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Virginia Republican Voters

Ideology% of
Group		 Huckabee McCain Paul Romney
Very liberal 1 - - - -
Somewhat liberal 6 - - - -
Moderate 27 24 70 4 1
Somewhat conservative 34 37 50 8 4
Very conservative 31 65 25 3 5
Party identification% of
Group		 Huckabee McCain Paul Romney
Democrat 3 - - - -
Republican 76 42 52 2 4
Indep. 21 40 38 18 2
Evangelical/"born-again" Christian% of
Group		 Huckabee McCain Paul Romney
Yes 46 60 31 4 4
No 54 25 63 7 4
Sex% of
Group		 Huckabee McCain Paul Romney
Male 53 38 50 7 3
Female 47 44 50 2 4
Age% of
Group		 Huckabee McCain Paul Romney
17-24 6 - - - -
25-29 5 - - - -
30-39 13 37 50 8 4
40-49 23 39 51 4 4
50-64 33 44 50 3 4
65+ 19 40 53 2 4
Religion% of
Group		 Huckabee McCain Paul Romney
Protestant/Other Christian 74 47 44 4 4
Catholic 19 25 67 2 4
Jewish 1 - - - -
Other 3 - - - -
None 3 - - - -
Race% of
Group		 Huckabee McCain Paul Romney
White 93 41 49 5 3
Black 3 - - - -
Hispanic 2 - - - -
Asian 1 - - - -
Other 1 - - - -
Education% of
Group		 Huckabee McCain Paul Romney
College graduate 56 34 55 6 4
No college degree 44 51 40 5 3
Family income% of
Group		 Huckabee McCain Paul Romney
Less than $50,000 20 46 47 4 3
$50,000 or more 80 39 50 6 4
Religion among whites% of
Group		 Huckabee McCain Paul Romney
Protestant/Other Christian 67 48 43 5 4
Catholic 17 24 67 2 3
Jewish 1 - - - -
Other 2 - - - -
None 3 - - - -
How often attend religious services% of
Group		 Huckabee McCain Paul Romney
Weekly 56 51 43 2 3
Occasionally 37 29 59 6 4
Never 7 - - - -
White evangelical Protestant% of
Group		 Huckabee McCain Paul Romney
Yes 40 62 30 4 4
No 60 27 62 6 4
When did you finally decide for whom to vote?% of
Group		 Huckabee McCain Paul Romney
Just today 13 42 48 1 6
In the last three days 10 45 53 1 1
Sometime last week 12 51 45 2 2
In the last month 27 40 52 3 4
Before that 37 37 49 9 3
Population of area% of
Group		 Huckabee McCain Paul Romney
City over 50,000 24 31 60 6 3
Suburbs 60 43 48 4 4
Small city/Rural 15 51 39 5 2
Which ONE of these four issues is the most important facing the country?% of
Group		 Huckabee McCain Paul Romney
Illegal immigration 19 49 36 7 7
The war in Iraq 24 34 57 5 3
The economy 32 39 52 6 2
Terrorism 21 41 53 0 4
Which ONE of these four candidate qualities mattered most in deciding how you voted today?% of
Group		 Huckabee McCain Paul Romney
Says what he believes 23 42 48 8 2
Shares my values 45 64 24 6 5
Has the right experience 20 3 93 1 3
Has the best chance to win in November 8 12 87 - 1
Do you think the condition of the nation's economy is% of
Group		 Huckabee McCain Paul Romney
Excellent 2 - - - -
Good 43 47 42 4 5
Not so good 44 36 57 4 2
Poor 9 35 51 14 -
Most illegal immigrants working in the United States should be% of
Group		 Huckabee McCain Paul Romney
Offered a chance to apply for citizenship 26 41 52 4 2
Allowed to stay as temporary workers 28 29 64 4 3
Deported to the country they came from 44 49 37 7 5
Which comes closest to your position? Abortion should be% of
Group		 Huckabee McCain Paul Romney
Legal in all cases 9 13 69 11 5
Legal in most cases 25 25 67 6 1
Illegal in most cases 38 48 44 3 4
Illegal in all cases 25 58 34 4 3
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