Missouri
Are you:
Category % Total McCaskill Blunt Male 47 47 52 Female 53 49 50
Sex by race
Category % Total McCaskill Blunt White male 43 44 55 White female 47 46 53 Non-white male 5 77 20 Non-white female 6 82 16
Are you:
Category % Total McCaskill Blunt White 90 45 54 Black 8 88 11 Hispanic / Latino 1 - - Asian 0 - - Other 1 - -
AGE (60 and over)
Category % Total McCaskill Blunt 18-29 20 49 49 30-44 28 45 54 45-59 32 50 49 60 or over 19 49 50
Age 65 & over
Category % Total McCaskill Blunt 18-64 89 47 51 65 or over 11 55 45
2003 total family income:
Category % Total McCaskill Blunt Under $15,000 8 50 48 $15,000-$29,999 17 56 43 $30,000-$49,999 23 50 49 $50,000-$74,999 24 48 51 $75,000-$99,999 14 43 56 $100,000-$149,999 8 41 57 $150,000-$199,999 3 48 52 $200,000 or more 2 - -
Total family income:
Category % Total McCaskill Blunt Less than $50,000 48 52 47 $50,000 or more 52 45 54
Total family income:
Category % Total McCaskill Blunt Less than $100,000 87 49 49 $100,000 or more 13 41 57
Do you or does someone in your household belong to a labor union?
Category % Total McCaskill Blunt Yes, I do 12 63 35 Yes, someone else does 12 53 46 Yes, I do and someone else does 1 - - No one does 74 44 54
UNION HOUSEHOLD
Category % Total McCaskill Blunt Yes (Vote is union member, union member in household, or noth member in household and voter is memeber) 26 59 40 No (No union voter in household 74 44 54
Voter is union member:
Category % Total McCaskill Blunt Yes 14 64 34 No 86 46 53
What was the last grade of school you completed?
Category % Total McCaskill Blunt Did not complete high school 5 46 53 High school graduate 25 51 48 Some college or associate degree 34 49 50 College graduate 22 42 57 Postgraduate study 14 54 45
College Education
Category % Total McCaskill Blunt No college degree 64 49 49 College graduate 36 46 52
No matter how you voted today, do you usually think of yourself as a:
Category % Total McCaskill Blunt Democrat 35 85 15 Republican 36 12 88 Independent or something else 29 48 48
On most political matters, do you consider yourself:
Category % Total McCaskill Blunt Liberal 19 81 17 Moderate 45 58 41 Conservative 36 18 80
Is this the first time you have ever voted?
Category % Total McCaskill Blunt Yes 10 52 45 No 90 47 51
Religion, combined Protestant and other Christian.
Category % Total McCaskill Blunt Protestant / Other Christian 60 40 59 Catholic 22 51 48 Jewish 2 - - Something else 6 67 31 None 9 70 26
Religion among whites
Category % Total McCaskill Blunt White Protestant / Other Christian 54 37 62 White Catholic 21 50 50 White Jewish 2 - - White something else 4 60 38 White none 7 66 30 Non-white 12 76 22
White Protestant Conservatives
Category % Total McCaskill Blunt White Protestant conservatives 23 14 85 All others 77 59 40
White Evangelical/Born-again Christians
Category % Total McCaskill Blunt White Evangelical / Born-again Christians 35 28 71 All others 65 59 40
Are you currently married?
Category % Total McCaskill Blunt Yes 64 43 55 No 36 56 42
Married women
Category % Total McCaskill Blunt Married women 32 44 55 Others 68 50 48
When did you finally decide for whom to vote in the presidential election?
Category % Total McCaskill Blunt Just today 6 56 43 In the last three days 3 57 39 Sometime last week 2 - - During the last month 10 55 44 Before that 79 47 52
Time: Last three days/Earlier than that
Category % Total McCaskill Blunt Today / Within the last three days 9 56 41 Within the last week or earlier 91 47 51
Time: Last week/Earlier than that
Category % Total McCaskill Blunt Today through within the last three days 11 54 43 Within the last week or earlier 89 48 51
Was your vote for president mainly:
Category % Total McCaskill Blunt For your candidate 70 41 58 Against his opponent 28 65 33
Do you think the condition of Missouri's economy is:
Category % Total McCaskill Blunt Excellent 3 16 84 Good 51 31 68 Not so good 37 66 32 Poor 8 83 15
Do you approve or disapprove of the way George W. Bush is handling his job as president?
Category % Total McCaskill Blunt Strongly approve 32 11 89 Somewhat approve 22 27 72 Somewhat disapprove 14 75 23 Strongly disapprove 31 89 9
Do you approve or disapprove of the way George W. Bush is handling his job as president?
Category % Total McCaskill Blunt Approve 54 17 82 Disapprove 46 84 14
Which ONE issue mattered most in deciding how you voted for president? (Check only one)
Category % Total McCaskill Blunt Taxes 4 30 68 Education 4 63 36 Iraq 17 71 28 Terrorism 18 23 76 Economy / Jobs 23 73 26 Moral values 25 21 77 Health care 4 80 20
Which ONE candidate quality mattered most in deciding how you voted for president? (Check only one)
Category % Total McCaskill Blunt He cares about people like me 9 64 34 He has strong religious faith 10 15 84 He is honest and trustworthy 11 26 73 He is a strong leader 19 22 78 He is intelligent 7 89 10 He will bring about needed change 25 83 15 He has clear stands on the issues 14 29 69
Compared to four years ago, is the country:
Category % Total McCaskill Blunt Safer from terrorism 57 27 72 Less safe from terrorism 39 78 21
Which ONE issue mattered most in deciding how you voted for governor? (Check only one)
Category % Total McCaskill Blunt Health care 11 60 40 Gun control 7 27 72 Same-sex marriage 8 18 82 Taxes 8 36 62 Abortion 8 16 84 Economy / Jobs 35 60 39 Education 13 62 36
How do you feel about the U.S. decision to go to war with Iraq?
Category % Total McCaskill Blunt Strongly approve 30 12 87 Somewhat approve 25 33 66 Somewhat disapprove 17 69 30 Strongly disapprove 27 87 10
How do you feel about the U.S. decision to go to war with Iraq?
Category % Total McCaskill Blunt Approve 54 22 77 Disapprove 43 80 18
How do you think things are going for the U.S. in Iraq now?
Category % Total McCaskill Blunt Very well 10 8 92 Somewhat well 36 20 79 Somewhat badly 25 59 38 Very badly 27 90 9
How do you think things are going for the U.S. in Iraq now?
Category % Total McCaskill Blunt Very / Somewhat well 46 17 82 Very / Somewhat badly 51 75 23
Who would you trust to handle the economy?
Category % Total McCaskill Blunt Only John Kerry 36 89 10 Only George W. Bush 42 12 87 Both of them 10 44 55 Neither of them 12 50 43
Who would you trust to handle the economy?
Category % Total McCaskill Blunt Only Kerry / Both 45 80 19 Only Bush / Neither 52 20 78
Who would you trust to handle the economy?
Category % Total McCaskill Blunt Only Bush / Both 52 18 81 Only Kerry / Neither 48 80 18
Compared to four years ago, is your family's financial situation:
Category % Total McCaskill Blunt Better today 33 21 78 Worse today 30 76 23 About the same 36 50 48
Who would you trust to handle terrorism?
Category % Total McCaskill Blunt Only John Kerry 28 89 10 Only George W. Bush 48 14 85 Both of them 12 68 30 Neither of them 10 66 28
Who would you trust to handle terrorism?
Category % Total McCaskill Blunt Only Kerry / Both 39 83 16 Only Bush / Neither 57 23 75
Who would you trust to handle terrorism?
Category % Total McCaskill Blunt Only Bush / Both 59 25 74 Only Kerry / Neither 37 83 15
Population of area, five categories
Category % Total McCaskill Blunt Over 500 thousand - - - 50 to 500 thousand 16 71 28 Suburbs 51 49 50 10 to 50 thousand 8 30 70 Rural 25 39 59
Population of area, three categories
Category % Total McCaskill Blunt City over 50 thousand 16 71 28 Suburbs 51 49 50 Small city and Rural 33 37 61
Geo Stratum Code
Category % Total McCaskill Blunt St. Louis City 6 80 19 St. Louis Suburb 32 51 48 Kansas City Area 20 56 42 Southwest 19 33 66 North & S.E. 24 42 56
In today's election for president, did you just vote for:
Category % Total McCaskill Blunt John Kerry 46 87 12 George W. Bush 53 15 84
In today's election for U.S. senator, did you just vote for:
Category % Total McCaskill Blunt Nancy Farmer 43 87 12 Kit Bond 56 18 81
