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Massachusetts Democratic Exit Poll
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Religious demographics chart

Republican Primary Results

Race
Candidate
Votes
Vote %
Del*
Massachusetts
 
 


 
 
255,248
51%
22
204,027
41%
18
19,168
4%
0
13,210
3%
0
2,643
1%
0
       

 

Democratic Primary Results

Massachusetts
Candidate
Votes
Vote %
Del*
 

County Result

704,591
56%
54
511,887
41%
37
19,889
2%
0

 

Commentary

Democrat
Clinton won in all attendance categories except the Nevers, among whom Obama eked out a one-percent margin, 49 percent to 48 percent. Clinton carried Catholics (45 percent of the total) by nearly two-to-one—64 percent to 33 percent; and Protestants (including “Other Christians” 53 percent to 46 percent. Non-Judeo Christians went for Clinton 49 percent to 46 percent. The only groups to go to Obama were the Jews (52 percent to 48 percent) and the Nones (53 percent to 46 percent). Clinton’s strength almost across the board in the Bay State (in the face of Kennedy support for Obama) is one of the most curious features of the entire primary season.

Republican
Romney swept all levels of church attendance, and took 53 percent of the evangelical vote, over McCain at 26 percent and Huckabee at 16 percent. This is one more piece of evidence that New England evangelicals are like other New Englanders in resisting appeals to vote on sectarian lines. Overall, Romney carried the Catholics by a 16 point margin while McCain carried the Protestants (not including “Other Christians”) by five points. This may hark back to the old mugwump (independent) streak in Massachusetts Yankeedom.

   

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