Maryland - Governor

Exit polls - Governor

Maryland Are you: Category % Total O'Malley Ehrlich Male 47 48 51 Female 53 60 40 Sex by race Category % Total O'Malley Ehrlich White male 35 39 59 White female 36 50 49 Non-white male 12 73 26 Non-white female 16 81 18 Are you: Category % Total O'Malley Ehrlich White 72 45 54 Black 23 84 15 Hispanic / Latino 1 - - Asian 2 - - Other 2 - - AGE (60 and over) Category % Total O'Malley Ehrlich 18-29 13 54 44 30-44 27 54 46 45-59 37 53 45 60 or over 23 54 46 Age 65 & over Category % Total O'Malley Ehrlich 18-64 86 54 45 65 or over 14 54 46 2005 total family income Category % Total O'Malley Ehrlich Under $15,000 1 - - $15,000 - $29,999 6 57 43 $30,000 - $49,999 16 56 42 $50,000 - $74,999 23 54 44 $75,000 - $99,999 19 50 48 $100,000 - $149,999 18 53 47 $150,000 - $199,999 9 55 45 $200,000 or more 8 49 51 Total family income: Category % Total O'Malley Ehrlich Less than $50,000 23 56 43 $50,000 or more 77 53 47 Total family income: Category % Total O'Malley Ehrlich Less than $100,000 66 54 45 $100,000 or more 34 53 47 What was the last grade of school you completed? Category % Total O'Malley Ehrlich Did not complete high school 2 - - High school graduate 15 46 54 Some college or associate degree 29 52 46 College graduate 29 51 48 Postgraduate study 25 62 37 College Education Category % Total O'Malley Ehrlich No college degree 46 50 49 College graduate 54 56 43 What was the last grade of school you completed? Category % Total O'Malley Ehrlich High school graduate or less 17 47 53 More than high school grad 83 55 44 Do you or does someone in your household belong to a labor union? Category % Total O'Malley Ehrlich Yes, I do 12 63 36 Yes, someone else does 10 66 31 Yes, I do and someone else does 2 - - No one does 76 50 49 UNION HOUSEHOLD Category % Total O'Malley Ehrlich Yes (Vote is union member, union member in household, or noth member in household and voter is memeber) 24 64 34 No (No union voter in household 76 50 49 Voter is union member: Category % Total O'Malley Ehrlich Yes 14 63 36 No 86 52 47 No matter how you voted today, do you usually think of yourself as a: Category % Total O'Malley Ehrlich Democrat 50 85 15 Republican 31 7 93 Independent or something else 19 47 49 On most political matters, do you consider yourself: Category % Total O'Malley Ehrlich Liberal 26 84 14 Moderate 49 55 44 Conservative 24 18 82 Religion, combined Protestant and other Christian. Category % Total O'Malley Ehrlich Protestant / Other Christian 50 48 51 Catholic 26 46 53 Jewish 7 75 25 Something else 7 63 34 None 9 70 27 Religion among whites Category % Total O'Malley Ehrlich White Protestant / Other Christian 32 33 67 White Catholic 21 41 58 White Jewish 7 76 24 White something else 4 48 47 White none 7 68 29 Non-white 29 75 25 How often do you attend religious services? Category % Total O'Malley Ehrlich More than once a week 13 44 56 Once a week 27 52 47 A few times a month 14 58 41 A few times a year 28 50 50 Never 15 63 36 How often do you attend religious services? Category % Total O'Malley Ehrlich Weekly 40 49 50 Occasionally 42 53 47 Never 15 63 36 Are you currently married? Category % Total O'Malley Ehrlich Yes 69 50 50 No 31 61 38 Married women Category % Total O'Malley Ehrlich Married women 34 54 45 Others 66 53 46 Married with children: Category % Total O'Malley Ehrlich Married with children 30 47 53 All others 70 56 43 Parents Category % Total O'Malley Ehrlich Men with children 17 45 54 Women with children 20 54 46 Men without children 30 49 49 Women without children 33 63 37 Married women with children: Category % Total O'Malley Ehrlich Married women with children 16 51 49 Women who are not married and have no children 36 62 37 All men 48 47 52 Sex by married Category % Total O'Malley Ehrlich Married men 35 45 54 Married women 34 54 45 Single men 13 51 48 Single women 18 68 31 Do you have any children under 18 living in your household? Category % Total O'Malley Ehrlich Yes 37 50 50 No 63 56 43 Do you think the condition of Maryland's economy is: Category % Total O'Malley Ehrlich Excellent 15 17 81 Good 60 52 47 Not so good 22 77 23 Poor 2 - - State of the economy: 2 way Category % Total O'Malley Ehrlich Excellent / Good 75 45 54 Not so good / Poor 24 77 22 How confident are you that votes in your state will be counted accurately? Category % Total O'Malley Ehrlich Very confident 42 43 56 Somewhat confident 45 59 40 Not very confident 9 73 26 Not at all confident 3 62 33 How confident are you that votes in your state will be counted accurately? Category % Total O'Malley Ehrlich Very / Somewhat confident 87 52 48 Not very / Not at all confident 12 70 28 Do you approve or disapprove of the way George W. Bush is handling his job as president? Category % Total O'Malley Ehrlich Strongly approve 18 10 90 Somewhat approve 21 19 80 Somewhat disapprove 15 57 43 Strongly disapprove 45 85 13 Do you approve or disapprove of the way George W. Bush is handling his job as president? Category % Total O'Malley Ehrlich Approve 39 15 84 Disapprove 60 78 21 In your vote for U.S. senator, how important was the war in Iraq? Category % Total O'Malley Ehrlich Extremely important 33 69 30 Very important 29 52 48 Somewhat important 22 45 54 Not at all important 15 31 69 In your vote for U.S. senator, how important was the issue of terrorism? Category % Total O'Malley Ehrlich Extremely important 32 42 58 Very important 32 53 46 Somewhat important 24 66 33 Not at all important 11 54 44 In your vote for U.S. senator, how important was the economy? Category % Total O'Malley Ehrlich Extremely important 36 53 46 Very important 42 52 48 Somewhat important 17 54 44 Not at all important 4 54 44 In your vote for U.S. senator, how important was the issue of illegal immigration? Category % Total O'Malley Ehrlich Extremely important 26 38 62 Very important 30 47 53 Somewhat important 30 62 36 Not at all important 14 70 29 How do you feel about the U.S. war in Iraq? Category % Total O'Malley Ehrlich Strongly approve 14 10 90 Somewhat approve 21 19 81 Somewhat disapprove 20 53 47 Strongly disapprove 44 85 14 How do you feel about the U.S. war in Iraq? Category % Total O'Malley Ehrlich Approve 35 16 84 Disapprove 64 75 24 What should the U.S. do in Iraq now? Category % Total O'Malley Ehrlich Send more troops 14 18 82 Maintain the same number of troops 19 17 82 Withdraw some troops 31 62 37 Withdraw all troops 31 80 19 What should the U.S. do now in Iraq? Category % Total O'Malley Ehrlich Same number or more troops 32 18 82 Withdraw some or all troops 62 71 28 Regardless of how you voted today, which party do you think represents the needs and concerns of blacks and other racial minorities? Category % Total O'Malley Ehrlich Only the Democratic Party 27 84 16 Only the Republican Party 6 4 93 Both do 45 37 63 Neither does 14 71 26 Population of area, five categories Category % Total O'Malley Ehrlich Over 500 thousand 8 77 22 50 to 500 thousand 6 51 49 Suburbs 76 54 45 10 to 50 thousand 6 25 73 Rural 3 44 56 Population of area, three categories Category % Total O'Malley Ehrlich City over 50 thousand 15 66 33 Suburbs 76 54 45 Small city and Rural 9 31 68 Geo Stratum Code Category % Total O'Malley Ehrlich Baltimore City 8 77 22 Suburban Balt 39 46 53 Suburban DC 29 70 29 Rest of State 24 39 60 In today's election for U.S. senator, did you just vote for: Category % Total O'Malley Ehrlich Ben Cardin 55 85 14 Michael Steele 44 13 87