Texas - Senate

Exit polls - Senate

Texas Are you: Category % Total Radnofsky Hutchison Male 49 35 62 Female 51 38 60 Sex by race Category % Total Radnofsky Hutchison White male 37 28 70 White female 38 32 67 Non-white male 12 57 40 Non-white female 13 57 38 Are you: Category % Total Radnofsky Hutchison White 75 30 68 Black 8 67 26 Hispanic / Latino 15 54 44 Asian 1 - - Other 1 - - AGE (60 and over) Category % Total Radnofsky Hutchison 18-29 12 46 51 30-44 23 39 58 45-59 35 35 63 60 or over 30 33 66 Age 65 & over Category % Total Radnofsky Hutchison 18-64 81 38 60 65 or over 19 32 67 2005 total family income Category % Total Radnofsky Hutchison Under $15,000 7 52 45 $15,000 - $29,999 10 55 44 $30,000 - $49,999 19 35 63 $50,000 - $74,999 23 38 59 $75,000 - $99,999 14 33 65 $100,000 - $149,999 15 32 66 $150,000 - $199,999 5 28 71 $200,000 or more 6 28 69 Total family income: Category % Total Radnofsky Hutchison Less than $50,000 36 44 54 $50,000 or more 64 33 64 Total family income: Category % Total Radnofsky Hutchison Less than $100,000 74 40 58 $100,000 or more 26 30 68 What was the last grade of school you completed? Category % Total Radnofsky Hutchison Did not complete high school 3 - - High school graduate 17 36 62 Some college or associate degree 34 35 62 College graduate 29 29 68 Postgraduate study 18 41 57 College Education Category % Total Radnofsky Hutchison No college degree 53 37 61 College graduate 47 34 64 What was the last grade of school you completed? Category % Total Radnofsky Hutchison High school graduate or less 20 39 58 More than high school grad 80 35 63 No matter how you voted today, do you usually think of yourself as a: Category % Total Radnofsky Hutchison Democrat 31 80 18 Republican 41 4 96 Independent or something else 28 37 57 On most political matters, do you consider yourself: Category % Total Radnofsky Hutchison Liberal 16 67 30 Moderate 42 47 51 Conservative 42 14 84 Do you approve or disapprove of the way George W. Bush is handling his job as president? Category % Total Radnofsky Hutchison Strongly approve 28 7 92 Somewhat approve 25 15 83 Somewhat disapprove 15 47 49 Strongly disapprove 30 79 19 Do you approve or disapprove of the way George W. Bush is handling his job as president? Category % Total Radnofsky Hutchison Approve 53 11 88 Disapprove 46 68 29 How do you feel about the U.S. war in Iraq? Category % Total Radnofsky Hutchison Strongly approve 26 8 89 Somewhat approve 28 19 80 Somewhat disapprove 14 45 53 Strongly disapprove 30 73 24 How do you feel about the U.S. war in Iraq? Category % Total Radnofsky Hutchison Approve 54 14 84 Disapprove 44 65 33 In your vote for U.S. senator, how important was the war in Iraq? Category % Total Radnofsky Hutchison Extremely important 39 43 55 Very important 30 29 68 Somewhat important 20 34 64 Not at all important 10 37 61 In your vote for U.S. senator, how important was the issue of terrorism? Category % Total Radnofsky Hutchison Extremely important 46 29 68 Very important 32 35 63 Somewhat important 16 54 45 Not at all important 5 52 45 In your vote for U.S. senator, how important was the economy? Category % Total Radnofsky Hutchison Extremely important 46 42 56 Very important 38 32 66 Somewhat important 14 32 67 Not at all important 1 - - In your vote for U.S. senator, how important was the issue of illegal immigration? Category % Total Radnofsky Hutchison Extremely important 35 30 68 Very important 33 33 65 Somewhat important 25 46 51 Not at all important 6 54 44 Should most illegal immigrants working in the United States be: Category % Total Radnofsky Hutchison Offered a chance to apply for legal status 59 42 55 Deported to the country they came from 35 30 68 Do you think a fence along the U.S.-Mexico border would reduce illegal immigration: Category % Total Radnofsky Hutchison A great deal 18 22 77 Some 34 25 72 Not much 22 43 55 Not at all 24 56 41 Do you approve or disapprove of the way Rick Perry is handling his job as governor? Category % Total Radnofsky Hutchison Strongly approve 17 8 91 Somewhat approve 31 16 83 Somewhat disapprove 22 43 53 Strongly disapprove 28 70 27 Do you approve or disapprove of the way Rick Perry is handling his job as governor? Category % Total Radnofsky Hutchison Approve 48 13 86 Disapprove 50 58 39 If these were the only two candidates for governor on the ballot today, for whom would you have voted? Category % Total Radnofsky Hutchison Chris Bell (Dem) 41 75 23 Rick Perry (Rep) 48 4 95 Would not have voted for governor 9 35 58 Population of area, five categories Category % Total Radnofsky Hutchison Over 500 thousand 26 54 43 50 to 500 thousand 12 33 65 Suburbs 39 30 67 10 to 50 thousand 11 26 73 Rural 12 32 66 Population of area, three categories Category % Total Radnofsky Hutchison City over 50 thousand 38 48 50 Suburbs 39 30 67 Small city and Rural 23 29 69 Geo Stratum Code Category % Total Radnofsky Hutchison East 24 33 65 Dallas / Ft Worth 15 37 60 Houston 14 41 57 South-Central 18 39 58 West 12 24 73 Hispanic / South 16 44 53 In today's election for governor, did you just vote for: Category % Total Radnofsky Hutchison Chris Bell 30 83 16 Rick Perry 40 4 95 Kinky Friedman 12 38 55 Carole Strayhorn 17 33 64