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Religious Voters and Election 2008: Indiana and North Carolina

Zogby International's tracking survey of likely Democratic voters in the May 6 primaries in Indiana and North Carolina shows "a convincing lead" for Barack Obama in North Carolina and a race "simply too close to call" in Indiana. In North Carolina, tracking polls on the final day before the primary elections show Obama winning 72% support among nonwhite evangelicals, 75% among nonwhite Protestants, and 73% among nonwhite Catholics. According to Zogby, the African American vote in the North Carolina primary is expected to be about 32%. The North Carolina polls also show white Catholics divided 47% for Obama and 42% for Hillary Clinton -- closer than in many previous primaries, where Clinton has demonstrated considerable support among white Catholics. Also in North Carolina, the tracking polls of likely Democratic voters show Hillary Clinton winning support among white evangelicals (65%) and white Protestants (53%). In Indiana, Obama holds a three-point lead among all Catholics, while Clinton holds a similarly small edge among all Protestants, according to Zogby.

Indiana Likely Democratic Primary Voters

White Evangelical/ Born Again % Non White Evangelical/ Born Again % White Protestant % Non White Protestant % White Catholic % Non White Catholic % Other %
Hillary Clinton 53 12 51 14 46 38 33
Barack Obama 28 75 37 76 38 51 54
Other/ Not Sure 19 13 12 10 16 11 13
Total 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
North Carolina Likely Democratic Primary Voters

White Evangelical/ Born Again % Non White Evangelical/ Born Again % White Protestant % Non White Protestant % White Catholic % Non White Catholic % Other %
Hillary Clinton 65 12 53 8 42 21 29
Barack Obama 15 72 36 75 47 73 60
Other/ Not Sure 20 16 11 17 11 6 11
Total 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
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