Maryland Republican Voters

Ideology% of
Group		 Huckabee McCain Paul Romney
Very liberal 1 - - - -
Somewhat liberal 6 - - - -
Moderate 31 17 74 5 1
Somewhat conservative 35 31 51 7 7
Very conservative 26 42 36 8 11
Party identification% of
Group		 Huckabee McCain Paul Romney
Democrat 3 - - - -
Republican 79 30 56 5 6
Indep. 17 21 52 15 6
Evangelical/"born-again" Christian% of
Group		 Huckabee McCain Paul Romney
Yes 34 50 36 3 7
No 66 19 65 8 5
Sex% of
Group		 Huckabee McCain Paul Romney
Male 51 27 56 8 6
Female 49 31 53 5 7
Age% of
Group		 Huckabee McCain Paul Romney
17-24 6 - - - -
25-29 6 - - - -
30-39 14 29 60 5 4
40-49 28 29 56 6 5
50-64 33 31 53 7 6
65+ 13 18 64 3 8
Religion% of
Group		 Huckabee McCain Paul Romney
Protestant/Other Christian 59 35 51 3 8
Catholic 33 22 60 9 4
Jewish 1 - - - -
Other 3 - - - -
None 4 - - - -
Race% of
Group		 Huckabee McCain Paul Romney
White 93 28 56 7 6
Black 3 - - - -
Hispanic 1 - - - -
Asian 2 - - - -
Other 1 - - - -
Education% of
Group		 Huckabee McCain Paul Romney
College graduate 58 27 56 7 6
No college degree 42 32 54 6 6
Family income% of
Group		 Huckabee McCain Paul Romney
Less than $50,000 16 30 55 8 5
$50,000 or more 84 28 56 6 6
Religion among whites% of
Group		 Huckabee McCain Paul Romney
Protestant/Other Christian 55 34 53 4 7
Catholic 29 21 60 10 5
Jewish 1 - - - -
Other 3 - - - -
None 3 - - - -
How often attend religious services% of
Group		 Huckabee McCain Paul Romney
Weekly 50 42 45 5 7
Occasionally 39 17 65 7 6
Never 11 10 68 13 3
White evangelical Protestant% of
Group		 Huckabee McCain Paul Romney
Yes 30 51 36 4 7
No 70 20 63 8 5
When did you finally decide for whom to vote?% of
Group		 Huckabee McCain Paul Romney
Just today 7 31 58 3 -
In the last three days 12 44 43 6 7
Sometime last week 17 25 69 2 3
In the last month 29 28 57 5 7
Before that 34 26 49 11 8
Population of area% of
Group		 Huckabee McCain Paul Romney
City over 50,000 3 - - - -
Suburbs 79 28 56 7 6
Small city/Rural 18 35 51 4 7
Which ONE of these four issues is the most important facing the country?% of
Group		 Huckabee McCain Paul Romney
Illegal immigration 21 26 47 8 14
The war in Iraq 22 23 64 10 2
The economy 39 32 55 6 4
Terrorism 17 30 57 1 8
Which ONE of these four candidate qualities mattered most in deciding how you voted today?% of
Group		 Huckabee McCain Paul Romney
Says what he believes 31 21 64 11 3
Shares my values 40 50 27 7 11
Has the right experience 19 8 87 - 5
Has the best chance to win in November 8 7 93 - -
Do you think the condition of the nation's economy is% of
Group		 Huckabee McCain Paul Romney
Excellent 3 - - - -
Good 39 29 55 4 8
Not so good 46 30 57 6 4
Poor 11 26 49 15 4
Most illegal immigrants working in the United States should be% of
Group		 Huckabee McCain Paul Romney
Offered a chance to apply for citizenship 33 25 64 4 5
Allowed to stay as temporary workers 25 32 53 7 5
Deported to the country they came from 38 30 49 9 8
Which comes closest to your position? Abortion should be% of
Group		 Huckabee McCain Paul Romney
Legal in all cases 13 15 73 5 2
Legal in most cases 30 19 67 7 5
Illegal in most cases 37 33 47 8 9
Illegal in all cases 18 50 36 4 7
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