Exit poll

Exit polls - President

Virginia Are you: Category % Total Kerry Bush Male 46 40 59 Female 54 50 50 Sex by race Category % Total Kerry Bush White male 34 27 72 White female 38 35 64 Non-white male 12 73 25 Non-white female 16 86 14 Are you: Category % Total Kerry Bush White 72 32 68 Black 21 87 12 Hispanic / Latino 3 - - Asian 2 - - Other 2 - - AGE (60 and over) Category % Total Kerry Bush 18-29 17 54 46 30-44 32 40 59 45-59 32 47 52 60 or over 19 44 56 Age 65 & over Category % Total Kerry Bush 18-64 90 45 54 65 or over 10 51 49 2003 total family income: Category % Total Kerry Bush Under $15,000 5 60 40 $15,000-$29,999 13 57 43 $30,000-$49,999 21 47 52 $50,000-$74,999 22 46 54 $75,000-$99,999 16 42 58 $100,000-$149,999 13 42 58 $150,000-$199,999 5 33 64 $200,000 or more 5 43 57 Total family income: Category % Total Kerry Bush Less than $50,000 39 52 48 $50,000 or more 61 43 57 Total family income: Category % Total Kerry Bush Less than $100,000 77 48 51 $100,000 or more 23 40 59 No matter how you voted today, do you usually think of yourself as a: Category % Total Kerry Bush Democrat 35 92 8 Republican 39 5 95 Independent or something else 26 44 54 On most political matters, do you consider yourself: Category % Total Kerry Bush Liberal 17 83 17 Moderate 45 57 42 Conservative 38 15 85 Have you ever served in the U.S. military? Category % Total Kerry Bush Yes 19 36 63 No 81 48 52 Religion, combined Protestant and other Christian. Category % Total Kerry Bush Protestant / Other Christian 68 43 57 Catholic 15 36 63 Jewish 2 - - Something else 7 78 21 None 8 63 37 Religion among whites Category % Total Kerry Bush White Protestant / Other Christian 49 28 72 White Catholic 11 31 68 White Jewish 2 - - White something else 2 - - White none 6 58 42 Non-white 30 80 19 White Protestant Conservatives Category % Total Kerry Bush White Protestant conservatives 22 5 95 All others 78 58 42 How often do you attend religious services? Category % Total Kerry Bush More than once a week 19 38 62 Once a week 27 43 56 A few times a month 14 53 47 A few times a year 25 45 54 Never 12 59 40 When did you finally decide for whom to vote in the presidential election? Category % Total Kerry Bush Just today 5 48 48 In the last three days 3 - - Sometime last week 3 - - During the last month 8 45 52 Before that 81 44 56 Time: Last three days/Earlier than that Category % Total Kerry Bush Today / Within the last three days 8 48 50 Within the last week or earlier 92 45 55 Time: Last week/Earlier than that Category % Total Kerry Bush Today through within the last three days 11 50 48 Within the last week or earlier 89 44 55 Was your vote for president mainly: Category % Total Kerry Bush For your candidate 71 37 63 Against his opponent 26 65 35 Do you approve or disapprove of the way George W. Bush is handling his job as president? Category % Total Kerry Bush Strongly approve 35 3 97 Somewhat approve 20 15 84 Somewhat disapprove 11 80 18 Strongly disapprove 33 98 2 Do you approve or disapprove of the way George W. Bush is handling his job as president? Category % Total Kerry Bush Approve 55 8 92 Disapprove 44 93 6 Which ONE issue mattered most in deciding how you voted for president? (Check only one) Category % Total Kerry Bush Taxes 5 21 79 Education 4 - - Iraq 17 83 17 Terrorism 22 12 88 Economy / Jobs 17 79 20 Moral values 22 13 87 Health care 6 85 15 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 67 33 He has strong religious faith 11 2 97 He is honest and trustworthy 11 24 76 He is a strong leader 18 13 87 He is intelligent 8 95 5 He will bring about needed change 23 94 6 He has clear stands on the issues 16 18 81 How worried are you that there will be another major terrorist attack in the United States? Category % Total Kerry Bush Very worried 26 40 60 Somewhat worried 46 44 56 Not too worried 22 45 55 Not at all worried 4 - - How worried are you that there will be another major terrorist attack in the United States? Category % Total Kerry Bush Very / Somewhat worried 69 43 57 Not too / Not at all worried 25 48 52 Compared to four years ago, is your family's financial situation: Category % Total Kerry Bush Better today 37 18 82 Worse today 21 86 13 About the same 40 50 49 How do you feel about the U.S. decision to go to war with Iraq? Category % Total Kerry Bush Strongly approve 32 6 94 Somewhat approve 21 23 75 Somewhat disapprove 16 66 34 Strongly disapprove 29 96 4 How do you feel about the U.S. decision to go to war with Iraq? Category % Total Kerry Bush Approve 51 13 86 Disapprove 43 85 14 Who would you trust to handle terrorism? Category % Total Kerry Bush Only John Kerry 26 98 2 Only George W. Bush 50 2 97 Both of them 12 72 28 Neither of them 9 75 23 Who would you trust to handle terrorism? Category % Total Kerry Bush Only Kerry / Both 37 90 10 Only Bush / Neither 57 14 86 Who would you trust to handle terrorism? Category % Total Kerry Bush Only Bush / Both 60 16 84 Only Kerry / Neither 34 92 7 Population of area, five categories Category % Total Kerry Bush Over 500 thousand - - - 50 to 500 thousand 31 51 49 Suburbs 44 46 53 10 to 50 thousand - - - Rural 24 38 62 Population of area, three categories Category % Total Kerry Bush City over 50 thousand 31 51 49 Suburbs 44 46 53 Small city and Rural 24 38 62 Geo Stratum Code Category % Total Kerry Bush North 27 53 46 Southeast 20 48 51 East / Richmond 36 42 57 West / Shenandoah 17 38 62