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1,896 Respondents

Updated: 11:45 a.m.

VOTE BY GENDER

TOTAL	Blagojevich	Topinka	Whitney
Male (47%)	45%	42%	12%
Female (53%)	53%	36%	10%

VOTE BY RACE AND GENDER

TOTAL	Blagojevich	Topinka	Whitney
White Men (37%)	37%	47%	14%
White Women (40%)	44%	44%	11%
Non-White Men (10%)	73%	23%	3%
Non-White Women (13%)	84%	10%	5%

VOTE BY RACE

TOTAL	Blagojevich	Topinka	Whitney
White (77%)	41%	46%	13%
African-American (10%)	80%	16%	2%
Latino (10%)	83%	12%	4%
Asian (2%)	*	*	*
Other (1%)	*	*	*

VOTE BY AGE

TOTAL	Blagojevich	Topinka	Whitney
18-29 (12%)	58%	29%	12%
30-44 (26%)	50%	37%	11%
45-59 (33%)	46%	43%	10%
60 and Older (29%)	49%	40%	10%

VOTE BY AGE

TOTAL	Blagojevich	Topinka	Whitney
18-64 (82%)	49%	39%	11%
65 and Older (18%)	50%	40%	9%

VOTE BY INCOME

TOTAL	Blagojevich	Topinka	Whitney
Under $15,000 (7%)	74%	21%	4%
$15-30,000 (11%)	62%	31%	7%
$30-50,000 (22%)	55%	31%	12%
$50-75,000 (21%)	46%	40%	13%
$75-100,000 (16%)	40%	45%	13%
$100-150,000 (13%)	40%	50%	9%
$150-200,000 (5%)	49%	33%	17%
$200,000 or More (6%)	30%	56%	13%

VOTE BY INCOME

TOTAL	Blagojevich	Topinka	Whitney
Less Than $50,000 (39%)	60%	29%	9%
$50,000 or More (61%)	42%	44%	13%

VOTE BY INCOME

TOTAL	Blagojevich	Topinka	Whitney
Less Than $100,000 (76%)	52%	35%	11%
$100,000 or More (24%)	39%	48%	12%

ANYONE IN HOUSEHOLD IN A UNION?

TOTAL	Blagojevich	Topinka	Whitney
Yes, I Am (17%)	58%	29%	13%
Yes, Someone Else Is (13%)	52%	39%	9%
Yes, Both (3%)	*	*	*
No, No One Is (68%)	45%	43%	11%

ANYONE IN HOUSEHOLD IN A UNION?

TOTAL	Blagojevich	Topinka	Whitney
Yes (32%)	54%	34%	12%
No (68%)	45%	43%	11%

ARE YOU A UNION MEMBER?

TOTAL	Blagojevich	Topinka	Whitney
Yes (20%)	56%	31%	13%
No (80%)	46%	42%	11%

VOTE BY EDUCATION

TOTAL	Blagojevich	Topinka	Whitney
No High School (4%)	69%	25%	6%
H.S. Graduate (22%)	59%	31%	9%
Some College (31%)	52%	37%	10%
College Graduate (25%)	37%	49%	12%
Postgraduate (18%)	35%	47%	17%

VOTE BY EDUCATION

TOTAL	Blagojevich	Topinka	Whitney
No College Degree (57%)	56%	34%	9%
College Graduate (43%)	36%	48%	14%

VOTE BY EDUCATION

TOTAL	Blagojevich	Topinka	Whitney
No College Education (26%)	61%	30%	8%
College Educated (74%)	43%	44%	12%

VOTE BY PARTY ID

TOTAL	Blagojevich	Topinka	Whitney
Democrat (46%)	81%	11%	8%
Republican (31%)	10%	81%	7%
Independent (23%)	35%	42%	22%

VOTE BY IDEOLOGY

TOTAL	Blagojevich	Topinka	Whitney
Liberal (23%)	70%	15%	15%
Moderate (52%)	51%	37%	11%
Conservative (25%)	23%	67%	8%

VOTE BY RELIGION

TOTAL	Blagojevich	Topinka	Whitney
Protestant (50%)	42%	46%	9%
Catholic (32%)	55%	35%	9%
Jewish (2%)	*	*	*
Other (5%)	59%	28%	13%
None (10%)	60%	23%	18%

VOTE BY RELIGION AMONG WHITES

TOTAL	Blagojevich	Topinka	Whitney
White Protestants (40%)	34%	53%	11%
White Catholics (23%)	45%	42%	12%
White Jewish Voters (1%)	*	*	*
Whites - Other (3%)	*	*	*
White - No Religion (8%)	52%	27%	21%
Non-White Voters (24%)	78%	17%	4%

DO YOU HAVE CHILDREN UNDER 18?

TOTAL	Blagojevich	Topinka	Whitney
Yes (37%)	49%	39%	10%
No (63%)	48%	39%	11%

DO YOU HAVE CHILDREN UNDER 18?

TOTAL	Blagojevich	Topinka	Whitney
Fathers (16%)	43%	45%	10%
Mothers (21%)	54%	35%	10%
Men w/No Children (31%)	46%	41%	13%
Women w/No Children (32%)	50%	38%	10%

HOW GEORGE W. BUSH IS HANDLING HIS JOB

TOTAL	Blagojevich	Topinka	Whitney
Strongly Approve (17%)	15%	78%	4%
Somewhat Approve (19%)	24%	63%	11%
Somewhat Disapprove (19%)	51%	37%	11%
Strongly Disapprove (45%)	75%	13%	12%

HOW GEORGE W. BUSH IS HANDLING HIS JOB

TOTAL	Blagojevich	Topinka	Whitney
Approve (35%)	19%	70%	8%
Disapprove (64%)	68%	20%	12%

U.S. WAR IN IRAQ

TOTAL	Blagojevich	Topinka	Whitney
Strongly Approve (13%)	16%	76%	5%
Somewhat Approve (21%)	27%	61%	10%
Somewhat Disapprove (20%)	49%	41%	9%
Strongly Disapprove (45%)	69%	18%	13%

U.S. WAR IN IRAQ

TOTAL	Blagojevich	Topinka	Whitney
Approve (34%)	23%	67%	8%
Disapprove (65%)	63%	25%	12%

STATE ECONOMY

TOTAL	Blagojevich	Topinka	Whitney
Excellent (4%)	*	*	*
Good (44%)	58%	35%	6%
Not So Good (41%)	45%	39%	14%
Poor (10%)	26%	56%	16%

STATE ECONOMY

TOTAL	Blagojevich	Topinka	Whitney
Excellent or Good (48%)	59%	34%	6%
Not Good or Poor (51%)	41%	43%	14%

IMPORTANCE OF CORRUPTION AND ETHICS

TOTAL	Blagojevich	Topinka	Whitney
Extremely Important (58%)	47%	40%	11%
Very Important (28%)	50%	41%	9%
Somewhat Important (11%)	64%	27%	9%
Not At All Important (2%)	*	*	*

WILL VOTES BE COUNTED ACCURATELY?

TOTAL	Blagojevich	Topinka	Whitney
Very Confident (42%)	44%	45%	9%
Somewhat Confident (48%)	52%	36%	12%
Not Very Confident (8%)	51%	32%	15%
Not At All Confident (2%)	*	*	*

WILL VOTES BE COUNTED ACCURATELY?

TOTAL	Blagojevich	Topinka	Whitney
Confident (89%)	48%	40%	10%
Not Confident (9%)	51%	31%	16%

OPINION OF DENNIS HASTERT

TOTAL	Blagojevich	Topinka	Whitney
Favorable (34%)	32%	61%	7%
Unfavorable (49%)	63%	24%	12%

WOULD OBAMA MAKE A GOOD PRESIDENT?

TOTAL	Blagojevich	Topinka	Whitney
Yes (64%)	63%	26%	11%
No (29%)	24%	64%	10%

VOTE BY SIZE OF COMMUNITY

TOTAL	Blagojevich	Topinka	Whitney
Big Cities (18%)	76%	16%	8%
Smaller Cities (8%)	38%	41%	19%
Suburbs (52%)	43%	46%	11%
Small Towns (3%)	75%	16%	9%
Rural (19%)	42%	45%	10%

VOTE BY SIZE OF COMMUNITY

TOTAL	Blagojevich	Topinka	Whitney
Urban (26%)	65%	23%	11%
Suburban (52%)	43%	46%	11%
Rural (22%)	47%	41%	10%

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