Exit poll

Exit polls - President

Montana Are you: Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader Male 51 41 57 1 Female 49 38 58 1 Sex by race Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader White male 48 39 59 1 White female 47 39 57 1 Non-white male 2 - - - Non-white female 2 - - - Are you: Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader White 95 39 58 1 Black 2 - - - Hispanic / Latino 1 - - - Asian 1 - - - Other 2 - - - AGE (60 and over) Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader 18-29 21 43 52 2 30-44 23 29 69 1 45-59 33 38 61 2 60 or over 22 51 43 1 Age 65 & over Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader 18-64 85 37 60 1 65 or over 15 56 39 1 2003 total family income: Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader Under $15,000 12 51 45 4 $15,000-$29,999 23 45 51 2 $30,000-$49,999 26 41 57 2 $50,000-$74,999 20 30 66 1 $75,000-$99,999 9 38 61 1 $100,000-$149,999 6 - - - $150,000-$199,999 3 - - - $200,000 or more 1 - - - Total family income: Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader Less than $50,000 61 44 53 2 $50,000 or more 39 33 64 1 Total family income: Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader Less than $100,000 90 41 57 2 $100,000 or more 10 33 64 1 No matter how you voted today, do you usually think of yourself as a: Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader Democrat 32 78 21 1 Republican 39 3 95 1 Independent or something else 29 46 46 3 On most political matters, do you consider yourself: Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader Liberal 18 77 19 1 Moderate 46 48 49 2 Conservative 36 11 86 1 Religion, combined Protestant and other Christian. Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader Protestant / Other Christian 54 27 69 2 Catholic 24 43 56 1 Jewish 1 - - - Something else 7 - - - None 15 70 25 1 Religion among whites Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader White Protestant / Other Christian 51 28 68 1 White Catholic 23 42 57 1 White Jewish 1 - - - White something else 5 - - - White none 13 68 27 1 Non-white 6 - - - White Protestant Conservatives Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader White Protestant conservatives 20 6 90 1 All others 80 48 49 2 White Evangelical/Born-again Christians Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader White Evangelical / Born-again Christians 29 19 78 1 All others 71 48 49 2 When did you finally decide for whom to vote in the presidential election? Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader Just today 5 - - - In the last three days 4 - - - Sometime last week 3 - - - During the last month 10 44 43 6 Before that 79 39 60 1 Time: Last three days/Earlier than that Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader Today / Within the last three days 8 41 49 4 Within the last week or earlier 92 39 58 1 Time: Last week/Earlier than that Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader Today through within the last three days 11 39 53 3 Within the last week or earlier 89 40 58 1 Was your vote for president mainly: Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader For your candidate 66 31 67 1 Against his opponent 31 60 37 3 Do you approve or disapprove of the way George W. Bush is handling his job as president? Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader Strongly approve 34 6 94 1 Somewhat approve 25 12 87 1 Somewhat disapprove 12 64 30 4 Strongly disapprove 29 92 2 2 Do you approve or disapprove of the way George W. Bush is handling his job as president? Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader Approve 56 8 91 1 Disapprove 39 84 10 2 Compared to four years ago, is your family's financial situation: Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader Better today 32 13 85 1 Worse today 26 74 20 2 About the same 41 37 59 2 How do you feel about the U.S. decision to go to war with Iraq? Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader Strongly approve 30 3 96 1 Somewhat approve 24 15 85 0 Somewhat disapprove 16 64 30 3 Strongly disapprove 28 84 8 2 How do you feel about the U.S. decision to go to war with Iraq? Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader Approve 52 8 91 1 Disapprove 42 77 16 2 Population of area, five categories Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader Over 500 thousand - - - - 50 to 500 thousand 24 56 42 1 Suburbs 7 - - - 10 to 50 thousand 13 32 68 1 Rural 57 35 62 2 Population of area, three categories Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader City over 50 thousand 24 56 42 1 Suburbs 7 - - - Small city and Rural 69 34 63 1 Geo Stratum Code Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader Urban West 31 48 47 2 Rural West 38 37 62 1 East 31 36 61 1 In today's election for governor, did you just vote for: Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader Brian Schweitzer 52 71 26 2 Bob Brown 45 4 94 1 In today's election for U.S. House of Representatives, did you just vote for: Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader Tracy Velazquez 35 86 9 2 Denny Rehberg 65 14 84 1 How did you vote on Constitutional Initiative 96, defining marriage as a union only of a man and a woman? Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader Yes 65 22 76 1 No 35 72 24 2 How did you vote on Initiative 148, allowing limited use of marijuana for medical reasons? Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader Yes 62 46 49 2 No 38 28 71 0