Ohio - Senate

Exit polls - Senate

Ohio Are you: Category % Total Strickland Blackwell Male 48 58 40 Female 52 63 34 Sex by race Category % Total Strickland Blackwell White male 41 55 42 White female 43 60 37 Non-white male 7 70 26 Non-white female 9 78 19 Are you: Category % Total Strickland Blackwell White 84 58 40 Black 12 77 20 Hispanic / Latino 2 - - Asian 0 - - Other 2 - - AGE (60 and over) Category % Total Strickland Blackwell 18-29 13 59 39 30-44 27 58 38 45-59 34 60 37 60 or over 26 64 34 Age 65 & over Category % Total Strickland Blackwell 18-64 84 59 38 65 or over 16 67 30 2005 total family income Category % Total Strickland Blackwell Under $15,000 7 72 27 $15,000 - $29,999 15 66 32 $30,000 - $49,999 23 60 36 $50,000 - $74,999 24 63 36 $75,000 - $99,999 14 55 41 $100,000 - $149,999 9 59 36 $150,000 - $199,999 3 56 40 $200,000 or more 5 52 46 Total family income: Category % Total Strickland Blackwell Less than $50,000 44 64 34 $50,000 or more 56 59 39 Total family income: Category % Total Strickland Blackwell Less than $100,000 83 62 36 $100,000 or more 17 56 40 Which best describes your family's financial situation? You feel as if you: Category % Total Strickland Blackwell Are getting ahead financially 28 43 53 Have just enough money to maintain your standard of living 52 66 33 Are falling behind financially 18 74 23 Compared to two years ago, is the job situation in your area: Category % Total Strickland Blackwell Better today 17 25 72 Worse today 47 80 18 About the same 34 55 44 Do you or does someone in your household belong to a labor union? Category % Total Strickland Blackwell Yes, I do 14 81 17 Yes, someone else does 13 60 39 Yes, I do and someone else does 2 - - No one does 72 57 40 UNION HOUSEHOLD Category % Total Strickland Blackwell Yes (Vote is union member, union member in household, or noth member in household and voter is memeber) 28 70 28 No (No union voter in household 72 57 40 Voter is union member: Category % Total Strickland Blackwell Yes 16 79 19 No 84 57 40 What was the last grade of school you completed? Category % Total Strickland Blackwell Did not complete high school 4 65 35 High school graduate 23 64 35 Some college or associate degree 32 59 39 College graduate 23 56 40 Postgraduate study 18 67 29 College Education Category % Total Strickland Blackwell No college degree 59 61 37 College graduate 41 61 35 What was the last grade of school you completed? Category % Total Strickland Blackwell High school graduate or less 26 64 35 More than high school grad 74 60 37 No matter how you voted today, do you usually think of yourself as a: Category % Total Strickland Blackwell Democrat 40 92 6 Republican 37 20 77 Independent or something else 23 69 26 On most political matters, do you consider yourself: Category % Total Strickland Blackwell Liberal 20 92 8 Moderate 48 71 26 Conservative 32 26 71 Religion, combined Protestant and other Christian. Category % Total Strickland Blackwell Protestant / Other Christian 59 57 41 Catholic 25 58 38 Jewish 3 93 7 Something else 4 79 18 None 9 80 18 Religion among whites Category % Total Strickland Blackwell White Protestant / Other Christian 48 53 45 White Catholic 21 57 40 White Jewish 3 93 7 White something else 3 75 23 White none 7 82 18 Non-white 17 76 22 How often do you attend religious services? Category % Total Strickland Blackwell More than once a week 16 38 59 Once a week 29 55 42 A few times a month 12 60 38 A few times a year 27 72 27 Never 13 81 17 How often do you attend religious services? Category % Total Strickland Blackwell Weekly 45 49 48 Occasionally 39 68 30 Never 13 81 17 Are you currently married? Category % Total Strickland Blackwell Yes 65 58 39 No 35 66 33 Married women Category % Total Strickland Blackwell Married women 31 60 38 Others 69 62 36 Sex by married Category % Total Strickland Blackwell Married men 33 57 40 Married women 32 60 38 Single men 15 60 38 Single women 20 69 30 Do you think the condition of Ohio's economy is: Category % Total Strickland Blackwell Excellent 3 36 64 Good 33 35 62 Not so good 45 72 26 Poor 18 90 10 State of the economy: 2 way Category % Total Strickland Blackwell Excellent / Good 37 35 62 Not so good / Poor 63 77 21 Do you approve or disapprove of the way George W. Bush is handling his job as president? Category % Total Strickland Blackwell Strongly approve 17 17 82 Somewhat approve 23 32 65 Somewhat disapprove 16 74 23 Strongly disapprove 42 91 8 Do you approve or disapprove of the way George W. Bush is handling his job as president? Category % Total Strickland Blackwell Approve 40 25 72 Disapprove 58 86 12 How do you feel about the U.S. war in Iraq? Category % Total Strickland Blackwell Strongly approve 18 17 81 Somewhat approve 25 42 54 Somewhat disapprove 19 70 26 Strongly disapprove 37 89 9 How do you feel about the U.S. war in Iraq? Category % Total Strickland Blackwell Approve 43 32 65 Disapprove 56 83 15 What should the U.S. do in Iraq now? Category % Total Strickland Blackwell Send more troops 15 36 62 Maintain the same number of troops 23 34 63 Withdraw some troops 27 75 24 Withdraw all troops 30 85 13 What should the U.S. do now in Iraq? Category % Total Strickland Blackwell Same number or more troops 39 35 63 Withdraw some or all troops 57 80 18 In your vote for U.S. senator, how important was the war in Iraq? Category % Total Strickland Blackwell Extremely important 36 68 31 Very important 28 61 36 Somewhat important 24 60 37 Not at all important 11 47 49 In your vote for U.S. senator, how important was the issue of terrorism? Category % Total Strickland Blackwell Extremely important 36 55 44 Very important 29 57 39 Somewhat important 24 72 27 Not at all important 10 74 23 In your vote for U.S. senator, how important was the economy? Category % Total Strickland Blackwell Extremely important 41 73 26 Very important 41 55 42 Somewhat important 14 49 47 Not at all important 2 - - In the 2004 election for president, did you vote for: Category % Total Strickland Blackwell John Kerry (Dem) 46 93 6 George W. Bush (Rep) 49 30 66 Someone else 2 - - Did not vote 3 75 23 How confident are you that votes in your state will be counted accurately? Category % Total Strickland Blackwell Very confident 40 45 52 Somewhat confident 45 67 30 Not very confident 11 83 14 Not at all confident 4 86 11 How confident are you that votes in your state will be counted accurately? Category % Total Strickland Blackwell Very / Somewhat confident 84 57 40 Not very / Not at all confident 15 84 13 Which party do you think has high ethical standards? Category % Total Strickland Blackwell Only the Democratic Party does 18 90 8 Only the Republican Party does 18 12 86 Both do 19 60 39 Neither does 40 72 25 Which party has the ethical standards that you would like to see in Congress? Category % Total Strickland Blackwell Yes, the Democratic Party does 37 75 24 No, the Democratic Party does not 58 53 44 Which party has the ethical standards that you would like to see in Congress? Category % Total Strickland Blackwell Yes, the Republican Party does 37 37 62 No, the Republican Party does not 59 78 20 Population of area, five categories Category % Total Strickland Blackwell Over 500 thousand 8 73 23 50 to 500 thousand 20 69 28 Suburbs 59 57 40 10 to 50 thousand 2 60 40 Rural 11 54 43 Population of area, three categories Category % Total Strickland Blackwell City over 50 thousand 28 70 27 Suburbs 59 57 40 Small city and Rural 13 55 43 Geo Stratum Code Category % Total Strickland Blackwell Cuyahoga County 12 74 24 Northeast 28 67 31 Central 24 61 37 Toledo & NW 11 58 40 Cinci / Daytn Area 26 49 48 In today's election for U.S. senator, did you just vote for: Category % Total Strickland Blackwell Sherrod Brown 56 91 7 Mike DeWine 44 21 76 How did you vote today on Amendment 2, raising the minimum wage in Ohio? Category % Total Strickland Blackwell Yes 56 75 23 No 44 41 55