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The Tampa Tribune

Published: November 11, 2008

In-person exit polling shows that more and more voters only have cell phones, and increasingly they vote differently from those who still have landlines at home. In 2008, those most likely to be cell-only - younger voters, minorities, people with low income - were among Democrat Barack Obama's strongest supporters. It's the latest indication that excluding cell users - as many pollsters still do - can reduce the accuracy of telephone polls.

20

Percentage of people who voted for president Nov. 4 who have only cell phones

40

Percentage of Nov. 4 voters younger than 30 who are cell-only

7

Percentage of Election Day voters who were cell-only in 2004

15

Percentage of U.S. adults who lived in wireless-only households by the end of 2007

18-29

In this age group, Obama beat Republican John McCain 67 percent to 31 percent among cell-only voters, 62-36 among those with landlines

30-39

Obama was preferred by 27 percentage points (63 to 36) among the cell-only in this age group but had only a 4-point edge (51-47) among those with landlines.

40-44

Obama was preferred by 10 percentage points (54 to 44) among the cell-only in this age group; McCain was preferred 51 to 47 among those with landlines.

Sources: National exit poll conducted for The Associated Press and television networks; federal study on wireless-only households

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