Maryland - Senate

Exit polls - Senate

Maryland Are you: Category % Total Cardin Steele Male 48 50 48 Female 52 60 39 Sex by race Category % Total Cardin Steele White male 36 45 54 White female 36 52 46 Non-white male 12 67 32 Non-white female 16 76 22 Are you: Category % Total Cardin Steele White 72 48 50 Black 23 74 25 Hispanic / Latino 1 - - Asian 2 - - Other 2 - - AGE (60 and over) Category % Total Cardin Steele 18-29 13 57 39 30-44 27 55 44 45-59 37 54 45 60 or over 23 57 42 Age 65 & over Category % Total Cardin Steele 18-64 86 55 43 65 or over 14 55 43 2005 total family income Category % Total Cardin Steele Under $15,000 1 - - $15,000 - $29,999 6 58 42 $30,000 - $49,999 16 63 35 $50,000 - $74,999 23 55 44 $75,000 - $99,999 19 47 50 $100,000 - $149,999 18 53 45 $150,000 - $199,999 9 55 43 $200,000 or more 8 54 46 Total family income: Category % Total Cardin Steele Less than $50,000 23 62 37 $50,000 or more 77 53 46 Total family income: Category % Total Cardin Steele Less than $100,000 66 55 43 $100,000 or more 34 54 45 What was the last grade of school you completed? Category % Total Cardin Steele Did not complete high school 2 - - High school graduate 15 49 51 Some college or associate degree 29 53 45 College graduate 29 51 48 Postgraduate study 25 64 33 College Education Category % Total Cardin Steele No college degree 46 52 47 College graduate 54 57 41 What was the last grade of school you completed? Category % Total Cardin Steele High school graduate or less 17 49 51 More than high school grad 83 56 43 Do you or does someone in your household belong to a labor union? Category % Total Cardin Steele Yes, I do 12 61 37 Yes, someone else does 10 62 37 Yes, I do and someone else does 2 - - No one does 76 53 46 UNION HOUSEHOLD Category % Total Cardin Steele Yes (Vote is union member, union member in household, or noth member in household and voter is memeber) 24 61 37 No (No union voter in household 76 53 46 Voter is union member: Category % Total Cardin Steele Yes 14 61 37 No 86 54 45 No matter how you voted today, do you usually think of yourself as a: Category % Total Cardin Steele Democrat 50 86 12 Republican 31 6 94 Independent or something else 19 52 44 On most political matters, do you consider yourself: Category % Total Cardin Steele Liberal 26 85 12 Moderate 49 58 41 Conservative 25 17 83 Religion, combined Protestant and other Christian. Category % Total Cardin Steele Protestant / Other Christian 50 49 50 Catholic 26 45 54 Jewish 8 87 11 Something else 7 66 27 None 9 76 24 Religion among whites Category % Total Cardin Steele White Protestant / Other Christian 32 36 63 White Catholic 21 41 58 White Jewish 7 88 10 White something else 4 56 31 White none 7 74 26 Non-white 29 71 28 How often do you attend religious services? Category % Total Cardin Steele More than once a week 13 39 59 Once a week 28 50 49 A few times a month 14 59 39 A few times a year 28 55 43 Never 15 72 28 How often do you attend religious services? Category % Total Cardin Steele Weekly 41 46 52 Occasionally 42 56 42 Never 15 72 28 Are you currently married? Category % Total Cardin Steele Yes 69 51 48 No 31 64 34 Married women Category % Total Cardin Steele Married women 34 53 45 Others 66 56 43 Married with children: Category % Total Cardin Steele Married with children 30 46 53 All others 70 59 40 Do you have any children under 18 living in your household? Category % Total Cardin Steele Yes 37 49 50 No 63 59 40 Parents Category % Total Cardin Steele Men with children 17 41 57 Women with children 20 56 43 Men without children 30 56 43 Women without children 33 61 36 Sex by married Category % Total Cardin Steele Married men 35 48 51 Married women 34 53 45 Single men 13 56 41 Single women 18 71 29 Married women with children: Category % Total Cardin Steele Married women with children 16 52 47 Women who are not married and have no children 36 62 37 All men 48 50 48 Do you think the condition of Maryland's economy is: Category % Total Cardin Steele Excellent 15 22 78 Good 61 54 45 Not so good 22 78 22 Poor 2 - - State of the economy: 2 way Category % Total Cardin Steele Excellent / Good 76 47 51 Not so good / Poor 24 77 22 How confident are you that votes in your state will be counted accurately? Category % Total Cardin Steele Very confident 42 45 54 Somewhat confident 46 59 39 Not very confident 9 74 22 Not at all confident 3 64 33 How confident are you that votes in your state will be counted accurately? Category % Total Cardin Steele Very / Somewhat confident 87 53 46 Not very / Not at all confident 12 72 25 Do you approve or disapprove of the way George W. Bush is handling his job as president? Category % Total Cardin Steele Strongly approve 18 10 90 Somewhat approve 21 18 82 Somewhat disapprove 15 62 37 Strongly disapprove 45 88 10 Do you approve or disapprove of the way George W. Bush is handling his job as president? Category % Total Cardin Steele Approve 39 14 86 Disapprove 60 81 16 In your vote for U.S. senator, how important was the war in Iraq? Category % Total Cardin Steele Extremely important 34 71 27 Very important 29 54 45 Somewhat important 22 43 56 Not at all important 15 35 65 In your vote for U.S. senator, how important was the issue of terrorism? Category % Total Cardin Steele Extremely important 32 44 55 Very important 32 54 44 Somewhat important 24 65 33 Not at all important 11 60 38 In your vote for U.S. senator, how important was the economy? Category % Total Cardin Steele Extremely important 35 52 47 Very important 43 55 44 Somewhat important 18 57 40 Not at all important 3 63 37 In your vote for U.S. senator, how important was the issue of illegal immigration? Category % Total Cardin Steele Extremely important 26 37 63 Very important 30 50 49 Somewhat important 30 66 32 Not at all important 14 71 27 How do you feel about the U.S. war in Iraq? Category % Total Cardin Steele Strongly approve 14 9 90 Somewhat approve 21 13 86 Somewhat disapprove 20 60 40 Strongly disapprove 44 87 10 How do you feel about the U.S. war in Iraq? Category % Total Cardin Steele Approve 35 12 87 Disapprove 64 78 20 What should the U.S. do in Iraq now? Category % Total Cardin Steele Send more troops 14 19 81 Maintain the same number of troops 18 17 83 Withdraw some troops 31 67 32 Withdraw all troops 32 81 16 What should the U.S. do now in Iraq? Category % Total Cardin Steele Same number or more troops 32 18 82 Withdraw some or all troops 62 74 24 Regardless of how you voted today, which party do you think represents the needs and concerns of blacks and other racial minorities? Category % Total Cardin Steele Only the Democratic Party 27 86 13 Only the Republican Party 6 11 89 Both do 45 38 61 Neither does 14 67 27 When did you finally decide for whom to vote in the U.S. Senate election? Category % Total Cardin Steele Just today 6 53 41 In the last three days 8 57 38 Sometime last week 9 56 44 During the last month 25 50 50 Before that 51 57 42 When did you finally decide for whom to vote in the U.S. Senate election? Category % Total Cardin Steele Today / Within the last three days 14 56 39 Within the last week or earlier 85 55 45 When did you finally decide for whom to vote in the U.S. Senate election? Category % Total Cardin Steele Today through within the last three days 23 56 41 Within the last week or earlier 76 54 45 Which of these best describes your vote today for U.S. Senate? Category % Total Cardin Steele I strongly favor my candidate 61 50 49 I like my candidate but with reservations 29 61 39 I dislike the other candidate 9 68 30 Was one reason for your vote for U.S. Senate today: Category % Total Cardin Steele To express support for George W. Bush 14 5 95 To express opposition to George W. Bush 38 93 5 George W. Bush was not a factor 46 38 61 Population of area, five categories Category % Total Cardin Steele Over 500 thousand 9 75 22 50 to 500 thousand 6 56 44 Suburbs 76 56 43 10 to 50 thousand 6 27 70 Rural 3 - - Population of area, three categories Category % Total Cardin Steele City over 50 thousand 15 67 31 Suburbs 76 56 43 Small city and Rural 9 29 69 Geo Stratum Code Category % Total Cardin Steele Baltimore City 9 75 22 Suburban Balt 39 48 49 Suburban DC 29 72 28 Rest of State 24 39 60 In today's election for governor, did you just vote for: Category % Total Cardin Steele Martin O'Malley 54 88 11 Robert Erlich 45 17 83