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Massachusetts Democratic Voters

Ideology% of
Group		 Clinton Edwards Obama Uncommitted
Very liberal 22 42 2 54 1
Somewhat liberal 37 57 1 41 0
Moderate 34 62 1 36 1
Somewhat conservative 5 64 3 30 3
Very conservative 2 - - - -
Party identification% of
Group		 Clinton Edwards Obama Uncommitted
Democrat 65 58 1 41 1
Republican 2 - - - -
Other 33 54 2 42 1
Sex by race% of
Group		 Clinton Edwards Obama Uncommitted
White men 36 48 2 49 1
White women 50 65 0 34 0
Black men 3 - - - -
Black women 3 - - - -
Latino men 2 - - - -
Latino women 3 - - - -
All other 4 53 - 44 1
Race% of
Group		 Clinton Edwards Obama Uncommitted
White 85 58 1 40 1
Black 6 29 4 66 1
Hispanic 5 56 4 36 1
Asian 2 - - - -
Other 2 - - - -
Sex% of
Group		 Clinton Edwards Obama Uncommitted
Male 42 48 1 49 1
Female 58 62 1 36 0
Age% of
Group		 Clinton Edwards Obama Uncommitted
18-24 7 57 - 39 2
25-29 6 40 1 59 1
30-39 13 47 0 51 -
40-49 22 56 2 40 0
50-64 32 58 1 40 1
65+ 19 64 1 33 0
Religion% of
Group		 Clinton Edwards Obama Uncommitted
Protestant/Other Christian 24 53 1 46 0
Catholic 45 64 1 33 1
Jewish 6 48 - 52 -
Other 7 51 1 45 1
None 19 45 1 53 -
When did you finally decide for whom to vote in the presidential primary?% of
Group		 Clinton Edwards Obama Uncommitted
Just today 18 58 2 38 1
In the last three days 9 47 3 48 1
Sometime last week 9 41 1 58 1
In the last month 21 47 1 52 0
Before that 42 66 1 32 0
Married% of
Group		 Clinton Edwards Obama Uncommitted
Yes 59 56 1 42 0
No 41 57 1 39 1
Which best describes your family's financial situation?% of
Group		 Clinton Edwards Obama Uncommitted
Getting ahead financially 13 48 1 50 1
Holding steady financially 57 55 1 43 1
Falling behind financially 29 61 2 35 1
Education% of
Group		 Clinton Edwards Obama Uncommitted
No college degree 39 64 2 32 1
College graduate 61 51 1 47 1
Family income% of
Group		 Clinton Edwards Obama Uncommitted
Less than $50,000 32 60 2 36 1
$50,000 or more 68 53 1 45 1
Sex by marital status% of
Group		 Clinton Edwards Obama Uncommitted
Married men 25 48 1 50 0
Married women 33 61 1 37 0
Unmarried men 17 50 1 45 2
Unmarried women 24 62 2 36 0
Religion among whites% of
Group		 Clinton Edwards Obama Uncommitted
Protestant/Other Christian 17 54 1 44 0
Catholic 39 67 1 31 1
Jewish 5 48 - 52 -
Other 5 51 1 44 1
None 16 46 1 52 -
How often attend religious services% of
Group		 Clinton Edwards Obama Uncommitted
Weekly 25 61 1 37 1
Occasionally 44 58 1 40 1
Never 28 48 1 49 -
Population of area% of
Group		 Clinton Edwards Obama Uncommitted
City over 50,000 25 52 1 44 1
Suburbs 75 58 1 40 1
Small city/Rural - - - -
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 48 62 1 36 0
The war in Iraq 35 45 1 52 1
Health care 15 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 47 34 1 64 0
Cares about people like me 12 62 4 32 1
Has the right experience 28 95 0 2 1
Has the best chance to win in November 10 43 1 55 0
Do you think the condition of the nation's economy is% of
Group		 Clinton Edwards Obama Uncommitted
Excellent 0 - - - -
Good 8 48 3 45 1
Not good 53 54 1 43 1
Poor 38 61 1 38 0
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