California Republican Voters

Ideology% of
Group		 Huckabee McCain Paul Romney
Very liberal 4 - - - -
Somewhat liberal 8 8 65 5 19
Moderate 27 10 54 5 22
Somewhat conservative 36 12 45 3 34
Very conservative 25 16 21 5 55
Party identification% of
Group		 Huckabee McCain Paul Romney
Democrat 3 - - - -
Republican 79 12 42 3 37
Indep. 19 9 49 8 26
Evangelical/"born-again" Christian% of
Group		 Huckabee McCain Paul Romney
Yes 35 26 33 3 32
No 65 5 49 4 35
Race% of
Group		 Huckabee McCain Paul Romney
White 76 11 42 5 38
Black 2 - - - -
Hispanic 13 16 39 4 27
Asian 6 10 66 3 8
Other 3 - - - -
Age% of
Group		 Huckabee McCain Paul Romney
18-24 5 29 39 3 25
25-29 5 10 30 11 42
30-39 10 16 37 4 28
40-49 23 12 45 3 33
50-64 29 10 44 4 36
65+ 28 10 45 5 35
Religion% of
Group		 Huckabee McCain Paul Romney
Protestant/Other Christian 59 16 39 3 38
Catholic 25 8 46 6 29
Jewish 2 - - - -
Other 5 - - - -
None 9 4 50 5 29
Sex% of
Group		 Huckabee McCain Paul Romney
Male 53 11 45 4 33
Female 47 13 40 4 36
Education% of
Group		 Huckabee McCain Paul Romney
College graduate 50 12 40 5 36
No college degree 50 12 46 4 32
Family income% of
Group		 Huckabee McCain Paul Romney
Less than $50,000 28 12 43 6 28
$50,000 or more 72 13 43 4 37
Religion among whites% of
Group		 Huckabee McCain Paul Romney
Protestant/Other Christian 48 14 38 3 40
Catholic 15 7 47 7 34
Jewish 2 - - - -
Other 2 - - - -
None 7 5 53 5 33
How often attend religious services% of
Group		 Huckabee McCain Paul Romney
Weekly 42 22 32 4 34
Occasionally 39 5 53 3 34
Never 16 4 46 6 32
White evangelical Protestant% of
Group		 Huckabee McCain Paul Romney
Yes 25 24 33 3 37
No 75 8 46 4 33
When did you finally decide for whom to vote?% of
Group		 Huckabee McCain Paul Romney
Just today 13 18 44 2 27
In the last three days 14 12 42 4 36
Sometime last week 15 7 39 2 46
In the last month 29 11 41 4 42
Before that 29 12 46 6 28
Population of area% of
Group		 Huckabee McCain Paul Romney
City over 50,000 36 11 41 5 34
Suburbs 54 12 44 4 35
Small city/Rural 10 16 44 3 32
Which ONE of these four issues is the most important facing the country?% of
Group		 Huckabee McCain Paul Romney
Illegal immigration 28 10 26 6 50
The war in Iraq 19 13 50 7 21
The economy 34 10 52 4 29
Terrorism 15 15 45 1 33
Which ONE of these four candidate qualities mattered most in deciding how you voted today?% of
Group		 Huckabee McCain Paul Romney
Says what he believes 22 17 44 6 24
Shares my values 40 17 29 5 41
Has the right experience 26 3 54 4 35
Has the best chance to win in November 9 2 68 1 25
Issues vs. attributes% of
Group		 Huckabee McCain Paul Romney
My candidate's positions on the issues 51 15 34 5 40
My candidate's leadership/personal qualities 46 9 52 4 29
Do you think the condition of the nation's economy is% of
Group		 Huckabee McCain Paul Romney
Excellent 2 - - - -
Good 33 13 36 3 42
Not so good 50 11 48 4 32
Poor 14 13 43 11 24
Most illegal immigrants working in the United States should be% of
Group		 Huckabee McCain Paul Romney
Offered a chance to apply for citizenship 26 15 49 3 27
Allowed to stay as temporary workers 34 10 50 4 29
Deported to the country they came from 38 11 32 5 45
Which comes closest to your position? Abortion should be% of
Group		 Huckabee McCain Paul Romney
Legal in all cases 15 7 51 4 34
Legal in most cases 28 4 54 5 29
Illegal in most cases 33 12 35 3 45
Illegal in all cases 20 28 32 5 25
Which comes closest to your feelings about the Bush administration?% of
Group		 Huckabee McCain Paul Romney
Enthusiastic 12 11 40 2 35
Satisfied, but not enthusiastic 47 15 42 2 37
Dissatisfied, but not angry 30 10 46 6 34
Angry 11 6 40 13 23
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