MANCHESTER, N.H. — Illinois Sen. Barack Obama won his dramatic victory in Thursday night's Iowa Democratic caucuses by bringing an unprecedented number of new voters into the process and dominating many categories of voters, according to a review of data from polls taken of people as they entered the caucuses.

Obama's campaign team released data highlights in a memo Friday. The information came from polls taken by the Associated Press and the TV networks. Here are some findings:

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WASHINGTON — Iowans voted for decisive change Thursday night, shaking up the race for the presidency for both Republicans and Democrats.

Republicans chose former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, who took 34 percent. Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney got 25 percent, former Tennessee Sen. Fred Thompson 13 percent and Arizona Sen. John McCain 13 percent.

It was a big setback for Romney, who spent millions, assembled a massive organization and led Iowa polls for months. He outspent Huckabee by an estimated 20-1. Huckabee spent little and had minimal organization. But he won because self-described evangelical or born-again Christians were six in 10 of GOP caucus-goers, and they stuck with Huckabee, an ordained Baptist preacher, 2-1. His essential message was an upbeat mix of compassionate conservatism and change. » read more

Throw the flag against: Mitt Romney.

Call: Grabbing face mask.

What happened: Republican presidential candidate Romney began running an ad Tuesday making this claim: "In the next 10 years, we'll see more progress, more change, than the world has seen in the last 10 centuries." He also uses the line in his standard stump speech. » read more