Exit polls - President

Wisconsin Are you: Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader Male 47 46 52 1 Female 53 53 46 0 Sex by race Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader White male 43 44 54 1 White female 47 50 49 0 Non-white male 4 67 30 - Non-white female 6 78 21 0 Are you: Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader White 90 47 52 0 Black 5 86 14 - Hispanic / Latino 2 51 47 1 Asian 1 - - - Other 2 - - - AGE (60 and over) Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader 18-29 20 57 41 1 30-44 30 44 56 0 45-59 29 51 48 0 60 or over 21 51 49 0 Age 65 & over Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader 18-64 86 50 50 1 65 or over 14 54 46 - 2003 total family income: Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader Under $15,000 10 69 30 1 $15,000-$29,999 16 53 46 0 $30,000-$49,999 25 51 47 1 $50,000-$74,999 24 48 52 0 $75,000-$99,999 12 41 57 0 $100,000-$149,999 7 47 52 0 $150,000-$199,999 2 29 70 - $200,000 or more 3 30 70 - Total family income: Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader Less than $50,000 51 55 44 1 $50,000 or more 49 44 55 0 Total family income: Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader Less than $100,000 87 51 48 1 $100,000 or more 13 40 60 0 Do you or does someone in your household belong to a labor union? Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader Yes, I do 15 60 38 1 Yes, someone else does 12 57 42 0 Yes, I do and someone else does 2 - - - No one does 72 46 53 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) 28 59 39 0 No (No union voter in household 72 46 53 1 Voter is union member: Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader Yes 17 62 37 0 No 83 48 52 0 What was the last grade of school you completed? Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader Did not complete high school 5 56 43 - High school graduate 25 50 49 1 Some college or associate degree 34 47 52 0 College graduate 22 45 54 1 Postgraduate study 14 61 38 0 College Education Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader No college degree 65 49 50 1 College graduate 35 52 47 0 No matter how you voted today, do you usually think of yourself as a: Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader Democrat 35 93 7 0 Republican 38 8 91 0 Independent or something else 27 53 45 1 On most political matters, do you consider yourself: Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader Liberal 20 87 12 1 Moderate 49 56 44 0 Conservative 32 17 82 1 Is this the first time you have ever voted? Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader Yes 10 58 41 0 No 90 49 50 1 Have you ever served in the U.S. military? Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader Yes 18 48 50 0 No 82 50 50 1 Religion, combined Protestant and other Christian. Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader Protestant / Other Christian 50 40 59 0 Catholic 32 52 48 0 Jewish 1 - - - Something else 7 66 32 2 None 11 74 26 0 Religion among whites Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader White Protestant / Other Christian 44 38 61 0 White Catholic 29 50 50 0 White Jewish 1 - - - White something else 5 62 35 2 White none 8 70 29 1 Non-white 12 70 29 0 White Protestant Conservatives Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader White Protestant conservatives 16 8 91 0 All others 84 58 42 1 How often do you attend religious services? Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader More than once a week 9 32 66 1 Once a week 27 41 59 0 A few times a month 15 46 54 0 A few times a year 31 55 44 1 Never 15 67 31 1 How often do you attend religious services? Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader Weekly 35 39 60 0 Occasionally 46 52 47 0 Never 15 67 31 1 Church attendance by Religion Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader Protestant / Attend weekly 12 31 68 1 Protestant / Do not attend weekly 14 48 51 - Catholic / Attend weekly 13 47 53 0 Catholic / Do not attend weekly 18 55 44 0 All Others 39 54 45 1 Are you currently married? Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader Yes 61 44 55 0 No 39 59 40 1 Married women Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader Married women 31 47 53 0 Others 69 52 47 1 When did you finally decide for whom to vote in the presidential election? Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader Just today 6 58 38 2 In the last three days 4 56 42 2 Sometime last week 2 - - - During the last month 11 54 45 0 Before that 77 49 51 0 Time: Last three days/Earlier than that Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader Today / Within the last three days 10 57 39 2 Within the last week or earlier 90 49 50 0 Time: Last week/Earlier than that Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader Today through within the last three days 12 56 40 3 Within the last week or earlier 88 49 50 0 Was your vote for president mainly: Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader For your candidate 68 41 58 0 Against his opponent 28 71 28 1 Do you think the condition of Wisconsin's economy is: Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader Excellent 3 32 68 - Good 50 29 70 0 Not so good 37 71 28 1 Poor 8 89 10 0 Do you approve or disapprove of the way George W. Bush is handling his job as president? Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader Strongly approve 31 8 92 0 Somewhat approve 23 14 84 1 Somewhat disapprove 12 84 14 1 Strongly disapprove 34 99 0 0 Do you approve or disapprove of the way George W. Bush is handling his job as president? Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader Approve 54 10 89 1 Disapprove 46 95 4 0 Which ONE issue mattered most in deciding how you voted for president? (Check only one) Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader Taxes 8 38 62 - Education 4 59 41 - Iraq 18 77 22 0 Terrorism 19 18 82 0 Economy / Jobs 19 84 15 1 Moral values 21 16 82 0 Health care 6 86 14 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 10 72 27 1 He has strong religious faith 9 3 97 - He is honest and trustworthy 11 27 72 1 He is a strong leader 22 13 87 0 He is intelligent 8 96 4 1 He will bring about needed change 26 97 2 0 He has clear stands on the issues 11 19 78 1 Compared to four years ago, is the country: Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader Safer from terrorism 56 22 77 0 Less safe from terrorism 42 87 12 1 How do you feel about the U.S. decision to go to war with Iraq? Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader Strongly approve 28 5 95 - Somewhat approve 26 28 70 1 Somewhat disapprove 16 77 22 1 Strongly disapprove 29 96 3 1 How do you feel about the U.S. decision to go to war with Iraq? Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader Approve 53 16 83 0 Disapprove 44 89 10 1 How do you think things are going for the U.S. in Iraq now? Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader Very well 9 6 94 - Somewhat well 37 10 90 0 Somewhat badly 23 68 30 1 Very badly 30 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 44 9 91 0 Very / Somewhat badly 52 84 15 1 Who would you trust to handle the economy? Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader Only John Kerry 39 98 2 - Only George W. Bush 38 2 97 0 Both of them 9 40 59 1 Neither of them 12 58 36 3 Who would you trust to handle the economy? Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader Only Kerry / Both 47 87 13 0 Only Bush / Neither 49 16 83 1 Who would you trust to handle the economy? Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader Only Bush / Both 48 10 90 0 Only Kerry / Neither 52 89 10 1 Compared to four years ago, is your family's financial situation: Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader Better today 32 20 79 1 Worse today 30 81 18 1 About the same 38 49 51 0 Who would you trust to handle terrorism? Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader Only John Kerry 31 98 2 - Only George W. Bush 46 5 95 0 Both of them 12 71 29 - Neither of them 10 82 14 3 Who would you trust to handle terrorism? Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader Only Kerry / Both 42 91 9 - Only Bush / Neither 54 18 80 1 Who would you trust to handle terrorism? Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader Only Bush / Both 56 18 81 0 Only Kerry / Neither 40 94 5 1 Population of area, five categories Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader Over 500 thousand 7 80 19 0 50 to 500 thousand 19 54 45 0 Suburbs 39 47 52 1 10 to 50 thousand 9 47 52 1 Rural 26 45 55 0 Population of area, three categories Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader City over 50 thousand 26 61 38 0 Suburbs 39 47 52 1 Small city and Rural 35 45 54 0 Geo Stratum Code Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader Milwaukee City 16 63 36 0 Milw Vicinity 19 34 65 0 South 25 57 42 1 Northeast 17 45 55 - Northwest 23 50 49 1 In today's election for U.S. senator, did you just vote for: Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader Russ Feingold 55 83 16 0 Tim Michels 45 9 90 1