Hispanic voters are expected to comprise about 10 percent of the Democratic primary electorate.

In fact, at roughly one-third of the primary electorate, it is almost enough to assure the 40 percent needed under election rules to avoid a runoff.

The audience for the initiatives is in some cases narrower than the general electorate or even the Democratic primary electorate.

Jews, who composed nearly 30 percent of the primary electorate, represent 20 percent of the general vote.

Blacks and Hispanics made up nearly half the primary electorate, the survey said.

Debate audiences are hardly a cross-section of the country at large, and they probably represent a more partisan group than even the primary electorate.

Recognizing the liberal bent of New York's Democratic primary electorate, he has not played up that position.

Depending on turnout, as much as 50 percent of the primary electorate is expected to be African-American.

In 1984, blacks composed 25 percent of the primary electorate.

The Democratic primary electorates in the South are no longer very representative of statewide sentiment.