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Louie Gohmert ties together IRS scandal, Boston Tea Party
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Exit polls - Senate

Vermont
Are you:
Category% TotalLeahyMcMullen
Male456629
Female557522

Sex by race
Category% TotalLeahyMcMullen
White male446530
White female537523
Non-white male2--
Non-white female2--

Are you:
Category% TotalLeahyMcMullen
White977026
Black2--
Hispanic / Latino0--
Asian0--
Other1--

AGE (60 and over)
Category% TotalLeahyMcMullen
18-29147623
30-44317423
45-59337024
60 or over226533

Age 65 & over
Category% TotalLeahyMcMullen
18-64887224
65 or over126436

2003 total family income:
Category% TotalLeahyMcMullen
Under $15,0008--
$15,000-$29,999137325
$30,000-$49,999257619
$50,000-$74,999246731
$75,000-$99,999147818
$100,000-$149,999116728
$150,000-$199,9993--
$200,000 or more2--

Total family income:
Category% TotalLeahyMcMullen
Less than $50,000467421
$50,000 or more547027

Total family income:
Category% TotalLeahyMcMullen
Less than $100,000847323
$100,000 or more166730

No matter how you voted today, do you usually think of yourself as a:
Category% TotalLeahyMcMullen
Democrat31971
Republican273265
Independent or something else417717

On most political matters, do you consider yourself:
Category% TotalLeahyMcMullen
Liberal31953
Moderate447620
Conservative243365

Religion, combined Protestant and other Christian.
Category% TotalLeahyMcMullen
Protestant / Other Christian376533
Catholic326330
Jewish3--
Something else119010
None178612

Religion among whites
Category% TotalLeahyMcMullen
White Protestant / Other Christian366434
White Catholic306329
White Jewish3--
White something else119010
White none158513
Non-white5--

White Protestant Conservatives
Category% TotalLeahyMcMullen
White Protestant conservatives102475
All others907620

Are you currently married?
Category% TotalLeahyMcMullen
Yes666928
No347619

Married women
Category% TotalLeahyMcMullen
Married women357324
Others657026

When did you finally decide for whom to vote in the presidential election?
Category% TotalLeahyMcMullen
Just today6--
In the last three days4--
Sometime last week2--
During the last month96925
Before that797027

Time: Last three days/Earlier than that
Category% TotalLeahyMcMullen
Today / Within the last three days107916
Within the last week or earlier907027

Time: Last week/Earlier than that
Category% TotalLeahyMcMullen
Today through within the last three days127719
Within the last week or earlier887027

Was your vote for president mainly:
Category% TotalLeahyMcMullen
For your candidate626235
Against his opponent358511

Do you approve or disapprove of the way George W. Bush is handling his job as president?
Category% TotalLeahyMcMullen
Strongly approve232572
Somewhat approve186135
Somewhat disapprove148416
Strongly disapprove46922

Do you approve or disapprove of the way George W. Bush is handling his job as president?
Category% TotalLeahyMcMullen
Approve404156
Disapprove60906

Which ONE issue mattered most in deciding how you voted for president? (Check only one)
Category% TotalLeahyMcMullen
Taxes4--
Education5--
Iraq318611
Terrorism195346
Economy / Jobs138113
Moral values206036
Health care2--

Which ONE candidate quality mattered most in deciding how you voted for president? (Check only one)
Category% TotalLeahyMcMullen
He cares about people like me6--
He has strong religious faith4--
He is honest and trustworthy95049
He is a strong leader204852
He is intelligent14934
He will bring about needed change32925
He has clear stands on the issues95340

Which comes closest to your view of gay and lesbian couples:
Category% TotalLeahyMcMullen
They should be allowed to legally marry40926
They should be allowed to legally form civil unions, but not marry376627
There should be no legal recognition of their relationships214060

Compared to four years ago, is your family's financial situation:
Category% TotalLeahyMcMullen
Better today325148
Worse today23855
About the same457721

How do you feel about the U.S. decision to go to war with Iraq?
Category% TotalLeahyMcMullen
Strongly approve183463
Somewhat approve214948
Somewhat disapprove158317
Strongly disapprove45913

How do you feel about the U.S. decision to go to war with Iraq?
Category% TotalLeahyMcMullen
Approve384255
Disapprove58897

Who would you trust to handle terrorism?
Category% TotalLeahyMcMullen
Only John Kerry33932
Only George W. Bush323363
Both of them138614
Neither of them198212

Who would you trust to handle terrorism?
Category% TotalLeahyMcMullen
Only Kerry / Both44915
Only Bush / Neither505144

Who would you trust to handle terrorism?
Category% TotalLeahyMcMullen
Only Bush / Both434849
Only Kerry / Neither51896

Population of area, five categories
Category% TotalLeahyMcMullen
Over 500 thousand---
50 to 500 thousand---
Suburbs306530
10 to 50 thousand137027
Rural577423

Population of area, three categories
Category% TotalLeahyMcMullen
City over 50 thousand---
Suburbs306530
Small city and Rural707423

Geo Stratum Code
Category% TotalLeahyMcMullen
Burl / Wnski Rv Vl357122
Rutland / Conn Riv167027
Green Mountains497127

In today's election for president, did you just vote for:
Category% TotalLeahyMcMullen
John Kerry59943
George W. Bush393760
Ralph Nader2--

In today's election for governor, did you just vote for:
Category% TotalLeahyMcMullen
Peter Clavelle38973
Jim Douglas595641
Peter Diamondstone0--
Cris Ericson1--
Patricia Hejny1--
Hardy Machia1--

In today's election for U.S. House of Representatives, did you just vote for:
Category% TotalLeahyMcMullen
Larry Drown7--
Greg Parke261583
Bernie Sanders67925


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