Exit Polls – 2000 Election

Demographic Category	Percent of Total for Category	Gore	Bush	Buchanan	Nader
Gender
Male	48	42	53	0	3
Female	52	54	43	0	2
Race by Sex
White Males	48	36	60	0	3
White Females	52	48	49	0	2
Race
White	81	42	54	0	3
Black	10	90	9	0	1
Hispanic/Latino	7	62	35	1	2
Asian	2	55	41	1	3
Age
18-29	17	48	46	1	5
30-44	33	48	49	0	2
45-59	28	48	49	1	2
60 or over	22	51	47	0	2
Total Family Income
Under $15,999	7	57	37	1	4
$15,000-$29,999	16	54	41	1	3
30,000-$49,999	24	49	48	0	2
$50,000-$74,999	25	46	51	0	2
$75,000-$99,999	13	45	52	0	2
$100,000 or more	15	43	54	0	2
Union Household
Union member: either voter or in household	26	59	37	1	3
No union voter in household	74	44	52	0	2
Education
Did not complete high school	5	59	39	1	1
High school graduate	21	48	49	1	1
Some college	32	45	51	0	3
College graduate	24	45	51	0	3
Postgraduate study	18	52	44	0	3
Political Party: No matter how you voted today, do you usually think of yourself as:
Democrat	39	86	11	0	2
Republican	35	8	91	0	1
Independent or other	27	45	47	1	6
Ideology: On most political matters, do you consider yourself:
Liberal	20	80	13	1	6
Moderate	50	52	44	0	2
Conservative	29	17	81	0	1

Demographic Category	Percent of Total for Category	Gore	Bush	Buchanan	Nader
Religion
Protestant/Other Christian	54	42	56	0	2
Catholic	26	50	47	1	2
Jewish	4	79	19	0	1
Other	6	62	28	1	7
None	9	61	30	0	7
How often do you attend religious services?
More than once a week	14	36	63	0	1
Once a week	28	40	57	0	2
A few times a month	14	51	46	1	2
A few times a year	28	54	42	0	3
Never	14	61	32	1	6
Marital Status
Yes	65	44	53	1	2
No	35	57	38	0	4
Sexual Identity: Are you gay, lesbian, or bisexual?
Yes	4	70	25	0	4
No	96	47	50	0	3
Gun Ownership: Do you or does someone else in your household own a gun?
Yes	48	36	61	0	2
No	52	58	39	0	3
Which ONE issue mattered most in deciding how you voted for president?
World Affairs	12	40	54	1	4
Medicare/Rx Drugs	7	60	39	0	1
Health Care	8	64	33	0	3
Economy/Jobs	18	59	37	0	2
Taxes	14	17	80	0	2
Education	15	52	44	0	3
Social Security	14	58	40	1	1
Which ONE candidate quality mattered most in deciding how you voted for president?
Understands Issues	13	75	19	0	4
Honest/Trustworthy	24	15	80	1	3
Cares About People	12	63	31	1	5
Has Experience	15	82	17	0	1
Likeable	2	38	59	0	2
Strong Leader	14	34	64	0	1
Good Judgment	13	48	50	0	1

http://www.cnn.com/ELECTION/2000/results/index.epolls.html

Exit Polls – 2004 Election

Demographic Category	Percent of Total for Category	Kerry	Bush	Nader
Sex By Race
White Male	36	37	62	0
White Female	41	44	55	0
Non-white Male	10	67	30	1
Non-white Female	12	75	24	1
Race
White	77	41	58	0
Black	11	88	11	0
Hispanic/Latino	8	53	44	2
Asian	2	56	44	0
Age
18-29	17	54	45	0
30-44	29	46	53	1
45-59	30	48	51	0
60 or over	24	46	54	0
Income
Under $15,999	8	63	36	0
$15,000-$29,999	15	57	42	0
30,000-$49,999	22	50	49	0
$50,000-$74,999	23	43	56	0
$75,000-$99,999	14	45	55	0
$100,000-$149,999	11	42	57	1
$150,000-$199,999	4	42	58	0
$200,000 or more	3	35	63	1
Union Membership
Union member: either voter or in household	24	59	40	1
No union voter in household	76	44	55	0
Education
Did not complete high school	4	50	49	0
High school graduate	22	47	52	0
Some college or associate degree	32	46	52	0
College graduate	26	46	52	1
Postgraduate study	16	55	44	1
Partisan Identification: No matter how you voted today, do you usually think of yourself as:
Democrat	37	89	11	0
Republican	37	6	93	0
Independent or other	26	49	48	1
Ideology: On most political matters, do you consider yourself:
Liberal	21	85	13	1
Moderate	45	54	45	0
Conservative	34	15	84	0

Demographic Category	Percent of Total for Category	Kerry	Bush	Nader
Religion
Protestant/Other Christian	54	40	59	0
Catholic	27	47	52	0
Jewish	3	74	25	0
Other	7	74	23	1
None	10	67	31	1
How often do you attend religious services?
More than once a week	16	35	64	1
Once a week	26	41	58	0
A few times a month	14	49	50	0
A few times a year	28	54	45	0
Never	15	62	36	1
Military Service: Have you ever served in the U.S. military?
Yes	18	41	57	0
No	82	50	49	0
Marital Status
Yes	63	42	57	0
No	37	58	49	0
Sexual Identity: Are you gay, lesbian, or bisexual?
Yes	4	77	23	0
No	96	46	53	0
Gun Ownership: Do you or does someone else in your household own a gun?
Yes	41	36	63	1
No	59	57	43	0
Population of area
Over 500,000	13	60	39	0
50 to 500,000	19	49	49	0
Suburbs	45	47	52	0
10 to 50,000	8	48	50	1
Rural	16	40	59	1
Which ONE issue mattered most in deciding how you voted for president?
Taxes	5	43	57	0
Education	4	73	26	0
Iraq	15	73	26	0
Terrorism	19	14	86	0
Economy/Jobs	20	80	18	0
Moral values	22	18	80	1
Health care	8	77	23	0
Which ONE candidate quality mattered most in deciding how you voted for president?
He cares about people like me	9	75	24	1
He has strong religious faith	8	8	91	0
He is honest and trustworthy	11	29	70	1
He is a strong leader	17	12	87	0
He is intelligent	7	91	9	0
He will bring about needed change	24	95	5	0
He has clear strands on the issues	17	20	79	0

http://www.cnn.com/ELECTION/2004/pages/results/states/US/P/00/epolls.0.html

Exit Polls – 2008 Election

Demographic Category	Percent of Total	Obama	McCain	Other/No Answer
Sex
Male	47	49	48	3
Female	53	56	43	1
Vote by Sex and Race
White Men	36	41	57	2
White Women	39	46	53	1
Black Men	5	95	5	N/A
Black Women	7	96	3	1
Latino Men	4	64	33	3
Latino Women	5	68	30	2
All Other Races	5	64	32	4
Race
White	74	43	55	2
African American	13	95	4	1
Latino	9	67	61	2
Asian	2	62	35	3
Other	3	66	31	3
Age
18-29	18	66	32	2
30-44	29	52	46	2
45-64	37	50	49	1
65 or over	16	45	53	2
Income
Under $15,000	6	73	25	2
$15,000-$30,000	12	60	37	3
30,000-$50,000	19	55	43	2
$50,000-$75,000	21	48	49	3
$75,000-$100,000	15	51	48	1
$100,000-$150,000	14	48	51	1
$150,000-$200,000	6	48	50	2
$200,000 or more	6	52	46	2
Union Membership
Union member: either voter or in household	21	59	39	2
No union voter in household	79	51	47	2
Education
Did not complete high school	4	63	35	2
High school graduate	20	52	46	2
Some college or associate degree	31	51	47	2
College graduate	28	50	48	2
Postgraduate study	17	58	40	2
Partisan Identification: No matter how you voted today, do you usually think of yourself as:
Democrat	39	89	10	1
Republican	32	9	90	1
Independent or other	29	52	44	4
Ideology: On most political matters, do you consider yourself:
Liberal	22	89	10	1
Moderate	44	60	39	1
Conservative	34	20	78	2
Religion
Protestant	54	45	54	1
Catholic	27	54	45	1
Jewish	2	78	21	1
Other	6	73	22	5
None	12	75	23	2
How often do you attend religious services?
More than once a week	12	43	55	2
Once a week	27	43	55	2
Monthly	15	53	46	1
A few times a year	28	59	39	2
Never	16	67	60	3
Military Service: Have you ever served in the U.S. military?
Yes	15	44	54	2
No	85	54	44	2
Marital Status
Yes	66	47	52	1
No	34	65	33	2
Sexual Identity: Are you gay, lesbian, or bisexual?
Yes	4	70	27	3
No	96	53	45	2
Gun Ownership: Do you or does someone else in your household own a gun?
Yes	42	37	62	1
No	58	65	33	2
Vote by Size of Place
Urban	30	63	35	2
Suburbs	49	50	48	2
Rural	21	45	53	2
Which ONE issue mattered most in deciding how you voted for president?
Energy Policy	7	50	46	4
Iraq	10	59	39	2
Economy	63	53	44	3
Terrorism	9	13	86	1
Health Care	9	73	26	1
Which ONE candidate quality mattered most in deciding how you voted for president?
Shares My Values	30	32	65	3
Can Bring Change	34	89	9	2
Experience	20	7	93	N/A
Cares About People	12	74	24	2
When Did You Decide Whom to Vote For?
Today	4	50	45	5
Last Three Days	3	47	52	1
Last Week	3	48	50	2
In October	15	54	43	3
In September	14	54	45	1
Before That	60	52	47	1

http://www.cnn.com/ELECTION/2008/results/polls/#val=USP00p1