- Roughly 95 percent of Democratic voters were white. Only the Democratic primaries in New Hampshire and Vermont and Democratic caucuses in Iowa had that high a proportion of white voters this year.
- It was the electorate with the highest proportion -- seven in 10 -- of people who lack a college degree. The same held true for whites without a college degree.
- Half of voters were from rural areas, second only to Vermont for rural voters in Democratic primaries this year (though Vermont did go for Obama nevertheless).
- And the West Virginia electorate was among the bottom five Democratic primaries in terms of income, with around 55 percent reporting 2007 family income of less than $50,000.
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The Bill Clinton Factor ","","","","", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "");
exitpoll_wvirginia[i-1].body = "Three quarters of Hillary Rodham Clinton voters said Bill Clinton's campaigning was important to their vote. More than half of Barack Obama voters said the former president's campaigning was of little or no importance.
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The Rev. Wright Factor ","","","","", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "");
exitpoll_wvirginia[i-1].body = " Two in 10 voters said Obama shares the views of his fiery former pastor, Rev. Jeremiah Wright, \"a lot\" and three in 10 said Obama shares Wright's views \"somewhat.\" Nearly a quarter said Obama shares Wright's views \"not much\" and a quarter said the candidate doesn't share his one-time preacher's views at all.";
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Gas tax holiday ","","","","", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "");
exitpoll_wvirginia[i-1].body = "Seven in 10 Clinton voters supported her idea to suspend the federal gas tax for the summer. Obama opposes the plan and a little more than half of his voters called it a bad idea.";
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Economic worries ","","","","", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "");
exitpoll_wvirginia[i-1].body = "More than six in 10 voters picked the economy from three choices as the most important issue facing the country. About one in five picked the Iraq war.
Clinton voters were more likely than Obama backers to say the economy was hurting their families a lot. Half of Clinton voters said the current recession or economic slowdown has affected them and their families a great deal. About three in 10 Obama voters said the slowdown has affected them a great deal and more than half said it affected them somewhat.
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Race, gender as voting factors ","","","","", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "");
exitpoll_wvirginia[i-1].body = "One in four Clinton voters and about one in 10 Obama voters said race was an important factor in their vote.
About one in five Clinton voters said gender was an important factor in their vote. Nearly as many Obama voters said that.
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Change vs. experience ","","","","", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "");
exitpoll_wvirginia[i-1].body = " As in earlier primaries, most Obama voters said the candidate quality that mattered most to their vote was that he can bring about needed change -- a signature of his campaign. A third of Clinton voters cited experience but as many picked change.";
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Unfair campaigning ","","","","", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "");
exitpoll_wvirginia[i-1].body = "As in other states, West Virginia Democratic primary voters were more likely to accuse Clinton than Obama of unfair campaigning. Even half of Clinton's own voters said she campaigned unfairly, as did three-quarters of Obama backers. Three in 10 Obama voters said their own candidate campaigned unfairly while more than half of them said Clinton hit below the belt.
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Commander in chief ","","","","", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "");
exitpoll_wvirginia[i-1].body = "About one in 10 Obama voters acknowledged Clinton as more qualified to be commander in chief. Very few Clinton voters said that of Obama.";
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... And looking ahead to November ","","","","", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "");
exitpoll_wvirginia[i-1].body = " Barely a third of Clinton supporters say they'd vote for Obama over John McCain in a November matchup. As many claim they'd vote for Republican John McCain and a quarter said they would not vote for president. If that horse race were Clinton vs. McCain, half of Obama backers say they'd vote for Clinton, about three in 10 say they'd back McCain and the rest would stay home.";
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