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CNN has begun to announce the first results from their exit polling. It appears that, as in the past, the networks won’t release exit poll results on who was voted for until the polls close, but they have begun releasing the results on some other more general questions. We will update this post with those results as they come in.
The first results deal with what issue was most important to voters as they stepped into the polls today. Unsurprisingly, the No. 1 concern for voters was the economy, with 62 percent of voters saying that was the most important issue to them. Other concerns were far behind that, with 10 percent naming the war in Iraq as their key issue; 9 percent named terrorism; 9 percent health care; and 7 percent energy policy.
This should be a good sign for the Obama campaign. Pre-election polling shows that more voters believe that Obama understands their economic problems better than McCain and trust him more on that issue. It also downplays foreign affairs issues, on which Obama is relatively inexperienced compared to his Republican rival.
Those who saw Iraq as the main issue voted for Obama 63 percent of the time; 36 percent voted for McCain. Those who saw terrorism as the main issue voted for McCain 86 percent of the time; 13 percent voted for Obama.
Update: The state by state exit polls are starting to come in. CNN’s exit polls in Virginia, a very important battleground state, give the advantage to Obama, with a majority of both men and women voting Democratic. Among men, who make up 46% of the voters in that state, Obama leads McCain 52 percent to 46 percent. Among women, the lead is 56-44.
In North Carolina, another key state, McCain has the lead among men but Obama has an even larger lead among women, who make up more of the voting pool. Among the 56 percent of North Carolina voters who are female, Obama leads 56-43. Among men, McCain leads 53-46. Again, this bodes very well for Obama, who also holds an overwhelming 75-25 lead among voters aged 18-29, which make up 17 percent of that state’s voters.
The news is even better for Obama in Ohio, where the Democrat leads among both men and women: 52 percent of Ohio voters are women and Obama leads 54-44, while 48 percent are men, among whom Obama leads 52-46. Obama leads all age groups in Obama other than those over 65.
The exit polls in Indiana are also positive for Obama. Among men, who make up 47 percent of Indiana voters, the two candidates are tied at 49. Among women, Obama leads 55-44. As in Ohio, Obama leads the voting among all age groups other than those over 65.
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