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    Sub-group Voting Patterns

    November 2-5, 2006

    % of Registered Voters

    Democratic candidate

    Republican candidate

    Democratic lead

    %

    %

    %

    %

    Men

    48

    47

    46

    +1

    Women

    53

    56

    34

    +22

    18-34 year olds

    23

    49

    40

    +9

    35-49 year olds

    30

    51

    40

    +11

    50-64 year olds

    26

    50

    42

    +8

    65 years and older

    21

    55

    38

    +17

    Non-Hispanic whites

    81

    47

    45

    +2

    Blacks

    10

    83

    7

    +76

    All others

    10

    55

    34

    +21

    East

    22

    64

    30

    +34

    Midwest

    24

    53

    36

    +17

    South

    33

    44

    48

    -4

    West

    21

    48

    42

    +6

    Urban

    27

    53

    36

    +17

    Suburban

    51

    50

    43

    +7

    Rural

    22

    53

    38

    +15

    Less than $30,000 per year

    21

    61

    26

    +35

    $30,000-$74,999 per year

    45

    53

    40

    +13

    $75,000 or more per year

    34

    47

    49

    -2

    Republicans

    34

    6

    90

    -84

    Independents

    30

    50

    30

    +20

    Democrats

    36

    95

    3

    +92

    Conservative Republicans

    28

    5

    94

    -89

    Moderate/liberal Republicans

    14

    12

    77

    -65

    Conservative Democrats

    9

    91

    3

    +88

    Moderate Democrats

    25

    94

    4

    +90

    Liberal Democrats

    16

    94

    3

    +91

    White frequent churchgoers

    37

    36

    57

    -21

    White infrequent churchgoers

    47

    58

    33

    +25

    All others

    16

    69

    18

    +51

    October 2006

    % of Registered Voters

    Democratic candidate

    Republican candidate

    Democratic lead

    %

    %

    %

    %

    Men

    47

    51

    43

    +8

    Women

    53

    60

    31

    +29

    18-29 year olds

    13

    61

    32

    +29

    30-49 year olds

    39

    54

    38

    +16

    50-64 year olds

    26

    55

    37

    +18

    65 years and older

    22

    56

    36

    +20

    Non-Hispanic whites

    80

    51

    41

    +10

    Blacks

    10

    86

    9

    +77

    All others

    10

    62

    29

    +33

    East

    23

    60

    32

    +28

    Midwest

    23

    58

    34

    +24

    South

    32

    52

    40

    +12

    West

    22

    54

    38

    +16

    Urban

    29

    64

    27

    +37

    Suburban

    49

    52

    41

    +11

    Rural

    22

    54

    39

    +15

    Less than $30,000 per year

    25

    64

    27

    +37

    $30,000-$74,999 per year

    43

    57

    37

    +20

    $75,000 or more per year

    33

    47

    46

    +1

    Republicans

    30

    7

    89

    -82

    Independents

    31

    54

    28

    +26

    Democrats

    38

    96

    2

    +94

    Conservative Republicans

    26

    5

    91

    -86

    Moderate/liberal Republicans

    13

    13

    80

    -67

    Pure independents

    5

    18

    16

    +2

    Conservative Democrats

    10

    94

    2

    +92

    Moderate Democrats

    26

    90

    4

    +86

    Liberal Democrats

    19

    97

    1

    +96

    White frequent churchgoers

    35

    43

    50

    -7

    White infrequent churchgoers

    50

    58

    34

    +24

    All others

    16

    76

    16

    +60

    October 2006: Based on a sample of more than 1,700 registered voters.

    September 2006

    % of Registered Voters

    Democratic candidate

    Republican candidate

    Democratic lead

    %

    %

    %

    %

    Men

    47

    47

    47

    0

    Women

    53

    56

    37

    +19

    18-29 year olds

    12

    58

    40

    +18

    30-49 year olds

    40

    49

    43

    +6

    50-64 year olds

    27

    50

    44

    +6

    65 years and older

    20

    53

    39

    +14

    Non-Hispanic whites

    79

    47

    46

    +1

    Blacks

    10

    84

    8

    +76

    All others

    11

    51

    42

    +9

    East

    23

    60

    32

    +28

    Midwest

    22

    50

    44

    +6

    South

    32

    45

    48

    -3

    West

    23

    54

    41

    +13

    Urban

    30

    60

    36

    +24

    Suburban

    49

    50

    43

    +7

    Rural

    21

    42

    48

    -6

    Less than $30,000 per year

    22

    65

    26

    +39

    $30,000-$74,999 per year

    45

    50

    44

    +6

    $75,000 or more per year

    33

    47

    49

    -2

    Republicans

    32

    8

    90

    -82

    Independents

    32

    50

    36

    +14

    Democrats

    36

    93

    4

    +89

    Conservative Republicans

    27

    5

    92

    -87

    Moderate/liberal Republicans

    16

    15

    80

    -65

    Pure independents

    5

    32

    21

    +11

    Conservative Democrats

    9

    84

    10

    +74

    Moderate Democrats

    25

    88

    7

    +81

    Liberal Democrats

    18

    93

    4

    +89

    White frequent churchgoers

    36

    36

    58

    -22

    White infrequent churchgoers

    48

    57

    37

    +20

    All others

    16

    71

    21

    +50

    September 2006: Based on an aggregate sample of more than 1,700 registered voters.

    August 2006

    % of Registered Voters

    Democratic candidate

    Republican candidate

    Democratic lead

    %

    %

    %

    %

    Men

    48

    45

    49

    -4

    Women

    52

    52

    38

    +14

    18-29 year olds

    14

    49

    42

    +7

    30-49 year olds

    39

    47

    46

    +1

    50-64 year olds

    26

    52

    40

    +12

    65 years and older

    21

    48

    45

    +3

    Non-Hispanic whites

    82

    43

    50

    -7

    Blacks

    10

    80

    11

    +69

    All others

    9

    62

    27

    +35

    East

    22

    56

    34

    +22

    Midwest

    24

    45

    47

    -2

    South

    31

    45

    47

    -2

    West

    23

    50

    44

    +6

    Urban

    27

    59

    36

    +23

    Suburban

    52

    45

    46

    -1

    Rural

    21

    43

    46

    -3

    Less than $30,000 per year

    22

    51

    35

    +16

    $30,000-$74,999 per year

    45

    52

    41

    +11

    $75,000 or more per year

    33

    43

    53

    -10

    Republicans

    34

    5

    92

    -87

    Independents

    29

    46

    34

    +12

    Democrats

    36

    92

    6

    +86

    Conservative Republicans

    27

    3

    95

    -92

    Moderate/liberal Republicans

    15

    12

    83

    -71

    Pure independents

    8

    22

    16

    +6

    Conservative Democrats

    9

    85

    11

    +74

    Moderate Democrats

    23

    88

    8

    +80

    Liberal Democrats

    17

    94

    4

    +90

    White frequent churchgoers

    34

    33

    62

    -29

    White infrequent churchgoers

    49

    52

    40

    +12

    All others

    16

    72

    16

    +56

    August 2006: Based on an aggregate sample of more than 1,700 registered voters.

    June-July 2006

    % of Registered Voters

    Democratic candidate

    Republican candidate

    Democratic lead

    %

    %

    %

    %

    Men

    47

    47

    45

    +2

    Women

    53

    56

    35

    +21

    18-29 year olds

    15

    60

    33

    +27

    30-49 year olds

    39

    48

    43

    +5

    50-64 year olds

    27

    52

    40

    +12

    65 years and older

    20

    53

    37

    +16

    Non-Hispanic whites

    81

    47

    44

    +3

    Blacks

    10

    87

    10

    +77

    All others

    9

    57

    31

    +26

    East

    23

    57

    33

    +24

    Midwest

    23

    51

    40

    +11

    South

    32

    47

    46

    +1

    West

    22

    54

    36

    +18

    Urban

    29

    64

    29

    +35

    Suburban

    48

    48

    42

    +6

    Rural

    23

    44

    47

    -3

    Less than $30,000 per year

    23

    59

    31

    +28

    $30,000-$74,999 per year

    45

    51

    40

    +11

    $75,000 or more per year

    32

    49

    44

    +5

    Republicans

    33

    7

    91

    -84

    Independents

    30

    48

    29

    +19

    Democrats

    38

    95

    3

    +92

    Conservative Republicans

    26

    5

    91

    -86

    Moderate/liberal Republicans

    15

    13

    81

    -68

    Pure independents

    7

    20

    17

    +3

    Conservative Democrats

    10

    88

    7

    +81

    Moderate Democrats

    23

    91

    4

    +87

    Liberal Democrats

    18

    96

    2

    +94

    White frequent churchgoers

    35

    35

    56

    -21

    White infrequent churchgoers

    50

    55

    36

    +19

    All others

    16

    77

    16

    +61

    June-July 2006: Based on an aggregated sample of more than 3,500 registered voters.


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