Exit Poll
11/4/2008 Party Pres Sen Rep Q1 Q2 Q3 Econ Tax War Health Edu Env Def SS Abrt Deb Ads Bush
N= Dem Rep Ind McC Obama Kerry  Beatty Peake Howell Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Appr Disappr Uns
Totals 614   36% 20% 43%   30% 67%   59% 37%   65% 32%   29% 64% 66%   71% 23% 54% 45% 23% 13% 13% 13% 7%   35% 17%   12% 79% 8%
                                                                     
Men 230   33% 19% 47%   32% 63%   53% 43%   57% 38%   32% 66% 56%   72% 25% 52% 37% 17% 9% 16% 11% 3%   36% 14%   16% 77% 5%
Women 376   38% 20% 41%   29% 69%   63% 33%   69% 28%   27% 64% 72%   71% 21% 56% 48% 27% 16% 12% 14% 9%   35% 19%   10% 80% 9%
                                                                     
18-39 101   44% 10% 46%   21% 75%   62% 31%   68% 25%   31% 71% 64%   75% 25% 49% 50% 34% 16% 17% 8% 6%   50% 21%   9% 82% 8%
40-59 258   37% 19% 43%   29% 68%   61% 35%   69% 29%   32% 71% 66%   74% 23% 61% 43% 24% 15% 11% 8% 7%   34% 16%   15% 79% 5%
60+ 241   33% 25% 41%   34% 63%   56% 41%   59% 37%   25% 55% 66%   68% 21% 50% 44% 18% 10% 14% 19% 6%   28% 16%   11% 78% 10%
                                                                     
Dem 223           4% 94%   87% 9%   87% 10%   18% 72% 71%   77% 15% 63% 48% 26% 15% 8% 11% 3%   39% 21%   2% 96% 1%
Rep 121           78% 21%   12% 85%   22% 76%   50% 44% 53%   64% 36% 40% 34% 15% 4% 21% 17% 13%   25% 19%   36% 44% 21%
Ind 266           30% 66%   57% 38%   66% 30%   29% 68% 67%   71% 22% 54% 47% 25% 15% 15% 12% 8%   36% 13%   11% 82% 7%
                                                                     
Important Issues                                                                      
Economy 440   39% 18% 43%   27% 71%   63% 34%   69% 28%   28% 67% 67%                       38% 17%   10% 83% 7%
Taxes 137   25% 32% 43%   52% 44%   38% 58%   50% 47%   42% 54% 58%                       37% 20%   26% 62% 12%
War 333   42% 14% 43%   23% 75%   67% 30%   74% 24%   25% 69% 67%                       37% 17%   10% 84% 6%
Health Care 274   39% 15% 46%   19% 79%   69% 27%   71% 26%   24% 69% 71%                       39% 20%   7% 88% 5%
Education 142   40% 13% 47%   18% 80%   65% 31%   78% 18%   19% 65% 73%                       37% 23%   11% 85% 4%
                                                                     
Infl by Debates 216   40% 14% 45%   20% 77%   66% 31%   72% 26%   28% 67% 63%   77% 24% 57% 50% 25% 13% 12% 12% 3%     31%   7% 87% 6%
Not Infl by Deb 389   34% 23% 43%   36% 61%   55% 41%   62% 34%   31% 64% 67%   70% 22% 53% 42% 22% 13% 14% 12% 9%     9%   15% 75% 9%
                                                                     
Infl by Ads 104   44% 22% 33%   21% 75%   57% 38%   75% 22%   27% 65% 72%   72% 27% 54% 53% 31% 7% 9% 18% 7%   64%     9% 85% 7%
Not Infl by Ads 504   35% 19% 46%   32% 65%   60% 37%   63% 33%   30% 65% 64%   72% 22% 55% 43% 22% 14% 14% 12% 7%   30%     13% 79% 8%
                                                                     
Approve Bush 76   5% 58% 37%   91% 4%   4% 93%   17% 80%   55% 43% 51%   57% 46% 45% 25% 20% 4% 21% 11% 18%   21% 12%        
Dispprove 484   44% 11% 45%   15% 83%   72% 24%   76% 20%   23% 70% 69%   75% 18% 58% 50% 25% 16% 11% 11% 5%   39% 18%        
Unsure 47   6% 53% 38%   85% 9%   17% 81%   28% 70%   55% 47% 57%   68% 34% 40% 30% 13% 0% 19% 30% 4%   26% 15%        
                                                                     
McCain 185   4% 52% 43%         10% 88%   24% 73%   51% 46% 52%   64% 38% 41% 28% 14% 4% 21% 19% 11%   24% 12%   38% 40% 22%
Obama 411   51% 6% 43%         83% 14%   84% 13%   19% 73% 71%   76% 15% 61% 53% 27% 18% 10% 9% 5%   41% 19%   1% 97% 1%