Guide Note

This page contains exit poll information from the 2008 Indiana primary held on May 6, 2008.

In Indiana, exit polls suggested 59% of Obama voters would support Clinton if she won the Democratic nomination.

A CNN exit poll suggested Obama was favored by those Democratic voters who say they have not been affected by the "recession."

Obama gained 92% of the African-American vote.

Of the people who saw the economy as the most important issue facing the US (65%), 54% said they thought Clinton was the better candidate to solve face this issue.

According to a CNN exit poll, 63% of democratic voters believed Clinton had attacked Obama unfairly.

The Indiana primary is among the last to be held, and is seen as particularly important, given the extended primary fight between Barack Obama and Hillary Rodham Clinton.

Fast Facts

1. Held: May 6, 2008
2. Polls open: 6am to 6pm CST
3. Open Primary
4. 85 Democratic delegates at state
5. 57 Republican delegates up for grabs

Results of a poll of Indiana Democrats released on April 3, 2008, showed Clinton (49%) leading slightly over Obama (46%). The most important issue to voters in deciding their choice for nominee was the economy/job creation (39%).

1. Exit poll: a survey of voters taken immediately after they have exited the polling stations
2. Asks the voter which candidate they voted for
3. Pollsters are usually specialized private companies working for newspapers or broadcasters
4. Exit polls give an indication of the election result before the actual votes are counted