Thinking Arizona

Divided Tendencies of ‘Other’ Voters

August 18, 2011

The percentages of affirmative answers to exit-poll questions. These questions were the yes-no type, in contrast to other questions with multiple- choice answers.

		Republicans	Conservative	Moderate	Liberal	Democrats
Year	Question		Unaffiliateds	Unaffiliateds	Unaffiliateds
2004	McCain for Senate	92.3%	72.5%	74.4%	68.5%	52.0%
2004	Bush for President	89.5%	73.1%	41.3%	14.4%	10.7%
2008	McCain for President	88.6%	65.0%	41.1%	18.3%	11.1%
2006	Yes on Prop 103 (English as official language)	88.3%	80.5%	72.9%	45.2%	53.1%
2006	Kyl for Senate	87.6%	59.7%	33.6%	11.2%	8.6%
2004	Vote mainly for candidate	83.2%	73.7%	52.6%	47.5%	61.7%
2008	Yes on Prop 102 (banning same-sex marriage)	78.2%	73.9%	45.9%	26.9%	37.8%
2006	Yes on Prop 107 (banning same-sex marriage)	76.6%	66.9%	35.2%	21.1%	32.5%
2004	Yes on Prop 200 (proof of citizenship to vote)	65.2%	60.2%	46.6%	33.6%	38.4%
2006	Munsil for governor	63.4%	39.0%	15.1%	7.1%	2.8%
2006	McCain would make good president	57.3%	41.6%	46.2%	37.5%	37.5%
2008	No on Prop 202 (changed rules on illegal hiring)	57.1%	43.2%	53.0%	60.4%	54.0%
2008	Illegal immigrants should be deported	47.6%	49.3%	23.6%	23.0%	25.6%
2006	Illegal immigrants should be legalized	47.5%	42.4%	58.3%	67.5%	65.3%
2008	Illegal immigrants should be legalized	46.0%	39.7%	64.8%	73.6%	69.4%
2006	Illegal immigrants should be deported	44.2%	48.6%	32.2%	26.0%	29.2%
2008	Yes on Prop 202 (changed rules on illegal hiring)	34.9%	48.1%	37.5%	33.0%	39.9%
2006	Napolitano for governor	32.9%	46.6%	79.5%	86.5%	94.3%
2006	McCain would not make good president	32.9%	48.9%	42.9%	52.7%	53.8%
2004	No on Prop 202 (changed rules on illegal hiring)	29.1%	33.3%	49.2%	63.1%	57.6%
2006	No on Prop 107 (banning same-sex marriage)	21.4%	29.7%	61.3%	77.2%	63.5%
2008	No on Prop 102 (banning same-sex marriage)	20.2%	19.3%	50.3%	72.0%	59.1%
2004	Vote mainly against opponent	14.0%	21.9%	41.7%	47.5%	34.0%
2006	Pederson for Senate	10.3%	29.2%	59.2%	77.6%	87.6%
2006	No on Prop 103 (English as official language)	10.2%	16.8%	23.8%	50.8%	44.6%
2004	Kerry for president	9.9%	21.0%	57.5%	80.8%	89.3%
2008	Obama for president	9.8%	27.5%	56.8%	74.2%	88.0%
2004	Starky for Senate	2.5%	14.2%	20.6%	25.0%	45.5%

Source: National Election Pool, Edison Media Research, and Mitofsky International. National Election Pool General Election Exit Polls, 2004, 2006, and 2008.