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2006 WCVI Exit Poll Results - California

7. Which of the following media sources most influenced for whom you voted in the 2006 General elections?

Last Updated Monday, January 29, 2007

1. For whom did you vote in your Congressional District race? Spanish Language Newspaper English Language Newspaper Spanish Language Radio English Language Radio Spanish Language TV English Language TV Spanish Language Internet English Language Internet None Influenced
Democratic Candidate 72.96% 73.73% 72.00% 50.83% 76.75% 70.92% 71.54% 68.56% 69.78%
Republican Candidate 19.37% 24.13% 18.64% 41.78% 21.07% 27.00% 0.00% 17.46% 20.27%
Other Candidate 7.67% 2.14% 9.36% 7.39% 2.18% 2.08% 28.46% 13.99% 9.95%
2. Are you satisfied or dissatisfied with the way things are going in the United States at this time? Spanish Language Newspaper English Language Newspaper Spanish Language Radio English Language Radio Spanish Language TV English Language TV Spanish Language Internet English Language Internet None Influenced
Satisfied 24.38% 27.14% 29.76% 19.89% 18.91% 16.05% 66.94% 11.99% 21.47%
Dissatisfied 50.76% 63.68% 62.29% 52.31% 65.54% 68.32% 33.06% 80.31% 64.78%
Unsure 24.85% 9.18% 7.95% 27.79% 15.55% 15.63% 0.00% 7.70% 13.75%
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: Spanish Language Newspaper English Language Newspaper Spanish Language Radio English Language Radio Spanish Language TV English Language TV Spanish Language Internet English Language Internet None Influenced
Make all illegal immigrants felons and send them back to their home country 2.62% 8.11% 4.16% 11.31% 0.00% 4.73% 0.00% 2.54% 5.64%
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 9.25% 18.71% 21.61% 16.48% 15.31% 21.38% 13.67% 8.63% 13.65%
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 39.20% 42.66% 44.52% 47.28% 35.07% 50.13% 59.03% 60.45% 48.12%
Grant amnesty to all illegal immigrants in the country, giving them residence and the right to work without the fear of being deported 44.78% 23.50% 27.36% 13.54% 45.07% 16.41% 18.23% 16.54% 20.54%
None of the above 0.00% 4.65% 2.34% 8.90% 0.00% 2.59% 0.00% 6.88% 3.65%
No opinion 4.15% 2.37% 0.00% 2.49% 4.55% 4.76% 9.08% 4.96% 8.40%
4. Which one issue mattered most in deciding how you voted for Congress or the Senate? Spanish Language Newspaper English Language Newspaper Spanish Language Radio English Language Radio Spanish Language TV English Language TV Spanish Language Internet English Language Internet None Influenced
Abortion 11.28% 10.07% 13.84% 1.64% 0.00% 8.23% 0.00% 0.00% 9.30%
Education Policy 10.87% 8.56% 15.09% 6.71% 15.92% 11.93% 14.43% 8.81% 5.15%
Disaster Preparedness & Relief 0.00% 5.06% 0.00% 0.00% 0.59% 0.72% 0.00% 0.00% 1.38%
Economy/Jobs 17.28% 20.72% 25.61% 13.79% 22.19% 21.36% 21.18% 16.27% 23.27%
Iraq War Policy 9.17% 13.75% 9.02% 28.77% 9.64% 14.46% 0.00% 16.16% 13.64%
Energy Policy 0.00% 2.13% 0.00% 0.00% 3.57% 0.71% 0.00% 4.21% 2.39%
The Environment 2.77% 1.55% 7.40% 5.70% 6.95% 3.74% 0.00% 8.34% 5.46%
Health Policy 1.06% 7.15% 0.00% 5.86% 5.21% 4.28% 0.00% 0.00% 5.25%
Immigration Policy 22.47% 7.38% 20.71% 14.96% 13.17% 7.42% 0.00% 16.51% 15.85%
Public Education 12.46% 5.19% 4.16% 7.33% 9.79% 10.04% 27.41% 15.51% 5.58%
War on Terrorism 6.91% 10.36% 4.16% 3.25% 4.61% 5.04% 0.00% 5.11% 3.13%
Budget & Taxes 0.00% 3.04% 0.00% 6.01% 1.06% 6.07% 9.58% 2.90% 3.21%
Gay Rights 0.00% 0.90% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 1.21% 0.00% 0.00% 2.35%
Social Security 5.72% 4.13% 0.00% 5.98% 7.31% 4.78% 27.41% 6.18% 4.02%
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? Spanish Language Newspaper English Language Newspaper Spanish Language Radio English Language Radio Spanish Language TV English Language TV Spanish Language Internet English Language Internet None Influenced
Wait for Stable Government 30.88% 28.12% 26.66% 24.74% 17.49% 20.76% 68.79% 17.87% 24.49%
Bring Home Next Year 34.07% 58.63% 64.71% 56.32% 57.04% 63.48% 18.23% 70.99% 59.57%
Unsure 35.05% 13.26% 8.63% 18.94% 25.46% 15.76% 12.99% 11.14% 15.94%
6. How would you characterize your political affiliation? Are you a: Spanish Language Newspaper English Language Newspaper Spanish Language Radio English Language Radio Spanish Language TV English Language TV Spanish Language Internet English Language Internet None Influenced
Democrat 72.40% 70.25% 74.00% 43.91% 71.64% 65.61% 77.94% 48.33% 59.04%
Republican 11.57% 18.23% 23.83% 31.25% 17.20% 21.83% 9.08% 36.45% 18.85%
Green 0.00% 1.90% 0.00% 6.43% 3.06% 2.75% 0.00% 4.21% 0.67%
Other Party 0.00% 0.95% 0.00% 5.15% 2.26% 0.86% 0.00% 0.00% 1.84%
Independent 9.34% 3.01% 0.00% 9.63% 3.06% 5.65% 0.00% 8.26% 8.11%
None of the above 6.69% 5.67% 2.17% 3.63% 2.78% 3.30% 12.99% 2.75% 11.49%
8. Is this the first time you have voted? Spanish Language Newspaper English Language Newspaper Spanish Language Radio English Language Radio Spanish Language TV English Language TV Spanish Language Internet English Language Internet None Influenced
Yes 12.59% 4.98% 17.28% 0.70% 22.48% 10.81% 13.67% 21.21% 12.68%
No 87.41% 95.02% 82.72% 99.30% 77.52% 89.19% 86.33% 78.79% 87.32%
9. If not born in the U.S., when did you become a citizen? Spanish Language Newspaper English Language Newspaper Spanish Language Radio English Language Radio Spanish Language TV English Language TV Spanish Language Internet English Language Internet None Influenced
During or before 2002 86.03% 79.29% 78.56% 100.00% 80.72% 85.78% 70.68% 100.00% 90.47%
During 2003/2004 13.97% 6.25% 16.68% 0.00% 14.45% 8.71% 0.00% 0.00% 5.61%
During 2005 /2006 0.00% 14.46% 4.76% 0.00% 4.84% 5.51% 29.32% 0.00% 3.92%
10. In what country were you born? Spanish Language Newspaper English Language Newspaper Spanish Language Radio English Language Radio Spanish Language TV English Language TV Spanish Language Internet English Language Internet None Influenced
US 32.11% 68.20% 14.90% 78.15% 16.16% 70.15% 9.08% 78.88% 64.63%
Mexico 60.25% 22.88% 79.90% 18.11% 62.50% 21.07% 63.59% 21.12% 24.85%
Puerto Rico 0.00% 0.00% 5.20% 0.00% 4.60% 2.28% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Cuba 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 2.60% 1.97% 0.71% 13.67% 0.00% 0.96%
Central America 7.64% 3.37% 0.00% 1.15% 12.80% 2.19% 13.67% 0.00% 8.77%
South America 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 1.97% 0.34% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Other Caribbean 0.00% 0.99% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.71% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Other 0.00% 4.55% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 2.54% 0.00% 0.00% 0.80%
11. Are you Male or Female? Spanish Language Newspaper English Language Newspaper Spanish Language Radio English Language Radio Spanish Language TV English Language TV Spanish Language Internet English Language Internet None Influenced
Male 64.49% 54.76% 49.00% 53.26% 49.58% 50.60% 76.75% 53.84% 51.33%
Female 35.51% 45.24% 51.00% 46.74% 50.42% 49.40% 23.25% 46.16% 48.67%
12. What is your ancestry? Spanish Language Newspaper English Language Newspaper Spanish Language Radio English Language Radio Spanish Language TV English Language TV Spanish Language Internet English Language Internet None Influenced
Mexican-American/Mexican/Chicano 54.98% 54.89% 78.42% 63.94% 62.20% 65.75% 50.60% 68.58% 69.55%
Puerto Rican/Boricua 3.02% 0.00% 5.45% 1.59% 5.17% 3.79% 0.00% 6.03% 0.41%
Cuban/Cuban-American 2.67% 0.00% 0.00% 3.34% 3.46% 0.81% 13.67% 0.00% 2.02%
Central American 10.55% 6.53% 0.00% 8.48% 14.02% 3.41% 13.67% 9.86% 13.88%
South American 0.00% 4.89% 0.00% 3.59% 0.00% 1.69% 12.99% 0.00% 0.41%
Caribbean 0.00% 5.06% 0.00% 1.28% 0.00% 1.19% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Latino or Hispanic 28.78% 28.63% 16.13% 17.79% 15.14% 23.35% 9.08% 15.54% 13.73%
13. What age group best describes you: Spanish Language Newspaper English Language Newspaper Spanish Language Radio English Language Radio Spanish Language TV English Language TV Spanish Language Internet English Language Internet None Influenced
18-24 11.29% 11.88% 0.00% 8.01% 4.96% 14.95% 0.00% 13.80% 14.53%
25-29 9.03% 8.14% 15.37% 12.11% 12.11% 16.03% 13.67% 7.34% 9.96%
30-34 9.74% 13.58% 15.46% 13.39% 13.90% 16.49% 26.66% 25.08% 7.85%
35-39 7.73% 9.15% 18.38% 13.24% 10.72% 9.88% 12.99% 5.75% 15.74%
40-44 12.75% 8.61% 26.46% 17.32% 14.09% 9.48% 22.06% 21.10% 12.81%
45-49 9.50% 9.88% 8.09% 18.02% 8.90% 8.65% 5.24% 8.61% 12.89%
50-54 8.96% 10.15% 3.96% 6.94% 12.68% 6.32% 0.00% 15.89% 11.63%
55-59 20.68% 8.24% 3.96% 4.95% 10.68% 8.09% 6.40% 0.00% 5.22%
60-64 4.73% 8.63% 4.16% 1.16% 2.40% 4.90% 0.00% 0.00% 4.31%
65 or older 5.58% 11.75% 4.16% 4.86% 9.55% 5.20% 12.99% 2.42% 5.06%
14. What is the highest grade in school you completed? Spanish Language Newspaper English Language Newspaper Spanish Language Radio English Language Radio Spanish Language TV English Language TV Spanish Language Internet English Language Internet None Influenced
Some high school or less 32.71% 5.32% 13.03% 4.96% 25.45% 8.18% 44.36% 5.85% 11.75%
High school graduate or equivalent 31.36% 18.23% 51.36% 30.30% 43.96% 19.30% 45.13% 14.59% 20.99%
Some college/vocational 23.43% 32.22% 22.21% 21.71% 19.03% 43.19% 0.00% 36.35% 38.10%
College graduate 5.84% 27.86% 11.42% 22.63% 8.71% 24.52% 0.00% 22.21% 20.19%
Graduate education or higher 6.65% 16.37% 1.98% 20.41% 2.86% 4.81% 10.51% 21.00% 8.97%
15. If you added together your entire household's income, would it be: Spanish Language Newspaper English Language Newspaper Spanish Language Radio English Language Radio Spanish Language TV English Language TV Spanish Language Internet English Language Internet None Influenced
Under $10,000 7.66% 5.78% 3.96% 5.96% 4.48% 3.43% 8.65% 5.37% 9.22%
$10,001-$20,000 31.50% 8.40% 17.69% 2.21% 18.47% 9.39% 36.93% 3.14% 7.90%
$20,001-$30,000 12.25% 7.08% 23.37% 15.03% 18.62% 15.97% 0.00% 5.37% 12.04%
$30,001-$40,000 13.64% 16.93% 26.65% 12.92% 16.85% 13.63% 12.26% 14.60% 13.21%
$40,001-$50,000 12.11% 22.36% 6.69% 10.16% 17.59% 14.78% 7.08% 6.15% 11.88%
$50,001-$60,000 5.52% 4.07% 6.34% 16.15% 14.10% 11.93% 35.09% 15.74% 15.67%
$60,001-$70,000 8.28% 9.89% 7.85% 17.00% 5.90% 7.34% 0.00% 13.64% 7.14%
$70,001-$100,000 6.28% 14.14% 3.93% 14.11% 2.57% 16.53% 0.00% 18.45% 10.61%
Over $100,000 2.76% 11.36% 3.53% 6.46% 1.43% 7.01% 0.00% 17.56% 12.32%
16.ONLY CALIFORNIA VOTERS: Whom did you vote for in the Gubernatorial race? Spanish Language Newspaper English Language Newspaper Spanish Language Radio English Language Radio Spanish Language TV English Language TV Spanish Language Internet English Language Internet None Influenced
Phil Angelides 69.10% 60.80% 77.69% 49.18% 76.54% 60.78% 68.79% 46.18% 50.92%
Arnold Schwarzenegger 21.08% 34.46% 17.99% 44.00% 22.74% 36.15% 12.99% 36.98% 31.52%
Other Candidate 9.82% 4.74% 4.32% 6.82% 0.73% 3.06% 18.23% 16.84% 17.55%
17. ONLY CALIFORNIA VOTERS: In the 2006 General election, how did you vote on Proposition 84, the Clean Water, Parks and Coastal Protection Bond? Spanish Language Newspaper English Language Newspaper Spanish Language Radio English Language Radio Spanish Language TV English Language TV Spanish Language Internet English Language Internet None Influenced
Yes 95.63% 87.06% 89.31% 69.89% 94.26% 78.09% 75.01% 80.11% 76.97%
No 4.37% 12.94% 10.69% 30.11% 5.74% 21.91% 24.99% 19.89% 23.03%
18. ONLY CALIFORNIA VOTERS: In the 2006 General election, how did you vote on Proposition 87, the Alternative Energy Proposition? Spanish Language Newspaper English Language Newspaper Spanish Language Radio English Language Radio Spanish Language TV English Language TV Spanish Language Internet English Language Internet None Influenced
Yes 65.43% 77.39% 61.92% 66.96% 58.87% 67.09% 21.27% 79.36% 69.82%
No 34.57% 22.61% 38.08% 33.04% 41.13% 32.91% 78.73% 20.64% 30.18%

 

 

 

 
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