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Election for P - U.S. All Exit Poll
Sample Size: 13660
Last Polled: 1:13 PM

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Are you:
   John KERRY   George BUSH   Ralph NADER 
 Male   42   49   53 
 Female   58   51   47 

Sex by race
   John KERRY   George BUSH   Ralph NADER 
 White male   28   43   25 
 White female   38   45   28 
 Non-white male   14   6   30 
 Non-white female   20   6   18 

Are you:
   John KERRY   George BUSH   Ralph NADER 
 White   66   88   52 
 Black   21   2   5 
 Hispanic/Latino   9   7   36 
 Asian   2   1   -1 
 Other   2   1   7 

AGE (60 and over)
   John KERRY   George BUSH   Ralph NADER 
 18-29   19   15   14 
 30-44   27   29   62 
 45-59   30   30   20 
 60 or over   23   26   4 

Age 65 & over
   John KERRY   George BUSH   Ralph NADER 
 18-64   84   84   98 
 65 or over   16   16   2 

2003 total family income:
   John KERRY   George BUSH   Ralph NADER 
 Under $15,000   11   6   4 
 $15,000-$29,999   18   12   11 
 $30,000-$49,999   23   21   20 
 $50,000-$74,999   20   25   21 
 $75,000-$99,999   13   15   2 
 $100,000-$149,999   10   12   32 
 $150,000-$199,999   3   4   -1 
 $200,000 or more   3   4   11 

Total family income:
   John KERRY   George BUSH   Ralph NADER 
 Less than $50,000   52   39   35 
 $50,000 or more   48   61   65 

Total family income:
   John KERRY   George BUSH   Ralph NADER 
 Less than $100,000   85   79   58 
 $100,000 or more   15   21   42 

Do you or does someone in your household belong to a labor union?
   John KERRY   George BUSH   Ralph NADER 
 Yes, I do   15   9   16 
 Yes, someone else does   12   8   15 
 Yes, I do and someone else does   2   1   2 
 No one does   70   82   67 

UNION HOUSEHOLD
   John KERRY   George BUSH   Ralph NADER 
 Yes (Vote is union member, union member in household, or noth member in household and voter is memeber)   30   18   33 
 No (No union voter in household   70   82   67 

Voter is union member:
   John KERRY   George BUSH   Ralph NADER 
 Yes   18   10   18 
 No   82   90   82 

Do you work full-time for pay?
   John KERRY   George BUSH   Ralph NADER 
 Yes   59   62   -1 
 No   41   38   -1 

Working women:
   John KERRY   George BUSH   Ralph NADER 
 Working women   31   27   -1 
 All others   69   73   -1 

What was the last grade of school you completed?
   John KERRY   George BUSH   Ralph NADER 
 Did not complete high school   4   4   2 
 High school graduate   22   22   13 
 Some college or associate degree   30   33   14 
 College graduate   25   26   49 
 Postgraduate study   19   14   22 

College Education
   John KERRY   George BUSH   Ralph NADER 
 No college degree   56   60   29 
 College graduate   44   40   71 

No matter how you voted today, do you usually think of yourself as a:
   John KERRY   George BUSH   Ralph NADER 
 Democrat   68   8   17 
 Republican   5   68   15 
 Independent or something else   27   25   68 

On most political matters, do you consider yourself:
   John KERRY   George BUSH   Ralph NADER 
 Liberal   38   5   41 
 Moderate   52   40   20 
 Conservative   11   55   39 

Is this the first time you have ever voted?
   John KERRY   George BUSH   Ralph NADER 
 Yes   12   10   -1 
 No   88   90   -1 

Religion, combined Protestant and other Christian.
   John KERRY   George BUSH   Ralph NADER 
 Protestant/Other Christian   46   62   28 
 Catholic   26   27   31 
 Jewish   4   1   -1 
 Something else   10   3   23 
 None   14   6   18 

Religion among whites
   John KERRY   George BUSH   Ralph NADER 
 White Protestant/Other Christian   27   54   24 
 White Catholic   18   22   8 
 White Jewish   4   1   -1 
 White something else   5   2   13 
 White none   10   5   3 
 Non-white   37   15   50 

White Evangelical/Born-again Christians
   John KERRY   George BUSH   Ralph NADER 
 White Evangelical/Born-again Christians   10   35   17 
 All others   90   65   83 

White/Protestant/Conservative/Evangelical/Attend church at least weekly
   John KERRY   George BUSH   Ralph NADER 
 White religious conservatives   1   15   10 
 All others   99   85   90 

How often do you attend religious services?
   John KERRY   George BUSH   Ralph NADER 
 More than once a week   11   20   22 
 Once a week   22   30   15 
 A few times a month   14   14   -1 
 A few times a year   31   25   27 
 Never   19   10   37 

How often do you attend religious services?
   John KERRY   George BUSH   Ralph NADER 
 Weekly   32   48   36 
 Occasionally   44   37   26 
 Never   18   10   36 

Church attendance by Religion
   John KERRY   George BUSH   Ralph NADER 
 Protestant/Attend weekly   10   22   6 
 Protestant/Do not attend weekly   14   17   9 
 Catholic/Attend weekly   10   13   12 
 Catholic/Do not attend weekly   14   13   18 
 All Others   48   31   54 

Have you ever served in the U.S. military?
   John KERRY   George BUSH   Ralph NADER 
 Yes   15   20   -1 
 No   85   80   -1 

Are you currently married?
   John KERRY   George BUSH   Ralph NADER 
 Yes   55   70   68 
 No   45   30   32 

Married women
   John KERRY   George BUSH   Ralph NADER 
 Married women   28   34   30 
 Others   72   66   70 

Married with children:
   John KERRY   George BUSH   Ralph NADER 
 Married with children   24   32   55 
 All others   76   68   45 

Do you have any children under 18 living in your household?
   John KERRY   George BUSH   Ralph NADER 
 Yes   35   38   68 
 No   65   62   32 

Women with children
   John KERRY   George BUSH   Ralph NADER 
 Women with children   20   19   35 
 All others   80   81   65 

Are you gay, lesbian or bisexual?
   John KERRY   George BUSH   Ralph NADER 
 Yes   6   2   2 
 No   94   98   98 

Do you or does someone else in your household own a gun?
   John KERRY   George BUSH   Ralph NADER 
 Yes   31   51   -1 
 No   69   49   -1 

When did you finally decide for whom to vote in the presidential election?
   John KERRY   George BUSH   Ralph NADER 
 Just today   6   5   25 
 In the last three days   4   3   9 
 Sometime last week   2   2   4 
 During the last month   12   9   23 
 Before that   76   81   40 

Time: Last three days/Earlier than that
   John KERRY   George BUSH   Ralph NADER 
 Today/Within the last three days   10   8   33 
 Within the last week or earlier   90   92   67 

Time: Last week/Earlier than that
   John KERRY   George BUSH   Ralph NADER 
 Today through within the last three days   12   10   37 
 Within the last week or earlier   88   90   63 

Which ONE issue mattered most in deciding how you voted for president? (Check only one)
   John KERRY   George BUSH   Ralph NADER 
 Taxes   5   6   3 
 Education   7   2   -1 
 Iraq   22   8   3 
 Terrorism   5   32   3 
 Economy/Jobs   33   7   26 
 Moral values   8   35   57 
 Health care   13   4   -1 

Do you approve or disapprove of the way George W. Bush is handling his job as president?
   John KERRY   George BUSH   Ralph NADER 
 Strongly approve   4   61   14 
 Somewhat approve   6   33   33 
 Somewhat disapprove   19   4   26 
 Strongly disapprove   69   1   24 

Do you approve or disapprove of the way George W. Bush is handling his job as president?
   John KERRY   George BUSH   Ralph NADER 
 Approve   10   94   47 
 Disapprove   88   5   49 

Which ONE candidate quality mattered most in deciding how you voted for president? (Check only one)
   John KERRY   George BUSH   Ralph NADER 
 He cares about people like me   14   4   14 
 He has strong religious faith   1   14   -1 
 He is honest and trustworthy   7   16   15 
 He is a strong leader   4   29   17 
 He is intelligent   13   1   4 
 He will bring about needed change   47   2   24 
 He has clear stands on the issues   7   27   23 

Compared to four years ago, is the country:
   John KERRY   George BUSH   Ralph NADER 
 Safer from terrorism   22   85   50 
 Less safe from terrorism   72   12   36 

How do you feel about the U.S. decision to go to war with Iraq?
   John KERRY   George BUSH   Ralph NADER 
 Strongly approve   4   54   14 
 Somewhat approve   11   35   35 
 Somewhat disapprove   23   7   25 
 Strongly disapprove   61   3   26 

How do you feel about the U.S. decision to go to war with Iraq?
   John KERRY   George BUSH   Ralph NADER 
 Approve   15   86   48 
 Disapprove   81   10   50 

How do you think things are going for the U.S. in Iraq now?
   John KERRY   George BUSH   Ralph NADER 
 Very well   2   20   16 
 Somewhat well   6   60   50 
 Somewhat badly   27   14   13 
 Very badly   64   4   22 

How do you think things are going for the U.S. in Iraq now?
   John KERRY   George BUSH   Ralph NADER 
 Very/Somewhat well   8   78   64 
 Very/Somewhat badly   88   17   34 

Compared to four years ago, is your family's financial situation:
   John KERRY   George BUSH   Ralph NADER 
 Better today   13   50   14 
 Worse today   45   11   26 
 About the same   40   38   60 

If these were the only two presidential candidates on the ballot today, for whom would you have voted?
   John KERRY   George BUSH   Ralph NADER 
 John Kerry (Dem)   97   1   32 
 George W. Bush (Rep)   2   98   31 
 Would not have voted for president   1   1   36 

Was your vote for president mainly:
   John KERRY   George BUSH   Ralph NADER 
 For your candidate   58   80   -1 
 Against his opponent   36   15   -1 

Which comes closest to your feelings about the Bush administration:
   John KERRY   George BUSH   Ralph NADER 
 Angry   46   1   -1 
 Dissatisfied, but not angry   44   8   -1 
 Satisfied, but not enthusiastic   6   45   -1 
 Enthusiastic   1   43   -1 

Did either of these candidates for president attack the other unfairly?
   John KERRY   George BUSH   Ralph NADER 
 Only John Kerry did   2   41   -1 
 Only George W. Bush did   29   2   -1 
 Both did   50   41   -1 
 Neither did   15   11   -1 

Did either of these candidates for president attack the other unfairly?
   John KERRY   George BUSH   Ralph NADER 
 Only Kerry/Both did   52   82   -1 
 Only Bush/Neither did   44   13   -1 

Did either of these candidates for president attack the other unfairly?
   John KERRY   George BUSH   Ralph NADER 
 Only Bush/Both did   79   43   -1 
 Only Kerry/Neither did   18   52   -1 

Do you consider the war in Iraq:
   John KERRY   George BUSH   Ralph NADER 
 Part of the war on terrorism   20   88   -1 
 Separate from the war on terrorism   76   9   -1 

Did anyone call you or talk to you in person on behalf of either major presidential campaign about coming out to vote?
   John KERRY   George BUSH   Ralph NADER 
 Yes, for John Kerry   20   4   -1 
 Yes, for George W. Bush   3   17   -1 
 Yes, for both Kerry and Bush   15   12   -1 
 No, I was not contacted   62   66   -1 

Did anyone call you or talk to you in person on behalf of either major presidential campaign about coming out to vote?
   John KERRY   George BUSH   Ralph NADER 
 For Kerry/Both   35   17   -1 
 For Bush/Neither   65   83   -1 

Did anyone call you or talk to you in person on behalf of either major presidential campaign about coming out to vote?
   John KERRY   George BUSH   Ralph NADER 
 For Bush/Both   19   29   -1 
 For Kerry/Neither   81   71   -1 

In general, does John Kerry mostly:
   John KERRY   George BUSH   Ralph NADER 
 Say what he believes   78   4   -1 
 Say what he thinks people want to hear   17   93   -1 

Does George W. Bush pay more attention to the interests of:
   John KERRY   George BUSH   Ralph NADER 
 Ordinary Americans   5   76   -1 
 Large corporations   92   17   -1 

How concerned are you about the availability and cost of health care?
   John KERRY   George BUSH   Ralph NADER 
 Very concerned   83   57   -1 
 Somewhat concerned   13   32   -1 
 Not very concerned   1   8   -1 
 Not at all concerned   1   3   -1 

Which comes closest to your position? Abortion should be:
   John KERRY   George BUSH   Ralph NADER 
 Legal in all cases   31   10   -1 
 Legal in most cases   43   25   -1 
 Illegal in most cases   14   38   -1 
 Illegal in all cases   7   24   -1 

How confident are you that votes in your state will be counted accurately?
   John KERRY   George BUSH   Ralph NADER 
 Very confident   40   60   -1 
 Somewhat confident   47   34   -1 
 Not very confident   10   4   -1 
 Not at all confident   3   1   -1 

How confident are you that votes in your state will be counted accurately?
   John KERRY   George BUSH   Ralph NADER 
 Very/Somewhat confident   84   91   -1 
 Not very/Not at all confident   12   5   -1 

Which comes closest to your view of gay and lesbian couples:
   John KERRY   George BUSH   Ralph NADER 
 They should be allowed to legally marry   40   11   -1 
 They should be allowed to legally form civil unions, but not marry   34   36   -1 
 There should be no legal recognition of their relationships   22   51   -1 

Did you vote in the presidential election in 2000?
   John KERRY   George BUSH   Ralph NADER 
 No, I did not vote   19   15   -1 
 Yes, for Al Gore   68   7   -1 
 Yes, for George W. Bush   8   77   -1 
 Yes, for another candidate   5   1   -1 

Do you think the condition of the nation's economy is:
   John KERRY   George BUSH   Ralph NADER 
 Excellent   1   7   -1 
 Good   12   72   -1 
 Not so good   53   18   -1 
 Poor   33   2   -1 

State of the national economy: 2 way
   John KERRY   George BUSH   Ralph NADER 
 Excellent/Good   13   79   -1 
 Not so good/Poor   86   19   -1 

Who would you trust to handle the economy?
   John KERRY   George BUSH   Ralph NADER 
 Only John Kerry   78   1   -1 
 Only George W. Bush   1   77   -1 
 Both of them   6   9   -1 
 Neither of them   13   11   -1 

Who would you trust to handle the economy?
   John KERRY   George BUSH   Ralph NADER 
 Only Kerry/Both   84   10   -1 
 Only Bush/Neither   14   88   -1 

Who would you trust to handle the economy?
   John KERRY   George BUSH   Ralph NADER 
 Only Bush/Both   7   88   -1 
 Only Kerry/Neither   93   12   -1 

Who would you trust to handle terrorism?
   John KERRY   George BUSH   Ralph NADER 
 Only John Kerry   64   1   -1 
 Only George W. Bush   3   91   -1 
 Both of them   15   4   -1 
 Neither of them   15   3   -1 

Who would you trust to handle terrorism?
   John KERRY   George BUSH   Ralph NADER 
 Only Kerry/Both   79   5   -1 
 Only Bush/Neither   18   94   -1 

Who would you trust to handle terrorism?
   John KERRY   George BUSH   Ralph NADER 
 Only Bush/Both   17   95   -1 
 Only Kerry/Neither   79   3   -1 

Do you think things in this country today are:
   John KERRY   George BUSH   Ralph NADER 
 Generally going in the right direction   11   85   -1 
 Seriously off on the wrong track   85   11   -1 

In your vote for president today, how would you rate the importance of the Osama bin Laden video?
   John KERRY   George BUSH   Ralph NADER 
 Very important   37   29   -1 
 Somewhat important   23   25   -1 
 Not too important   18   22   -1 
 Not at all important   23   25   -1 

In your vote for president today, how would you rate the importance of the Osama bin Laden video?
   John KERRY   George BUSH   Ralph NADER 
 Very/Somewhat important   60   53   -1 
 Not too/Not at all important   40   47   -1 

Is your opinion of George W. Bush:
   John KERRY   George BUSH   Ralph NADER 
 Favorable   6   95   -1 
 Unfavorable   92   4   -1 

Is your opinion of John Kerry:
   John KERRY   George BUSH   Ralph NADER 
 Favorable   91   9   -1 
 Unfavorable   8   89   -1 

Which comes closer to your view:
   John KERRY   George BUSH   Ralph NADER 
 Government should do more to solve problems   65   29   -1 
 Government is doing too many things better left to businesses and individuals   30   66   -1 

How worried are you that there will be another major terrorist attack in the U.S.?
   John KERRY   George BUSH   Ralph NADER 
 Very worried   26   18   -1 
 Somewhat worried   48   57   -1 
 Not too worried   20   19   -1 
 Not at all worried   5   5   -1 

How worried are you that there will be another major terrorist attack in the United States?
   John KERRY   George BUSH   Ralph NADER 
 Very/Somewhat worried   70   73   -1 
 Not too/Not at all worried   24   23   -1 

Compared to four years ago, is the job situation in your area:
   John KERRY   George BUSH   Ralph NADER 
 Better today   5   40   -1 
 Worse today   74   15   -1 
 About the same   21   45   -1 

Do you think the Bush administration's tax cuts have been:
   John KERRY   George BUSH   Ralph NADER 
 Good for the nation's economy   6   72   -1 
 Bad for the nation's economy   63   4   -1 
 Made no difference   28   21   -1 

Do you think the war with Iraq has improved the long-term security of the United States?
   John KERRY   George BUSH   Ralph NADER 
 Yes   10   79   -1 
 No   88   19   -1 

Have you or has someone in your household lost a job in the last four years?
   John KERRY   George BUSH   Ralph NADER 
 Yes, I have   18   10   -1 
 Yes, someone else has   23   10   -1 
 Yes, I have and someone else has   4   2   -1 
 No one has   54   78   -1 

Have you or has someone in your household lost a job in the last four years?
   John KERRY   George BUSH   Ralph NADER 
 Someone in household lost a job   46   22   -1 
 No one in household lost a job   54   78   -1 

Have you or has someone in your household lost a job in the last four years?
   John KERRY   George BUSH   Ralph NADER 
 Voter has lost a job   23   12   -1 
 Voter has NOT lost a job   77   88   -1 

National Region
   John KERRY   George BUSH   Ralph NADER 
 East   26   19   29 
 Midwest   26   26   28 
 South   27   36   13 
 West   21   20   30 

Population of area, five categories
   John KERRY   George BUSH   Ralph NADER 
 Over 500 thousand   16   10   -1 
 50 to 500 thousand   19   18   21 
 Suburbs   44   46   41 
 10 to 50 thousand   8   8   11 
 Rural   13   19   28 

Population of area, three categories
   John KERRY   George BUSH   Ralph NADER 
 City over 50 thousand   33   26   19 
 Suburbs   45   47   46 
 Small city and Rural   22   27   35 

In today's election for U.S. House of Representatives, did you just vote for:
   John KERRY   George BUSH   Ralph NADER 
 The Democratic candidate   89   11   39 
 The Republican candidate   9   88   46 

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