National Election Pool General Election Exit Polls, 2008

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The work National Election Pool General Election Exit Polls, 2008 represents a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Bates College. This resource is a combination of several types including: Work, Three Dimensional Object, Visual Materials.

Label

National Election Pool General Election Exit Polls, 2008

Creator

• National Election Pool
• Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor]

Contributor

• Edison Media Research
• Mitofsky International

Author

• National Election Pool
• Edison Media Research
• Mitofsky International

Contributor

• Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor]

Subject

• candidates
• congressional elections
• election forecasting
• event
• exit polls
• gubernatorial elections
• national economy
• national elections
• national security
• presidential elections
• Bush Administration (George W., 2001-2009)
• terrorism
• voter preferences
• voter turnout
• voters
• voting behavior
• voting precincts
• survey
• Hispanic or Latino origins
• Iraq War, 2003-2011
• McCain, John
• Obama, Barack
• Obama, Michelle

Genre

• survey
• event

Summary

Election data for 50 states and the District of Columbia were collected through interviews conducted with voters as they left their polling places on election day, November 4, 2008. Part 1, National Data, contains data collected from a national sample. National sample respondents were asked a series of questions about their electoral choices, the issues surrounding the elections, and the factors that influenced their decisions. Questions focused on the direction of the country, national security, terrorism, the war in Iraq, the state and future of the nation's economy, gay marriage, and the George W. Bush presidency. Demographic variables of national respondents cover age, race, gender, Hispanic descent, sexual orientation, age of children in household, marital status, political party, political orientation, employment status, education, religion, sexual orientation, and family income. Parts 2-52 contain data collected from each state and District of Columbia surveys. Respondents were asked for their opinions of Republican presidential candidate Senator John McCain, Democratic presidential candidate Senator Barack Obama, and the United States Congress, as well as for their vote choices in the relevant gubernatorial, senatorial, and congressional elections. Those queried were also asked their opinions of the candidates' spouses, Cindy McCain and Michelle Obama. Demographic variables of individual state respondents cover age, race, gender, education, voter participation history, political party, political orientation, sexual orientation, and family income. Telephone interviews were the only type of interview conducted in Colorado, Oregon, and Washington. Telephone interviews were also used to poll absentee voters in Alaska, Arkansas, Arizona, California, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Michigan, Montana, New Mexico, Nevada, North Carolina, Ohio, Tennessee, and Texas