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2008 Presidential Election Exit Polls by Age and Race, USA by State, November 2008

This dataset is one section of the 2008 CNN Exit Polls for the Presidential Election. This Section provides data on Age by sex and race. The data was retrieved from the CNN Election Center 2008 section on Exit Polls by State. The data was then formatted and joined to a shapefile of the USA states. Values of -1 represent no data available. Often, certin questions were asked of people in some states but not others so some attributes only have answers for a select number of states. All numbers represent the percentage of voters. The categories for each question are the percent of voters who ... (ex. have a high school education), that voted for Obama; for McCain; for other or did not answer; and total voters.

Attributes Range Median Mean Standard Deviation
White Women; Obama -1.00 - 71.00 42.00 37.90 20.65

Percent of White Women Who Voted for Obama

Latino Age 45-64; Obama -1.00 - 73.00 -1.00 4.25 18.23

Percent of Latino Respondents Age 45-64 Who Voted for Obama

Latino Men; Other/No Answer -1.00 - 5.00 -1.00 -0.73 1.04

Percent of Latino Men Who Voted for Other/No Answer

Latino Age 18-29; Obama -1.00 - 88.00 -1.00 6.92 24.38

Percent of Latino Respondents Age 18-29 Who Voted for Obama

Latino Age 30-44; Obama -1.00 - 79.00 -1.00 3.29 16.46

Percent of Latino Respondents Age 30-44 Who Voted for Obama

Latino Age 30-44; Total 0.00 - 11.00 1.00 1.84 1.96

Percent of Latino Respondents Age 30-44; Total

White Women; Mccain -1.00 - 88.00 52.00 48.67 19.82

Percent of White Women Who Voted for Mccain

Latino Age 45-64; Total 0.00 - 14.00 1.00 1.84 2.18

Percent of Latino Respondents Age 45-64; Total

White Men; Total 2.00 - 46.00 38.00 35.76 10.11

Percent of White Men; Total

White Age 65 and Older; Mccain -1.00 - 85.00 42.00 30.86 28.90

Percent of White Respondents Age 65 and Older Who Voted for Mccain

Latino Men; Obama -1.00 - 78.00 -1.00 4.53 18.81

Percent of Latino Men Who Voted for Obama

State Name Text column (no statistics available)

State Name

Latino Age 18-29; Total 0.00 - 12.00 1.00 1.92 1.99

Percent of Latino Respondents Age 18-29; Total

African-American; Mccain -1.00 - 9.00 -1.00 1.59 3.23

Percent of African-American Respondents Who Voted for Mccain

Black Age 30-44; Obama -1.00 - 99.00 -1.00 16.39 37.36

Percent of Black Respondents Age 30-44 Who Voted for Obama

Latino Age 18-29; Other/No Answer -1.00 - 4.00 -1.00 -0.69 1.10

Percent of Latino Respondents Age 18-29 Who Voted for Other/No Answer

Latino; Total -1.00 - 41.00 3.00 5.04 6.54

Percent of Latino Respondents ; Total

State Name Text column (no statistics available)

State Name

White Age 45-64; Obama -1.00 - 67.00 38.00 33.20 18.86

Percent of White Respondents Age 45-64 Who Voted for Obama

Black Age 18-29; Obama -1.00 - 99.00 -1.00 12.49 33.51

Percent of Black Respondents Age 18-29 Who Voted for Obama

Latino Women; Other/No Answer -1.00 - 3.00 -1.00 -0.75 0.82

Percent of Latino Women Who Voted for Other/No Answer

Latino Age 18-29; Mccain -1.00 - 21.00 -1.00 0.31 4.43

Percent of Latino Respondents Age 18-29 Who Voted for Mccain

White Age 18-29; Obama -1.00 - 69.00 45.00 39.37 21.71

Percent of White Respondents Age 18-29 Who Voted for Obama

White Age 30-44; Obama -1.00 - 63.00 36.00 32.31 18.54

Percent of White Respondents Age 30-44 Who Voted for Obama

All Other Races; Total 1.00 - 49.00 3.00 4.75 6.70

Percent of All Other Races; Total

Black Men; Total 0.00 - 23.00 3.00 4.02 4.23

Percent of Black Men; Total

White Age 45-64; Total 3.00 - 43.00 31.00 28.92 9.42

Percent of White Respondents Age 45-64; Total

Black Age 18-29; Total -1.00 - 14.00 2.00 2.61 2.87

Percent of Black Respondents Age 18-29; Total

African-American; Total -1.00 - 56.00 4.00 8.18 10.88

Percent of African-American Respondents ; Total

White; Total -1.00 - 96.00 73.00 59.41 34.48

Percent of White Respondents ; Total

White Age 30-44; Total 2.00 - 27.00 22.00 19.59 7.02

Percent of White Respondents Age 30-44; Total

Black Age 30-44; Total -1.00 - 15.00 2.00 3.12 3.38

Percent of Black Respondents Age 30-44; Total

Latino Women; Obama -1.00 - 78.00 -1.00 8.59 24.59

Percent of Latino Women Who Voted for Obama

White Age 18-29; Total 1.00 - 24.00 13.00 12.55 4.97

Percent of White Respondents Age 18-29; Total

Latino Age 65 and Older; Total -1.00 - 6.00 0.00 0.41 1.15

Percent of Latino Respondents Age 65 and Older; Total

Black Women; Total -1.00 - 33.00 3.00 5.33 6.66

Percent of Black Women; Total

White Women; Total 2.00 - 52.00 42.00 39.10 11.24

Percent of White Women; Total

White; Mccain -1.00 - 88.00 54.00 47.31 24.42

Percent of White Respondents Who Voted for Mccain

Black Age 18-29; Mccain -1.00 - 9.00 -1.00 -0.29 1.89

Percent of Black Respondents Age 18-29 Who Voted for Mccain

White Age 18-29; Mccain -1.00 - 84.00 44.00 42.55 24.77

Percent of White Respondents Age 18-29 Who Voted for Mccain

White Age 18-29; Other/No Answer -1.00 - 7.00 2.00 1.67 2.00

Percent of White Respondents Age 18-29 Who Voted for Other/No Answer

Black Age 45-64; Obama -1.00 - 99.00 -1.00 17.88 38.18

Percent of Black Respondents Age 45-64 Who Voted for Obama

Latino Age 30-44; Other/No Answer -1.00 - 5.00 -1.00 -0.69 1.17

Percent of Latino Respondents Age 30-44 Who Voted for Other/No Answer

White Age 65 and Older; Obama -1.00 - 71.00 33.00 25.20 23.22

Percent of White Respondents Age 65 and Older Who Voted for Obama

Latino Age 45-64; Other/No Answer -1.00 - 3.00 -1.00 -0.82 0.74

Percent of Latino Respondents Age 45-64 Who Voted for Other/No Answer

Latino Age 30-44; Mccain -1.00 - 42.00 -1.00 1.65 9.23

Percent of Latino Respondents Age 30-44 Who Voted for Mccain

White Men; Other/No Answer -1.00 - 5.00 2.00 2.10 1.35

Percent of White Men Who Voted for Other/No Answer

All Other Races; Mccain -1.00 - 47.00 -1.00 4.92 13.35

Percent of All Other Races Who Voted for Mccain

Respondents 502.00 - 3350.00 1321.00 1619.75 810.52

Number of respondents

Latino; Mccain -1.00 - 42.00 -1.00 5.51 13.31

Percent of Latino Respondents Who Voted for Mccain

Latino Men; Total 0.00 - 16.00 2.00 2.55 2.56

Percent of Latino Men; Total

Black 65 and Older; Total -1.00 - 7.00 1.00 0.65 1.35

Percent of Black Respondents Age 65 and Older; Total

Latino; Other/No Answer -1.00 - 6.00 -1.00 -0.43 1.40

Percent of Latino Respondents Who Voted for Other/No Answer

White Age 65 and Older; Total 1.00 - 19.00 13.00 11.78 4.61

Percent of White Respondents Age 65 and Older; Total

Black Age 30-44; Mccain -1.00 - 7.00 -1.00 -0.16 1.99

Percent of Black Respondents Age 30-44 Who Voted for Mccain

White Age 30-44; Mccain -1.00 - 88.00 54.00 49.63 23.12

Percent of White Respondents Age 30-44 Who Voted for Mccain

White Men; Obama -1.00 - 72.00 42.00 38.45 14.48

Percent of White Men Who Voted for Obama

Black Age 45-64; Total 0.00 - 21.00 2.00 3.45 3.87

Percent of Black Respondents Age 45-64; Total

Latino Women; Mccain -1.00 - 47.00 -1.00 2.90 11.22

Percent of Latino Women Who Voted for Mccain

Latino Men; Mccain -1.00 - 43.00 -1.00 1.16 8.35

Percent of Latino Men Who Voted for Mccain

Black Age 45-64; Other/No Answer -1.00 - 2.00 -1.00 -0.75 0.80

Percent of Black Respondents Age 45-64 Who Voted for Other/No Answer

White Age 65 and Older; Other/No Answer -1.00 - 9.00 1.00 0.84 2.11

Percent of White Respondents Age 65 and Older Who Voted for Other/No Answer

Black Age 30-44; Other/No Answer -1.00 - 1.00 -1.00 -0.92 0.39

Percent of Black Respondents Age 30-44 Who Voted for Other/No Answer

Latino Age 45-64; Mccain -1.00 - 38.00 -1.00 1.63 9.22

Percent of Latino Respondents Age 45-64 Who Voted for Mccain

White Age 45-64; Other/No Answer -1.00 - 5.00 1.00 1.53 1.41

Percent of White Respondents Age 45-64 Who Voted for Other/No Answer

Latino; Obama -1.00 - 78.00 -1.00 15.22 29.75

Percent of Latino Respondents Who Voted for Obama

White Men; Mccain -1.00 - 88.00 55.00 49.10 22.18

Percent of White Men Who Voted for Mccain

Black Age 18-29; Other/No Answer -1.00 - 3.00 -1.00 -0.84 0.67

Percent of Black Respondents Age 18-29 Who Voted for Other/No Answer

All Other Races; Other/No Answer -1.00 - 4.00 -1.00 -0.53 1.10

Percent of All Other Races Who Voted for Other/No Answer

White Age 30-44; Other/No Answer -1.00 - 5.00 1.00 1.51 1.64

Percent of White Respondents Age 30-44 Who Voted for Other/No Answer

African-American; Other/No Answer -1.00 - 2.00 -1.00 -0.75 0.80

Percent of African-American Respondents Who Voted for Other/No Answer

White; Other/No Answer -1.00 - 4.00 2.00 1.49 1.36

Percent of White Respondents Who Voted for Other/No Answer

Black Men; Other/No Answer -1.00 - 3.00 -1.00 -0.78 0.78

Percent of Black Men Who Voted for Other/No Answer

Black Women; Other/No Answer -1.00 - 2.00 -1.00 -0.61 0.94

Percent of Black Women Who Voted for Other/No Answer

Black Age 45-64; Mccain -1.00 - 15.00 -1.00 0.37 3.17

Percent of Black Respondents Age 45-64 Who Voted for Mccain

Latino Women; Total 1.00 - 25.00 2.00 3.53 4.03

Percent of Latino Women; Total

White Age 45-64; Mccain -1.00 - 91.00 54.00 50.25 22.46

Percent of White Respondents Age 45-64 Who Voted for Mccain

White Women; Other/No Answer -1.00 - 4.00 1.00 1.18 1.34

Percent of White Women Who Voted for Other/No Answer

Black Women; Mccain -1.00 - 7.00 -1.00 0.67 2.28

Percent of Black Women Who Voted for Mccain

Black Men; Mccain -1.00 - 13.00 -1.00 0.78 3.46

Percent of Black Men Who Voted for Mccain

All Other Races; Obama -1.00 - 78.00 -1.00 10.78 25.92

Percent of All Other Races Who Voted for Obama

African-American; Obama -1.00 - 99.00 -1.00 40.90 47.85

Percent of African-American Respondents Who Voted for Obama

White; Obama -1.00 - 86.00 39.00 33.98 21.10

Percent of White Respondents Who Voted for Obama

Black Men; Obama -1.00 - 99.00 -1.00 23.80 41.83

Percent of Black Men Who Voted for Obama

Black Women; Obama -1.00 - 99.00 -1.00 37.22 47.61

Percent of Black Women Who Voted for Obama