WCVI - 2004 National Election Day Exit Poll

2004 National Election Day
Exit Poll

Latino Voters by Education Level
(Updated March 8th 2005)

STATE
Education Level	CA	FL	NM	TX
Some high school or less	34.8%	13.0%	4.3%	47.8%
High school graduate or equivalent	46.2%	7.7%	2.6%	43.6%
Some college/ vocational	40.4%	5.8%	1.9%	51.9%
College graduate	39.1%	8.7%	.0%	52.2%
Graduate Education or higher	63.6%	9.1%	.0%	27.3%

For whom did you vote in the Presidential race?
Education Level	George W. Bush/Dick Cheney	John Kerry/John Edwards	Ralph Nader/Peter Camejo
Some high school or less	26.1%	69.6%	4.3%
High school graduate or equivalent	35.9%	64.1%	.0%
Some college/ vocational	35.3%	64.7%	.0%
College graduate	43.5%	52.2%	4.3%
Graduate Education or higher	27.3%	72.7%	.0%

For whom did you vote in your Congressional District race?
Education Level	Democratic Candidate	Republican Candidate	Other
Some high school or less	72.7%	22.7%	4.5%
High school graduate or equivalent	68.4%	31.6%	.0%
Some college/ vocational	67.3%	30.6%	2.0%
College graduate	63.6%	36.4%	.0%
Graduate Education or higher	90.0%	10.0%	.0%

Which one issue mattered most in deciding how you voted for president?
Education Level	Abortion	Bilingual Education	Crime/Drugs	Economy/Jobs	Iraq War
Some high school or less	8.7%	4.3%	4.3%	21.7%	17.4%
High school graduate or equivalent	7.7%	2.6%	2.6%	17.9%	25.6%
Some college/ vocational	11.3%	1.9%	1.9%	26.4%	18.9%
College graduate	9.5%	4.8%	.0%	19.0%	23.8%
Graduate Education or higher	10.0%	10.0%	.0%	20.0%	20.0%
Education Level	Health Care	Immigration Policy	Public Education	War on Terrorism	Taxes
Some high school or less	13.0%	4.3%	4.3%	4.3%	4.3%
High school graduate or equivalent	10.3%	2.6%	2.6%	12.8%	.0%
Some college/ vocational	5.7%	3.8%	3.8%	9.4%	1.9%
College graduate	4.8%	.0%	.0%	14.3%	.0%
Graduate Education or higher	.0%	.0%	10.0%	10.0%	.0%
Education Level	Same Sex Marriage	Other	Multiple Responses
Some high school or less	.0%	4.3%	8.7%
High school graduate or equivalent	2.6%	2.6%	10.3%
Some college/ vocational	1.9%	1.9%	11.3%
College graduate	.0%	9.5%	14.3%
Graduate Education or higher	.0%	10.0%	10.0%

Do you favor keeping a large number of U.S. troops in Iraq until there is a stable government there OR bringing most of our troops home in the next year?
Education Level	Wait for Stable Government	Bring Home Next Year	Unsure
Some high school or less	30.4%	52.2%	17.4%
High school graduate or equivalent	28.9%	50.0%	21.1%
Some college/ vocational	32.7%	53.8%	13.5%
College graduate	43.5%	47.8%	8.7%
Graduate Education or higher	36.4%	45.5%	18.2%

Which of the following media sources most influenced for whom you voted in the 2004 Presidential campaign?
Education Level	Spanish language newspapers	English language nespapers	Spanish language radio	English language radio	Spanish language TV
Some high school or less	16.7%	12.5%	8.3%	4.2%	20.8%
High school graduate or equivalent	2.5%	15.0%	5.0%	7.5%	17.5%
Some college/ vocational	1.9%	13.5%	1.9%	3.8%	9.6%
College graduate	4.5%	13.6%	.0%	4.5%	9.1%
Graduate Education or higher	.0%	9.1%	.0%	9.1%	9.1%
Education Level	English language TV	Spanish language Internet	English language Internet	None influenced	Multiple Responses
Some high school or less	20.8%	4.2%	.0%	12.5%	.0%
High school graduate or equivalent	32.5%	2.5%	.0%	15.0%	2.5%
Some college/ vocational	46.2%	1.9%	1.9%	17.3%	1.9%
College graduate	36.4%	.0%	4.5%	22.7%	4.5%
Graduate Education or higher	9.1%	.0%	9.1%	54.5%	.0%

In what country were you born?
Education Level	US	Mexico	Puerto Rico	Cuba	Central America (specify):	South America (specify):	Other (specify):
Some high school or less	33.3%	45.8%	4.2%	8.3%	8.3%	.0%	.0%
High school graduate or equivalent	61.5%	23.1%	5.1%	5.1%	5.1%	.0%	.0%
Some college/ vocational	76.9%	15.4%	1.9%	1.9%	3.8%	.0%	.0%
College graduate	70.8%	12.5%	4.2%	4.2%	4.2%	.0%	4.2%
Graduate Education or higher	63.6%	18.2%	.0%	.0%	9.1%	9.1%	.0%

If not born in the U.S., when did you become a cititzen?
Education Level	During or before 2000	During 2001/2002	During 2003/2004
Some high school or less	88.2%	5.9%	5.9%
High school graduate or equivalent	88.9%	11.1%	.0%
Some college/ vocational	77.8%	16.7%	5.6%
College graduate	88.9%	.0%	11.1%
Graduate Education or higher	100.0%	.0%	.0%

Do you or any member of your household belong to a labor union or a teacher's organization?
Education Level	I belong	I donot, but someone in my household does	No one in my household belongs
Some high school or less	9.1%	22.7%	68.2%
High school graduate or equivalent	13.2%	13.2%	73.7%
Some college/ vocational	11.5%	15.4%	73.1%
College graduate	13.0%	21.7%	65.2%
Graduate Education or higher	33.3%	16.7%	50.0%

What is your ancestry?
Education Level	Mexican-American/Mexican/Chicano	Puerto Rican/Boricua	Cuban/Cuban-American
Some high school or less	59.1%	.0%	9.1%
High school graduate or equivalent	64.9%	5.4%	5.4%
Some college/ vocational	68.0%	4.0%	4.0%
College graduate	39.1%	8.7%	8.7%
Graduate Education or higher	55.6%	.0%	.0%
Education Level	Central American (specify):	South American (specify)	Latino or Hispanic
Some high school or less	13.6%	.0%	18.2%
High school graduate or equivalent	5.4%	.0%	18.9%
Some college/ vocational	8.0%	.0%	16.0%
College graduate	13.0%	4.3%	26.1%
Graduate Education or higher	11.1%	11.1%	22.2%

If you added together your entire household's income, would it be:
Education Level	Under $10,000	$10,001-$20,000	$20,001-$30,000	$30,001-$40,000	$40,000-$50,000
Some high school or less	25.0%	25.0%	25.0%	5.0%	15.0%
High school graduate or equivalent	13.5%	18.9%	27.0%	13.5%	10.8%
Some college/ vocational	6.0%	12.0%	16.0%	14.0%	20.0%
College graduate	4.3%	8.7%	13.0%	13.0%	13.0%
Graduate Education or higher	.0%	8.3%	8.3%	8.3%	16.7%
Education Level	$50,001-$60,000	$60,001-$70,000	$70,001-$100,000	Over $100,000
Some high school or less	5.0%	.0%	.0%	.0%
High school graduate or equivalent	8.1%	5.4%	2.7%	.0%
Some college/ vocational	18.0%	4.0%	8.0%	2.0%
College graduate	13.0%	8.7%	17.4%	8.7%
Graduate Education or higher	8.3%	8.3%	16.7%	25.0%

Are you satisfied or dissatisfied with the way things are going in the United States at this time?
Education Level	Satisfied	Dissatisfied	Unsure
Some high school or less	17.4%	60.9%	21.7%
High school graduate or equivalent	25.0%	47.5%	27.5%
Some college/ vocational	25.0%	53.8%	21.2%
College graduate	31.8%	50.0%	18.2%
Graduate Education or higher	20.0%	70.0%	10.0%

Naturalized Citizen
Education Level	Naturalized Citizen	Native Born Citizen
Some high school or less	78.3%	21.7%
High school graduate or equivalent	50.0%	50.0%
Some college/ vocational	34.6%	65.4%
College graduate	39.1%	60.9%
Graduate Education or higher	36.4%	63.6%

Foreign or Native Born
Education Level	Native Born	Foreign Born
Some high school or less	34.8%	65.2%
High school graduate or equivalent	66.7%	33.3%
Some college/ vocational	79.2%	20.8%
College graduate	73.9%	26.1%
Graduate Education or higher	70.0%	30.0%

Cuban vs. Non Cuban Hispanic
Education Level	Non Cuban Hispanic/Latino	Cuban	Latino or Hispanic
Some high school or less	72.7%	9.1%	18.2%
High school graduate or equivalent	76.3%	5.3%	18.4%
Some college/ vocational	80.0%	4.0%	16.0%
College graduate	63.6%	9.1%	27.3%
Graduate Education or higher	77.8%	.0%	22.2%

Union Membership
Education Level	I belong or someone in my houeshold belongs	No one belongs
Some high school or less	31.8%	68.2%
High school graduate or equivalent	26.3%	73.7%
Some college/ vocational	26.9%	73.1%
College graduate	34.8%	65.2%
Graduate Education or higher	45.5%	54.5%

Media Sources
Education Level	Spanish media sources	English media sources
Some high school or less	55.0%	45.0%
High school graduate or equivalent	33.3%	66.7%
Some college/ vocational	19.0%	81.0%
College graduate	23.5%	76.5%
Graduate Education or higher	20.0%	80.0%

Bush/Kerry Voters
Education Level	Bush Voters	Kery Voters
Some high school or less	27.3%	72.7%
High school graduate or equivalent	35.9%	64.1%
Some college/ vocational	35.3%	64.7%
College graduate	45.5%	54.5%
Graduate Education or higher	27.3%	72.7%

Are you:
Education Level	Male	Female
Some high school or less	45.5%	54.5%
High school graduate or equivalent	50.0%	50.0%
Some college/ vocational	54.9%	45.1%
College graduate	56.5%	43.5%
Graduate Education or higher	54.5%	45.5%

Language of survey
Education Level	English	Spanish
Some high school or less	65.2%	34.8%
High school graduate or equivalent	77.5%	22.5%
Some college/ vocational	90.6%	9.4%
College graduate	91.3%	8.7%
Graduate Education or higher	90.0%	10.0%

How would you characterize your political affiliation?Are you a:
Education Level	Democrat	Republican	Green	Other Party	Independent	None of the above
Some high school or less	56.5%	21.7%	.0%	.0%	13.0%	8.7%
High school graduate or equivalent	58.5%	26.8%	2.4%	.0%	9.8%	2.4%
Some college/ vocational	50.9%	26.4%	1.9%	1.9%	13.2%	5.7%
College graduate	47.8%	34.8%	.0%	.0%	8.7%	8.7%
Graduate Education or higher	54.5%	18.2%	.0%	.0%	18.2%	9.1%

In what category do you see your political views closest to:
Education Level	Liberal	Moderate	Conservative	Other
Some high school or less	30.4%	39.1%	21.7%	8.7%
High school graduate or equivalent	24.3%	40.5%	29.7%	5.4%
Some college/ vocational	27.5%	41.2%	21.6%	9.8%
College graduate	26.1%	39.1%	30.4%	4.3%
Graduate Education or higher	27.3%	36.4%	18.2%	18.2%

Is this the first time you have voted?
Education Level	Yes	No
Some high school or less	22.7%	77.3%
High school graduate or equivalent	28.2%	71.8%
Some college/ vocational	23.1%	76.9%
College graduate	17.4%	82.6%
Graduate Education or higher	10.0%	90.0%

When did you first register to vote?
Education Level	During or before 2000	During 2001/2002	During 2003/2004
Some high school or less	77.3%	9.1%	13.6%
High school graduate or equivalent	66.7%	15.4%	17.9%
Some college/ vocational	71.7%	13.2%	15.1%
College graduate	78.3%	13.0%	8.7%
Graduate Education or higher	81.8%	9.1%	9.1%

What is your religious affiliation?
Education Level	Catholic	Protestant	Jewish	Muslim	Other	No religious affiliation
Some high school or less	66.7%	16.7%	.0%	.0%	8.3%	8.3%
High school graduate or equivalent	67.5%	10.0%	2.5%	2.5%	10.0%	7.5%
Some college/ vocational	63.5%	9.6%	1.9%	1.9%	13.5%	9.6%
College graduate	69.6%	8.7%	.0%	.0%	13.0%	8.7%
Graduate Education or higher	54.5%	9.1%	.0%	.0%	9.1%	27.3%

What age group best describes you:
Education Level	18-24	25-29	30-34	35-39	40-44	45-49	50-54	55-59	60-64	65 or older
Some high school or less	8.7%	.0%	8.7%	8.7%	13.0%	8.7%	13.0%	8.7%	13.0%	17.4%
High school graduate or equivalent	23.1%	7.7%	7.7%	12.8%	12.8%	10.3%	10.3%	2.6%	5.1%	7.7%
Some college/ vocational	28.8%	13.5%	13.5%	11.5%	7.7%	9.6%	7.7%	3.8%	1.9%	1.9%
College graduate	8.3%	20.8%	20.8%	12.5%	8.3%	12.5%	8.3%	4.2%	.0%	4.2%
Graduate Education or higher	10.0%	10.0%	20.0%	10.0%	.0%	.0%	10.0%	20.0%	10.0%	10.0%

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