November 4, 2008
Posted: 11:31 PM ET
From CNN's Joe Von Kanel and Hal Quinley of Yankelovich (CNN)–African-Americans played a key role in Obama's projected victory in Virginia, a state that has not supported a Democratic candidate for president since 1964. African-Americans comprised 20 percent of the total electorate in Virginia, with 92 percent voting for Obama. Whites — 70 percent of today's voters in Virginia– voted for McCain by a 60 percent to 39 percent margin — a margin higher than that found nationally. Watch: Supporters pack Obama rally in Chicago As elsewhere, Obama drew heavily among Virginia's younger voters (60 percent), first-time voters (63 percent), those most worried about the direction of the economy (54 percent) and those opposed to the U.S. war in Iraq (79 percent). Filed under: Barack Obama • Virginia
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