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1,896 Respondents
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Updated: 11:45 a.m. |
VOTE BY GENDER
TOTAL |
Blagojevich |
Topinka |
Whitney |
Male (47%) |
45% |
42% |
12% |
Female (53%) |
53% |
36% |
10% |
VOTE BY RACE AND GENDER
TOTAL |
Blagojevich |
Topinka |
Whitney |
White Men (37%) |
37% |
47% |
14% |
White Women (40%) |
44% |
44% |
11% |
Non-White Men (10%) |
73% |
23% |
3% |
Non-White Women (13%) |
84% |
10% |
5% |
VOTE BY RACE
TOTAL |
Blagojevich |
Topinka |
Whitney |
White (77%) |
41% |
46% |
13% |
African-American (10%) |
80% |
16% |
2% |
Latino (10%) |
83% |
12% |
4% |
Asian (2%) |
* |
* |
* |
Other (1%) |
* |
* |
* |
VOTE BY AGE
TOTAL |
Blagojevich |
Topinka |
Whitney |
18-29 (12%) |
58% |
29% |
12% |
30-44 (26%) |
50% |
37% |
11% |
45-59 (33%) |
46% |
43% |
10% |
60 and Older (29%) |
49% |
40% |
10% |
VOTE BY AGE
TOTAL |
Blagojevich |
Topinka |
Whitney |
18-64 (82%) |
49% |
39% |
11% |
65 and Older (18%) |
50% |
40% |
9% |
VOTE BY INCOME
TOTAL |
Blagojevich |
Topinka |
Whitney |
Under $15,000 (7%) |
74% |
21% |
4% |
$15-30,000 (11%) |
62% |
31% |
7% |
$30-50,000 (22%) |
55% |
31% |
12% |
$50-75,000 (21%) |
46% |
40% |
13% |
$75-100,000 (16%) |
40% |
45% |
13% |
$100-150,000 (13%) |
40% |
50% |
9% |
$150-200,000 (5%) |
49% |
33% |
17% |
$200,000 or More (6%) |
30% |
56% |
13% |
VOTE BY INCOME
TOTAL |
Blagojevich |
Topinka |
Whitney |
Less Than $50,000 (39%) |
60% |
29% |
9% |
$50,000 or More (61%) |
42% |
44% |
13% |
VOTE BY INCOME
TOTAL |
Blagojevich |
Topinka |
Whitney |
Less Than $100,000 (76%) |
52% |
35% |
11% |
$100,000 or More (24%) |
39% |
48% |
12% |
ANYONE IN HOUSEHOLD IN A UNION?
TOTAL |
Blagojevich |
Topinka |
Whitney |
Yes, I Am (17%) |
58% |
29% |
13% |
Yes, Someone Else Is (13%) |
52% |
39% |
9% |
Yes, Both (3%) |
* |
* |
* |
No, No One Is (68%) |
45% |
43% |
11% |
ANYONE IN HOUSEHOLD IN A UNION?
TOTAL |
Blagojevich |
Topinka |
Whitney |
Yes (32%) |
54% |
34% |
12% |
No (68%) |
45% |
43% |
11% |
ARE YOU A UNION MEMBER?
TOTAL |
Blagojevich |
Topinka |
Whitney |
Yes (20%) |
56% |
31% |
13% |
No (80%) |
46% |
42% |
11% |
VOTE BY EDUCATION
TOTAL |
Blagojevich |
Topinka |
Whitney |
No High School (4%) |
69% |
25% |
6% |
H.S. Graduate (22%) |
59% |
31% |
9% |
Some College (31%) |
52% |
37% |
10% |
College Graduate (25%) |
37% |
49% |
12% |
Postgraduate (18%) |
35% |
47% |
17% |
VOTE BY EDUCATION
TOTAL |
Blagojevich |
Topinka |
Whitney |
No College Degree (57%) |
56% |
34% |
9% |
College Graduate (43%) |
36% |
48% |
14% |
VOTE BY EDUCATION
TOTAL |
Blagojevich |
Topinka |
Whitney |
No College Education (26%) |
61% |
30% |
8% |
College Educated (74%) |
43% |
44% |
12% |
VOTE BY PARTY ID
TOTAL |
Blagojevich |
Topinka |
Whitney |
Democrat (46%) |
81% |
11% |
8% |
Republican (31%) |
10% |
81% |
7% |
Independent (23%) |
35% |
42% |
22% |
VOTE BY IDEOLOGY
TOTAL |
Blagojevich |
Topinka |
Whitney |
Liberal (23%) |
70% |
15% |
15% |
Moderate (52%) |
51% |
37% |
11% |
Conservative (25%) |
23% |
67% |
8% |
VOTE BY RELIGION
TOTAL |
Blagojevich |
Topinka |
Whitney |
Protestant (50%) |
42% |
46% |
9% |
Catholic (32%) |
55% |
35% |
9% |
Jewish (2%) |
* |
* |
* |
Other (5%) |
59% |
28% |
13% |
None (10%) |
60% |
23% |
18% |
VOTE BY RELIGION AMONG WHITES
TOTAL |
Blagojevich |
Topinka |
Whitney |
White Protestants (40%) |
34% |
53% |
11% |
White Catholics (23%) |
45% |
42% |
12% |
White Jewish Voters (1%) |
* |
* |
* |
Whites - Other (3%) |
* |
* |
* |
White - No Religion (8%) |
52% |
27% |
21% |
Non-White Voters (24%) |
78% |
17% |
4% |
DO YOU HAVE CHILDREN UNDER 18?
TOTAL |
Blagojevich |
Topinka |
Whitney |
Yes (37%) |
49% |
39% |
10% |
No (63%) |
48% |
39% |
11% |
DO YOU HAVE CHILDREN UNDER 18?
TOTAL |
Blagojevich |
Topinka |
Whitney |
Fathers (16%) |
43% |
45% |
10% |
Mothers (21%) |
54% |
35% |
10% |
Men w/No Children (31%) |
46% |
41% |
13% |
Women w/No Children (32%) |
50% |
38% |
10% |
HOW GEORGE W. BUSH IS HANDLING HIS JOB
TOTAL |
Blagojevich |
Topinka |
Whitney |
Strongly Approve (17%) |
15% |
78% |
4% |
Somewhat Approve (19%) |
24% |
63% |
11% |
Somewhat Disapprove (19%) |
51% |
37% |
11% |
Strongly Disapprove (45%) |
75% |
13% |
12% |
HOW GEORGE W. BUSH IS HANDLING HIS JOB
TOTAL |
Blagojevich |
Topinka |
Whitney |
Approve (35%) |
19% |
70% |
8% |
Disapprove (64%) |
68% |
20% |
12% |
U.S. WAR IN IRAQ
TOTAL |
Blagojevich |
Topinka |
Whitney |
Strongly Approve (13%) |
16% |
76% |
5% |
Somewhat Approve (21%) |
27% |
61% |
10% |
Somewhat Disapprove (20%) |
49% |
41% |
9% |
Strongly Disapprove (45%) |
69% |
18% |
13% |
U.S. WAR IN IRAQ
TOTAL |
Blagojevich |
Topinka |
Whitney |
Approve (34%) |
23% |
67% |
8% |
Disapprove (65%) |
63% |
25% |
12% |
STATE ECONOMY
TOTAL |
Blagojevich |
Topinka |
Whitney |
Excellent (4%) |
* |
* |
* |
Good (44%) |
58% |
35% |
6% |
Not So Good (41%) |
45% |
39% |
14% |
Poor (10%) |
26% |
56% |
16% |
STATE ECONOMY
TOTAL |
Blagojevich |
Topinka |
Whitney |
Excellent or Good (48%) |
59% |
34% |
6% |
Not Good or Poor (51%) |
41% |
43% |
14% |
IMPORTANCE OF CORRUPTION AND ETHICS
TOTAL |
Blagojevich |
Topinka |
Whitney |
Extremely Important (58%) |
47% |
40% |
11% |
Very Important (28%) |
50% |
41% |
9% |
Somewhat Important (11%) |
64% |
27% |
9% |
Not At All Important (2%) |
* |
* |
* |
WILL VOTES BE COUNTED ACCURATELY?
TOTAL |
Blagojevich |
Topinka |
Whitney |
Very Confident (42%) |
44% |
45% |
9% |
Somewhat Confident (48%) |
52% |
36% |
12% |
Not Very Confident (8%) |
51% |
32% |
15% |
Not At All Confident (2%) |
* |
* |
* |
WILL VOTES BE COUNTED ACCURATELY?
TOTAL |
Blagojevich |
Topinka |
Whitney |
Confident (89%) |
48% |
40% |
10% |
Not Confident (9%) |
51% |
31% |
16% |
OPINION OF DENNIS HASTERT
TOTAL |
Blagojevich |
Topinka |
Whitney |
Favorable (34%) |
32% |
61% |
7% |
Unfavorable (49%) |
63% |
24% |
12% |
WOULD OBAMA MAKE A GOOD PRESIDENT?
TOTAL |
Blagojevich |
Topinka |
Whitney |
Yes (64%) |
63% |
26% |
11% |
No (29%) |
24% |
64% |
10% |
VOTE BY SIZE OF COMMUNITY
TOTAL |
Blagojevich |
Topinka |
Whitney |
Big Cities (18%) |
76% |
16% |
8% |
Smaller Cities (8%) |
38% |
41% |
19% |
Suburbs (52%) |
43% |
46% |
11% |
Small Towns (3%) |
75% |
16% |
9% |
Rural (19%) |
42% |
45% |
10% |
VOTE BY SIZE OF COMMUNITY
TOTAL |
Blagojevich |
Topinka |
Whitney |
Urban (26%) |
65% |
23% |
11% |
Suburban (52%) |
43% |
46% |
11% |
Rural (22%) |
47% |
41% |
10% |
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