Montana - Governor

Gender: Category Schweitzer Brown % Total Male 63 36 49 Female 67 30 51 Age, four categories Category Schweitzer Brown % Total 18-29 69 30 21 30-44 55 38 23 45-64 69 30 38 65+ 65 35 18 Age, six categories Category Schweitzer Brown % Total 18-24 65 34 13 25-29 76 24 8 30-39 61 30 14 40-49 57 41 19 50-64 70 30 27 65 or over 65 35 18 Are you: Category Schweitzer Brown % Total White 63 35 90 Black - - 0 Hispanic/Latino - - 4 Asian - - 0 Other - - 6 Sex by race Category Schweitzer Brown % Total White men 63 36 45 White women 63 33 45 Black men - - 0 Black women - - 0 Latino men - - 2 Latino women - - 2 All other races - - 7 Age by race Category Schweitzer Brown % Total White 18-29 68 31 16 White 30-44 51 42 21 White 45-64 67 32 34 White 65+ 64 36 18 Black 18-29 - - 0 Black 30-44 - - 0 Black 45-64 - - 0 Black 65+ - - - Latino 18-29 - - 2 Latino 30-44 - - 1 Latino 45-64 - - 1 Latino 65+ - - 0 All other - - 7 Which ONE of these five issues is the most important facing the country? (CHECK ONLY ONE) Category Schweitzer Brown % Total Energy policy 69 30 13 The war in Iraq 76 23 13 The economy 63 34 51 Terrorism - - 9 Health care 85 14 10 On most political matters, do you consider yourself: Category Schweitzer Brown % Total Liberal 96 3 20 Moderate 72 25 46 Conservative 35 63 34 Party Identification Category Schweitzer Brown % Total Democrat 95 5 33 Republican 34 65 33 Independent or something else 67 32 34 Party by black: Category Schweitzer Brown % Total Black Democrat - - 0 Black Non-Democrat - - 0 Non-Black Democrat 95 5 33 Non-Black Non-Democrat 51 47 66 Do you approve or disapprove of the way George W. Bush is handling his job as president? Category Schweitzer Brown % Total Strongly approve 24 76 10 Somewhat approve 33 62 26 Somewhat disapprove 64 35 17 Strongly disapprove 93 7 46 Do you approve or disapprove of the way George W. Bush is handling his job as president? Category Schweitzer Brown % Total Approve 30 66 37 Disapprove 85 14 63 White Evangelical/Born-again Christians Category Schweitzer Brown % Total White Evangelical/Born-again Christians 44 54 32 All others 75 23 68 What was the last grade of school you completed? Category Schweitzer Brown % Total Did not complete high school - - 4 High school graduate 58 42 22 Some college or associate degree 69 28 33 College graduate 64 32 25 Postgraduate study 65 35 15 What was the last grade of school you completed? Category Schweitzer Brown % Total More than high school grad 67 31 74 High school graduate or less 61 39 26 What was the last grade of school you completed? Category Schweitzer Brown % Total College graduate 64 33 41 No college degree 65 33 59 Education by race Category Schweitzer Brown % Total White college graduates 63 34 38 White non-college graduates 63 35 51 Non White college graduates - - 3 Non White non-college graduates - - 8 2007 total family income: Category Schweitzer Brown % Total Under $15,000 77 23 8 $15,000 - $29,999 69 29 15 $30,000 - $49,999 65 33 26 $50,000 - $74,999 62 38 26 $75,000 - $99,999 65 34 11 $100,000 - $149,999 - - 7 $150,000 - $199,999 - - 4 $200,000 or more - - 2 Total family income, $50K Category Schweitzer Brown % Total Less than $50,000 68 30 49 $50,000 or more 62 38 51 Total family income, $100K Category Schweitzer Brown % Total Less than $100,000 66 33 86 $100,000 or more 59 41 14 Total family income: Category Schweitzer Brown % Total Under $50,000 68 30 49 $50,000-$99,999 63 37 37 $100,000 or more 59 41 14 Income by Race Category Schweitzer Brown % Total Under 50k and White 65 33 43 Over 50k and White 61 38 47 Under 50k and Non-white - - 6 Over 50k and Non-white - - 4 In deciding your vote for president today, was the race of the candidate: Category Schweitzer Brown % Total The single most important factor - - 6 One of several important factors 66 34 14 A minor factor 58 42 7 Not a factor at all 65 32 72 In deciding your vote for president today, was the race of the candidates: Category Schweitzer Brown % Total An important factor 66 34 20 Not an important factor 65 33 79 In deciding your vote for president today, was the race of the candidates: Category Schweitzer Brown % Total A factor 64 36 27 Not a factor 65 32 72 How worried are you about the direction of the nation's economy in the next year? Category Schweitzer Brown % Total Very worried 70 27 50 Somewhat worried 65 35 36 Not too worried 51 48 9 Not at all worried - - 4 How worried are you about the direction of the nation's economy in the next year? Category Schweitzer Brown % Total Worried 68 30 86 Not worried 46 52 13 Do you or does someone else in your household own a gun? Category Schweitzer Brown % Total Yes 62 36 75 No 75 24 25 Candidate visit question Category Schweitzer Brown % Total The single most important factor - - 2 One of several important factors 96 4 12 A minor factor 88 11 19 Not a factor at all 51 46 66 In deciding your vote for president today, was the fact that Barack Obama campaigned personally in Montana: Category Schweitzer Brown % Total An important factor 94 6 14 Not an important factor 60 38 85 In deciding your vote for president today, was the fact that Barack Obama campaigned personally in Montana: Category Schweitzer Brown % Total A factor 91 9 33 Not a factor 51 46 66 If these were the only two presidential candidates on the ballot today, for whom would you have voted? Category Schweitzer Brown % Total Barack Obama (Dem) 94 5 47 John McCain (Rep) 34 62 49 Would not have voted for president - - 2 In today's election for president, did you just vote for: Category Schweitzer Brown % Total Barack Obama 95 5 47 John McCain 36 61 50 Ron Paul - - 2 In today's election for U.S. Senate, did you just vote for: Category Schweitzer Brown % Total Max Baucus 85 14 73 Bob Kelleher 18 79 27 In today's election for the U.S. House, did you just vote for: Category Schweitzer Brown % Total Democrat 96 3 34 Republican 47 51 62 Population of area, five categories Category Schweitzer Brown % Total Over 500 thousand - - - 50 to 500 thousand 67 29 35 Suburbs - - 8 10 to 50 thousand 68 29 23 Rural 58 42 35 Population of area, three categories Category Schweitzer Brown % Total City over 50 thousand 67 29 35 Suburbs - - 8 Small city and Rural 62 37 58 Geo Stratum Code Category Schweitzer Brown % Total Urban West 76 23 30 Rural West 60 39 36 East 61 36 34

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