Exit polls - Senate

Washington Are you: Category % Total Cantwell McGavick Guthrie Dixon Male 50 57 41 1 1 Female 50 60 36 1 1 Sex by race Category % Total Cantwell McGavick Guthrie Dixon White male 43 54 45 1 1 White female 41 61 37 1 1 Non-white male 7 79 17 1 2 Non-white female 9 58 31 2 5 Are you: Category % Total Cantwell McGavick Guthrie Dixon White 84 57 41 1 1 Black 2 - - - - Hispanic / Latino 9 65 25 3 6 Asian 2 - - - - Other 3 72 28 - - AGE (60 and over) Category % Total Cantwell McGavick Guthrie Dixon 18-29 9 48 46 3 3 30-44 19 62 37 - - 45-59 40 59 37 1 2 60 or over 32 58 39 1 - Age 65 & over Category % Total Cantwell McGavick Guthrie Dixon 18-64 80 58 39 1 1 65 or over 20 58 38 1 - 2005 total family income Category % Total Cantwell McGavick Guthrie Dixon Under $15,000 7 63 32 0 2 $15,000 - $29,999 8 67 33 - - $30,000 - $49,999 19 59 37 3 1 $50,000 - $74,999 23 58 40 1 0 $75,000 - $99,999 18 63 34 1 2 $100,000 - $149,999 16 62 37 - 1 $150,000 - $199,999 4 52 48 - - $200,000 or more 4 55 45 - - Total family income: Category % Total Cantwell McGavick Guthrie Dixon Less than $50,000 34 62 35 2 1 $50,000 or more 66 60 38 1 1 Total family income: Category % Total Cantwell McGavick Guthrie Dixon Less than $100,000 76 61 36 1 1 $100,000 or more 24 59 40 - 0 Do you or does someone in your household belong to a labor union? Category % Total Cantwell McGavick Guthrie Dixon Yes, I do 14 60 40 - - Yes, someone else does 10 68 31 1 - Yes, I do and someone else does 3 83 11 - - No one does 74 55 41 1 1 UNION HOUSEHOLD Category % Total Cantwell McGavick Guthrie Dixon Yes (Vote is union member, union member in household, or noth member in household and voter is memeber) 26 66 33 0 - No (No union voter in household 74 55 41 1 1 Voter is union member: Category % Total Cantwell McGavick Guthrie Dixon Yes 16 64 35 - - No 84 57 40 1 1 What was the last grade of school you completed? Category % Total Cantwell McGavick Guthrie Dixon Did not complete high school 2 - - - - High school graduate 15 63 32 2 - Some college or associate degree 31 53 44 1 1 College graduate 34 57 41 0 1 Postgraduate study 17 67 31 1 1 College Education Category % Total Cantwell McGavick Guthrie Dixon No college degree 49 56 41 1 1 College graduate 51 60 37 1 1 What was the last grade of school you completed? Category % Total Cantwell McGavick Guthrie Dixon High school graduate or less 17 61 34 2 - More than high school grad 83 58 40 1 1 No matter how you voted today, do you usually think of yourself as a: Category % Total Cantwell McGavick Guthrie Dixon Democrat 39 97 2 1 1 Republican 29 9 89 1 1 Independent or something else 32 57 39 1 2 On most political matters, do you consider yourself: Category % Total Cantwell McGavick Guthrie Dixon Liberal 27 92 5 1 2 Moderate 42 68 30 0 1 Conservative 31 16 80 2 0 Religion, combined Protestant and other Christian. Category % Total Cantwell McGavick Guthrie Dixon Protestant / Other Christian 54 49 50 1 0 Catholic 17 66 34 - - Jewish 1 - - - - Something else 6 68 18 3 11 None 22 75 19 1 2 Religion among whites Category % Total Cantwell McGavick Guthrie Dixon White Protestant / Other Christian 47 47 52 1 - White Catholic 12 62 38 - - White Jewish 1 - - - - White something else 3 67 29 - 3 White none 18 79 17 1 2 Non-white 18 67 25 2 4 How often do you attend religious services? Category % Total Cantwell McGavick Guthrie Dixon More than once a week 10 29 68 2 - Once a week 22 43 56 0 0 A few times a month 11 62 31 0 3 A few times a year 28 66 32 1 0 Never 27 75 21 1 2 How often do you attend religious services? Category % Total Cantwell McGavick Guthrie Dixon Weekly 33 39 60 1 0 Occasionally 39 65 31 1 1 Never 27 75 21 1 2 Do you have any children under 18 living in your household? Category % Total Cantwell McGavick Guthrie Dixon Yes 30 55 43 0 1 No 70 61 36 1 1 Parents Category % Total Cantwell McGavick Guthrie Dixon Men with children 15 54 45 1 - Women with children 15 57 42 - 1 Men without children 35 58 39 1 1 Women without children 35 63 32 1 1 Do you approve or disapprove of the way George W. Bush is handling his job as president? Category % Total Cantwell McGavick Guthrie Dixon Strongly approve 17 9 88 1 - Somewhat approve 20 21 78 1 - Somewhat disapprove 12 65 33 2 - Strongly disapprove 50 91 6 0 2 Do you approve or disapprove of the way George W. Bush is handling his job as president? Category % Total Cantwell McGavick Guthrie Dixon Approve 37 15 83 1 - Disapprove 62 86 11 1 2 Do you think the condition of Washington's economy is: Category % Total Cantwell McGavick Guthrie Dixon Excellent 8 27 71 2 - Good 65 60 38 1 1 Not so good 19 67 29 1 3 Poor 5 65 28 1 4 State of the economy: 2 way Category % Total Cantwell McGavick Guthrie Dixon Excellent / Good 73 56 42 1 1 Not so good / Poor 25 67 29 1 3 How confident are you that votes in your state will be counted accurately? Category % Total Cantwell McGavick Guthrie Dixon Very confident 30 67 30 1 1 Somewhat confident 44 64 33 1 2 Not very confident 17 44 56 0 - Not at all confident 8 24 74 0 - How confident are you that votes in your state will be counted accurately? Category % Total Cantwell McGavick Guthrie Dixon Very / Somewhat confident 74 65 32 1 1 Not very / Not at all confident 25 38 61 0 - In your vote for U.S. senator, how important was the war in Iraq? Category % Total Cantwell McGavick Guthrie Dixon Extremely important 33 68 28 1 2 Very important 26 64 33 1 2 Somewhat important 27 52 47 1 - Not at all important 12 38 60 1 1 In your vote for U.S. senator, how important was the issue of terrorism? Category % Total Cantwell McGavick Guthrie Dixon Extremely important 25 45 54 0 1 Very important 34 54 43 1 1 Somewhat important 28 72 25 1 2 Not at all important 11 72 24 - 3 In your vote for U.S. senator, how important was the economy? Category % Total Cantwell McGavick Guthrie Dixon Extremely important 30 59 39 1 1 Very important 48 56 41 1 1 Somewhat important 19 65 33 0 2 Not at all important 2 - - - - In your vote for U.S. senator, how important was the issue of the environment? Category % Total Cantwell McGavick Guthrie Dixon Extremely important 24 84 13 1 3 Very important 42 67 31 1 1 Somewhat important 29 32 67 0 - Not at all important 3 24 73 - 2 How do you feel about the U.S. war in Iraq? Category % Total Cantwell McGavick Guthrie Dixon Strongly approve 14 7 92 1 - Somewhat approve 21 21 77 1 - Somewhat disapprove 16 65 31 2 2 Strongly disapprove 47 90 6 1 1 How do you feel about the U.S. war in Iraq? Category % Total Cantwell McGavick Guthrie Dixon Approve 36 15 83 1 - Disapprove 63 84 13 1 2 What should the U.S. do in Iraq now? Category % Total Cantwell McGavick Guthrie Dixon Send more troops 13 43 57 - - Maintain the same number of troops 23 25 73 1 - Withdraw some troops 26 78 19 1 1 Withdraw all troops 26 84 11 1 3 What should the U.S. do now in Iraq? Category % Total Cantwell McGavick Guthrie Dixon Same number or more troops 36 32 67 1 - Withdraw some or all troops 51 81 15 1 2 Compared to before September 11, 2001, is the country: Category % Total Cantwell McGavick Guthrie Dixon Safer from terrorism 47 30 68 1 - Less safe from terrorism 45 86 11 1 2 Have Bush administration policies on land use and natural resources: Category % Total Cantwell McGavick Guthrie Dixon Helped your state 7 21 75 4 - Hurt your state 37 91 6 1 2 Not affected your state 38 40 59 0 1 Was one reason for your vote for U.S. Senate today: Category % Total Cantwell McGavick Guthrie Dixon To express support for George W. Bush 13 8 86 1 1 To express opposition to George W. Bush 34 93 4 1 3 George W. Bush was not a factor 50 48 50 1 0 Population of area, five categories Category % Total Cantwell McGavick Guthrie Dixon Over 500 thousand 9 79 12 - 4 50 to 500 thousand 17 58 40 - 1 Suburbs 52 55 43 1 1 10 to 50 thousand 13 65 32 2 - Rural 10 51 45 2 1 Population of area, three categories Category % Total Cantwell McGavick Guthrie Dixon City over 50 thousand 26 65 31 - 2 Suburbs 52 55 43 1 1 Small city and Rural 23 59 37 2 0 Geo Stratum Code Category % Total Cantwell McGavick Guthrie Dixon King County 28 67 30 0 1 Urb Puget Sound 27 59 38 2 0 West 23 57 40 1 1 East 22 48 49 1 1