New Jersey Democratic Voters

Ideology% of
Group		 Clinton Edwards Obama
Very liberal 22 45 2 51
Somewhat liberal 36 62 1 36
Moderate 33 62 0 36
Somewhat conservative 6 47 5 48
Very conservative 3 - - -
Party identification% of
Group		 Clinton Edwards Obama
Democrat 87 60 1 37
Republican 1 - - -
Indep. 12 40 3 55
Sex by race% of
Group		 Clinton Edwards Obama
White men 29 52 2 43
White women 40 65 1 33
Black men 6 27 2 69
Black women 9 43 - 56
Latino men 4 71 1 28
Latino women 6 75 - 25
All other 4 63 - 37
Sex% of
Group		 Clinton Edwards Obama
Male 42 50 2 45
Female 58 62 1 36
Age% of
Group		 Clinton Edwards Obama
18-24 8 43 2 55
25-29 7 43 - 56
30-39 13 55 2 43
40-49 20 57 2 39
50-64 32 62 0 37
65+ 20 63 1 33
Religion% of
Group		 Clinton Edwards Obama
Protestant/Other Christian 26 47 1 51
Catholic 37 66 2 30
Jewish 16 65 1 33
Other 6 61 2 37
None 15 44 1 52
Race% of
Group		 Clinton Edwards Obama
White 70 59 2 37
Black 16 37 1 61
Hispanic 10 73 0 26
Asian 2 - - -
Other 2 - - -
Education% of
Group		 Clinton Edwards Obama
College graduate 61 55 1 42
No college degree 39 61 2 35
Family income% of
Group		 Clinton Edwards Obama
Less than $50,000 33 60 1 38
$50,000 or more 67 57 2 40
Family's financial situation% of
Group		 Clinton Edwards Obama
Getting ahead financially 15 50 - 48
Holding steady financially 57 53 1 45
Falling behind financially 26 57 4 38
Marital status% of
Group		 Clinton Edwards Obama
Yes 53 60 2 37
No 47 54 1 44
Sex by marital status% of
Group		 Clinton Edwards Obama
Married men 24 54 2 42
Married women 30 66 1 33
Unmarried men 17 46 2 51
Unmarried women 29 59 1 39
Religion among whites% of
Group		 Clinton Edwards Obama
Protestant/Other Christian 14 57 2 40
Catholic 25 65 2 31
Jewish 15 65 1 33
Other 4 - - -
None 11 46 1 50
How often attend religious services% of
Group		 Clinton Edwards Obama
Weekly 27 58 1 40
Occasionally 46 60 1 37
Never 25 53 1 44
When did you finally decide for whom to vote?% of
Group		 Clinton Edwards Obama
Just today 11 51 2 42
In the last three days 10 44 0 55
Sometime last week 8 49 1 50
In the last month 22 44 1 54
Before that 50 69 1 29
Population of area% of
Group		 Clinton Edwards Obama
City over 50,000 4 57 - 43
Suburbs 92 55 2 43
Small city/Rural 4 33 3 62
Union household% of
Group		 Clinton Edwards Obama
Yes 40 69 2 27
No 54 50 1 48
Which ONE of these three issues is the most important facing the country?% of
Group		 Clinton Edwards Obama
Health care 18 56 1 42
The economy 47 54 1 44
The war in Iraq 31 51 3 45
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 52 35 1 64
Cares about people like me 13 46 10 43
Has the right experience 26 94 - 3
Has the best chance to win in November 8 60 - 40
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