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EXIT POLLS

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2,090 Respondents

Updated: 11:45 a.m.

VOTE BY GENDER

TOTAL	Perry	Bell	Friedman	Strayhorn
Male (49%)	41%	29%	13%	16%
Female (51%)	38%	31%	11%	19%

VOTE BY RACE AND GENDER

TOTAL	Perry	Bell	Friedman	Strayhorn
White Men (37%)	46%	22%	15%	16%
White Women (38%)	42%	26%	11%	20%
Non-White Men (13%)	24%	47%	9%	18%
Non-White Women (13%)	26%	48%	9%	15%

VOTE BY RACE

TOTAL	Perry	Bell	Friedman	Strayhorn
White (75%)	44%	24%	13%	18%
African-American (8%)	16%	63%	4%	15%
Latino (15%)	31%	41%	9%	18%
Asian (1%)	*	*	*	*
Other (1%)	*	*	*	*

VOTE BY AGE

TOTAL	Perry	Bell	Friedman	Strayhorn
18-29 (12%)	34%	31%	18%	16%
30-44 (24%)	37%	30%	14%	19%
45-59 (35%)	39%	29%	14%	18%
60 and Older (29%)	45%	30%	6%	18%

VOTE BY AGE

TOTAL	Perry	Bell	Friedman	Strayhorn
18-64 (82%)	38%	30%	14%	17%
65 and Older (18%)	44%	29%	5%	21%

VOTE BY INCOME

TOTAL	Perry	Bell	Friedman	Strayhorn
Under $15,000 (8%)	28%	39%	10%	22%
$15-30,000 (10%)	32%	39%	11%	17%
$30-50,000 (19%)	38%	26%	14%	22%
$50-75,000 (23%)	36%	32%	13%	18%
$75-100,000 (15%)	39%	32%	13%	16%
$100-150,000 (14%)	45%	27%	12%	15%
$150-200,000 (5%)	51%	30%	9%	9%
$200,000 or More (6%)	40%	25%	13%	22%

VOTE BY INCOME

TOTAL	Perry	Bell	Friedman	Strayhorn
Less Than $50,000 (36%)	34%	32%	12%	20%
$50,000 or More (64%)	41%	30%	12%	16%

VOTE BY INCOME

TOTAL	Perry	Bell	Friedman	Strayhorn
Less Than $100,000 (74%)	36%	32%	12%	19%
$100,000 or More (26%)	45%	27%	12%	15%

VOTE BY EDUCATION

TOTAL	Perry	Bell	Friedman	Strayhorn
No High School (3%)	*	*	*	*
H.S. Graduate (16%)	41%	31%	11%	15%
Some College (33%)	39%	27%	15%	18%
College Graduate (30%)	45%	25%	11%	19%
Postgraduate (18%)	34%	36%	11%	18%

VOTE BY EDUCATION

TOTAL	Perry	Bell	Friedman	Strayhorn
No College Degree (53%)	40%	29%	14%	17%
College Graduate (47%)	41%	29%	11%	18%

VOTE BY EDUCATION

TOTAL	Perry	Bell	Friedman	Strayhorn
No College Education (19%)	40%	32%	11%	15%
College Educated (81%)	40%	28%	13%	18%

VOTE BY PARTY ID

TOTAL	Perry	Bell	Friedman	Strayhorn
Democrat (31%)	8%	67%	8%	15%
Republican (40%)	73%	5%	8%	14%
Independent (29%)	25%	25%	22%	26%

VOTE BY IDEOLOGY

TOTAL	Perry	Bell	Friedman	Strayhorn
Liberal (16%)	17%	54%	14%	13%
Moderate (42%)	25%	38%	14%	23%
Conservative (42%)	64%	12%	9%	15%

HOW GEORGE W. BUSH IS HANDLING HIS JOB

TOTAL	Perry	Bell	Friedman	Strayhorn
Strongly Approve (28%)	73%	6%	9%	13%
Somewhat Approve (24%)	55%	13%	11%	19%
Somewhat Disapprove (15%)	18%	37%	18%	27%
Strongly Disapprove (32%)	5%	63%	13%	18%

HOW GEORGE W. BUSH IS HANDLING HIS JOB

TOTAL	Perry	Bell	Friedman	Strayhorn
Approve (52%)	65%	9%	10%	16%
Disapprove (47%)	9%	55%	15%	21%

U.S. WAR IN IRAQ

TOTAL	Perry	Bell	Friedman	Strayhorn
Strongly Approve (26%)	72%	8%	8%	11%
Somewhat Approve (27%)	53%	14%	12%	19%
Somewhat Disapprove (14%)	19%	38%	19%	23%
Strongly Disapprove (31%)	9%	59%	12%	19%

U.S. WAR IN IRAQ

TOTAL	Perry	Bell	Friedman	Strayhorn
Approve (53%)	62%	11%	10%	15%
Disapprove (45%)	12%	53%	14%	20%

IMPORTANCE OF WAR IN IRAQ

TOTAL	Perry	Bell	Friedman	Strayhorn
Extremely Important (39%)	40%	34%	11%	14%
Very Important (29%)	45%	25%	12%	18%
Somewhat Important (20%)	29%	32%	16%	23%
Not At All Important (10%)	39%	31%	11%	19%

IMPORTANCE OF TERRORISM

TOTAL	Perry	Bell	Friedman	Strayhorn
Extremely Important (45%)	48%	25%	12%	14%
Very Important (31%)	38%	30%	11%	21%
Somewhat Important (16%)	22%	39%	15%	22%
Not At All Important (6%)	27%	49%	12%	11%

IMPORTANCE OF ECONOMY

TOTAL	Perry	Bell	Friedman	Strayhorn
Extremely Important (46%)	36%	33%	13%	18%
Very Important (37%)	43%	28%	10%	18%
Somewhat Important (14%)	38%	31%	16%	15%
Not At All Important (1%)	*	*	*	*

IMPORTANCE OF ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION

TOTAL	Perry	Bell	Friedman	Strayhorn
Extremely Important (34%)	48%	26%	10%	15%
Very Important (33%)	41%	28%	10%	19%
Somewhat Important (25%)	27%	37%	17%	19%
Not At All Important (6%)	27%	46%	10%	15%

MOST ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS SHOULD BE...

TOTAL	Perry	Bell	Friedman	Strayhorn
Offered Legal Status (59%)	34%	36%	12%	17%
Deported (34%)	44%	22%	13%	20%

FENCE WOULD REDUCE ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION:

TOTAL	Perry	Bell	Friedman	Strayhorn
Great Deal (17%)	59%	14%	8%	17%
Some (34%)	53%	23%	9%	16%
Not Much (22%)	25%	37%	15%	21%
Not At All (25%)	18%	47%	16%	18%

HOW PERRY IS HANDLING HIS JOB

TOTAL	Perry	Bell	Friedman	Strayhorn
Strongly Approve (17%)	91%	5%	1%	3%
Somewhat Approve (30%)	65%	13%	8%	13%
Somewhat Disapprove (22%)	11%	42%	20%	27%
Strongly Disapprove (29%)	3%	55%	17%	25%

HOW PERRY IS HANDLING HIS JOB

TOTAL	Perry	Bell	Friedman	Strayhorn
Approve (47%)	74%	10%	5%	9%
Disapprove (51%)	6%	49%	18%	26%

GOVERNOR VOTE IF NO INDEPENDENTS RUNNING

TOTAL	Perry	Bell	Friedman	Strayhorn
Bell (42%)	2%	70%	10%	18%
Perry (47%)	79%	1%	8%	11%
Would Not Have Voted (10%)	5%	6%	38%	48%

VOTE BY SIZE OF COMMUNITY

TOTAL	Perry	Bell	Friedman	Strayhorn
Big Cities (26%)	29%	43%	11%	16%
Smaller Cities (12%)	38%	29%	12%	19%
Suburbs (40%)	44%	25%	13%	17%
Small Towns (10%)	44%	24%	12%	20%
Rural (12%)	45%	24%	12%	19%

VOTE BY SIZE OF COMMUNITY

TOTAL	Perry	Bell	Friedman	Strayhorn
Urban (38%)	32%	39%	11%	17%
Suburban (40%)	44%	25%	13%	17%
Rural (23%)	44%	24%	12%	19%

VOTE BY REGION

TOTAL	Perry	Bell	Friedman	Strayhorn
Eastern Texas (23%)	42%	26%	12%	19%
Dallas/Ft. Worth (15%)	40%	33%	10%	16%
Houston (14%)	40%	33%	12%	15%
South-Central Texas (18%)	34%	33%	14%	19%
Western Texas (12%)	46%	20%	13%	20%
Hispanic South (17%)	35%	35%	11%	17%

NOTE

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