http://www.cnn.com/ELECTION/2008/results/polls/#val=OHP00p3 2008-11-13T20:35:27Z This dataset is one section of the 2008 CNN Exit Polls for the Presidential Election. This section provides data on religion and attendance to church by voters. 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. 6985 482211 CNN 71.4062353532712 -66.9692710360024 18.921786345087 -178.217598362366 2008 Presidential Election Exit Polls by Religion, USA by State, November 2008 2008-11-06T12:00:00Z 7405 true described USA, Election, Polls, "Exit Polls", Obama, McCain, Politics, President, Demographics, Religion, Church 2010-02-06T00:50:29Z emily emily http://www.cnn.com/ELECTION/2008/results/polls/#val=OHP00p3 2008-11-13T20:35:27Z This dataset is one section of the 2008 CNN Exit Polls for the Presidential Election. This section provides data on religion and attendance to church by voters. 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. 6985 482211 CNN 71.4062353532712 -66.9692710360024 18.921786345087 -178.217598362366 2008 Presidential Election Exit Polls by Religion, USA by State, November 2008 2008-11-06T12:00:00Z 7405 true described USA, Election, Polls, "Exit Polls", Obama, McCain, Politics, President, Demographics, Religion, Church 2010-02-06T00:50:29Z emily emily Percent of White Prot. Not Born-Again Who Voted for Other/No Answer 92465 White Prot. Not Born-Again; Other/No Answer ETOTH 6985 Percent of Catholics who attend church weekly Who Voted for Other/No Answer 92494 Catholics who attend church weekly; Other/No Answer EDOTH 6985 Percent of White - Other Religion Voters Who Voted for Obama 92437 White - Other Religion; Obama BTOBA 6985 Percent of Voters that Attends Church Weekly Who Voted for McCain 92466 Attends Church Weekly; McCain DIMC 6985 Percent of White Catholic Voters Who Voted for McCain 92495 White Catholic; McCain BMMC 6985 Percent of Voters that Attends Church Weekly Who Voted for Other/No Answer 92438 Attends Church Weekly; Other/No Answer CTOTH 6985 Percent of Voters that Never attends church Who Voted for Obama 92467 Never attends church; Obama DDOBA 6985 State 92409 State State 6985 Percent of Voters that Attends Church Monthly Who Voted for Obama 92496 Attends Church Monthly; Obama CVOBA 6985 Are you White Evangelical/Born-Again? Yes; Percent who Voted for McCain 92468 White Evangelical/Born-Again? Yes; McCain CGMC 6985 Percent of Protestants who attend church less often than weekly; Total 92410 Protestants who attend church less often than weekly; Total DWTOT 6985 Percent of Voters that Attends Church a few times a year Who Voted for Other/No Answer 92411 Attends Church a few times a year; Other/No Answer DBOTH 6985 Percent of White - Other Religion Voters Who Voted for Other/No Answer 92497 White - Other Religion; Other/No Answer BVOTH 6985 Percent of Catholics who attend church weekly Who Voted for McCain 92439 Catholics who attend church weekly; McCain ECMC 6985 Percent of White - No Religion Voters; Total 92412 White - No Religion; Total BWTOT 6985 Percent of Catholic Who Voted for Obama 92498 Catholic; Obama AFOBA 6985 Percent of Voters that Attends Church a few times a year Who Voted for McCain 92440 Attends Church a few times a year; McCain DAMC 6985 Percent of White Jewish Voters Who Voted for McCain 92385 White Jewish; McCain BQMC 6985 Percent of Voters; Religion None Who Voted for Obama 92441 None; Obama BDOBA 6985 Percent of Voters that Attends Church a few times a year; Total 92469 Attends Church a few times a year; Total CYTOT 6985 Percent of White Protestant Voters; Total 92413 White Protestant; Total BGTOT 6985 Percent of Catholics who attend church less than weekly Who Voted for Obama 92414 Catholics who attend church less than weekly; Obama EFOBA 6985 Percent of Protestant Who Voted for Obama 92386 Protestant; Obama ABOBA 6985 Percent of Non-whites Who Voted for Other/No Answer 92470 Non-whites; Other/No Answer CDOTH 6985 Percent of Jewish Who Voted for McCain 92415 Jewish; McCain ASMC 6985 Percent of Voters that Attends Church More than Weekly; Total 92499 Attends Church More than Weekly; Total CMTOT 6985 Percent of All Others; Total 92387 All Others; Total EITOT 6985 Percent of All Others Who Voted for Other/No Answer 92471 All Others; Other/No Answer EXOTH 6985 Percent of Voters that Attends Church Occasionally; Total 92442 Attends Church Occasionally; Total DKTOT 6985 Percent of White Catholic Voters; Total 92416 White Catholic; Total BKTOT 6985 Percent of Voters that Attends Church a few times a year Who Voted for Obama 92500 Attends Church a few times a year; Obama CZOBA 6985 Percent of All Others Who Voted for Obama 92388 All Others; Obama EVOBA 6985 Percent of Voters that Attends Church Weekly Who Voted for Obama 92472 Attends Church Weekly; Obama DHOBA 6985 Percent of Protestants who attend church less often than weekly Who Voted for Obama 92443 Protestants who attend church less often than weekly; Obama DXOBA 6985 NA 92501 NoName_12 NoName_12 6985 Percent of White Protestant Voters Who Voted for McCain 92473 White Protestant; McCain BIMC 6985 Percent of Other; Total 92444 Other; Total AYTOT 6985 Percent of Jewish Who Voted for Other/No Answer 92417 Jewish; Other/No Answer ATOTH 6985 Percent of White Prot. Not Born-Again; Total 92502 White Prot. Not Born-Again; Total EQTOT 6985 Percent of Mormon; Total 92474 Mormon; Total AITOT 6985 Percent of Non-whites Who Voted for McCain 92445 Non-whites; McCain CCMC 6985 Percent of Voters that Never attends church Who Voted for Other/No Answer 92418 Never attends church; Other/No Answer DFOTH 6985 Percent of White Protestant Voters Who Voted for Other/No Answer 92503 White Protestant; Other/No Answer BJOTH 6985 Are you White Evangelical/Born-Again? Yes; Percent who Voted for Other/No Answer 92446 White Evangelical/Born-Again? Yes; Other/No Answer CHOTH 6985 Percent of Muslim Who Voted for Obama 92475 Muslim; Obama AVOBA 6985 Percent of Voters; Religion None Who Voted for Other/No Answer 92389 None; Other/No Answer BFOTH 6985 Percent of Protestant Who Voted for Other/No Answer 92447 Protestant; Other/No Answer ADOTH 6985 Percent of Mormon Who Voted for McCain 92504 Mormon; McCain AKMC 6985 Percent of All Others Who Voted for Other/No Answer 92476 All Others; Other/No Answer ELOTH 6985 Percent of White Prot. Born-Again; Total 92390 White Prot. Born-Again; Total EMTOT 6985 Percent of Catholic Who Voted for Other/No Answer 92448 atholic; Other/No Answer AHOTH 6985 Percent of Protestants who attend church less often than weekly Who Voted for Other/No Answer 92505 Protestants who attend church less often than weekly; Other/No Answer DZOTH 6985 Percent of All Others Who Voted for McCain 92419 All Others; McCain EWMC 6985 Percent of Mormon Who Voted for Obama 92509 Mormon; Obama AJOBA 6985 Percent of Other Christian; Total 92477 Other Christian; Total AMTOT 6985 Percent of Protestants who attend church weekly Who Voted for Other/No Answer 92391 Protestants who attend church weekly; Other/No Answer DVOTH 6985 State Name 92506 State Name STATE_NAME 6985 Percent of All Others; Total 92510 All Others; Total EUTOT 6985 Percent of Catholics who attend church less than weekly Who Voted for Other/No Answer 92478 Catholics who attend church less than weekly; Other/No Answer EHOTH 6985 Percent of Other Who Voted for Other/No Answer 92392 Other; Other/No Answer BBOTH 6985 Percent of White Prot. Born-Again Who Voted for McCain 92507 White Prot. Born-Again; McCain EOMC 6985 Percent of Other Christian Who Voted for McCain 92393 Other Christian; McCain AOMC 6985 Percent of Voters that Attends Church Monthly Who Voted for Other/No Answer 92449 Attends Church Monthly; Other/No Answer CXOTH 6985 Percent of White - No Religion Voters Who Voted for Obama 92420 White - No Religion; Obama BXOBA 6985 Percent of Voters that Never Attends Church Who Voted for McCain 92511 Never Attends Church; McCain DQMC 6985 Are you White Evangelical/Born-Again? Yes; Percent who Voted for Obama 92394 White Evangelical/Born-Again? Yes; Obama CFOBA 6985 Percent of White Protestant Voters Who Voted for Obama 92450 White Protestant; Obama BHOBA 6985 Percent of Non-whites; Total 92508 Non-whites; Total CATOT 6985 Percent of All Others Who Voted for Obama 92421 All Others; Obama EJOBA 6985 Percent of Catholics who attend church less than weekly; Total 92512 Catholics who attend church less than weekly; Total EETOT 6985 Percent of Catholics who attend church weekly; Total 92395 Catholics who attend church weekly; Total EATOT 6985 NA 92479 NoName_1 NoName_1 6985 Percent of Voters; Religion None Who Voted for McCain 92451 None; McCain BEMC 6985 Percent of Muslim Who Voted for Other/No Answer 92422 Muslim; Other/No Answer AXOTH 6985 Are you White Evangelical/Born-Again? Yes; Percent Total 92513 White Evangelical/Born-Again? Yes; Total CETOT 6985 Percent of Other Who Voted for Obama 92480 Other; Obama AZOBA 6985 Percent of Voters that Never attends church; Total 92452 Never attends church; Total DCTOT 6985 Percent of Protestants who attend church less often than weekly Who Voted for McCain 92423 Protestants who attend church less often than weekly; McCain DYMC 6985 Percent of Voters that Attends Church More than Weekly Who Voted for Obama 92514 Attends Church More than Weekly; Obama CNOBA 6985 Percent of Voters that Attends Church Weekly Who Voted for Other/No Answer 92396 Attends Church Weekly; Other/No Answer DJOTH 6985 Percent of Catholic Who Voted for McCain 92481 Catholic; McCain AGMC 6985 Percent of Voters that Attends Church Monthly Who Voted for McCain 92424 Attends Church Monthly; McCain CWMC 6985 Percent of White Catholic Voters Who Voted for Other/No Answer 92515 White Catholic; Other/No Answer BNOTH 6985 Are you White Evangelical/Born-Again? No; Percent who Voted for Obama 92397 White Evangelical/Born-Again? No; Obama CJOBA 6985 Percent of White - No Religion Voters Who Voted for Other/No Answer 92482 White - No Religion; Other/No Answer BZOTH 6985 Percent of Voters that Attends Church Occasionally Who Voted for Obama 92453 Attends Church Occasionally; Obama DLOBA 6985 Percent of Voters that Never Attends Church; Total 92425 Never Attends Church; Total DOTOT 6985 Percent of Voters that Attends Church Weekly Who Voted for Obama 92516 Attends Church Weekly; Obama CROBA 6985 Percent of White Prot. Not Born-Again Who Voted for McCain 92398 White Prot. Not Born-Again; McCain ESMC 6985 Are you White Evangelical/Born-Again? No; Percent who Voted for Other/No Answer 92454 White Evangelical/Born-Again? No; Other/No Answer CLOTH 6985 Percent of White - No Religion Voters Who Voted for McCain 92426 White - No Religion; McCain BYMC 6985 Percent of Voters that Never Attends Church Who Voted for Other/No Answer 92517 Never Attends Church; Other/No Answer DROTH 6985 Percent of Protestant; Total 92483 Protestant; Total AATOT 6985 Percent of White Catholic Voters Who Voted for Obama 92455 White Catholic; Obama BLOBA 6985 Percent of Mormon Who Voted for Other/No Answer 92427 Mormon; Other/No Answer ALOTH 6985 Percent of Voters that Attends Church More than Weekly Who Voted for McCain 92518 Attends Church More than Weekly; McCain COMC 6985 Percent of Voters that Attends Church Weekly; Total 92484 Attends Church Weekly; Total CQTOT 6985 Percent of White Prot. Born-Again Who Voted for Other/No Answer 92456 White Prot. Born-Again; Other/No Answer EPOTH 6985 Percent of Protestants who attend church weekly; Total 92428 Protestants who attend church weekly; Total DSTOT 6985 Percent of All Others Who Voted for McCain 92485 All Others; McCain EKMC 6985 Percent of Voters that Attends Church More than Weekly Who Voted for Other/No Answer 92457 Attends Church More than Weekly; Other/No Answer CPOTH 6985 NoName 92399 NoName NoName 6985 Percent of Jewish; Total 92458 Jewish; Total AQTOT 6985 Percent of Voters that Attends Church Monthly; Total 92486 Attends Church Monthly; Total CUTOT 6985 Percent of Protestants who attend church weekly Who Voted for McCain 92400 Protestants who attend church weekly; McCain DUMC 6985 Percent of Other Who Voted for McCain 92429 Other; McCain BAMC 6985 Percent of Voters that Attends Church Occasionally Who Voted for McCain 92487 Attends Church Occasionally; McCain DMMC 6985 Percent of White Jewish Voters; Total 92401 White Jewish; Total BOTOT 6985 Percent of Voters; Religion None; Total 92430 None; Total BCTOT 6985 Are you White Evangelical/Born-Again? No; Percent who Voted for McCain 92488 White Evangelical/Born-Again? No; McCain CKMC 6985 Percent of Voters that Attends Church Occasionally Who Voted for Other/No Answer 92402 Attends Church Occasionally; Other/No Answer DNOTH 6985 Percent of Protestant Who Voted for McCain 92459 Protestant; McCain ACMC 6985 Percent of White Prot. Born-Again Who Voted for Obama 92403 White Prot. Born-Again; Obama ENOBA 6985 Percent of Catholics who attend church less than weekly Who Voted for McCain 92460 Catholics who attend church less than weekly; McCain EGMC 6985 Percent of Catholics who attend church weekly Who Voted for Obama 92431 Catholics who attend church weekly; Obama EBOBA 6985 Percent of Voters that Attends Church Weekly Who Voted for McCain 92404 Attends Church Weekly; McCain CSMC 6985 Percent of Voters that Never Attends Church Who Voted for Obama 92461 Never Attends Church; Obama DPOBA 6985 Number of Responds 92432 Responds Respond 6985 Percent of White Prot. Not Born-Again Who Voted for Obama 92405 White Prot. Not Born-Again; Obama EROBA 6985 Percent of Catholic; Total 92489 Catholic; Total AETOT 6985 Percent of Voters that Attends Church Weekly; Total 92433 Attends Church Weekly; Total DGTOT 6985 Percent of White - Other Religion Voters Who Voted for McCain 92406 White - Other Religion; McCain BUMC 6985 Percent of Other Christian Who Voted for Obama 92490 Other Christian; Obama ANOBA 6985 Percent of Protestants who attend church weekly Who Voted for Obama 92462 Protestants who attend church weekly; Obama DTOBA 6985 Percent of White Jewish Voters Who Voted for Obama 92434 White Jewish; Obama BPOBA 6985 Percent of White - Other Religion Voters; Total 92407 White - Other Religion; Total BSTOT 6985 Percent of Jewish Who Voted for Obama 92491 Jewish; Obama AROBA 6985 Percent of Voters that Never attends church Who Voted for McCain 92463 Never attends church; McCain DEMC 6985 Percent of Other Christian Who Voted for Other/No Answer 92435 Other Christian; Other/No Answer APOTH 6985 Percent of Non-whites Who Voted for Obama 92408 Non-whites; Obama CBOBA 6985 Are you White Evangelical/Born-Again? No; Percent Total 92492 White Evangelical/Born-Again? No; Total CITOT 6985 Percent of Muslim Who Voted for McCain 92436 Muslim; McCain AWMC 6985 Percent of White Jewish Voters Who Voted for Other/No Answer 92493 White Jewish; Other/No Answer BROTH 6985 Percent of Muslim; Total 92464 Muslim; Total AUTOT 6985 9 2823 church 911 54 demographics 134 985 election 6 3608 exit polls 31 2105 mccain 74 986 obama 209 25 politics 17 1306 polls 34 90 president 24 85 religion 488 109 usa 9 2823 church 911 54 demographics 134 985 election 6 3608 exit polls 31 2105 mccain 74 986 obama 209 25 politics 17 1306 polls 34 90 president 24 85 religion 488 109 usa