U.S. SENATE / RHODE ISLAND / EXIT POLL
1,173 Respondents
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Updated: 11:45 a.m. |
VOTE BY GENDER
TOTAL |
Chafee |
Whitehouse |
Male (46%) |
50% |
50% |
Female (54%) |
43% |
57% |
VOTE BY RACE AND GENDER
TOTAL |
Chafee |
Whitehouse |
White Men (41%) |
54% |
46% |
White Women (46%) |
46% |
54% |
Non-White Men (5%) |
21% |
77% |
Non-White Women (8%) |
21% |
78% |
VOTE BY RACE
TOTAL |
Chafee |
Whitehouse |
White (87%) |
50% |
50% |
African-American (5%) |
13% |
85% |
Latino (4%) |
22% |
77% |
Asian (1%) |
* |
* |
Other (2%) |
* |
* |
VOTE BY AGE
TOTAL |
Chafee |
Whitehouse |
18-29 (13%) |
35% |
65% |
30-44 (26%) |
45% |
55% |
45-59 (36%) |
50% |
50% |
60 and Older (25%) |
48% |
52% |
VOTE BY AGE
TOTAL |
Chafee |
Whitehouse |
18-64 (84%) |
46% |
53% |
65 and Older (16%) |
45% |
55% |
VOTE BY INCOME
TOTAL |
Chafee |
Whitehouse |
Under $15,000 (6%) |
20% |
80% |
$15-30,000 (8%) |
34% |
65% |
$30-50,000 (17%) |
44% |
56% |
$50-75,000 (22%) |
54% |
46% |
$75-100,000 (15%) |
46% |
54% |
$100-150,000 (19%) |
55% |
45% |
$150-200,000 (8%) |
48% |
52% |
$200,000 or More (5%) |
* |
* |
VOTE BY INCOME
TOTAL |
Chafee |
Whitehouse |
Less Than $50,000 (31%) |
37% |
63% |
$50,000 or More (69%) |
52% |
48% |
VOTE BY INCOME
TOTAL |
Chafee |
Whitehouse |
Less Than $100,000 (69%) |
45% |
55% |
$100,000 or More (31%) |
54% |
46% |
ANYONE IN HOUSEHOLD IN A UNION?
TOTAL |
Chafee |
Whitehouse |
Yes, I Am (16%) |
40% |
60% |
Yes, Someone Else Is (13%) |
44% |
56% |
Yes, Both (2%) |
* |
* |
No, No One Is (70%) |
48% |
51% |
ANYONE IN HOUSEHOLD IN A UNION?
TOTAL |
Chafee |
Whitehouse |
Yes (30%) |
41% |
59% |
No (70%) |
48% |
51% |
ARE YOU A UNION MEMBER?
TOTAL |
Chafee |
Whitehouse |
Yes (17%) |
39% |
61% |
No (83%) |
48% |
52% |
VOTE BY EDUCATION
TOTAL |
Chafee |
Whitehouse |
No High School (3%) |
* |
* |
H.S. Graduate (15%) |
41% |
59% |
Some College (28%) |
51% |
49% |
College Graduate (29%) |
49% |
51% |
Postgraduate (24%) |
46% |
54% |
VOTE BY EDUCATION
TOTAL |
Chafee |
Whitehouse |
No College Degree (47%) |
45% |
54% |
College Graduate (53%) |
48% |
52% |
VOTE BY EDUCATION
TOTAL |
Chafee |
Whitehouse |
No College Education (18%) |
36% |
63% |
College Educated (82%) |
49% |
51% |
VOTE BY PARTY ID
TOTAL |
Chafee |
Whitehouse |
Democrat (38%) |
15% |
84% |
Republican (18%) |
94% |
6% |
Independent (44%) |
55% |
45% |
VOTE BY IDEOLOGY
TOTAL |
Chafee |
Whitehouse |
Liberal (25%) |
24% |
76% |
Moderate (56%) |
48% |
52% |
Conservative (19%) |
74% |
25% |
VOTE BY RELIGION
TOTAL |
Chafee |
Whitehouse |
Protestant (28%) |
51% |
48% |
Catholic (53%) |
50% |
50% |
Jewish (2%) |
* |
* |
Other (5%) |
32% |
68% |
None (11%) |
32% |
67% |
VOTE BY RELIGION AMONG WHITES
TOTAL |
Chafee |
Whitehouse |
White Protestants (24%) |
56% |
44% |
White Catholics (48%) |
52% |
48% |
White Jewish Voters (2%) |
* |
* |
Whites - Other (4%) |
* |
* |
White - No Religion (9%) |
34% |
66% |
Non-White Voters (13%) |
22% |
77% |
VOTE BY CHURCH ATTENDANCE
TOTAL |
Chafee |
Whitehouse |
More Than Weekly (7%) |
64% |
35% |
Weekly (27%) |
49% |
51% |
Monthly (15%) |
55% |
45% |
A Few Times a Year (29%) |
43% |
57% |
Never (19%) |
37% |
63% |
VOTE BY CHURCH ATTENDANCE
TOTAL |
Chafee |
Whitehouse |
Weekly (34%) |
52% |
48% |
Occasionally (44%) |
47% |
53% |
Never (19%) |
37% |
63% |
STATE ECONOMY
TOTAL |
Chafee |
Whitehouse |
Excellent (2%) |
* |
* |
Good (48%) |
59% |
41% |
Not So Good (41%) |
33% |
67% |
Poor (7%) |
23% |
77% |
STATE ECONOMY
TOTAL |
Chafee |
Whitehouse |
Excellent or Good (51%) |
60% |
40% |
Not Good or Poor (48%) |
31% |
68% |
HOW GEORGE W. BUSH IS HANDLING HIS JOB
TOTAL |
Chafee |
Whitehouse |
Strongly Approve (8%) |
88% |
12% |
Somewhat Approve (17%) |
87% |
12% |
Somewhat Disapprove (19%) |
55% |
45% |
Strongly Disapprove (56%) |
25% |
74% |
HOW GEORGE W. BUSH IS HANDLING HIS JOB
TOTAL |
Chafee |
Whitehouse |
Approve (24%) |
88% |
12% |
Disapprove (75%) |
33% |
67% |
IMPORTANCE OF WAR IN IRAQ
TOTAL |
Chafee |
Whitehouse |
Extremely Important (44%) |
32% |
68% |
Very Important (30%) |
54% |
45% |
Somewhat Important (18%) |
69% |
30% |
Not At All Important (7%) |
51% |
49% |
IMPORTANCE OF TERRORISM
TOTAL |
Chafee |
Whitehouse |
Extremely Important (41%) |
43% |
57% |
Very Important (32%) |
56% |
44% |
Somewhat Important (19%) |
46% |
53% |
Not At All Important (8%) |
32% |
68% |
IMPORTANCE OF ECONOMY
TOTAL |
Chafee |
Whitehouse |
Extremely Important (40%) |
41% |
59% |
Very Important (43%) |
52% |
47% |
Somewhat Important (15%) |
48% |
52% |
Not At All Important (1%) |
* |
* |
IMPORTANCE OF HEALTH CARE
TOTAL |
Chafee |
Whitehouse |
Extremely Important (44%) |
35% |
65% |
Very Important (37%) |
52% |
48% |
Somewhat Important (16%) |
64% |
36% |
Not At All Important (3%) |
* |
* |
IMPORTANCE OF VALUES ISSUES
TOTAL |
Chafee |
Whitehouse |
Extremely Important (24%) |
47% |
53% |
Very Important (19%) |
41% |
58% |
Somewhat Important (25%) |
50% |
50% |
Not At All Important (31%) |
47% |
53% |
U.S. WAR IN IRAQ
TOTAL |
Chafee |
Whitehouse |
Strongly Approve (8%) |
81% |
19% |
Somewhat Approve (18%) |
82% |
18% |
Somewhat Disapprove (21%) |
53% |
47% |
Strongly Disapprove (52%) |
27% |
73% |
U.S. WAR IN IRAQ
TOTAL |
Chafee |
Whitehouse |
Approve (26%) |
81% |
19% |
Disapprove (73%) |
34% |
65% |
U.S. TROOPS IN IRAQ
TOTAL |
Chafee |
Whitehouse |
Send More (11%) |
76% |
23% |
Same As Now (15%) |
83% |
17% |
Withdraw Some (29%) |
49% |
51% |
Withdraw All (40%) |
23% |
77% |
SHOULD U.S. WITHDRAW SOME OR ALL TROOPS?
TOTAL |
Chafee |
Whitehouse |
No (26%) |
80% |
20% |
Yes (69%) |
34% |
66% |
WHEN DID YOU DECIDE YOUR SENATE VOTE?
TOTAL |
Chafee |
Whitehouse |
Today (9%) |
55% |
44% |
Last Three Days (8%) |
51% |
49% |
Last Week (9%) |
41% |
59% |
Last Month (26%) |
40% |
60% |
Before Then (47%) |
48% |
52% |
WHEN DID YOU DECIDE WHO TO VOTE FOR?
TOTAL |
Chafee |
Whitehouse |
Today/Last 3 Days (18%) |
53% |
46% |
Earlier Than That (82%) |
45% |
55% |
WHEN DID YOU DECIDE WHO TO VOTE FOR?
TOTAL |
Chafee |
Whitehouse |
Today/Last Week (27%) |
49% |
51% |
Earlier Than That (73%) |
45% |
55% |
WHO DO YOU WANT TO CONTROL SENATE?
TOTAL |
Chafee |
Whitehouse |
Democrats (63%) |
21% |
78% |
Republicans (23%) |
97% |
3% |
Does Not Matter (13%) |
75% |
25% |
CHAFEE AGREES WITH BUSH...
TOTAL |
Chafee |
Whitehouse |
Too Often (36%) |
11% |
89% |
Not Enough (19%) |
70% |
29% |
About Right (39%) |
71% |
29% |
HOW CHAFEE IS HANDLING HIS JOB
TOTAL |
Chafee |
Whitehouse |
Strongly Approve (18%) |
82% |
18% |
Somewhat Approve (45%) |
60% |
40% |
Somewhat Disapprove (26%) |
15% |
85% |
Strongly Disapprove (10%) |
4% |
96% |
HOW CHAFEE IS HANDLING HIS JOB
TOTAL |
Chafee |
Whitehouse |
Approve (63%) |
66% |
34% |
Disapprove (36%) |
12% |
88% |
CHAFEE'S POSITIONS ON ISSUES
TOTAL |
Chafee |
Whitehouse |
Too Liberal (17%) |
59% |
41% |
Too Conservative (25%) |
8% |
92% |
About Right (51%) |
64% |
36% |
VOTE BY SIZE OF COMMUNITY
TOTAL |
Chafee |
Whitehouse |
Big Cities (-) |
* |
* |
Smaller Cities (32%) |
42% |
58% |
Suburbs (68%) |
49% |
51% |
Small Towns (-) |
* |
* |
Rural (-) |
* |
* |
VOTE BY SIZE OF COMMUNITY
TOTAL |
Chafee |
Whitehouse |
Urban (32%) |
42% |
58% |
Suburban (68%) |
49% |
51% |
Rural (-) |
* |
* |
VOTE BY REGION
TOTAL |
Chafee |
Whitehouse |
Providence Area (21%) |
33% |
67% |
Warwick/Suburbs (33%) |
46% |
54% |
Rest of Rhode Island (46%) |
53% |
47% |
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