? Category Obama McCain % Total Approve 62 36 24 Disapprove 51 47 73 Which candidate do you think has the experience to serve effectively as president? Category Obama McCain % Total Only Barack Obama 98 1 32 Only John McCain 3 96 40 Both of them 85 12 19 Neither of them 56 35 8 Which candidate do you think has the experience to serve effectively as president? Category Obama McCain % Total Barack Obama is 93 5 50 Barack Obama is not 12 85 48 Which candidate do you think has the experience to serve effectively as president? Category Obama McCain % Total John McCain is 29 69 59 John McCain is not 89 8 40 Which candidate do you think is in touch with people like you? Category Obama McCain % Total Only Barack Obama 99 1 44 Only John McCain 2 98 26 Both of them 45 52 13 Neither of them 23 69 16 Which candidate do you think is in touch with people like you? Category Obama McCain % Total Barack Obama is 86 13 57 Barack Obama is not 10 87 42 Which candidate do you think is in touch with people like you? Category Obama McCain % Total John McCain is 16 83 39 John McCain is not 79 19 60 Do you think Barack Obama's positions on the issues are: Category Obama McCain % Total Too liberal 9 89 42 Too conservative 50 44 4 About right 94 5 50 Which candidate do you think has the right judgment to make a good president? Category Obama McCain % Total Only Barack Obama 98 2 43 Only John McCain 2 98 36 Both of them 64 34 13 Neither of them 27 56 6 Which candidate do you think has the right judgment to make a good president? Category Obama McCain % Total Barack Obama does 90 9 57 Barack Obama does not 5 92 42 Which candidate do you think has the right judgment to make a good president? Category Obama McCain % Total John McCain does 19 80 49 John McCain does not 89 8 49 Did either of these candidates for president attack the other unfairly? Category Obama McCain % Total Only Barack Obama 16 83 10 Only John McCain 96 3 24 Both of them 41 57 40 Neither of them 39 58 23 Did either of these candidates for president attack the other unfairly? Category Obama McCain % Total Barack Obama did 36 62 49 Barack Obama did not 69 29 47 Did either of these candidates for president attack the other unfairly? Category Obama McCain % Total John McCain did 62 36 64 John McCain did not 32 65 32 How worried are you about the direction of the nation's economy in the next year? Category Obama McCain % Total Very worried 60 38 50 Somewhat worried 45 53 36 Not too worried 30 69 10 Not at all worried 44 52 3 How worried are you about the direction of the nation's economy in the next year? Category Obama McCain % Total Worried 54 44 85 Not worried 33 65 14 Do you think the condition of the nation's economy is: Category Obama McCain % Total Excellent 59 39 1 Good 23 75 6 Not so good 40 59 44 Poor 66 31 49 State of the national economy: 2 way Category Obama McCain % Total Excellent/Good 26 72 7 Not so good/Poor 54 44 93 How worried are you that the current economic crisis will harm your family's finances over the next year? Category Obama McCain % Total Very worried 62 36 48 Somewhat worried 52 47 33 Not too worried 33 63 13 Not at all worried 40 56 5 How worried are you that the current economic crisis will harm your family's finances over the next year? Category Obama McCain % Total Worried 58 40 81 Not worried 35 61 18 During the next year, do you think the nation's economy will: Category Obama McCain % Total Get better 61 38 47 Get worse 43 54 23 Stay about the same 52 46 25 Do you support or oppose the $700 billion government plan to assist failing financial companies? Category Obama McCain % Total Strongly support 62 36 9 Somewhat support 58 41 30 Somewhat oppose 53 45 27 Strongly oppose 46 50 29 Do you support or oppose the $700 billion government plan to assist failing financial companies? Category Obama McCain % Total Support 59 40 39 Oppose 50 48 56 Compared to four years ago, is your family's financial situation: Category Obama McCain % Total Better today 37 60 24 Worse today 71 28 42 About the same 45 53 34 Do you think things in this country today are: Category Obama McCain % Total Generally going in the right direction 27 71 20 Seriously off on the wrong track 62 36 75 How do you feel about the U.S. war in Iraq? Category Obama McCain % Total Strongly approve 4 96 14 Somewhat approve 18 80 22 Somewhat disapprove 55 44 21 Strongly disapprove 87 11 41 How do you feel about the U.S. war in Iraq? Category Obama McCain % Total Approve 13 86 36 Disapprove 76 22 63 In the next few years, do you think race relations in this country will: Category Obama McCain % Total Get much better 74 25 14 Get somewhat better 68 30 33 Stay about the same 44 54 34 Get somewhat worse 31 67 10 Get much worse 20 75 5 In the next few years, do you think race relations in this country will: Category Obama McCain % Total Get better 70 28 47 Stay about the same 44 54 34 Get worse 27 70 15 In deciding your vote for president today, was the race of the candidates: Category Obama McCain % Total The single most important factor 58 41 2 One of several important factors 52 47 7 A minor factor 54 45 10 Not a factor at all 51 46 80 In deciding your vote for president today, was the race of the candidates: Category Obama McCain % Total An important factor 53 46 9 Not an important factor 52 46 90 In deciding your vote for president today, was the race of the candidates: Category Obama McCain % Total A factor 53 45 19 Not a factor 51 46 80 In deciding your vote for president today, was the age of the candidates: Category Obama McCain % Total The single most important factor 74 25 2 One of several important factors 77 22 13 A minor factor 59 39 23 Not a factor at all 42 55 60 In deciding your vote for president today, was the age of the candidates: Category Obama McCain % Total An important factor 77 22 15 Not an important factor 47 51 84 In deciding your vote for president today, was the age of the candidates: Category Obama McCain % Total A factor 66 32 39 Not a factor 42 55 60 In your vote for president today, was McCain's choice of Sarah Palin: Category Obama McCain % Total The single most important factor 52 47 7 One of several important factors 47 52 33 A minor factor 33 66 20 Not a factor at all 65 33 33 In your vote for president today, was McCain's choice of Sarah Palin: Category Obama McCain % Total An important factor 48 51 41 Not an important factor 53 45 53 In your vote for president today, was McCain's choice of Sarah Palin: Category Obama McCain % Total A factor 43 56 60 Not a factor 65 33 33 If John McCain were elected, would he mainly: Category Obama McCain % Total Continue George W. Bush's policies 90 8 48 Take the country in a different direction 13 85 48 Do you approve or disapprove of the way George W. Bush is handling his job as president? Category Obama McCain % Total Strongly approve 15 83 7 Somewhat approve 9 91 21 Somewhat disapprove 31 65 21 Strongly disapprove 82 16 51 Do you approve or disapprove of the way George W. Bush is handling his job as president? Category Obama McCain % Total Approve 10 89 27 Disapprove 67 31 71 Which was more important in your vote for president today? Category Obama McCain % Total My candidate's positions on the issues 60 38 58 My candidate's leadership/personal qualities 39 59 39 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 32 65 30 Can bring about needed change 89 9 34 Has the right experience 7 93 20 Cares about people like me 74 24 12 Which ONE of these five issues is the most important facing the country? (CHECK ONLY ONE) Category Obama McCain % Total Energy policy 50 46 7 The war in Iraq 59 39 10 The economy 53 44 63 Terrorism 13 86 9 Health care 73 26 9 National Region Category Obama McCain % Total East 59 40 21 Midwest 54 44 24 South 45 54 32 West 57 40 23

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