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1,373 Respondents Updated: 2:05 p.m.

VOTE BY GENDER
TOTAL Keyes Obama
Male (45%) 30% 67%
Female (55%) 25% 73%


VOTE BY RACE AND GENDER
TOTAL Keyes Obama
White Men (36%) 33% 64%
White Women (42%) 28% 69%
Non-White Men (10%) 19% 81%
Non-White Women (13%) 11% 88%


VOTE BY RACE
TOTAL Keyes Obama
White (78%) 31% 66%
African-American (10%) 8% 92%
Latino (9%) 17% 82%
Asian (2%) * *
Other (1%) * *


VOTE BY AGE
TOTAL Keyes Obama
18-29 (21%) 25% 73%
30-44 (30%) 27% 70%
45-59 (29%) 26% 72%
60 and Older (20%) 32% 65%


VOTE BY AGE
TOTAL Keyes Obama
18-64 (90%) 27% 70%
65 and Older (10%) 29% 70%


VOTE BY INCOME
TOTAL Keyes Obama
Under $15,000 (7%) 28% 72%
$15-30,000 (12%) 27% 71%
$30-50,000 (24%) 29% 70%
$50-75,000 (24%) 27% 71%
$75-100,000 (14%) 24% 72%
$100-150,000 (11%) 24% 70%
$150-200,000 (4%) * *
$200,000 or More (4%) 25% 75%


VOTE BY INCOME
TOTAL Keyes Obama
Less Than $50,000 (43%) 28% 71%
$50,000 or More (57%) 26% 71%


VOTE BY INCOME
TOTAL Keyes Obama
Less Than $100,000 (81%) 27% 71%
$100,000 or More (19%) 25% 71%


ANYONE IN HOUSEHOLD IN A UNION?
TOTAL Keyes Obama
Yes (36%) 24% 74%
No (64%) 29% 68%


ARE YOU A UNION MEMBER?
TOTAL Keyes Obama
Yes (20%) 20% 79%
No (80%) 29% 68%


VOTE BY PARTY ID
TOTAL Keyes Obama
Democrat (40%) 5% 94%
Republican (33%) 56% 40%
Independent (27%) 24% 74%


VOTE BY IDEOLOGY
TOTAL Keyes Obama
Liberal (23%) 8% 91%
Moderate (50%) 18% 80%
Conservative (27%) 61% 33%


VOTE BY RELIGION
TOTAL Keyes Obama
Protestant (47%) 37% 60%
Catholic (36%) 23% 75%
Jewish (3%) * *
Other (5%) 8% 92%
None (9%) 15% 84%


ARE YOU A WHITE CONSERVATIVE PROTESTANT?
TOTAL Keyes Obama
Yes (13%) 77% 18%
No (87%) 20% 78%


WHEN DID YOU DECIDE WHO TO VOTE FOR?
TOTAL Keyes Obama
Today (5%) 28% 70%
Last Three Days (4%) 12% 88%
Last Week (3%) * *
Last Month (11%) 23% 74%
Before That (76%) 29% 69%


WHEN DID YOU DECIDE WHO TO VOTE FOR?
TOTAL Keyes Obama
Today/Last 3 Days (10%) 21% 78%
Earlier Than That (90%) 28% 70%


WHEN DID YOU DECIDE WHO TO VOTE FOR?
TOTAL Keyes Obama
Within the Last Week (13%) 20% 79%
Earlier Than That (87%) 28% 69%


YOUR VOTE FOR PRESIDENT WAS MOSTLY...
TOTAL Keyes Obama
For Your Candidate (63%) 38% 59%
Against His Opponent (32%) 15% 83%


HOW BUSH IS HANDLING HIS JOB
TOTAL Keyes Obama
Strongly Approve (28%) 61% 34%
Somewhat Approve (19%) 38% 56%
Somewhat Disapprove (15%) 13% 87%
Strongly Disapprove (38%) 4% 96%


HOW BUSH IS HANDLING HIS JOB
TOTAL Keyes Obama
Approve (46%) 52% 43%
Disapprove (53%) 6% 93%


MOST IMPORTANT ISSUE
TOTAL Keyes Obama
Taxes (5%) 41% 59%
Education (5%) 25% 75%
Iraq (21%) 12% 88%
Terrorism (18%) 40% 51%
Economy/Jobs (20%) 4% 93%
Moral Values (19%) 61% 38%
Health Care (5%) 12% 88%


MOST IMPORTANT QUALITY
TOTAL Keyes Obama
Cares About People (10%) 23% 71%
Religious Faith (8%) 74% 26%
Honest/Trustworthy (11%) 42% 56%
Strong Leader (20%) 43% 52%
Intelligent (9%) 3% 96%
Will Bring Change (27%) 2% 97%
Clear Stand on Issue (11%) 42% 57%


STATE ECONOMY
TOTAL Keyes Obama
Excellent (1%) * *
Good (51%) 38% 58%
Not So Good (37%) 19% 77%
Poor (9%) 17% 81%


FAMILY'S FINANCIAL SITUATION
TOTAL Keyes Obama
Better (28%) 46% 49%
Worse (34%) 15% 83%
Same (38%) 24% 74%


DECISION TO GO TO WAR IN IRAQ
TOTAL Keyes Obama
Strongly Approve (22%) 65% 29%
Somewhat Approve (25%) 38% 59%
Somewhat Disapprove (18%) 11% 87%
Strongly Disapprove (34%) 4% 95%


DECISION TO GO TO WAR IN IRAQ
TOTAL Keyes Obama
Approve (45%) 51% 45%
Disapprove (51%) 7% 93%


TRUST KERRY TO HANDLE TERRORISM?
TOTAL Keyes Obama
Yes (43%) 6% 93%
No (53%) 47% 47%


TRUST BUSH TO HANDLE TERRORISM?
TOTAL Keyes Obama
Yes (54%) 48% 47%
No (42%) 5% 94%


VOTE BY SIZE OF COMMUNITY
TOTAL Keyes Obama
Big Cities (20%) 11% 88%
Smaller Cities (11%) 34% 66%
Suburbs (47%) 27% 70%
Small Towns (3%) * *
Rural (19%) 42% 57%


VOTE BY SIZE OF COMMUNITY
TOTAL Keyes Obama
Urban (31%) 19% 80%
Suburban (47%) 27% 70%
Rural (22%) 40% 58%


VOTE BY REGION
TOTAL Keyes Obama
Chicago (20%) 11% 88%
Cook County Suburbs (20%) 23% 75%
Collar Counties (23%) 32% 65%
Northern Illinois (24%) 35% 62%
Southern Illinois (13%) 36% 61%


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• Key: n/a = not available; * Represents a statistically insignificant number of respondents
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