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North Carolina Democratic Voters

Ideology% of
Group		 Clinton Obama Uncommitted
Very liberal 16 30 69 0
Somewhat liberal 26 41 58 1
Moderate 37 41 57 2
Somewhat conservative 14 56 39 2
Very conservative 7 47 48 3
Party identification% of
Group		 Clinton Obama Uncommitted
Democrat 76 39 60 1
Republican 5 61 32 3
Indep. 19 50 45 3
Sex by race% of
Group		 Clinton Obama Uncommitted
White men 27 55 42 2
White women 34 65 33 2
Black men 14 7 91 1
Black women 21 7 90 1
Latino men 1 - - -
Latino women 1 - - -
All other 2 - - -
Race% of
Group		 Clinton Obama Uncommitted
White 62 61 37 2
Black 34 7 91 1
Hispanic 2 - - -
Asian 1 - - -
Other 1 - - -
Sex% of
Group		 Clinton Obama Uncommitted
Male 43 39 58 1
Female 57 43 55 1
Age% of
Group		 Clinton Obama Uncommitted
17-24 8 30 69 1
25-29 7 19 80 2
30-39 12 34 62 4
40-49 19 36 62 1
50-64 35 46 52 1
65+ 20 57 41 1
Religion% of
Group		 Clinton Obama Uncommitted
Protestant/Other Christian 69 45 53 1
Catholic 8 51 48 1
Jewish 2 - - -
Other 8 27 71 2
None 13 29 69 1
If Clinton and McCain are the only candidates, for whom would you vote?% of
Group		 Clinton Obama Uncommitted
Hillary Clinton, the Democrat 75 46 54 1
John McCain, the Republican 14 48 44 3
Would not vote for president 9 5 90 4
If Obama and McCain are the only candidates, for whom would you vote?% of
Group		 Clinton Obama Uncommitted
Barack Obama, the Democrat 74 27 72 1
John McCain, the Republican 18 84 10 3
Would not vote for president 6 91 4 5
Regardless of how you voted today, which one of these candidates do you think would be more likely to beat John McCain in November?% of
Group		 Clinton Obama Uncommitted
Clinton is more likely to win 39 88 9 1
Obama is more likely to win 55 8 91 1
Education% of
Group		 Clinton Obama Uncommitted
College graduate 56 41 56 2
No college degree 44 42 57 1
Family income% of
Group		 Clinton Obama Uncommitted
Less than $50,000 48 37 60 2
$50,000 or more 52 45 54 1
Religion among whites% of
Group		 Clinton Obama Uncommitted
Protestant/Other Christian 41 67 30 2
Catholic 6 58 41 1
Jewish 2 - - -
Other 3 - - -
None 8 39 59 2
How often attend religious services% of
Group		 Clinton Obama Uncommitted
Weekly 49 43 55 1
Occasionally 37 39 59 2
Never 12 45 54 0
When did you finally decide for whom to vote?% of
Group		 Clinton Obama Uncommitted
Just today 9 52 45 0
In the last three days 6 - - -
Sometime last week 5 - - -
In the last month 20 43 53 3
Before that 59 39 60 1
Population of area% of
Group		 Clinton Obama Uncommitted
City over 50,000 27 33 66 1
Suburbs 25 46 53 1
Small city/Rural 47 45 52 2
Union household% of
Group		 Clinton Obama Uncommitted
Yes 42 91 7 1
No 53 3 95 1
First-time voters% of
Group		 Clinton Obama Uncommitted
Past primary voter 81 45 53 1
First primary ever 12 27 71 1
First election ever 7 31 65 3
Do you or does someone else in your household own a gun?% of
Group		 Clinton Obama Uncommitted
Yes 45 51 47 2
No 55 35 63 1
Which ONE of these three issues is the most important facing the country?% of
Group		 Clinton Obama Uncommitted
The economy 60 45 53 1
The war in Iraq 22 36 61 1
Health care 16 36 62 2
Which ONE of these four candidate qualities mattered most in deciding how you voted today?% of
Group		 Clinton Obama Uncommitted
Can bring about needed change 51 22 77 1
Cares about people like me 15 41 55 2
Has the right experience 21 88 10 2
Has the best chance to win in November 11 48 51 1
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