U.S. SENATE / MONTANA / EXIT POLL
1,902 Respondents
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Updated: 11:45 a.m. |
VOTE BY GENDER
TOTAL |
Burns |
Tester |
Male (49%) |
50% |
48% |
Female (51%) |
45% |
52% |
VOTE BY RACE AND GENDER
TOTAL |
Burns |
Tester |
White Men (45%) |
51% |
47% |
White Women (47%) |
45% |
51% |
Non-White Men (4%) |
39% |
61% |
Non-White Women (4%) |
40% |
60% |
VOTE BY RACE
TOTAL |
Burns |
Tester |
White (92%) |
48% |
49% |
African-American (1%) |
* |
* |
Latino (1%) |
* |
* |
Asian (0%) |
* |
* |
Other (5%) |
39% |
61% |
VOTE BY AGE
TOTAL |
Burns |
Tester |
18-29 (17%) |
44% |
56% |
30-44 (25%) |
51% |
45% |
45-59 (34%) |
44% |
53% |
60 and Older (24%) |
51% |
47% |
VOTE BY AGE
TOTAL |
Burns |
Tester |
18-64 (85%) |
47% |
51% |
65 and Older (15%) |
50% |
48% |
VOTE BY INCOME
TOTAL |
Burns |
Tester |
Under $15,000 (10%) |
38% |
59% |
$15-30,000 (20%) |
46% |
51% |
$30-50,000 (26%) |
48% |
49% |
$50-75,000 (24%) |
50% |
47% |
$75-100,000 (10%) |
51% |
48% |
$100-150,000 (7%) |
46% |
51% |
$150-200,000 (2%) |
* |
* |
$200,000 or More (2%) |
* |
* |
VOTE BY INCOME
TOTAL |
Burns |
Tester |
Less Than $50,000 (55%) |
46% |
52% |
$50,000 or More (45%) |
50% |
48% |
VOTE BY INCOME
TOTAL |
Burns |
Tester |
Less Than $100,000 (89%) |
48% |
50% |
$100,000 or More (11%) |
48% |
51% |
FAMILY'S FINANCIAL SITUATION
TOTAL |
Burns |
Tester |
Getting Ahead (29%) |
62% |
37% |
Have Just Enough (52%) |
43% |
54% |
Falling Behind (17%) |
36% |
61% |
VOTE BY EDUCATION
TOTAL |
Burns |
Tester |
No High School (4%) |
57% |
40% |
H.S. Graduate (21%) |
50% |
44% |
Some College (35%) |
50% |
49% |
College Graduate (24%) |
52% |
46% |
Postgraduate (16%) |
30% |
68% |
VOTE BY EDUCATION
TOTAL |
Burns |
Tester |
No College Degree (60%) |
51% |
46% |
College Graduate (40%) |
43% |
55% |
VOTE BY EDUCATION
TOTAL |
Burns |
Tester |
No College Education (25%) |
51% |
44% |
College Educated (75%) |
46% |
52% |
VOTE BY PARTY ID
TOTAL |
Burns |
Tester |
Democrat (32%) |
7% |
91% |
Republican (39%) |
88% |
11% |
Independent (29%) |
35% |
59% |
VOTE BY IDEOLOGY
TOTAL |
Burns |
Tester |
Liberal (19%) |
9% |
89% |
Moderate (47%) |
38% |
59% |
Conservative (34%) |
83% |
15% |
VOTE BY RELIGION
TOTAL |
Burns |
Tester |
Protestant (56%) |
57% |
40% |
Catholic (21%) |
48% |
50% |
Jewish (1%) |
* |
* |
Other (8%) |
21% |
77% |
None (15%) |
28% |
71% |
VOTE BY RELIGION AMONG WHITES
TOTAL |
Burns |
Tester |
White Protestants (51%) |
58% |
39% |
White Catholics (18%) |
48% |
49% |
White Jewish Voters (1%) |
* |
* |
Whites - Other (6%) |
21% |
76% |
White - No Religion (13%) |
26% |
73% |
Non-White Voters (10%) |
42% |
58% |
BORN-AGAIN OR EVANGELICAL CHRISTIAN?
TOTAL |
Burns |
Tester |
Yes (31%) |
69% |
27% |
No (69%) |
38% |
60% |
WHITE EVANGELICAL/BORN-AGAIN?
TOTAL |
Burns |
Tester |
Yes (26%) |
71% |
25% |
No (74%) |
39% |
59% |
VOTE BY CHURCH ATTENDANCE
TOTAL |
Burns |
Tester |
Weekly (35%) |
63% |
33% |
Occasionally (40%) |
43% |
55% |
Never (22%) |
32% |
67% |
VOTE BY CHURCH ATTENDANCE
TOTAL |
Burns |
Tester |
More Than Weekly (12%) |
76% |
20% |
Weekly (22%) |
55% |
41% |
Monthly (10%) |
48% |
49% |
A Few Times a Year (30%) |
41% |
57% |
Never (22%) |
32% |
67% |
GUN OWNER IN HOUSEHOLD?
TOTAL |
Burns |
Tester |
Yes (69%) |
54% |
44% |
No (31%) |
34% |
62% |
HOW GEORGE W. BUSH IS HANDLING HIS JOB
TOTAL |
Burns |
Tester |
Strongly Approve (24%) |
90% |
9% |
Somewhat Approve (23%) |
77% |
20% |
Somewhat Disapprove (15%) |
38% |
58% |
Strongly Disapprove (37%) |
5% |
92% |
HOW GEORGE W. BUSH IS HANDLING HIS JOB
TOTAL |
Burns |
Tester |
Approve (47%) |
84% |
15% |
Disapprove (52%) |
15% |
82% |
U.S. WAR IN IRAQ
TOTAL |
Burns |
Tester |
Strongly Approve (22%) |
87% |
12% |
Somewhat Approve (26%) |
77% |
19% |
Somewhat Disapprove (18%) |
33% |
64% |
Strongly Disapprove (33%) |
7% |
91% |
U.S. WAR IN IRAQ
TOTAL |
Burns |
Tester |
Approve (48%) |
81% |
16% |
Disapprove (51%) |
16% |
82% |
U.S. TROOPS IN IRAQ
TOTAL |
Burns |
Tester |
Send More (18%) |
74% |
24% |
Same As Now (26%) |
78% |
20% |
Withdraw Some (25%) |
33% |
63% |
Withdraw All (26%) |
12% |
84% |
SHOULD U.S. WITHDRAW SOME OR ALL TROOPS?
TOTAL |
Burns |
Tester |
No (44%) |
76% |
22% |
Yes (50%) |
22% |
74% |
IMPORTANCE OF WAR IN IRAQ
TOTAL |
Burns |
Tester |
Extremely Important (35%) |
41% |
57% |
Very Important (29%) |
55% |
43% |
Somewhat Important (24%) |
48% |
49% |
Not At All Important (11%) |
54% |
42% |
IMPORTANCE OF TERRORISM
TOTAL |
Burns |
Tester |
Extremely Important (35%) |
64% |
34% |
Very Important (29%) |
52% |
45% |
Somewhat Important (25%) |
33% |
66% |
Not At All Important (11%) |
23% |
72% |
IMPORTANCE OF ECONOMY
TOTAL |
Burns |
Tester |
Extremely Important (39%) |
46% |
51% |
Very Important (42%) |
50% |
48% |
Somewhat Important (15%) |
46% |
51% |
Not At All Important (3%) |
49% |
45% |
IMPORTANCE OF CORRUPTION/ETHICS
TOTAL |
Burns |
Tester |
Extremely Important (39%) |
26% |
72% |
Very Important (28%) |
47% |
49% |
Somewhat Important (24%) |
73% |
25% |
Not At All Important (9%) |
77% |
23% |
VOTE FOR PRESIDENT IN 2004
TOTAL |
Burns |
Tester |
Kerry (33%) |
4% |
96% |
Bush (54%) |
80% |
18% |
Someone Else (6%) |
20% |
68% |
Did Not Vote (7%) |
33% |
62% |
WAS YOUR VOTE MAINLY...
TOTAL |
Burns |
Tester |
For Your Candidate (64%) |
52% |
46% |
Against Opponent (34%) |
41% |
56% |
VOTED TODAY TO...
TOTAL |
Burns |
Tester |
Support Bush (21%) |
94% |
6% |
Oppose Bush (29%) |
5% |
93% |
Bush Not a Factor (49%) |
54% |
43% |
WHEN DID YOU DECIDE YOUR SENATE VOTE?
TOTAL |
Burns |
Tester |
Today (8%) |
50% |
44% |
Last Three Days (4%) |
62% |
36% |
Last Week (5%) |
55% |
41% |
Last Month (16%) |
51% |
45% |
Before Then (66%) |
46% |
53% |
WHEN DID YOU DECIDE WHO TO VOTE FOR?
TOTAL |
Burns |
Tester |
Today/Last 3 Days (12%) |
54% |
41% |
Earlier Than That (88%) |
47% |
51% |
WHEN DID YOU DECIDE WHO TO VOTE FOR?
TOTAL |
Burns |
Tester |
Today/Last Week (18%) |
55% |
41% |
Earlier Than That (82%) |
47% |
51% |
WHO HAS HIGH ETHICAL STANDARDS?
TOTAL |
Burns |
Tester |
Only Tester (35%) |
4% |
96% |
Only Burns (20%) |
96% |
2% |
Both (17%) |
65% |
35% |
Neither (23%) |
62% |
29% |
TESTER HAS HIGH ETHICAL STANDARDS?
TOTAL |
Burns |
Tester |
Yes (52%) |
23% |
76% |
No (42%) |
78% |
17% |
BURNS HAS HIGH ETHICAL STANDARDS?
TOTAL |
Burns |
Tester |
Yes (36%) |
82% |
17% |
No (58%) |
26% |
70% |
TESTER'S POSITIONS ON ISSUES
TOTAL |
Burns |
Tester |
Too Liberal (43%) |
90% |
7% |
Too Conservative (5%) |
49% |
48% |
About Right (46%) |
8% |
92% |
HAS BURNS BEEN IN OFFICE TOO LONG?
TOTAL |
Burns |
Tester |
Yes (59%) |
20% |
77% |
No (39%) |
91% |
8% |
VOTE BY SIZE OF COMMUNITY
TOTAL |
Burns |
Tester |
Big Cities (-) |
* |
* |
Smaller Cities (38%) |
40% |
58% |
Suburbs (5%) |
48% |
52% |
Small Towns (20%) |
51% |
46% |
Rural (37%) |
53% |
45% |
VOTE BY SIZE OF COMMUNITY
TOTAL |
Burns |
Tester |
Urban (38%) |
40% |
58% |
Suburban (5%) |
48% |
52% |
Rural (57%) |
52% |
45% |
VOTE BY REGION
TOTAL |
Burns |
Tester |
Urban West (32%) |
35% |
64% |
Rural West (33%) |
56% |
42% |
Eastern Montana (35%) |
51% |
46% |
VOTE FOR U.S. HOUSE
TOTAL |
Burns |
Tester |
Lindeen (42%) |
7% |
91% |
Rehberg (58%) |
77% |
20% |
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