Tennessee Democratic Voters

Ideology% of
Group		 Clinton Edwards Obama
Very liberal 16 52 6 40
Somewhat liberal 25 58 4 37
Moderate 43 52 3 44
Somewhat conservative 11 50 3 42
Very conservative 5 55 12 31
Party identification% of
Group		 Clinton Edwards Obama
Democrat 76 57 4 39
Republican 3 - - -
Indep. 20 43 6 47
Sex by race% of
Group		 Clinton Edwards Obama
White men 29 58 9 32
White women 38 73 4 21
Black men 11 16 0 82
Black women 18 25 - 74
Latino men 2 - - -
Latino women 1 - - -
All other 1 - - -
Race% of
Group		 Clinton Edwards Obama
White 67 67 6 26
Black 29 22 0 77
Hispanic 3 - - -
Asian 1 - - -
Other 1 - - -
Sex% of
Group		 Clinton Edwards Obama
Male 41 47 7 44
Female 59 58 3 38
Age% of
Group		 Clinton Edwards Obama
18-24 7 41 2 56
25-29 6 48 3 49
30-39 16 43 4 51
40-49 20 50 3 46
50-64 31 58 4 37
65+ 19 64 10 24
Religion% of
Group		 Clinton Edwards Obama
Protestant/Other Christian 75 53 4 42
Catholic 7 52 7 40
Jewish 1 - - -
Other 10 56 6 37
None 7 59 4 37
Education% of
Group		 Clinton Edwards Obama
College graduate 35 45 4 50
No college degree 65 58 4 36
Family income% of
Group		 Clinton Edwards Obama
Less than $50,000 53 55 5 39
$50,000 or more 47 52 3 44
Family's financial situation% of
Group		 Clinton Edwards Obama
Getting ahead financially 12 45 2 53
Holding steady financially 55 53 4 42
Falling behind financially 33 59 5 34
Marital status% of
Group		 Clinton Edwards Obama
Yes 61 58 4 37
No 39 48 4 46
Sex by marital status% of
Group		 Clinton Edwards Obama
Married men 26 51 5 43
Married women 35 62 3 34
Unmarried men 15 41 7 49
Unmarried women 24 52 3 44
Religion among whites% of
Group		 Clinton Edwards Obama
Protestant/Other Christian 49 69 5 24
Catholic 5 58 6 35
Jewish 0 - - -
Other 6 63 7 29
None 5 68 2 28
How often attend religious services% of
Group		 Clinton Edwards Obama
Weekly 50 50 4 45
Occasionally 36 58 3 38
Never 12 56 9 34
When did you finally decide for whom to vote?% of
Group		 Clinton Edwards Obama
Just today 12 47 6 47
In the last three days 8 51 5 40
Sometime last week 8 50 - 50
In the last month 22 46 - 53
Before that 49 62 2 35
Population of area% of
Group		 Clinton Edwards Obama
City over 50,000 25 57 4 38
Suburbs 36 72 8 19
Small city/Rural 100 54 5 41
Union household% of
Group		 Clinton Edwards Obama
Yes 19 55 4 41
No 81 53 5 40
Which ONE of these three issues is the most important facing the country?% of
Group		 Clinton Edwards Obama
The economy 52 57 3 39
The war in Iraq 23 47 8 44
Health care 22 51 5 42
Which ONE of these four candidate qualities mattered most in deciding how you voted today?% of
Group		 Clinton Edwards Obama
Can bring about needed change 52 37 3 59
Cares about people like me 19 54 8 35
Has the right experience 19 91 5 3
Has the best chance to win in November 8 68 6 24
Do you think the condition of the nation's economy is% of
Group		 Clinton Edwards Obama
Excellent 1 - - -
Good 6 43 3 54
Not good 42 46 3 49
Poor 51 61 6 32
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