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Sub-group differences Voters residing in California’s coastal counties, who represent 70% of the state’s likely electorate, prefer Obama-Biden over McCain-Palin overwhelmingly, 57% to 32%. On the other hand, inland county voters favor the GOP ticket 46% to 38%. Support for the Democratic ticket is strongest in Los Angeles County and the nine-county San Francisco Bay Area, where Obama-Biden are supported by 60% and 69%, respectively. Voters in Southern California outside of Los Angeles, those in the Central Valley and voters in other parts of Northern California are about evenly divided in their preferences. Voters are divided sharply by partisanship. About four out of five Democrats (81%) are voting for Obama-Biden, while about the same proportion of Republicans (76%) favors McCain-Palin. Among all women voters in this state, 54% are supporting Obama-Biden and 33% prefer McCain-Palin. Women who are registered as Democrats split 83% to 9% in favor of the Democratic ticket. Republican women divide 74% to 12% for the GOP candidates. Overall, men support Obama-Biden by ten points (49% to 39%). Democratic men divide 79% for Obama-Biden and 13% for McCain-Palin. Republican men prefer McCain-Palin 78% to 14%. All age groups from 18 through 64 prefer Obama-Biden by substantial margins, with the youngest group of voters favoring the Democratic ticket most heavily. Voters age 65 and over are a little more divided, supporting Obama-Biden by five points.
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