"Fun" Exit Poll Facts - Voting as an Exercise in Ignorance

From CNN's Exit Poll...... 13,000+ sample size

White women voted for bush over Kerry 55-44.

African Americans voted 11% for bush.

Latinos voted 44% for bush.

60+ YOs voted 54% for bush

Income earners < $50k voted 44% for bush.

Income earners < $100k voted 49% for bush.

Union members voted 38% for bush.

Non-full-time workers voted 51% for bush.

No college degree voters voted 53% for bush.

11% of Democrats voted for bush.

Independents split 48-49 for bush/kerry.

Liberals voted 13% for bush.

1st time voters voted 46% for bush.

Jews voted 25% for bush.

Atheists voted 31% for bush.

Current and former members of the military voted 51% for bush.

Gays voted 23% for bush.

People who decided in the last 3 days voted 44% for bush.

People who disapprove of bush's performance voted 20% for bush.

People who think that we are less safe from terrorists voted 14% for bush.

People in a worse financial situation voted for 20% for bush.

People who are angry and dissatisfied with bush voted 19% for bush.

55% of the electorate believe that the Iraq war is part of the war on terrorism.

56% of the electorate believe that Kerry mostly says what people want to hear.

People who think that bush pays more attention to large corporations (54% of the electorate) voted 16% for bush.

People who are very and somewhat concerned about the availability and cost of health care voted 41% and 71% for bush (respectively).

People who believe that abortion should be 'always' legal voted 25% for bush.

People who believe that abortion should be mostly legal voted 38% for bush.

People who believe that same-sex couples should legally marry (25%) of the electorate) voted 22% for bush.

People who believe that same-sex couple should have civil unions (35% of the electorate) voted 52% vote bush.

10% of former Gore voters voted for bush (as opposed to only 11% of 2000 bush voters voting for Kerry.)

People who believe that the economy is not good or poor voted 20% for bush.

53% of the electorate did not trust Kerry to handle the economy.

People who don't believe that the US is going in the right direction(46%) voted 12% for bush.

People who want the government to do more to solve our problems (46%) voted 33% for bush.

People who think that the bush tax cuts were bad for the economy (32%) voted 7% for bush.

People who have lost a job (17%) voted 35% for bush.