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New Jersey Democratic Voters

Ideology% of
Group		 Clinton Edwards Obama Uncommitted
Very liberal 21 59 4 37
Somewhat liberal 30 54 0 45
Moderate 41 54 1 44
Somewhat conservative 7 38 1 57
Very conservative 2 - - -
Party identification% of
Group		 Clinton Edwards Obama Uncommitted
Democrat 78 56 1 42
Republican 3 - - -
Other 19 43 7 49
Sex by race% of
Group		 Clinton Edwards Obama Uncommitted
White men 25 58 2 39
White women 34 72 1 27
Black men 10 15 - 85
Black women 14 14 5 81
Latino men 5 62 2 36
Latino women 7 74 - 26
All other 5 58 4 38
Race% of
Group		 Clinton Edwards Obama Uncommitted
White 59 66 1 31
Black 23 14 3 82
Hispanic 12 68 1 30
Asian 4 - - -
Other 1 - - -
Sex% of
Group		 Clinton Edwards Obama Uncommitted
Male 42 48 1 49
Female 58 58 2 39
Age% of
Group		 Clinton Edwards Obama Uncommitted
18-24 7 47 - 50
25-29 6 29 - 71
30-39 17 44 4 52
40-49 25 54 3 43
50-64 32 62 1 36
65+ 14 62 1 35
Religion% of
Group		 Clinton Edwards Obama Uncommitted
Protestant/Other Christian 35 40 3 56
Catholic 38 69 2 28
Jewish 9 63 - 37
Other 8 35 1 61
None 11 49 - 51
When did you finally decide for whom to vote in the presidential primary?% of
Group		 Clinton Edwards Obama Uncommitted
Just today 14 53 6 40
In the last three days 9 53 1 46
Sometime last week 9 46 4 48
In the last month 22 44 1 54
Before that 45 61 0 38
Married% of
Group		 Clinton Edwards Obama Uncommitted
Yes 59 56 3 41
No 41 51 0 47
Which best describes your family's financial situation?% of
Group		 Clinton Edwards Obama Uncommitted
Getting ahead financially 15 50 - 48
Holding steady financially 57 53 1 45
Falling behind financially 26 57 4 38
Education% of
Group		 Clinton Edwards Obama Uncommitted
No college degree 46 59 1 39
College graduate 54 49 2 48
Family income% of
Group		 Clinton Edwards Obama Uncommitted
Less than $50,000 29 58 1 40
$50,000 or more 71 52 2 45
Sex by marital status% of
Group		 Clinton Edwards Obama Uncommitted
Married men 26 49 2 49
Married women 33 62 3 35
Unmarried men 15 46 - 52
Unmarried women 25 54 0 44
Religion among whites% of
Group		 Clinton Edwards Obama Uncommitted
Protestant/Other Christian 13 66 1 32
Catholic 27 71 2 26
Jewish 8 63 - 37
Other 3 - - -
None 6 52 - 48
How often attend religious services% of
Group		 Clinton Edwards Obama Uncommitted
Weekly 32 46 3 49
Occasionally 47 59 1 39
Never 19 53 - 46
Union household% of
Group		 Clinton Edwards Obama Uncommitted
Yes 35 52 1 46
No 65 55 2 42
Which ONE of these three issues is the most important facing the country?% of
Group		 Clinton Edwards Obama Uncommitted
The economy 47 54 1 44
The war in Iraq 31 51 3 45
Health care 18 56 1 42
Which ONE of these four candidate qualities mattered most in deciding how you voted today?% of
Group		 Clinton Edwards Obama Uncommitted
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
Do you think the condition of the nation's economy is% of
Group		 Clinton Edwards Obama Uncommitted
Excellent 0 - - -
Good 8 51 2 44
Not good 53 54 0 45
Poor 38 55 3 42
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