Exit polls - President

Massachusetts Are you: Category % Total Kerry Bush Male 48 57 41 Female 52 66 33 Sex by race Category % Total Kerry Bush White male 42 54 44 White female 45 63 36 Non-white male 7 74 24 Non-white female 6 91 9 Are you: Category % Total Kerry Bush White 87 59 40 Black 4 - - Hispanic / Latino 6 80 18 Asian 2 - - Other 1 - - AGE (60 and over) Category % Total Kerry Bush 18-29 16 72 26 30-44 30 59 40 45-59 31 58 41 60 or over 23 61 37 Age 65 & over Category % Total Kerry Bush 18-64 85 63 36 65 or over 15 56 43 2003 total family income: Category % Total Kerry Bush Under $15,000 4 - - $15,000-$29,999 10 68 32 $30,000-$49,999 17 65 34 $50,000-$74,999 21 65 33 $75,000-$99,999 16 60 39 $100,000-$149,999 17 57 42 $150,000-$199,999 6 - - $200,000 or more 10 46 54 Total family income: Category % Total Kerry Bush Less than $50,000 30 68 31 $50,000 or more 70 59 40 Total family income: Category % Total Kerry Bush Less than $100,000 67 65 34 $100,000 or more 33 54 45 No matter how you voted today, do you usually think of yourself as a: Category % Total Kerry Bush Democrat 39 94 6 Republican 16 7 93 Independent or something else 44 54 44 On most political matters, do you consider yourself: Category % Total Kerry Bush Liberal 34 92 7 Moderate 45 59 40 Conservative 21 23 76 Have you ever served in the U.S. military? Category % Total Kerry Bush Yes 15 50 49 No 85 67 32 Religion, combined Protestant and other Christian. Category % Total Kerry Bush Protestant / Other Christian 31 60 39 Catholic 43 51 49 Jewish 9 91 9 Something else 6 - - None 11 82 15 Religion among whites Category % Total Kerry Bush White Protestant / Other Christian 25 56 43 White Catholic 38 48 52 White Jewish 8 90 10 White something else 5 - - White none 9 79 17 Non-white 15 81 19 White Protestant Conservatives Category % Total Kerry Bush White Protestant conservatives 6 - - All others 94 66 33 When did you finally decide for whom to vote in the presidential election? Category % Total Kerry Bush Just today 6 - - In the last three days 1 - - Sometime last week 1 - - During the last month 8 68 31 Before that 84 63 36 Time: Last three days/Earlier than that Category % Total Kerry Bush Today / Within the last three days 8 41 52 Within the last week or earlier 92 64 35 Time: Last week/Earlier than that Category % Total Kerry Bush Today through within the last three days 9 46 47 Within the last week or earlier 91 64 36 Was your vote for president mainly: Category % Total Kerry Bush For your candidate 65 60 38 Against his opponent 31 76 24 Do you approve or disapprove of the way George W. Bush is handling his job as president? Category % Total Kerry Bush Strongly approve 21 4 95 Somewhat approve 15 17 81 Somewhat disapprove 12 82 16 Strongly disapprove 50 98 0 Do you approve or disapprove of the way George W. Bush is handling his job as president? Category % Total Kerry Bush Approve 36 10 89 Disapprove 62 95 4 Which ONE issue mattered most in deciding how you voted for president? (Check only one) Category % Total Kerry Bush Taxes 5 - - Education 4 - - Iraq 23 88 11 Terrorism 21 16 82 Economy / Jobs 18 88 11 Moral values 16 59 39 Health care 5 - - 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 7 - - He has strong religious faith 4 - - He is honest and trustworthy 10 35 63 He is a strong leader 15 23 77 He is intelligent 16 94 5 He will bring about needed change 29 97 1 He has clear stands on the issues 12 23 75 Compared to four years ago, is the country: Category % Total Kerry Bush Safer from terrorism 42 31 68 Less safe from terrorism 54 90 9 Compared to four years ago, is your family's financial situation: Category % Total Kerry Bush Better today 24 32 67 Worse today 35 89 9 About the same 40 62 37 How do you feel about the U.S. decision to go to war with Iraq? Category % Total Kerry Bush Strongly approve 19 4 96 Somewhat approve 20 35 63 Somewhat disapprove 17 78 20 Strongly disapprove 44 96 3 How do you feel about the U.S. decision to go to war with Iraq? Category % Total Kerry Bush Approve 36 20 79 Disapprove 58 91 8 Is your opinion of John Kerry: Category % Total Kerry Bush Favorable 64 94 5 Unfavorable 35 10 89 Who would you trust to handle terrorism? Category % Total Kerry Bush Only John Kerry 40 99 1 Only George W. Bush 32 4 95 Both of them 16 81 19 Neither of them 10 89 5 Who would you trust to handle terrorism? Category % Total Kerry Bush Only Kerry / Both 54 93 6 Only Bush / Neither 40 24 73 Who would you trust to handle terrorism? Category % Total Kerry Bush Only Bush / Both 46 30 70 Only Kerry / Neither 48 97 2 Population of area, five categories Category % Total Kerry Bush Over 500 thousand 14 75 25 50 to 500 thousand 12 63 35 Suburbs 61 58 41 10 to 50 thousand - - - Rural 13 65 34 Population of area, three categories Category % Total Kerry Bush City over 50 thousand 26 70 29 Suburbs 61 58 41 Small city and Rural 13 65 34 Geo Stratum Code Category % Total Kerry Bush Boston Area 28 72 27 Oth Lg Indus Cit 10 56 43 No / So Shores 37 58 42 East 20 54 44 West 5 - -