Iowa Democratic Voters

Ideology% of
Group		 Biden Clinton Dodd Edwards Gravel Kucinich Obama Richardson Uncommitted
Very liberal 18 7 24 3 16 0 4 40 5 2
Somewhat liberal 36 3 25 1 25 - 1 36 9 2
Moderate 40 6 31 1 22 0 0 33 6 1
Conservative 6 3 22 2 42 - 1 21 6 3
Party identification% of
Group		 Biden Clinton Dodd Edwards Gravel Kucinich Obama Richardson Uncommitted
Democrat 76 5 31 1 23 0 0 32 6 2
Republican 3 4 10 3 32 - 2 44 5 1
Indep. 20 4 17 1 23 0 2 41 10 1
Sex% of
Group		 Biden Clinton Dodd Edwards Gravel Kucinich Obama Richardson Uncommitted
Male 43 6 23 2 24 - 2 35 7 2
Female 57 3 30 1 23 0 1 35 7 1
Age% of
Group		 Biden Clinton Dodd Edwards Gravel Kucinich Obama Richardson Uncommitted
17-24 17 3 10 2 14 0 2 57 10 0
25-29 6 2 15 0 12 0 3 57 8 2
30-44 18 3 23 1 21 - 1 42 6 2
45-59 29 6 26 2 30 0 0 29 6 2
60-64 9 5 34 1 32 - 2 21 6 1
65+ 22 6 45 1 22 - 0 18 7 2
Race% of
Group		 Biden Clinton Dodd Edwards Gravel Kucinich Obama Richardson Uncommitted
White 93 5 27 1 24 0 1 33 7 2
Black 4 - 16 1 8 1 - 72 3 -
Other 3 4 26 3 5 0 2 49 10 -
Family income% of
Group		 Biden Clinton Dodd Edwards Gravel Kucinich Obama Richardson Uncommitted
Less than $50,000 42 4 32 1 19 0 2 34 7 1
$50,000 or more 58 5 23 2 25 0 0 36 7 2
Marital status% of
Group		 Biden Clinton Dodd Edwards Gravel Kucinich Obama Richardson Uncommitted
Yes 58 6 29 1 27 0 0 28 6 2
No 42 3 24 1 17 0 2 43 9 1
When did you finally decide for whom to vote?% of
Group		 Biden Clinton Dodd Edwards Gravel Kucinich Obama Richardson Uncommitted
Just today 11 4 20 2 28 0 1 31 9 4
In the last three days 9 9 22 3 27 0 - 33 7 0
Sometime last week 7 6 28 2 28 - 2 24 10 1
In the last month 24 4 23 1 27 0 2 33 9 1
Before that 49 4 32 1 19 - 1 38 5 0
Population of area% of
Group		 Biden Clinton Dodd Edwards Gravel Kucinich Obama Richardson Uncommitted
City over 50,000 42 5 23 1 18 0 2 40 8 2
Suburbs 27 5 25 2 28 0 1 30 8 1
Small city/Rural 31 4 33 1 25 - 0 31 4 1
Union household% of
Group		 Biden Clinton Dodd Edwards Gravel Kucinich Obama Richardson Uncommitted
Yes 22 3 30 2 24 - 1 30 8 2
No 78 5 26 1 23 0 1 36 7 1
First-time voters% of
Group		 Biden Clinton Dodd Edwards Gravel Kucinich Obama Richardson Uncommitted
Voted 43 8 24 2 30 0 1 26 7 2
First caucus 57 2 29 1 18 0 1 41 7 1
Which ONE of these three issues is the most important facing the country?% of
Group		 Biden Clinton Dodd Edwards Gravel Kucinich Obama Richardson Uncommitted
Health care 27 1 30 0 27 0 1 34 5 2
The war in Iraq 35 8 26 2 17 0 1 35 9 1
The economy 35 3 26 1 26 0 1 36 6 2
Which ONE of these four candidate qualities mattered most in deciding how you voted today?% of
Group		 Biden Clinton Dodd Edwards Gravel Kucinich Obama Richardson Uncommitted
Can bring about needed change 52 2 19 1 20 0 1 51 4 1
Has the best chance to win in November 8 5 30 1 36 1 - 23 3 2
Has the right experience 20 12 49 2 9 - 1 5 20 1
Cares about people like me 19 2 22 2 44 0 1 24 3 2
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