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Virginia Democratic Voters

Ideology% of
Group		 Clinton Obama
Very liberal 17 35 64
Somewhat liberal 33 40 60
Moderate 38 34 66
Somewhat conservative 9 24 73
Very conservative 2 - -
Party identification% of
Group		 Clinton Obama
Democrat 70 38 62
Republican 7 23 72
Indep. 22 30 69
Sex by race% of
Group		 Clinton Obama
White men 26 40 58
White women 35 53 47
Black men 13 6 94
Black women 17 14 86
Latino men 2 - -
Latino women 3 - -
All other 4 - -
Race% of
Group		 Clinton Obama
White 61 47 52
Black 30 10 90
Hispanic 5 46 54
Asian 2 - -
Other 1 - -
Sex% of
Group		 Clinton Obama
Male 43 30 68
Female 57 39 60
Age% of
Group		 Clinton Obama
17-24 8 22 78
25-29 6 26 74
30-39 15 24 76
40-49 25 36 63
50-64 31 41 58
65+ 15 45 55
Religion% of
Group		 Clinton Obama
Protestant/Other Christian 57 33 67
Catholic 17 46 52
Jewish 3 - -
Other 10 27 73
None 13 36 63
Education% of
Group		 Clinton Obama
College graduate 57 34 65
No college degree 43 37 63
Family income% of
Group		 Clinton Obama
Less than $50,000 26 36 62
$50,000 or more 74 34 65
Family's financial situation% of
Group		 Clinton Obama
Getting ahead financially 20 29 71
Holding steady financially 60 35 64
Falling behind financially 19 42 57
Marital status% of
Group		 Clinton Obama
Yes 65 37 62
No 35 32 68
Sex by marital status% of
Group		 Clinton Obama
Married men 29 32 66
Married women 36 41 59
Unmarried men 14 26 73
Unmarried women 21 36 64
Religion among whites% of
Group		 Clinton Obama
Protestant/Other Christian 31 50 50
Catholic 12 48 49
Jewish 3 - -
Other 4 - -
None 10 41 58
How often attend religious services% of
Group		 Clinton Obama
Weekly 38 28 71
Occasionally 42 38 62
Never 19 44 55
When did you finally decide for whom to vote?% of
Group		 Clinton Obama
Just today 10 49 50
In the last three days 8 38 62
Sometime last week 9 32 68
In the last month 24 23 77
Before that 49 39 60
Population of area% of
Group		 Clinton Obama
City over 50,000 29 31 68
Suburbs 53 38 61
Small city/Rural 18 34 65
Union household% of
Group		 Clinton Obama
Yes 14 36 63
No 86 35 64
First-time voters% of
Group		 Clinton Obama
Past primary voter 63 37 62
First primary ever 31 33 66
First election ever 6 28 72
Which ONE of these three issues is the most important facing the country?% of
Group		 Clinton Obama
The economy 49 37 62
The war in Iraq 30 32 68
Health care 17 40 60
Which ONE of these four candidate qualities mattered most in deciding how you voted today?% of
Group		 Clinton Obama
Can bring about needed change 57 16 83
Cares about people like me 11 33 67
Has the right experience 21 93 6
Has the best chance to win in November 10 28 71
Do you think the condition of the nation's economy is% of
Group		 Clinton Obama
Excellent 1 - -
Good 10 28 68
Not good 52 33 66
Poor 36 42 58
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