Exit polls - President

Illinois Are you: Category % Total Kerry Bush Male 46 54 46 Female 54 56 43 Sex by race Category % Total Kerry Bush White male 36 48 51 White female 42 49 51 Non-white male 10 76 23 Non-white female 12 84 15 Are you: Category % Total Kerry Bush White 78 48 51 Black 10 89 10 Hispanic / Latino 8 76 23 Asian 2 - - Other 1 - - AGE (60 and over) Category % Total Kerry Bush 18-29 21 64 35 30-44 30 52 47 45-59 29 57 43 60 or over 20 48 52 Age 65 & over Category % Total Kerry Bush 18-64 90 55 45 65 or over 10 59 41 2003 total family income: Category % Total Kerry Bush Under $15,000 7 68 31 $15,000-$29,999 12 64 35 $30,000-$49,999 24 56 43 $50,000-$74,999 24 50 50 $75,000-$99,999 14 57 42 $100,000-$149,999 11 51 48 $150,000-$199,999 4 54 46 $200,000 or more 4 50 50 Total family income: Category % Total Kerry Bush Less than $50,000 43 60 39 $50,000 or more 57 52 48 Total family income: Category % Total Kerry Bush Less than $100,000 81 56 43 $100,000 or more 19 51 48 Do you or does someone in your household belong to a labor union? Category % Total Kerry Bush Yes, I do 17 74 26 Yes, someone else does 16 59 41 Yes, I do and someone else does 3 - - No one does 64 49 50 UNION HOUSEHOLD Category % Total Kerry Bush Yes (Vote is union member, union member in household, or noth member in household and voter is memeber) 36 66 34 No (No union voter in household 64 49 50 Voter is union member: Category % Total Kerry Bush Yes 20 72 28 No 80 51 48 No matter how you voted today, do you usually think of yourself as a: Category % Total Kerry Bush Democrat 39 93 7 Republican 34 11 89 Independent or something else 27 57 41 On most political matters, do you consider yourself: Category % Total Kerry Bush Liberal 23 91 9 Moderate 50 58 41 Conservative 27 20 79 Religion, combined Protestant and other Christian. Category % Total Kerry Bush Protestant / Other Christian 47 44 55 Catholic 36 56 44 Jewish 3 - - Something else 5 88 10 None 9 75 22 Religion among whites Category % Total Kerry Bush White Protestant / Other Christian 37 37 63 White Catholic 27 50 50 White Jewish 3 - - White something else 3 - - White none 7 71 26 Non-white 23 78 22 White Protestant Conservatives Category % Total Kerry Bush White Protestant conservatives 13 9 91 All others 87 61 38 When did you finally decide for whom to vote in the presidential election? Category % Total Kerry Bush Just today 5 59 41 In the last three days 4 79 20 Sometime last week 3 - - During the last month 11 54 46 Before that 76 55 45 Time: Last three days/Earlier than that Category % Total Kerry Bush Today / Within the last three days 10 68 31 Within the last week or earlier 90 54 45 Time: Last week/Earlier than that Category % Total Kerry Bush Today through within the last three days 13 61 37 Within the last week or earlier 87 55 45 Was your vote for president mainly: Category % Total Kerry Bush For your candidate 63 39 61 Against his opponent 32 73 26 Do you approve or disapprove of the way George W. Bush is handling his job as president? Category % Total Kerry Bush Strongly approve 28 11 88 Somewhat approve 19 12 87 Somewhat disapprove 14 82 18 Strongly disapprove 37 98 1 Do you approve or disapprove of the way George W. Bush is handling his job as president? Category % Total Kerry Bush Approve 47 12 88 Disapprove 51 93 6 Which ONE issue mattered most in deciding how you voted for president? (Check only one) Category % Total Kerry Bush Taxes 5 53 44 Education 5 78 22 Iraq 21 75 24 Terrorism 18 16 84 Economy / Jobs 20 85 13 Moral values 19 20 80 Health care 5 80 20 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 72 26 He has strong religious faith 8 10 90 He is honest and trustworthy 11 36 64 He is a strong leader 20 15 85 He is intelligent 9 92 6 He will bring about needed change 27 96 3 He has clear stands on the issues 11 27 72 Do you think the condition of Illinois' economy is: Category % Total Kerry Bush Excellent 1 - - Good 51 36 63 Not so good 37 64 35 Poor 10 73 24 Compared to four years ago, is your family's financial situation: Category % Total Kerry Bush Better today 28 29 71 Worse today 33 77 22 About the same 38 54 46 How do you feel about the U.S. decision to go to war with Iraq? Category % Total Kerry Bush Strongly approve 22 7 93 Somewhat approve 25 28 71 Somewhat disapprove 18 73 25 Strongly disapprove 33 96 4 How do you feel about the U.S. decision to go to war with Iraq? Category % Total Kerry Bush Approve 46 18 81 Disapprove 50 88 11 Do you think Barack Obama would make a good president? Category % Total Kerry Bush Yes 43 75 23 No 41 26 73 Who would you trust to handle terrorism? Category % Total Kerry Bush Only John Kerry 29 100 0 Only George W. Bush 42 2 98 Both of them 15 70 30 Neither of them 13 81 13 Who would you trust to handle terrorism? Category % Total Kerry Bush Only Kerry / Both 42 90 10 Only Bush / Neither 53 21 77 Who would you trust to handle terrorism? Category % Total Kerry Bush Only Bush / Both 55 20 80 Only Kerry / Neither 41 94 4 Population of area, five categories Category % Total Kerry Bush Over 500 thousand 20 82 18 50 to 500 thousand 11 48 52 Suburbs 47 49 50 10 to 50 thousand 3 - - Rural 19 45 54 Population of area, three categories Category % Total Kerry Bush City over 50 thousand 31 70 29 Suburbs 47 49 50 Small city and Rural 22 46 53 Geo Stratum Code Category % Total Kerry Bush Chicago 20 82 18 Cook Suburbs 20 59 40 Collar Counties 24 45 54 North 24 45 55 South 13 46 54 In today's election for U.S. senator, did you just vote for: Category % Total Kerry Bush Barack Obama 70 76 24 Alan Keyes 27 9 91