Exit poll

Exit polls - Senate

Arizona Are you: Category % Total Starky McCain Male 46 19 78 Female 54 22 76 Sex by race Category % Total Starky McCain White male 36 16 81 White female 43 20 79 Non-white male 10 30 66 Non-white female 11 25 68 Are you: Category % Total Starky McCain White 79 18 80 Black 2 - - Hispanic / Latino 12 25 74 Asian 1 - - Other 5 30 62 AGE (60 and over) Category % Total Starky McCain 18-29 15 15 83 30-44 28 18 80 45-59 32 22 74 60 or over 25 23 75 Age 65 & over Category % Total Starky McCain 18-64 82 19 78 65 or over 18 25 73 2003 total family income: Category % Total Starky McCain Under $15,000 8 29 71 $15,000-$29,999 13 25 72 $30,000-$49,999 20 20 75 $50,000-$74,999 20 19 79 $75,000-$99,999 14 19 79 $100,000-$149,999 12 19 79 $150,000-$199,999 3 10 88 $200,000 or more 4 22 75 Total family income: Category % Total Starky McCain Less than $50,000 44 23 73 $50,000 or more 56 19 79 Total family income: Category % Total Starky McCain Less than $100,000 80 21 76 $100,000 or more 20 18 79 What was the last grade of school you completed? Category % Total Starky McCain Did not complete high school 4 34 60 High school graduate 17 23 76 Some college or associate degree 35 18 79 College graduate 26 15 82 Postgraduate study 18 27 71 College Education Category % Total Starky McCain No college degree 56 20 77 College graduate 44 20 77 No matter how you voted today, do you usually think of yourself as a: Category % Total Starky McCain Democrat 30 47 52 Republican 44 2 94 Independent or something else 27 20 76 On most political matters, do you consider yourself: Category % Total Starky McCain Liberal 18 39 59 Moderate 43 21 78 Conservative 38 10 86 Is this the first time you have ever voted? Category % Total Starky McCain Yes 12 18 80 No 88 20 77 Have you ever served in the U.S. military? Category % Total Starky McCain Yes 20 20 77 No 80 20 77 Religion, combined Protestant and other Christian. Category % Total Starky McCain Protestant / Other Christian 53 14 84 Catholic 24 20 79 Jewish 2 - - Something else 6 35 62 None 14 33 62 Religion among whites Category % Total Starky McCain White Protestant / Other Christian 44 12 85 White Catholic 15 13 86 White Jewish 2 - - White something else 4 37 60 White none 11 32 66 Non-white 23 29 66 White Protestant Conservatives Category % Total Starky McCain White Protestant conservatives 17 8 90 All others 83 23 75 When did you finally decide for whom to vote in the presidential election? Category % Total Starky McCain Just today 5 28 67 In the last three days 3 - - Sometime last week 1 - - During the last month 10 18 79 Before that 80 20 77 Time: Last three days/Earlier than that Category % Total Starky McCain Today / Within the last three days 8 26 70 Within the last week or earlier 92 20 77 Time: Last week/Earlier than that Category % Total Starky McCain Today through within the last three days 9 27 69 Within the last week or earlier 91 20 77 Was your vote for president mainly: Category % Total Starky McCain For your candidate 69 17 80 Against his opponent 26 29 69 Do you think the condition of Arizona's economy is: Category % Total Starky McCain Excellent 8 8 88 Good 56 13 84 Not so good 28 31 68 Poor 7 52 47 Do you approve or disapprove of the way George W. Bush is handling his job as president? Category % Total Starky McCain Strongly approve 38 5 92 Somewhat approve 20 8 91 Somewhat disapprove 11 30 66 Strongly disapprove 31 44 54 Do you approve or disapprove of the way George W. Bush is handling his job as president? Category % Total Starky McCain Approve 58 6 91 Disapprove 42 41 57 Which ONE issue mattered most in deciding how you voted for president? (Check only one) Category % Total Starky McCain Taxes 4 17 79 Education 5 30 70 Iraq 21 34 63 Terrorism 22 6 90 Economy / Jobs 14 33 66 Moral values 22 8 89 Health care 7 44 56 Which ONE candidate quality mattered most in deciding how you voted for president? (Check only one) Category % Total Starky McCain He cares about people like me 8 36 64 He has strong religious faith 9 10 83 He is honest and trustworthy 14 12 84 He is a strong leader 22 5 91 He is intelligent 8 42 58 He will bring about needed change 22 39 59 He has clear stands on the issues 13 11 88 Compared to four years ago, is the country: Category % Total Starky McCain Safer from terrorism 57 7 90 Less safe from terrorism 39 38 60 Did Sen. John McCain's support for George W. Bush for president make you: Category % Total Starky McCain More likely to vote for Bush 13 5 94 Less likely to vote for Bush 5 64 31 Did not effect your vote for president 81 19 78 Should legal immigration to the United States be: Category % Total Starky McCain Increased 22 24 74 Decreased 36 18 78 Kept about the same 38 19 79 How do you feel about the U.S. decision to go to war with Iraq? Category % Total Starky McCain Strongly approve 33 3 92 Somewhat approve 22 8 91 Somewhat disapprove 13 29 69 Strongly disapprove 30 43 54 How do you feel about the U.S. decision to go to war with Iraq? Category % Total Starky McCain Approve 55 5 92 Disapprove 43 39 59 How do you think things are going for the U.S. in Iraq now? Category % Total Starky McCain Very well 11 5 87 Somewhat well 40 5 93 Somewhat badly 18 20 77 Very badly 30 44 55 How do you think things are going for the U.S. in Iraq now? Category % Total Starky McCain Very / Somewhat well 50 5 92 Very / Somewhat badly 48 35 63 Who would you trust to handle the economy? Category % Total Starky McCain Only John Kerry 32 48 51 Only George W. Bush 45 3 94 Both of them 9 10 87 Neither of them 12 18 78 Who would you trust to handle the economy? Category % Total Starky McCain Only Kerry / Both 41 40 59 Only Bush / Neither 56 6 91 Who would you trust to handle the economy? Category % Total Starky McCain Only Bush / Both 55 4 93 Only Kerry / Neither 45 40 58 Compared to four years ago, is your family's financial situation: Category % Total Starky McCain Better today 34 8 89 Worse today 23 38 59 About the same 43 20 78 Who would you trust to handle terrorism? Category % Total Starky McCain Only John Kerry 28 50 48 Only George W. Bush 52 3 93 Both of them 10 17 83 Neither of them 8 31 65 Who would you trust to handle terrorism? Category % Total Starky McCain Only Kerry / Both 38 41 58 Only Bush / Neither 60 7 90 Who would you trust to handle terrorism? Category % Total Starky McCain Only Bush / Both 62 5 92 Only Kerry / Neither 36 46 52 Population of area, five categories Category % Total Starky McCain Over 500 thousand 24 24 73 50 to 500 thousand 24 20 77 Suburbs 37 20 78 10 to 50 thousand 9 14 85 Rural 5 25 68 Population of area, three categories Category % Total Starky McCain City over 50 thousand 50 21 76 Suburbs 35 21 76 Small city and Rural 15 18 81 Geo Stratum Code Category % Total Starky McCain Maricopa County 57 20 78 Pima / Pinal / SCruz 23 23 76 Rest of State 20 20 76 In today's election for president, did you just vote for: Category % Total Starky McCain John F. Kerry 45 43 56 George W. Bush 55 2 94 How did you vote on Proposition 200, concerning proof of citizenship or immigration status? Category % Total Starky McCain Yes 56 16 81 No 44 27 72