Exit polls - President

Ohio Are you: Category % Total Kerry Bush Male 47 47 52 Female 53 50 50 Sex by race Category % Total Kerry Bush White male 40 43 56 White female 46 45 55 Non-white male 7 73 27 Non-white female 8 82 18 Are you: Category % Total Kerry Bush White 86 44 56 Black 10 84 16 Hispanic / Latino 3 65 35 Asian 1 - - Other 1 - - AGE (60 and over) Category % Total Kerry Bush 18-29 21 56 42 30-44 30 47 52 45-59 29 48 52 60 or over 20 43 57 Age 65 & over Category % Total Kerry Bush 18-64 88 50 50 65 or over 12 42 58 2003 total family income: Category % Total Kerry Bush Under $15,000 7 71 29 $15,000-$29,999 16 63 37 $30,000-$49,999 25 50 49 $50,000-$74,999 22 41 58 $75,000-$99,999 15 45 55 $100,000-$149,999 9 42 58 $150,000-$199,999 4 37 63 $200,000 or more 2 - - Total family income: Category % Total Kerry Bush Less than $50,000 48 58 42 $50,000 or more 52 42 58 Total family income: Category % Total Kerry Bush Less than $100,000 86 51 48 $100,000 or more 14 39 61 Do you or does someone in your household belong to a labor union? Category % Total Kerry Bush Yes, I do 16 60 40 Yes, someone else does 17 55 44 Yes, I do and someone else does 2 - - No one does 66 44 56 UNION HOUSEHOLD Category % Total Kerry Bush Yes (Vote is union member, union member in household, or noth member in household and voter is memeber) 34 58 42 No (No union voter in household 66 44 56 Voter is union member: Category % Total Kerry Bush Yes 17 60 39 No 83 46 53 What was the last grade of school you completed? Category % Total Kerry Bush Did not complete high school 4 58 42 High school graduate 30 51 49 Some college or associate degree 29 48 52 College graduate 25 45 55 Postgraduate study 13 49 51 College Education Category % Total Kerry Bush No college degree 62 50 50 College graduate 38 46 53 No matter how you voted today, do you usually think of yourself as a: Category % Total Kerry Bush Democrat 35 90 9 Republican 40 6 94 Independent or something else 25 59 40 On most political matters, do you consider yourself: Category % Total Kerry Bush Liberal 19 85 14 Moderate 47 59 41 Conservative 34 13 87 Is this the first time you have ever voted? Category % Total Kerry Bush Yes 15 54 46 No 85 47 52 Religion, combined Protestant and other Christian. Category % Total Kerry Bush Protestant / Other Christian 57 44 56 Catholic 26 44 55 Jewish 1 - - Something else 6 72 26 None 10 69 29 Religion among whites Category % Total Kerry Bush White Protestant / Other Christian 47 38 62 White Catholic 24 41 59 White Jewish 1 - - White something else 4 66 31 White none 9 66 32 Non-white 16 77 23 White Protestant Conservatives Category % Total Kerry Bush White Protestant conservatives 17 9 91 All others 83 57 43 White Evangelical/Born-again Christians Category % Total Kerry Bush White Evangelical / Born-again Christians 25 24 76 All others 75 56 43 White/Protestant/Conservative/Evangelical/Attend church at least weekly Category % Total Kerry Bush White religious conservatives 9 3 97 All others 91 53 47 How often do you attend religious services? Category % Total Kerry Bush More than once a week 14 31 69 Once a week 26 36 64 A few times a month 15 50 50 A few times a year 28 60 40 Never 14 63 35 How often do you attend religious services? Category % Total Kerry Bush Weekly 38 35 65 Occasionally 41 57 43 Never 13 63 35 Church attendance by Religion Category % Total Kerry Bush Protestant / Attend weekly 16 31 69 Protestant / Do not attend weekly 16 52 48 Catholic / Attend weekly 11 35 65 Catholic / Do not attend weekly 13 52 47 All Others 38 56 43 Are you currently married? Category % Total Kerry Bush Yes 62 41 59 No 38 62 38 Married women Category % Total Kerry Bush Married women 31 40 60 Others 69 52 47 When did you finally decide for whom to vote in the presidential election? Category % Total Kerry Bush Just today 5 61 39 In the last three days 4 64 36 Sometime last week 3 - - During the last month 11 61 36 Before that 78 45 55 Time: Last three days/Earlier than that Category % Total Kerry Bush Today / Within the last three days 9 62 38 Within the last week or earlier 91 47 53 Time: Last week/Earlier than that Category % Total Kerry Bush Today through within the last three days 11 60 40 Within the last week or earlier 89 47 53 Was your vote for president mainly: Category % Total Kerry Bush For your candidate 71 40 59 Against his opponent 25 68 31 Do you think the condition of Ohio's economy is: Category % Total Kerry Bush Excellent 3 - - Good 38 13 86 Not so good 38 63 36 Poor 19 90 10 Do you approve or disapprove of the way George W. Bush is handling his job as president? Category % Total Kerry Bush Strongly approve 31 2 98 Somewhat approve 22 14 86 Somewhat disapprove 14 86 14 Strongly disapprove 32 98 1 Do you approve or disapprove of the way George W. Bush is handling his job as president? Category % Total Kerry Bush Approve 53 7 93 Disapprove 46 94 5 Which ONE issue mattered most in deciding how you voted for president? (Check only one) Category % Total Kerry Bush Taxes 6 38 62 Education 5 66 32 Iraq 13 72 28 Terrorism 17 10 90 Economy / Jobs 24 83 17 Moral values 23 14 85 Health care 5 75 25 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 12 68 32 He has strong religious faith 10 5 95 He is honest and trustworthy 11 26 74 He is a strong leader 19 13 87 He is intelligent 7 93 7 He will bring about needed change 24 93 6 He has clear stands on the issues 13 20 79 Compared to four years ago, is the country: Category % Total Kerry Bush Safer from terrorism 58 22 78 Less safe from terrorism 39 85 14 How confident are you that votes in your state will be counted accurately? Category % Total Kerry Bush Very confident 41 30 69 Somewhat confident 47 55 45 Not very confident 9 79 21 Not at all confident 3 - - How confident are you that votes in your state will be counted accurately? Category % Total Kerry Bush Very / Somewhat confident 83 43 56 Not very / Not at all confident 12 81 19 How do you feel about the U.S. decision to go to war with Iraq? Category % Total Kerry Bush Strongly approve 30 9 91 Somewhat approve 26 25 74 Somewhat disapprove 15 78 22 Strongly disapprove 27 96 3 How do you feel about the U.S. decision to go to war with Iraq? Category % Total Kerry Bush Approve 54 17 83 Disapprove 40 90 10 How do you think things are going for the U.S. in Iraq now? Category % Total Kerry Bush Very well 11 6 94 Somewhat well 36 11 89 Somewhat badly 24 71 29 Very badly 27 95 4 How do you think things are going for the U.S. in Iraq now? Category % Total Kerry Bush Very / Somewhat well 45 9 90 Very / Somewhat badly 49 84 16 Who would you trust to handle the economy? Category % Total Kerry Bush Only John Kerry 38 99 1 Only George W. Bush 43 1 99 Both of them 8 48 52 Neither of them 9 55 41 Who would you trust to handle the economy? Category % Total Kerry Bush Only Kerry / Both 44 91 9 Only Bush / Neither 50 11 88 Who would you trust to handle the economy? Category % Total Kerry Bush Only Bush / Both 51 8 92 Only Kerry / Neither 49 91 9 Compared to four years ago, is your family's financial situation: Category % Total Kerry Bush Better today 29 13 87 Worse today 32 85 15 About the same 37 45 55 Compared to four years ago, is the job situation in your area: Category % Total Kerry Bush Better today 17 6 93 Worse today 55 75 25 About the same 28 23 77 Who would you trust to handle terrorism? Category % Total Kerry Bush Only John Kerry 30 99 1 Only George W. Bush 48 3 97 Both of them 13 82 18 Neither of them 8 81 16 Who would you trust to handle terrorism? Category % Total Kerry Bush Only Kerry / Both 40 94 6 Only Bush / Neither 53 14 86 Who would you trust to handle terrorism? Category % Total Kerry Bush Only Bush / Both 58 19 81 Only Kerry / Neither 36 95 4 Population of area, five categories Category % Total Kerry Bush Over 500 thousand 6 43 53 50 to 500 thousand 19 62 38 Suburbs 49 49 51 10 to 50 thousand 6 49 49 Rural 19 36 63 Population of area, three categories Category % Total Kerry Bush City over 50 thousand 25 58 41 Suburbs 49 49 51 Small city and Rural 25 40 60 Geo Stratum Code Category % Total Kerry Bush Cuyahoga County 12 65 35 Northeast 27 50 50 Central 20 40 58 Toledo & NW 15 52 47 Cinci / Daytn Area 26 45 55 In today's election for U.S. senator, did you just vote for: Category % Total Kerry Bush Eric Fingerhut 36 94 6 George Voinovich 64 23 77 How did you vote on Issue 1, defining marriage only as a union between a man and a woman? Category % Total Kerry Bush Yes 62 32 68 No 38 74 25