More on Exit Polls - Breakdown by Religious Groups

One of the areas where Obama cut into Republican support compared to previous presidential elections was in those who affliate with particular religious groups:

All Protestant voters (54% of the electorate) favored McCain 54% to 45% compared to President Bush carrying this group 59% to 40% in '04. That is a net gain of 10 percentage points for Obama.

Catholic voters (27% of the electorate) favored Obama 54% to 45% compared to President Bush carrying this group 52% to 47% in '04. That's a net gain of 14 percentage points for Obama.

Jewish voters (2% of the electorate) favored Obama 78% to 21% compared to Kerry carrying this group 74% to 25% in '04. That's a net gain of 4 percentage points.

Despite all of the strange accusations about Obama's religious background, his much talked-about association with Rev. Jeremiah Wright and the questions of whether he would be pro-Israel, he over-performed for a Democrat amongst voters affliating with every religious group.