Maryland Democratic Voters

Ideology% of
Group		 Clinton Obama
Very liberal 19 43 55
Somewhat liberal 33 41 57
Moderate 37 34 64
Somewhat conservative 8 32 46
Very conservative 2 - -
Party identification% of
Group		 Clinton Obama
Democrat 84 40 59
Republican 3 - -
Indep. 13 27 62
Sex by race% of
Group		 Clinton Obama
White men 20 45 48
White women 33 56 38
Black men 15 11 86
Black women 22 17 82
Latino men 1 - -
Latino women 3 - -
All other 5 49 47
Race% of
Group		 Clinton Obama
White 53 52 42
Black 37 15 84
Hispanic 4 55 45
Asian 3 - -
Other 2 - -
Sex% of
Group		 Clinton Obama
Male 38 33 62
Female 62 41 55
Age% of
Group		 Clinton Obama
17-24 5 34 64
25-29 8 33 64
30-39 17 30 65
40-49 23 35 61
50-64 33 42 55
65+ 14 45 47
Religion% of
Group		 Clinton Obama
Protestant/Other Christian 51 32 63
Catholic 22 48 45
Jewish 4 60 40
Other 9 37 63
None 15 37 62
Education% of
Group		 Clinton Obama
College graduate 57 40 57
No college degree 43 36 60
Family income% of
Group		 Clinton Obama
Less than $50,000 23 36 60
$50,000 or more 77 39 57
Family's financial situation% of
Group		 Clinton Obama
Getting ahead financially 19 40 59
Holding steady financially 60 39 57
Falling behind financially 21 34 61
Marital status% of
Group		 Clinton Obama
Yes 60 39 56
No 40 36 61
Sex by marital status% of
Group		 Clinton Obama
Married men 25 34 61
Married women 34 44 52
Unmarried men 12 32 66
Unmarried women 28 38 59
Religion among whites% of
Group		 Clinton Obama
Protestant/Other Christian 20 56 36
Catholic 16 48 41
Jewish 4 62 38
Other 3 - -
None 9 44 54
How often attend religious services% of
Group		 Clinton Obama
Weekly 38 31 61
Occasionally 44 42 55
Never 17 42 57
When did you finally decide for whom to vote?% of
Group		 Clinton Obama
Just today 11 48 41
In the last three days 9 41 57
Sometime last week 7 37 62
In the last month 26 27 68
Before that 47 41 57
Population of area% of
Group		 Clinton Obama
City over 50,000 19 34 63
Suburbs 76 39 57
Small city/Rural 5 38 57
Union household% of
Group		 Clinton Obama
Yes 24 38 57
No 76 38 58
First-time voters% of
Group		 Clinton Obama
Past primary voter 83 39 56
First primary ever 12 32 65
First election ever 5 30 70
Which ONE of these three issues is the most important facing the country?% of
Group		 Clinton Obama
The economy 47 36 59
The war in Iraq 30 34 62
Health care 21 47 53
Which ONE of these four candidate qualities mattered most in deciding how you voted today?% of
Group		 Clinton Obama
Can bring about needed change 56 18 80
Cares about people like me 11 33 59
Has the right experience 22 90 5
Has the best chance to win in November 9 40 55
Do you think the condition of the nation's economy is% of
Group		 Clinton Obama
Excellent 1 - -
Good 9 31 57
Not good 56 41 55
Poor 34 33 64
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