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972 Respondents

Updated: 11:45 a.m.

VOTE BY GENDER

TOTAL	Yes	No
Male (48%)	61%	39%
Female (52%)	54%	46%

VOTE BY RACE AND GENDER

TOTAL	Yes	No
White Men (44%)	62%	38%
White Women (48%)	54%	46%
Non-White Men (3%)	*	*
Non-White Women (4%)	*	*

VOTE BY RACE

TOTAL	Yes	No
White (92%)	58%	42%
African-American (4%)	*	*
Latino (1%)	*	*
Asian (1%)	*	*
Other (1%)	*	*

VOTE BY AGE

TOTAL	Yes	No
18-29 (17%)	40%	60%
30-44 (23%)	60%	40%
45-59 (32%)	58%	42%
60 and Older (28%)	67%	33%

VOTE BY AGE

TOTAL	Yes	No
18-64 (80%)	54%	46%
65 and Older (20%)	71%	29%

VOTE BY INCOME

TOTAL	Yes	No
Under $15,000 (7%)	56%	44%
$15-30,000 (13%)	61%	39%
$30-50,000 (19%)	54%	46%
$50-75,000 (26%)	59%	41%
$75-100,000 (18%)	59%	41%
$100-150,000 (10%)	47%	53%
$150-200,000 (4%)	*	*
$200,000 or More (3%)	*	*

VOTE BY INCOME

TOTAL	Yes	No
Less Than $50,000 (40%)	56%	44%
$50,000 or More (60%)	55%	45%

VOTE BY INCOME

TOTAL	Yes	No
Less Than $100,000 (83%)	58%	42%
$100,000 or More (17%)	44%	56%

ANYONE IN HOUSEHOLD IN A UNION?

TOTAL	Yes	No
Yes, I Am (14%)	52%	48%
Yes, Someone Else Is (14%)	62%	38%
Yes, Both (2%)	*	*
No, No One Is (70%)	59%	41%

ANYONE IN HOUSEHOLD IN A UNION?

TOTAL	Yes	No
Yes (30%)	55%	45%
No (70%)	59%	41%

ARE YOU A UNION MEMBER?

TOTAL	Yes	No
Yes (16%)	50%	50%
No (84%)	60%	40%

VOTE BY EDUCATION

TOTAL	Yes	No
No High School (3%)	*	*
H.S. Graduate (19%)	68%	32%
Some College (36%)	54%	46%
College Graduate (27%)	56%	44%
Postgraduate (16%)	45%	55%

VOTE BY EDUCATION

TOTAL	Yes	No
No College Degree (57%)	60%	40%
College Graduate (43%)	52%	48%

VOTE BY EDUCATION

TOTAL	Yes	No
No College Education (21%)	69%	31%
College Educated (79%)	53%	47%

VOTE BY PARTY ID

TOTAL	Yes	No
Democrat (38%)	35%	65%
Republican (35%)	84%	16%
Independent (28%)	50%	50%

VOTE BY IDEOLOGY

TOTAL	Yes	No
Liberal (24%)	26%	74%
Moderate (49%)	54%	46%
Conservative (27%)	87%	13%

VOTE BY RELIGION

TOTAL	Yes	No
Protestant (47%)	64%	36%
Catholic (31%)	60%	40%
Jewish (1%)	*	*
Other (7%)	28%	72%
None (14%)	29%	71%

VOTE BY RELIGION AMONG WHITES

TOTAL	Yes	No
White Protestants (44%)	64%	36%
White Catholics (29%)	60%	40%
White Jewish Voters (1%)	*	*
Whites - Other (5%)	*	*
White - No Religion (12%)	26%	74%
Non-White Voters (9%)	55%	45%

VOTE BY CHURCH ATTENDANCE

TOTAL	Yes	No
More Than Weekly (10%)	88%	12%
Weekly (29%)	75%	25%
Monthly (14%)	53%	47%
A Few Times a Year (30%)	41%	59%
Never (15%)	25%	75%

VOTE BY CHURCH ATTENDANCE

TOTAL	Yes	No
Weekly (38%)	78%	22%
Occasionally (44%)	45%	55%
Never (15%)	25%	75%

STATE ECONOMY

TOTAL	Yes	No
Excellent (5%)	*	*
Good (58%)	59%	41%
Not So Good (33%)	51%	49%
Poor (3%)	*	*

STATE ECONOMY

TOTAL	Yes	No
Excellent or Good (62%)	60%	40%
Not Good or Poor (36%)	52%	48%

HOW GEORGE W. BUSH IS HANDLING HIS JOB

TOTAL	Yes	No
Strongly Approve (17%)	90%	10%
Somewhat Approve (24%)	76%	24%
Somewhat Disapprove (19%)	57%	43%
Strongly Disapprove (40%)	30%	70%

HOW GEORGE W. BUSH IS HANDLING HIS JOB

TOTAL	Yes	No
Approve (41%)	82%	18%
Disapprove (58%)	39%	61%

U.S. WAR IN IRAQ

TOTAL	Yes	No
Strongly Approve (14%)	89%	11%
Somewhat Approve (27%)	79%	21%
Somewhat Disapprove (21%)	47%	53%
Strongly Disapprove (37%)	33%	67%

U.S. WAR IN IRAQ

TOTAL	Yes	No
Approve (41%)	83%	17%
Disapprove (58%)	38%	62%

IMPORTANCE OF WAR IN IRAQ

TOTAL	Yes	No
Extremely Important (34%)	47%	53%
Very Important (33%)	60%	40%
Somewhat Important (23%)	58%	42%
Not At All Important (8%)	68%	32%

IMPORTANCE OF TERRORISM

TOTAL	Yes	No
Extremely Important (33%)	66%	34%
Very Important (37%)	60%	40%
Somewhat Important (25%)	42%	58%
Not At All Important (4%)	*	*

IMPORTANCE OF ECONOMY

TOTAL	Yes	No
Extremely Important (35%)	56%	44%
Very Important (45%)	58%	42%
Somewhat Important (17%)	54%	46%
Not At All Important (2%)	*	*

IMPORTANCE OF CORRUPTION AND ETHICS

TOTAL	Yes	No
Extremely Important (43%)	64%	36%
Very Important (34%)	58%	42%
Somewhat Important (16%)	45%	55%
Not At All Important (6%)	*	*

WOULD FEINGOLD MAKE A GOOD PRESIDENT?

TOTAL	Yes	No
Yes (35%)	36%	64%
No (51%)	74%	26%

VOTE BY SIZE OF COMMUNITY

TOTAL	Yes	No
Big Cities (4%)	*	*
Smaller Cities (28%)	54%	46%
Suburbs (41%)	58%	42%
Small Towns (7%)	61%	39%
Rural (20%)	61%	39%

VOTE BY SIZE OF COMMUNITY

TOTAL	Yes	No
Urban (32%)	55%	45%
Suburban (41%)	58%	42%
Rural (27%)	61%	39%

VOTE BY REGION

TOTAL	Yes	No
Milwaukee (14%)	56%	44%
Milwaukee Area (20%)	68%	32%
Southern Wisc. (26%)	50%	50%
Northeastern Wisc. (17%)	62%	38%
Northwestern Wisc. (23%)	55%	45%

VOTE FOR GOVERNOR

TOTAL	Yes	No
Doyle (53%)	37%	63%
Green (46%)	83%	17%

NOTE

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