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Exit polls - Governor

Washington
Are you:
Category% TotalGregoireRossi
Male454553
Female555346

Sex by race
Category% TotalGregoireRossi
White male384553
White female505048
Non-white male64254
Non-white female57226

Are you:
Category% TotalGregoireRossi
White884850
Black26137
Hispanic / Latino55243
Asian27029
Other34849

AGE (60 and over)
Category% TotalGregoireRossi
18-29124455
30-44274749
45-59345345
60 or over284851

Age 65 & over
Category% TotalGregoireRossi
18-64805048
65 or over204555

2003 total family income:
Category% TotalGregoireRossi
Under $15,00096038
$15,000-$29,999115741
$30,000-$49,999194751
$50,000-$74,999244158
$75,000-$99,999154750
$100,000-$149,999135544
$150,000-$199,99955345
$200,000 or more44845

Total family income:
Category% TotalGregoireRossi
Less than $50,000395345
$50,000 or more614751

Total family income:
Category% TotalGregoireRossi
Less than $100,000784850
$100,000 or more225345

Do you or does someone in your household belong to a labor union?
Category% TotalGregoireRossi
Yes, I do155048
Yes, someone else does105445
Yes, I do and someone else does27122
No one does734850

UNION HOUSEHOLD
Category% TotalGregoireRossi
Yes (Vote is union member, union member in household, or noth member in household and voter is memeber)275345
No (No union voter in household734850

Voter is union member:
Category% TotalGregoireRossi
Yes175345
No834949

What was the last grade of school you completed?
Category% TotalGregoireRossi
Did not complete high school35542
High school graduate164852
Some college or associate degree294751
College graduate344652
Postgraduate study195938

College Education
Category% TotalGregoireRossi
No college degree474851
College graduate535147

No matter how you voted today, do you usually think of yourself as a:
Category% TotalGregoireRossi
Democrat368216
Republican32892
Independent or something else335344

On most political matters, do you consider yourself:
Category% TotalGregoireRossi
Liberal268314
Moderate405543
Conservative341485

Is this the first time you have ever voted?
Category% TotalGregoireRossi
Yes84751
No925048

Religion, combined Protestant and other Christian.
Category% TotalGregoireRossi
Protestant / Other Christian594058
Catholic165147
Jewish17723
Something else86727
None167127

Religion among whites
Category% TotalGregoireRossi
White Protestant / Other Christian523960
White Catholic134949
White Jewish1--
White something else67321
White none147126
Non-white135641

White Protestant Conservatives
Category% TotalGregoireRossi
White Protestant conservatives211387
All others795938

How often do you attend religious services?
Category% TotalGregoireRossi
More than once a week132673
Once a week223762
A few times a month104752
A few times a year275740
Never266433

How often do you attend religious services?
Category% TotalGregoireRossi
Weekly353366
Occasionally375444
Never266433

Church attendance by Religion
Category% TotalGregoireRossi
Protestant / Attend weekly182575
Protestant / Do not attend weekly214850
Catholic / Attend weekly65149
Catholic / Do not attend weekly95146
All Others445938

When did you finally decide for whom to vote in the presidential election?
Category% TotalGregoireRossi
Just today4--
In the last three days3--
Sometime last week2--
During the last month95248
Before that824948

Time: Last three days/Earlier than that
Category% TotalGregoireRossi
Today / Within the last three days75443
Within the last week or earlier934948

Time: Last week/Earlier than that
Category% TotalGregoireRossi
Today through within the last three days95245
Within the last week or earlier914948

Was your vote for president mainly:
Category% TotalGregoireRossi
For your candidate644257
Against his opponent306630

Do you think the condition of Washington's economy is:
Category% TotalGregoireRossi
Excellent1--
Good414256
Not so good455940
Poor125642

Do you approve or disapprove of the way George W. Bush is handling his job as president?
Category% TotalGregoireRossi
Strongly approve261089
Somewhat approve201880
Somewhat disapprove136532
Strongly disapprove418611

Do you approve or disapprove of the way George W. Bush is handling his job as president?
Category% TotalGregoireRossi
Approve461385
Disapprove538116

Which ONE issue mattered most in deciding how you voted for president? (Check only one)
Category% TotalGregoireRossi
Taxes42471
Education35941
Iraq266928
Terrorism182376
Economy / Jobs187225
Moral values202772
Health care66139

Which ONE candidate quality mattered most in deciding how you voted for president? (Check only one)
Category% TotalGregoireRossi
He cares about people like me86533
He has strong religious faith71486
He is honest and trustworthy153663
He is a strong leader172672
He is intelligent118312
He will bring about needed change258017
He has clear stands on the issues142178

Compared to four years ago, is the country:
Category% TotalGregoireRossi
Safer from terrorism502375
Less safe from terrorism447919

How confident are you that votes in your state will be counted accurately?
Category% TotalGregoireRossi
Very confident524355
Somewhat confident405741
Not very confident65838
Not at all confident26832

How confident are you that votes in your state will be counted accurately?
Category% TotalGregoireRossi
Very / Somewhat confident904949
Not very / Not at all confident86036

How do you feel about the U.S. decision to go to war with Iraq?
Category% TotalGregoireRossi
Strongly approve251288
Somewhat approve222376
Somewhat disapprove136434
Strongly disapprove388511

How do you feel about the U.S. decision to go to war with Iraq?
Category% TotalGregoireRossi
Approve471782
Disapprove518017

How do you think things are going for the U.S. in Iraq now?
Category% TotalGregoireRossi
Very well8693
Somewhat well311881
Somewhat badly245940
Very badly358313

How do you think things are going for the U.S. in Iraq now?
Category% TotalGregoireRossi
Very / Somewhat well391584
Very / Somewhat badly587324

Who would you trust to handle the economy?
Category% TotalGregoireRossi
Only John Kerry438611
Only George W. Bush341189
Both of them93167
Neither of them134749

Who would you trust to handle the economy?
Category% TotalGregoireRossi
Only Kerry / Both517721
Only Bush / Neither462178

Who would you trust to handle the economy?
Category% TotalGregoireRossi
Only Bush / Both431584
Only Kerry / Neither577720

Compared to four years ago, is your family's financial situation:
Category% TotalGregoireRossi
Better today292771
Worse today267324
About the same445147

Which is more important to you?
Category% TotalGregoireRossi
Protecting the environment347225
Keeping jobs in your state593959

Who would you trust to handle terrorism?
Category% TotalGregoireRossi
Only John Kerry348711
Only George W. Bush421287
Both of them136533
Neither of them97024

Who would you trust to handle terrorism?
Category% TotalGregoireRossi
Only Kerry / Both468117
Only Bush / Neither512376

Who would you trust to handle terrorism?
Category% TotalGregoireRossi
Only Bush / Both552474
Only Kerry / Neither438314

Population of area, five categories
Category% TotalGregoireRossi
Over 500 thousand117127
50 to 500 thousand204948
Suburbs464652
10 to 50 thousand144750
Rural84060

Population of area, three categories
Category% TotalGregoireRossi
City over 50 thousand276531
Suburbs504653
Small city and Rural233858

Geo Stratum Code
Category% TotalGregoireRossi
King County305938
Urb Puget Sound274652
West235048
East203762

In today's election for president, did you just vote for:
Category% TotalGregoireRossi
John Kerry528315
George W. Bush461188
Ralph Nader1--

In today's election for U.S. senator, did you just vote for:
Category% TotalGregoireRossi
Patty Murray558315
George Nethercutt43792


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