Exit poll

Exit polls - President

Maryland Are you: Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader Male 46 54 45 0 Female 54 58 41 1 Sex by race Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader White male 34 43 56 0 White female 37 45 53 1 Non-white male 12 84 16 0 Non-white female 17 84 16 0 Are you: Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader White 71 44 55 0 Black 24 89 11 0 Hispanic / Latino 2 - - - Asian 1 - - - Other 2 - - - AGE (60 and over) Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader 18-29 14 62 35 1 30-44 30 52 48 - 45-59 35 55 44 0 60 or over 20 59 40 1 Age 65 & over Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader 18-64 88 56 43 0 65 or over 12 60 40 1 2003 total family income: Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader Under $15,000 3 - - - $15,000-$29,999 8 64 34 1 $30,000-$49,999 16 54 45 0 $50,000-$74,999 22 53 45 1 $75,000-$99,999 15 59 40 - $100,000-$149,999 20 51 49 0 $150,000-$199,999 7 56 44 - $200,000 or more 9 62 37 0 Total family income: Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader Less than $50,000 27 60 39 0 $50,000 or more 73 55 44 0 Total family income: Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader Less than $100,000 64 57 41 1 $100,000 or more 36 54 45 0 Do you or does someone in your household belong to a labor union? Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader Yes, I do 10 67 33 - Yes, someone else does 9 53 45 1 Yes, I do and someone else does 1 - - - No one does 80 55 44 0 UNION HOUSEHOLD Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader Yes (Vote is union member, union member in household, or noth member in household and voter is memeber) 20 61 38 0 No (No union voter in household 80 55 44 0 Voter is union member: Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader Yes 12 67 33 - No 88 55 44 0 No matter how you voted today, do you usually think of yourself as a: Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader Democrat 48 89 11 0 Republican 30 8 92 1 Independent or something else 22 50 47 1 On most political matters, do you consider yourself: Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader Liberal 24 88 10 1 Moderate 49 61 39 0 Conservative 28 20 79 0 Religion, combined Protestant and other Christian. Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader Protestant / Other Christian 53 53 46 0 Catholic 24 41 57 1 Jewish 8 86 14 - Something else 7 72 26 - None 8 76 23 1 Religion among whites Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader White Protestant / Other Christian 33 35 64 0 White Catholic 18 32 66 1 White Jewish 8 87 13 - White something else 4 - - - White none 6 72 26 1 Non-white 31 84 16 0 White Protestant Conservatives Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader White Protestant conservatives 12 6 94 - All others 88 63 36 1 When did you finally decide for whom to vote in the presidential election? Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader Just today 4 - - - In the last three days 4 - - - Sometime last week 2 - - - During the last month 8 56 40 3 Before that 81 58 42 0 Time: Last three days/Earlier than that Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader Today / Within the last three days 9 58 40 1 Within the last week or earlier 91 57 43 0 Time: Last week/Earlier than that Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader Today through within the last three days 11 51 46 1 Within the last week or earlier 89 57 42 0 Was your vote for president mainly: Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader For your candidate 66 48 52 0 Against his opponent 30 79 19 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 28 3 97 - Somewhat approve 16 12 86 1 Somewhat disapprove 10 82 16 1 Strongly disapprove 46 99 - 0 Do you approve or disapprove of the way George W. Bush is handling his job as president? Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader Approve 43 6 93 0 Disapprove 56 96 3 1 Which ONE issue mattered most in deciding how you voted for president? (Check only one) Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader Taxes 4 - - - Education 4 - - - Iraq 24 87 12 1 Terrorism 22 17 83 - Economy / Jobs 17 92 8 - Moral values 18 28 70 1 Health care 4 - - - 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 7 73 26 1 He has strong religious faith 6 9 91 - He is honest and trustworthy 10 34 65 - He is a strong leader 17 13 87 - He is intelligent 11 98 1 1 He will bring about needed change 30 95 3 1 He has clear stands on the issues 13 24 75 0 How worried are you that there will be another major terrorist attack in the United States? Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader Very worried 23 55 45 - Somewhat worried 51 55 44 1 Not too worried 21 70 30 0 Not at all worried 4 - - - How worried are you that there will be another major terrorist attack in the United States? Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader Very / Somewhat worried 71 55 45 0 Not too / Not at all worried 24 66 33 0 Compared to four years ago, is your family's financial situation: Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader Better today 35 29 71 - Worse today 24 88 11 0 About the same 39 63 35 1 How do you feel about the U.S. decision to go to war with Iraq? Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader Strongly approve 23 5 94 - Somewhat approve 20 22 78 - Somewhat disapprove 15 70 27 2 Strongly disapprove 41 98 1 0 How do you feel about the U.S. decision to go to war with Iraq? Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader Approve 41 13 86 - Disapprove 54 91 8 1 How confident are you that votes in your state will be counted accurately? Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader Very confident 45 43 57 0 Somewhat confident 45 69 30 1 Not very confident 8 77 23 - Not at all confident 2 - - - How confident are you that votes in your state will be counted accurately? Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader Very / Somewhat confident 86 56 43 0 Not very / Not at all confident 10 77 22 0 Who would you trust to handle terrorism? Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader Only John Kerry 36 99 0 - Only George W. Bush 37 1 99 - Both of them 15 80 19 1 Neither of them 11 88 8 2 Who would you trust to handle terrorism? Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader Only Kerry / Both 48 94 6 0 Only Bush / Neither 47 21 78 1 Who would you trust to handle terrorism? Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader Only Bush / Both 50 23 77 0 Only Kerry / Neither 45 97 2 1 Population of area, five categories Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader Over 500 thousand 9 81 17 1 50 to 500 thousand 10 64 34 1 Suburbs 71 54 45 0 10 to 50 thousand 5 33 67 - Rural 5 40 57 2 Population of area, three categories Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader City over 50 thousand 20 73 26 1 Suburbs 71 54 45 0 Small city and Rural 10 36 62 1 Geo Stratum Code Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader Baltimore City 9 81 17 1 Suburban Balt 36 48 51 1 Suburban DC 30 73 27 - Rest of State 24 38 61 0 In today's election for U.S. senator, did you just vote for: Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader Barbara Mikulski 65 83 16 1 E. J. Pipkin 34 4 96 -