By The Associated Press/
Associated Press
Some highlights from preliminary results of exit polls conducted for The Associated Press and television networks in the New Mexico presidential caucus Tuesday:
CLINTON'S STRENGTHS:
Hispanics favored Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton over Barack Obama.
OBAMA'S STRENGTHS:
Obama ran stronger among white voters.
DEMOGRAPHICS:
Women predominated in the caucus, which is often the case in presidential primary season contests.
IDEOLOGY:
More than half of voters consider themselves liberal, and self-described moderates represented about a third.
ISSUES:
A plurality of voters, when given three choices, picked the economy as the most important issue facing the country, followed by the Iraq war and health care.
ECONOMY:
An overwhelming majority of voters consider the nation's economy in poor or not so good condition.
FAMILY FINANCES:
Nearly a fourth of caucus goers said their family was falling behind financially. Almost three-fifths said their family's financial situation was holding steady.
IMMIGRATION:
More than half of voters said most illegal immigrants working in the United States should be offered a chance to apply for citizenship and more than a quarter said they should be allowed to stay as temporary workers.
RELIGION:
Catholics accounted for nearly a third of caucus voters. That's about the same as Protestants and other Christians.
TIME OF DECISION:
Almost a quarter of voters said they decided today or in the last three days whom to vote for.
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Results were from interviews of 584 Democratic primary voters conducted by Edison Media Research and Mitofsky International in 20 precincts across New Mexico on Tuesday. Margin of sampling error plus or minus 6 percentage points. The sample did not include anyone who voted early or absentee.
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Methodology details: http://surveys.ap.org/exitpolls/feb5method.html
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