Tennessee - Senate

Exit polls - Senate

Tennessee Are you: Category % Total Ford Corker Male 49 45 54 Female 51 51 48 Sex by race Category % Total Ford Corker White male 42 39 61 White female 42 42 56 Non-white male 6 85 12 Non-white female 9 91 9 Are you: Category % Total Ford Corker White 85 40 59 Black 13 95 4 Hispanic / Latino 1 - - Asian 0 - - Other 1 - - AGE (60 and over) Category % Total Ford Corker 18-29 11 51 49 30-44 24 44 54 45-59 31 44 55 60 or over 34 53 46 Age 65 & over Category % Total Ford Corker 18-64 76 46 53 65 or over 24 52 46 2005 total family income Category % Total Ford Corker Under $15,000 9 67 31 $15,000 - $29,999 13 61 37 $30,000 - $49,999 21 50 50 $50,000 - $74,999 23 47 52 $75,000 - $99,999 15 42 56 $100,000 - $149,999 12 38 62 $150,000 - $199,999 4 38 62 $200,000 or more 4 37 62 Total family income: Category % Total Ford Corker Less than $50,000 42 57 42 $50,000 or more 58 42 57 Total family income: Category % Total Ford Corker Less than $100,000 80 51 48 $100,000 or more 20 37 62 What was the last grade of school you completed? Category % Total Ford Corker Did not complete high school 5 66 32 High school graduate 23 53 46 Some college or associate degree 31 45 53 College graduate 24 37 62 Postgraduate study 17 52 48 College Education Category % Total Ford Corker No college degree 59 50 49 College graduate 41 43 56 What was the last grade of school you completed? Category % Total Ford Corker High school graduate or less 28 56 44 More than high school grad 72 44 55 On most political matters, do you consider yourself: Category % Total Ford Corker Liberal 14 89 11 Moderate 40 63 35 Conservative 45 19 80 No matter how you voted today, do you usually think of yourself as a: Category % Total Ford Corker Democrat 34 93 6 Republican 38 5 94 Independent or something else 28 50 49 Religion, combined Protestant and other Christian. Category % Total Ford Corker Protestant / Other Christian 82 44 54 Catholic 7 50 50 Jewish 1 - - Something else 3 64 34 None 6 72 26 Religion among whites Category % Total Ford Corker White Protestant / Other Christian 70 37 61 White Catholic 6 45 55 White Jewish 1 - - White something else 3 54 46 White none 5 69 28 Non-white 16 85 14 Would you describe yourself as a born-again or evangelical Christian? Category % Total Ford Corker Yes 65 41 58 No 35 59 40 White Evangelical/Born-again Christians Category % Total Ford Corker White Evangelical / Born-again Christians 52 33 65 All others 48 63 36 How often do you attend religious services? Category % Total Ford Corker More than once a week 32 38 61 Once a week 29 46 52 A few times a month 12 55 44 A few times a year 16 54 45 Never 9 63 36 How often do you attend religious services? Category % Total Ford Corker Weekly 61 42 57 Occasionally 28 54 44 Never 9 63 36 Are you currently married? Category % Total Ford Corker Yes 72 42 57 No 28 63 35 Married women Category % Total Ford Corker Married women 34 44 55 Others 66 50 49 Sex by married Category % Total Ford Corker Married men 38 40 59 Married women 35 44 55 Single men 11 62 37 Single women 17 63 34 Married women with children: Category % Total Ford Corker Married women with children 13 43 56 Women who are not married and have no children 38 53 45 All men 49 46 53 Married with children: Category % Total Ford Corker Married with children 27 40 58 All others 73 51 48 Do you have any children under 18 living in your household? Category % Total Ford Corker Yes 33 44 55 No 67 50 49 Parents Category % Total Ford Corker Men with children 16 41 57 Women with children 17 47 52 Men without children 32 48 52 Women without children 35 52 46 Do you think the condition of Tennessee's economy is: Category % Total Ford Corker Excellent - - - Good - - - Not so good - - - Poor - - - State of the economy: 2 way Category % Total Ford Corker Excellent / Good - - - Not so good / Poor - - - Do you approve or disapprove of the way George W. Bush is handling his job as president? Category % Total Ford Corker Strongly approve 23 6 93 Somewhat approve 25 12 86 Somewhat disapprove 15 64 33 Strongly disapprove 35 93 6 Do you approve or disapprove of the way George W. Bush is handling his job as president? Category % Total Ford Corker Approve 48 9 90 Disapprove 50 84 14 In your vote for U.S. senator, how important was the war in Iraq? Category % Total Ford Corker Extremely important 36 58 41 Very important 34 45 55 Somewhat important 21 38 60 Not at all important 8 37 61 In your vote for U.S. senator, how important was the issue of terrorism? Category % Total Ford Corker Extremely important 42 42 57 Very important 33 47 52 Somewhat important 19 57 40 Not at all important 5 53 45 In your vote for U.S. senator, how important was the economy? Category % Total Ford Corker Extremely important 42 55 44 Very important 43 44 55 Somewhat important 12 35 63 Not at all important 2 - - In your vote for U.S. senator, how important was the issue of illegal immigration? Category % Total Ford Corker Extremely important 40 39 60 Very important 31 42 56 Somewhat important 22 63 36 Not at all important 6 65 33 In your vote for U.S. senator, how important were corruption and scandals in government? Category % Total Ford Corker Extremely important 44 48 51 Very important 33 48 50 Somewhat important 17 42 58 Not at all important 6 53 47 How do you feel about the U.S. war in Iraq? Category % Total Ford Corker Strongly approve 23 9 91 Somewhat approve 27 19 80 Somewhat disapprove 17 67 30 Strongly disapprove 30 92 7 How do you feel about the U.S. war in Iraq? Category % Total Ford Corker Approve 50 14 85 Disapprove 48 83 16 What should the U.S. do in Iraq now? Category % Total Ford Corker Send more troops 19 25 75 Maintain the same number of troops 22 15 84 Withdraw some troops 23 64 35 Withdraw all troops 23 83 16 What should the U.S. do now in Iraq? Category % Total Ford Corker Same number or more troops 41 19 80 Withdraw some or all troops 46 73 25 In the 2004 election for president, did you vote for: Category % Total Ford Corker John Kerry (Dem) 37 94 5 George W. Bush (Rep) 55 12 87 Someone else 3 86 11 Did not vote 4 67 32 Do you think Bill Frist would make a good president? Category % Total Ford Corker Yes 37 20 79 No 44 71 28 Was one reason for your vote for U.S. Senate today: Category % Total Ford Corker To express support for George W. Bush 20 4 96 To express opposition to George W. Bush 23 98 2 George W. Bush was not a factor 54 42 56 When did you finally decide for whom to vote in the U.S. Senate election? Category % Total Ford Corker Just today 8 50 43 In the last three days 6 41 59 Sometime last week 6 50 50 During the last month 24 42 58 Before that 55 49 51 When did you finally decide for whom to vote in the U.S. Senate election? Category % Total Ford Corker Today / Within the last three days 14 46 50 Within the last week or earlier 85 47 53 When did you finally decide for whom to vote in the U.S. Senate election? Category % Total Ford Corker Today through within the last three days 20 47 50 Within the last week or earlier 79 46 53 Did either of these candidates for U.S. senator attack the other unfairly? Category % Total Ford Corker Only Harold Ford did 7 19 80 Only Bob Corker did 19 94 6 Both did 56 40 58 Neither did 10 25 74 Did either of these candidates for U.S. senator attack the other unfairly? Category % Total Ford Corker Yes, Ford did 64 37 61 No, Ford did not 29 70 29 Did either of these candidates for U.S. senator attack the other unfairly? Category % Total Ford Corker Yes, Corker did 75 53 45 No, Corker did not 17 22 77 Population of area, five categories Category % Total Ford Corker Over 500 thousand 25 59 40 50 to 500 thousand 14 44 54 Suburbs 23 39 60 10 to 50 thousand 12 44 54 Rural 27 48 51 Population of area, three categories Category % Total Ford Corker City over 50 thousand 38 54 45 Suburbs 23 39 60 Small city and Rural 39 47 52 Geo Stratum Code Category % Total Ford Corker Southwest 17 60 39 Nashville Area 26 48 51 Middle / West 22 53 46 East 36 39 59 In today's election for governor, did you just vote for: Category % Total Ford Corker Phil Bredesen 69 67 33 Jim Bryson 30 8 92 How did you vote today on Amendment 1, defining marriage as only being between a man and a woman? Category % Total Ford Corker Yes 81 38 61 No 19 81 17