Entrance and Exit Polls

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
No college degree	53	57	4	36
College graduate	47	46	4	48
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