Exit polls - Senate

Minnesota Are you: Category % Total Klobuchar Kennedy Male 49 52 42 Female 51 63 34 Sex by race Category % Total Klobuchar Kennedy White male 45 50 44 White female 48 62 36 Non-white male 4 78 18 Non-white female 3 86 11 Are you: Category % Total Klobuchar Kennedy White 92 56 40 Black 3 79 18 Hispanic / Latino 1 - - Asian 1 - - Other 3 88 10 AGE (60 and over) Category % Total Klobuchar Kennedy 18-29 15 56 36 30-44 24 53 45 45-59 35 60 35 60 or over 25 62 36 Age 65 & over Category % Total Klobuchar Kennedy 18-64 83 57 39 65 or over 17 63 35 2005 total family income Category % Total Klobuchar Kennedy Under $15,000 7 59 34 $15,000 - $29,999 10 64 32 $30,000 - $49,999 20 66 30 $50,000 - $74,999 26 54 40 $75,000 - $99,999 16 54 42 $100,000 - $149,999 13 61 38 $150,000 - $199,999 5 48 49 $200,000 or more 4 56 44 Total family income: Category % Total Klobuchar Kennedy Less than $50,000 37 64 31 $50,000 or more 63 55 41 Total family income: Category % Total Klobuchar Kennedy Less than $100,000 78 59 36 $100,000 or more 22 57 42 What was the last grade of school you completed? Category % Total Klobuchar Kennedy Did not complete high school 2 - - High school graduate 17 58 37 Some college or associate degree 32 54 41 College graduate 27 57 41 Postgraduate study 21 65 31 College Education Category % Total Klobuchar Kennedy No college degree 51 55 40 College graduate 49 61 37 What was the last grade of school you completed? Category % Total Klobuchar Kennedy High school graduate or less 20 59 37 More than high school grad 80 58 38 No matter how you voted today, do you usually think of yourself as a: Category % Total Klobuchar Kennedy Democrat 40 96 2 Republican 36 12 84 Independent or something else 24 63 28 On most political matters, do you consider yourself: Category % Total Klobuchar Kennedy Liberal 25 92 4 Moderate 46 65 29 Conservative 30 18 79 Religion, combined Protestant and other Christian. Category % Total Klobuchar Kennedy Protestant / Other Christian 53 51 46 Catholic 28 56 40 Jewish 1 - - Something else 7 78 10 None 11 83 14 Religion among whites Category % Total Klobuchar Kennedy White Protestant / Other Christian 49 50 46 White Catholic 26 54 42 White Jewish 1 - - White something else 5 71 14 White none 9 83 14 Non-white 9 76 22 How often do you attend religious services? Category % Total Klobuchar Kennedy More than once a week 10 34 61 Once a week 32 52 45 A few times a month 15 57 38 A few times a year 29 64 31 Never 13 79 18 How often do you attend religious services? Category % Total Klobuchar Kennedy Weekly 42 47 49 Occasionally 44 62 34 Never 13 79 18 Do you think the condition of Minnesota's economy is: Category % Total Klobuchar Kennedy Excellent 9 17 82 Good 65 54 42 Not so good 22 83 14 Poor 3 - - State of the economy: 2 way Category % Total Klobuchar Kennedy Excellent / Good 75 49 47 Not so good / Poor 25 83 13 Do you have any children under 18 living in your household? Category % Total Klobuchar Kennedy Yes 34 51 45 No 66 61 34 Parents Category % Total Klobuchar Kennedy Men with children 16 44 50 Women with children 17 58 41 Men without children 32 56 37 Women without children 34 66 31 Do you approve or disapprove of the way George W. Bush is handling his job as president? Category % Total Klobuchar Kennedy Strongly approve 16 9 90 Somewhat approve 24 23 73 Somewhat disapprove 15 62 31 Strongly disapprove 44 93 3 Do you approve or disapprove of the way George W. Bush is handling his job as president? Category % Total Klobuchar Kennedy Approve 40 17 80 Disapprove 59 86 10 In your vote for U.S. senator, how important was the war in Iraq? Category % Total Klobuchar Kennedy Extremely important 33 68 28 Very important 33 56 40 Somewhat important 25 53 42 Not at all important 8 36 62 In your vote for U.S. senator, how important was the issue of terrorism? Category % Total Klobuchar Kennedy Extremely important 28 43 55 Very important 34 55 42 Somewhat important 28 74 21 Not at all important 10 66 26 In your vote for U.S. senator, how important was the economy? Category % Total Klobuchar Kennedy Extremely important 30 63 35 Very important 48 56 40 Somewhat important 19 56 37 Not at all important 2 - - In your vote for U.S. senator, how important was the issue of crime? Category % Total Klobuchar Kennedy Extremely important 20 58 40 Very important 43 54 43 Somewhat important 28 64 32 Not at all important 7 55 30 In your vote for U.S. senator, how important were values issues such as same sex marriage or abortion? Category % Total Klobuchar Kennedy Extremely important 32 39 58 Very important 19 62 35 Somewhat important 21 63 32 Not at all important 27 74 23 How do you feel about the U.S. war in Iraq? Category % Total Klobuchar Kennedy Strongly approve 15 10 89 Somewhat approve 24 27 69 Somewhat disapprove 16 64 30 Strongly disapprove 43 91 5 How do you feel about the U.S. war in Iraq? Category % Total Klobuchar Kennedy Approve 40 20 77 Disapprove 59 84 11 What should the U.S. do in Iraq now? Category % Total Klobuchar Kennedy Send more troops 14 30 70 Maintain the same number of troops 24 21 73 Withdraw some troops 28 76 21 Withdraw all troops 27 86 9 What should the U.S. do now in Iraq? Category % Total Klobuchar Kennedy Same number or more troops 38 24 72 Withdraw some or all troops 55 81 15 In the 2004 election for president, did you vote for: Category % Total Klobuchar Kennedy John Kerry (Dem) 46 95 2 George W. Bush (Rep) 47 21 75 Someone else 3 62 12 Did not vote 4 58 35 When did you finally decide for whom to vote in the U.S. Senate election? Category % Total Klobuchar Kennedy Just today 6 56 34 In the last three days 6 61 35 Sometime last week 7 55 36 During the last month 23 60 34 Before that 57 57 42 When did you finally decide for whom to vote in the U.S. Senate election? Category % Total Klobuchar Kennedy Today / Within the last three days 12 58 34 Within the last week or earlier 87 57 39 When did you finally decide for whom to vote in the U.S. Senate election? Category % Total Klobuchar Kennedy Today through within the last three days 20 57 35 Within the last week or earlier 80 58 40 Was one reason for your vote for U.S. Senate today: Category % Total Klobuchar Kennedy To express support for George W. Bush 18 7 92 To express opposition to George W. Bush 37 95 2 George W. Bush was not a factor 44 46 48 Did either of these candidates for U.S. senator attack the other unfairly? Category % Total Klobuchar Kennedy Only Amy Klobuchar did 9 18 81 Only Mark Kennedy did 25 93 5 Both did 46 50 44 Neither did 13 49 49 Did either of these candidates for U.S. senator attack the other unfairly? Category % Total Klobuchar Kennedy Yes, Klobuchar did 55 45 50 No, Klobuchar did not 38 78 20 Did either of these candidates for U.S. senator attack the other unfairly? Category % Total Klobuchar Kennedy Yes, Kennedy did 71 65 30 No, Kennedy did not 22 36 63 Population of area, five categories Category % Total Klobuchar Kennedy Over 500 thousand - - - 50 to 500 thousand 19 72 24 Suburbs 47 55 42 10 to 50 thousand 10 50 47 Rural 23 57 37 Population of area, three categories Category % Total Klobuchar Kennedy City over 50 thousand 19 72 24 Suburbs 47 55 42 Small city and Rural 33 55 40 Geo Stratum Code Category % Total Klobuchar Kennedy Mpls / StPaul Area 32 65 31 TwinCitiesCollar 25 53 43 West 22 51 45 East 21 61 35 In today's election for governor, did you just vote for: Category % Total Klobuchar Kennedy Mike Hatch 47 95 3 Tim Pawlenty 46 20 77 Peter Hutchinson 6 65 12