- ✓ Dianne Feinstein 62% 6,538,196
- ✓ Elizabeth Emken 38% 4,081,156
78% in
- ✓ projected winner
- Democrat
- Republican
- Third Party
- Undecided
California county results
Alameda 100% in
- ✓ Dianne Feinstein 82% 454,048
- ✓ Elizabeth Emken 18% 101,283
Alpine 100% in
- ✓ Dianne Feinstein 64% 409
- ✓ Elizabeth Emken 36% 229
Amador 100% in
- ✓ Elizabeth Emken 59% 8,837
- ✓ Dianne Feinstein 41% 6,205
Butte 100% in
- ✓ Elizabeth Emken 51% 35,529
- ✓ Dianne Feinstein 49% 33,547
Calaveras 100% in
- ✓ Elizabeth Emken 58% 10,611
- ✓ Dianne Feinstein 42% 7,604
Colusa 100% in
- ✓ Elizabeth Emken 57% 3,180
- ✓ Dianne Feinstein 43% 2,417
Contra Costa 100% in
- ✓ Dianne Feinstein 69% 248,052
- ✓ Elizabeth Emken 31% 109,703
Del Norte 100% in
- ✓ Elizabeth Emken 53% 4,135
- ✓ Dianne Feinstein 47% 3,658
El Dorado 100% in
- ✓ Elizabeth Emken 59% 49,504
- ✓ Dianne Feinstein 41% 34,698
Fresno 100% in
- ✓ Elizabeth Emken 51% 90,107
- ✓ Dianne Feinstein 49% 86,431
Glenn 100% in
- ✓ Elizabeth Emken 61% 5,487
- ✓ Dianne Feinstein 39% 3,498
Humboldt 100% in
- ✓ Dianne Feinstein 64% 29,126
- ✓ Elizabeth Emken 36% 16,037
Imperial 100% in
- ✓ Dianne Feinstein 66% 17,701
- ✓ Elizabeth Emken 34% 9,174
Inyo 100% in
- ✓ Elizabeth Emken 58% 3,661
- ✓ Dianne Feinstein 42% 2,696
Kern 100% in
- ✓ Elizabeth Emken 59% 118,295
- ✓ Dianne Feinstein 41% 83,163
Kings 100% in
- ✓ Elizabeth Emken 58% 17,406
- ✓ Dianne Feinstein 42% 12,633
Lake 100% in
- ✓ Dianne Feinstein 59% 9,435
- ✓ Elizabeth Emken 41% 6,611
Lassen 100% in
- ✓ Elizabeth Emken 70% 7,359
- ✓ Dianne Feinstein 30% 3,138
Los Angeles 100% in
- ✓ Dianne Feinstein 71% 1,765,348
- ✓ Elizabeth Emken 29% 735,461
Madera 100% in
- ✓ Elizabeth Emken 60% 19,016
- ✓ Dianne Feinstein 40% 12,764
Marin 100% in
- ✓ Dianne Feinstein 80% 77,558
- ✓ Elizabeth Emken 20% 19,751
Mariposa 100% in
- ✓ Elizabeth Emken 59% 4,556
- ✓ Dianne Feinstein 41% 3,132
Mendocino 100% in
- ✓ Dianne Feinstein 69% 12,379
- ✓ Elizabeth Emken 31% 5,441
Merced 100% in
- ✓ Dianne Feinstein 53% 26,143
- ✓ Elizabeth Emken 47% 22,780
Modoc 100% in
- ✓ Elizabeth Emken 70% 2,761
- ✓ Dianne Feinstein 30% 1,191
Mono 100% in
- ✓ Dianne Feinstein 51% 2,452
- ✓ Elizabeth Emken 49% 2,312
Monterey 100% in
- ✓ Dianne Feinstein 69% 53,100
- ✓ Elizabeth Emken 31% 24,390
Napa 100% in
- ✓ Dianne Feinstein 65% 20,879
- ✓ Elizabeth Emken 35% 11,006
Nevada 100% in
- ✓ Elizabeth Emken 52% 15,710
- ✓ Dianne Feinstein 48% 14,790
Orange 100% in
- ✓ Elizabeth Emken 53% 530,836
- ✓ Dianne Feinstein 47% 462,672
Placer 100% in
- ✓ Elizabeth Emken 59% 72,119
- ✓ Dianne Feinstein 41% 51,024
Plumas 100% in
- ✓ Elizabeth Emken 57% 5,074
- ✓ Dianne Feinstein 43% 3,808
Riverside 100% in
- ✓ Dianne Feinstein 51% 288,796
- ✓ Elizabeth Emken 49% 277,227
Sacramento 100% in
- ✓ Dianne Feinstein 60% 254,556
- ✓ Elizabeth Emken 40% 170,690
San Benito 100% in
- ✓ Dianne Feinstein 59% 8,706
- ✓ Elizabeth Emken 41% 5,945
San Bernardino 100% in
- ✓ Dianne Feinstein 53% 270,066
- ✓ Elizabeth Emken 47% 237,358
San Diego 100% in
- ✓ Dianne Feinstein 53% 504,950
- ✓ Elizabeth Emken 47% 439,843
San Francisco 100% in
- ✓ Dianne Feinstein 88% 285,654
- ✓ Elizabeth Emken 12% 37,406
San Joaquin 100% in
- ✓ Dianne Feinstein 56% 99,077
- ✓ Elizabeth Emken 44% 78,070
San Luis Obispo 100% in
- ✓ Dianne Feinstein 51% 58,649
- ✓ Elizabeth Emken 49% 56,757
San Mateo 100% in
- ✓ Dianne Feinstein 76% 157,562
- ✓ Elizabeth Emken 24% 48,597
Santa Barbara 100% in
- ✓ Dianne Feinstein 59% 84,304
- ✓ Elizabeth Emken 41% 58,191
Santa Clara 100% in
- ✓ Dianne Feinstein 73% 347,770
- ✓ Elizabeth Emken 27% 131,531
Santa Cruz 100% in
- ✓ Dianne Feinstein 78% 61,637
- ✓ Elizabeth Emken 22% 17,855
Shasta 100% in
- ✓ Elizabeth Emken 64% 44,372
- ✓ Dianne Feinstein 36% 25,403
Sierra 100% in
- ✓ Elizabeth Emken 61% 1,078
- ✓ Dianne Feinstein 39% 676
Siskiyou 100% in
- ✓ Elizabeth Emken 58% 10,059
- ✓ Dianne Feinstein 42% 7,260
Solano 100% in
- ✓ Dianne Feinstein 65% 88,973
- ✓ Elizabeth Emken 35% 46,920
Sonoma 100% in
- ✓ Dianne Feinstein 73% 125,775
- ✓ Elizabeth Emken 27% 45,562
Stanislaus 100% in
- ✓ Dianne Feinstein 51% 71,590
- ✓ Elizabeth Emken 49% 69,150
Sutter 100% in
- ✓ Elizabeth Emken 60% 12,265
- ✓ Dianne Feinstein 40% 8,176
Tehama 100% in
- ✓ Elizabeth Emken 63% 10,792
- ✓ Dianne Feinstein 37% 6,301
Trinity 100% in
- ✓ Elizabeth Emken 53% 2,627
- ✓ Dianne Feinstein 47% 2,349
Tulare 100% in
- ✓ Elizabeth Emken 58% 41,699
- ✓ Dianne Feinstein 42% 29,811
Tuolumne 100% in
- ✓ Elizabeth Emken 57% 13,378
- ✓ Dianne Feinstein 43% 9,955
Ventura 100% in
- ✓ Dianne Feinstein 54% 149,153
- ✓ Elizabeth Emken 46% 127,630
Yolo 100% in
- ✓ Dianne Feinstein 67% 39,430
- ✓ Elizabeth Emken 33% 18,999
Yuba 100% in
- ✓ Elizabeth Emken 60% 8,794
- ✓ Dianne Feinstein 40% 5,918
Exit poll
Gender
Category | Feinstein | Emken | % Total |
---|---|---|---|
Male | 57 | 43 | 50 |
Female | 64 | 36 | 50 |
In which age group are you?
Category | Feinstein | Emken | % Total |
---|---|---|---|
18-29 | 74 | 26 | 26 |
30-44 | 60 | 40 | 28 |
45-64 | 54 | 46 | 33 |
65 or over | 53 | 47 | 13 |
In which age group are you?
Category | Feinstein | Emken | % Total |
---|---|---|---|
18-24 | 70 | 30 | 13 |
25-29 | 79 | 21 | 13 |
30-39 | 58 | 42 | 17 |
40-49 | 60 | 40 | 20 |
50-64 | 54 | 46 | 24 |
65 or over | 53 | 47 | 13 |
Race
Category | Feinstein | Emken | % Total |
---|---|---|---|
White | 50 | 50 | 56 |
Black | 88 | 12 | 8 |
Hispanic or Latino | 67 | 33 | 22 |
Asian | 83 | 17 | 11 |
Other | 63 | 37 | 3 |
Gender by race
Category | Feinstein | Emken | % Total |
---|---|---|---|
White men | 47 | 53 | 28 |
White women | 54 | 46 | 27 |
Black men | - | - | 3 |
Black women | 86 | 14 | 5 |
Latino men | 63 | 37 | 10 |
Latino women | 72 | 28 | 12 |
All other races | 78 | 22 | 15 |
On most political matters, do you consider yourself:
Category | Feinstein | Emken | % Total |
---|---|---|---|
Liberal | 93 | 7 | 29 |
Moderate | 68 | 32 | 41 |
Conservative | 20 | 80 | 30 |
No matter how you voted today, do you usually think of yourself as a:
Category | Feinstein | Emken | % Total |
---|---|---|---|
Democrat | 95 | 5 | 44 |
Republican | 12 | 88 | 28 |
Independent or something else | 54 | 46 | 28 |
What was the last grade of school you completed?
Category | Feinstein | Emken | % Total |
---|---|---|---|
No high school diploma | 79 | 21 | 4 |
High school graduate | 50 | 50 | 16 |
Some college or associate degree | 59 | 41 | 29 |
College graduate | 61 | 39 | 32 |
Postgraduate study | 68 | 32 | 18 |
What was the last grade of school you completed?
Category | Feinstein | Emken | % Total |
---|---|---|---|
College graduate | 64 | 36 | 51 |
No college degree | 57 | 43 | 49 |
What was the last grade of school you completed?
Category | Feinstein | Emken | % Total |
---|---|---|---|
More than high school graduate | 62 | 38 | 80 |
High school graduate or less | 55 | 45 | 20 |
2011 total family income:
Category | Feinstein | Emken | % Total |
---|---|---|---|
Under $30,000 | 72 | 28 | 18 |
$30,000 - $49,999 | 62 | 38 | 22 |
$50,000 - $99,999 | 60 | 40 | 28 |
$100,000 - $199,999 | 55 | 45 | 23 |
$200,000 - $249,999 | - | - | 4 |
$250,000 or more | - | - | 4 |
2011 total family income:
Category | Feinstein | Emken | % Total |
---|---|---|---|
Under $50,000 | 67 | 33 | 41 |
$50,000 - $99,999 | 60 | 40 | 28 |
$100,000 or more | 55 | 45 | 31 |
2011 total family income
Category | Feinstein | Emken | % Total |
---|---|---|---|
Under $50,000 | 67 | 33 | 41 |
$50,000 or more | 58 | 42 | 59 |
2011 total family income:
Category | Feinstein | Emken | % Total |
---|---|---|---|
Under $100,000 | 64 | 36 | 69 |
$100,000 or more | 55 | 45 | 31 |
How often do you attend religious services?
Category | Feinstein | Emken | % Total |
---|---|---|---|
More than once a week | - | - | 12 |
Once a week | 44 | 56 | 23 |
A few times a month | - | - | 10 |
A few times a year | 66 | 34 | 32 |
Never | 69 | 31 | 21 |
How often do you attend religious services?
Category | Feinstein | Emken | % Total |
---|---|---|---|
Weekly or more often | 46 | 54 | 35 |
Occasionally | 64 | 36 | 42 |
Never | 69 | 31 | 21 |
Religion
Category | Feinstein | Emken | % Total |
---|---|---|---|
Protestant or other Christian | 45 | 55 | 43 |
Catholic | 54 | 46 | 30 |
Jewish | - | - | 2 |
Something else | - | - | 10 |
None | 79 | 21 | 15 |
Religion among whites
Category | Feinstein | Emken | % Total |
---|---|---|---|
White Protestant/Other Christian | 32 | 68 | 26 |
White Catholic | 44 | 56 | 13 |
White Jewish | - | - | 2 |
White something else | - | - | 4 |
White none | 72 | 28 | 10 |
Non-white | 69 | 31 | 45 |
Church attendance by religion
Category | Feinstein | Emken | % Total |
---|---|---|---|
Protestant and attend at least weekly | - | - | 6 |
Protestant and do not attend at least weekly | - | - | 13 |
Catholic and attend at least weekly | - | - | 14 |
Catholic and do not attend at least weekly | - | - | 16 |
All others | 65 | 35 | 51 |
White evangelical or white born-again Christians
Category | Feinstein | Emken | % Total |
---|---|---|---|
White evangelical or white born-again Christians | - | - | 17 |
All others | 65 | 35 | 83 |
Which comes closest to your position? Abortion should be:
Category | Feinstein | Emken | % Total |
---|---|---|---|
Legal in all cases | 69 | 31 | 38 |
Legal in most cases | 68 | 32 | 33 |
Illegal in most cases | 28 | 72 | 18 |
Illegal in all cases | - | - | 8 |
Which comes closest to your position? Abortion should be:
Category | Feinstein | Emken | % Total |
---|---|---|---|
Legal | 68 | 32 | 72 |
Illegal | 28 | 72 | 26 |
How do you feel about the Tea Party movement?
Category | Feinstein | Emken | % Total |
---|---|---|---|
Support | 18 | 82 | 22 |
Neutral | 53 | 47 | 34 |
Oppose | 90 | 10 | 34 |
Which ONE of these four issues is the most important facing the country?
Category | Feinstein | Emken | % Total |
---|---|---|---|
Foreign policy | - | - | 5 |
Federal budget deficit | 49 | 51 | 14 |
The economy | 58 | 42 | 59 |
Health care | 84 | 16 | 20 |
Which ONE of these four is the biggest economic problem facing people like you?
Category | Feinstein | Emken | % Total |
---|---|---|---|
The housing market | - | - | 11 |
Unemployment | 64 | 36 | 43 |
Taxes | - | - | 11 |
Rising prices | 68 | 32 | 32 |
What should happen to the 2010 health care law?
Category | Feinstein | Emken | % Total |
---|---|---|---|
Expand it | 92 | 8 | 33 |
Leave it as is | - | - | 18 |
Repeal some of it | 42 | 58 | 20 |
Repeal all of it | 18 | 82 | 20 |
What should happen to the 2010 health care law?
Category | Feinstein | Emken | % Total |
---|---|---|---|
Expand it or leave it as is | 90 | 10 | 51 |
Repeal some or all of it | 30 | 70 | 41 |
Should income tax rates:
Category | Feinstein | Emken | % Total |
---|---|---|---|
Increase for all | - | - | 11 |
Increase only on income over $250,000 | 87 | 13 | 52 |
Not increase for anyone | 24 | 76 | 35 |
Should most illegal immigrants working in the United States be:
Category | Feinstein | Emken | % Total |
---|---|---|---|
Offered a chance to apply for legal status | 64 | 36 | 68 |
Deported to the country they came from | 27 | 73 | 20 |
Who is more in touch with people like you?
Category | Feinstein | Emken | % Total |
---|---|---|---|
Barack Obama | 90 | 10 | 63 |
Mitt Romney | 15 | 85 | 33 |
Who would better handle the economy?
Category | Feinstein | Emken | % Total |
---|---|---|---|
Barack Obama | 94 | 6 | 56 |
Mitt Romney | 21 | 79 | 40 |
Who would better handle Medicare?
Category | Feinstein | Emken | % Total |
---|---|---|---|
Barack Obama | 94 | 6 | 61 |
Mitt Romney | 12 | 88 | 36 |
Who would better handle the federal budget deficit?
Category | Feinstein | Emken | % Total |
---|---|---|---|
Barack Obama | 94 | 6 | 55 |
Mitt Romney | 18 | 82 | 38 |
Which is closer to your view:
Category | Feinstein | Emken | % Total |
---|---|---|---|
Government should do more to solve problems | 86 | 14 | 56 |
Government is doing too many things better left to businesses and individuals | 30 | 70 | 40 |
Do you think the condition of the nation's economy is:
Category | Feinstein | Emken | % Total |
---|---|---|---|
Excellent | - | - | 1 |
Good | 94 | 6 | 21 |
Not so good | 75 | 25 | 48 |
Poor | 20 | 80 | 30 |
Do you think the condition of the nation's economy:
Category | Feinstein | Emken | % Total |
---|---|---|---|
Excellent or good | 93 | 7 | 22 |
Not so good or poor | 54 | 46 | 77 |
Is the U.S. economy:
Category | Feinstein | Emken | % Total |
---|---|---|---|
Getting better | 89 | 11 | 41 |
Getting worse | 24 | 76 | 20 |
Staying about the same | 56 | 44 | 39 |
Economic conditions:
Category | Feinstein | Emken | % Total |
---|---|---|---|
Getting better | 89 | 11 | 41 |
Staying the same and good | - | - | 7 |
Staying the same and not good | 46 | 54 | 32 |
Getting worse | 24 | 76 | 20 |
Compared to four years ago, is your family's financial situation:
Category | Feinstein | Emken | % Total |
---|---|---|---|
Better today | 77 | 23 | 32 |
Worse today | 41 | 59 | 31 |
About the same | 68 | 32 | 38 |
Do you think things in this country today are:
Category | Feinstein | Emken | % Total |
---|---|---|---|
Generally going in the right direction | 89 | 11 | 48 |
Seriously off on the wrong track | 19 | 81 | 49 |
Who is more to blame for current economic problems?
Category | Feinstein | Emken | % Total |
---|---|---|---|
Barack Obama | 16 | 84 | 30 |
George W. Bush | 89 | 11 | 59 |
Do you think the U.S. economic system generally:
Category | Feinstein | Emken | % Total |
---|---|---|---|
Favors the wealthy | 83 | 17 | 53 |
Is fair to most Americans | 42 | 58 | 42 |
Should taxes be raised to help cut the budget deficit?
Category | Feinstein | Emken | % Total |
---|---|---|---|
Yes | 85 | 15 | 41 |
No | 44 | 56 | 55 |
Which comes closest to your feelings about the Obama administration:
Category | Feinstein | Emken | % Total |
---|---|---|---|
Enthusiastic | 97 | 3 | 27 |
Satisfied, but not enthusiastic | 92 | 8 | 29 |
Dissatisfied, but not angry | 24 | 76 | 28 |
Angry | - | - | 14 |
Which comes closest to your feelings about the Obama administration:
Category | Feinstein | Emken | % Total |
---|---|---|---|
Positive | 95 | 5 | 56 |
Negative | 18 | 82 | 42 |
Do you approve or disapprove of the way Barack Obama is handling his job as president?
Category | Feinstein | Emken | % Total |
---|---|---|---|
Strongly approve | 91 | 9 | 26 |
Somewhat approve | 94 | 6 | 39 |
Somewhat disapprove | - | - | 9 |
Strongly disapprove | 3 | 97 | 25 |
Do you approve or disapprove of the way Barack Obama is handling his job as president?
Category | Feinstein | Emken | % Total |
---|---|---|---|
Approve | 93 | 7 | 65 |
Disapprove | 8 | 92 | 34 |
Is your opinion of Barack Obama:
Category | Feinstein | Emken | % Total |
---|---|---|---|
Favorable | 85 | 15 | 60 |
Unfavorable | 8 | 92 | 39 |
Is your opinion of Mitt Romney:
Category | Feinstein | Emken | % Total |
---|---|---|---|
Favorable | 15 | 85 | 43 |
Unfavorable | 84 | 16 | 55 |
Do Barack Obama's policies generally favor:
Category | Feinstein | Emken | % Total |
---|---|---|---|
The rich | - | - | 9 |
The middle class | 83 | 17 | 47 |
The poor | 28 | 72 | 29 |
Would Mitt Romney's policies generally favor:
Category | Feinstein | Emken | % Total |
---|---|---|---|
The rich | 79 | 21 | 60 |
The middle class | 11 | 89 | 32 |
The poor | - | - | 1 |
Do you trust Barack Obama to handle an international crisis?
Category | Feinstein | Emken | % Total |
---|---|---|---|
Yes | 89 | 11 | 69 |
No | 5 | 95 | 30 |
Do you trust Mitt Romney to handle an international crisis?
Category | Feinstein | Emken | % Total |
---|---|---|---|
Yes | 36 | 64 | 46 |
No | 91 | 9 | 49 |
Trust to handle an international crisis:
Category | Feinstein | Emken | % Total |
---|---|---|---|
Only Barack Obama | 93 | 7 | 47 |
Only Mitt Romney | 4 | 96 | 26 |
Both of them | - | - | 20 |
Neither of them | - | - | 2 |
Gender by marital status
Category | Feinstein | Emken | % Total |
---|---|---|---|
Married men | 51 | 49 | 26 |
Married women | 57 | 43 | 28 |
Not married men | 62 | 38 | 23 |
Not married women | 71 | 29 | 23 |
Do you have any children under 18 living in your home?
Category | Feinstein | Emken | % Total |
---|---|---|---|
Yes | 57 | 43 | 38 |
No | 60 | 40 | 62 |
Married with children
Category | Feinstein | Emken | % Total |
---|---|---|---|
Married with children | 53 | 47 | 30 |
All others | 61 | 39 | 70 |
Parents
Category | Feinstein | Emken | % Total |
---|---|---|---|
Men with children | 54 | 46 | 17 |
Women with children | 59 | 41 | 20 |
Men without children | 58 | 42 | 30 |
Women without children | 61 | 39 | 32 |
Does anyone in your household belong to a labor union?
Category | Feinstein | Emken | % Total |
---|---|---|---|
Yes | 66 | 34 | 29 |
No | 50 | 50 | 71 |
Do you work full-time for pay?
Category | Feinstein | Emken | % Total |
---|---|---|---|
Yes | 54 | 46 | 60 |
No | 56 | 44 | 40 |
Should your state legally recognize same-sex marriage?
Category | Feinstein | Emken | % Total |
---|---|---|---|
Yes | 76 | 24 | 55 |
No | 33 | 67 | 37 |
Are you gay, lesbian or bisexual?
Category | Feinstein | Emken | % Total |
---|---|---|---|
Yes | - | - | 6 |
No | 59 | 41 | 94 |
In today's election for president, did you just vote for:
Category | Feinstein | Emken | % Total |
---|---|---|---|
Barack Obama | 92 | 8 | 59 |
Mitt Romney | 14 | 86 | 39 |
How did you vote in Proposition 30 which temporary increases income tax and sales tax to fund education?
Category | Feinstein | Emken | % Total |
---|---|---|---|
Yes | 84 | 16 | 54 |
No | 35 | 65 | 46 |
Population of area
Category | Feinstein | Emken | % Total |
---|---|---|---|
Over 500,000 | 80 | 20 | 14 |
50,000 - 500,000 | 59 | 41 | 26 |
Suburbs | 58 | 42 | 50 |
10,000 - 50,000 | 67 | 33 | 5 |
Rural | - | - | 4 |
Population of area
Category | Feinstein | Emken | % Total |
---|---|---|---|
City over 50,000 | 67 | 33 | 41 |
Suburbs | 58 | 42 | 50 |
Small city and Rural | 50 | 50 | 9 |
Geographic area
Category | Feinstein | Emken | % Total |
---|---|---|---|
Coastal | 63 | 37 | 12 |
Inland/Valley | 49 | 51 | 22 |
Bay Area | 76 | 24 | 19 |
Los Angeles County | 70 | 30 | 22 |
Southern | 51 | 49 | 25 |