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Pennsylvania Democratic Voters

Ideology% of
Group
Clinton Obama
Very liberal 19 47 53
Somewhat liberal 31 53 47
Moderate 40 60 40
Somewhat conservative 8 54 46
Very conservative 2 - -
Party identification% of
Group
Clinton Obama
Democrat 82 56 44
Republican 3 - -
Indep. 14 46 54
Sex by race% of
Group
Clinton Obama
White men 33 57 43
White women 46 68 32
Black men 6 7 93
Black women 8 12 88
Latino men 2 - -
Latino women 2 - -
All other 2 - -
Race% of
Group
Clinton Obama
White 80 63 37
Black 15 10 90
Hispanic 4 - -
Asian 1 - -
Other 1 - -
Sex% of
Group
Clinton Obama
Male 42 49 51
Female 58 59 41
Age% of
Group
Clinton Obama
18-24 6 35 65
25-29 6 45 55
30-39 10 44 56
40-49 19 54 46
50-64 37 57 43
65+ 22 63 37
Religion% of
Group
Clinton Obama
Protestant/Other Christian 38 47 53
Catholic 36 70 30
Jewish 8 62 38
Other 7 35 65
None 10 38 62
If Clinton and McCain are the only candidates, for whom would you vote?% of
Group
Clinton Obama
Hillary Clinton, the Democrat 82 62 38
John McCain, the Republican 10 31 69
Would not vote for president 6 5 95
If Obama and McCain are the only candidates, for whom would you vote?% of
Group
Clinton Obama
Barack Obama, the Democrat 73 41 59
John McCain, the Republican 15 90 10
Would not vote for president 9 98 2
Education% of
Group
Clinton Obama
College graduate 47 51 49
No college degree 53 58 42
Family income% of
Group
Clinton Obama
Less than $50,000 41 54 46
$50,000 or more 59 55 45
Religion among whites% of
Group
Clinton Obama
Protestant/Other Christian 27 59 41
Catholic 32 72 28
Jewish 8 61 39
Other 4 - -
None 7 41 59
How often attend religious services% of
Group
Clinton Obama
Weekly 35 59 41
Occasionally 46 56 44
Never 17 45 55
When did you finally decide for whom to vote?% of
Group
Clinton Obama
Just today 11 59 41
In the last three days 7 59 41
Sometime last week 6 55 45
In the last month 15 43 57
Before that 61 56 44
Population of area% of
Group
Clinton Obama
City over 50,000 29 40 60
Suburbs 51 59 41
Small city/Rural 20 63 37
Union household% of
Group
Clinton Obama
Yes 31 59 41
No 69 52 48
Do you or does someone else in your household own a gun?% of
Group
Clinton Obama
Yes 35 63 37
No 65 50 50
Which ONE of these three issues is the most important facing the country?% of
Group
Clinton Obama
The economy 55 59 41
The war in Iraq 27 46 54
Health care 14 54 46
Which ONE of these four candidate qualities mattered most in deciding how you voted today?% of
Group
Clinton Obama
Can bring about needed change 49 31 69
Cares about people like me 13 56 44
Has the right experience 27 94 6
Has the best chance to win in November 9 57 43
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