Massachusetts Democratic Voters

Ideology% of
Group		 Clinton Edwards Obama Uncommitted
Very liberal 14 42 2 54 1
Somewhat liberal 28 57 1 41 0
Moderate 49 62 1 36 1
Somewhat conservative 7 64 3 30 -
Very conservative 2 - - - -
Party identification% of
Group		 Clinton Edwards Obama Uncommitted
Democrat 73 58 1 41 1
Republican 6 - - - 1
Indep. 33 54 2 42 1
Sex by race% of
Group		 Clinton Edwards Obama Uncommitted
White men 35 48 2 49 1
White women 41 65 0 34 0
Black men 7 - - - -
Black women 11 - - - -
Latino men 1 - - - -
Latino women 3 - - - -
All other 2 53 - 44 1
Race% of
Group		 Clinton Edwards Obama Uncommitted
White 76 58 1 40 1
Black 17 29 4 66 1
Hispanic 4 56 4 36 1
Asian 0 - - - -
Other 2 - - - -
Sex% of
Group		 Clinton Edwards Obama Uncommitted
Male 44 48 1 49 1
Female 56 62 1 36 0
Age% of
Group		 Clinton Edwards Obama Uncommitted
18-24 6 57 - 39 2
25-29 8 40 1 59 1
30-39 15 47 0 51 -
40-49 21 56 2 40 0
50-64 30 58 1 40 1
65+ 19 64 1 33 0
Religion% of
Group		 Clinton Edwards Obama Uncommitted
Protestant/Other Christian 59 53 1 46 0
Catholic 20 64 1 33 1
Jewish 1 48 - 52 -
Other 8 51 1 45 1
None 13 45 1 53 -
Education% of
Group		 Clinton Edwards Obama Uncommitted
College graduate 33 51 1 47 1
No college degree 67 64 2 32 1
Family income% of
Group		 Clinton Edwards Obama Uncommitted
Less than $50,000 54 60 2 36 1
$50,000 or more 46 53 1 45 1
Family's financial situation% of
Group		 Clinton Edwards Obama Uncommitted
Getting ahead financially 11 48 1 50 1
Holding steady financially 51 55 1 43 1
Falling behind financially 37 61 2 35 1
Marital status% of
Group		 Clinton Edwards Obama Uncommitted
Yes 60 56 1 42 0
No 40 57 1 39 1
Sex by marital status% of
Group		 Clinton Edwards Obama Uncommitted
Married men 27 48 1 50 0
Married women 33 61 1 37 0
Unmarried men 15 50 1 45 2
Unmarried women 25 62 2 36 0
Religion among whites% of
Group		 Clinton Edwards Obama Uncommitted
Protestant/Other Christian 42 54 1 44 0
Catholic 16 67 1 31 1
Jewish 1 48 - 52 -
Other 4 51 1 44 1
None 9 46 1 52 -
How often attend religious services% of
Group		 Clinton Edwards Obama Uncommitted
Weekly 35 61 1 37 1
Occasionally 43 58 1 40 1
Never 19 48 1 49 -
When did you finally decide for whom to vote?% of
Group		 Clinton Edwards Obama Uncommitted
Just today 15 58 2 38 1
In the last three days 13 47 3 48 1
Sometime last week 9 41 1 58 1
In the last month 24 47 1 52 0
Before that 38 66 1 32 0
Population of area% of
Group		 Clinton Edwards Obama Uncommitted
City over 50,000 44 52 1 44 1
Suburbs 32 58 1 40 1
Small city/Rural 24 - - - -
Union household% of
Group		 Clinton Edwards Obama Uncommitted
Yes 27 60 3 35 1
No 73 55 1 44 0
Which ONE of these three issues is the most important facing the country?% of
Group		 Clinton Edwards Obama Uncommitted
The economy 55 62 1 36 0
The war in Iraq 19 45 1 52 1
Health care 22 63 1 33 1
Which ONE of these four candidate qualities mattered most in deciding how you voted today?% of
Group		 Clinton Edwards Obama Uncommitted
Can bring about needed change 55 34 1 64 0
Cares about people like me 17 62 4 32 1
Has the right experience 20 95 0 2 1
Has the best chance to win in November 6 43 1 55 0
Do you think the condition of the nation's economy is% of
Group		 Clinton Edwards Obama Uncommitted
Excellent 0 - - - -
Good 5 48 3 45 1
Not good 46 54 1 43 1
Poor 47 61 1 38 0
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