Exit polls - Senate

Montana Are you: Category % Total Tester Burns Male 49 48 50 Female 51 52 45 Sex by race Category % Total Tester Burns White male 45 47 51 White female 47 51 45 Non-white male 4 61 39 Non-white female 4 60 40 Are you: Category % Total Tester Burns White 92 49 48 Black 1 - - Hispanic / Latino 1 - - Asian 0 - - Other 5 61 39 AGE (60 and over) Category % Total Tester Burns 18-29 17 56 44 30-44 25 45 51 45-59 34 53 44 60 or over 24 47 51 Age 65 & over Category % Total Tester Burns 18-64 85 51 47 65 or over 15 48 50 2005 total family income Category % Total Tester Burns Under $15,000 10 59 38 $15,000 - $29,999 20 51 46 $30,000 - $49,999 26 49 48 $50,000 - $74,999 24 47 50 $75,000 - $99,999 10 48 51 $100,000 - $149,999 7 51 46 $150,000 - $199,999 2 - - $200,000 or more 2 - - Total family income: Category % Total Tester Burns Less than $50,000 55 52 46 $50,000 or more 45 48 50 Total family income: Category % Total Tester Burns Less than $100,000 89 50 48 $100,000 or more 11 51 48 Which best describes your family's financial situation? You feel as if you: Category % Total Tester Burns Are getting ahead financially 29 37 62 Have just enough money to maintain your standard of living 52 54 43 Are falling behind financially 17 61 36 What was the last grade of school you completed? Category % Total Tester Burns Did not complete high school 4 40 57 High school graduate 21 44 50 Some college or associate degree 35 49 50 College graduate 24 46 52 Postgraduate study 16 68 30 College Education Category % Total Tester Burns No college degree 60 46 51 College graduate 40 55 43 What was the last grade of school you completed? Category % Total Tester Burns High school graduate or less 25 44 51 More than high school grad 75 52 46 No matter how you voted today, do you usually think of yourself as a: Category % Total Tester Burns Democrat 32 91 7 Republican 39 11 88 Independent or something else 29 59 35 On most political matters, do you consider yourself: Category % Total Tester Burns Liberal 19 89 9 Moderate 47 59 38 Conservative 34 15 83 Religion, combined Protestant and other Christian. Category % Total Tester Burns Protestant / Other Christian 56 40 57 Catholic 21 50 48 Jewish 1 - - Something else 8 77 21 None 15 71 28 Religion among whites Category % Total Tester Burns White Protestant / Other Christian 51 39 58 White Catholic 18 49 48 White Jewish 1 - - White something else 6 76 21 White none 13 73 26 Non-white 10 58 42 Would you describe yourself as a born-again or evangelical Christian? Category % Total Tester Burns Yes 31 27 69 No 69 60 38 White Evangelical/Born-again Christians Category % Total Tester Burns White Evangelical / Born-again Christians 26 25 71 All others 74 59 39 How often do you attend religious services? Category % Total Tester Burns Weekly 35 33 63 Occasionally 40 55 43 Never 22 67 32 How often do you attend religious services? Category % Total Tester Burns More than once a week 12 20 76 Once a week 22 41 55 A few times a month 10 49 48 A few times a year 30 57 41 Never 22 67 32 Do you or does someone else in your household own a gun? Category % Total Tester Burns Yes 69 44 54 No 31 62 34 Do you approve or disapprove of the way George W. Bush is handling his job as president? Category % Total Tester Burns Strongly approve 24 9 90 Somewhat approve 23 20 77 Somewhat disapprove 15 58 38 Strongly disapprove 37 92 5 Do you approve or disapprove of the way George W. Bush is handling his job as president? Category % Total Tester Burns Approve 47 15 84 Disapprove 52 82 15 How do you feel about the U.S. war in Iraq? Category % Total Tester Burns Strongly approve 22 12 87 Somewhat approve 26 19 77 Somewhat disapprove 18 64 33 Strongly disapprove 33 91 7 How do you feel about the U.S. war in Iraq? Category % Total Tester Burns Approve 48 16 81 Disapprove 51 82 16 What should the U.S. do in Iraq now? Category % Total Tester Burns Send more troops 18 24 74 Maintain the same number of troops 26 20 78 Withdraw some troops 25 63 33 Withdraw all troops 26 84 12 What should the U.S. do now in Iraq? Category % Total Tester Burns Same number or more troops 44 22 76 Withdraw some or all troops 50 74 22 In your vote for U.S. senator, how important was the war in Iraq? Category % Total Tester Burns Extremely important 35 57 41 Very important 29 43 55 Somewhat important 24 49 48 Not at all important 11 42 54 In your vote for U.S. senator, how important was the issue of terrorism? Category % Total Tester Burns Extremely important 35 34 64 Very important 29 45 52 Somewhat important 25 66 33 Not at all important 11 72 23 In your vote for U.S. senator, how important was the economy? Category % Total Tester Burns Extremely important 39 51 46 Very important 42 48 50 Somewhat important 15 51 46 Not at all important 3 45 49 In your vote for U.S. senator, how important were corruption and scandals in government? Category % Total Tester Burns Extremely important 39 72 26 Very important 28 49 47 Somewhat important 24 25 73 Not at all important 9 23 77 In the 2004 election for president, did you vote for: Category % Total Tester Burns John Kerry (Dem) 33 96 4 George W. Bush (Rep) 54 18 80 Someone else 6 68 20 Did not vote 7 62 33 Was your vote for U.S. senator mainly: Category % Total Tester Burns For your candidate 64 46 52 Against his opponent 34 56 41 Was one reason for your vote for U.S. Senate today: Category % Total Tester Burns To express support for George W. Bush 21 6 94 To express opposition to George W. Bush 29 93 5 George W. Bush was not a factor 49 43 54 When did you finally decide for whom to vote in the U.S. Senate election? Category % Total Tester Burns Just today 8 44 50 In the last three days 4 36 62 Sometime last week 5 41 55 During the last month 16 45 51 Before that 66 53 46 When did you finally decide for whom to vote in the U.S. Senate election? Category % Total Tester Burns Today / Within the last three days 12 41 54 Within the last week or earlier 88 51 47 When did you finally decide for whom to vote in the U.S. Senate election? Category % Total Tester Burns Today through within the last three days 18 41 55 Within the last week or earlier 82 51 47 Which candidate for U.S. senator do you think has high ethical standards? Category % Total Tester Burns Only Jon Tester does 35 96 4 Only Conrad Burns does 20 2 96 Both do 17 35 65 Neither does 23 29 62 Which candidate for U.S. senator has high ethical standards? Category % Total Tester Burns Yes, Tester does 52 76 23 No, Tester does not 42 17 78 Which candidate for U.S. senator has high ethical standards? Category % Total Tester Burns Yes, Burns does 36 17 82 No, Burns does not 58 70 26 Regardless of how you voted today, do you think Jon Tester's positions on the issues are: Category % Total Tester Burns Too liberal 43 7 90 Too conservative 5 48 49 About right 46 92 8 Regardless of how you voted today, do you think Conrad Burns has been in office too long? Category % Total Tester Burns Yes 59 77 20 No 39 8 91 Population of area, five categories Category % Total Tester Burns Over 500 thousand - - - 50 to 500 thousand 38 58 40 Suburbs 5 52 48 10 to 50 thousand 20 46 51 Rural 37 45 53 Population of area, three categories Category % Total Tester Burns City over 50 thousand 38 58 40 Suburbs 5 52 48 Small city and Rural 57 45 52 Geo Stratum Code Category % Total Tester Burns Urban West 32 64 35 Rural West 33 42 56 East 35 46 51 In today's election for the U.S. House of Representatives, did you just vote for: Category % Total Tester Burns Monica Lindeen 42 91 7 Denny Rehberg 58 20 77 How did you vote today on Initiative 151, raising the minimum wage in Montana? Category % Total Tester Burns Yes 74 61 37 No 26 19 78