Advocate article here. The polls are here. Bradley Effect here.
Exit polls conducted in California by CNN reveal more opposition for Proposition 8 than the returns are currently showing. According to their figures, 52% of women and 52% of men voted against the marriage ban. Other interesting demographics:
72% of black women voted Yes.
51% of Latin men voted Yes, while 54% of Latin women voted No.
The majority of voters (66%) ages 18-29 voted No, while the lion's share (57%) of those age 65 and older voted Yes.
Higher-educated voters who had completed college or post-graduate studies voted No, 54% and 64%, respectively.
Voters who had a high school degree or some college under their belts voted Yes, 52% and 53%, respectively.
There are no stats for black men, but 70% of African-Americans voted Yes, while 30% voted No (as Big Tent Democrat reports below). (49% of whites voted Yes, 51% voted No.)
The results for Florida's Amendment 2 (gay marriage ban) are here. Take a look. (71% of African-Americans voted for the ban, 29% against.)
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