New Jersey Republican Voters

Ideology% of
Group		 Huckabee McCain Paul Romney
Very liberal 3 - - - -
Somewhat liberal 10 10 64 10 3
Moderate 33 5 67 4 18
Somewhat conservative 35 5 59 3 34
Very conservative 19 22 31 3 44
Party identification% of
Group		 Huckabee McCain Paul Romney
Democrat 5 - - - -
Republican 70 9 60 1 27
Indep. 25 8 47 13 27
Evangelical/"born-again" Christian% of
Group		 Huckabee McCain Paul Romney
Yes 16 26 38 2 28
No 84 5 61 5 26
Race% of
Group		 Huckabee McCain Paul Romney
White 89 7 58 5 28
Black 3 - - - -
Hispanic 4 - - - -
Asian 3 - - - -
Other 1 - - - -
Age% of
Group		 Huckabee McCain Paul Romney
18-24 4 - - - -
25-29 4 - - - -
30-39 12 11 51 2 34
40-49 25 9 52 6 32
50-64 36 8 57 4 26
65+ 19 7 61 2 30
Religion% of
Group		 Huckabee McCain Paul Romney
Protestant/Other Christian 33 15 53 3 23
Catholic 57 5 58 3 31
Jewish 3 - - - -
Other 2 - - - -
None 5 - - - -
Sex% of
Group		 Huckabee McCain Paul Romney
Male 55 5 59 7 27
Female 45 12 51 3 29
Education% of
Group		 Huckabee McCain Paul Romney
College graduate 54 8 55 5 28
No college degree 46 9 58 4 25
Family income% of
Group		 Huckabee McCain Paul Romney
Less than $50,000 14 8 55 6 25
$50,000 or more 86 9 57 5 26
Religion among whites% of
Group		 Huckabee McCain Paul Romney
Protestant/Other Christian 28 13 57 3 24
Catholic 52 4 60 3 31
Jewish 3 - - - -
Other 1 - - - -
None 4 - - - -
How often attend religious services% of
Group		 Huckabee McCain Paul Romney
Weekly 43 14 52 2 28
Occasionally 43 5 63 4 25
Never 13 3 48 15 29
White evangelical Protestant% of
Group		 Huckabee McCain Paul Romney
Yes 11 26 46 4 24
No 89 6 58 5 27
When did you finally decide for whom to vote?% of
Group		 Huckabee McCain Paul Romney
Just today 12 9 41 6 38
In the last three days 12 10 53 2 30
Sometime last week 15 4 62 3 32
In the last month 31 7 57 3 32
Before that 30 11 56 9 18
Which ONE of these four issues is the most important facing the country?% of
Group		 Huckabee McCain Paul Romney
Illegal immigration 20 8 41 7 43
The war in Iraq 21 6 61 6 22
The economy 39 11 56 5 25
Terrorism 18 6 60 - 31
Which ONE of these four candidate qualities mattered most in deciding how you voted today?% of
Group		 Huckabee McCain Paul Romney
Says what he believes 23 11 60 10 14
37 13 38 6 39
Has the right experience 31 2 65 1 30
Has the best chance to win in November 8 4 84 - 12
Issues vs. attributes% of
Group		 Huckabee McCain Paul Romney
My candidate's positions on the issues 52 10 43 8 38
My candidate's leadership/personal qualities 46 7 70 1 18
Do you think the condition of the nation's economy is% of
Group		 Huckabee McCain Paul Romney
Excellent 2 - - - -
Good 33 9 47 1 39
Not so good 50 10 64 3 23
Poor 15 4 57 19 14
Most illegal immigrants working in the United States should be% of
Group		 Huckabee McCain Paul Romney
Offered a chance to apply for citizenship 30 8 64 4 15
Allowed to stay as temporary workers 29 10 62 5 24
Deported to the country they came from 38 8 47 6 38
Which comes closest to your position? Abortion should be% of
Group		 Huckabee McCain Paul Romney
Legal in all cases 20 4 59 7 26
Legal in most cases 33 6 65 5 21
Illegal in most cases 29 6 45 5 42
Illegal in all cases 17 23 48 3 23
Which comes closest to your feelings about the Bush administration?% of
Group		 Huckabee McCain Paul Romney
Enthusiastic 10 12 49 5 35
Satisfied, but not enthusiastic 41 9 56 1 32
Dissatisfied, but not angry 35 9 57 4 27
Angry 14 4 51 18 17
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