U.S. PRESIDENT / KENTUCKY / EXIT POLL
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1,050 Respondents |
Updated: 2:04 p.m. |
VOTE BY GENDER |
 | BUSH |
|
 |
KERRY |
 |
NADER |
TOTAL |
2004 |
2000 |
2004 | 2004 |
 |
Male (46%) |
61% |
+0 |
38% |
1% |
 |
Female (54%) |
58% |
+6 |
41% |
0% |
 |
VOTE BY RACE AND GENDER |
 | BUSH |
|
 |
KERRY |
 |
NADER |
TOTAL |
2004 |
2000 |
2004 | 2004 |
 |
White Men (41%) |
67% |
n/a |
32% |
1% |
 |
White Women (49%) |
62% |
n/a |
38% |
0% |
 |
Non-White Men (5%) |
8% |
n/a |
91% |
2% |
 |
Non-White Women (5%) |
22% |
n/a |
77% |
* |
 |
VOTE BY RACE |
 | BUSH |
|
 |
KERRY |
 |
NADER |
TOTAL |
2004 |
2000 |
2004 | 2004 |
 |
White (90%) |
64% |
+5 |
35% |
0% |
 |
African-American (8%) |
12% |
n/a |
87% |
1% |
 |
Latino (1%) |
* |
n/a |
* |
* |
 |
Asian (0%) |
* |
n/a |
* |
* |
 |
Other (1%) |
* |
n/a |
* |
* |
 |
VOTE BY AGE |
 | BUSH |
|
 |
KERRY |
 |
NADER |
TOTAL |
2004 |
2000 |
2004 | 2004 |
 |
18-29 (19%) |
54% |
-8 |
45% |
1% |
 |
30-44 (28%) |
58% |
-2 |
41% |
1% |
 |
45-59 (31%) |
61% |
+9 |
39% |
0% |
 |
60 and Older (22%) |
64% |
+11 |
36% |
0% |
 |
VOTE BY AGE |
 | BUSH |
|
 |
KERRY |
 |
NADER |
TOTAL |
2004 |
2000 |
2004 | 2004 |
 |
18-64 (86%) |
59% |
+2 |
41% |
1% |
 |
65 and Older (14%) |
64% |
+12 |
36% |
* |
 |
VOTE BY INCOME |
 | BUSH |
|
 |
KERRY |
 |
NADER |
TOTAL |
2004 |
2000 |
2004 | 2004 |
 |
Under $15,000 (13%) |
54% |
n/a |
44% |
1% |
 |
$15-30,000 (19%) |
50% |
n/a |
49% |
0% |
 |
$30-50,000 (26%) |
59% |
n/a |
41% |
0% |
 |
$50-75,000 (21%) |
62% |
n/a |
37% |
1% |
 |
$75-100,000 (11%) |
55% |
n/a |
45% |
* |
 |
$100-150,000 (6%) |
69% |
n/a |
31% |
* |
 |
$150-200,000 (2%) |
* |
n/a |
* |
* |
 |
$200,000 or More (1%) |
* |
n/a |
* |
* |
 |
VOTE BY INCOME |
 | BUSH |
|
 |
KERRY |
 |
NADER |
TOTAL |
2004 |
2000 |
2004 | 2004 |
 |
Less Than $50,000 (58%) |
55% |
n/a |
44% |
1% |
 |
$50,000 or More (42%) |
63% |
n/a |
37% |
0% |
 |
VOTE BY INCOME |
 | BUSH |
|
 |
KERRY |
 |
NADER |
TOTAL |
2004 |
2000 |
2004 | 2004 |
 |
Less Than $100,000 (91%) |
57% |
n/a |
43% |
0% |
 |
$100,000 or More (9%) |
73% |
n/a |
27% |
* |
 |
VOTE BY PARTY ID |
 | BUSH |
|
 |
KERRY |
 |
NADER |
TOTAL |
2004 |
2000 |
2004 | 2004 |
 |
Democrat (44%) |
28% |
+3 |
71% |
0% |
 |
Republican (40%) |
92% |
+0 |
7% |
0% |
 |
Independent (17%) |
56% |
-3 |
41% |
2% |
 |
VOTE BY IDEOLOGY |
 | BUSH |
|
 |
KERRY |
 |
NADER |
TOTAL |
2004 |
2000 |
2004 | 2004 |
 |
Liberal (15%) |
21% |
-2 |
78% |
0% |
 |
Moderate (46%) |
50% |
-4 |
49% |
1% |
 |
Conservative (39%) |
84% |
n/a |
16% |
0% |
 |
VOTE BY RELIGION |
 | BUSH |
|
 |
KERRY |
 |
NADER |
TOTAL |
2004 |
2000 |
2004 | 2004 |
 |
Protestant (67%) |
62% |
+2 |
37% |
0% |
 |
Catholic (21%) |
57% |
+3 |
43% |
0% |
 |
Jewish (0%) |
* |
n/a |
* |
* |
 |
Other (6%) |
46% |
n/a |
53% |
1% |
 |
None (6%) |
45% |
n/a |
54% |
0% |
 |
ARE YOU A WHITE CONSERVATIVE PROTESTANT? |
 | BUSH |
|
 |
KERRY |
 |
NADER |
TOTAL |
2004 |
2000 |
2004 | 2004 |
 |
Yes (25%) |
89% |
n/a |
11% |
0% |
 |
No (75%) |
50% |
n/a |
49% |
1% |
 |
WHITE EVANGELICAL/BORN-AGAIN? |
 | BUSH |
|
 |
KERRY |
 |
NADER |
TOTAL |
2004 |
2000 |
2004 | 2004 |
 |
Yes (45%) |
71% |
n/a |
28% |
0% |
 |
No (55%) |
50% |
n/a |
49% |
1% |
 |
VOTE BY CHURCH ATTENDANCE |
 | BUSH |
|
 |
KERRY |
 |
NADER |
TOTAL |
2004 |
2000 |
2004 | 2004 |
 |
More Than Weekly (20%) |
67% |
n/a |
32% |
1% |
 |
Weekly (29%) |
62% |
+0 |
37% |
0% |
 |
Monthly (16%) |
67% |
+2 |
33% |
* |
 |
A Few Times a Year (24%) |
50% |
-2 |
49% |
1% |
 |
Never (8%) |
39% |
+1 |
59% |
1% |
 |
VOTE BY CHURCH ATTENDANCE |
 | BUSH |
|
 |
KERRY |
 |
NADER |
TOTAL |
2004 |
2000 |
2004 | 2004 |
 |
Weekly (47%) |
64% |
n/a |
35% |
0% |
 |
Occasionally (39%) |
57% |
n/a |
43% |
0% |
 |
Never (7%) |
39% |
n/a |
59% |
1% |
 |
VOTE BY RELIGION AND ATTENDANCE |
 | BUSH |
|
 |
KERRY |
 |
NADER |
TOTAL |
2004 |
2000 |
2004 | 2004 |
 |
Protestant/Weekly (19%) |
64% |
n/a |
35% |
1% |
 |
Prot./Less Often (15%) |
65% |
n/a |
35% |
0% |
 |
Catholic/Weekly (10%) |
69% |
n/a |
31% |
* |
 |
Catholic/Less Often (9%) |
44% |
n/a |
55% |
1% |
 |
All Others (42%) |
55% |
n/a |
44% |
1% |
 |
WHEN DID YOU DECIDE WHO TO VOTE FOR? |
 | BUSH |
|
 |
KERRY |
 |
NADER |
TOTAL |
2004 |
2000 |
2004 | 2004 |
 |
Today (6%) |
43% |
n/a |
54% |
3% |
 |
Last Three Days (3%) |
* |
n/a |
* |
* |
 |
Last Week (2%) |
* |
n/a |
* |
* |
 |
Last Month (12%) |
38% |
n/a |
61% |
1% |
 |
Before That (77%) |
65% |
n/a |
35% |
0% |
 |
WHEN DID YOU DECIDE WHO TO VOTE FOR? |
 | BUSH |
|
 |
KERRY |
 |
NADER |
TOTAL |
2004 |
2000 |
2004 | 2004 |
 |
Today/Last 3 Days (9%) |
38% |
n/a |
59% |
3% |
 |
Earlier Than That (91%) |
61% |
n/a |
39% |
0% |
 |
WHEN DID YOU DECIDE WHO TO VOTE FOR? |
 | BUSH |
|
 |
KERRY |
 |
NADER |
TOTAL |
2004 |
2000 |
2004 | 2004 |
 |
Within the Last Week (11%) |
41% |
n/a |
56% |
2% |
 |
Earlier Than That (89%) |
61% |
n/a |
38% |
0% |
 |
YOUR VOTE FOR PRESIDENT WAS MOSTLY... |
 | BUSH |
|
 |
KERRY |
 |
NADER |
TOTAL |
2004 |
2000 |
2004 | 2004 |
 |
For Your Candidate (71%) |
68% |
n/a |
32% |
0% |
 |
Against His Opponent (24%) |
40% |
n/a |
59% |
1% |
 |
MOST IMPORTANT ISSUE |
 | BUSH |
|
 |
KERRY |
 |
NADER |
TOTAL |
2004 |
2000 |
2004 | 2004 |
 |
Taxes (6%) |
57% |
n/a |
42% |
1% |
 |
Education (4%) |
* |
n/a |
* |
* |
 |
Iraq (12%) |
33% |
n/a |
67% |
0% |
 |
Terrorism (16%) |
93% |
n/a |
7% |
* |
 |
Economy/Jobs (18%) |
20% |
n/a |
79% |
1% |
 |
Moral Values (26%) |
93% |
n/a |
7% |
0% |
 |
Health Care (7%) |
17% |
n/a |
82% |
* |
 |
HOW BUSH IS HANDLING HIS JOB |
 | BUSH |
|
 |
KERRY |
 |
NADER |
TOTAL |
2004 |
2000 |
2004 | 2004 |
 |
Strongly Approve (39%) |
97% |
n/a |
3% |
0% |
 |
Somewhat Approve (20%) |
86% |
n/a |
14% |
1% |
 |
Somewhat Disapprove (13%) |
17% |
n/a |
83% |
0% |
 |
Strongly Disapprove (26%) |
2% |
n/a |
97% |
1% |
 |
HOW BUSH IS HANDLING HIS JOB |
 | BUSH |
|
 |
KERRY |
 |
NADER |
TOTAL |
2004 |
2000 |
2004 | 2004 |
 |
Approve (60%) |
93% |
n/a |
7% |
0% |
 |
Disapprove (39%) |
7% |
n/a |
92% |
0% |
 |
MOST IMPORTANT QUALITY |
 | BUSH |
|
 |
KERRY |
 |
NADER |
TOTAL |
2004 |
2000 |
2004 | 2004 |
 |
Cares About People (10%) |
44% |
n/a |
55% |
1% |
 |
Religious Faith (13%) |
96% |
n/a |
4% |
* |
 |
Honest/Trustworthy (9%) |
79% |
n/a |
21% |
* |
 |
Strong Leader (21%) |
91% |
n/a |
8% |
1% |
 |
Intelligent (4%) |
* |
n/a |
* |
* |
 |
Will Bring Change (22%) |
3% |
n/a |
96% |
1% |
 |
Clear Stand on Issue (13%) |
76% |
n/a |
24% |
* |
 |
FAMILY'S FINANCIAL SITUATION |
 | BUSH |
|
 |
KERRY |
 |
NADER |
TOTAL |
2004 |
2000 |
2004 | 2004 |
 |
Better (35%) |
86% |
+44 |
14% |
0% |
 |
Worse (29%) |
18% |
-55 |
82% |
1% |
 |
Same (36%) |
63% |
-8 |
36% |
1% |
 |
DECISION TO GO TO WAR IN IRAQ |
 | BUSH |
|
 |
KERRY |
 |
NADER |
TOTAL |
2004 |
2000 |
2004 | 2004 |
 |
Strongly Approve (33%) |
93% |
n/a |
6% |
1% |
 |
Somewhat Approve (26%) |
80% |
n/a |
20% |
0% |
 |
Somewhat Disapprove (17%) |
27% |
n/a |
72% |
0% |
 |
Strongly Disapprove (23%) |
6% |
n/a |
93% |
1% |
 |
DECISION TO GO TO WAR IN IRAQ |
 | BUSH |
|
 |
KERRY |
 |
NADER |
TOTAL |
2004 |
2000 |
2004 | 2004 |
 |
Approve (57%) |
88% |
n/a |
12% |
0% |
 |
Disapprove (38%) |
15% |
n/a |
84% |
1% |
 |
TRUST KERRY TO HANDLE TERRORISM? |
 | BUSH |
|
 |
KERRY |
 |
NADER |
TOTAL |
2004 |
2000 |
2004 | 2004 |
 |
Yes (34%) |
11% |
n/a |
89% |
0% |
 |
No (61%) |
86% |
n/a |
13% |
1% |
 |
TRUST BUSH TO HANDLE TERRORISM? |
 | BUSH |
|
 |
KERRY |
 |
NADER |
TOTAL |
2004 |
2000 |
2004 | 2004 |
 |
Yes (66%) |
82% |
n/a |
17% |
0% |
 |
No (29%) |
7% |
n/a |
91% |
1% |
 |
VOTE BY SIZE OF COMMUNITY |
 | BUSH |
|
 |
KERRY |
 |
NADER |
TOTAL |
2004 |
2000 |
2004 | 2004 |
 |
Big Cities (-) |
* |
n/a |
* |
* |
 |
Smaller Cities (25%) |
52% |
n/a |
47% |
0% |
 |
Suburbs (32%) |
62% |
n/a |
37% |
1% |
 |
Small Towns (5%) |
* |
n/a |
* |
* |
 |
Rural (38%) |
61% |
n/a |
39% |
0% |
 |
VOTE BY SIZE OF COMMUNITY |
 | BUSH |
|
 |
KERRY |
 |
NADER |
TOTAL |
2004 |
2000 |
2004 | 2004 |
 |
Urban (25%) |
52% |
+0 |
47% |
0% |
 |
Suburban (32%) |
62% |
+1 |
37% |
1% |
 |
Rural (43%) |
62% |
+5 |
38% |
0% |
 |
VOTE BY REGION |
 | BUSH |
|
 |
KERRY |
 |
NADER |
TOTAL |
2004 |
2000 |
2004 | 2004 |
 |
Jefferson County (19%) |
48% |
n/a |
51% |
1% |
 |
Western Kentucky (17%) |
61% |
n/a |
38% |
0% |
 |
South-Central Ky. (22%) |
69% |
n/a |
30% |
1% |
 |
Northern Kentucky (19%) |
67% |
n/a |
33% |
0% |
 |
East/Lexington (23%) |
53% |
n/a |
47% |
* |
 |
VOTE FOR U.S. SENATE |
 | BUSH |
|
 |
KERRY |
 |
NADER |
TOTAL |
2004 |
2000 |
2004 | 2004 |
 |
Democrat (49%) |
22% |
n/a |
77% |
0% |
 |
Republican (51%) |
95% |
n/a |
5% |
0% |
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