DUers I have a question - where can I find the

[malaise]

data showing me a detailed breakdown of who voted for Obama in 2008.

[joshcryer]

1. Look for "demographics"

Something like this? http://www.ropercenter.uconn.edu/elections/how_groups_voted/voted_08.html

Or this? http://elections.nytimes.com/2008/results/president/exit-polls.html

Otherwise Wikipedia's page on the 2008 elections is informative: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_presidential_election,_2008

[malaise]

2. Thanks

[malaise]

3. Any chance of finding details re white men and white women

I was in a discussion last night and one of our friends was saying that more white men voted for Obama than white women. I was genuinely surprised but did not have the data.

[joshcryer]

4. It does indeed seem to be true:

http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1108/15297.html

Privileged white people tend to vote against their interests more often than not.

We lost 2010 because of all of those independents and whites jumping ship: http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2010/11/03/exit_polls_unprecedented_white_flight_from_democrats__107824.html

So I wouldn't place too much on this statistic, since the 2008 elections showed a record turnout for Democrats by white males (who normally vote Republican).

If you look at more recent polls White Women still outnumber the men: http://www.gallup.com/poll/128261/white-gender-gap-obama-approval-widens-education.aspx

Basically, I think the "more white men voted for Obama" stat is because white male Republicans or Independents crossed the isle.

Obama's support with White Women seems to be consistent.

I do not think this is necessarily a PUMA effect.

[Bluerthanblue]

5. this article based on exit polling

says that is true- by a small margin.

http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1108/15297.html

[malaise]

6. Thanks all