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U.S. SENATE / MICHIGAN / EXIT POLL

2,058 Respondents

Updated: 11:45 a.m.

VOTE BY GENDER

TOTAL	Stabenow	Bouchard
Male (48%)	53%	44%
Female (52%)	60%	38%

VOTE BY RACE AND GENDER

TOTAL	Stabenow	Bouchard
White Men (41%)	47%	49%
White Women (43%)	56%	42%
Non-White Men (7%)	80%	19%
Non-White Women (8%)	80%	19%

VOTE BY RACE

TOTAL	Stabenow	Bouchard
White (84%)	52%	46%
African-American (12%)	90%	9%
Latino (2%)	*	*
Asian (1%)	*	*
Other (1%)	*	*

VOTE BY AGE

TOTAL	Stabenow	Bouchard
18-29 (17%)	57%	38%
30-44 (28%)	55%	43%
45-59 (31%)	56%	42%
60 and Older (24%)	58%	39%

VOTE BY AGE

TOTAL	Stabenow	Bouchard
18-64 (86%)	56%	42%
65 and Older (14%)	59%	38%

VOTE BY INCOME

TOTAL	Stabenow	Bouchard
Under $15,000 (7%)	56%	40%
$15-30,000 (15%)	66%	32%
$30-50,000 (21%)	58%	38%
$50-75,000 (24%)	54%	45%
$75-100,000 (14%)	57%	41%
$100-150,000 (14%)	52%	44%
$150-200,000 (3%)	57%	43%
$200,000 or More (2%)	*	*

VOTE BY INCOME

TOTAL	Stabenow	Bouchard
Less Than $50,000 (42%)	61%	37%
$50,000 or More (58%)	54%	44%

VOTE BY INCOME

TOTAL	Stabenow	Bouchard
Less Than $100,000 (80%)	58%	40%
$100,000 or More (20%)	52%	45%

ANYONE IN HOUSEHOLD IN A UNION?

TOTAL	Stabenow	Bouchard
Yes, I Am (19%)	67%	32%
Yes, Someone Else Is (14%)	67%	29%
Yes, Both (3%)	71%	28%
No, No One Is (65%)	52%	45%

ANYONE IN HOUSEHOLD IN A UNION?

TOTAL	Stabenow	Bouchard
Yes (35%)	67%	30%
No (65%)	52%	45%

ARE YOU A UNION MEMBER?

TOTAL	Stabenow	Bouchard
Yes (22%)	67%	31%
No (78%)	55%	43%

VOTE BY EDUCATION

TOTAL	Stabenow	Bouchard
No High School (4%)	60%	39%
H.S. Graduate (22%)	63%	35%
Some College (33%)	58%	40%
College Graduate (26%)	49%	48%
Postgraduate (16%)	59%	37%

VOTE BY EDUCATION

TOTAL	Stabenow	Bouchard
No College Degree (59%)	60%	38%
College Graduate (41%)	53%	44%

VOTE BY EDUCATION

TOTAL	Stabenow	Bouchard
No College Education (26%)	63%	35%
College Educated (74%)	55%	42%

VOTE BY PARTY ID

TOTAL	Stabenow	Bouchard
Democrat (40%)	94%	5%
Republican (33%)	11%	89%
Independent (27%)	57%	36%

VOTE BY IDEOLOGY

TOTAL	Stabenow	Bouchard
Liberal (21%)	85%	13%
Moderate (47%)	64%	34%
Conservative (31%)	24%	74%

VOTE BY RELIGION

TOTAL	Stabenow	Bouchard
Protestant (54%)	52%	46%
Catholic (27%)	55%	43%
Jewish (1%)	*	*
Other (7%)	73%	27%
None (12%)	70%	21%

BORN-AGAIN OR EVANGELICAL CHRISTIAN?

TOTAL	Stabenow	Bouchard
Yes (33%)	45%	53%
No (67%)	63%	34%

VOTE BY RELIGION AMONG WHITES

TOTAL	Stabenow	Bouchard
White Protestants (43%)	45%	53%
White Catholics (24%)	53%	44%
White Jewish Voters (1%)	*	*
Whites - Other (4%)	73%	27%
White - No Religion (9%)	66%	24%
Non-White Voters (18%)	81%	18%

WHITE EVANGELICAL/BORN-AGAIN?

TOTAL	Stabenow	Bouchard
Yes (23%)	33%	65%
No (77%)	65%	33%

VOTE BY CHURCH ATTENDANCE

TOTAL	Stabenow	Bouchard
More Than Weekly (14%)	39%	61%
Weekly (29%)	46%	51%
Monthly (13%)	68%	31%
A Few Times a Year (25%)	67%	30%
Never (14%)	69%	26%

VOTE BY CHURCH ATTENDANCE

TOTAL	Stabenow	Bouchard
Weekly (44%)	44%	54%
Occasionally (38%)	67%	31%
Never (14%)	69%	26%

DO YOU HAVE CHILDREN UNDER 18?

TOTAL	Stabenow	Bouchard
Yes (39%)	54%	44%
No (61%)	58%	40%

DO YOU HAVE CHILDREN UNDER 18?

TOTAL	Stabenow	Bouchard
Fathers (19%)	50%	48%
Mothers (20%)	58%	41%
Men w/No Children (29%)	54%	43%
Women w/No Children (32%)	62%	36%

STATE ECONOMY

TOTAL	Stabenow	Bouchard
Excellent (1%)	*	*
Good (14%)	62%	38%
Not So Good (45%)	59%	38%
Poor (38%)	57%	40%

STATE ECONOMY

TOTAL	Stabenow	Bouchard
Excellent or Good (15%)	59%	40%
Not Good or Poor (84%)	58%	39%

JOB SITUATION IN YOUR AREA

TOTAL	Stabenow	Bouchard
Better (7%)	49%	51%
Worse (62%)	58%	40%
About the Same (28%)	62%	34%

FAMILY'S FINANCIAL SITUATION

TOTAL	Stabenow	Bouchard
Getting Ahead (19%)	41%	55%
Have Just Enough (57%)	58%	39%
Falling Behind (21%)	69%	30%

HOW GEORGE W. BUSH IS HANDLING HIS JOB

TOTAL	Stabenow	Bouchard
Strongly Approve (14%)	7%	90%
Somewhat Approve (21%)	18%	80%
Somewhat Disapprove (17%)	60%	39%
Strongly Disapprove (46%)	91%	6%

HOW GEORGE W. BUSH IS HANDLING HIS JOB

TOTAL	Stabenow	Bouchard
Approve (36%)	14%	84%
Disapprove (63%)	82%	15%

IMPORTANCE OF WAR IN IRAQ

TOTAL	Stabenow	Bouchard
Extremely Important (25%)	73%	25%
Very Important (25%)	57%	42%
Somewhat Important (29%)	53%	43%
Not At All Important (19%)	47%	49%

IMPORTANCE OF TERRORISM

TOTAL	Stabenow	Bouchard
Extremely Important (28%)	52%	45%
Very Important (29%)	54%	44%
Somewhat Important (28%)	63%	34%
Not At All Important (14%)	64%	30%

IMPORTANCE OF ECONOMY

TOTAL	Stabenow	Bouchard
Extremely Important (41%)	63%	36%
Very Important (41%)	54%	41%
Somewhat Important (13%)	56%	42%
Not At All Important (3%)	*	*

IMPORTANCE OF VALUES ISSUES

TOTAL	Stabenow	Bouchard
Extremely Important (30%)	41%	55%
Very Important (23%)	54%	43%
Somewhat Important (21%)	67%	32%
Not At All Important (25%)	73%	23%

IMPORTANCE OF HEALTH CARE

TOTAL	Stabenow	Bouchard
Extremely Important (40%)	71%	27%
Very Important (35%)	55%	42%
Somewhat Important (18%)	38%	59%
Not At All Important (5%)	39%	54%

U.S. WAR IN IRAQ

TOTAL	Stabenow	Bouchard
Strongly Approve (15%)	13%	85%
Somewhat Approve (24%)	25%	74%
Somewhat Disapprove (19%)	65%	34%
Strongly Disapprove (39%)	89%	8%

U.S. WAR IN IRAQ

TOTAL	Stabenow	Bouchard
Approve (39%)	20%	78%
Disapprove (58%)	81%	17%

U.S. TROOPS IN IRAQ

TOTAL	Stabenow	Bouchard
Send More (16%)	29%	67%
Same As Now (19%)	30%	69%
Withdraw Some (26%)	61%	36%
Withdraw All (31%)	86%	12%

SHOULD U.S. WITHDRAW SOME OR ALL TROOPS?

TOTAL	Stabenow	Bouchard
No (35%)	29%	68%
Yes (57%)	75%	23%

WHEN DID YOU DECIDE YOUR SENATE VOTE?

TOTAL	Stabenow	Bouchard
Today (10%)	56%	39%
Last Three Days (7%)	48%	41%
Last Week (9%)	68%	29%
Last Month (20%)	57%	41%
Before Then (53%)	61%	39%

WHEN DID YOU DECIDE WHO TO VOTE FOR?

TOTAL	Stabenow	Bouchard
Today/Last 3 Days (17%)	53%	40%
Earlier Than That (82%)	60%	38%

WHEN DID YOU DECIDE WHO TO VOTE FOR?

TOTAL	Stabenow	Bouchard
Today/Last Week (25%)	58%	36%
Earlier Than That (73%)	60%	39%

VOTED TODAY TO...

TOTAL	Stabenow	Bouchard
Support Bush (13%)	4%	95%
Oppose Bush (33%)	93%	4%
Bush Not a Factor (51%)	50%	47%

VOTE BY SIZE OF COMMUNITY

TOTAL	Stabenow	Bouchard
Big Cities (5%)	95%	4%
Smaller Cities (21%)	65%	32%
Suburbs (52%)	49%	49%
Small Towns (9%)	57%	40%
Rural (13%)	57%	40%

VOTE BY SIZE OF COMMUNITY

TOTAL	Stabenow	Bouchard
Urban (26%)	71%	27%
Suburban (52%)	49%	49%
Rural (22%)	57%	40%

VOTE BY REGION

TOTAL	Stabenow	Bouchard
Wayne County (17%)	72%	25%
Oakland/Macomb (22%)	53%	44%
University Belt (24%)	59%	39%
Southwestern Mich. (20%)	45%	52%
North/Northeast Mich (16%)	54%	43%

VOTE FOR GOVERNOR

TOTAL	Stabenow	Bouchard
Granholm (56%)	91%	8%
DeVos (42%)	13%	86%

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