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| 2. Are you satisfied or dissatisfied with the way things are going in the United States at this time? |
Democratic Candidate |
Republican Candidate |
Other Candidate |
Did Not Vote |
| Satisfied |
13.30% |
48.03% |
15.63% |
22.36% |
| Dissatisfied |
73.47% |
33.44% |
67.88% |
60.80% |
| Unsure |
13.23% |
18.53% |
16.49% |
16.84% |
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| 3. Which comes closest to your view about what government policy should be toward illegal immigrants currently residing in the United States? Should the government: |
Democratic Candidate |
Republican Candidate |
Other Candidate |
Did Not Vote |
| Make all illegal immigrants felons and send them back to their home country |
4.82% |
11.18% |
6.84% |
10.41% |
| Have a guest worker program that allows immigrants to remain in the United States in order to work, but only for a limited amount of time |
13.19% |
26.90% |
12.22% |
20.93% |
| Allow illegal immigrants to remain in the United States and become U.S. citizens, but only if they meet certain requirements like working and paying back taxes over a period of time |
49.45% |
40.82% |
43.79% |
37.47% |
| Grant amnesty to all illegal immigrants in the country, giving them residence and the right to work without the fear of being deported |
23.89% |
11.25% |
27.66% |
27.92% |
| None of the above |
3.42% |
5.34% |
7.09% |
0.00% |
| No opinion |
5.22% |
4.50% |
2.40% |
3.26% |
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| 4. Which one issue mattered most in deciding how you voted for Congress or the Senate? |
Democratic Candidate |
Republican Candidate |
Other Candidate |
Did Not Vote |
| Abortion |
5.36% |
12.51% |
10.01% |
0.00% |
| Education Policy |
9.20% |
9.42% |
7.70% |
0.00% |
| Disaster Preparedness & Relief |
0.80% |
0.21% |
0.77% |
0.00% |
| Economy/Jobs |
22.79% |
18.53% |
25.06% |
37.58% |
| Iraq War Policy |
20.76% |
13.49% |
14.71% |
0.00% |
| Energy Policy |
1.00% |
0.85% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
| The Environment |
2.52% |
0.55% |
5.73% |
0.00% |
| Health Policy |
4.73% |
3.89% |
0.00% |
7.06% |
| Immigration Policy |
7.42% |
8.53% |
13.88% |
6.66% |
| Public Education |
6.85% |
4.54% |
7.47% |
0.00% |
| War on Terrorism |
8.32% |
11.52% |
2.09% |
42.06% |
| Budget & Taxes |
2.75% |
6.38% |
7.73% |
0.00% |
| Gay Rights |
1.27% |
2.83% |
3.04% |
0.00% |
| Social Security |
6.24% |
6.75% |
1.80% |
6.66% |
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| 5. 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? |
Democratic Candidate |
Republican Candidate |
Other Candidate |
Did Not Vote |
| Wait for Stable Government |
16.49% |
54.89% |
17.63% |
14.59% |
| Bring Home Next Year |
71.32% |
29.78% |
69.66% |
37.23% |
| Unsure |
12.19% |
15.32% |
12.71% |
48.19% |
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| 6. How would you characterize your political affiliation? Are you a: |
Democratic Candidate |
Republican Candidate |
Other Candidate |
Did Not Vote |
| Democrat |
84.44% |
7.21% |
33.45% |
28.63% |
| Republican |
3.03% |
79.76% |
1.68% |
21.43% |
| Green |
0.75% |
1.21% |
8.98% |
6.01% |
| Other Party |
0.60% |
0.00% |
16.04% |
10.78% |
| Independent |
7.19% |
6.61% |
21.62% |
9.39% |
| None of the above |
3.99% |
5.20% |
18.23% |
23.76% |
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| 7. Which of the following media sources most influenced for whom you voted in the 2006 General elections? |
Democratic Candidate |
Republican Candidate |
Other Candidate |
Did Not Vote |
| Spanish language newspapers |
6.58% |
2.69% |
4.83% |
12.83% |
| English language newspapers |
11.58% |
13.03% |
8.47% |
6.42% |
| Spanish language radio |
3.59% |
2.19% |
3.38% |
0.00% |
| English language radio |
5.73% |
11.06% |
13.73% |
0.00% |
| Spanish language TV |
14.73% |
10.97% |
11.62% |
0.00% |
| English language TV |
27.45% |
29.25% |
13.11% |
35.76% |
| Spanish language Internet |
0.72% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
| English language Internet |
3.94% |
3.87% |
9.38% |
14.25% |
| None influenced |
25.69% |
26.93% |
35.47% |
30.74% |
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| 8. Is this the first time you have voted? |
Democratic Candidate |
Republican Candidate |
Other Candidate |
Did Not Vote |
| Yes |
8.24% |
8.15% |
9.30% |
0.00% |
| No |
91.76% |
91.85% |
90.70% |
100.00% |
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| 9. If not born in the U.S., when did you become a citizen? |
Democratic Candidate |
Republican Candidate |
Other Candidate |
Did Not Vote |
| During or before 2002 |
84.03% |
87.50% |
77.25% |
100.00% |
| During 2003/2004 |
9.96% |
8.75% |
12.27% |
0.00% |
| During 2005 /2006 |
6.01% |
3.75% |
10.48% |
0.00% |
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| 10. In what country were you born? |
Democratic Candidate |
Republican Candidate |
Other Candidate |
Did Not Vote |
| US |
54.38% |
64.59% |
62.92% |
75.80% |
| Mexico |
15.79% |
11.51% |
12.85% |
10.57% |
| Puerto Rico |
13.74% |
11.15% |
4.79% |
0.00% |
| Cuba |
2.12% |
1.76% |
6.11% |
0.00% |
| Central America |
2.88% |
4.04% |
0.00% |
6.67% |
| South America |
4.14% |
1.43% |
7.51% |
6.96% |
| Other Caribbean |
4.38% |
3.04% |
3.70% |
0.00% |
| Other |
2.57% |
2.47% |
2.13% |
0.00% |
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| 11. Are you Male or Female? |
Democratic Candidate |
Republican Candidate |
Other Candidate |
Did Not Vote |
| Male |
49.19% |
53.69% |
57.07% |
77.84% |
| Female |
50.81% |
46.31% |
42.93% |
22.16% |
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| 12. What is your ancestry? |
Democratic Candidate |
Republican Candidate |
Other Candidate |
Did Not Vote |
| Mexican-American/Mexican/Chicano |
35.87% |
32.03% |
36.49% |
45.57% |
| Puerto Rican/Boricua |
22.63% |
22.12% |
14.38% |
15.45% |
| Cuban/Cuban-American |
3.31% |
5.47% |
11.07% |
0.00% |
| Central American |
6.31% |
10.91% |
5.99% |
24.78% |
| South American |
5.12% |
3.44% |
9.45% |
7.25% |
| Caribbean |
7.21% |
4.83% |
4.66% |
0.00% |
| Latino or Hispanic |
19.55% |
21.21% |
17.96% |
6.95% |
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| 13. What age group best describes you: |
Democratic Candidate |
Republican Candidate |
Other Candidate |
Did Not Vote |
| 18-24 |
8.31% |
11.03% |
7.86% |
6.37% |
| 25-29 |
10.32% |
9.88% |
15.84% |
14.43% |
| 30-34 |
10.88% |
12.77% |
14.40% |
10.90% |
| 35-39 |
11.54% |
10.93% |
17.66% |
30.73% |
| 40-44 |
14.61% |
11.61% |
8.43% |
15.50% |
| 45-49 |
9.25% |
11.09% |
6.31% |
6.67% |
| 50-54 |
10.61% |
11.00% |
17.41% |
11.65% |
| 55-59 |
7.01% |
4.62% |
3.63% |
0.00% |
| 60-64 |
5.36% |
8.37% |
4.20% |
0.00% |
| 65 or older |
12.11% |
8.69% |
4.26% |
3.74% |
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| 14. What is the highest grade in school you completed? |
Democratic Candidate |
Republican Candidate |
Other Candidate |
Did Not Vote |
| Some high school or less |
14.34% |
9.47% |
9.41% |
6.67% |
| High school graduate or equivalent |
24.72% |
16.71% |
17.39% |
38.94% |
| Some college/vocational |
30.03% |
31.46% |
26.49% |
31.37% |
| College graduate |
20.78% |
33.37% |
32.57% |
3.17% |
| Graduate education or higher |
10.13% |
8.98% |
14.13% |
19.84% |
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| 15. If you added together your entire household's income, would it be: |
Democratic Candidate |
Republican Candidate |
Other Candidate |
Did Not Vote |
| Under $10,000 |
10.32% |
4.31% |
9.24% |
0.00% |
| $10,001-$20,000 |
10.93% |
8.49% |
7.37% |
17.10% |
| $20,001-$30,000 |
12.45% |
13.77% |
11.39% |
7.64% |
| $30,001-$40,000 |
13.98% |
7.84% |
24.20% |
18.58% |
| $40,001-$50,000 |
12.51% |
13.89% |
5.66% |
16.56% |
| $50,001-$60,000 |
12.80% |
14.63% |
16.98% |
3.90% |
| $60,001-$70,000 |
7.46% |
10.42% |
8.25% |
13.34% |
| $70,001-$100,000 |
11.96% |
16.09% |
4.72% |
20.90% |
| Over $100,000 |
7.60% |
10.55% |
12.20% |
1.99% |
