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Exit polls - President

Michigan
Are you:
Category% TotalKerryBushNader
Male4948501
Female5153460

Sex by race
Category% TotalKerryBushNader
White male4041571
White female4247520
Non-white male980181
Non-white female982180

Are you:
Category% TotalKerryBushNader
White8244541
Black1389100
Hispanic / Latino262361
Asian1---
Other265341

AGE (60 and over)
Category% TotalKerryBushNader
18-292155432
30-442644541
45-592953470
60 or over2452470

Age 65 & over
Category% TotalKerryBushNader
18-648551481
65 or over155148-

2003 total family income:
Category% TotalKerryBushNader
Under $15,000978221
$15,000-$29,9991557421
$30,000-$49,9992253450
$50,000-$74,9992346540
$75,000-$99,9991445531
$100,000-$149,9991143560
$150,000-$199,999331681
$200,000 or more336612

Total family income:
Category% TotalKerryBushNader
Less than $50,0004659401
$50,000 or more5444551

Total family income:
Category% TotalKerryBushNader
Less than $100,0008353461
$100,000 or more1740591

Do you or does someone in your household belong to a labor union?
Category% TotalKerryBushNader
Yes, I do1665331
Yes, someone else does1756421
Yes, I do and someone else does372271
No one does6344551

UNION HOUSEHOLD
Category% TotalKerryBushNader
Yes (Vote is union member, union member in household, or noth member in household and voter is memeber)3761371
No (No union voter in household6344551

Voter is union member:
Category% TotalKerryBushNader
Yes1966321
No8147521

What was the last grade of school you completed?
Category% TotalKerryBushNader
Did not complete high school55347-
High school graduate2459391
Some college or associate degree3351471
College graduate2342561
Postgraduate study1551480

College Education
Category% TotalKerryBushNader
No college degree6254441
College graduate3845531

No matter how you voted today, do you usually think of yourself as a:
Category% TotalKerryBushNader
Democrat399370
Republican346940
Independent or something else2749472

On most political matters, do you consider yourself:
Category% TotalKerryBushNader
Liberal2289101
Moderate4456421
Conservative3420790

Is this the first time you have ever voted?
Category% TotalKerryBushNader
Yes1265312
No8849501

Religion, combined Protestant and other Christian.
Category% TotalKerryBushNader
Protestant / Other Christian5345540
Catholic2950490
Jewish27122-
Something else666323
None1069261

Religion among whites
Category% TotalKerryBushNader
White Protestant / Other Christian4034650
White Catholic2648510
White Jewish27122-
White something else459373
White none867291
Non-white1980191

White Protestant Conservatives
Category% TotalKerryBushNader
White Protestant conservatives17892-
All others8359391

White Evangelical/Born-again Christians
Category% TotalKerryBushNader
White Evangelical / Born-again Christians2429710
All others7658411

White/Protestant/Conservative/Evangelical/Attend church at least weekly
Category% TotalKerryBushNader
White religious conservatives8595-
All others9255431

How often do you attend religious services?
Category% TotalKerryBushNader
More than once a week154058-
Once a week2744551
A few times a month1353471
A few times a year2957421
Never1364322

How often do you attend religious services?
Category% TotalKerryBushNader
Weekly4243560
Occasionally4055431
Never1364322

Church attendance by Religion
Category% TotalKerryBushNader
Protestant / Attend weekly1634641
Protestant / Do not attend weekly1548510
Catholic / Attend weekly1450490
Catholic / Do not attend weekly1450491
All Others3760381

Are you currently married?
Category% TotalKerryBushNader
Yes6143550
No3961371

Married women
Category% TotalKerryBushNader
Married women2945550
Others7153451

When did you finally decide for whom to vote in the presidential election?
Category% TotalKerryBushNader
Just today757374
In the last three days558371
Sometime last week445511
During the last month1155411
Before that7350500

Time: Last three days/Earlier than that
Category% TotalKerryBushNader
Today / Within the last three days1258373
Within the last week or earlier8850490

Time: Last week/Earlier than that
Category% TotalKerryBushNader
Today through within the last three days1654412
Within the last week or earlier8450490

Was your vote for president mainly:
Category% TotalKerryBushNader
For your candidate7044550
Against his opponent2672271

Do you think the condition of Michigan's economy is:
Category% TotalKerryBushNader
Excellent453421
Good3522770
Not so good4062371
Poor1989101

Do you approve or disapprove of the way George W. Bush is handling his job as president?
Category% TotalKerryBushNader
Strongly approve297930
Somewhat approve2016831
Somewhat disapprove1481152
Strongly disapprove359611

Do you approve or disapprove of the way George W. Bush is handling his job as president?
Category% TotalKerryBushNader
Approve5011890
Disapprove499251

Which ONE issue mattered most in deciding how you voted for president? (Check only one)
Category% TotalKerryBushNader
Taxes531643
Education472270
Iraq1771262
Terrorism181882-
Economy / Jobs2584151
Moral values1916820
Health care677210

Which ONE candidate quality mattered most in deciding how you voted for president? (Check only one)
Category% TotalKerryBushNader
He cares about people like me1376230
He has strong religious faith913860
He is honest and trustworthy1128720
He is a strong leader1918810
He is intelligent68882
He will bring about needed change249441
He has clear stands on the issues1424731

Compared to four years ago, is the country:
Category% TotalKerryBushNader
Safer from terrorism5426731
Less safe from terrorism4284131

Compared to four years ago, is the job situation in your area:
Category% TotalKerryBushNader
Better today1420780
Worse today5576231
About the same3124751

How do you feel about the U.S. decision to go to war with Iraq?
Category% TotalKerryBushNader
Strongly approve2611890
Somewhat approve2426730
Somewhat disapprove1874231
Strongly disapprove309351

How do you feel about the U.S. decision to go to war with Iraq?
Category% TotalKerryBushNader
Approve4918810
Disapprove4786121

How do you think things are going for the U.S. in Iraq now?
Category% TotalKerryBushNader
Very well101486-
Somewhat well3314850
Somewhat badly2563332
Very badly319441

How do you think things are going for the U.S. in Iraq now?
Category% TotalKerryBushNader
Very / Somewhat well4214860
Very / Somewhat badly5481171

Who would you trust to handle the economy?
Category% TotalKerryBushNader
Only John Kerry429730
Only George W. Bush36397-
Both of them831681
Neither of them1354395

Who would you trust to handle the economy?
Category% TotalKerryBushNader
Only Kerry / Both4986140
Only Bush / Neither4716821

Who would you trust to handle the economy?
Category% TotalKerryBushNader
Only Bush / Both459910
Only Kerry / Neither5587111

Compared to four years ago, is your family's financial situation:
Category% TotalKerryBushNader
Better today2719800
Worse today3479191
About the same3849501

Who would you trust to handle terrorism?
Category% TotalKerryBushNader
Only John Kerry349730
Only George W. Bush423960
Both of them1273261
Neither of them1076155

Who would you trust to handle terrorism?
Category% TotalKerryBushNader
Only Kerry / Both449190
Only Bush / Neither5117811

Who would you trust to handle terrorism?
Category% TotalKerryBushNader
Only Bush / Both5318810
Only Kerry / Neither429261

Population of area, five categories
Category% TotalKerryBushNader
Over 500 thousand89091
50 to 500 thousand1458410
Suburbs5244541
10 to 50 thousand854441
Rural1844541

Population of area, three categories
Category% TotalKerryBushNader
City over 50 thousand2371280
Suburbs4945541
Small city and Rural2845530

Geo Stratum Code
Category% TotalKerryBushNader
Wayne County1769301
Sub-Oak & Macomb2247510
University Belt2452461
Southwest2140591
North / Northeast1547521

How did you vote on Proposal 04-2, defining marriage only as a union between a man and a woman?
Category% TotalKerryBushNader
Yes5936631
No4172261


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