Entrance and Exit Polls

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