Profile Of The Republican Voter
90% white (10% nonwhite)
60% are age 50 and older
67% conservative (30% moderate)
57% attend church weekly
89% disapprove of Obama, 71% strongly
90% disapprove of Congress
82% want government to do less
67% are Tea Party supporters
40% say their vote was to send a message in favor of the Tea Party
69% Very worried about the direction of the economy
55% say the stimulus hurt the economy, 35% say it made no difference
Blame for the bad economy is split, 41% blame Obama, 36% blame Wall Street Banks
Economic Priority:
47% reducing the budget deficit
26% cutting taxes
20% spending to create jobs
80% say they think Congress should move to repeal the Health Care legislation
63% say Congress should vote to continue all of the Bush-era tax cuts
71% oppose same-sex marriage
23% Unfavorable view of the Republican Party (just 72% favorable among GOP voters)
Source: Edison Research Exit Polls
(Source: NPR)
