U.S. PRESIDENT / OKLAHOMA / EXIT POLL
 |
| 1,577 Respondents |
Updated: 2:04 p.m. |
|
VOTE BY GENDER |
 | BUSH |
|
 |
KERRY |
TOTAL |
2004 |
2000 |
2004 |
 |
Male (48%) |
67% |
+5 |
33% |
|
Female (52%) |
64% |
+6 |
36% |
|
|
VOTE BY RACE AND GENDER |
| BUSH |
|
|
KERRY |
TOTAL |
2004 |
2000 |
2004 |
|
White Men (38%) |
73% |
n/a |
27% |
|
White Women (38%) |
69% |
n/a |
31% |
|
Non-White Men (10%) |
42% |
n/a |
58% |
|
Non-White Women (14%) |
50% |
n/a |
50% |
|
|
VOTE BY RACE |
| BUSH |
|
|
KERRY |
TOTAL |
2004 |
2000 |
2004 |
|
White (77%) |
71% |
+9 |
29% |
|
African-American (9%) |
28% |
n/a |
72% |
|
Latino (4%) |
74% |
n/a |
26% |
|
Asian (1%) |
* |
n/a |
* |
|
Other (9%) |
53% |
n/a |
47% |
|
|
VOTE BY AGE |
| BUSH |
|
|
KERRY |
TOTAL |
2004 |
2000 |
2004 |
|
18-29 (19%) |
62% |
n/a |
38% |
|
30-44 (27%) |
69% |
+7 |
31% |
|
45-59 (28%) |
65% |
+3 |
35% |
|
60 and Older (26%) |
66% |
+14 |
34% |
|
|
VOTE BY AGE |
| BUSH |
|
|
KERRY |
TOTAL |
2004 |
2000 |
2004 |
|
18-64 (83%) |
66% |
+5 |
34% |
|
65 and Older (17%) |
65% |
+10 |
35% |
|
|
VOTE BY INCOME |
| BUSH |
|
|
KERRY |
TOTAL |
2004 |
2000 |
2004 |
|
Under $15,000 (14%) |
44% |
n/a |
56% |
|
$15-30,000 (20%) |
58% |
n/a |
42% |
|
$30-50,000 (27%) |
67% |
n/a |
33% |
|
$50-75,000 (20%) |
74% |
n/a |
26% |
|
$75-100,000 (10%) |
73% |
n/a |
27% |
|
$100-150,000 (5%) |
73% |
n/a |
27% |
|
$150-200,000 (2%) |
* |
n/a |
* |
|
$200,000 or More (3%) |
* |
n/a |
* |
|
|
VOTE BY INCOME |
| BUSH |
|
|
KERRY |
TOTAL |
2004 |
2000 |
2004 |
|
Less Than $50,000 (61%) |
59% |
n/a |
41% |
|
$50,000 or More (39%) |
75% |
n/a |
25% |
|
|
VOTE BY INCOME |
| BUSH |
|
|
KERRY |
TOTAL |
2004 |
2000 |
2004 |
|
Less Than $100,000 (90%) |
64% |
n/a |
36% |
|
$100,000 or More (10%) |
79% |
n/a |
21% |
|
|
VOTE BY PARTY ID |
| BUSH |
|
|
KERRY |
TOTAL |
2004 |
2000 |
2004 |
|
Democrat (40%) |
32% |
+5 |
68% |
|
Republican (43%) |
96% |
+3 |
4% |
|
Independent (16%) |
66% |
+11 |
34% |
|
|
VOTE BY IDEOLOGY |
| BUSH |
|
|
KERRY |
TOTAL |
2004 |
2000 |
2004 |
|
Liberal (13%) |
25% |
+3 |
75% |
|
Moderate (44%) |
56% |
+8 |
44% |
|
Conservative (43%) |
88% |
+2 |
12% |
|
|
VOTE BY RELIGION |
| BUSH |
|
|
KERRY |
TOTAL |
2004 |
2000 |
2004 |
|
Protestant (79%) |
68% |
+7 |
32% |
|
Catholic (9%) |
66% |
n/a |
34% |
|
Jewish (0%) |
* |
n/a |
* |
|
Other (5%) |
47% |
n/a |
53% |
|
None (7%) |
45% |
n/a |
55% |
|
|
ARE YOU A WHITE CONSERVATIVE PROTESTANT? |
| BUSH |
|
|
KERRY |
TOTAL |
2004 |
2000 |
2004 |
|
Yes (28%) |
90% |
n/a |
10% |
|
No (72%) |
55% |
n/a |
45% |
|
|
WHITE EVANGELICAL/BORN-AGAIN? |
| BUSH |
|
|
KERRY |
TOTAL |
2004 |
2000 |
2004 |
|
Yes (44%) |
77% |
n/a |
23% |
|
No (56%) |
56% |
n/a |
44% |
|
|
WHEN DID YOU DECIDE WHO TO VOTE FOR? |
| BUSH |
|
|
KERRY |
TOTAL |
2004 |
2000 |
2004 |
|
Today (4%) |
39% |
n/a |
61% |
|
Last Three Days (3%) |
59% |
n/a |
41% |
|
Last Week (3%) |
* |
n/a |
* |
|
Last Month (9%) |
50% |
n/a |
50% |
|
Before That (80%) |
68% |
n/a |
32% |
|
|
WHEN DID YOU DECIDE WHO TO VOTE FOR? |
| BUSH |
|
|
KERRY |
TOTAL |
2004 |
2000 |
2004 |
|
Today/Last 3 Days (7%) |
48% |
n/a |
52% |
|
Earlier Than That (93%) |
66% |
n/a |
34% |
|
|
WHEN DID YOU DECIDE WHO TO VOTE FOR? |
| BUSH |
|
|
KERRY |
TOTAL |
2004 |
2000 |
2004 |
|
Within the Last Week (10%) |
53% |
n/a |
47% |
|
Earlier Than That (90%) |
67% |
n/a |
33% |
|
|
YOUR VOTE FOR PRESIDENT WAS MOSTLY... |
| BUSH |
|
|
KERRY |
TOTAL |
2004 |
2000 |
2004 |
|
For Your Candidate (67%) |
72% |
n/a |
28% |
|
Against His Opponent (29%) |
50% |
n/a |
50% |
|
|
MOST IMPORTANT ISSUE |
| BUSH |
|
|
KERRY |
TOTAL |
2004 |
2000 |
2004 |
|
Taxes (5%) |
61% |
n/a |
39% |
|
Education (6%) |
41% |
n/a |
59% |
|
Iraq (11%) |
44% |
n/a |
56% |
|
Terrorism (20%) |
89% |
n/a |
11% |
|
Economy/Jobs (16%) |
22% |
n/a |
78% |
|
Moral Values (29%) |
90% |
n/a |
10% |
|
Health Care (3%) |
* |
n/a |
* |
|
|
HOW BUSH IS HANDLING HIS JOB |
| BUSH |
|
|
KERRY |
TOTAL |
2004 |
2000 |
2004 |
|
Strongly Approve (45%) |
96% |
n/a |
4% |
|
Somewhat Approve (20%) |
88% |
n/a |
12% |
|
Somewhat Disapprove (12%) |
24% |
n/a |
76% |
|
Strongly Disapprove (21%) |
2% |
n/a |
98% |
|
|
HOW BUSH IS HANDLING HIS JOB |
| BUSH |
|
|
KERRY |
TOTAL |
2004 |
2000 |
2004 |
|
Approve (65%) |
94% |
n/a |
6% |
|
Disapprove (34%) |
10% |
n/a |
90% |
|
|
MOST IMPORTANT QUALITY |
| BUSH |
|
|
KERRY |
TOTAL |
2004 |
2000 |
2004 |
|
Cares About People (8%) |
40% |
n/a |
60% |
|
Religious Faith (15%) |
94% |
n/a |
6% |
|
Honest/Trustworthy (11%) |
82% |
n/a |
18% |
|
Strong Leader (22%) |
90% |
n/a |
10% |
|
Intelligent (4%) |
6% |
n/a |
94% |
|
Will Bring Change (19%) |
11% |
n/a |
89% |
|
Clear Stand on Issue (16%) |
86% |
n/a |
14% |
|
|
COMPARED TO FOUR YEARS AGO, U.S. IS... |
| BUSH |
|
|
KERRY |
TOTAL |
2004 |
2000 |
2004 |
|
Safer From Terrorism (64%) |
86% |
n/a |
14% |
|
Less Safe (34%) |
25% |
n/a |
75% |
|
|
FAMILY'S FINANCIAL SITUATION |
| BUSH |
|
|
KERRY |
TOTAL |
2004 |
2000 |
2004 |
|
Better (34%) |
91% |
+46 |
9% |
|
Worse (26%) |
20% |
-55 |
80% |
|
Same (39%) |
71% |
-6 |
29% |
|
|
DECISION TO GO TO WAR IN IRAQ |
| BUSH |
|
|
KERRY |
TOTAL |
2004 |
2000 |
2004 |
|
Strongly Approve (41%) |
94% |
n/a |
6% |
|
Somewhat Approve (25%) |
79% |
n/a |
21% |
|
Somewhat Disapprove (13%) |
34% |
n/a |
66% |
|
Strongly Disapprove (20%) |
6% |
n/a |
94% |
|
|
DECISION TO GO TO WAR IN IRAQ |
| BUSH |
|
|
KERRY |
TOTAL |
2004 |
2000 |
2004 |
|
Approve (64%) |
88% |
n/a |
12% |
|
Disapprove (32%) |
17% |
n/a |
83% |
|
|
WHICH CANDIDATE IS TOO EXTREME? |
| BUSH |
|
|
KERRY |
TOTAL |
2004 |
2000 |
2004 |
|
Only Carson (26%) |
92% |
n/a |
8% |
|
Only Coburn (20%) |
28% |
n/a |
72% |
|
Both (26%) |
70% |
n/a |
30% |
|
Neither (23%) |
57% |
n/a |
43% |
|
|
TRUST KERRY TO HANDLE TERRORISM? |
| BUSH |
|
|
KERRY |
TOTAL |
2004 |
2000 |
2004 |
|
Yes (30%) |
17% |
n/a |
83% |
|
No (65%) |
86% |
n/a |
14% |
|
|
TRUST BUSH TO HANDLE TERRORISM? |
| BUSH |
|
|
KERRY |
TOTAL |
2004 |
2000 |
2004 |
|
Yes (66%) |
88% |
n/a |
12% |
|
No (29%) |
9% |
n/a |
91% |
|
|
VOTE BY SIZE OF COMMUNITY |
| BUSH |
|
|
KERRY |
TOTAL |
2004 |
2000 |
2004 |
|
Big Cities (19%) |
67% |
n/a |
33% |
|
Smaller Cities (18%) |
63% |
n/a |
37% |
|
Suburbs (20%) |
69% |
n/a |
31% |
|
Small Towns (10%) |
58% |
n/a |
42% |
|
Rural (33%) |
65% |
n/a |
35% |
|
|
VOTE BY SIZE OF COMMUNITY |
| BUSH |
|
|
KERRY |
TOTAL |
2004 |
2000 |
2004 |
|
Urban (37%) |
65% |
n/a |
35% |
|
Suburban (20%) |
69% |
n/a |
31% |
|
Rural (43%) |
64% |
n/a |
36% |
|
|
VOTE BY REGION |
| BUSH |
|
|
KERRY |
TOTAL |
2004 |
2000 |
2004 |
|
Oklahoma City Area (28%) |
66% |
n/a |
34% |
|
Tulsa Area (27%) |
65% |
n/a |
35% |
|
Eastern Oklahoma (19%) |
59% |
n/a |
41% |
|
Western Oklahoma (25%) |
71% |
n/a |
29% |
|
|
VOTE FOR U.S. SENATE |
| BUSH |
|
|
KERRY |
TOTAL |
2004 |
2000 |
2004 |
|
Democrat (41%) |
26% |
n/a |
74% |
|
Republican (53%) |
95% |
n/a |
5% |
|
|
|
|
