Tennessee Republican Voters

Ideology% of
Group		 Huckabee McCain Paul Romney Thompson
Very liberal 2 - - - - -
Somewhat liberal 5 22 62 3 7 -
Moderate 20 24 49 12 12 2
Somewhat conservative 36 37 34 5 21 2
Very conservative 38 40 15 3 36 4
Party identification% of
Group		 Huckabee McCain Paul Romney Thompson
Democrat 4 - - - - -
Republican 73 37 31 3 25 3
Indep. 22 26 31 13 23 3
Evangelical/"born-again" Christian% of
Group		 Huckabee McCain Paul Romney Thompson
Yes 73 42 29 5 20 4
No 27 15 39 7 35 1
Race% of
Group		 Huckabee McCain Paul Romney Thompson
White 94 34 32 6 24 3
Black 2 - - - - -
Hispanic 3 - - - - -
Asian 1 - - - - -
Other 1 - - - - -
Age% of
Group		 Huckabee McCain Paul Romney Thompson
18-24 4 - - - - -
25-29 7 32 29 14 17 5
30-39 17 36 28 8 21 4
40-49 22 43 28 5 21 1
50-64 29 31 32 4 30 2
65+ 22 27 41 2 26 4
Religion% of
Group		 Huckabee McCain Paul Romney Thompson
Protestant/Other Christian 87 37 30 4 24 3
Catholic 6 18 40 12 26 -
Jewish 0 - - - - -
Other 4 - - - - -
None 2 - - - - -
Sex% of
Group		 Huckabee McCain Paul Romney Thompson
Male 53 34 28 6 27 3
Female 47 33 36 5 21 3
Education% of
Group		 Huckabee McCain Paul Romney Thompson
College graduate 44 34 31 6 25 1
No college degree 56 34 32 5 22 4
Family income% of
Group		 Huckabee McCain Paul Romney Thompson
Less than $50,000 35 34 34 8 19 3
$50,000 or more 65 35 31 5 26 2
Religion among whites% of
Group		 Huckabee McCain Paul Romney Thompson
Protestant/Other Christian 81 37 31 5 24 2
Catholic 6 18 39 13 27 -
Jewish 0 - - - - -
Other 3 - - - - -
None 2 - - - - -
How often attend religious services% of
Group		 Huckabee McCain Paul Romney Thompson
Weekly 68 43 26 5 22 3
Occasionally 26 16 44 5 30 4
Never 5 15 37 14 23 4
White evangelical Protestant% of
Group		 Huckabee McCain Paul Romney Thompson
Yes 66 42 29 5 19 3
No 34 19 36 7 32 2
When did you finally decide for whom to vote?% of
Group		 Huckabee McCain Paul Romney Thompson
Just today 17 37 32 4 22 3
In the last three days 16 29 34 1 35 -
Sometime last week 13 29 37 6 29 -
In the last month 25 36 27 4 31 2
Before that 28 41 31 12 12 4
Population of area% of
Group		 Huckabee McCain Paul Romney Thompson
City over 50,000 20 28 38 8 22 2
Suburbs 40 32 33 6 25 2
Small city/Rural 40 39 27 4 24 4
Which ONE of these four issues is the most important facing the country?% of
Group		 Huckabee McCain Paul Romney Thompson
Illegal immigration 25 30 21 7 38 2
The war in Iraq 17 32 37 5 20 3
The economy 37 37 35 7 17 2
Terrorism 17 34 33 0 24 5
Which ONE of these four candidate qualities mattered most in deciding how you voted today?% of
Group		 Huckabee McCain Paul Romney Thompson
76 39 27 5 26 3
IRAQ 17 32 37 5 20 3
My candidate's positions on the issues 37 37 35 7 17 2
My candidate's leadership/personal qualities 17 34 33 0 24 5
Says what he believes 20 37 36 9 14 2
Shares my values 50 49 15 6 25 3
Has the right experience 19 7 57 2 28 4
Has the best chance to win in November 8 4 58 2 31 1
Issues vs. attributes% of
Group		 Huckabee McCain Paul Romney Thompson
My candidate's positions on the issues 56 38 22 8 28 2
My candidate's leadership/personal qualities 42 30 43 3 18 3
Do you think the condition of the nation's economy is% of
Group		 Huckabee McCain Paul Romney Thompson
Excellent 2 - - - - -
Good 39 30 29 5 33 2
Not so good 45 40 34 3 18 4
Poor 13 28 30 17 14 3
Most illegal immigrants working in the United States should be% of
Group		 Huckabee McCain Paul Romney Thompson
SUBURBS 40 32 33 6 25 2
SMCITY/RURAL 40 39 27 4 24 4
Total 100 34 31 5 24 3
Offered a chance to apply for citizenship 23 40 32 6 18 2
Allowed to stay as temporary workers 21 30 42 4 18 3
Deported to the country they came from 56 33 27 6 28 3
Which comes closest to your position? Abortion should be% of
Group		 Huckabee McCain Paul Romney Thompson
Legal in all cases 6 17 51 9 10 5
Legal in most cases 15 22 47 7 21 1
Illegal in most cases 44 31 30 4 32 2
Illegal in all cases 32 48 23 5 18 4
Which comes closest to your feelings about the Bush administration?% of
Group		 Huckabee McCain Paul Romney Thompson
Enthusiastic 14 38 35 4 20 3
Enthusiastic 41 54 25 4 12 3
Satisfied, but not enthusiastic 52 35 31 2 28 4
Dissatisfied, but not angry 26 38 31 5 22 2
Satisfied, but not enthusiastic 35 27 34 6 29 3
Angry 7 13 24 35 19 -
Dissatisfied, but not angry 13 9 40 7 38 3
Angry 11 12 39 10 32 3
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