New Jersey - Senate

Exit polls - Senate

New Jersey Are you: Category % Total Menendez Kean Male 48 49 48 Female 52 57 41 Sex by race Category % Total Menendez Kean White male 37 45 52 White female 40 49 49 Non-white male 11 66 30 Non-white female 12 85 14 Are you: Category % Total Menendez Kean White 77 47 50 Black 10 82 15 Hispanic / Latino 9 71 28 Asian 3 74 24 Other 1 - - AGE (60 and over) Category % Total Menendez Kean 18-29 10 67 31 30-44 25 57 40 45-59 33 55 43 60 or over 31 46 52 Age 65 & over Category % Total Menendez Kean 18-64 78 56 41 65 or over 22 44 54 2005 total family income Category % Total Menendez Kean Under $15,000 4 68 32 $15,000 - $29,999 6 65 34 $30,000 - $49,999 16 49 49 $50,000 - $74,999 18 56 40 $75,000 - $99,999 19 66 30 $100,000 - $149,999 21 47 51 $150,000 - $199,999 10 56 42 $200,000 or more 7 35 64 Do you or does someone in your household belong to a labor union? Category % Total Menendez Kean Yes, I do 19 64 36 Yes, someone else does 12 50 49 Yes, I do and someone else does 3 59 41 No one does 67 50 47 UNION HOUSEHOLD Category % Total Menendez Kean Yes (Vote is union member, union member in household, or noth member in household and voter is memeber) 33 59 41 No (No union voter in household 67 50 47 Voter is union member: Category % Total Menendez Kean Yes 22 63 36 No 78 50 47 What was the last grade of school you completed? Category % Total Menendez Kean Did not complete high school 3 - - High school graduate 19 50 48 Some college or associate degree 27 49 49 College graduate 28 55 43 Postgraduate study 24 60 38 College Education Category % Total Menendez Kean No college degree 48 50 48 College graduate 52 57 41 What was the last grade of school you completed? Category % Total Menendez Kean High school graduate or less 21 51 47 More than high school grad 79 54 43 No matter how you voted today, do you usually think of yourself as a: Category % Total Menendez Kean Democrat 41 92 7 Republican 28 9 90 Independent or something else 31 46 49 On most political matters, do you consider yourself: Category % Total Menendez Kean Liberal 26 87 12 Moderate 50 55 42 Conservative 24 17 80 Religion, combined Protestant and other Christian. Category % Total Menendez Kean Protestant / Other Christian 33 47 50 Catholic 46 50 48 Jewish 6 73 26 Something else 6 76 18 None 9 73 23 Religion among whites Category % Total Menendez Kean White Protestant / Other Christian 24 37 60 White Catholic 38 45 53 White Jewish 6 75 24 White something else 3 - - White none 6 68 27 Non-white 24 74 24 How often do you attend religious services? Category % Total Menendez Kean More than once a week 8 47 51 Once a week 28 47 51 A few times a month 13 50 46 A few times a year 30 58 40 Never 17 64 33 How often do you attend religious services? Category % Total Menendez Kean Weekly 36 47 51 Occasionally 43 55 42 Never 17 64 33 Do you approve or disapprove of the way George W. Bush is handling his job as president? Category % Total Menendez Kean Strongly approve 14 11 88 Somewhat approve 20 10 86 Somewhat disapprove 18 46 51 Strongly disapprove 47 88 9 Do you approve or disapprove of the way George W. Bush is handling his job as president? Category % Total Menendez Kean Approve 35 11 87 Disapprove 64 77 21 How do you feel about the U.S. war in Iraq? Category % Total Menendez Kean Strongly approve 15 9 89 Somewhat approve 20 23 75 Somewhat disapprove 19 51 45 Strongly disapprove 44 86 12 How do you feel about the U.S. war in Iraq? Category % Total Menendez Kean Approve 35 17 81 Disapprove 63 75 22 What should the U.S. do in Iraq now? Category % Total Menendez Kean Send more troops 16 19 78 Maintain the same number of troops 17 19 79 Withdraw some troops 29 64 34 Withdraw all troops 33 79 18 What should the U.S. do now in Iraq? Category % Total Menendez Kean Same number or more troops 32 19 79 Withdraw some or all troops 62 72 25 How worried are you that there will be another major terrorist attack in the U.S.? Category % Total Menendez Kean Very worried 30 50 49 Somewhat worried 46 50 48 Not too worried 19 58 40 Not at all worried 4 67 26 How worried are you that there will be another major terrorist attack in the United States? Category % Total Menendez Kean Very / Somewhat worried 76 50 48 Not too / Not at all worried 23 60 37 In your vote for U.S. senator, how important was the war in Iraq? Category % Total Menendez Kean Extremely important 43 63 35 Very important 31 47 50 Somewhat important 17 37 59 Not at all important 7 46 49 In your vote for U.S. senator, how important was the issue of terrorism? Category % Total Menendez Kean Extremely important 35 48 51 Very important 35 50 49 Somewhat important 22 62 35 Not at all important 7 56 35 In your vote for U.S. senator, how important was the economy? Category % Total Menendez Kean Extremely important 43 56 42 Very important 42 50 48 Somewhat important 12 51 45 Not at all important 2 - - In your vote for U.S. senator, how important were corruption and scandals in government? Category % Total Menendez Kean Extremely important 43 45 53 Very important 32 57 40 Somewhat important 20 60 38 Not at all important 4 55 42 Do you approve or disapprove of the way Jon Corzine is handling his job as governor? Category % Total Menendez Kean Strongly approve 19 87 13 Somewhat approve 41 60 38 Somewhat disapprove 22 35 63 Strongly disapprove 15 14 82 Do you approve or disapprove of the way Jon Corzine is handling his job as governor? Category % Total Menendez Kean Approve 60 68 30 Disapprove 37 26 71 Would you prefer to have the Democrats or the Republicans control the U.S. Senate next year? Category % Total Menendez Kean Democrats 52 90 8 Republicans 34 3 96 Does not matter to me 13 33 59 In the 2004 election for president, did you vote for: Category % Total Menendez Kean John Kerry (Dem) 49 90 8 George W. Bush (Rep) 44 12 87 Someone else 4 37 43 Did not vote 3 59 33 When did you finally decide for whom to vote in the U.S. Senate election? Category % Total Menendez Kean Just today 11 53 40 In the last three days 8 48 48 Sometime last week 10 51 47 During the last month 22 48 49 Before that 48 55 44 When did you finally decide for whom to vote in the U.S. Senate election? Category % Total Menendez Kean Today / Within the last three days 19 51 44 Within the last week or earlier 80 53 46 When did you finally decide for whom to vote in the U.S. Senate election? Category % Total Menendez Kean Today through within the last three days 29 51 45 Within the last week or earlier 70 53 45 Was your vote for U.S. senator mainly: Category % Total Menendez Kean For your candidate 63 56 43 Against his opponent 33 45 51 Which candidate for U.S. senator do you think has high ethical standards? Category % Total Menendez Kean Only Bob Menendez does 16 97 3 Only Thomas Kean, Jr. does 30 5 95 Both do 15 76 23 Neither does 31 61 33 Which candidate for U.S. senator has high ethical standards? Category % Total Menendez Kean Yes, Menendez does 31 87 12 No, Menendez does not 62 33 63 Which candidate for U.S. senator has high ethical standards? Category % Total Menendez Kean Yes, Kean does 46 29 71 No, Kean does not 47 73 23 Did either of these candidates for U.S. senator attack the other unfairly? Category % Total Menendez Kean Only Bob Menendez did 10 12 87 Only Thomas Kean, Jr. did 14 87 13 Both did 56 51 46 Neither did 13 46 51 Did either of these candidates for U.S. senator attack the other unfairly? Category % Total Menendez Kean Yes, Menendez did 66 45 52 No, Menendez did not 27 67 31 Did either of these candidates for U.S. senator attack the other unfairly? Category % Total Menendez Kean Yes, Kean did 70 58 39 No, Kean did not 23 32 66 Population of area, five categories Category % Total Menendez Kean Over 500 thousand - - - 50 to 500 thousand 4 58 39 Suburbs 91 54 44 10 to 50 thousand 5 48 52 Rural - - - Population of area, three categories Category % Total Menendez Kean City over 50 thousand 4 58 39 Suburbs 91 54 44 Small city and Rural 5 48 52 Geo Stratum Code Category % Total Menendez Kean ESSX / HUDS 19 68 29 BERG / PASS 16 54 44 CENTRAL 20 54 44 SOUTH 30 51 47 NO. WEST 16 42 56