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U.S. SENATE / COLORADO / EXIT POLL


2,519 Respondents Updated: 2:05 p.m.

VOTE BY GENDER
TOTAL Coors Salazar
Male (45%) 52% 46%
Female (55%) 45% 53%


VOTE BY RACE AND GENDER
TOTAL Coors Salazar
White Men (38%) 57% 42%
White Women (48%) 49% 49%
Non-White Men (7%) 25% 72%
Non-White Women (7%) 22% 76%


VOTE BY RACE
TOTAL Coors Salazar
White (86%) 52% 46%
African-American (3%) 15% 84%
Latino (8%) 25% 72%
Asian (1%) * *
Other (2%) * *


VOTE BY AGE
TOTAL Coors Salazar
18-29 (15%) 45% 53%
30-44 (31%) 47% 49%
45-59 (29%) 48% 52%
60 and Older (25%) 52% 48%


VOTE BY AGE
TOTAL Coors Salazar
18-64 (83%) 47% 51%
65 and Older (17%) 55% 45%


VOTE BY INCOME
TOTAL Coors Salazar
Under $15,000 (9%) 39% 60%
$15-30,000 (12%) 45% 52%
$30-50,000 (21%) 48% 50%
$50-75,000 (22%) 45% 53%
$75-100,000 (16%) 47% 51%
$100-150,000 (12%) 56% 43%
$150-200,000 (4%) 35% 65%
$200,000 or More (4%) 62% 38%


VOTE BY INCOME
TOTAL Coors Salazar
Less Than $50,000 (42%) 45% 53%
$50,000 or More (58%) 49% 50%


VOTE BY INCOME
TOTAL Coors Salazar
Less Than $100,000 (80%) 45% 53%
$100,000 or More (20%) 54% 46%


VOTE BY EDUCATION
TOTAL Coors Salazar
No High School (2%) 30% 69%
H.S. Graduate (17%) 53% 43%
Some College (30%) 54% 44%
College Graduate (31%) 48% 50%
Postgrad Study (20%) 38% 61%


VOTE BY EDUCATION
TOTAL Coors Salazar
No College Degree (49%) 53% 45%
College Graduate (51%) 44% 54%


VOTE BY PARTY ID
TOTAL Coors Salazar
Democrat (29%) 4% 93%
Republican (38%) 89% 10%
Independent (33%) 39% 57%


VOTE BY IDEOLOGY
TOTAL Coors Salazar
Liberal (22%) 10% 88%
Moderate (43%) 39% 60%
Conservative (35%) 85% 13%


HAVE YOU EVER VOTED BEFORE?
TOTAL Coors Salazar
No (10%) 44% 53%
Yes (90%) 49% 49%


VOTE BY RELIGION
TOTAL Coors Salazar
Protestant (54%) 59% 40%
Catholic (19%) 48% 52%
Jewish (2%) * *
Other (7%) 25% 69%
None (18%) 29% 68%


ARE YOU A WHITE CONSERVATIVE PROTESTANT?
TOTAL Coors Salazar
Yes (20%) 89% 10%
No (80%) 38% 60%


WHITE EVANGELICAL/BORN-AGAIN?
TOTAL Coors Salazar
Yes (26%) 80% 19%
No (74%) 37% 61%


ARE YOU MARRIED?
TOTAL Coors Salazar
Yes (62%) 54% 45%
No (38%) 39% 58%


WHEN DID YOU DECIDE WHO TO VOTE FOR?
TOTAL Coors Salazar
Today (5%) 32% 63%
Last Three Days (3%) * *
Last Week (2%) * *
Last Month (12%) 37% 58%
Before That (77%) 49% 49%


WHEN DID YOU DECIDE WHO TO VOTE FOR?
TOTAL Coors Salazar
Today/Last 3 Days (8%) 34% 62%
Earlier Than That (92%) 47% 51%


WHEN DID YOU DECIDE WHO TO VOTE FOR?
TOTAL Coors Salazar
Within the Last Week (11%) 33% 62%
Earlier Than That (89%) 48% 50%


YOUR VOTE FOR PRESIDENT WAS MOSTLY...
TOTAL Coors Salazar
For Your Candidate (65%) 60% 38%
Against His Opponent (29%) 25% 72%


STATE ECONOMY
TOTAL Coors Salazar
Excellent (3%) 84% 12%
Good (53%) 67% 31%
Not So Good (34%) 26% 72%
Poor (9%) 16% 83%


HOW BUSH IS HANDLING HIS JOB
TOTAL Coors Salazar
Strongly Approve (32%) 92% 7%
Somewhat Approve (20%) 72% 26%
Somewhat Disapprove (10%) 24% 74%
Strongly Disapprove (36%) 4% 94%


HOW BUSH IS HANDLING HIS JOB
TOTAL Coors Salazar
Approve (53%) 84% 14%
Disapprove (46%) 8% 90%


MOST IMPORTANT ISSUE
TOTAL Coors Salazar
Taxes (4%) 66% 30%
Education (3%) 15% 85%
Iraq (22%) 25% 74%
Terrorism (18%) 82% 17%
Economy/Jobs (18%) 18% 80%
Moral Values (24%) 75% 23%
Health Care (5%) 17% 83%


MOST IMPORTANT QUALITY
TOTAL Coors Salazar
Cares About People (7%) 31% 68%
Religious Faith (7%) 81% 18%
Honest/Trustworthy (13%) 75% 25%
Strong Leader (22%) 76% 22%
Intelligent (9%) 8% 89%
Will Bring Change (25%) 10% 88%
Clear Stand on Issue (13%) 72% 24%


COMPARED TO FOUR YEARS AGO, U.S. IS...
TOTAL Coors Salazar
Safer From Terrorism (53%) 76% 23%
Less Safe (41%) 15% 83%


MOST IMPORTANT QUALITY IN SENATE VOTE
TOTAL Coors Salazar
Strong Leader (15%) 65% 33%
Right Experience (21%) 28% 72%
Cares About People (11%) 26% 73%
Shares My Values (32%) 58% 39%
My Party's Candidate (17%) 60% 38%


DECISION TO GO TO WAR IN IRAQ
TOTAL Coors Salazar
Strongly Approve (30%) 91% 8%
Somewhat Approve (24%) 68% 30%
Somewhat Disapprove (13%) 20% 76%
Strongly Disapprove (32%) 7% 92%


DECISION TO GO TO WAR IN IRAQ
TOTAL Coors Salazar
Approve (53%) 81% 18%
Disapprove (45%) 10% 87%


HOW THINGS ARE GOING FOR U.S. IN IRAQ
TOTAL Coors Salazar
Very Well (9%) 91% 7%
Somewhat Well (38%) 83% 15%
Somewhat Badly (20%) 33% 65%
Very Badly (32%) 6% 92%


HOW ARE THINGS GOING FOR U.S. IN IRAQ?
TOTAL Coors Salazar
Well (46%) 85% 14%
Badly (52%) 16% 82%


TRUST KERRY TO HANDLE THE ECONOMY?
TOTAL Coors Salazar
Yes (43%) 13% 85%
No (55%) 76% 21%


TRUST BUSH TO HANDLE THE ECONOMY?
TOTAL Coors Salazar
Yes (52%) 83% 16%
No (48%) 12% 85%


FAMILY'S FINANCIAL SITUATION
TOTAL Coors Salazar
Better (30%) 75% 24%
Worse (28%) 21% 78%
Same (42%) 49% 48%


JOB SITUATION IN YOUR AREA
TOTAL Coors Salazar
Better Today (18%) 89% 9%
Worse Today (44%) 20% 78%
About the Same (38%) 64% 35%


TRUST KERRY TO HANDLE TERRORISM?
TOTAL Coors Salazar
Yes (37%) 9% 90%
No (60%) 74% 23%


TRUST BUSH TO HANDLE TERRORISM?
TOTAL Coors Salazar
Yes (60%) 76% 23%
No (37%) 7% 91%


VOTE BY SIZE OF COMMUNITY
TOTAL Coors Salazar
Big Cities (12%) 35% 62%
Smaller Cities (29%) 51% 48%
Suburbs (43%) 48% 50%
Small Towns (3%) 55% 41%
Rural (13%) 51% 45%


VOTE BY SIZE OF COMMUNITY
TOTAL Coors Salazar
Urban (47%) 42% 56%
Suburban (33%) 47% 50%
Rural (20%) 53% 46%


VOTE BY REGION
TOTAL Coors Salazar
Denver/Boulder (24%) 34% 65%
Arapahoe/Jefferson (27%) 45% 52%
Central Colorado (8%) 43% 55%
Eastern Colorado (18%) 61% 37%
Western Colorado (23%) 58% 41%


VOTE FOR PRESIDENT
TOTAL Coors Salazar
Kerry (46%) 5% 93%
Bush (52%) 87% 11%
Nader (1%) * *


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• Key: n/a = not available; * Represents a statistically insignificant number of respondents
• 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.
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• CNN will broadcast a projected winner only after an extensive review of data from a number of sources. Details about CNN's projection process
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