Alabama Exit Poll Results: Presidential Election

Nov. 2, 2004

Highlights of an exit poll in the Alabama election Tuesday for president. Survey conducted for The Associated Press and television networks by Edison Media Research/Mitofsky International among 736 voters statewide. Sampling error margin plus or minus 5 percentage points for overall sample, larger for subgroups. Data as of 12:43 a.m. Numbers may not add to 100 due to rounding or because some respondents skipped a question; dashes indicate insufficient data for statistical reliability. Percentages are not final and are subject to minor change.

Candidate list:

Kery = John F. Kerry (Dem)

Bush = George W. Bush (Rep)

Nadr = Ralph Nader (Ind)

	ALL	Kery	Bush	Nadr
Are you:
Male	46	30	69	0
Female	54	43	57	1
Are you:
White	73	19	80	0
Black	25	91	6	1
Hispanic/Latino	1	-	-	-
Asian	1	-	-	-
Other	0	-	-	-
AGE (60 and over)
18-29	18	41	57	0
30-44	28	40	58	1
45-59	29	37	62	0
60 or over	24	30	70	-
2003 total family income:
Under $15,000	10	58	42	-
$15,000-$29,999	23	47	52	1
$30,000-$49,999	30	46	52	0
$50,000-$74,999	21	22	78	-
$75,000-$99,999	8	22	78	-
$100,000-$149,999	5	-	-	-
$150,000-$199,999	1	-	-	-
$200,000 or more	1	-	-	-
No matter how you voted today, do you usually think of yourself as a:
Democrat	34	92	7	0
Republican	48	1	99	-
Independent or something else	18	29	66	1
On most political matters, do you consider yourself:
Liberal	15	72	27	1
Moderate	40	44	53	0
Conservative	44	19	81	0
Religion, combined Protestant and other Christian.
Protestant/Other Christian	82	31	68	0
Catholic	8	-	-	-
Jewish	0	-	-	-
Something else	6	-	-	-
None	5	-	-	-
When did you finally decide for whom to vote in the presidential election?
Just today	4	-	-	-
In the last three days	4	-	-	-
Sometime last week	3	-	-	-
During the last month	12	53	43	0
Before that	78	33	67	0
Was your vote for president mainly:
For your candidate	75	30	69	0
Against his opponent	21	54	45	1
How do you feel about the U.S. decision to go to war with Iraq?
Strongly approve	37	3	97	-
Somewhat approve	23	20	79	0
Somewhat disapprove	14	62	36	-
Strongly disapprove	23	93	6	1
Compared to four years ago, is your family's financial situation:
Better today	39	10	90	-
Worse today	21	82	18	0
About the same	36	39	60	1