Exit poll

Exit polls - President

Florida Are you: Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader Male 46 46 53 1 Female 54 49 50 0 Sex by race Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader White male 33 40 59 0 White female 38 43 56 0 Non-white male 13 58 41 1 Non-white female 16 62 38 0 Are you: Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader White 70 42 57 0 Black 12 86 13 1 Hispanic / Latino 15 44 56 0 Asian 1 - - - Other 2 34 66 - AGE (60 and over) Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader 18-29 17 58 41 0 30-44 27 46 53 0 45-59 28 42 57 0 60 or over 27 47 52 1 Age 65 & over Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader 18-64 81 47 52 0 65 or over 19 48 51 1 2003 total family income: Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader Under $15,000 9 59 40 1 $15,000-$29,999 15 59 39 1 $30,000-$49,999 22 51 48 0 $50,000-$74,999 21 45 54 0 $75,000-$99,999 14 37 62 0 $100,000-$149,999 10 44 56 - $150,000-$199,999 4 38 60 1 $200,000 or more 5 41 59 - Total family income: Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader Less than $50,000 46 55 43 1 $50,000 or more 54 42 58 0 Total family income: Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader Less than $100,000 81 50 49 1 $100,000 or more 19 42 58 0 What was the last grade of school you completed? Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader Did not complete high school 3 53 45 1 High school graduate 20 51 48 0 Some college or associate degree 34 48 51 0 College graduate 27 44 56 0 Postgraduate study 15 45 53 1 College Education Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader No college degree 57 49 50 0 College graduate 43 44 54 1 No matter how you voted today, do you usually think of yourself as a: Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader Democrat 37 85 14 0 Republican 41 7 93 0 Independent or something else 23 57 41 1 On most political matters, do you consider yourself: Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader Liberal 20 81 18 1 Moderate 47 56 43 0 Conservative 34 13 86 0 Is this the first time you have ever voted? Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader Yes 13 56 43 - No 87 46 53 0 Religion, combined Protestant and other Christian. Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader Protestant / Other Christian 51 40 59 0 Catholic 28 42 57 0 Jewish 5 80 20 - Something else 5 69 29 1 None 11 66 31 1 Religion among whites Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader White Protestant / Other Christian 37 32 68 0 White Catholic 16 40 59 0 White Jewish 5 81 19 - White something else 3 64 34 1 White none 7 60 37 0 Non-white 31 61 39 1 White Protestant Conservatives Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader White Protestant conservatives 15 5 95 - All others 85 55 44 1 How often do you attend religious services? Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader More than once a week 12 35 65 - Once a week 23 37 63 0 A few times a month 16 48 51 0 A few times a year 29 52 47 1 Never 17 62 37 1 How often do you attend religious services? Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader Weekly 35 36 64 0 Occasionally 44 51 48 0 Never 17 62 37 1 Church attendance by Religion Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader Protestant / Attend weekly 12 30 70 0 Protestant / Do not attend weekly 16 41 58 1 Catholic / Attend weekly 12 34 66 - Catholic / Do not attend weekly 14 49 50 0 All Others 42 58 41 1 When did you finally decide for whom to vote in the presidential election? Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader Just today 6 53 44 2 In the last three days 3 - - - Sometime last week 3 68 29 3 During the last month 12 59 40 0 Before that 77 44 56 0 Time: Last three days/Earlier than that Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader Today / Within the last three days 8 52 45 2 Within the last week or earlier 92 46 53 0 Time: Last week/Earlier than that Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader Today through within the last three days 11 57 41 2 Within the last week or earlier 89 46 54 0 Was your vote for president mainly: Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader For your candidate 69 39 60 0 Against his opponent 27 69 30 0 Do you think the condition of Florida's economy is: Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader Excellent 9 13 87 0 Good 51 29 70 0 Not so good 28 77 22 1 Poor 10 91 8 1 Do you approve or disapprove of the way George W. Bush is handling his job as president? Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader Strongly approve 36 4 96 0 Somewhat approve 18 16 83 1 Somewhat disapprove 11 83 14 1 Strongly disapprove 33 98 1 1 Do you approve or disapprove of the way George W. Bush is handling his job as president? Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader Approve 54 8 92 0 Disapprove 45 94 4 1 Which ONE issue mattered most in deciding how you voted for president? (Check only one) Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader Taxes 5 34 65 1 Education 4 72 25 2 Iraq 17 74 26 1 Terrorism 24 12 87 0 Economy / Jobs 16 86 13 - Moral values 20 19 80 0 Health care 8 80 19 1 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 11 70 29 1 He has strong religious faith 7 8 91 0 He is honest and trustworthy 12 24 76 0 He is a strong leader 19 12 88 0 He is intelligent 7 84 14 0 He will bring about needed change 24 96 3 0 He has clear stands on the issues 16 18 80 1 Compared to four years ago, is the country: Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader Safer from terrorism 56 17 83 0 Less safe from terrorism 41 88 11 1 Do you approve or disapprove of the way the federal government responded to the hurricanes in Florida this year? Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader Approve 87 43 57 0 Disapprove 11 81 16 1 How confident are you that votes in your state will be counted accurately? Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader Very confident 38 18 81 0 Somewhat confident 38 53 46 1 Not very confident 19 83 16 1 Not at all confident 6 93 6 - How confident are you that votes in your state will be counted accurately? Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader Very / Somewhat confident 73 35 64 0 Not very / Not at all confident 24 86 13 0 How do you feel about the U.S. decision to go to war with Iraq? Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader Strongly approve 33 3 97 0 Somewhat approve 22 26 73 0 Somewhat disapprove 14 76 22 1 Strongly disapprove 31 95 4 1 How do you feel about the U.S. decision to go to war with Iraq? Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader Approve 53 12 87 0 Disapprove 44 89 9 1 How do you think things are going for the U.S. in Iraq now? Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader Very well 11 4 96 - Somewhat well 35 8 91 0 Somewhat badly 21 64 34 0 Very badly 32 94 4 1 How do you think things are going for the U.S. in Iraq now? Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader Very / Somewhat well 45 7 92 0 Very / Somewhat badly 52 83 16 1 Who would you trust to handle the economy? Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader Only John Kerry 38 98 2 0 Only George W. Bush 42 1 98 0 Both of them 9 40 60 0 Neither of them 10 52 42 2 Who would you trust to handle the economy? Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader Only Kerry / Both 46 87 13 0 Only Bush / Neither 51 11 87 0 Who would you trust to handle the economy? Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader Only Bush / Both 51 8 92 0 Only Kerry / Neither 49 88 10 1 Compared to four years ago, is your family's financial situation: Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader Better today 34 15 85 0 Worse today 27 86 13 1 About the same 38 49 50 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 Yes, for John Kerry 16 79 20 1 Yes, for George W. Bush 15 12 88 - Yes, for both Kerry and Bush 19 54 45 1 No, I was not contacted 50 46 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 35 65 34 1 For Bush / Neither 65 39 60 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 34 36 63 0 For Kerry / Neither 66 54 44 0 Who would you trust to handle terrorism? Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader Only John Kerry 31 98 2 0 Only George W. Bush 49 3 97 0 Both of them 11 78 20 1 Neither of them 8 75 21 1 Who would you trust to handle terrorism? Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader Only Kerry / Both 41 93 6 0 Only Bush / Neither 56 13 86 0 Who would you trust to handle terrorism? Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader Only Bush / Both 58 16 83 0 Only Kerry / Neither 39 93 6 0 Population of area, five categories Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader Over 500 thousand 6 33 67 - 50 to 500 thousand 21 48 50 1 Suburbs 61 50 49 0 10 to 50 thousand 9 44 55 0 Rural 4 31 69 - Population of area, three categories Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader City over 50 thousand 25 44 55 1 Suburbs 61 50 50 0 Small city and Rural 14 41 58 0 Geo Stratum Code Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader MIAMI 26 59 40 0 SOUTH 14 47 52 1 TAMPA 16 48 51 1 CENTRAL 22 42 57 0 NORTH 22 39 61 - In today's election for U.S. senator, did you just vote for: Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader Betty Castor 49 89 10 1 Mel Martinez 49 6 93 0