Abbie Holien of Ossian fills out her ballot Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2008 at the Iowa City precinct 3 polling place in the Quadrangle Residence Hall on the University of Iowa campus in Iowa City. Holien took advantage of same day registration to change her voter registration from Ossian to Iowa City so she could vote. (Brian Ray/The Gazette)

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By Becky Ogann

Story Created: Nov 5, 2008 at 12:11 AM CDT

Story Updated: Nov 5, 2008 at 12:11 AM CDT

DES MOINES (AP) - Democrat Barack Obama rode on strong support from women, young voters, independents and moderates to a victory in Iowa tonight, beating Republican John McCain.

Preliminary exit poll results from Iowa voters showed that those who felt the economy was not good or poor favored Obama. Those who believed the economy was in good shape supported McCain.

While the economy dominated the election, Obama relied on strong support from women, with nearly six of 10 supporting the Democrat from Illinois. Nearly seven of 10 voters between 18 and 19 supported Obama. Independents, which made up about one-third of voters, supported Obama by a nearly 2-1 ratio.

Voters who wanted change, about four of 10 voters, overwhelmingly supported Obama, as did voters who wanted a candidate who cared about them.

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