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Highlights of exit poll data in the Indiana Democratic presidential primary Tuesday between Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama:
THE ECONOMY: Two-thirds of Indiana Democratic primary voters said the economy is the most important issue facing the nation. Those voters favored Clinton, with 53 percent voting for the former first lady and 47 percent voting for Obama, according to exit poll results.
Four in 10 voters said the economic slowdown has affected their family a great deal, while nine in 10 said their family had been affected at least somewhat.
THE IRAQ WAR: One in five Indiana voters Tuesday said the war in Iraq was the top issue. Those voters leaned toward Barack Obama, giving the Illinois senator 54 percent of the vote, and Clinton 46 percent.
VOTERS' DEMOGRAPHICS: Marion County, the state's most populous county and with a large black population. Voters gave Obama 71 percent of their vote and Clinton 29 percent.
Southern Indiana: Voters gave Clinton 66 percent and Obama 34 percent.
Northwestern Indiana: Voters gave Obama 55 percent and Clinton 45 percent.
Northern Indiana: Voters gave Clinton 51 percent Obama 49 percent.
East-central Indiana: Voters gave Clinton 60 percent and Obama 40 percent.
RURAL VS. URBAN: Seventy percent of rural residents who voted favored Clinton, while 30 percent voted for Obama. In the state's suburbs, Clinton won 54 percent of the vote, while Obama got 46 percent. Obama was favored in cities with more than 50,000 residents, getting 62 percent of the vote to Clinton's 31 percent.
RACE: Six in 10 whites voted for Clinton, while nine in 10 blacks favored Obama.
VOTERS' AGES: About six in 10 voters under age 30 favored Obama, while Clinton won about seven of 10 of the votes of the 65 and over crowd.
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The preliminary results were from exit polling by Edison Media Research and Mitofsky International for The Associated Press and television networks. There were 1,738 voters in the Indiana Democratic primary who were interviewed, for a margin of sampling error or plus or minus 4 percentage points.
Copyright 2008 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
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