Georgia Democratic Voters

Ideology% of
Group		 Clinton Edwards Obama
Very liberal 18 42 - 58
Somewhat liberal 29 29 1 70
Moderate 41 28 2 68
Somewhat conservative 9 33 2 64
Very conservative 2 - - -
Party identification% of
Group		 Clinton Edwards Obama
Democrat 77 32 1 67
Republican 4 - - -
Indep. 19 33 2 63
Sex by race% of
Group		 Clinton Edwards Obama
White men 16 46 6 48
White women 27 57 2 40
Black men 19 8 - 92
Black women 33 12 0 87
Latino men 1 - - -
Latino women 2 - - -
All other 3 - - -
Sex% of
Group		 Clinton Edwards Obama
Male 37 27 3 70
Female 63 33 1 65
Age% of
Group		 Clinton Edwards Obama
18-24 11 17 1 81
25-29 7 26 3 71
30-39 19 21 5 74
40-49 22 27 - 72
50-64 33 38 2 60
65+ 10 55 - 45
Religion% of
Group		 Clinton Edwards Obama
Protestant/Other Christian 67 32 2 67
Catholic 9 44 - 56
Jewish 3 - - -
Other 10 23 1 73
None 11 30 2 69
Race% of
Group		 Clinton Edwards Obama
White 43 53 4 43
Black 51 11 0 88
Hispanic 3 - - -
Asian 1 - - -
Other 2 - - -
Education% of
Group		 Clinton Edwards Obama
No college degree 47 33 1 64
College graduate 53 30 2 68
Family income% of
Group		 Clinton Edwards Obama
Less than $50,000 38 33 1 66
$50,000 or more 62 31 2 67
Family's financial situation% of
Group		 Clinton Edwards Obama
Getting ahead financially 18 23 - 77
Holding steady financially 57 34 2 64
Falling behind financially 25 32 2 65
Marital status% of
Group		 Clinton Edwards Obama
Yes 55 34 2 63
No 45 28 0 70
Sex by marital status% of
Group		 Clinton Edwards Obama
Married men 26 32 3 65
Married women 31 38 2 59
Unmarried men 11 25 1 74
Unmarried women 32 31 - 68
Religion among whites% of
Group		 Clinton Edwards Obama
Protestant/Other Christian 26 59 4 37
Catholic 5 56 - 44
Jewish 4 - - -
Other 5 44 4 52
None 100 32 1 66
How often attend religious services% of
Group		 Clinton Edwards Obama
Weekly 44 30 2 68
Occasionally 41 31 0 69
Never 13 40 2 54
When did you finally decide for whom to vote?% of
Group		 Clinton Edwards Obama
Just today 11 47 5 45
In the last three days 10 37 3 60
Sometime last week 9 21 - 79
In the last month 23 21 2 77
Before that 47 33 1 65
Population of area% of
Group		 Clinton Edwards Obama
City over 50,000 36 31 - 68
Suburbs 47 30 3 67
Small city/Rural 18 36 3 61
Union household% of
Group		 Clinton Edwards Obama
Yes 13 32 1 67
No 87 31 2 66
Which ONE of these three issues is the most important facing the country?% of
Group		 Clinton Edwards Obama
The economy 55 35 2 62
The war in Iraq 21 24 1 75
Health care 22 34 2 64
Issues vs. attributes% of
Group		 Clinton Edwards Obama
My candidate's positions on the issues 44 15 25 13
My candidate's leadership/personal qualities 52 10 48 3
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 62 15 1 84
Cares about people like me 13 28 5 66
Has the right experience 17 88 2 8
Has the best chance to win in November 6 49 - 51
Do you think the condition of the nation's economy is% of
Group		 Clinton Edwards Obama
Not so good 52 33 2 65
Excellent 1 - - -
Good 7 33 4 62
Not good 52 31 2 67
Poor 40 31 1 66
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