McCain won Catholic vote in Missouri, Pennsylvania
November 07, 2008
Presidential candidate John McCain won the Catholic vote in two states where prelates made particularly vigorous efforts to increase awareness of Sen. Barack Obama’s position on abortion. While the president-elect, according to exit polling data, won the Catholic vote by a 54-44% margin nationwide-- slightly higher than the overall nationwide 52-46% tally-- Sen. McCain won the Catholic vote in Missouri and Pennsylvania. In Missouri, where both candidates received about 50% of the vote, the Catholic vote went to Sen. McCain by a 55-45% margin. In Pennsylvania, which the president-elect won by a 55-44% margin, the Catholic vote went to Sen. McCain by 52% to 48%.
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Further information:
- Catholic voters mirror general electorate in support for Obama (CNS)
- Obama results show gains in key religious voters (AP)
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