Exit poll

Exit polls - President

New Hampshire Are you: Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader Male 51 47 52 0 Female 49 54 45 1 Sex by race Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader White male 48 46 53 0 White female 47 53 45 1 Non-white male 3 50 50 - Non-white female 2 - - - Are you: Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader White 95 50 49 1 Black 1 - - - Hispanic / Latino 1 - - - Asian 1 - - - Other 1 - - - AGE (60 and over) Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader 18-29 16 57 43 1 30-44 34 45 53 1 45-59 29 51 48 0 60 or over 20 52 47 0 Age 65 & over Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader 18-64 89 50 49 1 65 or over 11 54 46 - 2003 total family income: Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader Under $15,000 3 70 29 1 $15,000-$29,999 11 52 47 0 $30,000-$49,999 18 54 45 1 $50,000-$74,999 23 45 53 1 $75,000-$99,999 19 48 51 0 $100,000-$149,999 16 52 47 1 $150,000-$199,999 5 49 49 - $200,000 or more 4 45 55 - Total family income: Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader Less than $50,000 33 55 44 1 $50,000 or more 67 48 51 1 Total family income: Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader Less than $100,000 75 50 49 1 $100,000 or more 25 50 49 1 What was the last grade of school you completed? Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader Did not complete high school 2 - - - High school graduate 18 38 61 0 Some college or associate degree 27 51 48 1 College graduate 32 49 49 1 Postgraduate study 22 62 37 0 College Education Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader No college degree 46 46 54 1 College graduate 54 54 44 1 No matter how you voted today, do you usually think of yourself as a: Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader Democrat 25 95 5 0 Republican 32 8 91 0 Independent or something else 44 56 42 1 On most political matters, do you consider yourself: Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader Liberal 21 87 12 1 Moderate 49 57 42 1 Conservative 30 13 86 0 Is this the first time you have ever voted? Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader Yes 9 54 46 0 No 91 50 49 1 Religion, combined Protestant and other Christian. Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader Protestant / Other Christian 40 40 59 1 Catholic 38 47 52 0 Jewish 2 - - - Something else 6 79 21 - None 14 69 30 1 Religion among whites Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader White Protestant / Other Christian 38 39 60 1 White Catholic 36 47 52 0 White Jewish 2 - - - White something else 6 80 20 - White none 13 69 30 1 Non-white 6 55 44 0 White Protestant Conservatives Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader White Protestant conservatives 13 9 91 1 All others 87 56 43 1 How often do you attend religious services? Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader More than once a week 6 22 77 - Once a week 19 39 60 1 A few times a month 12 51 49 1 A few times a year 36 52 48 0 Never 24 63 36 1 How often do you attend religious services? Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader Weekly 23 35 64 1 Occasionally 45 51 48 0 Never 22 63 36 1 Church attendance by Religion Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader Protestant / Attend weekly 9 31 67 1 Protestant / Do not attend weekly 18 45 55 0 Catholic / Attend weekly 9 35 63 1 Catholic / Do not attend weekly 25 52 47 0 All Others 31 62 37 1 Are you currently married? Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader Yes 66 46 53 1 No 34 59 40 0 Married women Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader Married women 30 50 49 1 Others 70 51 49 0 When did you finally decide for whom to vote in the presidential election? Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader Just today 5 63 34 3 In the last three days 4 48 46 3 Sometime last week 2 - - - During the last month 10 57 42 2 Before that 79 49 51 0 Time: Last three days/Earlier than that Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader Today / Within the last three days 9 56 40 3 Within the last week or earlier 91 50 50 0 Time: Last week/Earlier than that Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader Today through within the last three days 11 55 41 3 Within the last week or earlier 89 50 50 0 Was your vote for president mainly: Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader For your candidate 67 39 60 1 Against his opponent 30 72 27 1 Do you think the condition of New Hampshire's economy is: Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader Excellent 9 14 85 - Good 63 41 58 1 Not so good 24 84 16 1 Poor 2 - - - 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 2 98 0 Somewhat approve 22 10 89 1 Somewhat disapprove 12 87 12 1 Strongly disapprove 37 98 0 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 6 94 0 Disapprove 49 96 3 1 Which ONE issue mattered most in deciding how you voted for president? (Check only one) Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader Taxes 6 27 72 1 Education 3 69 30 1 Iraq 26 79 20 1 Terrorism 22 11 88 1 Economy / Jobs 15 76 23 1 Moral values 17 31 67 0 Health care 4 77 23 - 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 59 39 2 He has strong religious faith 5 9 90 - He is honest and trustworthy 12 26 73 0 He is a strong leader 21 12 87 1 He is intelligent 10 95 5 - He will bring about needed change 28 95 4 0 He has clear stands on the issues 13 12 85 1 Compared to four years ago, is the country: Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader Safer from terrorism 55 21 79 1 Less safe from terrorism 42 88 10 1 Which comes closer to your view: Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader Government should do more to solve problems 46 70 29 1 Government is doing too many things better left to businesses and individuals 50 32 67 0 How do you feel about the U.S. decision to go to war with Iraq? Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader Strongly approve 26 4 95 0 Somewhat approve 25 23 77 0 Somewhat disapprove 15 77 22 1 Strongly disapprove 33 96 3 1 How do you feel about the U.S. decision to go to war with Iraq? Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader Approve 48 13 86 0 Disapprove 45 90 9 1 How do you think things are going for the U.S. in Iraq now? Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader Very well 7 3 95 1 Somewhat well 36 8 92 0 Somewhat badly 20 64 34 1 Very badly 35 96 3 0 How do you think things are going for the U.S. in Iraq now? Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader Very / Somewhat well 41 7 93 0 Very / Somewhat badly 52 84 14 1 Who would you trust to handle the economy? Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader Only John Kerry 37 99 1 0 Only George W. Bush 37 1 99 0 Both of them 11 48 52 - Neither of them 13 55 40 3 Who would you trust to handle the economy? Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader Only Kerry / Both 45 87 13 0 Only Bush / Neither 47 14 84 1 Who would you trust to handle the economy? Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader Only Bush / Both 49 12 88 0 Only Kerry / Neither 51 87 11 1 Compared to four years ago, is your family's financial situation: Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader Better today 35 21 78 1 Worse today 27 82 18 0 About the same 37 56 43 0 Which best describes you: Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader I was born in New Hampshire 34 50 49 1 I moved to New Hampshire from Massachusetts 29 48 52 0 I moved to New Hampshire from another state 38 53 47 0 Who would you trust to handle terrorism? Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader Only John Kerry 33 99 1 0 Only George W. Bush 45 1 98 0 Both of them 12 74 25 1 Neither of them 8 83 10 3 Who would you trust to handle terrorism? Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader Only Kerry / Both 42 92 7 0 Only Bush / Neither 50 14 84 1 Who would you trust to handle terrorism? Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader Only Bush / Both 53 17 83 0 Only Kerry / Neither 39 96 3 1 Population of area, five categories Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader Over 500 thousand - - - - 50 to 500 thousand 14 58 40 1 Suburbs 48 45 53 0 10 to 50 thousand 14 55 44 1 Rural 24 52 47 0 Population of area, three categories Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader City over 50 thousand 14 58 40 1 Suburbs 48 45 53 0 Small city and Rural 38 53 46 1 Geo Stratum Code Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader Industrial Areas 31 52 47 1 Concord / Conn Val 20 57 41 1 South 34 45 54 1 Rural North 15 48 52 1 In today's election for U.S. senator, did you just vote for: Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader Doris Haddock 34 93 6 1 Judd Gregg 66 27 72 1 In today's election for governor, did you just vote for: Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader John Lynch 51 84 15 1 Craig Benson 49 15 84 1