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2006 WCVI Exit Poll Results - California
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15. If you added together your entire household's income, would it be:
Last Updated Monday, January 29, 2007
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| 1. For whom did you vote in your Congressional District race? |
Under $10,000 |
$10,000-$20,000 |
$20,001-$30,000 |
$30,001-$40,000 |
$40,001-$50,000 |
$50,001-$60,000 |
$60,001-$70,000 |
$70,001-$100,000 |
Over $100,000 |
| Democratic Candidate |
77.78% |
71.31% |
74.34% |
76.04% |
71.55% |
65.07% |
61.90% |
69.43% |
67.65% |
| Republican Candidate |
19.12% |
18.95% |
19.27% |
21.12% |
24.60% |
25.90% |
32.04% |
26.90% |
25.30% |
| Other Candidate |
3.10% |
9.74% |
6.39% |
2.84% |
3.85% |
9.03% |
6.05% |
3.67% |
7.05% |
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| 2. Are you satisfied or dissatisfied with the way things are going in the United States at this time? |
Under $10,000 |
$10,000-$20,000 |
$20,001-$30,000 |
$30,001-$40,000 |
$40,001-$50,000 |
$50,001-$60,000 |
$60,001-$70,000 |
$70,001-$100,000 |
Over $100,000 |
| Satisfied |
28.67% |
21.72% |
23.86% |
23.53% |
18.87% |
24.31% |
14.26% |
13.82% |
22.47% |
| Dissatisfied |
64.54% |
57.81% |
60.46% |
59.61% |
70.13% |
59.45% |
69.33% |
67.42% |
68.07% |
| Unsure |
6.78% |
20.47% |
15.67% |
16.86% |
11.01% |
16.24% |
16.42% |
18.76% |
9.46% |
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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: |
Under $10,000 |
$10,000-$20,000 |
$20,001-$30,000 |
$30,001-$40,000 |
$40,001-$50,000 |
$50,001-$60,000 |
$60,001-$70,000 |
$70,001-$100,000 |
Over $100,000 |
| Make all illegal immigrants felons and send them back to their home country |
4.35% |
0.80% |
4.46% |
4.83% |
3.96% |
6.93% |
3.03% |
6.17% |
4.18% |
| 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 |
9.40% |
26.45% |
17.60% |
18.30% |
13.66% |
11.05% |
14.85% |
17.63% |
22.01% |
| 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 |
44.76% |
37.40% |
34.71% |
42.24% |
61.22% |
50.84% |
43.96% |
50.80% |
52.59% |
| Grant amnesty to all illegal immigrants in the country, giving them residence and the right to work without the fear of being deported |
18.72% |
30.30% |
30.79% |
29.45% |
18.90% |
20.73% |
25.52% |
14.50% |
12.72% |
| None of the above |
5.22% |
1.62% |
6.49% |
1.39% |
0.83% |
2.70% |
8.42% |
6.31% |
4.21% |
| No opinion |
17.56% |
3.43% |
5.95% |
3.79% |
1.42% |
7.75% |
4.21% |
4.60% |
4.29% |
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| 4. Which one issue mattered most in deciding how you voted for Congress or the Senate? |
Under $10,000 |
$10,000-$20,000 |
$20,001-$30,000 |
$30,001-$40,000 |
$40,001-$50,000 |
$50,001-$60,000 |
$60,001-$70,000 |
$70,001-$100,000 |
Over $100,000 |
| Abortion |
5.49% |
10.03% |
4.08% |
12.06% |
4.12% |
5.67% |
10.20% |
3.13% |
12.55% |
| Education Policy |
15.76% |
14.92% |
12.93% |
8.09% |
11.93% |
8.93% |
5.36% |
4.02% |
10.54% |
| Disaster Preparedness & Relief |
5.85% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
5.56% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
| Economy/Jobs |
14.04% |
20.29% |
20.72% |
19.82% |
23.97% |
23.05% |
22.37% |
20.48% |
17.50% |
| Iraq War Policy |
10.66% |
11.03% |
14.95% |
14.62% |
16.36% |
9.41% |
12.42% |
21.15% |
17.67% |
| Energy Policy |
0.00% |
2.21% |
1.32% |
1.34% |
3.58% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.50% |
6.17% |
| The Environment |
4.05% |
7.03% |
3.04% |
4.30% |
3.36% |
7.96% |
3.75% |
5.27% |
1.27% |
| Health Policy |
1.54% |
4.89% |
3.90% |
1.37% |
0.88% |
2.82% |
10.78% |
6.68% |
6.06% |
| Immigration Policy |
6.18% |
6.09% |
14.42% |
16.07% |
9.95% |
12.24% |
13.52% |
13.03% |
12.30% |
| Public Education |
13.63% |
6.46% |
12.85% |
10.20% |
8.55% |
8.33% |
7.00% |
3.59% |
7.82% |
| War on Terrorism |
7.14% |
4.49% |
7.67% |
3.53% |
6.18% |
6.82% |
4.13% |
6.37% |
4.36% |
| Budget & Taxes |
0.00% |
3.23% |
2.88% |
2.44% |
5.47% |
3.06% |
3.03% |
8.82% |
3.77% |
| Gay Rights |
7.14% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.60% |
1.91% |
1.68% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
| Social Security |
8.52% |
9.34% |
1.23% |
0.00% |
3.74% |
10.03% |
7.44% |
6.96% |
0.00% |
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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? |
Under $10,000 |
$10,000-$20,000 |
$20,001-$30,000 |
$30,001-$40,000 |
$40,001-$50,000 |
$50,001-$60,000 |
$60,001-$70,000 |
$70,001-$100,000 |
Over $100,000 |
| Wait for Stable Government |
30.09% |
17.47% |
25.83% |
24.28% |
21.47% |
25.87% |
18.85% |
21.75% |
27.62% |
| Bring Home Next Year |
57.52% |
68.14% |
64.88% |
56.67% |
59.99% |
53.22% |
56.11% |
55.17% |
63.29% |
| Unsure |
12.39% |
14.40% |
9.30% |
19.05% |
18.54% |
20.92% |
25.04% |
23.08% |
9.09% |
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| 6. How would you characterize your political affiliation? Are you a: |
Under $10,000 |
$10,000-$20,000 |
$20,001-$30,000 |
$30,001-$40,000 |
$40,001-$50,000 |
$50,001-$60,000 |
$60,001-$70,000 |
$70,001-$100,000 |
Over $100,000 |
| Democrat |
74.55% |
77.48% |
69.28% |
67.91% |
66.54% |
53.64% |
56.00% |
57.25% |
56.60% |
| Republican |
10.33% |
15.71% |
20.26% |
19.19% |
19.16% |
31.41% |
25.44% |
16.65% |
20.07% |
| Green |
0.00% |
0.00% |
1.21% |
2.60% |
1.17% |
4.65% |
4.51% |
4.53% |
0.74% |
| Other Party |
3.87% |
0.00% |
0.68% |
0.90% |
1.38% |
1.54% |
4.17% |
1.11% |
2.38% |
| Independent |
4.45% |
3.98% |
5.18% |
4.55% |
7.88% |
3.07% |
5.74% |
13.07% |
7.78% |
| None of the above |
6.80% |
2.83% |
3.40% |
4.85% |
3.87% |
5.68% |
4.14% |
7.39% |
12.43% |
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| 7. Which of the following media sources most influenced for whom you voted in the 2006 General elections? |
Under $10,000 |
$10,000-$20,000 |
$20,001-$30,000 |
$30,001-$40,000 |
$40,001-$50,000 |
$50,001-$60,000 |
$60,001-$70,000 |
$70,001-$100,000 |
Over $100,000 |
| Spanish language newspapers |
9.35% |
19.51% |
6.36% |
6.50% |
6.13% |
3.26% |
6.95% |
3.90% |
2.50% |
| English language newspapers |
12.61% |
9.31% |
6.57% |
14.45% |
20.24% |
4.29% |
14.85% |
15.69% |
18.41% |
| Spanish language radio |
3.20% |
7.26% |
8.04% |
8.43% |
2.24% |
2.48% |
4.37% |
1.61% |
2.12% |
| English language radio |
8.55% |
1.61% |
9.18% |
7.25% |
6.05% |
11.22% |
16.78% |
10.29% |
6.89% |
| Spanish language TV |
9.67% |
20.24% |
17.10% |
14.22% |
15.74% |
14.72% |
8.75% |
2.82% |
2.30% |
| English language TV |
15.87% |
22.07% |
31.44% |
24.66% |
28.36% |
26.72% |
23.35% |
38.88% |
24.10% |
| Spanish language Internet |
1.58% |
3.42% |
0.00% |
0.87% |
0.54% |
3.10% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
| English language Internet |
3.37% |
1.00% |
1.43% |
3.58% |
1.60% |
4.78% |
5.89% |
5.89% |
8.18% |
| None influenced |
35.80% |
15.57% |
19.88% |
20.04% |
19.11% |
29.43% |
19.07% |
20.93% |
35.50% |
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| 8. Is this the first time you have voted? |
Under $10,000 |
$10,000-$20,000 |
$20,001-$30,000 |
$30,001-$40,000 |
$40,001-$50,000 |
$50,001-$60,000 |
$60,001-$70,000 |
$70,001-$100,000 |
Over $100,000 |
| Yes |
32.13% |
18.69% |
19.61% |
8.85% |
7.89% |
15.18% |
7.49% |
1.26% |
1.20% |
| No |
67.87% |
81.31% |
80.39% |
91.15% |
92.11% |
84.82% |
92.51% |
98.74% |
98.80% |
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| 9. If not born in the U.S., when did you become a citizen? |
Under $10,000 |
$10,000-$20,000 |
$20,001-$30,000 |
$30,001-$40,000 |
$40,001-$50,000 |
$50,001-$60,000 |
$60,001-$70,000 |
$70,001-$100,000 |
Over $100,000 |
| During or before 2002 |
87.37% |
84.06% |
77.61% |
87.47% |
84.24% |
84.49% |
76.31% |
94.50% |
100.00% |
| During 2003/2004 |
5.90% |
9.87% |
15.06% |
9.83% |
12.77% |
9.13% |
9.50% |
5.50% |
0.00% |
| During 2005 /2006 |
6.73% |
6.08% |
7.33% |
2.70% |
3.00% |
6.38% |
14.20% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
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| 10. In what country were you born? |
Under $10,000 |
$10,000-$20,000 |
$20,001-$30,000 |
$30,001-$40,000 |
$40,001-$50,000 |
$50,001-$60,000 |
$60,001-$70,000 |
$70,001-$100,000 |
Over $100,000 |
| US |
58.49% |
45.12% |
35.01% |
49.92% |
62.29% |
58.19% |
64.27% |
81.43% |
71.80% |
| Mexico |
31.42% |
45.00% |
48.83% |
42.40% |
31.57% |
31.45% |
26.03% |
8.86% |
15.67% |
| Puerto Rico |
1.78% |
2.08% |
3.32% |
1.76% |
1.46% |
1.72% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
| Cuba |
0.00% |
3.74% |
1.44% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
1.94% |
2.38% |
1.65% |
0.00% |
| Central America |
6.41% |
4.06% |
7.43% |
4.59% |
3.29% |
1.43% |
7.32% |
6.70% |
7.23% |
| South America |
0.00% |
0.00% |
3.17% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
| Other Caribbean |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
2.83% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
| Other |
1.91% |
0.00% |
0.81% |
1.34% |
1.39% |
2.44% |
0.00% |
1.37% |
5.30% |
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| 11. Are you Male or Female? |
Under $10,000 |
$10,000-$20,000 |
$20,001-$30,000 |
$30,001-$40,000 |
$40,001-$50,000 |
$50,001-$60,000 |
$60,001-$70,000 |
$70,001-$100,000 |
Over $100,000 |
| Male |
39.27% |
52.92% |
46.15% |
52.96% |
58.31% |
70.07% |
40.46% |
53.68% |
54.81% |
| Female |
60.73% |
47.08% |
53.85% |
47.04% |
41.69% |
29.93% |
59.54% |
46.32% |
45.19% |
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| 12. What is your ancestry? |
Under $10,000 |
$10,000-$20,000 |
$20,001-$30,000 |
$30,001-$40,000 |
$40,001-$50,000 |
$50,001-$60,000 |
$60,001-$70,000 |
$70,001-$100,000 |
Over $100,000 |
| Mexican-American/Mexican/Chicano |
58.56% |
66.67% |
68.76% |
61.77% |
61.23% |
69.34% |
53.75% |
56.97% |
80.29% |
| Puerto Rican/Boricua |
0.00% |
3.15% |
3.60% |
2.27% |
3.40% |
3.58% |
2.78% |
1.05% |
2.41% |
| Cuban/Cuban-American |
0.00% |
3.86% |
1.56% |
0.00% |
1.59% |
2.02% |
5.56% |
4.55% |
0.00% |
| Central American |
10.41% |
5.15% |
11.18% |
5.06% |
8.24% |
4.36% |
14.46% |
13.66% |
10.97% |
| South American |
0.00% |
0.76% |
0.74% |
2.40% |
0.76% |
1.39% |
0.00% |
5.89% |
0.00% |
| Caribbean |
1.90% |
0.80% |
0.00% |
1.79% |
1.51% |
2.95% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
| Latino or Hispanic |
29.13% |
19.61% |
14.15% |
26.70% |
23.27% |
16.35% |
23.44% |
17.88% |
6.32% |
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| 13. What age group best describes you: |
Under $10,000 |
$10,000-$20,000 |
$20,001-$30,000 |
$30,001-$40,000 |
$40,001-$50,000 |
$50,001-$60,000 |
$60,001-$70,000 |
$70,001-$100,000 |
Over $100,000 |
| 18-24 |
46.53% |
13.44% |
14.84% |
3.91% |
9.51% |
11.96% |
6.33% |
4.86% |
6.55% |
| 25-29 |
9.09% |
14.04% |
16.83% |
9.78% |
11.31% |
9.50% |
8.11% |
13.10% |
8.99% |
| 30-34 |
3.10% |
9.06% |
14.50% |
16.83% |
9.81% |
10.84% |
23.60% |
16.75% |
13.33% |
| 35-39 |
5.54% |
3.86% |
8.50% |
18.28% |
13.94% |
18.71% |
7.35% |
11.24% |
11.30% |
| 40-44 |
0.00% |
10.38% |
9.57% |
19.16% |
12.28% |
18.53% |
21.60% |
8.53% |
17.01% |
| 45-49 |
4.66% |
3.46% |
14.32% |
6.75% |
10.03% |
8.64% |
16.11% |
17.23% |
12.90% |
| 50-54 |
5.85% |
8.16% |
6.06% |
11.74% |
9.39% |
9.41% |
9.93% |
9.22% |
16.09% |
| 55-59 |
8.27% |
6.98% |
8.34% |
4.51% |
13.15% |
6.75% |
5.69% |
11.64% |
7.95% |
| 60-64 |
4.42% |
7.20% |
3.01% |
5.54% |
6.00% |
2.11% |
1.29% |
4.32% |
3.62% |
| 65 or older |
12.54% |
23.42% |
4.01% |
3.51% |
4.59% |
3.56% |
0.00% |
3.10% |
2.28% |
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| 14. What is the highest grade in school you completed? |
Under $10,000 |
$10,000-$20,000 |
$20,001-$30,000 |
$30,001-$40,000 |
$40,001-$50,000 |
$50,001-$60,000 |
$60,001-$70,000 |
$70,001-$100,000 |
Over $100,000 |
| Some high school or less |
25.38% |
30.26% |
24.83% |
11.04% |
8.88% |
9.26% |
0.00% |
1.04% |
5.39% |
| High school graduate or equivalent |
37.99% |
35.63% |
37.79% |
37.60% |
23.15% |
17.80% |
13.05% |
5.89% |
6.53% |
| Some college/vocational |
27.69% |
20.78% |
28.92% |
34.02% |
37.22% |
37.63% |
46.59% |
41.41% |
24.06% |
| College graduate |
8.94% |
5.50% |
7.54% |
11.24% |
20.49% |
30.99% |
29.23% |
30.52% |
36.35% |
| Graduate education or higher |
0.00% |
7.83% |
0.92% |
6.10% |
10.27% |
4.32% |
11.13% |
21.14% |
27.68% |
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| 16.ONLY CALIFORNIA VOTERS: Whom did you vote for in the Gubernatorial race? |
Under $10,000 |
$10,000-$20,000 |
$20,001-$30,000 |
$30,001-$40,000 |
$40,001-$50,000 |
$50,001-$60,000 |
$60,001-$70,000 |
$70,001-$100,000 |
Over $100,000 |
| Phil Angelides |
49.64% |
67.27% |
61.36% |
68.24% |
66.06% |
58.69% |
56.30% |
57.37% |
50.77% |
| Arnold Schwarzenegger |
45.31% |
19.74% |
33.45% |
28.38% |
28.07% |
31.88% |
35.66% |
35.31% |
33.42% |
| Other Candidate |
5.04% |
12.98% |
5.19% |
3.38% |
5.87% |
9.43% |
8.04% |
7.32% |
15.81% |
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| 17. ONLY CALIFORNIA VOTERS: In the 2006 General election, how did you vote on Proposition 84, the Clean Water, Parks and Coastal Protection Bond? |
Under $10,000 |
$10,000-$20,000 |
$20,001-$30,000 |
$30,001-$40,000 |
$40,001-$50,000 |
$50,001-$60,000 |
$60,001-$70,000 |
$70,001-$100,000 |
Over $100,000 |
| Yes |
94.46% |
88.08% |
85.79% |
87.83% |
75.59% |
73.50% |
86.46% |
74.71% |
85.63% |
| No |
5.54% |
11.92% |
14.21% |
12.17% |
24.41% |
26.50% |
13.54% |
25.29% |
14.37% |
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| 18. ONLY CALIFORNIA VOTERS: In the 2006 General election, how did you vote on Proposition 87, the Alternative Energy Proposition? |
Under $10,000 |
$10,000-$20,000 |
$20,001-$30,000 |
$30,001-$40,000 |
$40,001-$50,000 |
$50,001-$60,000 |
$60,001-$70,000 |
$70,001-$100,000 |
Over $100,000 |
| Yes |
77.84% |
60.70% |
70.39% |
72.73% |
64.45% |
63.22% |
62.47% |
69.62% |
74.11% |
| No |
22.16% |
39.30% |
29.61% |
27.27% |
35.55% |
36.78% |
37.53% |
30.38% |
25.89% |
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