California Democratic Voters

Ideology% of
Group		 Clinton Edwards Obama
Very liberal 19 48 2 48
Somewhat liberal 31 51 5 43
Moderate 37 55 5 38
Somewhat conservative 10 49 6 43
Very conservative 3 - - -
Party identification% of
Group		 Clinton Edwards Obama
Democrat 80 57 4 38
Republican 3 - - -
Indep. 18 34 5 58
Sex by race% of
Group		 Clinton Edwards Obama
White men 25 35 6 55
White women 28 56 7 36
Black men 3 19 - 81
Black women 3 17 7 75
Latino men 13 62 1 37
Latino women 17 71 1 28
All other 11 63 5 31
Race% of
Group		 Clinton Edwards Obama
White 52 46 7 45
Black 7 18 4 78
Hispanic 30 67 1 32
Asian 8 71 3 25
Other 3 41 10 48
Sex% of
Group		 Clinton Edwards Obama
Male 46 45 4 48
Female 54 59 4 36
Age% of
Group		 Clinton Edwards Obama
18-24 7 50 - 48
25-29 9 49 1 50
30-39 15 47 1 52
40-49 19 55 3 40
50-64 30 55 4 40
65+ 19 51 11 34
Religion% of
Group		 Clinton Edwards Obama
Protestant/Other Christian 33 49 8 41
Catholic 34 66 3 30
Jewish 5 47 4 49
Other 9 38 4 56
None 20 44 1 53
Education% of
Group		 Clinton Edwards Obama
College graduate 47 46 4 48
No college degree 53 57 4 36
Family income% of
Group		 Clinton Edwards Obama
Less than $50,000 38 59 4 35
$50,000 or more 62 47 5 47
Family's financial situation% of
Group		 Clinton Edwards Obama
Getting ahead financially 13 52 - 48
Holding steady financially 59 51 4 42
Falling behind financially 26 52 7 39
Marital status% of
Group		 Clinton Edwards Obama
Yes 57 51 5 42
No 43 53 4 42
Religion among whites% of
Group		 Clinton Edwards Obama
Protestant/Other Christian 18 50 11 36
Catholic 10 54 8 37
Jewish 4 48 4 48
Other 4 30 5 60
None 13 39 2 57
How often attend religious services% of
Group		 Clinton Edwards Obama
Weekly 29 57 6 36
Occasionally 42 54 5 40
Never 27 45 2 50
When did you finally decide for whom to vote?% of
Group		 Clinton Edwards Obama
Just today 14 51 4 43
In the last three days 12 44 2 52
Sometime last week 12 50 3 45
In the last month 22 36 4 58
Before that 39 65 3 30
Population of area% of
Group		 Clinton Edwards Obama
City over 50,000 50 52 3 43
Suburbs 42 53 5 40
Small city/Rural 7 51 7 39
Union household% of
Group		 Clinton Edwards Obama
Yes 31 54 6 39
No 69 52 4 43
Which ONE of these three issues is the most important facing the country?% of
Group		 Clinton Edwards Obama
The economy 46 55 4 39
The war in Iraq 32 44 4 51
Health care 19 61 5 33
Which ONE of these four candidate qualities mattered most in deciding how you voted today?% of
Group		 Clinton Edwards Obama
Can bring about needed change 48 34 3 62
Cares about people like me 14 54 9 35
Has the right experience 24 89 4 6
Has the best chance to win in November 10 55 4 40
Do you think the condition of the nation's economy is% of
Group		 Clinton Edwards Obama
Excellent 1 - - -
Good 8 55 3 40
Not good 50 50 4 45
Poor 40 55 5 37
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