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2,142 Respondents	Updated: 11:45 a.m.

VOTE BY GENDER

TOTAL	Pawlenty	Hatch	Hutchinson
Male (49%)	50%	42%	8%
Female (51%)	43%	50%	6%

VOTE BY RACE AND GENDER

TOTAL	Pawlenty	Hatch	Hutchinson
White Men (45%)	52%	40%	8%
White Women (48%)	45%	48%	6%
Non-White Men (4%)	26%	69%	4%
Non-White Women (3%)	18%	78%	4%

VOTE BY RACE

TOTAL	Pawlenty	Hatch	Hutchinson
White (92%)	48%	44%	7%
African-American (3%)	23%	75%	*
Latino (1%)	*	*	*
Asian (1%)	*	*	*
Other (3%)	11%	86%	3%

VOTE BY AGE

TOTAL	Pawlenty	Hatch	Hutchinson
18-29 (15%)	41%	48%	9%
30-44 (24%)	52%	41%	5%
45-59 (35%)	46%	46%	7%
60 and Older (25%)	44%	50%	5%

VOTE BY AGE

TOTAL	Pawlenty	Hatch	Hutchinson
18-64 (83%)	47%	45%	7%
65 and Older (17%)	42%	51%	6%

VOTE BY INCOME

TOTAL	Pawlenty	Hatch	Hutchinson
Under $15,000 (7%)	35%	55%	8%
$15-30,000 (10%)	35%	59%	5%
$30-50,000 (20%)	37%	56%	7%
$50-75,000 (26%)	49%	43%	7%
$75-100,000 (16%)	50%	42%	7%
$100-150,000 (13%)	50%	44%	5%
$150-200,000 (5%)	59%	30%	9%
$200,000 or More (4%)	56%	35%	9%

VOTE BY INCOME

TOTAL	Pawlenty	Hatch	Hutchinson
Less Than $50,000 (37%)	36%	56%	7%
$50,000 or More (63%)	51%	42%	7%

VOTE BY INCOME

TOTAL	Pawlenty	Hatch	Hutchinson
Less Than $100,000 (78%)	43%	49%	7%
$100,000 or More (22%)	53%	39%	7%

VOTE BY EDUCATION

TOTAL	Pawlenty	Hatch	Hutchinson
No High School (2%)	*	*	*
H.S. Graduate (18%)	47%	47%	4%
Some College (31%)	50%	43%	6%
College Graduate (27%)	48%	44%	7%
Postgraduate (21%)	38%	53%	8%

VOTE BY EDUCATION

TOTAL	Pawlenty	Hatch	Hutchinson
No College Degree (51%)	49%	45%	5%
College Graduate (49%)	44%	48%	8%

VOTE BY EDUCATION

TOTAL	Pawlenty	Hatch	Hutchinson
No College Education (20%)	47%	48%	4%
College Educated (80%)	46%	46%	7%

VOTE BY PARTY ID

TOTAL	Pawlenty	Hatch	Hutchinson
Democrat (40%)	8%	86%	6%
Republican (36%)	92%	4%	4%
Independent (24%)	43%	43%	12%

VOTE BY IDEOLOGY

TOTAL	Pawlenty	Hatch	Hutchinson
Liberal (25%)	9%	81%	9%
Moderate (46%)	41%	51%	8%
Conservative (30%)	87%	10%	3%

VOTE BY RELIGION

TOTAL	Pawlenty	Hatch	Hutchinson
Protestant (52%)	53%	39%	7%
Catholic (29%)	49%	42%	8%
Jewish (1%)	*	*	*
Other (7%)	27%	68%	6%
None (11%)	20%	73%	5%

VOTE BY RELIGION AMONG WHITES

TOTAL	Pawlenty	Hatch	Hutchinson
White Protestants (49%)	53%	39%	7%
White Catholics (27%)	51%	40%	8%
White Jewish Voters (1%)	*	*	*
Whites - Other (5%)	30%	62%	8%
White - No Religion (9%)	19%	72%	6%
Non-White Voters (9%)	30%	64%	5%

VOTE BY CHURCH ATTENDANCE

TOTAL	Pawlenty	Hatch	Hutchinson
More Than Weekly (10%)	69%	26%	5%
Weekly (32%)	53%	41%	6%
Monthly (15%)	47%	45%	8%
A Few Times a Year (29%)	40%	49%	9%
Never (13%)	26%	68%	5%

VOTE BY CHURCH ATTENDANCE

TOTAL	Pawlenty	Hatch	Hutchinson
Weekly (42%)	57%	37%	6%
Occasionally (44%)	43%	48%	9%
Never (13%)	26%	68%	5%

STATE ECONOMY

TOTAL	Pawlenty	Hatch	Hutchinson
Excellent (9%)	88%	11%	2%
Good (65%)	51%	41%	7%
Not So Good (22%)	20%	72%	8%
Poor (3%)	*	*	*

STATE ECONOMY

TOTAL	Pawlenty	Hatch	Hutchinson
Excellent or Good (74%)	56%	37%	6%
Not Good or Poor (25%)	18%	72%	9%

DO YOU HAVE CHILDREN UNDER 18?

TOTAL	Pawlenty	Hatch	Hutchinson
Yes (34%)	55%	40%	4%
No (66%)	42%	50%	8%

DO YOU HAVE CHILDREN UNDER 18?

TOTAL	Pawlenty	Hatch	Hutchinson
Fathers (17%)	60%	35%	4%
Mothers (17%)	50%	44%	5%
Men w/No Children (32%)	44%	46%	10%
Women w/No Children (34%)	39%	54%	6%

HOW GEORGE W. BUSH IS HANDLING HIS JOB

TOTAL	Pawlenty	Hatch	Hutchinson
Strongly Approve (16%)	93%	5%	2%
Somewhat Approve (24%)	85%	12%	3%
Somewhat Disapprove (15%)	47%	43%	10%
Strongly Disapprove (44%)	8%	80%	10%

HOW GEORGE W. BUSH IS HANDLING HIS JOB

TOTAL	Pawlenty	Hatch	Hutchinson
Approve (40%)	88%	10%	3%
Disapprove (59%)	18%	71%	10%

IMPORTANCE OF WAR IN IRAQ

TOTAL	Pawlenty	Hatch	Hutchinson
Extremely Important (33%)	34%	58%	7%
Very Important (33%)	49%	46%	4%
Somewhat Important (25%)	51%	38%	10%
Not At All Important (8%)	69%	25%	5%

IMPORTANCE OF TERRORISM

TOTAL	Pawlenty	Hatch	Hutchinson
Extremely Important (28%)	62%	33%	4%
Very Important (34%)	51%	44%	5%
Somewhat Important (27%)	28%	59%	12%
Not At All Important (9%)	36%	54%	8%

IMPORTANCE OF ECONOMY

TOTAL	Pawlenty	Hatch	Hutchinson
Extremely Important (30%)	38%	56%	5%
Very Important (48%)	51%	41%	7%
Somewhat Important (19%)	44%	46%	9%
Not At All Important (2%)	*	*	*

IMPORTANCE OF CRIME

TOTAL	Pawlenty	Hatch	Hutchinson
Extremely Important (20%)	49%	46%	5%
Very Important (43%)	51%	43%	6%
Somewhat Important (29%)	39%	52%	8%
Not At All Important (7%)	42%	42%	13%

IMPORTANCE OF VALUES ISSUES

TOTAL	Pawlenty	Hatch	Hutchinson
Extremely Important (32%)	65%	31%	4%
Very Important (19%)	40%	51%	8%
Somewhat Important (21%)	41%	50%	9%
Not At All Important (27%)	32%	58%	8%

U.S. WAR IN IRAQ

TOTAL	Pawlenty	Hatch	Hutchinson
Strongly Approve (15%)	90%	8%	1%
Somewhat Approve (24%)	81%	14%	4%
Somewhat Disapprove (16%)	41%	49%	10%
Strongly Disapprove (43%)	12%	78%	9%

U.S. WAR IN IRAQ

TOTAL	Pawlenty	Hatch	Hutchinson
Approve (40%)	85%	12%	3%
Disapprove (59%)	20%	70%	9%

U.S. TROOPS IN IRAQ

TOTAL	Pawlenty	Hatch	Hutchinson
Send More (14%)	77%	19%	4%
Same As Now (25%)	78%	16%	5%
Withdraw Some (29%)	30%	62%	8%
Withdraw All (27%)	17%	72%	8%

SHOULD U.S. WITHDRAW SOME OR ALL TROOPS?

TOTAL	Pawlenty	Hatch	Hutchinson
No (38%)	78%	17%	5%
Yes (55%)	24%	67%	8%

VOTE FOR PRESIDENT IN 2004

TOTAL	Pawlenty	Hatch	Hutchinson
Kerry (46%)	8%	83%	8%
Bush (47%)	86%	10%	4%
Someone Else (3%)	22%	52%	13%
Did Not Vote (4%)	41%	46%	10%

VOTE BY SIZE OF COMMUNITY

TOTAL	Pawlenty	Hatch	Hutchinson
Big Cities (-)	*	*	*
Smaller Cities (19%)	31%	58%	9%
Suburbs (47%)	51%	42%	6%
Small Towns (10%)	51%	46%	3%
Rural (23%)	47%	46%	7%

VOTE BY SIZE OF COMMUNITY

TOTAL	Pawlenty	Hatch	Hutchinson
Urban (19%)	31%	58%	9%
Suburban (47%)	51%	42%	6%
Rural (33%)	48%	46%	6%

VOTE BY REGION

TOTAL	Pawlenty	Hatch	Hutchinson
Twin Cities (32%)	39%	51%	8%
Twin Cities Suburbs (25%)	53%	39%	6%
Western Minnesota (22%)	52%	42%	5%
Eastern Minnesota (21%)	43%	51%	6%