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Missouri Republican Voters

Ideology% of
Group		 Huckabee McCain Paul Romney
Very liberal 1 - - - -
Somewhat liberal 6 - - - -
Moderate 25 21 48 4 24
Somewhat conservative 37 28 31 6 34
Very conservative 31 49 16 3 32
Party identification% of
Group		 Huckabee McCain Paul Romney
Democrat 4 - - - -
Republican 73 34 29 2 33
Indep. 23 23 35 13 26
Evangelical/"born-again" Christian% of
Group		 Huckabee McCain Paul Romney
Yes 55 41 24 2 30
No 45 21 41 8 29
Race% of
Group		 Huckabee McCain Paul Romney
White 95 31 32 5 30
Black 2 - - - -
Hispanic 2 - - - -
Asian 1 - - - -
Other 0 - - - -
Age% of
Group		 Huckabee McCain Paul Romney
18-24 5 - - - -
25-29 8 34 30 12 24
30-39 13 32 29 7 32
40-49 21 38 32 4 26
50-64 32 30 34 4 31
65+ 22 21 38 2 36
Religion% of
Group		 Huckabee McCain Paul Romney
Protestant/Other Christian 74 37 26 4 31
Catholic 20 21 46 3 29
Jewish 1 - - - -
Other 2 - - - -
None 3 - - - -
Sex% of
Group		 Huckabee McCain Paul Romney
Male 51 31 31 6 31
Female 49 32 35 3 28
Education% of
Group		 Huckabee McCain Paul Romney
No college degree 54 30 33 2 32
College graduate 46 33 29 7 29
Family income% of
Group		 Huckabee McCain Paul Romney
Less than $50,000 42 28 31 6 32
$50,000 or more 58 34 31 4 30
Religion among whites% of
Group		 Huckabee McCain Paul Romney
Protestant/Other Christian 69 36 26 5 32
Catholic 18 24 43 3 30
Jewish 1 - - - -
Other 2 - - - -
None 3 - - - -
How often attend religious services% of
Group		 Huckabee McCain Paul Romney
Weekly 60 39 30 2 27
Occasionally 29 22 34 8 35
Never 10 13 36 11 39
White evangelical Protestant% of
Group		 Huckabee McCain Paul Romney
Yes 50 42 23 2 31
No 50 22 39 7 31
When did you finally decide for whom to vote?% of
Group		 Huckabee McCain Paul Romney
Just today 13 40 23 3 31
In the last three days 17 21 41 1 34
Sometime last week 15 25 46 - 30
In the last month 25 43 31 1 23
Before that 29 28 27 13 31
Population of area% of
Group		 Huckabee McCain Paul Romney
City over 50,000 11 19 42 5 29
Suburbs 57 33 33 4 28
Small city/Rural 32 33 29 5 31
Which ONE of these four issues is the most important facing the country?% of
Group		 Huckabee McCain Paul Romney
Illegal immigration 18 32 20 5 42
The war in Iraq 20 27 46 2 24
The economy 44 29 32 7 31
Terrorism 13 41 35 2 20
Which ONE of these four candidate qualities mattered most in deciding how you voted today?% of
Group		 Huckabee McCain Paul Romney
51 48 19 3 28
Says what he believes 22 28 43 10 18
Shares my values 51 48 19 3 28
Has the right experience 19 1 53 1 42
Has the best chance to win in November 5 - - - -
Issues vs. attributes% of
Group		 Huckabee McCain Paul Romney
My candidate's positions on the issues 62 35 27 6 30
My candidate's leadership/personal qualities 37 27 42 2 27
Do you think the condition of the nation's economy is% of
Group		 Huckabee McCain Paul Romney
Excellent 1 - - - -
Good 33 29 30 2 37
Not so good 52 36 33 4 25
Poor 14 22 29 14 32
Most illegal immigrants working in the United States should be% of
Group		 Huckabee McCain Paul Romney
Offered a chance to apply for citizenship 21 24 46 3 26
Allowed to stay as temporary workers 22 34 33 5 26
Deported to the country they came from 55 34 25 5 34
Which comes closest to your position? Abortion should be% of
Group		 Huckabee McCain Paul Romney
Legal in all cases 6 - - - -
Legal in most cases 17 11 53 6 28
Illegal in most cases 43 31 30 4 32
Illegal in all cases 32 44 26 3 27
Which comes closest to your feelings about the Bush administration?% of
Group		 Huckabee McCain Paul Romney
Enthusiastic 14 37 30 2 31
Satisfied, but not enthusiastic 46 35 32 1 30
Enthusiastic 14 37 30 2 31
Satisfied, but not enthusiastic 46 35 32 1 30
Dissatisfied, but not angry 31 28 37 6 26
Dissatisfied, but not angry 31 28 37 6 26
Angry 7 - - - -
Angry 7 - - - -
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