New Jersey - Senate

Gender: Category Lautenberg Zimmer % Total Male 54 45 46 Female 58 41 54 Age, four categories Category Lautenberg Zimmer % Total 18-29 67 32 17 30-44 59 41 29 45-64 54 45 39 65+ 48 52 15 Age, six categories Category Lautenberg Zimmer % Total 18-24 64 35 10 25-29 71 29 7 30-39 63 36 18 40-49 55 45 23 50-64 52 47 27 65 or over 48 52 15 Are you: Category Lautenberg Zimmer % Total White 49 50 74 Black 87 13 12 Hispanic/Latino 82 18 9 Asian - - 4 Other - - 2 Sex by race Category Lautenberg Zimmer % Total White men 47 52 34 White women 50 49 39 Black men - - 6 Black women - - 6 Latino men - - 4 Latino women - - 5 All other races - - 5 Age by race Category Lautenberg Zimmer % Total White 18-29 58 41 10 White 30-44 46 54 19 White 45-64 48 51 30 White 65+ 47 52 14 Black 18-29 - - 2 Black 30-44 - - 5 Black 45-64 - - 4 Black 65+ - - 0 Latino 18-29 - - 3 Latino 30-44 - - 3 Latino 45-64 - - 2 Latino 65+ - - 0 All other - - 5 Which ONE of these five issues is the most important facing the country? (CHECK ONLY ONE) Category Lautenberg Zimmer % Total Energy policy - - 7 The war in Iraq 57 43 12 The economy 59 40 60 Terrorism - - 10 Health care - - 6 On most political matters, do you consider yourself: Category Lautenberg Zimmer % Total Liberal 87 12 25 Moderate 56 43 51 Conservative 24 75 24 Party Identification Category Lautenberg Zimmer % Total Democrat 89 11 44 Republican 11 88 28 Independent or something else 52 47 28 Party by race Category Lautenberg Zimmer % Total White Democrats 86 14 27 White Independents 50 49 22 White Republicans 9 90 25 All other 79 20 26 Do you approve or disapprove of the way George W. Bush is handling his job as president? Category Lautenberg Zimmer % Total Strongly approve - - 5 Somewhat approve 17 83 20 Somewhat disapprove 34 65 23 Strongly disapprove 81 19 51 Do you approve or disapprove of the way George W. Bush is handling his job as president? Category Lautenberg Zimmer % Total Approve 17 81 24 Disapprove 66 33 74 Religion, combined Protestant and other Christian. Category Lautenberg Zimmer % Total Protestant/Other Christian 51 47 30 Catholic 47 52 47 Jewish - - 7 Something else - - 5 None 73 23 10 Religion among whites Category Lautenberg Zimmer % Total White Protestant/Other Christian 35 63 19 White Catholic 45 55 40 White Jewish - - 7 White something else - - 2 White none - - 6 Non-white 76 23 27 What was the last grade of school you completed? Category Lautenberg Zimmer % Total Did not complete high school - - 2 High school graduate 59 40 18 Some college or associate degree 57 42 28 College graduate 52 47 31 Postgraduate study 58 41 21 What was the last grade of school you completed? Category Lautenberg Zimmer % Total More than high school grad 56 44 80 High school graduate or less 60 39 20 What was the last grade of school you completed? Category Lautenberg Zimmer % Total College graduate 55 45 52 No college degree 59 41 48 Education by race Category Lautenberg Zimmer % Total White college graduates 48 51 40 White non-college graduates 49 50 34 Non White college graduates 79 21 12 Non White non-college graduates 80 19 15 2007 total family income: Category Lautenberg Zimmer % Total Under $15,000 - - 3 $15,000 - $29,999 - - 7 $30,000 - $49,999 63 37 13 $50,000 - $74,999 56 43 18 $75,000 - $99,999 53 47 18 $100,000 - $149,999 55 45 21 $150,000 - $199,999 49 50 10 $200,000 or more 47 53 9 Total family income, $50K Category Lautenberg Zimmer % Total Less than $50,000 68 31 24 $50,000 or more 53 46 76 Total family income, $100K Category Lautenberg Zimmer % Total Less than $100,000 60 39 60 $100,000 or more 51 48 40 Total family income: Category Lautenberg Zimmer % Total Under $50,000 68 31 24 $50,000-$99,999 55 45 37 $100,000 or more 51 48 40 Income by Race Category Lautenberg Zimmer % Total Under 50k and White 56 42 14 Over 50k and White 47 52 59 Under 50k and Non-white 86 13 9 Over 50k and Non-white 74 26 18 In deciding your vote for president today, was the race of the candidate: Category Lautenberg Zimmer % Total The single most important factor - - 6 One of several important factors 55 44 12 A minor factor 54 46 12 Not a factor at all 53 46 69 In deciding your vote for president today, was the race of the candidates: Category Lautenberg Zimmer % Total An important factor 58 41 18 Not an important factor 54 46 81 In deciding your vote for president today, was the race of the candidates: Category Lautenberg Zimmer % Total A factor 57 43 30 Not a factor 53 46 69 Do you or does someone in your household belong to a labor union? Category Lautenberg Zimmer % Total Yes, I do 68 31 16 Yes, someone else does 55 45 14 Yes, I do and someone else does - - 5 No one does 50 49 64 UNION HOUSEHOLD Category Lautenberg Zimmer % Total Yes (at least one union voter in household) 63 37 36 No (No union voter in household 50 49 64 Voter is union member: Category Lautenberg Zimmer % Total Yes 68 31 21 No 51 48 79 How worried are you about the direction of the nation's economy in the next year? Category Lautenberg Zimmer % Total Very worried 61 38 57 Somewhat worried 47 52 29 Not too worried 40 59 11 Not at all worried - - 2 How worried are you about the direction of the nation's economy in the next year? Category Lautenberg Zimmer % Total Worried 57 43 86 Not worried 41 58 13 Do you think the condition of the nation's economy is: Category Lautenberg Zimmer % Total Excellent - - 1 Good - - 7 Not so good 46 53 50 Poor 70 30 41 State of the national economy: 2 way Category Lautenberg Zimmer % Total Excellent/Good - - 8 Not so good/Poor 57 43 92 Has the recent economic crisis caused you and your family: Category Lautenberg Zimmer % Total A severe hardship 67 32 14 A moderate hardship 54 45 59 No hardship at all 44 55 26 Has the recent economic crisis caused you and your family: Category Lautenberg Zimmer % Total A severe/moderate hardship 57 42 73 No hardship at all 44 55 26 Is this the first year you have ever voted? Category Lautenberg Zimmer % Total Yes 73 26 12 No 52 47 88 In today's election for president, did you just vote for: Category Lautenberg Zimmer % Total Barack Obama 88 11 57 John McCain 13 86 42 Population of area, five categories Category Lautenberg Zimmer % Total Over 500 thousand - - - 50 to 500 thousand 60 39 9 Suburbs 56 43 88 10 to 50 thousand - - 4 Rural - - - Population of area, three categories Category Lautenberg Zimmer % Total City over 50 thousand 60 39 9 Suburbs 56 43 88 Small city and Rural - - 4 Geo Stratum Code Category Lautenberg Zimmer % Total ESSX/HUDS 71 28 18 BERG/PASS 56 44 16 CENTRAL 57 43 21 SOUTH 56 44 31 NO. WEST 43 56 15

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