Rhode Island - Senate

Exit polls - Senate

Rhode Island Are you: Category % Total Whitehouse Chafee Male 46 50 50 Female 54 57 43 Sex by race Category % Total Whitehouse Chafee White male 41 46 54 White female 46 54 46 Non-white male 5 77 21 Non-white female 8 78 21 Are you: Category % Total Whitehouse Chafee White 87 50 50 Black 5 85 13 Hispanic / Latino 4 77 22 Asian 1 - - Other 2 - - AGE (60 and over) Category % Total Whitehouse Chafee 18-29 13 65 35 30-44 26 55 45 45-59 36 50 50 60 or over 25 52 48 Age 65 & over Category % Total Whitehouse Chafee 18-64 84 53 46 65 or over 16 55 45 2005 total family income Category % Total Whitehouse Chafee Under $15,000 6 80 20 $15,000 - $29,999 8 65 34 $30,000 - $49,999 17 56 44 $50,000 - $74,999 22 46 54 $75,000 - $99,999 15 54 46 $100,000 - $149,999 19 45 55 $150,000 - $199,999 8 52 48 $200,000 or more 5 - - Total family income: Category % Total Whitehouse Chafee Less than $50,000 31 63 37 $50,000 or more 69 48 52 Total family income: Category % Total Whitehouse Chafee Less than $100,000 69 55 45 $100,000 or more 31 46 54 Do you or does someone in your household belong to a labor union? Category % Total Whitehouse Chafee Yes, I do 16 60 40 Yes, someone else does 13 56 44 Yes, I do and someone else does 2 - - No one does 70 51 48 UNION HOUSEHOLD Category % Total Whitehouse Chafee Yes (Vote is union member, union member in household, or noth member in household and voter is memeber) 30 59 41 No (No union voter in household 70 51 48 Voter is union member: Category % Total Whitehouse Chafee Yes 17 61 39 No 83 52 48 What was the last grade of school you completed? Category % Total Whitehouse Chafee Did not complete high school 3 - - High school graduate 15 59 41 Some college or associate degree 28 49 51 College graduate 29 51 49 Postgraduate study 24 54 46 College Education Category % Total Whitehouse Chafee No college degree 47 54 45 College graduate 53 52 48 What was the last grade of school you completed? Category % Total Whitehouse Chafee High school graduate or less 18 63 36 More than high school grad 82 51 49 No matter how you voted today, do you usually think of yourself as a: Category % Total Whitehouse Chafee Democrat 38 84 15 Republican 18 6 94 Independent or something else 44 45 55 On most political matters, do you consider yourself: Category % Total Whitehouse Chafee Liberal 25 76 24 Moderate 56 52 48 Conservative 19 25 74 Religion, combined Protestant and other Christian. Category % Total Whitehouse Chafee Protestant / Other Christian 28 48 51 Catholic 53 50 50 Jewish 2 - - Something else 5 68 32 None 11 67 32 Religion among whites Category % Total Whitehouse Chafee White Protestant / Other Christian 24 44 56 White Catholic 48 48 52 White Jewish 2 - - White something else 4 - - White none 9 66 34 Non-white 13 77 22 How often do you attend religious services? Category % Total Whitehouse Chafee More than once a week 7 35 64 Once a week 27 51 49 A few times a month 15 45 55 A few times a year 29 57 43 Never 19 63 37 How often do you attend religious services? Category % Total Whitehouse Chafee Weekly 34 48 52 Occasionally 44 53 47 Never 19 63 37 Do you think the condition of Rhode Island's economy is: Category % Total Whitehouse Chafee Excellent 2 - - Good 48 41 59 Not so good 41 67 33 Poor 7 77 23 State of the economy: 2 way Category % Total Whitehouse Chafee Excellent / Good 51 40 60 Not so good / Poor 48 68 31 Do you approve or disapprove of the way George W. Bush is handling his job as president? Category % Total Whitehouse Chafee Strongly approve 8 12 88 Somewhat approve 17 12 87 Somewhat disapprove 19 45 55 Strongly disapprove 56 74 25 Do you approve or disapprove of the way George W. Bush is handling his job as president? Category % Total Whitehouse Chafee Approve 24 12 88 Disapprove 75 67 33 In your vote for U.S. senator, how important was the war in Iraq? Category % Total Whitehouse Chafee Extremely important 44 68 32 Very important 30 45 54 Somewhat important 18 30 69 Not at all important 7 49 51 In your vote for U.S. senator, how important was the issue of terrorism? Category % Total Whitehouse Chafee Extremely important 41 57 43 Very important 32 44 56 Somewhat important 19 53 46 Not at all important 8 68 32 In your vote for U.S. senator, how important was the economy? Category % Total Whitehouse Chafee Extremely important 40 59 41 Very important 43 47 52 Somewhat important 15 52 48 Not at all important 1 - - In your vote for U.S. senator, how important was the issue of health care? Category % Total Whitehouse Chafee Extremely important 44 65 35 Very important 37 48 52 Somewhat important 16 36 64 Not at all important 3 - - In your vote for U.S. senator, how important were values issues such as same sex marriage or abortion? Category % Total Whitehouse Chafee Extremely important 24 53 47 Very important 19 58 41 Somewhat important 25 50 50 Not at all important 31 53 47 How do you feel about the U.S. war in Iraq? Category % Total Whitehouse Chafee Strongly approve 8 19 81 Somewhat approve 18 18 82 Somewhat disapprove 21 47 53 Strongly disapprove 52 73 27 How do you feel about the U.S. war in Iraq? Category % Total Whitehouse Chafee Approve 26 19 81 Disapprove 73 65 34 What should the U.S. do in Iraq now? Category % Total Whitehouse Chafee Send more troops 11 23 76 Maintain the same number of troops 15 17 83 Withdraw some troops 29 51 49 Withdraw all troops 40 77 23 What should the U.S. do now in Iraq? Category % Total Whitehouse Chafee Same number or more troops 26 20 80 Withdraw some or all troops 69 66 34 When did you finally decide for whom to vote in the U.S. Senate election? Category % Total Whitehouse Chafee Just today 9 44 55 In the last three days 8 49 51 Sometime last week 9 59 41 During the last month 26 60 40 Before that 47 52 48 When did you finally decide for whom to vote in the U.S. Senate election? Category % Total Whitehouse Chafee Today / Within the last three days 18 46 53 Within the last week or earlier 82 55 45 When did you finally decide for whom to vote in the U.S. Senate election? Category % Total Whitehouse Chafee Today through within the last three days 27 51 49 Within the last week or earlier 73 55 45 Would you prefer to have the Republicans or the Democrats control the U.S. Senate next year? Category % Total Whitehouse Chafee Democrats 63 78 21 Republicans 23 3 97 Does not matter to me 13 25 75 Do you think Lincoln Chafee agrees with George W. Bush on issues: Category % Total Whitehouse Chafee Too often 36 89 11 Not often enough 19 29 70 About the right amount 39 29 71 Do you approve or disapprove of the way Lincoln Chafee is handling his job as senator? Category % Total Whitehouse Chafee Strongly approve 18 18 82 Somewhat approve 45 40 60 Somewhat disapprove 26 85 15 Strongly disapprove 10 96 4 Do you approve or disapprove of the way Lincoln Chafee is handling his job as senator? Category % Total Whitehouse Chafee Approve 63 34 66 Disapprove 36 88 12 Do you think Lincoln Chafee's positions on the issues are: Category % Total Whitehouse Chafee Too liberal 17 41 59 Too conservative 25 92 8 About right 51 36 64 Population of area, five categories Category % Total Whitehouse Chafee Over 500 thousand - - - 50 to 500 thousand 32 58 42 Suburbs 68 51 49 10 to 50 thousand - - - Rural - - - Population of area, three categories Category % Total Whitehouse Chafee City over 50 thousand 32 58 42 Suburbs 68 51 49 Small city and Rural - - - Geo Stratum Code Category % Total Whitehouse Chafee Provd / Industrial 21 67 33 Warwick / Suburbs 33 54 46 Rural / Rest State 46 47 53 In today's election for governor, did you just vote for: Category % Total Whitehouse Chafee Charles Fogarty 49 81 18 Don Carcieri 51 26 74