Exit poll

Exit polls - President

Georgia Are you: Category % Total Kerry Bush Male 44 38 62 Female 56 44 56 Sex by race Category % Total Kerry Bush White male 33 24 76 White female 37 24 76 Non-white male 12 77 23 Non-white female 18 83 17 Are you: Category % Total Kerry Bush White 70 23 76 Black 25 88 12 Hispanic / Latino 4 43 56 Asian 1 - - Other 1 - - AGE (60 and over) Category % Total Kerry Bush 18-29 19 47 52 30-44 35 42 57 45-59 31 38 62 60 or over 15 36 64 Age 65 & over Category % Total Kerry Bush 18-64 92 42 58 65 or over 8 33 67 2003 total family income: Category % Total Kerry Bush Under $15,000 6 72 28 $15,000-$29,999 12 61 39 $30,000-$49,999 24 45 54 $50,000-$74,999 23 34 65 $75,000-$99,999 13 33 66 $100,000-$149,999 14 27 73 $150,000-$199,999 5 35 65 $200,000 or more 4 31 69 Total family income: Category % Total Kerry Bush Less than $50,000 42 54 46 $50,000 or more 58 32 68 Total family income: Category % Total Kerry Bush Less than $100,000 78 45 55 $100,000 or more 22 29 71 No matter how you voted today, do you usually think of yourself as a: Category % Total Kerry Bush Democrat 34 87 13 Republican 42 3 97 Independent or something else 24 39 60 On most political matters, do you consider yourself: Category % Total Kerry Bush Liberal 14 83 17 Moderate 44 52 47 Conservative 41 14 86 Religion, combined Protestant and other Christian. Category % Total Kerry Bush Protestant / Other Christian 74 36 63 Catholic 10 31 69 Jewish 2 - - Something else 8 77 22 None 6 65 33 Religion among whites Category % Total Kerry Bush White Protestant / Other Christian 53 20 79 White Catholic 8 20 80 White Jewish 1 - - White something else 3 - - White none 4 53 46 Non-white 31 80 20 White Protestant Conservatives Category % Total Kerry Bush White Protestant conservatives 26 4 96 All others 74 54 45 White Evangelical/Born-again Christians Category % Total Kerry Bush White Evangelical / Born-again Christians 35 16 84 All others 65 55 45 White/Protestant/Conservative/Evangelical/Attend church at least weekly Category % Total Kerry Bush White religious conservatives 14 2 98 All others 86 48 52 How often do you attend religious services? Category % Total Kerry Bush More than once a week 25 34 66 Once a week 26 36 64 A few times a month 18 49 51 A few times a year 23 44 55 Never 7 56 43 How often do you attend religious services? Category % Total Kerry Bush Weekly 49 35 65 Occasionally 40 46 53 Never 7 56 43 Church attendance by Religion Category % Total Kerry Bush Protestant / Attend weekly 23 20 79 Protestant / Do not attend weekly 16 33 67 Catholic / Attend weekly 5 24 76 Catholic / Do not attend weekly 5 37 62 All Others 48 56 43 When did you finally decide for whom to vote in the presidential election? Category % Total Kerry Bush Just today 4 56 44 In the last three days 3 - - Sometime last week 2 - - During the last month 9 54 45 Before that 82 38 62 Time: Last three days/Earlier than that Category % Total Kerry Bush Today / Within the last three days 7 50 49 Within the last week or earlier 93 40 60 Time: Last week/Earlier than that Category % Total Kerry Bush Today through within the last three days 9 50 49 Within the last week or earlier 91 39 60 Was your vote for president mainly: Category % Total Kerry Bush For your candidate 72 33 67 Against his opponent 23 67 33 Which ONE issue mattered most in deciding how you voted for president? (Check only one) Category % Total Kerry Bush Taxes 6 24 74 Education 4 67 33 Iraq 13 73 27 Terrorism 21 11 89 Economy / Jobs 18 81 19 Moral values 24 12 88 Health care 4 82 18 Do you approve or disapprove of the way George W. Bush is handling his job as president? Category % Total Kerry Bush Strongly approve 41 2 98 Somewhat approve 18 9 91 Somewhat disapprove 12 82 15 Strongly disapprove 29 97 2 Do you approve or disapprove of the way George W. Bush is handling his job as president? Category % Total Kerry Bush Approve 59 4 96 Disapprove 41 93 6 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 9 71 28 He has strong religious faith 12 2 98 He is honest and trustworthy 11 15 85 He is a strong leader 22 9 91 He is intelligent 5 78 22 He will bring about needed change 23 94 5 He has clear stands on the issues 13 22 78 How confident are you that votes in your state will be counted accurately? Category % Total Kerry Bush Very confident 56 26 73 Somewhat confident 37 56 43 Not very confident 6 77 23 Not at all confident 1 - - How confident are you that votes in your state will be counted accurately? Category % Total Kerry Bush Very / Somewhat confident 90 38 61 Not very / Not at all confident 7 76 24 Compared to four years ago, is your family's financial situation: Category % Total Kerry Bush Better today 41 15 85 Worse today 26 77 23 About the same 33 44 55 How do you feel about the U.S. decision to go to war with Iraq? Category % Total Kerry Bush Strongly approve 37 1 99 Somewhat approve 22 19 80 Somewhat disapprove 14 72 26 Strongly disapprove 26 96 4 How do you feel about the U.S. decision to go to war with Iraq? Category % Total Kerry Bush Approve 57 8 92 Disapprove 39 88 12 Who would you trust to handle terrorism? Category % Total Kerry Bush Only John Kerry 24 99 1 Only George W. Bush 54 1 99 Both of them 11 73 27 Neither of them 10 78 21 Who would you trust to handle terrorism? Category % Total Kerry Bush Only Kerry / Both 34 90 9 Only Bush / Neither 63 13 87 Who would you trust to handle terrorism? Category % Total Kerry Bush Only Bush / Both 64 13 87 Only Kerry / Neither 33 93 7 Population of area, five categories Category % Total Kerry Bush Over 500 thousand - - - 50 to 500 thousand 20 49 51 Suburbs 44 39 61 10 to 50 thousand 17 55 45 Rural 19 25 75 Population of area, three categories Category % Total Kerry Bush City over 50 thousand 20 49 51 Suburbs 44 39 61 Small city and Rural 36 39 61 Geo Stratum Code Category % Total Kerry Bush Atlanta 20 66 33 Atlanta Suburbs 30 31 68 North 18 28 72 Central 17 44 56 South 16 39 61 In today's election for U.S. senator, did you just vote for: Category % Total Kerry Bush Denise Majette 40 90 10 Johnny Isakson 58 7 93 How did you vote on Amendment 1, defining marriage only as a union between a man and a woman? Category % Total Kerry Bush Yes 76 32 68 No 24 68 30