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Who backed Obama

Bbc Online, Washington
Senator Barack Obama won the election by gaining an extraordinarylevel of support among young people, African-Americans and new voters, exit polls show.
Senator John McCain maintained his lead among older voters and evangelicals, but his lead among men evaporated.
The figures from the National Election exit poll, based on interviews with voters at pollingstations around the country, show that Mr Obama succeeded in mobilising his key supporters. And they suggest that the economy was overwhelmingly the most important issue for voters.
YOUNGVOTERS
Obama had an unprecedented level of support among young people and new voters in the 2008 election.
He won the votes of those under 30 by an impressive 66 percent to 31 percent, much higher than in any previous election. He also has a huge majority of those who voted for the first time, who supported him by 71 percent to 29 percent.
NON-WHITE VOTERS
Obama has succeeded in mobilising African-American voters to his cause to an unprecedented extent, although they were already strongly Democratic.
He won 95 percent of the black vote, compared to just 4 percent forMcCain. And he has also built up a big advantage among Hispanic voters, whom Mr Bush partly succeeded in winningover in 2004.
The Democrats led 66 percent to 31 percent among these voters, their best-ever result, compared to a 60-40 split in 2004. McCain led slightly among white voters, by 55 percent to 43 percent, but Obama cut the Republican lead amongthis group compared with the 2004 election.
GENDER ISSUES
Barack Obama has made a strong showing among women, exceeding the normal Democratic advantage, while fighting a virtually even battle among men, who went heavily Republican in 2004.
Obama won 56 percent of the female vote, compared with 51 percent of women who voted for John Kerry last time.
THE PALIN EFFECT
One group that Mr McCain has held on to are evangelical Christians, who make up about one quarter of the electorate.
This group voted by three-to-one for the Republicans despite attempts by Obama to reach out to faith groups - little changed from the previous two elections.
IT'STHEECONOMY
The exit polls suggest that the economy was by far the dominant concern in the election, with 62 percent citing it as the most important issue facing the US.