Rhode Island - Governor

Exit polls - Governor

Rhode Island Are you: Category % Total Fogarty Carcieri Male 46 47 53 Female 54 51 49 Sex by race Category % Total Fogarty Carcieri White male 41 43 57 White female 46 48 52 Non-white male 5 78 22 Non-white female 7 73 27 Are you: Category % Total Fogarty Carcieri White 87 45 54 Black 5 74 26 Hispanic / Latino 4 76 24 Asian 1 - - Other 2 - - AGE (60 and over) Category % Total Fogarty Carcieri 18-29 13 74 25 30-44 25 47 53 45-59 36 44 55 60 or over 26 45 55 Age 65 & over Category % Total Fogarty Carcieri 18-64 84 50 50 65 or over 16 46 53 2005 total family income Category % Total Fogarty Carcieri Under $15,000 6 77 23 $15,000 - $29,999 9 62 38 $30,000 - $49,999 16 52 48 $50,000 - $74,999 22 42 58 $75,000 - $99,999 16 48 51 $100,000 - $149,999 19 41 59 $150,000 - $199,999 8 41 59 $200,000 or more 5 - - Total family income: Category % Total Fogarty Carcieri Less than $50,000 31 59 40 $50,000 or more 69 43 57 Total family income: Category % Total Fogarty Carcieri Less than $100,000 69 51 48 $100,000 or more 31 41 59 Do you or does someone in your household belong to a labor union? Category % Total Fogarty Carcieri Yes, I do 16 68 32 Yes, someone else does 13 54 45 Yes, I do and someone else does 2 - - No one does 70 43 56 UNION HOUSEHOLD Category % Total Fogarty Carcieri Yes (Vote is union member, union member in household, or noth member in household and voter is memeber) 30 62 37 No (No union voter in household 70 43 56 Voter is union member: Category % Total Fogarty Carcieri Yes 17 68 31 No 83 45 55 What was the last grade of school you completed? Category % Total Fogarty Carcieri Did not complete high school 3 - - High school graduate 15 56 43 Some college or associate degree 28 42 57 College graduate 29 45 55 Postgraduate study 24 50 49 College Education Category % Total Fogarty Carcieri No college degree 47 49 50 College graduate 53 48 52 What was the last grade of school you completed? Category % Total Fogarty Carcieri High school graduate or less 18 60 40 More than high school grad 82 46 54 No matter how you voted today, do you usually think of yourself as a: Category % Total Fogarty Carcieri Democrat 38 80 20 Republican 18 9 91 Independent or something else 44 37 62 On most political matters, do you consider yourself: Category % Total Fogarty Carcieri Liberal 25 71 28 Moderate 56 47 52 Conservative 19 22 78 Religion, combined Protestant and other Christian. Category % Total Fogarty Carcieri Protestant / Other Christian 28 40 60 Catholic 54 46 54 Jewish 2 - - Something else 6 68 31 None 11 64 34 Religion among whites Category % Total Fogarty Carcieri White Protestant / Other Christian 24 36 64 White Catholic 49 43 57 White Jewish 2 - - White something else 4 - - White none 9 62 35 Non-white 13 71 29 How often do you attend religious services? Category % Total Fogarty Carcieri More than once a week 7 34 66 Once a week 27 45 55 A few times a month 15 45 55 A few times a year 29 50 50 Never 19 57 42 How often do you attend religious services? Category % Total Fogarty Carcieri Weekly 34 43 57 Occasionally 44 48 52 Never 19 57 42 Do you think the condition of Rhode Island's economy is: Category % Total Fogarty Carcieri Excellent 2 - - Good 48 35 65 Not so good 41 62 38 Poor 7 79 21 State of the economy: 2 way Category % Total Fogarty Carcieri Excellent / Good 51 35 65 Not so good / Poor 48 64 35 Do you approve or disapprove of the way George W. Bush is handling his job as president? Category % Total Fogarty Carcieri Strongly approve 8 14 86 Somewhat approve 17 15 85 Somewhat disapprove 18 43 57 Strongly disapprove 56 66 34 Do you approve or disapprove of the way George W. Bush is handling his job as president? Category % Total Fogarty Carcieri Approve 25 15 85 Disapprove 74 60 39 In your vote for U.S. senator, how important was the issue of terrorism? Category % Total Fogarty Carcieri Extremely important 41 54 46 Very important 31 38 62 Somewhat important 19 48 51 Not at all important 8 58 41 In your vote for U.S. senator, how important was the war in Iraq? Category % Total Fogarty Carcieri Extremely important 45 59 40 Very important 30 44 56 Somewhat important 18 29 71 Not at all important 7 44 55 In your vote for U.S. senator, how important was the economy? Category % Total Fogarty Carcieri Extremely important 41 55 45 Very important 42 43 56 Somewhat important 15 43 56 Not at all important 1 - - In your vote for U.S. senator, how important was the issue of health care? Category % Total Fogarty Carcieri Extremely important 44 60 39 Very important 37 44 56 Somewhat important 16 27 72 Not at all important 3 - - In your vote for U.S. senator, how important were values issues such as same sex marriage or abortion? Category % Total Fogarty Carcieri Extremely important 24 52 48 Very important 19 54 45 Somewhat important 25 44 56 Not at all important 31 45 55 How do you feel about the U.S. war in Iraq? Category % Total Fogarty Carcieri Strongly approve 8 16 84 Somewhat approve 18 21 78 Somewhat disapprove 20 43 57 Strongly disapprove 53 64 35 How do you feel about the U.S. war in Iraq? Category % Total Fogarty Carcieri Approve 26 19 80 Disapprove 73 58 41 What should the U.S. do in Iraq now? Category % Total Fogarty Carcieri Send more troops 11 24 76 Maintain the same number of troops 15 21 79 Withdraw some troops 29 46 54 Withdraw all troops 40 67 32 What should the U.S. do now in Iraq? Category % Total Fogarty Carcieri Same number or more troops 26 22 77 Withdraw some or all troops 69 58 41 Would you prefer to have the Republicans or the Democrats control the U.S. Senate next year? Category % Total Fogarty Carcieri Democrats 63 69 31 Republicans 24 7 93 Does not matter to me 13 32 68 Do you think Lincoln Chafee agrees with George W. Bush on issues: Category % Total Fogarty Carcieri Too often 35 74 25 Not often enough 19 26 73 About the right amount 38 35 65 Do you approve or disapprove of the way Lincoln Chafee is handling his job as senator? Category % Total Fogarty Carcieri Strongly approve 18 37 63 Somewhat approve 45 37 62 Somewhat disapprove 25 62 38 Strongly disapprove 10 85 15 Do you approve or disapprove of the way Lincoln Chafee is handling his job as senator? Category % Total Fogarty Carcieri Approve 63 37 62 Disapprove 36 69 31 Do you think Lincoln Chafee's positions on the issues are: Category % Total Fogarty Carcieri Too liberal 17 35 65 Too conservative 25 79 21 About right 51 39 61 Population of area, five categories Category % Total Fogarty Carcieri Over 500 thousand - - - 50 to 500 thousand 32 54 46 Suburbs 68 47 53 10 to 50 thousand - - - Rural - - - Population of area, three categories Category % Total Fogarty Carcieri City over 50 thousand 32 54 46 Suburbs 68 47 53 Small city and Rural - - - Geo Stratum Code Category % Total Fogarty Carcieri Provd / Industrial 21 63 37 Warwick / Suburbs 33 50 50 Rural / Rest State 46 42 58 In today's election for U.S. senator, did you just vote for: Category % Total Fogarty Carcieri Sheldon Whitehouse 53 75 25 Lincoln Chafee 47 19 80