Massachusetts Republican Voters

Ideology% of
Group		 Huckabee McCain Paul Romney
Very liberal 3 - - - -
Somewhat liberal 9 4 56 6 31
Moderate 36 4 59 2 33
Somewhat conservative 35 2 28 3 65
Very conservative 18 7 17 3 73
Party identification% of
Group		 Huckabee McCain Paul Romney
Democrat 4 - - - -
Republican 52 4 32 1 61
Indep. 44 4 47 5 43
Evangelical/"born-again" Christian% of
Group		 Huckabee McCain Paul Romney
Yes 14 16 26 4 53
No 86 2 43 3 51
Race% of
Group		 Huckabee McCain Paul Romney
White 91 4 41 3 50
Black 3 - - - -
Hispanic 3 - - - -
Asian 1 - - - -
Other 2 - - - -
Age% of
Group		 Huckabee McCain Paul Romney
18-24 6 - - - -
25-29 7 - - - -
30-39 14 8 42 6 42
40-49 26 5 39 2 53
50-64 31 2 42 2 52
65+ 16 4 49 1 45
Religion% of
Group		 Huckabee McCain Paul Romney
Protestant/Other Christian 35 8 41 2 47
Catholic 51 2 39 3 55
Jewish 3 - - - -
Other 3 - - - -
None 7 - - - -
Sex% of
Group		 Huckabee McCain Paul Romney
Male 57 4 41 3 49
Female 43 4 42 2 51
Education% of
Group		 Huckabee McCain Paul Romney
College graduate 57 3 44 3 48
No college degree 43 5 36 3 54
Family income% of
Group		 Huckabee McCain Paul Romney
Less than $50,000 23 6 53 1 35
$50,000 or more 77 3 36 3 56
Religion among whites% of
Group		 Huckabee McCain Paul Romney
Protestant/Other Christian 31 7 42 2 48
Catholic 46 2 39 3 55
Jewish 3 - - - -
Other 2 - - - -
None 5 - - - -
How often attend religious services% of
Group		 Huckabee McCain Paul Romney
Weekly 30 6 38 2 52
Occasionally 54 3 43 3 50
Never 14 4 38 6 50
White evangelical Protestant% of
Group		 Huckabee McCain Paul Romney
Yes 11 17 27 3 51
No 89 2 43 3 51
When did you finally decide for whom to vote?% of
Group		 Huckabee McCain Paul Romney
Just today 14 8 43 3 41
In the last three days 8 8 53 2 37
Sometime last week 11 0 45 1 53
In the last month 25 1 54 3 42
Before that 41 5 30 4 60
Population of area% of
Group		 Huckabee McCain Paul Romney
City over 50,000 15 3 44 4 48
Suburbs 85 4 41 3 50
Small city/Rural - - - -
Which ONE of these four issues is the most important facing the country?% of
Group		 Huckabee McCain Paul Romney
Illegal immigration 23 6 23 2 68
The war in Iraq 16 4 66 4 23
The economy 45 1 41 4 53
Terrorism 13 12 43 - 44
Which ONE of these four candidate qualities mattered most in deciding how you voted today?% of
Group		 Huckabee McCain Paul Romney
35 7 19 2 70
Says what he believes 28 6 63 7 23
Shares my values 35 7 19 2 70
Has the right experience 28 - 47 1 51
Has the best chance to win in November 6 - - - -
Issues vs. attributes% of
Group		 Huckabee McCain Paul Romney
My candidate's positions on the issues 46 5 30 6 57
My candidate's leadership/personal qualities 52 4 51 0 43
Do you think the condition of the nation's economy is% of
Group		 Huckabee McCain Paul Romney
Excellent 1 - - - -
Good 30 6 28 2 62
Not so good 50 4 47 1 46
Poor 18 2 43 9 44
Most illegal immigrants working in the United States should be% of
Group		 Huckabee McCain Paul Romney
Offered a chance to apply for citizenship 29 6 59 2 31
Allowed to stay as temporary workers 26 5 52 4 38
Deported to the country they came from 43 2 21 3 72
Which comes closest to your position? Abortion should be% of
Group		 Huckabee McCain Paul Romney
Legal in all cases 20 3 53 3 40
Legal in most cases 37 2 45 3 48
Illegal in most cases 28 4 30 2 61
Illegal in all cases 13 11 39 3 44
Which comes closest to your feelings about the Bush administration?% of
Group		 Huckabee McCain Paul Romney
Enthusiastic 9 15 45 - 38
Enthusiastic 9 15 45 - 38
Satisfied, but not enthusiastic 35 5 31 0 62
Dissatisfied, but not angry 39 2 46 3 48
Satisfied, but not enthusiastic 35 5 31 0 62
Angry 17 3 52 11 33
Dissatisfied, but not angry 39 2 46 3 48
Angry 17 3 52 11 33
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