Exit polls - Senate

Connecticut Are you: Category % Total Lamont Schlesinger Lieberman Male 48 39 9 51 Female 52 41 10 48 Sex by race Category % Total Lamont Schlesinger Lieberman White male 40 36 10 54 White female 44 37 12 51 Non-white male 7 57 5 38 Non-white female 8 59 5 35 Are you: Category % Total Lamont Schlesinger Lieberman White 84 36 11 52 Black 8 61 2 38 Hispanic / Latino 5 58 10 32 Asian 1 - - - Other 2 - - - AGE (60 and over) Category % Total Lamont Schlesinger Lieberman 18-29 10 50 10 40 30-44 23 41 13 45 45-59 39 39 10 51 60 or over 28 36 7 56 Age 65 & over Category % Total Lamont Schlesinger Lieberman 18-64 83 41 10 48 65 or over 17 33 9 57 2005 total family income Category % Total Lamont Schlesinger Lieberman Under $15,000 4 50 13 37 $15,000 - $29,999 7 40 12 48 $30,000 - $49,999 13 45 8 45 $50,000 - $74,999 16 39 8 52 $75,000 - $99,999 18 38 10 51 $100,000 - $149,999 22 40 12 48 $150,000 - $199,999 10 40 11 47 $200,000 or more 11 36 8 57 Total family income: Category % Total Lamont Schlesinger Lieberman Less than $50,000 23 45 10 44 $50,000 or more 77 39 10 51 Total family income: Category % Total Lamont Schlesinger Lieberman Less than $100,000 57 41 10 48 $100,000 or more 43 39 11 50 What was the last grade of school you completed? Category % Total Lamont Schlesinger Lieberman Did not complete high school 2 - - - High school graduate 12 38 10 52 Some college or associate degree 25 38 12 49 College graduate 30 40 11 49 Postgraduate study 32 43 7 49 College Education Category % Total Lamont Schlesinger Lieberman No college degree 39 39 11 50 College graduate 61 41 9 49 What was the last grade of school you completed? Category % Total Lamont Schlesinger Lieberman High school graduate or less 14 39 9 51 More than high school grad 86 40 10 49 No matter how you voted today, do you usually think of yourself as a: Category % Total Lamont Schlesinger Lieberman Democrat 38 65 2 33 Republican 26 8 21 70 Independent or something else 36 35 10 54 On most political matters, do you consider yourself: Category % Total Lamont Schlesinger Lieberman Liberal 26 69 3 27 Moderate 53 36 8 55 Conservative 21 13 21 66 Religion, combined Protestant and other Christian. Category % Total Lamont Schlesinger Lieberman Protestant / Other Christian 36 38 10 52 Catholic 42 32 12 55 Jewish 6 34 - 65 Something else 6 68 9 21 None 10 66 7 27 Religion among whites Category % Total Lamont Schlesinger Lieberman White Protestant / Other Christian 29 32 11 56 White Catholic 38 31 13 56 White Jewish 6 33 - 66 White something else 3 71 9 21 White none 9 65 8 26 Non-white 16 59 5 35 How often do you attend religious services? Category % Total Lamont Schlesinger Lieberman More than once a week 9 37 8 55 Once a week 24 32 13 55 A few times a month 12 37 12 48 A few times a year 35 39 9 51 Never 18 56 6 36 How often do you attend religious services? Category % Total Lamont Schlesinger Lieberman Weekly 33 33 12 55 Occasionally 47 39 10 50 Never 18 56 6 36 Would you prefer to have the Republicans or the Democrats control the U.S. Senate next year? Category % Total Lamont Schlesinger Lieberman Democrats 55 66 3 31 Republicans 29 4 19 76 Does not matter to me 15 22 15 62 When did you finally decide for whom to vote in the U.S. Senate election? Category % Total Lamont Schlesinger Lieberman Just today 9 42 18 38 In the last three days 8 42 15 43 Sometime last week 5 39 13 45 During the last month 20 36 14 49 Before that 58 43 5 52 When did you finally decide for whom to vote in the U.S. Senate election? Category % Total Lamont Schlesinger Lieberman Today / Within the last three days 17 42 17 40 Within the last week or earlier 83 41 8 51 When did you finally decide for whom to vote in the U.S. Senate election? Category % Total Lamont Schlesinger Lieberman Today through within the last three days 22 41 16 41 Within the last week or earlier 78 41 8 51 Was your vote for U.S. senator mainly: Category % Total Lamont Schlesinger Lieberman For your candidate 67 35 8 56 Against his opponents 31 53 12 33 Was one reason for your vote for U.S. Senate today: Category % Total Lamont Schlesinger Lieberman To express support for George W. Bush 15 7 21 72 To express opposition to George W. Bush 40 79 4 17 George W. Bush was not a factor 44 18 11 70 Do you think Joe Lieberman agrees with George W. Bush on issues: Category % Total Lamont Schlesinger Lieberman Too often 44 80 5 13 Not often enough 9 14 19 66 About the right amount 42 7 10 82 Do you think Joe Lieberman should have dropped out of the U.S. Senate race after he had lost the Democratic Primary in August? Category % Total Lamont Schlesinger Lieberman Yes 41 82 12 5 No 58 12 7 80 Regardless of how you just voted, do you think that Ned Lamont has the right experience to serve as U.S. senator? Category % Total Lamont Schlesinger Lieberman Yes 40 80 5 14 No 57 13 12 74 Do you approve or disapprove of the way George W. Bush is handling his job as president? Category % Total Lamont Schlesinger Lieberman Strongly approve 12 12 21 66 Somewhat approve 21 9 16 74 Somewhat disapprove 17 27 13 59 Strongly disapprove 49 65 3 31 Do you approve or disapprove of the way George W. Bush is handling his job as president? Category % Total Lamont Schlesinger Lieberman Approve 33 10 18 71 Disapprove 66 55 5 39 In your vote for U.S. senator, how important was the war in Iraq? Category % Total Lamont Schlesinger Lieberman Extremely important 35 62 7 30 Very important 33 35 11 54 Somewhat important 24 25 9 65 Not at all important 7 18 13 67 In your vote for U.S. senator, how important was the issue of terrorism? Category % Total Lamont Schlesinger Lieberman Extremely important 28 31 12 56 Very important 34 38 9 52 Somewhat important 28 49 8 42 Not at all important 9 55 7 37 In your vote for U.S. senator, how important was the economy? Category % Total Lamont Schlesinger Lieberman Extremely important 37 44 10 46 Very important 45 37 10 52 Somewhat important 15 43 7 50 Not at all important 3 - - - In your vote for U.S. senator, how important were values issues such as same sex marriage or abortion? Category % Total Lamont Schlesinger Lieberman Extremely important 20 38 11 49 Very important 22 41 9 49 Somewhat important 23 38 6 54 Not at all important 34 44 11 45 How worried are you that there will be another major terrorist attack in the U.S.? Category % Total Lamont Schlesinger Lieberman Very worried 25 31 11 56 Somewhat worried 49 39 9 52 Not too worried 21 53 8 38 Not at all worried 5 60 7 30 How worried are you that there will be another major terrorist attack in the United States? Category % Total Lamont Schlesinger Lieberman Very / Somewhat worried 74 36 10 53 Not too / Not at all worried 25 54 8 37 How do you feel about the U.S. war in Iraq? Category % Total Lamont Schlesinger Lieberman Strongly approve 12 9 13 77 Somewhat approve 21 8 20 71 Somewhat disapprove 19 27 10 62 Strongly disapprove 46 67 4 28 How do you feel about the U.S. war in Iraq? Category % Total Lamont Schlesinger Lieberman Approve 33 8 18 73 Disapprove 66 55 6 38 What should the U.S. do in Iraq now? Category % Total Lamont Schlesinger Lieberman Send more troops 15 11 17 72 Maintain the same number of troops 16 12 15 72 Withdraw some troops 33 45 8 47 Withdraw all troops 31 65 6 29 What should the U.S. do now in Iraq? Category % Total Lamont Schlesinger Lieberman Same number or more troops 31 12 16 72 Withdraw some or all troops 63 54 7 38 Population of area, five categories Category % Total Lamont Schlesinger Lieberman Over 500 thousand - - - - 50 to 500 thousand 16 35 12 52 Suburbs 73 40 9 50 10 to 50 thousand 8 38 11 50 Rural 2 - - - Population of area, three categories Category % Total Lamont Schlesinger Lieberman City over 50 thousand 16 35 12 52 Suburbs 73 40 9 50 Small city and Rural 10 45 10 43 Geo Stratum Code Category % Total Lamont Schlesinger Lieberman LgeCitsXptStamfd 18 47 8 44 ConnectictValley 35 38 10 51 Coast / NY Sub 21 39 8 53 East / West Rural 25 38 11 50 In today's election for governor, did you just vote for: Category % Total Lamont Schlesinger Lieberman John DeStefano, Jr. 35 71 3 26 M. Jodi Rell 64 22 13 64