Exit poll

Exit polls - Governor

Washington Are you: Category % Total Gregoire Rossi Male 45 45 53 Female 55 53 46 Sex by race Category % Total Gregoire Rossi White male 38 45 53 White female 50 50 48 Non-white male 6 42 54 Non-white female 5 72 26 Are you: Category % Total Gregoire Rossi White 88 48 50 Black 2 61 37 Hispanic / Latino 5 52 43 Asian 2 70 29 Other 3 48 49 AGE (60 and over) Category % Total Gregoire Rossi 18-29 12 44 55 30-44 27 47 49 45-59 34 53 45 60 or over 28 48 51 Age 65 & over Category % Total Gregoire Rossi 18-64 80 50 48 65 or over 20 45 55 2003 total family income: Category % Total Gregoire Rossi Under $15,000 9 60 38 $15,000-$29,999 11 57 41 $30,000-$49,999 19 47 51 $50,000-$74,999 24 41 58 $75,000-$99,999 15 47 50 $100,000-$149,999 13 55 44 $150,000-$199,999 5 53 45 $200,000 or more 4 48 45 Total family income: Category % Total Gregoire Rossi Less than $50,000 39 53 45 $50,000 or more 61 47 51 Total family income: Category % Total Gregoire Rossi Less than $100,000 78 48 50 $100,000 or more 22 53 45 Do you or does someone in your household belong to a labor union? Category % Total Gregoire Rossi Yes, I do 15 50 48 Yes, someone else does 10 54 45 Yes, I do and someone else does 2 71 22 No one does 73 48 50 UNION HOUSEHOLD Category % Total Gregoire Rossi Yes (Vote is union member, union member in household, or noth member in household and voter is memeber) 27 53 45 No (No union voter in household 73 48 50 Voter is union member: Category % Total Gregoire Rossi Yes 17 53 45 No 83 49 49 What was the last grade of school you completed? Category % Total Gregoire Rossi Did not complete high school 3 55 42 High school graduate 16 48 52 Some college or associate degree 29 47 51 College graduate 34 46 52 Postgraduate study 19 59 38 College Education Category % Total Gregoire Rossi No college degree 47 48 51 College graduate 53 51 47 No matter how you voted today, do you usually think of yourself as a: Category % Total Gregoire Rossi Democrat 36 82 16 Republican 32 8 92 Independent or something else 33 53 44 On most political matters, do you consider yourself: Category % Total Gregoire Rossi Liberal 26 83 14 Moderate 40 55 43 Conservative 34 14 85 Is this the first time you have ever voted? Category % Total Gregoire Rossi Yes 8 47 51 No 92 50 48 Religion, combined Protestant and other Christian. Category % Total Gregoire Rossi Protestant / Other Christian 59 40 58 Catholic 16 51 47 Jewish 1 77 23 Something else 8 67 27 None 16 71 27 Religion among whites Category % Total Gregoire Rossi White Protestant / Other Christian 52 39 60 White Catholic 13 49 49 White Jewish 1 - - White something else 6 73 21 White none 14 71 26 Non-white 13 56 41 White Protestant Conservatives Category % Total Gregoire Rossi White Protestant conservatives 21 13 87 All others 79 59 38 How often do you attend religious services? Category % Total Gregoire Rossi More than once a week 13 26 73 Once a week 22 37 62 A few times a month 10 47 52 A few times a year 27 57 40 Never 26 64 33 How often do you attend religious services? Category % Total Gregoire Rossi Weekly 35 33 66 Occasionally 37 54 44 Never 26 64 33 Church attendance by Religion Category % Total Gregoire Rossi Protestant / Attend weekly 18 25 75 Protestant / Do not attend weekly 21 48 50 Catholic / Attend weekly 6 51 49 Catholic / Do not attend weekly 9 51 46 All Others 44 59 38 When did you finally decide for whom to vote in the presidential election? Category % Total Gregoire Rossi Just today 4 - - In the last three days 3 - - Sometime last week 2 - - During the last month 9 52 48 Before that 82 49 48 Time: Last three days/Earlier than that Category % Total Gregoire Rossi Today / Within the last three days 7 54 43 Within the last week or earlier 93 49 48 Time: Last week/Earlier than that Category % Total Gregoire Rossi Today through within the last three days 9 52 45 Within the last week or earlier 91 49 48 Was your vote for president mainly: Category % Total Gregoire Rossi For your candidate 64 42 57 Against his opponent 30 66 30 Do you think the condition of Washington's economy is: Category % Total Gregoire Rossi Excellent 1 - - Good 41 42 56 Not so good 45 59 40 Poor 12 56 42 Do you approve or disapprove of the way George W. Bush is handling his job as president? Category % Total Gregoire Rossi Strongly approve 26 10 89 Somewhat approve 20 18 80 Somewhat disapprove 13 65 32 Strongly disapprove 41 86 11 Do you approve or disapprove of the way George W. Bush is handling his job as president? Category % Total Gregoire Rossi Approve 46 13 85 Disapprove 53 81 16 Which ONE issue mattered most in deciding how you voted for president? (Check only one) Category % Total Gregoire Rossi Taxes 4 24 71 Education 3 59 41 Iraq 26 69 28 Terrorism 18 23 76 Economy / Jobs 18 72 25 Moral values 20 27 72 Health care 6 61 39 Which ONE candidate quality mattered most in deciding how you voted for president? (Check only one) Category % Total Gregoire Rossi He cares about people like me 8 65 33 He has strong religious faith 7 14 86 He is honest and trustworthy 15 36 63 He is a strong leader 17 26 72 He is intelligent 11 83 12 He will bring about needed change 25 80 17 He has clear stands on the issues 14 21 78 Compared to four years ago, is the country: Category % Total Gregoire Rossi Safer from terrorism 50 23 75 Less safe from terrorism 44 79 19 How confident are you that votes in your state will be counted accurately? Category % Total Gregoire Rossi Very confident 52 43 55 Somewhat confident 40 57 41 Not very confident 6 58 38 Not at all confident 2 68 32 How confident are you that votes in your state will be counted accurately? Category % Total Gregoire Rossi Very / Somewhat confident 90 49 49 Not very / Not at all confident 8 60 36 How do you feel about the U.S. decision to go to war with Iraq? Category % Total Gregoire Rossi Strongly approve 25 12 88 Somewhat approve 22 23 76 Somewhat disapprove 13 64 34 Strongly disapprove 38 85 11 How do you feel about the U.S. decision to go to war with Iraq? Category % Total Gregoire Rossi Approve 47 17 82 Disapprove 51 80 17 How do you think things are going for the U.S. in Iraq now? Category % Total Gregoire Rossi Very well 8 6 93 Somewhat well 31 18 81 Somewhat badly 24 59 40 Very badly 35 83 13 How do you think things are going for the U.S. in Iraq now? Category % Total Gregoire Rossi Very / Somewhat well 39 15 84 Very / Somewhat badly 58 73 24 Who would you trust to handle the economy? Category % Total Gregoire Rossi Only John Kerry 43 86 11 Only George W. Bush 34 11 89 Both of them 9 31 67 Neither of them 13 47 49 Who would you trust to handle the economy? Category % Total Gregoire Rossi Only Kerry / Both 51 77 21 Only Bush / Neither 46 21 78 Who would you trust to handle the economy? Category % Total Gregoire Rossi Only Bush / Both 43 15 84 Only Kerry / Neither 57 77 20 Compared to four years ago, is your family's financial situation: Category % Total Gregoire Rossi Better today 29 27 71 Worse today 26 73 24 About the same 44 51 47 Which is more important to you? Category % Total Gregoire Rossi Protecting the environment 34 72 25 Keeping jobs in your state 59 39 59 Who would you trust to handle terrorism? Category % Total Gregoire Rossi Only John Kerry 34 87 11 Only George W. Bush 42 12 87 Both of them 13 65 33 Neither of them 9 70 24 Who would you trust to handle terrorism? Category % Total Gregoire Rossi Only Kerry / Both 46 81 17 Only Bush / Neither 51 23 76 Who would you trust to handle terrorism? Category % Total Gregoire Rossi Only Bush / Both 55 24 74 Only Kerry / Neither 43 83 14 Population of area, five categories Category % Total Gregoire Rossi Over 500 thousand 11 71 27 50 to 500 thousand 20 49 48 Suburbs 46 46 52 10 to 50 thousand 14 47 50 Rural 8 40 60 Population of area, three categories Category % Total Gregoire Rossi City over 50 thousand 27 65 31 Suburbs 50 46 53 Small city and Rural 23 38 58 Geo Stratum Code Category % Total Gregoire Rossi King County 30 59 38 Urb Puget Sound 27 46 52 West 23 50 48 East 20 37 62 In today's election for president, did you just vote for: Category % Total Gregoire Rossi John Kerry 52 83 15 George W. Bush 46 11 88 Ralph Nader 1 - - In today's election for U.S. senator, did you just vote for: Category % Total Gregoire Rossi Patty Murray 55 83 15 George Nethercutt 43 7 92