Exit poll

Exit polls - President

Arizona Are you: Category % Total Kerry Bush Male 47 41 58 Female 53 47 52 Sex by race Category % Total Kerry Bush White male 37 36 63 White female 42 45 54 Non-white male 10 60 39 Non-white female 11 54 45 Are you: Category % Total Kerry Bush White 79 41 59 Black 2 - - Hispanic / Latino 12 56 43 Asian 1 - - Other 5 56 42 AGE (60 and over) Category % Total Kerry Bush 18-29 15 48 50 30-44 28 38 61 45-59 32 47 53 60 or over 25 45 55 Age 65 & over Category % Total Kerry Bush 18-64 82 44 55 65 or over 18 43 56 2003 total family income: Category % Total Kerry Bush Under $15,000 8 47 52 $15,000-$29,999 13 57 41 $30,000-$49,999 20 49 51 $50,000-$74,999 20 44 55 $75,000-$99,999 14 37 62 $100,000-$149,999 12 44 56 $150,000-$199,999 3 48 52 $200,000 or more 4 37 63 Total family income: Category % Total Kerry Bush Less than $50,000 44 51 48 $50,000 or more 56 42 58 Total family income: Category % Total Kerry Bush Less than $100,000 80 46 53 $100,000 or more 20 43 57 What was the last grade of school you completed? Category % Total Kerry Bush Did not complete high school 4 59 39 High school graduate 17 44 55 Some college or associate degree 35 36 63 College graduate 26 46 54 Postgraduate study 18 56 43 College Education Category % Total Kerry Bush No college degree 56 40 59 College graduate 44 50 50 No matter how you voted today, do you usually think of yourself as a: Category % Total Kerry Bush Democrat 30 89 11 Republican 44 11 89 Independent or something else 26 52 46 On most political matters, do you consider yourself: Category % Total Kerry Bush Liberal 19 86 13 Moderate 43 52 47 Conservative 38 15 84 Is this the first time you have ever voted? Category % Total Kerry Bush Yes 13 45 53 No 87 44 55 Have you ever served in the U.S. military? Category % Total Kerry Bush Yes 20 37 61 No 80 46 54 Religion, combined Protestant and other Christian. Category % Total Kerry Bush Protestant / Other Christian 53 32 67 Catholic 23 47 52 Jewish 2 - - Something else 6 69 30 None 15 70 29 Religion among whites Category % Total Kerry Bush White Protestant / Other Christian 44 28 71 White Catholic 15 39 61 White Jewish 2 - - White something else 4 72 28 White none 11 70 28 Non-white 23 58 41 White Protestant Conservatives Category % Total Kerry Bush White Protestant conservatives 17 11 89 All others 83 51 48 When did you finally decide for whom to vote in the presidential election? Category % Total Kerry Bush Just today 5 62 34 In the last three days 3 - - Sometime last week 1 - - During the last month 10 50 49 Before that 80 41 58 Time: Last three days/Earlier than that Category % Total Kerry Bush Today / Within the last three days 8 57 40 Within the last week or earlier 92 43 57 Time: Last week/Earlier than that Category % Total Kerry Bush Today through within the last three days 9 57 40 Within the last week or earlier 91 42 57 Was your vote for president mainly: Category % Total Kerry Bush For your candidate 70 33 67 Against his opponent 26 70 29 Do you think the condition of Arizona's economy is: Category % Total Kerry Bush Excellent 8 13 86 Good 55 30 70 Not so good 28 68 31 Poor 7 85 15 Do you approve or disapprove of the way George W. Bush is handling his job as president? Category % Total Kerry Bush Strongly approve 38 3 97 Somewhat approve 20 16 83 Somewhat disapprove 10 83 12 Strongly disapprove 31 98 2 Do you approve or disapprove of the way George W. Bush is handling his job as president? Category % Total Kerry Bush Approve 57 7 92 Disapprove 42 94 5 Which ONE issue mattered most in deciding how you voted for president? (Check only one) Category % Total Kerry Bush Taxes 4 28 67 Education 5 69 29 Iraq 21 75 25 Terrorism 22 12 88 Economy / Jobs 13 72 27 Moral values 22 18 81 Health care 7 78 22 Which ONE candidate quality mattered most in deciding how you voted for president? (Check only one) Category % Total Kerry Bush He cares about people like me 8 65 35 He has strong religious faith 9 7 92 He is honest and trustworthy 14 30 69 He is a strong leader 22 11 89 He is intelligent 8 94 6 He will bring about needed change 22 93 5 He has clear stands on the issues 13 13 85 Compared to four years ago, is the country: Category % Total Kerry Bush Safer from terrorism 56 16 84 Less safe from terrorism 39 82 16 Did Sen. John McCain's support for George W. Bush for president make you: Category % Total Kerry Bush More likely to vote for Bush 13 12 88 Less likely to vote for Bush 6 84 14 Did not effect your vote for president 80 45 54 Should legal immigration to the United States be: Category % Total Kerry Bush Increased 22 49 50 Decreased 36 38 61 Kept about the same 37 44 55 How do you feel about the U.S. decision to go to war with Iraq? Category % Total Kerry Bush Strongly approve 33 3 96 Somewhat approve 22 20 80 Somewhat disapprove 13 69 28 Strongly disapprove 30 95 4 How do you feel about the U.S. decision to go to war with Iraq? Category % Total Kerry Bush Approve 55 10 90 Disapprove 42 88 11 How do you think things are going for the U.S. in Iraq now? Category % Total Kerry Bush Very well 11 3 97 Somewhat well 39 8 92 Somewhat badly 18 62 36 Very badly 31 94 5 How do you think things are going for the U.S. in Iraq now? Category % Total Kerry Bush Very / Somewhat well 50 7 93 Very / Somewhat badly 48 83 16 Who would you trust to handle the economy? Category % Total Kerry Bush Only John Kerry 33 99 1 Only George W. Bush 46 1 98 Both of them 9 39 61 Neither of them 11 53 42 Who would you trust to handle the economy? Category % Total Kerry Bush Only Kerry / Both 41 86 14 Only Bush / Neither 56 11 87 Who would you trust to handle the economy? Category % Total Kerry Bush Only Bush / Both 55 7 92 Only Kerry / Neither 45 87 11 Compared to four years ago, is your family's financial situation: Category % Total Kerry Bush Better today 34 12 87 Worse today 23 77 22 About the same 42 52 47 Who would you trust to handle terrorism? Category % Total Kerry Bush Only John Kerry 28 98 2 Only George W. Bush 52 2 97 Both of them 11 68 29 Neither of them 8 78 17 Who would you trust to handle terrorism? Category % Total Kerry Bush Only Kerry / Both 38 90 9 Only Bush / Neither 59 13 86 Who would you trust to handle terrorism? Category % Total Kerry Bush Only Bush / Both 61 14 86 Only Kerry / Neither 36 93 5 Population of area, five categories Category % Total Kerry Bush Over 500 thousand 24 50 49 50 to 500 thousand 24 53 47 Suburbs 38 39 59 10 to 50 thousand 9 31 69 Rural 5 44 56 Population of area, three categories Category % Total Kerry Bush City over 50 thousand 51 50 50 Suburbs 35 39 59 Small city and Rural 15 34 66 Geo Stratum Code Category % Total Kerry Bush Maricopa County 57 42 57 Pima / Pinal / SCruz 23 52 48 Rest of State 20 43 57 In today's election for U.S. senator, did you just vote for: Category % Total Kerry Bush Stuart Starky 20 93 7 John McCain 77 33 67 How did you vote on Proposition 200, concerning proof of citizenship or immigration status? Category % Total Kerry Bush Yes 56 32 67 No 44 61 38