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Poll Demographics

About this Poll

This poll is part of a continuing collaboration between Ohio's eight largest newspapers - The Dayton Daily News, The (Cleveland) Plain Dealer, The Cincinnati Enquirer, Columbus Dispatch, Akron Beacon Journal, The (Toledo) Blade, Canton Repository, and The (Youngstown) Vindicator. The newspapers have been working together for several years to report on issues important to Ohioans.

The poll was conducted by the University of Cincinnati's Institute for Policy Research. A random sample of 852 likely voters from throughout the state was interviewed by landline telephone and cellular telephone. In 95 of 100 cases, the statewide estimates will be accurate to plus or minus 3.4 percent.

Seventy-five percent of those polled said they are either "extremely interested" or "very interested" in this year's election. Among Democrats, the percentage was 65 percent; it was much higher - 86 percent - among Republicans. 63 percent of independents said they were "extremely" or "very" interested in the election.