According to polls, Barack Obama’s victory was secured mostly by votes of young voters, of whom most voted for the first time, BBC reported. The older population voted for McCain, as did members of the Evangelical Church.

As many as 66 percent of voters under the age of 30 gave their vote to Obama. A total of 77 percent of those who voted for the first time opted for the Democrat. This is definitely progress for the Democrats because four years ago, their candidate John Kerry, got only 53 percent of votes from citizens who voted for the first time.

McCain also lost a significant number of middle-aged voters who supported Bush in 2004.

With regards to African Americans, Obama managed to get as many as 95 percent of their votes. McCain has only an insignificant lead in the number of white votes, 55 percent, while Obama got 43 percent of votes from whites.

The Democrat was also more popular with women this year, gaining 56 percent of their support, while four years ago, Kerry got 51 women’s votes.

Members of the Evangelical Church gave three times more votes to McCain than to Obama. Political analyst Larry Sobato believes that Sarah Palin helped with the Evangelicals.

According to polls, the poor economic situation in America affected the votes of citizens the most, while only ten percent of those questioned said the war in Iraq influenced them the most.