Note : Voters 65 and older only age enough to go Obama 's way . Twice as many voters factored in age than did race . Health care and terrorism were tied at 9 percent as the issue voters were most concerned about , according to the exit polling . Obama won large majority of first - time voters . 49 % of those polled favor tax cuts .
Note : Voters 65 and older only age enough to go Obama 's way . Twice as many voters factored in age than did race . Obama won large majority of first - time voters . 49 % of those polled favor tax cuts .