Exit poll

Exit polls - President

United States Are you: Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader Male 46 44 55 0 Female 54 51 48 0 Sex by race Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader White male 36 37 62 0 White female 41 44 55 0 Non-white male 10 67 30 1 Non-white female 12 75 24 1 Are you: Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader White 77 41 58 0 Black 11 88 11 0 Hispanic / Latino 8 53 44 2 Asian 2 56 44 - Other 2 54 40 2 AGE (60 and over) Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader 18-29 17 54 45 0 30-44 29 46 53 1 45-59 30 48 51 0 60 or over 24 46 54 0 Age 65 & over Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader 18-64 84 48 51 0 65 or over 16 47 52 0 2003 total family income: Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader Under $15,000 8 63 36 0 $15,000-$29,999 15 57 42 0 $30,000-$49,999 22 50 49 0 $50,000-$74,999 23 43 56 0 $75,000-$99,999 14 45 55 0 $100,000-$149,999 11 42 57 1 $150,000-$199,999 4 42 58 - $200,000 or more 3 35 63 1 Total family income: Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader Less than $50,000 45 55 44 0 $50,000 or more 55 43 56 0 Total family income: Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader Less than $100,000 82 50 49 0 $100,000 or more 18 41 58 1 Do you or does someone in your household belong to a labor union? Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader Yes, I do 12 61 38 1 Yes, someone else does 10 57 42 1 Yes, I do and someone else does 2 62 36 0 No one does 76 44 55 0 UNION HOUSEHOLD Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader Yes (Vote is union member, union member in household, or noth member in household and voter is memeber) 24 59 40 1 No (No union voter in household 76 44 55 0 Voter is union member: Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader Yes 14 61 38 1 No 86 45 54 0 Do you work full-time for pay? Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader Yes 60 45 53 1 No 40 49 51 0 Working women: Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader Working women 29 51 48 0 All others 71 46 53 0 What was the last grade of school you completed? Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader Did not complete high school 4 50 49 0 High school graduate 22 47 52 0 Some college or associate degree 32 46 54 0 College graduate 26 46 52 1 Postgraduate study 16 55 44 1 College Education Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader No college degree 58 47 53 0 College graduate 42 49 49 1 No matter how you voted today, do you usually think of yourself as a: Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader Democrat 37 89 11 0 Republican 37 6 93 0 Independent or something else 26 49 48 1 On most political matters, do you consider yourself: Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader Liberal 21 85 13 1 Moderate 45 54 45 0 Conservative 34 15 84 0 Is this the first time you have ever voted? Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader Yes 11 53 46 0 No 89 48 51 0 Religion, combined Protestant and other Christian. Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader Protestant / Other Christian 54 40 59 0 Catholic 27 47 52 0 Jewish 3 74 25 - Something else 7 74 23 1 None 10 67 31 1 Religion among whites Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader White Protestant / Other Christian 41 32 67 0 White Catholic 20 43 56 0 White Jewish 2 75 24 - White something else 4 65 33 2 White none 8 64 36 0 Non-white 26 69 29 1 White Evangelical/Born-again Christians Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader White Evangelical / Born-again Christians 23 21 78 0 All others 77 56 43 0 White/Protestant/Conservative/Evangelical/Attend church at least weekly Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader White religious conservatives 8 4 96 0 All others 92 52 47 0 How often do you attend religious services? Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader More than once a week 16 35 64 1 Once a week 26 41 58 0 A few times a month 14 49 50 - A few times a year 28 54 45 0 Never 15 62 36 1 How often do you attend religious services? Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader Weekly 41 39 61 0 Occasionally 40 53 47 0 Never 14 62 36 1 Church attendance by Religion Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader Protestant / Attend weekly 16 29 70 0 Protestant / Do not attend weekly 15 43 56 0 Catholic / Attend weekly 11 43 56 0 Catholic / Do not attend weekly 14 50 49 1 All Others 39 59 40 1 Have you ever served in the U.S. military? Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader Yes 18 41 57 0 No 82 50 49 0 Are you currently married? Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader Yes 63 42 57 0 No 37 58 40 0 Married women Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader Married women 31 44 55 0 Others 69 50 49 0 Married with children: Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader Married with children 28 40 59 1 All others 72 51 48 0 Do you have any children under 18 living in your household? Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader Yes 37 45 53 1 No 63 49 50 0 Women with children Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader Women with children 20 49 50 1 All others 80 48 51 0 Are you gay, lesbian or bisexual? Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader Yes 4 77 23 0 No 96 46 53 0 Do you or does someone else in your household own a gun? Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader Yes 41 36 63 1 No 59 57 43 0 When did you finally decide for whom to vote in the presidential election? Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader Just today 5 52 45 1 In the last three days 4 55 42 1 Sometime last week 2 48 51 0 During the last month 10 54 44 1 Before that 78 46 53 0 Time: Last three days/Earlier than that Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader Today / Within the last three days 9 53 44 1 Within the last week or earlier 91 47 52 0 Time: Last week/Earlier than that Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader Today through within the last three days 11 52 46 1 Within the last week or earlier 89 47 52 0 Which ONE issue mattered most in deciding how you voted for president? (Check only one) Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader Taxes 5 43 57 0 Education 4 73 26 - Iraq 15 73 26 0 Terrorism 19 14 86 0 Economy / Jobs 20 80 18 0 Moral values 22 18 80 1 Health care 8 77 23 - Do you approve or disapprove of the way George W. Bush is handling his job as president? Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader Strongly approve 33 5 94 0 Somewhat approve 20 15 83 1 Somewhat disapprove 12 80 18 1 Strongly disapprove 34 97 2 0 Do you approve or disapprove of the way George W. Bush is handling his job as president? Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader Approve 53 9 90 0 Disapprove 46 93 6 0 Which ONE candidate quality mattered most in deciding how you voted for president? (Check only one) Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader He cares about people like me 9 75 24 1 He has strong religious faith 8 8 91 - He is honest and trustworthy 11 29 70 1 He is a strong leader 17 12 87 0 He is intelligent 7 91 9 0 He will bring about needed change 24 95 5 0 He has clear stands on the issues 17 20 79 0 Compared to four years ago, is the country: Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader Safer from terrorism 54 20 79 0 Less safe from terrorism 41 85 14 0 How do you feel about the U.S. decision to go to war with Iraq? Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader Strongly approve 29 6 94 0 Somewhat approve 23 24 75 1 Somewhat disapprove 15 73 25 1 Strongly disapprove 31 94 5 0 How do you feel about the U.S. decision to go to war with Iraq? Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader Approve 51 14 85 0 Disapprove 45 87 12 0 How do you think things are going for the U.S. in Iraq now? Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader Very well 11 8 91 1 Somewhat well 34 9 90 1 Somewhat badly 20 63 36 0 Very badly 33 93 6 0 How do you think things are going for the U.S. in Iraq now? Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader Very / Somewhat well 44 9 90 1 Very / Somewhat badly 52 82 17 0 Compared to four years ago, is your family's financial situation: Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader Better today 32 19 80 0 Worse today 28 79 20 0 About the same 39 50 49 1 If these were the only two presidential candidates on the ballot today, for whom would you have voted? Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader John Kerry (Dem) 47 98 1 0 George W. Bush (Rep) 51 2 98 0 Would not have voted for president 1 38 29 11 Was your vote for president mainly: Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader For your candidate 69 40 59 0 Against his opponent 25 70 30 0 Which comes closest to your feelings about the Bush administration: Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader Angry 23 96 3 1 Dissatisfied, but not angry 26 82 16 1 Satisfied, but not enthusiastic 26 11 89 0 Enthusiastic 22 2 98 0 Did either of these candidates for president attack the other unfairly? Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader Only John Kerry did 22 5 94 0 Only George W. Bush did 15 93 7 0 Both candidates did 45 53 46 0 Neither candidate did 13 56 42 2 Did either of these candidates for president attack the other unfairly? Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader Only Kerry / Both did 67 37 62 0 Only Bush / Neither did 28 75 23 1 Did either of these candidates for president attack the other unfairly? Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader Only Bush / Both did 60 63 36 0 Only Kerry / Neither did 35 24 75 1 Do you consider the war in Iraq: Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader Part of the war on terrorism 55 18 81 0 Separate from the war on terrorism 42 88 11 1 Did anyone call you or talk to you in person on behalf of either major presidential campaign about coming out to vote? Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader Yes, for John Kerry 12 80 18 1 Yes, for George W. Bush 10 16 83 0 Yes, for both Kerry and Bush 14 54 45 0 No, I was not contacted 64 47 52 0 Did anyone call you or talk to you in person on behalf of either major presidential campaign about coming out to vote? Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader For Kerry / Both 26 66 33 1 For Bush / Neither 74 42 57 0 Did anyone call you or talk to you in person on behalf of either major presidential campaign about coming out to vote? Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader For Bush / Both 24 38 62 0 For Kerry / Neither 76 52 47 1 In general, does John Kerry mostly: Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader Say what he believes 40 94 5 0 Say what he thinks people want to hear 56 15 84 1 Does George W. Bush pay more attention to the interests of: Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader Ordinary Americans 41 6 94 0 Large corporations 54 82 16 1 How concerned are you about the availability and cost of health care? Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader Very concerned 70 58 41 0 Somewhat concerned 23 28 71 0 Not very concerned 5 15 84 1 Not at all concerned 2 15 83 2 Which comes closest to your position? Abortion should be: Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader Legal in all cases 21 73 25 1 Legal in most cases 34 61 38 0 Illegal in most cases 26 26 73 0 Illegal in all cases 16 22 77 0 How confident are you that votes in your state will be counted accurately? Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader Very confident 50 38 61 0 Somewhat confident 40 56 43 1 Not very confident 7 67 30 2 Not at all confident 2 71 29 - How confident are you that votes in your state will be counted accurately? Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader Very / Somewhat confident 87 46 53 0 Not very / Not at all confident 9 68 29 2 Which comes closest to your view of gay and lesbian couples: Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader They should be allowed to legally marry 25 77 22 1 They should be allowed to legally form civil unions, but not marry 35 47 52 0 There should be no legal recognition of their relationships 37 29 70 0 Did you vote in the presidential election in 2000? Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader No, I did not vote 17 54 45 1 Yes, for Al Gore 37 90 10 0 Yes, for George W. Bush 43 9 91 0 Yes, for another candidate 3 71 21 3 Do you think the condition of the nation's economy is: Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader Excellent 4 11 89 - Good 43 13 87 0 Not so good 35 72 26 1 Poor 17 92 6 0 State of the national economy: 2 way Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader Excellent / Good 47 13 87 0 Not so good / Poor 52 79 20 1 Who would you trust to handle the economy? Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader Only John Kerry 37 98 2 0 Only George W. Bush 40 1 99 0 Both of them 8 38 61 0 Neither of them 13 49 44 2 Who would you trust to handle the economy? Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader Only Kerry / Both 45 88 12 0 Only Bush / Neither 53 12 86 1 Who would you trust to handle the economy? Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader Only Bush / Both 49 7 93 0 Only Kerry / Neither 51 86 12 1 Who would you trust to handle terrorism? Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader Only John Kerry 31 99 1 0 Only George W. Bush 49 3 97 0 Both of them 9 75 24 0 Neither of them 9 77 16 1 Who would you trust to handle terrorism? Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader Only Kerry / Both 40 93 6 0 Only Bush / Neither 58 15 84 1 Who would you trust to handle terrorism? Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader Only Bush / Both 58 14 85 0 Only Kerry / Neither 40 94 4 0 Do you think things in this country today are: Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader Generally going in the right direction 49 10 89 0 Seriously off on the wrong track 46 86 12 0 In your vote for president today, how would you rate the importance of _________________________________________? Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader Very important 32 53 47 0 Somewhat important 24 45 54 0 Not too important 20 41 57 1 Not at all important 24 44 55 0 In your vote for president today, how would you rate the importance of _________________________________________? Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader Very / Somewhat important 56 50 50 0 Not too / Not at all important 44 43 56 1 Is your opinion of George W. Bush: Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader Favorable 53 6 94 0 Unfavorable 46 94 4 1 Is your opinion of John Kerry: Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader Favorable 47 90 9 0 Unfavorable 51 7 92 0 Which comes closer to your view: Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader Government should do more to solve problems 46 66 33 1 Government is doing too many things better left to businesses and individuals 49 29 70 0 How worried are you that there will be another major terrorist attack in the United States? Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader Very worried 22 56 44 0 Somewhat worried 53 43 56 0 Not too worried 19 47 51 1 Not at all worried 5 48 50 1 How worried are you that there will be another major terrorist attack in the United States? Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader Very / Somewhat worried 71 46 53 0 Not too / Not at all worried 23 48 50 1 Compared to four years ago, is the job situation in your area: Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader Better today 23 10 90 0 Worse today 43 81 18 0 About the same 34 29 70 1 Do you think the Bush administration's tax cuts have been: Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader Good for the nation's economy 41 7 92 0 Bad for the nation's economy 32 92 7 0 Made no difference 25 54 44 1 Do you think the war with Iraq has improved the long-term security of the United States? Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader Yes 46 10 90 0 No 52 80 19 1 Have you or has someone in your household lost a job in the last four years? Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader Yes, I have 14 62 36 1 Yes, someone else has 16 66 33 0 Yes, I have and someone else has 3 65 31 0 No one has 67 38 61 0 Have you or has someone in your household lost a job in the last four years? Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader Someone in household lost a job 33 64 34 1 No one in household lost a job 67 38 61 0 Have you or has someone in your household lost a job in the last four years? Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader Voter has lost a job 17 63 35 1 Voter has NOT lost a job 83 44 56 0 National Region Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader East 22 56 43 1 Midwest 26 48 51 0 South 32 42 58 0 West 20 50 49 1 Population of area, five categories Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader Over 500 thousand 13 60 39 - 50 to 500 thousand 19 49 49 0 Suburbs 45 47 52 0 10 to 50 thousand 8 48 50 1 Rural 16 40 59 1 Population of area, three categories Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader City over 50 thousand 30 54 45 0 Suburbs 46 47 52 0 Small city and Rural 25 42 57 0 In today's election for U.S. House of Representatives, did you just vote for: Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader The Democratic candidate 49 88 11 0 The Republican candidate 50 9 91 0