Pew Research Center Staff

Women favor Obama while men go for McCain.

McCain's lead among white voters is no larger than Bush's in 2000 and 2004.

Obama is seen as the better steward of the economy.

Hispanics support Obama over McCain by three-to-one.

Despite several high-profile consumer product recalls in China recently, hardly any (1%) among the Chinese public say they have heard a lot about them.

Americans see McCain as “personally qualified to be president.”

Younger voters are significantly more knowledgeable this election.

Two-in-five Americans have gone online for campaign information.

McCain is winning 88% of those who supported his former primary rivals.

About nine-in-ten (89%) Chinese identify the gap between rich and poor as a major problem and 41% cite it as a very big problem.