It seems that the large voter turnout for the Presidential election may have cost us the No on 8 initiative in California. African Americans are typically a very religious group and as a group they tend to be against gay marriage. Based on the exit polls as shown on the Advocate website, as a group they voted for Prop 8 in large numbers.
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.
