Missouri Democratic Voters

Ideology% of
Group		 Clinton Edwards Obama
Very liberal 14 41 2 56
Somewhat liberal 28 37 3 60
Moderate 49 49 2 48
Somewhat conservative 7 39 1 58
Very conservative 2 - - -
Party identification% of
Group		 Clinton Edwards Obama
Democrat 73 50 2 47
Republican 6 21 4 75
Indep. 22 30 2 67
Sex by race% of
Group		 Clinton Edwards Obama
White men 35 55 3 41
White women 41 59 2 38
Black men 7 10 1 89
Black women 11 19 - 81
Latino men 1 - - -
Latino women 3 - - -
All other 2 - - -
Race% of
Group		 Clinton Edwards Obama
White 76 57 3 39
Black 17 15 0 84
Hispanic 4 - - -
Asian 0 - - -
Other 2 - - -
Sex% of
Group		 Clinton Edwards Obama
Male 44 47 2 49
Female 56 48 2 49
Age% of
Group		 Clinton Edwards Obama
18-24 6 24 5 69
25-29 8 35 1 63
30-39 15 38 2 59
40-49 21 52 0 47
50-64 30 49 2 49
65+ 19 63 3 32
Religion% of
Group		 Clinton Edwards Obama
Protestant/Other Christian 59 45 2 52
Catholic 20 46 2 50
Jewish 1 - - -
Other 8 34 2 64
None 13 46 3 51
Education% of
Group		 Clinton Edwards Obama
College graduate 33 31 3 65
No college degree 67 50 2 47
Family income% of
Group		 Clinton Edwards Obama
Less than $50,000 54 46 2 51
$50,000 or more 46 41 2 55
Family's financial situation% of
Group		 Clinton Edwards Obama
Getting ahead financially 11 31 - 69
Holding steady financially 51 45 2 52
Falling behind financially 37 46 3 50
Marital status% of
Group		 Clinton Edwards Obama
Yes 60 47 2 50
No 40 40 2 57
Sex by marital status% of
Group		 Clinton Edwards Obama
Married men 27 44 3 51
Married women 33 49 2 49
Unmarried men 15 35 2 62
Unmarried women 25 42 2 55
Religion among whites% of
Group		 Clinton Edwards Obama
Protestant/Other Christian 42 56 3 40
Catholic 16 50 3 46
Jewish 1 - - -
Other 4 - - -
None 9 51 4 45
How often attend religious services% of
Group		 Clinton Edwards Obama
Weekly 35 42 2 55
Occasionally 43 46 2 51
Never 19 45 2 53
When did you finally decide for whom to vote?% of
Group		 Clinton Edwards Obama
Just today 15 47 2 49
In the last three days 13 45 3 53
Sometime last week 9 40 - 59
In the last month 24 45 2 53
Before that 38 53 2 45
Population of area% of
Group		 Clinton Edwards Obama
City over 50,000 44 43 1 56
Suburbs 32 42 3 54
Small city/Rural 24 65 3 31
Union household% of
Group		 Clinton Edwards Obama
Yes 27 58 3 39
No 73 44 2 54
Which ONE of these three issues is the most important facing the country?% of
Group		 Clinton Edwards Obama
The economy 55 51 2 47
The war in Iraq 19 39 3 58
Health care 22 49 2 49
Which ONE of these four candidate qualities mattered most in deciding how you voted today?% of
Group		 Clinton Edwards Obama
Can bring about needed change 55 33 1 65
Cares about people like me 17 45 7 47
Has the right experience 20 90 1 8
Has the best chance to win in November 6 46 3 50
Do you think the condition of the nation's economy is% of
Group		 Clinton Edwards Obama
Excellent 0 - - -
Good 5 29 6 65
Not good 46 43 2 55
Poor 47 56 2 42
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