Exit poll

Exit polls - Senate

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