New York Republican Voters

Ideology% of
Group		 Huckabee McCain Paul Romney
Very liberal 1 - - - -
Somewhat liberal 11 9 67 9 8
Moderate 33 8 59 7 21
Somewhat conservative 35 11 53 2 32
Very conservative 21 17 29 8 43
Party identification% of
Group		 Huckabee McCain Paul Romney
Democrat 4 - - - -
Republican 78 11 56 3 28
Indep. 18 9 37 15 27
Evangelical/"born-again" Christian% of
Group		 Huckabee McCain Paul Romney
Yes 19 30 38 3 25
No 81 7 54 7 29
Race% of
Group		 Huckabee McCain Paul Romney
White 86 11 50 6 29
Black 8 1 76 7 8
Hispanic 4 - - - -
Asian 1 - - - -
Other 1 - - - -
Age% of
Group		 Huckabee McCain Paul Romney
40-49 22 15 47 6 28
50-64 37 10 54 6 27
65+ 22 9 48 6 36
18-24 5 - - - -
25-29 5 - - - -
30-39 10 5 66 5 19
Religion% of
Group		 Huckabee McCain Paul Romney
Protestant/Other Christian 43 21 47 3 28
Catholic 46 5 57 4 29
Jewish 4 - - - -
Other 1 - - - -
None 5 - - - -
Sex% of
Group		 Huckabee McCain Paul Romney
Male 53 12 50 8 26
Female 47 9 53 4 31
Education% of
Group		 Huckabee McCain Paul Romney
College graduate 48 13 49 5 30
No college degree 52 9 55 7 26
Family income% of
Group		 Huckabee McCain Paul Romney
Less than $50,000 22 16 54 3 24
$50,000 or more 78 11 47 7 31
Religion among whites% of
Group		 Huckabee McCain Paul Romney
Protestant/Other Christian 36 20 46 3 31
Catholic 38 5 56 4 30
Jewish 4 - - - -
Other 1 - - - -
None 4 - - - -
How often attend religious services% of
Group		 Huckabee McCain Paul Romney
Weekly 43 15 49 4 29
Occasionally 43 8 55 4 28
Never 13 9 47 18 24
White evangelical Protestant% of
Group		 Huckabee McCain Paul Romney
Yes 14 28 40 2 30
No 86 9 53 6 28
When did you finally decide for whom to vote?% of
Group		 Huckabee McCain Paul Romney
Just today 12 14 33 8 39
In the last three days 9 11 53 3 33
Sometime last week 12 6 42 5 40
In the last month 36 9 60 2 24
Before that 31 13 51 11 23
Which ONE of these four issues is the most important facing the country?% of
Group		 Huckabee McCain Paul Romney
Illegal immigration 17 7 36 1 52
The war in Iraq 20 10 50 17 18
The economy 42 14 58 5 22
Terrorism 18 7 55 1 31
Which ONE of these four candidate qualities mattered most in deciding how you voted today?% of
Group		 Huckabee McCain Paul Romney
Has the best chance to win in November 7 - - - -
Says what he believes 28 14 57 15 14
40 17 34 4 40
Has the right experience 24 0 68 1 25
Issues vs. attributes% of
Group		 Huckabee McCain Paul Romney
My candidate's positions on the issues 56 13 40 10 33
My candidate's leadership/personal qualities 42 8 66 1 21
Do you think the condition of the nation's economy is% of
Group		 Huckabee McCain Paul Romney
Excellent 2 - - - -
Good 30 13 43 1 42
Not so good 51 11 54 6 24
Poor 16 7 62 14 13
Most illegal immigrants working in the United States should be% of
Group		 Huckabee McCain Paul Romney
Offered a chance to apply for citizenship 33 8 60 8 22
Allowed to stay as temporary workers 31 14 60 5 18
Deported to the country they came from 35 11 37 4 42
Which comes closest to your position? Abortion should be% of
Group		 Huckabee McCain Paul Romney
Legal in all cases 22 6 63 7 20
Legal in most cases 29 5 58 8 25
Illegal in most cases 32 14 47 4 33
Illegal in all cases 14 26 32 3 31
Which comes closest to your feelings about the Bush administration?% of
Group		 Huckabee McCain Paul Romney
Enthusiastic 12 18 28 1 48
Satisfied, but not enthusiastic 34 11 48 2 36
Dissatisfied, but not angry 41 9 62 5 21
Angry 11 11 48 28 10
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