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The New York Times surveyed voters exiting the South Carolina Republican and Democratic Primaries.  Lets’s take a look at some of the results below…

Sex of Voters

Republican

• 51% Male
• 49% Female

Democratic

• 39% Male
• 61% Female

Race of Voters

Republican

• 96% White
• 1% Black
• 1% Hispanic/Latino
• 0% Asian
• 2% Other

Democratic

• 35% White
• 61% Black
• 2% Hispanic/Latino
• 1% Asian
• 1% Other

Age

Republican

• 27% 17-44
• 73% 45 and over

Democratic

• 15% 17-29
• 20% 30-44
• 47% 45-64
• 19% 65 and over

Urban, suburban, rural

Republican

• 23% City of 50,000
• 48% Suburbs
• 29% Small city and rural

Democratic

• 13% City over 50,000
• 27% Suburbs
• 60% Small city and rural

Political philosophy

Republican

• 38% Very conservative
• 43% Somewhat conservative
• 17% Moderate
• 1% Liberal

Democratic

• 23% Very liberal
• 30% Somewhat liberal
• 35% Moderate
• 11% Conservative

Decided whom to support

Republican

• 16% Just today
• 23% Last few days
• 7% In the last week
• 24% In the last month
• 30% Before that

Democratic

• 8% Just today
• 7% Last few days
• 7% In the last week
• 17% In the last month
• 60 %Before that

See more of the results of the survey by clicking here