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EXIT POLLS

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U.S. SENATE / MASSACHUSETTS / EXIT POLL

644 Respondents

Updated: 11:44 a.m.

VOTE BY GENDER

TOTAL	Kennedy	Chase
Male (47%)	67%	33%
Female (53%)	72%	27%

VOTE BY RACE AND GENDER

TOTAL	Kennedy	Chase
White Men (38%)	64%	36%
White Women (45%)	71%	29%
Non-White Men (9%)	74%	26%
Non-White Women (9%)	77%	23%

VOTE BY RACE

TOTAL	Kennedy	Chase
White (82%)	67%	33%
African-American (9%)	80%	20%
Latino (6%)	*	*
Asian (0%)	*	*
Other (2%)	*	*

VOTE BY AGE

TOTAL	Kennedy	Chase
18-29 (11%)	66%	34%
30-44 (23%)	67%	33%
45-59 (35%)	70%	30%
60 and Older (31%)	71%	29%

VOTE BY AGE

TOTAL	Kennedy	Chase
18-64 (81%)	68%	31%
65 and Older (19%)	73%	27%

VOTE BY INCOME

TOTAL	Kennedy	Chase
Under $15,000 (3%)	*	*
$15-30,000 (9%)	72%	27%
$30-50,000 (20%)	64%	36%
$50-75,000 (20%)	70%	30%
$75-100,000 (19%)	74%	26%
$100-150,000 (19%)	70%	30%
$150-200,000 (5%)	*	*
$200,000 or More (5%)	*	*

VOTE BY INCOME

TOTAL	Kennedy	Chase
Less Than $50,000 (32%)	69%	30%
$50,000 or More (68%)	69%	30%

VOTE BY INCOME

TOTAL	Kennedy	Chase
Less Than $100,000 (72%)	71%	29%
$100,000 or More (28%)	66%	34%

ANYONE IN HOUSEHOLD IN A UNION?

TOTAL	Kennedy	Chase
Yes, I Am (14%)	86%	14%
Yes, Someone Else Is (10%)	*	*
Yes, Both (3%)	*	*
No, No One Is (73%)	63%	37%

ANYONE IN HOUSEHOLD IN A UNION?

TOTAL	Kennedy	Chase
Yes (27%)	76%	24%
No (73%)	63%	37%

ARE YOU A UNION MEMBER?

TOTAL	Kennedy	Chase
Yes (17%)	85%	15%
No (83%)	63%	37%

VOTE BY PARTY ID

TOTAL	Kennedy	Chase
Democrat (42%)	96%	3%
Republican (19%)	14%	86%
Independent (39%)	65%	35%

VOTE BY IDEOLOGY

TOTAL	Kennedy	Chase
Liberal (27%)	94%	5%
Moderate (50%)	68%	31%
Conservative (23%)	38%	62%

VOTE BY RELIGION

TOTAL	Kennedy	Chase
Protestant (32%)	63%	37%
Catholic (45%)	69%	30%
Jewish (5%)	*	*
Other (5%)	*	*
None (13%)	71%	28%

VOTE BY RELIGION AMONG WHITES

TOTAL	Kennedy	Chase
White Protestants (24%)	54%	46%
White Catholics (39%)	67%	33%
White Jewish Voters (5%)	*	*
Whites - Other (3%)	*	*
White - No Religion (11%)	71%	28%
Non-White Voters (17%)	88%	12%

HOW GEORGE W. BUSH IS HANDLING HIS JOB

TOTAL	Kennedy	Chase
Strongly Approve (11%)	13%	87%
Somewhat Approve (19%)	31%	69%
Somewhat Disapprove (16%)	72%	28%
Strongly Disapprove (53%)	95%	4%

HOW GEORGE W. BUSH IS HANDLING HIS JOB

TOTAL	Kennedy	Chase
Approve (30%)	25%	75%
Disapprove (69%)	90%	10%

U.S. WAR IN IRAQ

TOTAL	Kennedy	Chase
Strongly Approve (12%)	26%	74%
Somewhat Approve (20%)	36%	64%
Somewhat Disapprove (18%)	67%	33%
Strongly Disapprove (49%)	93%	6%

U.S. WAR IN IRAQ

TOTAL	Kennedy	Chase
Approve (32%)	32%	68%
Disapprove (67%)	86%	13%

WOULD ROMNEY MAKE A GOOD PRESIDENT?

TOTAL	Kennedy	Chase
Yes (32%)	35%	65%
No (64%)	83%	17%

WOULD KERRY MAKE A GOOD PRESIDENT?

TOTAL	Kennedy	Chase
Yes (25%)	98%	2%
No (70%)	55%	45%

VOTE BY SIZE OF COMMUNITY

TOTAL	Kennedy	Chase
Big Cities (-)	*	*
Smaller Cities (22%)	71%	29%
Suburbs (67%)	68%	32%
Small Towns (6%)	*	*
Rural (5%)	*	*

VOTE BY SIZE OF COMMUNITY

TOTAL	Kennedy	Chase
Urban (22%)	71%	29%
Suburban (67%)	68%	32%
Rural (11%)	70%	29%

VOTE BY REGION

TOTAL	Kennedy	Chase
Boston Area (25%)	78%	22%
Other Large Cities (12%)	69%	31%
N. Shore/S. Shore (17%)	66%	34%
Eastern Mass. (34%)	64%	36%
Western Mass. (11%)	70%	29%

NOTE

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