West Virginia - Senate

Exit polls - Senate

West Virginia Are you: Category % Total Byrd Raese Male 49 62 36 Female 51 66 32 Sex by race Category % Total Byrd Raese White male 48 62 36 White female 49 66 33 Non-white male 2 - - Non-white female 2 - - Are you: Category % Total Byrd Raese White 96 65 34 Black 1 - - Hispanic / Latino 1 - - Asian 0 - - Other 1 - - AGE (60 and over) Category % Total Byrd Raese 18-29 9 64 32 30-44 21 60 39 45-59 38 60 38 60 or over 31 72 26 Age 65 & over Category % Total Byrd Raese 18-64 80 62 37 65 or over 20 75 23 2005 total family income Category % Total Byrd Raese Under $15,000 9 69 30 $15,000 - $29,999 16 73 23 $30,000 - $49,999 24 69 30 $50,000 - $74,999 28 57 41 $75,000 - $99,999 12 53 45 $100,000 - $149,999 8 61 39 $150,000 - $199,999 2 - - $200,000 or more 1 - - Total family income: Category % Total Byrd Raese Less than $50,000 49 71 27 $50,000 or more 51 57 42 Total family income: Category % Total Byrd Raese Less than $100,000 88 64 34 $100,000 or more 12 60 40 Do you or does someone in your household belong to a labor union? Category % Total Byrd Raese Yes, I do 15 81 16 Yes, someone else does 11 71 29 Yes, I do and someone else does 1 - - No one does 72 59 38 UNION HOUSEHOLD Category % Total Byrd Raese Yes (Vote is union member, union member in household, or noth member in household and voter is memeber) 28 77 22 No (No union voter in household 72 59 38 Voter is union member: Category % Total Byrd Raese Yes 16 80 17 No 84 61 37 No matter how you voted today, do you usually think of yourself as a: Category % Total Byrd Raese Democrat 51 90 9 Republican 32 29 70 Independent or something else 16 56 38 On most political matters, do you consider yourself: Category % Total Byrd Raese Liberal 16 86 12 Moderate 49 75 23 Conservative 35 39 60 Religion, combined Protestant and other Christian. Category % Total Byrd Raese Protestant / Other Christian 78 63 35 Catholic 11 67 32 Jewish 0 - - Something else 4 - - None 7 80 15 Would you describe yourself as a born-again or evangelical Christian? Category % Total Byrd Raese Yes 52 59 38 No 48 71 27 Religion among whites Category % Total Byrd Raese White Protestant / Other Christian 75 63 36 White Catholic 10 67 31 White Jewish 0 - - White something else 4 - - White none 6 81 13 Non-white 5 - - White Evangelical/Born-again Christians Category % Total Byrd Raese White Evangelical / Born-again Christians 48 59 40 All others 52 71 27 Do you approve or disapprove of the way George W. Bush is handling his job as president? Category % Total Byrd Raese Strongly approve 22 33 67 Somewhat approve 22 46 52 Somewhat disapprove 18 70 25 Strongly disapprove 36 93 6 Do you approve or disapprove of the way George W. Bush is handling his job as president? Category % Total Byrd Raese Approve 44 40 59 Disapprove 55 85 12 How do you feel about the U.S. war in Iraq? Category % Total Byrd Raese Strongly approve 19 30 70 Somewhat approve 23 43 55 Somewhat disapprove 20 78 20 Strongly disapprove 37 89 9 How do you feel about the U.S. war in Iraq? Category % Total Byrd Raese Approve 42 37 62 Disapprove 56 85 13 Regardless of how you voted today, do you think that Robert Byrd's age would interfere with his ability to serve effectively as senator? Category % Total Byrd Raese Yes 35 22 76 No 62 89 9 Do you approve or disapprove of the way Joe Manchin is handling his job as governor? Category % Total Byrd Raese Strongly approve 35 77 23 Somewhat approve 48 59 39 Somewhat disapprove 11 56 41 Strongly disapprove 4 - - Do you approve or disapprove of the way Joe Manchin is handling his job as governor? Category % Total Byrd Raese Approve 83 67 32 Disapprove 15 58 38 Population of area, five categories Category % Total Byrd Raese Over 500 thousand - - - 50 to 500 thousand 5 71 29 Suburbs 28 65 32 10 to 50 thousand 12 60 38 Rural 55 65 34 Population of area, three categories Category % Total Byrd Raese City over 50 thousand 5 71 29 Suburbs 28 65 32 Small city and Rural 67 64 35 Geo Stratum Code Category % Total Byrd Raese Chrlstn-Huntngtn 23 62 35 Southwest 17 73 27 Monongahla R Vly 16 68 30 Appalachian High 25 61 36 Ohio Riv Region 19 61 38