U.S. SENATE / MARYLAND / EXIT POLL
1,693 Respondents
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Updated: 11:45 a.m. |
VOTE BY GENDER
TOTAL |
Cardin |
Steele |
Male (48%) |
50% |
48% |
Female (52%) |
60% |
39% |
VOTE BY RACE AND GENDER
TOTAL |
Cardin |
Steele |
White Men (36%) |
45% |
54% |
White Women (36%) |
52% |
46% |
Non-White Men (12%) |
67% |
32% |
Non-White Women (16%) |
76% |
22% |
VOTE BY RACE
TOTAL |
Cardin |
Steele |
White (72%) |
48% |
50% |
African-American (23%) |
74% |
25% |
Latino (1%) |
* |
* |
Asian (2%) |
* |
* |
Other (2%) |
* |
* |
VOTE BY AGE
TOTAL |
Cardin |
Steele |
18-29 (13%) |
57% |
39% |
30-44 (27%) |
55% |
44% |
45-59 (37%) |
54% |
45% |
60 and Older (23%) |
57% |
42% |
VOTE BY AGE
TOTAL |
Cardin |
Steele |
18-64 (86%) |
55% |
43% |
65 and Older (14%) |
55% |
43% |
VOTE BY INCOME
TOTAL |
Cardin |
Steele |
Under $15,000 (1%) |
* |
* |
$15-30,000 (6%) |
58% |
42% |
$30-50,000 (16%) |
63% |
35% |
$50-75,000 (23%) |
55% |
44% |
$75-100,000 (19%) |
47% |
50% |
$100-150,000 (18%) |
53% |
45% |
$150-200,000 (9%) |
55% |
43% |
$200,000 or More (8%) |
54% |
46% |
VOTE BY INCOME
TOTAL |
Cardin |
Steele |
Less Than $50,000 (23%) |
62% |
37% |
$50,000 or More (77%) |
53% |
46% |
VOTE BY INCOME
TOTAL |
Cardin |
Steele |
Less Than $100,000 (66%) |
55% |
43% |
$100,000 or More (34%) |
54% |
45% |
VOTE BY EDUCATION
TOTAL |
Cardin |
Steele |
No High School (2%) |
* |
* |
H.S. Graduate (15%) |
49% |
51% |
Some College (29%) |
53% |
45% |
College Graduate (29%) |
51% |
48% |
Postgraduate (25%) |
64% |
33% |
VOTE BY EDUCATION
TOTAL |
Cardin |
Steele |
No College Degree (46%) |
52% |
47% |
College Graduate (54%) |
57% |
41% |
VOTE BY EDUCATION
TOTAL |
Cardin |
Steele |
No College Education (17%) |
49% |
51% |
College Educated (83%) |
56% |
43% |
ANYONE IN HOUSEHOLD IN A UNION?
TOTAL |
Cardin |
Steele |
Yes, I Am (12%) |
61% |
37% |
Yes, Someone Else Is (10%) |
62% |
37% |
Yes, Both (2%) |
* |
* |
No, No One Is (76%) |
53% |
46% |
ANYONE IN HOUSEHOLD IN A UNION?
TOTAL |
Cardin |
Steele |
Yes (24%) |
61% |
37% |
No (76%) |
53% |
46% |
ARE YOU A UNION MEMBER?
TOTAL |
Cardin |
Steele |
Yes (14%) |
61% |
37% |
No (86%) |
54% |
45% |
VOTE BY PARTY ID
TOTAL |
Cardin |
Steele |
Democrat (50%) |
86% |
12% |
Republican (31%) |
6% |
94% |
Independent (19%) |
52% |
44% |
VOTE BY IDEOLOGY
TOTAL |
Cardin |
Steele |
Liberal (26%) |
85% |
12% |
Moderate (49%) |
58% |
41% |
Conservative (25%) |
17% |
83% |
VOTE BY RELIGION
TOTAL |
Cardin |
Steele |
Protestant (50%) |
49% |
50% |
Catholic (26%) |
45% |
54% |
Jewish (8%) |
87% |
11% |
Other (7%) |
66% |
27% |
None (9%) |
76% |
24% |
VOTE BY RELIGION AMONG WHITES
TOTAL |
Cardin |
Steele |
White Protestants (32%) |
36% |
63% |
White Catholics (21%) |
41% |
58% |
White Jewish Voters (7%) |
88% |
10% |
Whites - Other (4%) |
56% |
31% |
White - No Religion (7%) |
74% |
26% |
Non-White Voters (29%) |
71% |
28% |
VOTE BY CHURCH ATTENDANCE
TOTAL |
Cardin |
Steele |
More Than Weekly (13%) |
39% |
59% |
Weekly (28%) |
50% |
49% |
Monthly (14%) |
59% |
39% |
A Few Times a Year (28%) |
55% |
43% |
Never (15%) |
72% |
28% |
VOTE BY CHURCH ATTENDANCE
TOTAL |
Cardin |
Steele |
Weekly (41%) |
46% |
52% |
Occasionally (42%) |
56% |
42% |
Never (15%) |
72% |
28% |
ARE YOU MARRIED?
TOTAL |
Cardin |
Steele |
Yes (69%) |
51% |
48% |
No (31%) |
64% |
34% |
VOTE BY GENDER AND MARITAL STATUS
TOTAL |
Cardin |
Steele |
Married Women (34%) |
53% |
45% |
Men+Unmarr. Women (66%) |
56% |
43% |
ARE YOU MARRIED WITH CHILDREN?
TOTAL |
Cardin |
Steele |
Yes (30%) |
46% |
53% |
No (70%) |
59% |
40% |
DO YOU HAVE CHILDREN UNDER 18?
TOTAL |
Cardin |
Steele |
Yes (37%) |
49% |
50% |
No (63%) |
59% |
40% |
DO YOU HAVE CHILDREN UNDER 18?
TOTAL |
Cardin |
Steele |
Fathers (17%) |
41% |
57% |
Mothers (20%) |
56% |
43% |
Men w/No Children (30%) |
56% |
43% |
Women w/No Children (33%) |
61% |
36% |
ARE YOU MARRIED?
TOTAL |
Cardin |
Steele |
Married Men (35%) |
48% |
51% |
Married Women (34%) |
53% |
45% |
Unmarried Men (13%) |
56% |
41% |
Unmarried Women (18%) |
71% |
29% |
VOTE BY MARITAL STATUS AND GENDER
TOTAL |
Cardin |
Steele |
Married Mothers (16%) |
52% |
47% |
All Other Women (36%) |
62% |
37% |
All Men (48%) |
50% |
48% |
STATE ECONOMY
TOTAL |
Cardin |
Steele |
Excellent (15%) |
22% |
78% |
Good (61%) |
54% |
45% |
Not So Good (22%) |
78% |
22% |
Poor (2%) |
* |
* |
STATE ECONOMY
TOTAL |
Cardin |
Steele |
Excellent or Good (76%) |
47% |
51% |
Not Good or Poor (24%) |
77% |
22% |
WILL VOTES BE COUNTED ACCURATELY?
TOTAL |
Cardin |
Steele |
Very Confident (42%) |
45% |
54% |
Somewhat Confident (46%) |
59% |
39% |
Not Very Confident (9%) |
74% |
22% |
Not At All Confident (3%) |
64% |
33% |
WILL VOTES BE COUNTED ACCURATELY?
TOTAL |
Cardin |
Steele |
Confident (87%) |
53% |
46% |
Not Confident (12%) |
72% |
25% |
HOW GEORGE W. BUSH IS HANDLING HIS JOB
TOTAL |
Cardin |
Steele |
Strongly Approve (18%) |
10% |
90% |
Somewhat Approve (21%) |
18% |
82% |
Somewhat Disapprove (15%) |
62% |
37% |
Strongly Disapprove (45%) |
88% |
10% |
HOW GEORGE W. BUSH IS HANDLING HIS JOB
TOTAL |
Cardin |
Steele |
Approve (39%) |
14% |
86% |
Disapprove (60%) |
81% |
16% |
IMPORTANCE OF WAR IN IRAQ
TOTAL |
Cardin |
Steele |
Extremely Important (34%) |
71% |
27% |
Very Important (29%) |
54% |
45% |
Somewhat Important (22%) |
43% |
56% |
Not At All Important (15%) |
35% |
65% |
IMPORTANCE OF TERRORISM
TOTAL |
Cardin |
Steele |
Extremely Important (32%) |
44% |
55% |
Very Important (32%) |
54% |
44% |
Somewhat Important (24%) |
65% |
33% |
Not At All Important (11%) |
60% |
38% |
IMPORTANCE OF ECONOMY
TOTAL |
Cardin |
Steele |
Extremely Important (35%) |
52% |
47% |
Very Important (43%) |
55% |
44% |
Somewhat Important (18%) |
57% |
40% |
Not At All Important (3%) |
63% |
37% |
IMPORTANCE OF ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION
TOTAL |
Cardin |
Steele |
Extremely Important (26%) |
37% |
63% |
Very Important (30%) |
50% |
49% |
Somewhat Important (30%) |
66% |
32% |
Not At All Important (14%) |
71% |
27% |
U.S. WAR IN IRAQ
TOTAL |
Cardin |
Steele |
Strongly Approve (14%) |
9% |
90% |
Somewhat Approve (21%) |
13% |
86% |
Somewhat Disapprove (20%) |
60% |
40% |
Strongly Disapprove (44%) |
87% |
10% |
U.S. WAR IN IRAQ
TOTAL |
Cardin |
Steele |
Approve (35%) |
12% |
87% |
Disapprove (64%) |
78% |
20% |
U.S. TROOPS IN IRAQ
TOTAL |
Cardin |
Steele |
Send More (14%) |
19% |
81% |
Same As Now (18%) |
17% |
83% |
Withdraw Some (31%) |
67% |
32% |
Withdraw All (32%) |
81% |
16% |
SHOULD U.S. WITHDRAW SOME OR ALL TROOPS?
TOTAL |
Cardin |
Steele |
No (32%) |
18% |
82% |
Yes (62%) |
74% |
24% |
WHO RESPECTS THE VIEWS OF BLACKS?
TOTAL |
Cardin |
Steele |
Only Democrats (27%) |
86% |
13% |
Only Republicans (6%) |
11% |
89% |
Both Parties (45%) |
38% |
61% |
Neither Party (14%) |
67% |
27% |
WHEN DID YOU DECIDE YOUR SENATE VOTE?
TOTAL |
Cardin |
Steele |
Today (6%) |
53% |
41% |
Last Three Days (8%) |
57% |
38% |
Last Week (9%) |
56% |
44% |
Last Month (25%) |
50% |
50% |
Before Then (51%) |
57% |
42% |
WHEN DID YOU DECIDE WHO TO VOTE FOR?
TOTAL |
Cardin |
Steele |
Today/Last 3 Days (14%) |
56% |
39% |
Earlier Than That (85%) |
55% |
45% |
WHEN DID YOU DECIDE WHO TO VOTE FOR?
TOTAL |
Cardin |
Steele |
Today/Last Week (23%) |
56% |
41% |
Earlier Than That (76%) |
54% |
45% |
OPINION OF YOUR CANDIDATE
TOTAL |
Cardin |
Steele |
Strongly Favor (61%) |
50% |
49% |
Reservations (29%) |
61% |
39% |
Dislike Opponent (9%) |
68% |
30% |
VOTED TODAY TO...
TOTAL |
Cardin |
Steele |
Support Bush (14%) |
5% |
95% |
Oppose Bush (38%) |
93% |
5% |
Bush Not a Factor (46%) |
38% |
61% |
VOTE BY SIZE OF COMMUNITY
TOTAL |
Cardin |
Steele |
Big Cities (9%) |
75% |
22% |
Smaller Cities (6%) |
56% |
44% |
Suburbs (76%) |
56% |
43% |
Small Towns (6%) |
27% |
70% |
Rural (3%) |
* |
* |
VOTE BY SIZE OF COMMUNITY
TOTAL |
Cardin |
Steele |
Urban (15%) |
67% |
31% |
Suburban (76%) |
56% |
43% |
Rural (9%) |
29% |
69% |
VOTE BY REGION
TOTAL |
Cardin |
Steele |
Baltimore (9%) |
75% |
22% |
Baltimore Suburbs (39%) |
48% |
49% |
D.C. Suburbs (29%) |
72% |
28% |
Rest of Maryland (24%) |
39% |
60% |
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