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Exit polls - President

Arizona
Are you:
Category% TotalKerryBush
Male474158
Female534752

Sex by race
Category% TotalKerryBush
White male373663
White female424554
Non-white male106039
Non-white female115445

Are you:
Category% TotalKerryBush
White794159
Black2--
Hispanic / Latino125643
Asian1--
Other55642

AGE (60 and over)
Category% TotalKerryBush
18-29154850
30-44283861
45-59324753
60 or over254555

Age 65 & over
Category% TotalKerryBush
18-64824455
65 or over184356

2003 total family income:
Category% TotalKerryBush
Under $15,00084752
$15,000-$29,999135741
$30,000-$49,999204951
$50,000-$74,999204455
$75,000-$99,999143762
$100,000-$149,999124456
$150,000-$199,99934852
$200,000 or more43763

Total family income:
Category% TotalKerryBush
Less than $50,000445148
$50,000 or more564258

Total family income:
Category% TotalKerryBush
Less than $100,000804653
$100,000 or more204357

What was the last grade of school you completed?
Category% TotalKerryBush
Did not complete high school45939
High school graduate174455
Some college or associate degree353663
College graduate264654
Postgraduate study185643

College Education
Category% TotalKerryBush
No college degree564059
College graduate445050

No matter how you voted today, do you usually think of yourself as a:
Category% TotalKerryBush
Democrat308911
Republican441189
Independent or something else265246

On most political matters, do you consider yourself:
Category% TotalKerryBush
Liberal198613
Moderate435247
Conservative381584

Is this the first time you have ever voted?
Category% TotalKerryBush
Yes134553
No874455

Have you ever served in the U.S. military?
Category% TotalKerryBush
Yes203761
No804654

Religion, combined Protestant and other Christian.
Category% TotalKerryBush
Protestant / Other Christian533267
Catholic234752
Jewish2--
Something else66930
None157029

Religion among whites
Category% TotalKerryBush
White Protestant / Other Christian442871
White Catholic153961
White Jewish2--
White something else47228
White none117028
Non-white235841

White Protestant Conservatives
Category% TotalKerryBush
White Protestant conservatives171189
All others835148

When did you finally decide for whom to vote in the presidential election?
Category% TotalKerryBush
Just today56234
In the last three days3--
Sometime last week1--
During the last month105049
Before that804158

Time: Last three days/Earlier than that
Category% TotalKerryBush
Today / Within the last three days85740
Within the last week or earlier924357

Time: Last week/Earlier than that
Category% TotalKerryBush
Today through within the last three days95740
Within the last week or earlier914257

Was your vote for president mainly:
Category% TotalKerryBush
For your candidate703367
Against his opponent267029

Do you think the condition of Arizona's economy is:
Category% TotalKerryBush
Excellent81386
Good553070
Not so good286831
Poor78515

Do you approve or disapprove of the way George W. Bush is handling his job as president?
Category% TotalKerryBush
Strongly approve38397
Somewhat approve201683
Somewhat disapprove108312
Strongly disapprove31982

Do you approve or disapprove of the way George W. Bush is handling his job as president?
Category% TotalKerryBush
Approve57792
Disapprove42945

Which ONE issue mattered most in deciding how you voted for president? (Check only one)
Category% TotalKerryBush
Taxes42867
Education56929
Iraq217525
Terrorism221288
Economy / Jobs137227
Moral values221881
Health care77822

Which ONE candidate quality mattered most in deciding how you voted for president? (Check only one)
Category% TotalKerryBush
He cares about people like me86535
He has strong religious faith9792
He is honest and trustworthy143069
He is a strong leader221189
He is intelligent8946
He will bring about needed change22935
He has clear stands on the issues131385

Compared to four years ago, is the country:
Category% TotalKerryBush
Safer from terrorism561684
Less safe from terrorism398216

Did Sen. John McCain's support for George W. Bush for president make you:
Category% TotalKerryBush
More likely to vote for Bush131288
Less likely to vote for Bush68414
Did not effect your vote for president804554

Should legal immigration to the United States be:
Category% TotalKerryBush
Increased224950
Decreased363861
Kept about the same374455

How do you feel about the U.S. decision to go to war with Iraq?
Category% TotalKerryBush
Strongly approve33396
Somewhat approve222080
Somewhat disapprove136928
Strongly disapprove30954

How do you feel about the U.S. decision to go to war with Iraq?
Category% TotalKerryBush
Approve551090
Disapprove428811

How do you think things are going for the U.S. in Iraq now?
Category% TotalKerryBush
Very well11397
Somewhat well39892
Somewhat badly186236
Very badly31945

How do you think things are going for the U.S. in Iraq now?
Category% TotalKerryBush
Very / Somewhat well50793
Very / Somewhat badly488316

Who would you trust to handle the economy?
Category% TotalKerryBush
Only John Kerry33991
Only George W. Bush46198
Both of them93961
Neither of them115342

Who would you trust to handle the economy?
Category% TotalKerryBush
Only Kerry / Both418614
Only Bush / Neither561187

Who would you trust to handle the economy?
Category% TotalKerryBush
Only Bush / Both55792
Only Kerry / Neither458711

Compared to four years ago, is your family's financial situation:
Category% TotalKerryBush
Better today341287
Worse today237722
About the same425247

Who would you trust to handle terrorism?
Category% TotalKerryBush
Only John Kerry28982
Only George W. Bush52297
Both of them116829
Neither of them87817

Who would you trust to handle terrorism?
Category% TotalKerryBush
Only Kerry / Both38909
Only Bush / Neither591386

Who would you trust to handle terrorism?
Category% TotalKerryBush
Only Bush / Both611486
Only Kerry / Neither36935

Population of area, five categories
Category% TotalKerryBush
Over 500 thousand245049
50 to 500 thousand245347
Suburbs383959
10 to 50 thousand93169
Rural54456

Population of area, three categories
Category% TotalKerryBush
City over 50 thousand515050
Suburbs353959
Small city and Rural153466

Geo Stratum Code
Category% TotalKerryBush
Maricopa County574257
Pima / Pinal / SCruz235248
Rest of State204357

In today's election for U.S. senator, did you just vote for:
Category% TotalKerryBush
Stuart Starky20937
John McCain773367

How did you vote on Proposition 200, concerning proof of citizenship or immigration status?
Category% TotalKerryBush
Yes563267
No446138


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