From the ArcaMax Publishing, Politics Newsletter:
http://www.arcamax.com/news/politics/s-369089-396226
PRINCETON, N.J. (UPI) -- Catholics and Hispanics identifying
themselves as Catholics favor Sen. Barack Obama over Sen. John McCain
in the U.S. presidential race, a poll indicates.
Among Catholics, the likely Democratic presidential nominee holds a 47
percent to 42 percent edge over his presumptive Republican challenger,
a Gallup Daily Poll released Thursday indicates.
Obama also has an advantage over McCain among Jewish voters, 62
percent to 29 percent, and people who indicated they are not
affiliated with a religion, 65 percent to 25 percent.
McCain is favored among Protestants -- 48 percent to 41 percent -- and
Mormons -- 70 percent to 23 percent -- pollsters from the Princeton,
N.J., firm said.
Results are based on aggregated Gallup Poll Daily tracking data from
June 5-23. Obama averaged a 46 percent-to-43 percent lead over McCain
among all registered voters polled during this period.
Obama's appeal among minority voting blocs helped to push him ahead of
McCain among Catholics, pollsters said. In the aggregate data, about
one in seven Catholic registered voters report being of Hispanic
ethnicity, and prefer Obama 66 percent to 25 percent for McCain. Among
non-Hispanic Catholics, McCain has a 46 percent to 43 percent edge.
Obama's overwhelming support among blacks keeps him within striking
distance of McCain among Protestant voters. White Protestants back
McCain 56 percent to 32 percent, while non-white Protestants favor
Obama 77 percent to 15 percent.
Results are based on telephone interviews with 14,913 registered
voters. The total sample has a margin of error of 1 percentage point.
Margins of error for specific subgroups range from 1 percentage point
to 7 percentage points.