Ohio Democratic Voters

Ideology% of
Group		 Clinton Obama
Very liberal 14 50 47
Somewhat liberal 27 54 46
Moderate 46 56 42
Somewhat conservative 10 45 50
Very conservative 4 - -
Party identification% of
Group		 Clinton Obama
Democrat 69 56 42
Republican 9 49 49
Indep. 22 48 50
Sex% of
Group		 Clinton Obama
Male 41 50 48
Female 59 57 41
Race% of
Group		 Clinton Obama
White 76 64 34
Black 18 13 87
Hispanic 4 - -
Asian 1 - -
Other 1 - -
Age% of
Group		 Clinton Obama
17-24 7 29 70
25-29 8 41 54
30-39 17 49 51
40-49 21 52 48
50-64 32 60 37
65+ 14 72 26
Religion% of
Group		 Clinton Obama
Protestant/Other Christian 56 55 43
Catholic 23 63 36
Jewish 2 - -
Other 7 - -
None 13 45 52
Education% of
Group		 Clinton Obama
No college degree 62 58 40
College graduate 38 47 51
Family income% of
Group		 Clinton Obama
Less than $50,000 44 56 42
$50,000 or more 56 52 47
Religion among whites% of
Group		 Clinton Obama
Protestant/Other Christian 40 67 30
Catholic 20 65 34
Jewish 2 - -
Other 4 - -
None 9 53 42
How often attend religious services% of
Group		 Clinton Obama
Weekly 34 51 47
Occasionally 46 57 43
Never 18 54 43
When did you finally decide for whom to vote?% of
Group		 Clinton Obama
Just today 12 54 43
In the last three days 9 63 37
Sometime last week 9 54 43
In the last month 23 46 54
Before that 46 57 41
Population of area% of
Group		 Clinton Obama
City over 50,000 26 44 55
Suburbs 63 56 42
Small city/Rural 10 70 26
Union household% of
Group		 Clinton Obama
Yes 34 55 43
No 66 54 45
Which ONE of these three issues is the most important facing the country?% of
Group		 Clinton Obama
The economy 59 55 43
The war in Iraq 19 49 50
Health care 19 56 42
Which ONE of these four candidate qualities mattered most in deciding how you voted today?% of
Group		 Clinton Obama
Can bring about needed change 45 30 69
Cares about people like me 16 54 42
Has the right experience 29 94 5
Has the best chance to win in November 6 47 51
Do you think the condition of the nation's economy is% of
Group		 Clinton Obama
Excellent 1 - -
Good 7 51 47
Not good 51 53 45
Poor 40 57 41
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