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EXIT POLLS: Louisiana
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Updated: 10:30 p.m. EST March 9, 2004 814 Respondents

Vote by Gender Dean Edwards Kerry Kucinich
Male (46%) 8% 17% 70% 1%
Female (54%) 3% 18% 74% 2%

Vote by Race and Gender Dean Edwards Kerry Kucinich
White Men (25%) 7% 22% 64% 0%
White Women (23%) 4% 27% 61% 5%
Non-White Men (21%) 10% 9% 77% 2%
Non-White Women (31%) 1% 11% 83% 0%

Vote by Age Dean Edwards Kerry Kucinich
18-29 (7%) 16% 21% 60% 0%
30-44 (22%) 8% 11% 72% 3%
45-64 (48%) 3% 18% 74% 2%
65 and Older (23%) 3% 21% 73% 0%

Vote by Age Dean Edwards Kerry Kucinich
18-64 (77%) 6% 16% 72% 2%
65 and Older (23%) 3% 21% 73% 0%

Vote by Race Dean Edwards Kerry Kucinich
White (48%) 6% 24% 63% 3%
African-American (46%) 4% 10% 83% 0%
Latino (5%) 0% 0% 0% 0%
Asian (1%) 0% 0% 0% 0%
Other (1%) 0% 0% 0% 0%

Vote by Income Dean Edwards Kerry Kucinich
Under $15,000 (13%) 5% 24% 65% 0%
$15-30,000 (21%) 3% 15% 78% 1%
$30-50,000 (23%) 5% 16% 73% 3%
$50-75,000 (21%) 5% 15% 74% 3%
$75-100,000 (11%) 4% 18% 78% 1%
$100,000 or More (11%) 5% 19% 67% 1%

Vote by Income Dean Edwards Kerry Kucinich
Under $50,000 (57%) 4% 18% 73% 2%
$50,000 or More (43%) 5% 17% 73% 2%

Family's Financial Situation Dean Edwards Kerry Kucinich
Better (21%) 8% 22% 60% 4%
Worse (36%) 5% 15% 75% 0%
Same (35%) 3% 18% 76% 2%

Vote by Education Dean Edwards Kerry Kucinich
No High School (5%) 0% 0% 0% 0%
H.S. Graduate (30%) 3% 18% 77% 1%
Some College (28%) 7% 16% 70% 3%
College Graduate (19%) 3% 25% 66% 3%
Postgrad Study (18%) 5% 16% 74% 0%

Vote by Education Dean Edwards Kerry Kucinich
No College Degree (63%) 5% 16% 73% 2%
College Graduate (37%) 4% 21% 70% 2%

Anyone in Household in Union? Dean Edwards Kerry Kucinich
Yes, I Am (13%) 7% 16% 70% 2%
Yes, Someone Else Is (9%) 5% 15% 72% 8%
Yes, Both (2%) 0% 0% 0% 0%
No, No One Is (76%) 4% 19% 72% 1%

Union Household? Dean Edwards Kerry Kucinich
Yes (24%) 7% 15% 71% 4%
No (76%) 4% 19% 72% 1%

Are You a Union Member? Dean Edwards Kerry Kucinich
Yes (15%) 8% 15% 71% 1%
No (85%) 4% 19% 72% 2%

Vote by Party ID Dean Edwards Kerry Kucinich
Democrat (76%) 4% 13% 80% 1%
Republican (8%) 6% 37% 43% 6%
Independent (16%) 6% 32% 49% 2%

Vote by Ideology Dean Edwards Kerry Kucinich
Very Liberal (16%) 6% 11% 75% 5%
Somewhat Liberal (23%) 4% 16% 77% 1%
Moderate (42%) 4% 16% 77% 0%
Somewhat Conserv. (14%) 9% 31% 51% 4%
Very Conservative (5%) 0% 0% 0% 0%

Vote by Ideology Dean Edwards Kerry Kucinich
Liberal (39%) 5% 14% 76% 2%
Moderate (42%) 4% 16% 77% 0%
Conservative (19%) 7% 30% 52% 4%

Vote by Religion Dean Edwards Kerry Kucinich
Protestant (26%) 6% 19% 70% 2%
Catholic (39%) 3% 20% 71% 2%
Other Christian (16%) 6% 11% 81% 0%
Jewish (1%) 0% 0% 0% 0%
Other (11%) 5% 16% 72% 2%
None (5%) 0% 0% 0% 0%

Vote by Religion Dean Edwards Kerry Kucinich
Protestant (42%) 6% 16% 74% 1%
Catholic (39%) 3% 20% 71% 2%
Jewish (1%) 0% 0% 0% 0%
Other (11%) 5% 16% 72% 2%
None (5%) 0% 0% 0% 0%

Vote by Religion and Race Dean Edwards Kerry Kucinich
White Protestant (16%) 9% 27% 60% 3%
White Catholic (22%) 3% 26% 66% 1%
White Jewish (1%) 0% 0% 0% 0%
White-Other Religion (2%) 0% 0% 0% 0%
Whites - No Religion (3%) 0% 0% 0% 0%

Attend Religious Services Dean Edwards Kerry Kucinich
More Than Weekly (25%) 4% 19% 71% 2%
Once a Week (33%) 5% 19% 72% 1%
Few Times a Month (13%) 2% 17% 75% 2%
Few Times a Year (15%) 7% 20% 67% 2%
Never (6%) 0% 0% 0% 0%

Attend Religious Services Dean Edwards Kerry Kucinich
Weekly (58%) 4% 19% 72% 2%
Occasionally (28%) 5% 19% 71% 2%
Never (6%) 0% 0% 0% 0%

Religion and Church Attendance Dean Edwards Kerry Kucinich
Protestants - Weekly (27%) 4% 15% 76% 2%
Other Protestants (12%) 7% 20% 71% 0%
Catholics - Weekly (23%) 3% 22% 69% 2%
Other Catholics (12%) 4% 18% 73% 1%

NASCAR Fan? Dean Edwards Kerry Kucinich
Yes (15%) 3% 19% 73% 0%
No (85%) 5% 17% 72% 2%

Do You Support: Dean Edwards Kerry Kucinich
Gay Marriage (19%) 6% 14% 71% 4%
Only Civil Unions (27%) 3% 16% 76% 1%
Neither (45%) 5% 21% 70% 1%

Opinion of President Bush Dean Edwards Kerry Kucinich
Angry (33%) 4% 15% 78% 2%
Dissatisfied (41%) 3% 9% 86% 0%
Satisfied (16%) 7% 31% 57% 2%
Enthusiastic (8%) 9% 45% 21% 8%

Opinion of Gov. Blanco Dean Edwards Kerry Kucinich
Angry (2%) 0% 0% 0% 0%
Dissatisfied (9%) 9% 7% 67% 3%
Satisfied (45%) 4% 22% 68% 2%
Enthusiastic (40%) 5% 15% 79% 1%

Number of U.S. Troops in Iraq Dean Edwards Kerry Kucinich
Send More Troops (11%) 9% 22% 50% 3%
Keep the Same Number (15%) 8% 29% 51% 3%
Withdraw Some Troops (26%) 2% 15% 81% 2%
Withdraw All Troops (45%) 5% 14% 79% 1%

U.S. Troops in Iraq Dean Edwards Kerry Kucinich
Do Not Withdraw Any (26%) 9% 26% 50% 3%
Withdraw Some or All (71%) 4% 14% 79% 1%

Will Kerry Beat Bush in LA? Dean Edwards Kerry Kucinich
Very Likely (52%) 3% 10% 84% 0%
Somewhat Likely (28%) 5% 14% 76% 2%
Not Too Likely (12%) 12% 36% 39% 3%
Not At All Likely (6%) 7% 53% 17% 12%

Will Kerry Beat Bush? Dean Edwards Kerry Kucinich
Likely (80%) 4% 11% 82% 1%
Not Likely (18%) 10% 42% 32% 6%

Kerry Shares Your Values? Dean Edwards Kerry Kucinich
A Lot (40%) 2% 9% 86% 2%
Somewhat (36%) 6% 13% 79% 0%
Not Much (9%) 4% 46% 38% 4%
Not At All (8%) 14% 49% 9% 6%

Does Kerry Share Your Values? Dean Edwards Kerry Kucinich
A Lot/Somewhat (76%) 4% 11% 83% 1%
Not Much/Not At All (17%) 9% 47% 24% 5%

Choice for Running Mate Dean Edwards Kerry Kucinich
Wesley Clark (5%) 0% 0% 0% 0%
Hillary Clinton (22%) 5% 12% 78% 1%
John Edwards (36%) 2% 22% 74% 1%
Dick Gephardt (5%) 0% 0% 0% 0%
Bob Graham (1%) 0% 0% 0% 0%
Mary Landrieu (21%) 5% 16% 73% 1%
Bill Richardson (2%) 0% 0% 0% 0%

Opinion of NAFTA Dean Edwards Kerry Kucinich
Creates Jobs (9%) 7% 12% 74% 1%
Loses Jobs (55%) 5% 16% 75% 1%
No Effect (22%) 4% 20% 67% 2%

National Economy Dean Edwards Kerry Kucinich
Excellent (3%) 0% 0% 0% 0%
Good (18%) 8% 33% 50% 3%
Not Good (48%) 5% 14% 78% 1%
Poor (24%) 2% 13% 80% 1%

National Economy Dean Edwards Kerry Kucinich
Excellent or Good (22%) 9% 30% 49% 4%
Not Good or Poor (72%) 4% 14% 79% 1%

Votes Counted Accurately? Dean Edwards Kerry Kucinich
Very Confident (44%) 4% 19% 71% 2%
Somewhat Confident (38%) 5% 17% 73% 2%
Not Too Confident (9%) 5% 11% 79% 0%
Not Confident At All (2%) 0% 0% 0% 0%

Votes Counted Accurately? Dean Edwards Kerry Kucinich
Confident (82%) 5% 18% 72% 2%
Not Confident (11%) 4% 16% 76% 0%

Vote by Age Dean Edwards Kerry Kucinich
17-29 (7%) 16% 21% 60% 0%
30-44 (22%) 8% 11% 72% 3%
45-59 (35%) 3% 21% 71% 2%
60 and Older (36%) 4% 16% 77% 1%

Most Important Issue Dean Edwards Kerry Kucinich
Taxes (6%) 18% 24% 50% 0%
Education (15%) 8% 15% 71% 0%
Health Care (26%) 4% 16% 77% 2%
Iraq (7%) 5% 13% 81% 1%
Terrorism (9%) 1% 27% 57% 7%
Economy (30%) 4% 15% 77% 0%

Vote by Region Dean Edwards Kerry Kucinich
New Orleans Area (28%) 4% 10% 78% 2%
Cajun Country (31%) 6% 19% 72% 1%
Northern Louisiana (41%) 6% 21% 68% 2%

Vote by Size of Community Dean Edwards Kerry Kucinich
Big Cities (0%) 0% 0% 0% 0%
Smaller Cities (38%) 6% 12% 74% 2%
Suburbs (3%) 0% 0% 0% 0%
Small Towns (24%) 4% 23% 69% 0%
Rural (34%) 5% 18% 74% 2%


• Exit polls are a survey of selected voters taken soon after they leave their voting place. Pollsters use this sample information, collected from a small percentage of voters, to track and project how all voters or specific segments of the voters sided on a particular race or ballot measure. For more on how to read exit polls, click here .
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