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South Carolina Republican Voters

Ideology% of
Group		 Giuliani Huckabee Hunter McCain Paul Romney Thompson
Very liberal 2 - - - - - - -
Somewhat liberal 5 1 16 1 49 8 11 15
Moderate 24 4 21 0 51 5 11 8
Somewhat conservative 34 2 30 0 32 3 17 15
Very conservative 34 1 41 0 19 2 16 22
Party identification% of
Group		 Giuliani Huckabee Hunter McCain Paul Romney Thompson
Democrat 2 - - - - - - -
Republican 80 2 32 0 31 2 15 17
Indep. 18 1 25 0 42 9 12 11
Evangelical/"born-again" Christian% of
Group		 Giuliani Huckabee Hunter McCain Paul Romney Thompson
Yes 60 1 43 0 27 2 11 15
No 40 3 14 0 43 4 20 16
Sex by race% of
Group		 Giuliani Huckabee Hunter McCain Paul Romney Thompson
White male 49 2 29 0 32 4 15 18
White female 47 2 34 0 35 2 14 13
Non-white male 2 - - - - - - -
Non-white female 1 - - - - - - -
Sex% of
Group		 Giuliani Huckabee Hunter McCain Paul Romney Thompson
Male 51 2 28 0 32 5 15 18
Female 49 2 33 0 34 2 14 13
Age% of
Group		 Giuliani Huckabee Hunter McCain Paul Romney Thompson
18-24 5 1 34 - 26 8 10 22
25-29 5 3 36 - 30 7 15 8
30-39 14 4 40 0 17 4 12 22
40-49 20 3 32 - 31 4 14 16
50-64 33 1 28 1 38 3 15 15
65+ 24 2 26 0 40 2 18 12
Religion% of
Group		 Giuliani Huckabee Hunter McCain Paul Romney Thompson
Protestant/Other Christian 82 2 36 0 30 3 13 16
Other 2 - - - - - - -
Jewish 1 - - - - - - -
Catholic 13 2 11 0 45 2 24 14
None 3 - - - - - -
Race% of
Group		 Giuliani Huckabee Hunter McCain Paul Romney Thompson
White 96 2 31 0 33 3 15 15
Black 2 - - - - - - -
Hispanic 1 - - - - - - -
Asian 0 - - - - - - -
Other 1 - - - - - - -
Education% of
Group		 Giuliani Huckabee Hunter McCain Paul Romney Thompson
College graduate 50 3 28 0 34 3 18 15
No college degree 50 1 34 0 32 4 12 16
Family income% of
Group		 Giuliani Huckabee Hunter McCain Paul Romney Thompson
Less than $50,000 28 2 36 0 33 6 11 11
$50,000 or more 72 2 29 - 33 2 16 17
Family's financial situation% of
Group		 Giuliani Huckabee Hunter McCain Paul Romney Thompson
Getting ahead financially 23 3 32 0 29 2 15 19
Holding steady financially 66 2 30 0 35 3 15 15
Falling behind financially 11 1 37 1 29 7 13 12
Religion among whites% of
Group		 Giuliani Huckabee Hunter McCain Paul Romney Thompson
Protestant/Other Christian 77 2 36 0 31 3 13 16
Other 2 - - - - - - -
Jewish 0 - - - - - - -
Catholic 12 2 12 0 45 3 16 12
None 3 - - - - - - -
How often attend religious services% of
Group		 Giuliani Huckabee Hunter McCain Paul Romney Thompson
Weekly 64 1 41 0 27 2 13 15
Occasionally 29 2 15 0 43 5 19 15
Never 6 6 6 - 50 10 10 18
White evangelical Protestant% of
Group		 Giuliani Huckabee Hunter McCain Paul Romney Thompson
Yes 54 1 43 0 27 2 11 15
No 46 3 17 0 41 4 19 16
When did you finally decide for whom to vote?% of
Group		 Giuliani Huckabee Hunter McCain Paul Romney Thompson
Just today 18 3 33 0 30 2 17 15
In the last three days 16 1 29 0 35 2 11 22
Sometime last week 13 1 26 0 37 3 14 18
In the last month 26 1 39 - 32 3 12 12
Before that 26 3 25 0 33 6 18 15
Population of area% of
Group		 Giuliani Huckabee Hunter McCain Paul Romney Thompson
City over 50,000 8 1 23 - 48 5 12 11
Suburbs 61 2 31 0 32 4 14 17
Small city/Rural 30 2 33 0 32 3 16 14
Which ONE of these four issues is the most important facing the country?% of
Group		 Giuliani Huckabee Hunter McCain Paul Romney Thompson
Terrorism 15 3 30 0 33 1 13 21
The economy 40 2 32 0 32 5 17 12
The war in Iraq 16 2 24 1 52 3 7 11
Illegal immigration 26 2 33 0 24 4 16 21
Which ONE of these four candidate qualities mattered most in deciding how you voted today?% of
Group		 Giuliani Huckabee Hunter McCain Paul Romney Thompson
Shares my values 43 2 48 0 14 4 12 20
Says what he believes 26 2 31 - 34 6 7 21
Has the right experience 23 3 2 1 67 1 23 4
Has the best chance to win in November 6 4 15 - 42 - 33 6
Issues vs. attributes% of
Group		 Giuliani Huckabee Hunter McCain Paul Romney Thompson
My candidate's leadership/personal qualities 46 2 27 0 44 1 18 8
My candidate's positions on the issues 51 2 34 0 24 6 11 22
Which comes closest to your feelings about the Bush administration?% of
Group		 Giuliani Huckabee Hunter McCain Paul Romney Thompson
Enthusiastic 17 2 28 1 34 1 18 18
Satisfied, but not enthusiastic 52 2 35 - 30 2 14 17
Dissatisfied, but not angry 25 1 29 0 38 6 14 13
Angry 5 1 15 0 44 22 12 6
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