Exit poll

Exit polls - President

Michigan Are you: Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader Male 49 48 50 1 Female 51 53 46 0 Sex by race Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader White male 40 41 57 1 White female 42 47 52 0 Non-white male 9 80 18 1 Non-white female 9 82 18 0 Are you: Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader White 82 44 54 1 Black 13 89 10 0 Hispanic / Latino 2 62 36 1 Asian 1 - - - Other 2 65 34 1 AGE (60 and over) Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader 18-29 21 55 43 2 30-44 26 44 54 1 45-59 29 53 47 0 60 or over 24 52 47 0 Age 65 & over Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader 18-64 85 51 48 1 65 or over 15 51 48 - 2003 total family income: Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader Under $15,000 9 78 22 1 $15,000-$29,999 15 57 42 1 $30,000-$49,999 22 53 45 0 $50,000-$74,999 23 46 54 0 $75,000-$99,999 14 45 53 1 $100,000-$149,999 11 43 56 0 $150,000-$199,999 3 31 68 1 $200,000 or more 3 36 61 2 Total family income: Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader Less than $50,000 46 59 40 1 $50,000 or more 54 44 55 1 Total family income: Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader Less than $100,000 83 53 46 1 $100,000 or more 17 40 59 1 Do you or does someone in your household belong to a labor union? Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader Yes, I do 16 65 33 1 Yes, someone else does 17 56 42 1 Yes, I do and someone else does 3 72 27 1 No one does 63 44 55 1 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) 37 61 37 1 No (No union voter in household 63 44 55 1 Voter is union member: Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader Yes 19 66 32 1 No 81 47 52 1 What was the last grade of school you completed? Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader Did not complete high school 5 53 47 - High school graduate 24 59 39 1 Some college or associate degree 33 51 47 1 College graduate 23 42 56 1 Postgraduate study 15 51 48 0 College Education Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader No college degree 62 54 44 1 College graduate 38 45 53 1 No matter how you voted today, do you usually think of yourself as a: Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader Democrat 39 93 7 0 Republican 34 6 94 0 Independent or something else 27 49 47 2 On most political matters, do you consider yourself: Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader Liberal 22 89 10 1 Moderate 44 56 42 1 Conservative 34 20 79 0 Is this the first time you have ever voted? Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader Yes 12 65 31 2 No 88 49 50 1 Religion, combined Protestant and other Christian. Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader Protestant / Other Christian 53 45 54 0 Catholic 29 50 49 0 Jewish 2 71 22 - Something else 6 66 32 3 None 10 69 26 1 Religion among whites Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader White Protestant / Other Christian 40 34 65 0 White Catholic 26 48 51 0 White Jewish 2 71 22 - White something else 4 59 37 3 White none 8 67 29 1 Non-white 19 80 19 1 White Protestant Conservatives Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader White Protestant conservatives 17 8 92 - All others 83 59 39 1 White Evangelical/Born-again Christians Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader White Evangelical / Born-again Christians 24 29 71 0 All others 76 58 41 1 White/Protestant/Conservative/Evangelical/Attend church at least weekly Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader White religious conservatives 8 5 95 - All others 92 55 43 1 How often do you attend religious services? Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader More than once a week 15 40 58 - Once a week 27 44 55 1 A few times a month 13 53 47 1 A few times a year 29 57 42 1 Never 13 64 32 2 How often do you attend religious services? Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader Weekly 42 43 56 0 Occasionally 40 55 43 1 Never 13 64 32 2 Church attendance by Religion Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader Protestant / Attend weekly 16 34 64 1 Protestant / Do not attend weekly 15 48 51 0 Catholic / Attend weekly 14 50 49 0 Catholic / Do not attend weekly 14 50 49 1 All Others 37 60 38 1 Are you currently married? Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader Yes 61 43 55 0 No 39 61 37 1 Married women Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader Married women 29 45 55 0 Others 71 53 45 1 When did you finally decide for whom to vote in the presidential election? Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader Just today 7 57 37 4 In the last three days 5 58 37 1 Sometime last week 4 45 51 1 During the last month 11 55 41 1 Before that 73 50 50 0 Time: Last three days/Earlier than that Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader Today / Within the last three days 12 58 37 3 Within the last week or earlier 88 50 49 0 Time: Last week/Earlier than that Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader Today through within the last three days 16 54 41 2 Within the last week or earlier 84 50 49 0 Was your vote for president mainly: Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader For your candidate 70 44 55 0 Against his opponent 26 72 27 1 Do you think the condition of Michigan's economy is: Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader Excellent 4 53 42 1 Good 35 22 77 0 Not so good 40 62 37 1 Poor 19 89 10 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 29 7 93 0 Somewhat approve 20 16 83 1 Somewhat disapprove 14 81 15 2 Strongly disapprove 35 96 1 1 Do you approve or disapprove of the way George W. Bush is handling his job as president? Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader Approve 50 11 89 0 Disapprove 49 92 5 1 Which ONE issue mattered most in deciding how you voted for president? (Check only one) Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader Taxes 5 31 64 3 Education 4 72 27 0 Iraq 17 71 26 2 Terrorism 18 18 82 - Economy / Jobs 25 84 15 1 Moral values 19 16 82 0 Health care 6 77 21 0 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 13 76 23 0 He has strong religious faith 9 13 86 0 He is honest and trustworthy 11 28 72 0 He is a strong leader 19 18 81 0 He is intelligent 6 88 8 2 He will bring about needed change 24 94 4 1 He has clear stands on the issues 14 24 73 1 Compared to four years ago, is the country: Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader Safer from terrorism 54 26 73 1 Less safe from terrorism 42 84 13 1 Compared to four years ago, is the job situation in your area: Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader Better today 14 20 78 0 Worse today 55 76 23 1 About the same 31 24 75 1 How do you feel about the U.S. decision to go to war with Iraq? Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader Strongly approve 26 11 89 0 Somewhat approve 24 26 73 0 Somewhat disapprove 18 74 23 1 Strongly disapprove 30 93 5 1 How do you feel about the U.S. decision to go to war with Iraq? Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader Approve 49 18 81 0 Disapprove 47 86 12 1 How do you think things are going for the U.S. in Iraq now? Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader Very well 10 14 86 - Somewhat well 33 14 85 0 Somewhat badly 25 63 33 2 Very badly 31 94 4 1 How do you think things are going for the U.S. in Iraq now? Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader Very / Somewhat well 42 14 86 0 Very / Somewhat badly 54 81 17 1 Who would you trust to handle the economy? Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader Only John Kerry 42 97 3 0 Only George W. Bush 36 3 97 - Both of them 8 31 68 1 Neither of them 13 54 39 5 Who would you trust to handle the economy? Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader Only Kerry / Both 49 86 14 0 Only Bush / Neither 47 16 82 1 Who would you trust to handle the economy? Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader Only Bush / Both 45 9 91 0 Only Kerry / Neither 55 87 11 1 Compared to four years ago, is your family's financial situation: Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader Better today 27 19 80 0 Worse today 34 79 19 1 About the same 38 49 50 1 Who would you trust to handle terrorism? Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader Only John Kerry 34 97 3 0 Only George W. Bush 42 3 96 0 Both of them 12 73 26 1 Neither of them 10 76 15 5 Who would you trust to handle terrorism? Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader Only Kerry / Both 44 91 9 0 Only Bush / Neither 51 17 81 1 Who would you trust to handle terrorism? Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader Only Bush / Both 53 18 81 0 Only Kerry / Neither 42 92 6 1 Population of area, five categories Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader Over 500 thousand 8 90 9 1 50 to 500 thousand 14 58 41 0 Suburbs 52 44 54 1 10 to 50 thousand 8 54 44 1 Rural 18 44 54 1 Population of area, three categories Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader City over 50 thousand 23 71 28 0 Suburbs 49 45 54 1 Small city and Rural 28 45 53 0 Geo Stratum Code Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader Wayne County 17 69 30 1 Sub-Oak & Macomb 22 47 51 0 University Belt 24 52 46 1 Southwest 21 40 59 1 North / Northeast 15 47 52 1 How did you vote on Proposal 04-2, defining marriage only as a union between a man and a woman? Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader Yes 59 36 63 1 No 41 72 26 1