Exit polls - President

California Are you: Category % Total Kerry Bush Male 49 50 47 Female 51 57 41 Sex by race Category % Total Kerry Bush White male 32 42 56 White female 34 52 47 Non-white male 17 65 30 Non-white female 18 68 30 Are you: Category % Total Kerry Bush White 65 47 51 Black 6 81 18 Hispanic / Latino 21 63 32 Asian 4 66 34 Other 4 63 34 AGE (60 and over) Category % Total Kerry Bush 18-29 22 58 39 30-44 28 52 46 45-59 27 53 44 60 or over 23 52 46 Age 65 & over Category % Total Kerry Bush 18-64 84 53 44 65 or over 16 55 43 2003 total family income: Category % Total Kerry Bush Under $15,000 8 70 29 $15,000-$29,999 14 55 42 $30,000-$49,999 19 56 42 $50,000-$74,999 23 50 47 $75,000-$99,999 14 49 47 $100,000-$149,999 14 58 41 $150,000-$199,999 5 46 54 $200,000 or more 4 36 64 Total family income: Category % Total Kerry Bush Less than $50,000 41 58 40 $50,000 or more 59 50 47 Total family income: Category % Total Kerry Bush Less than $100,000 78 54 43 $100,000 or more 22 52 48 Do you or does someone in your household belong to a labor union? Category % Total Kerry Bush Yes, I do 14 57 40 Yes, someone else does 11 56 41 Yes, I do and someone else does 2 - - No one does 73 51 47 UNION HOUSEHOLD Category % Total Kerry Bush Yes (Vote is union member, union member in household, or noth member in household and voter is memeber) 27 58 39 No (No union voter in household 73 51 47 Voter is union member: Category % Total Kerry Bush Yes 16 59 38 No 84 52 46 What was the last grade of school you completed? Category % Total Kerry Bush Did not complete high school 4 37 58 High school graduate 16 48 50 Some college or associate degree 34 49 50 College graduate 29 57 40 Postgraduate study 17 64 33 College Education Category % Total Kerry Bush No college degree 55 48 51 College graduate 45 60 38 No matter how you voted today, do you usually think of yourself as a: Category % Total Kerry Bush Democrat 39 87 12 Republican 33 9 89 Independent or something else 27 59 36 On most political matters, do you consider yourself: Category % Total Kerry Bush Liberal 26 88 10 Moderate 46 56 41 Conservative 28 19 80 Is this the first time you have ever voted? Category % Total Kerry Bush Yes 13 63 34 No 87 52 46 Religion, combined Protestant and other Christian. Category % Total Kerry Bush Protestant / Other Christian 44 38 60 Catholic 28 63 35 Jewish 4 78 19 Something else 8 73 25 None 15 65 32 Religion among whites Category % Total Kerry Bush White Protestant / Other Christian 30 32 66 White Catholic 14 54 45 White Jewish 4 78 19 White something else 5 66 31 White none 10 61 37 Non-white 37 65 32 White Protestant Conservatives Category % Total Kerry Bush White Protestant conservatives 11 6 93 All others 89 60 38 How often do you attend religious services? Category % Total Kerry Bush More than once a week 12 37 60 Once a week 20 52 47 A few times a month 14 56 42 A few times a year 30 54 43 Never 22 64 34 How often do you attend religious services? Category % Total Kerry Bush Weekly 31 46 52 Occasionally 43 55 43 Never 22 64 34 Church attendance by Religion Category % Total Kerry Bush Protestant / Attend weekly 10 26 70 Protestant / Do not attend weekly 13 39 59 Catholic / Attend weekly 11 63 35 Catholic / Do not attend weekly 16 63 34 All Others 47 58 40 When did you finally decide for whom to vote in the presidential election? Category % Total Kerry Bush Just today 5 44 47 In the last three days 4 57 36 Sometime last week 2 - - During the last month 13 59 38 Before that 76 52 46 Time: Last three days/Earlier than that Category % Total Kerry Bush Today / Within the last three days 9 50 42 Within the last week or earlier 91 54 45 Time: Last week/Earlier than that Category % Total Kerry Bush Today through within the last three days 11 53 41 Within the last week or earlier 89 53 45 Was your vote for president mainly: Category % Total Kerry Bush For your candidate 63 44 55 Against his opponent 31 71 28 Do you think the condition of California's economy is: Category % Total Kerry Bush Excellent 2 - - Good 37 30 68 Not so good 45 62 37 Poor 13 74 24 Do you approve or disapprove of the way George W. Bush is handling his job as president? Category % Total Kerry Bush Strongly approve 27 5 95 Somewhat approve 19 15 82 Somewhat disapprove 13 75 18 Strongly disapprove 40 96 2 Do you approve or disapprove of the way George W. Bush is handling his job as president? Category % Total Kerry Bush Approve 46 9 90 Disapprove 52 91 6 Which ONE issue mattered most in deciding how you voted for president? (Check only one) Category % Total Kerry Bush Taxes 6 42 54 Education 5 72 28 Iraq 23 80 18 Terrorism 20 15 84 Economy / Jobs 16 78 19 Moral values 17 29 70 Health care 5 75 22 Which ONE candidate quality mattered most in deciding how you voted for president? (Check only one) Category % Total Kerry Bush He cares about people like me 8 70 29 He has strong religious faith 6 18 81 He is honest and trustworthy 13 35 63 He is a strong leader 19 15 84 He is intelligent 9 91 7 He will bring about needed change 26 94 3 He has clear stands on the issues 13 20 79 Compared to four years ago, is the country: Category % Total Kerry Bush Safer from terrorism 48 23 75 Less safe from terrorism 46 84 13 How confident are you that votes in your state will be counted accurately? Category % Total Kerry Bush Very confident 46 41 56 Somewhat confident 43 60 39 Not very confident 7 66 33 Not at all confident 3 - - How confident are you that votes in your state will be counted accurately? Category % Total Kerry Bush Very / Somewhat confident 86 50 48 Not very / Not at all confident 10 68 30 How do you feel about the U.S. decision to go to war with Iraq? Category % Total Kerry Bush Strongly approve 27 6 93 Somewhat approve 20 27 71 Somewhat disapprove 15 78 19 Strongly disapprove 36 93 5 How do you feel about the U.S. decision to go to war with Iraq? Category % Total Kerry Bush Approve 46 15 84 Disapprove 50 88 9 How do you think things are going for the U.S. in Iraq now? Category % Total Kerry Bush Very well 9 8 92 Somewhat well 28 9 90 Somewhat badly 23 62 34 Very badly 38 93 5 How do you think things are going for the U.S. in Iraq now? Category % Total Kerry Bush Very / Somewhat well 37 9 90 Very / Somewhat badly 59 81 16 Who would you trust to handle the economy? Category % Total Kerry Bush Only John Kerry 39 98 1 Only George W. Bush 37 2 98 Both of them 8 44 52 Neither of them 13 56 37 Who would you trust to handle the economy? Category % Total Kerry Bush Only Kerry / Both 46 89 10 Only Bush / Neither 50 16 82 Who would you trust to handle the economy? Category % Total Kerry Bush Only Bush / Both 46 9 89 Only Kerry / Neither 54 87 10 Compared to four years ago, is your family's financial situation: Category % Total Kerry Bush Better today 32 24 74 Worse today 26 84 13 About the same 40 56 42 Do you approve or disapprove of the way Arnold Schwarzenegger is handling his job as governor? Category % Total Kerry Bush Approve 71 37 61 Disapprove 25 83 15 Who would you trust to handle terrorism? Category % Total Kerry Bush Only John Kerry 33 98 2 Only George W. Bush 44 2 97 Both of them 10 76 21 Neither of them 11 81 12 Who would you trust to handle terrorism? Category % Total Kerry Bush Only Kerry / Both 42 93 6 Only Bush / Neither 54 19 79 Who would you trust to handle terrorism? Category % Total Kerry Bush Only Bush / Both 53 16 83 Only Kerry / Neither 43 94 4 Population of area, five categories Category % Total Kerry Bush Over 500 thousand 25 68 28 50 to 500 thousand 23 51 48 Suburbs 40 51 47 10 to 50 thousand 7 37 60 Rural 5 44 56 Population of area, three categories Category % Total Kerry Bush City over 50 thousand 47 60 37 Suburbs 40 52 47 Small city and Rural 13 39 58 Geo Stratum Code Category % Total Kerry Bush Los Angeles Co 23 63 35 Southern Calif 28 46 53 Bay Area 18 70 27 Coastal 11 59 37 Inland / Valley 20 37 61 In today's election for U.S. senator, did you just vote for: Category % Total Kerry Bush Barbara Boxer 59 85 13 Bill Jones 39 7 92 How did you vote on Proposition 71, to fund stem cell research? Category % Total Kerry Bush Yes 59 72 26 No 41 26 71