nmm 22 4500 ICPSR28123 MiAaI m f a u cr mn mmmmuuuu 130518s2010 miu f a eng d (MiAaI)ICPSR28123 MiAaI MiAaI National Election Pool General Election Exit Polls, 2008 [electronic resource] National Election Pool , Edison Media Research , Mitofsky International 2010-07-29 Ann Arbor, Mich. Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor] 2010 ICPSR 28123 Numeric Title from ICPSR DDI metadata of 2013-05-18. AVAILABLE. This study is freely available to ICPSR member institutions. Also available as downloadable files. 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. Cf.: http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR28123.v1 Bush Administration (George W., 2001-2009) icpsr candidates icpsr congressional elections icpsr election forecasting icpsr gubernatorial elections icpsr Hispanic or Latino origins icpsr Iraq War icpsr McCain, Cindy icpsr exit polls icpsr McCain, John icpsr national economy icpsr national elections icpsr national security icpsr Obama, Barack icpsr Obama, Michelle icpsr presidential elections icpsr terrorism icpsr voter preferences icpsr voter turnout icpsr voters icpsr voting behavior icpsr voting precincts icpsr TPDRC I. Terrorism ICPSR XIV.C.1. Mass Political Behavior and Attitudes, Public Opinion on Political Matters, United States RCMD XII. Public Opinion RCMD X. Political Participation National Election Pool Edison Media Research Mitofsky International Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research. ICPSR (Series) 28123 Access restricted ; authentication may be required: http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR28123.v1