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  1. ✓ Chris Murphy 55% 815,077
  2. ✓ Linda McMahon 43% 637,857

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Andover 100% in

  1. ✓ Chris Murphy 50% 856
  2. ✓ Linda McMahon 47% 794

Ansonia 100% in

  1. ✓ Chris Murphy 56% 3,637
  2. ✓ Linda McMahon 43% 2,783

Ashford 100% in

  1. ✓ Linda McMahon 86% 842
  2. ✓ Chris Murphy 8% 74

Avon 100% in

  1. ✓ Linda McMahon 52% 5,354
  2. ✓ Chris Murphy 46% 4,757

Barkhamsted 100% in

  1. ✓ Linda McMahon 52% 1,077
  2. ✓ Chris Murphy 45% 935

Beacon Falls 100% in

  1. ✓ Linda McMahon 59% 1,708
  2. ✓ Chris Murphy 38% 1,098

Berlin 100% in

  1. ✓ Linda McMahon 51% 5,467
  2. ✓ Chris Murphy 47% 5,064

Bethany 100% in

  1. ✓ Linda McMahon 51% 1,591
  2. ✓ Chris Murphy 48% 1,500

Bethel 100% in

  1. ✓ Linda McMahon 50% 4,483
  2. ✓ Chris Murphy 49% 4,391

Bethlehem 100% in

  1. ✓ Linda McMahon 60% 1,285
  2. ✓ Chris Murphy 39% 821
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Bloomfield 100% in

  1. ✓ Chris Murphy 80% 9,080
  2. ✓ Linda McMahon 19% 2,101

Bolton 100% in

  1. ✓ Linda McMahon 49% 1,390
  2. ✓ Chris Murphy 48% 1,358

Bozrah 100% in

  1. ✓ Linda McMahon 49% 611
  2. ✓ Chris Murphy 47% 585

Branford 100% in

  1. ✓ Chris Murphy 55% 7,838
  2. ✓ Linda McMahon 43% 6,126

Bridgeport 100% in

  1. ✓ Chris Murphy 82% 29,075
  2. ✓ Linda McMahon 17% 6,022

Bridgewater 100% in

  1. ✓ Linda McMahon 61% 643
  2. ✓ Chris Murphy 39% 410

Bristol 100% in

  1. ✓ Chris Murphy 55% 13,395
  2. ✓ Linda McMahon 43% 10,594

Brookfield 100% in

  1. ✓ Linda McMahon 56% 4,795
  2. ✓ Chris Murphy 42% 3,637

Brooklyn 100% in

  1. ✓ Linda McMahon 49% 1,600
  2. ✓ Chris Murphy 48% 1,555

Burlington 100% in

  1. ✓ Linda McMahon 53% 2,827
  2. ✓ Chris Murphy 45% 2,374
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Canaan 100% in

  1. ✓ Chris Murphy 64% 375
  2. ✓ Linda McMahon 35% 208

Canterbury 100% in

  1. ✓ Linda McMahon 54% 1,332
  2. ✓ Chris Murphy 43% 1,074

Canton 100% in

  1. ✓ Chris Murphy 50% 2,803
  2. ✓ Linda McMahon 48% 2,718

Chaplin 100% in

  1. ✓ Chris Murphy 51% 530
  2. ✓ Linda McMahon 46% 469

Cheshire 100% in

  1. ✓ Linda McMahon 50% 7,168
  2. ✓ Chris Murphy 48% 6,897

Chester 100% in

  1. ✓ Chris Murphy 62% 1,270
  2. ✓ Linda McMahon 35% 711

Clinton 100% in

  1. ✓ Chris Murphy 52% 3,290
  2. ✓ Linda McMahon 46% 2,936

Colchester 100% in

  1. ✓ Linda McMahon 49% 3,695
  2. ✓ Chris Murphy 48% 3,610

Colebrook 100% in

  1. ✓ Linda McMahon 57% 484
  2. ✓ Chris Murphy 41% 343

Columbia 100% in

  1. ✓ Chris Murphy 51% 1,517
  2. ✓ Linda McMahon 47% 1,401
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Cornwall 100% in

  1. ✓ Chris Murphy 68% 588
  2. ✓ Linda McMahon 31% 271

Coventry 100% in

  1. ✓ Chris Murphy 52% 3,182
  2. ✓ Linda McMahon 45% 2,728

Cromwell 100% in

  1. ✓ Chris Murphy 51% 3,549
  2. ✓ Linda McMahon 47% 3,280

Danbury 100% in

  1. ✓ Chris Murphy 55% 14,046
  2. ✓ Linda McMahon 43% 10,924

Darien 100% in

  1. ✓ Linda McMahon 64% 5,909
  2. ✓ Chris Murphy 34% 3,158

Deep River 100% in

  1. ✓ Chris Murphy 56% 1,336
  2. ✓ Linda McMahon 41% 975

Derby 100% in

  1. ✓ Chris Murphy 51% 2,281
  2. ✓ Linda McMahon 47% 2,100

Durham 100% in

  1. ✓ Linda McMahon 51% 2,059
  2. ✓ Chris Murphy 47% 1,893

East Granby 100% in

  1. ✓ Linda McMahon 53% 1,482
  2. ✓ Chris Murphy 45% 1,242

East Haddam 100% in

  1. ✓ Chris Murphy 49% 2,206
  2. ✓ Linda McMahon 48% 2,147
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East Hampton 100% in

  1. ✓ Linda McMahon 50% 3,260
  2. ✓ Chris Murphy 48% 3,137

East Hartford 100% in

  1. ✓ Chris Murphy 68% 11,298
  2. ✓ Linda McMahon 30% 5,041

East Haven 100% in

  1. ✓ Chris Murphy 54% 5,759
  2. ✓ Linda McMahon 44% 4,721

East Lyme 100% in

  1. ✓ Chris Murphy 56% 4,614
  2. ✓ Linda McMahon 41% 3,372

East Windsor 100% in

  1. ✓ Linda McMahon 56% 2,308
  2. ✓ Chris Murphy 40% 1,664

Eastford 100% in

  1. ✓ Linda McMahon 53% 492
  2. ✓ Chris Murphy 45% 422

Easton 100% in

  1. ✓ Linda McMahon 55% 2,293
  2. ✓ Chris Murphy 44% 1,805

Ellington 100% in

  1. ✓ Linda McMahon 51% 3,650
  2. ✓ Chris Murphy 47% 3,404

Enfield 100% in

  1. ✓ Chris Murphy 53% 9,295
  2. ✓ Linda McMahon 44% 7,711

Essex 100% in

  1. ✓ Chris Murphy 54% 2,060
  2. ✓ Linda McMahon 43% 1,650
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Fairfield 100% in

  1. ✓ Chris Murphy 49% 14,023
  2. ✓ Linda McMahon 49% 14,012

Farmington 100% in

  1. ✓ Chris Murphy 50% 6,720
  2. ✓ Linda McMahon 48% 6,515

Franklin 100% in

  1. ✓ Linda McMahon 49% 494
  2. ✓ Chris Murphy 48% 481

Glastonbury 100% in

  1. ✓ Chris Murphy 50% 9,150
  2. ✓ Linda McMahon 48% 8,894

Goshen 100% in

  1. ✓ Linda McMahon 61% 1,041
  2. ✓ Chris Murphy 38% 652

Granby 100% in

  1. ✓ Linda McMahon 54% 3,336
  2. ✓ Chris Murphy 44% 2,746

Greenwich 100% in

  1. ✓ Linda McMahon 56% 13,922
  2. ✓ Chris Murphy 43% 10,583

Griswold 100% in

  1. ✓ Linda McMahon 49% 2,280
  2. ✓ Chris Murphy 48% 2,261

Groton 100% in

  1. ✓ Chris Murphy 58% 7,700
  2. ✓ Linda McMahon 40% 5,294

Guilford 100% in

  1. ✓ Chris Murphy 57% 7,082
  2. ✓ Linda McMahon 41% 5,053
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Haddam 100% in

  1. ✓ Linda McMahon 51% 2,310
  2. ✓ Chris Murphy 47% 2,137

Hamden 100% in

  1. ✓ Chris Murphy 70% 17,926
  2. ✓ Linda McMahon 29% 7,496

Hampton 100% in

  1. ✓ Chris Murphy 54% 539
  2. ✓ Linda McMahon 44% 442

Hartford 100% in

  1. ✓ Chris Murphy 89% 29,557
  2. ✓ Linda McMahon 10% 3,373

Hartland 100% in

  1. ✓ Linda McMahon 66% 770
  2. ✓ Chris Murphy 32% 375

Harwinton 100% in

  1. ✓ Linda McMahon 60% 1,914
  2. ✓ Chris Murphy 38% 1,202

Hebron 100% in

  1. ✓ Linda McMahon 52% 2,571
  2. ✓ Chris Murphy 46% 2,297

Kent 100% in

  1. ✓ Chris Murphy 63% 1,029
  2. ✓ Linda McMahon 36% 583

Killingly 100% in

  1. ✓ Chris Murphy 49% 2,804
  2. ✓ Linda McMahon 48% 2,769

Killingworth 100% in

  1. ✓ Linda McMahon 51% 1,874
  2. ✓ Chris Murphy 47% 1,757
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Lebanon 100% in

  1. ✓ Linda McMahon 50% 1,737
  2. ✓ Chris Murphy 48% 1,677

Ledyard 100% in

  1. ✓ Chris Murphy 50% 3,247
  2. ✓ Linda McMahon 48% 3,089

Lisbon 100% in

  1. ✓ Chris Murphy 50% 976
  2. ✓ Linda McMahon 47% 931

Litchfield 100% in

  1. ✓ Linda McMahon 54% 2,456
  2. ✓ Chris Murphy 44% 1,987

Lyme 100% in

  1. ✓ Chris Murphy 57% 836
  2. ✓ Linda McMahon 40% 597

Madison 100% in

  1. ✓ Linda McMahon 50% 4,999
  2. ✓ Chris Murphy 49% 4,900

Manchester 100% in

  1. ✓ Chris Murphy 61% 13,924
  2. ✓ Linda McMahon 37% 8,393

Mansfield 100% in

  1. ✓ Chris Murphy 71% 6,381
  2. ✓ Linda McMahon 27% 2,404

Marlborough 100% in

  1. ✓ Linda McMahon 51% 1,728
  2. ✓ Chris Murphy 47% 1,610

Meriden 100% in

  1. ✓ Chris Murphy 63% 13,094
  2. ✓ Linda McMahon 36% 7,500
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Middlebury 100% in

  1. ✓ Linda McMahon 64% 2,844
  2. ✓ Chris Murphy 34% 1,518

Middlefield 100% in

  1. ✓ Chris Murphy 51% 1,257
  2. ✓ Linda McMahon 47% 1,165

Middletown 100% in

  1. ✓ Chris Murphy 64% 12,020
  2. ✓ Linda McMahon 34% 6,370

Milford 100% in

  1. ✓ Chris Murphy 52% 12,562
  2. ✓ Linda McMahon 46% 11,264

Monroe 100% in

  1. ✓ Linda McMahon 57% 5,738
  2. ✓ Chris Murphy 41% 4,150

Montville 100% in

  1. ✓ Chris Murphy 52% 3,603
  2. ✓ Linda McMahon 46% 3,162

Morris 100% in

  1. ✓ Linda McMahon 62% 773
  2. ✓ Chris Murphy 37% 464

Naugatuck 100% in

  1. ✓ Linda McMahon 55% 6,242
  2. ✓ Chris Murphy 43% 4,924

New Britain 100% in

  1. ✓ Chris Murphy 70% 13,443
  2. ✓ Linda McMahon 28% 5,397

New Canaan 100% in

  1. ✓ Linda McMahon 63% 6,701
  2. ✓ Chris Murphy 36% 3,796
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New Fairfield 100% in

  1. ✓ Linda McMahon 57% 4,254
  2. ✓ Chris Murphy 42% 3,117

New Hartford 100% in

  1. ✓ Linda McMahon 57% 2,142
  2. ✓ Chris Murphy 41% 1,538

New Haven 100% in

  1. ✓ Chris Murphy 87% 35,689
  2. ✓ Linda McMahon 13% 5,188

New London 100% in

  1. ✓ Chris Murphy 73% 5,403
  2. ✓ Linda McMahon 24% 1,797

New Milford 100% in

  1. ✓ Linda McMahon 51% 6,271
  2. ✓ Chris Murphy 48% 5,883

Newington 100% in

  1. ✓ Chris Murphy 57% 8,033
  2. ✓ Linda McMahon 42% 5,907

Newtown 100% in

  1. ✓ Linda McMahon 53% 7,417
  2. ✓ Chris Murphy 46% 6,449

Norfolk 100% in

  1. ✓ Chris Murphy 58% 527
  2. ✓ Linda McMahon 41% 373

North Branford 100% in

  1. ✓ Linda McMahon 50% 3,294
  2. ✓ Chris Murphy 48% 3,119

North Canaan 100% in

  1. ✓ Chris Murphy 52% 634
  2. ✓ Linda McMahon 47% 573
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North Haven 100% in

  1. ✓ Chris Murphy 50% 6,021
  2. ✓ Linda McMahon 49% 5,911

North Stonington 100% in

  1. ✓ Linda McMahon 49% 1,271
  2. ✓ Chris Murphy 48% 1,239

Norwalk 100% in

  1. ✓ Chris Murphy 60% 20,540
  2. ✓ Linda McMahon 38% 13,008

Norwich 100% in

  1. ✓ Chris Murphy 62% 7,526
  2. ✓ Linda McMahon 35% 4,315

Old Lyme 100% in

  1. ✓ Chris Murphy 56% 2,476
  2. ✓ Linda McMahon 43% 1,898

Old Saybrook 100% in

  1. ✓ Linda McMahon 51% 2,708
  2. ✓ Chris Murphy 48% 2,559

Orange 100% in

  1. ✓ Linda McMahon 52% 3,959
  2. ✓ Chris Murphy 46% 3,468

Oxford 100% in

  1. ✓ Linda McMahon 61% 3,729
  2. ✓ Chris Murphy 37% 2,235

Plainfield 100% in

  1. ✓ Linda McMahon 49% 2,565
  2. ✓ Chris Murphy 48% 2,521

Plainville 100% in

  1. ✓ Chris Murphy 53% 3,958
  2. ✓ Linda McMahon 46% 3,433
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Plymouth 100% in

  1. ✓ Linda McMahon 56% 2,918
  2. ✓ Chris Murphy 42% 2,195

Pomfret 100% in

  1. ✓ Linda McMahon 50% 1,032
  2. ✓ Chris Murphy 48% 1,002

Portland 100% in

  1. ✓ Chris Murphy 50% 2,363
  2. ✓ Linda McMahon 47% 2,224

Preston 100% in

  1. ✓ Linda McMahon 49% 1,131
  2. ✓ Chris Murphy 48% 1,095

Prospect 100% in

  1. ✓ Linda McMahon 66% 3,308
  2. ✓ Chris Murphy 32% 1,627

Putnam 100% in

  1. ✓ Linda McMahon 50% 1,640
  2. ✓ Chris Murphy 47% 1,546

Redding 100% in

  1. ✓ Chris Murphy 51% 2,646
  2. ✓ Linda McMahon 48% 2,505

Ridgefield 100% in

  1. ✓ Linda McMahon 54% 7,259
  2. ✓ Chris Murphy 45% 6,082

Rocky Hill 100% in

  1. ✓ Chris Murphy 53% 4,795
  2. ✓ Linda McMahon 45% 4,038

Roxbury 100% in

  1. ✓ Chris Murphy 51% 736
  2. ✓ Linda McMahon 48% 687
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Salem 100% in

  1. ✓ Linda McMahon 50% 1,027
  2. ✓ Chris Murphy 48% 986

Salisbury 100% in

  1. ✓ Chris Murphy 68% 1,219
  2. ✓ Linda McMahon 30% 538

Scotland 100% in

  1. ✓ Linda McMahon 51% 411
  2. ✓ Chris Murphy 47% 381

Seymour 100% in

  1. ✓ Linda McMahon 54% 3,672
  2. ✓ Chris Murphy 44% 2,971

Sharon 100% in

  1. ✓ Chris Murphy 61% 867
  2. ✓ Linda McMahon 37% 527

Shelton 100% in

  1. ✓ Linda McMahon 56% 10,168
  2. ✓ Chris Murphy 42% 7,726

Sherman 100% in

  1. ✓ Linda McMahon 51% 1,047
  2. ✓ Chris Murphy 48% 984

Simsbury 100% in

  1. ✓ Linda McMahon 49% 6,635
  2. ✓ Chris Murphy 49% 6,563

Somers 100% in

  1. ✓ Linda McMahon 57% 2,726
  2. ✓ Chris Murphy 41% 1,934

South Windsor 100% in

  1. ✓ Chris Murphy 54% 7,120
  2. ✓ Linda McMahon 44% 5,781
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Southbury 100% in

  1. ✓ Linda McMahon 50% 2,129
  2. ✓ Chris Murphy 49% 2,080

Southington 100% in

  1. ✓ Linda McMahon 52% 10,710
  2. ✓ Chris Murphy 46% 9,354

Sprague 100% in

  1. ✓ Chris Murphy 49% 668
  2. ✓ Linda McMahon 49% 666

Stafford 100% in

  1. ✓ Chris Murphy 49% 2,677
  2. ✓ Linda McMahon 48% 2,637

Stamford 100% in

  1. ✓ Chris Murphy 61% 27,280
  2. ✓ Linda McMahon 38% 17,273

Sterling 100% in

  1. ✓ Linda McMahon 58% 805
  2. ✓ Chris Murphy 39% 543

Stonington 100% in

  1. ✓ Chris Murphy 58% 5,451
  2. ✓ Linda McMahon 40% 3,748

Stratford 100% in

  1. ✓ Chris Murphy 56% 12,347
  2. ✓ Linda McMahon 43% 9,526

Suffield 100% in

  1. ✓ Linda McMahon 55% 3,885
  2. ✓ Chris Murphy 44% 3,089

Thomaston 100% in

  1. ✓ Linda McMahon 61% 2,189
  2. ✓ Chris Murphy 37% 1,315
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Thompson 100% in

  1. ✓ Linda McMahon 53% 2,050
  2. ✓ Chris Murphy 44% 1,700

Tolland 100% in

  1. ✓ Linda McMahon 49% 3,974
  2. ✓ Chris Murphy 49% 3,920

Torrington 100% in

  1. ✓ Linda McMahon 56% 7,959
  2. ✓ Chris Murphy 41% 5,832

Trumbull 100% in

  1. ✓ Linda McMahon 54% 9,700
  2. ✓ Chris Murphy 45% 8,022

Union 100% in

  1. ✓ Linda McMahon 53% 270
  2. ✓ Chris Murphy 44% 224

Vernon 100% in

  1. ✓ Chris Murphy 56% 6,853
  2. ✓ Linda McMahon 42% 5,178

Voluntown 100% in

  1. ✓ Linda McMahon 52% 627
  2. ✓ Chris Murphy 45% 539

Wallingford 100% in

  1. ✓ Chris Murphy 51% 10,436
  2. ✓ Linda McMahon 47% 9,572

Warren 100% in

  1. ✓ Linda McMahon 52% 425
  2. ✓ Chris Murphy 47% 382

Washington 100% in

  1. ✓ Chris Murphy 58% 1,150
  2. ✓ Linda McMahon 42% 840
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Waterbury 100% in

  1. ✓ Chris Murphy 59% 18,124
  2. ✓ Linda McMahon 40% 12,461

Waterford 100% in

  1. ✓ Chris Murphy 55% 5,241
  2. ✓ Linda McMahon 43% 4,072

Watertown 100% in

  1. ✓ Linda McMahon 63% 6,631
  2. ✓ Chris Murphy 36% 3,749

West Hartford 100% in

  1. ✓ Chris Murphy 65% 19,853
  2. ✓ Linda McMahon 34% 10,375

West Haven 100% in

  1. ✓ Chris Murphy 66% 12,524
  2. ✓ Linda McMahon 32% 6,103

Westbrook 100% in

  1. ✓ Chris Murphy 50% 1,680
  2. ✓ Linda McMahon 48% 1,633

Weston 100% in

  1. ✓ Chris Murphy 57% 2,816
  2. ✓ Linda McMahon 43% 2,157

Westport 100% in

  1. ✓ Chris Murphy 57% 8,341
  2. ✓ Linda McMahon 42% 6,106

Wethersfield 100% in

  1. ✓ Chris Murphy 53% 6,966
  2. ✓ Linda McMahon 45% 5,979

Willington 100% in

  1. ✓ Chris Murphy 54% 1,432
  2. ✓ Linda McMahon 44% 1,166
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Wilton 100% in

  1. ✓ Linda McMahon 53% 5,259
  2. ✓ Chris Murphy 45% 4,428

Winchester 100% in

  1. ✓ Linda McMahon 56% 2,535
  2. ✓ Chris Murphy 42% 1,897

Windham 100% in

  1. ✓ Chris Murphy 67% 4,855
  2. ✓ Linda McMahon 31% 2,209

Windsor 100% in

  1. ✓ Chris Murphy 68% 10,395
  2. ✓ Linda McMahon 31% 4,724

Windsor Locks 100% in

  1. ✓ Chris Murphy 49% 2,696
  2. ✓ Linda McMahon 48% 2,657

Wolcott 100% in

  1. ✓ Linda McMahon 63% 5,092
  2. ✓ Chris Murphy 36% 2,885

Woodbridge 100% in

  1. ✓ Chris Murphy 58% 2,940
  2. ✓ Linda McMahon 40% 2,025

Woodbury 100% in

  1. ✓ Linda McMahon 57% 3,087
  2. ✓ Chris Murphy 42% 2,277

Woodstock 100% in

  1. ✓ Linda McMahon 52% 2,115
  2. ✓ Chris Murphy 46% 1,865
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Exit poll

Gender

Category Murphy McMahon % Total
Male 49 49 47
Female 60 39 53

In which age group are you?

Category Murphy McMahon % Total
18-29 61 36 13
30-44 52 47 24
45-64 54 44 43
65 or over 56 42 19

In which age group are you?

Category Murphy McMahon % Total
18-24 61 38 7
25-29 62 34 6
30-39 54 45 13
40-49 53 47 22
50-64 53 45 32
65 or over 56 42 19

Race

Category Murphy McMahon % Total
White 49 49 80
Black 88 12 11
Hispanic or Latino 69 30 6
Asian - - 2
Other - - 1

Gender by race

Category Murphy McMahon % Total
White men 44 54 38
White women 53 45 42
Black men - - 5
Black women 95 4 6
Latino men - - 2
Latino women - - 4
All other races - - 4
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On most political matters, do you consider yourself:

Category Murphy McMahon % Total
Liberal 89 10 28
Moderate 52 46 47
Conservative 18 80 24

No matter how you voted today, do you usually think of yourself as a:

Category Murphy McMahon % Total
Democrat 90 9 42
Republican 11 89 26
Independent or something else 44 52 32

What was the last grade of school you completed?

Category Murphy McMahon % Total
No high school diploma - - 2
High school graduate 60 37 15
Some college or associate degree 56 42 24
College graduate 47 52 31
Postgraduate study 57 40 29

What was the last grade of school you completed?

Category Murphy McMahon % Total
College graduate 52 47 60
No college degree 58 40 40

What was the last grade of school you completed?

Category Murphy McMahon % Total
More than high school graduate 53 45 83
High school graduate or less 62 36 17
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2011 total family income:

Category Murphy McMahon % Total
Under $30,000 71 26 12
$30,000 - $49,999 63 33 13
$50,000 - $99,999 50 48 29
$100,000 - $199,999 53 46 29
$200,000 - $249,999 51 49 7
$250,000 or more 46 54 10

2011 total family income:

Category Murphy McMahon % Total
Under $50,000 67 30 25
$50,000 - $99,999 50 48 29
$100,000 or more 51 48 46

2011 total family income

Category Murphy McMahon % Total
Under $50,000 67 30 25
$50,000 or more 51 48 75

2011 total family income:

Category Murphy McMahon % Total
Under $100,000 58 39 54
$100,000 or more 51 48 46

Religion

Category Murphy McMahon % Total
Protestant or other Christian 53 45 33
Catholic 44 54 41
Jewish - - 5
Something else - - 9
None 74 23 12
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Religion among whites

Category Murphy McMahon % Total
White Protestant/Other Christian 40 58 23
White Catholic 42 56 36
White Jewish - - 5
White something else - - 6
White none - - 10
Non-white 79 20 20

Which ONE of these four issues is the most important facing the country?

Category Murphy McMahon % Total
Foreign policy - - 4
Federal budget deficit 42 54 14
The economy 51 48 62
Health care 76 24 17

Which ONE of these four is the biggest economic problem facing people like you?

Category Murphy McMahon % Total
The housing market - - 8
Unemployment 58 41 47
Taxes 38 60 23
Rising prices 58 38 21

Which candidate is more in touch with people like you?

Category Murphy McMahon % Total
Barack Obama 87 12 59
Mitt Romney 10 89 38

Who would better handle the economy?

Category Murphy McMahon % Total
Barack Obama 89 10 56
Mitt Romney 12 86 42
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Which is closer to your view:

Category Murphy McMahon % Total
Government should do more to solve problems 77 22 51
Government is doing too many things better left to businesses and individuals 25 73 42

Do you think the condition of the nation's economy is:

Category Murphy McMahon % Total
Excellent - - 2
Good 87 12 23
Not so good 61 37 47
Poor 12 85 26

Do you think the condition of the nation's economy:

Category Murphy McMahon % Total
Excellent or good 87 12 25
Not so good or poor 44 54 73

Is the U.S. economy:

Category Murphy McMahon % Total
Getting better 87 12 46
Getting worse 17 79 30
Staying about the same 42 57 23

Economic conditions:

Category Murphy McMahon % Total
Getting better 87 12 46
Staying the same and good - - 3
Staying the same and not good 39 60 20
Getting worse 17 79 30
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Compared to four years ago, is your family's financial situation:

Category Murphy McMahon % Total
Better today 82 15 26
Worse today 24 74 33
About the same 61 38 41

Is your opinion of Barack Obama:

Category Murphy McMahon % Total
Favorable 84 15 58
Unfavorable 11 87 41

Is your opinion of Mitt Romney:

Category Murphy McMahon % Total
Favorable 16 83 43
Unfavorable 83 15 54

Are you currently married?

Category Murphy McMahon % Total
Yes 51 47 64
No 61 37 36

Gender by marital status

Category Murphy McMahon % Total
Married men 47 51 32
Married women 55 43 32
Not married men 55 42 16
Not married women 65 33 21
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Do you have any children under 18 living in your home?

Category Murphy McMahon % Total
Yes 52 47 36
No 58 40 64

Married with children

Category Murphy McMahon % Total
Married with children 47 52 26
All others 59 39 74

Parents

Category Murphy McMahon % Total
Men with children 48 50 18
Women with children 57 42 18
Men without children 54 44 30
Women without children 61 37 34

Do you work full-time for pay?

Category Murphy McMahon % Total
Yes 53 45 63
No 58 40 37

Which best describes your vote for U.S. Senate today?

Category Murphy McMahon % Total
I strongly favor my candidate 55 44 50
I like my candidate but with reservations 45 55 32
I dislike the other candidate 66 28 17
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Which candidate for U.S. senator do you think has high ethical standards?

Category Murphy McMahon % Total
Only Chris Murphy does 98 2 36
Only Linda McMahon does 3 97 20
Both do 46 54 16
Neither does 47 47 24

Which candidate for U.S. senator do you think has high ethical standards?

Category Murphy McMahon % Total
Chris Murphy does 82 18 52
Chris Murphy does not 27 69 43

Which candidate for U.S. senator do you think has high ethical standards?

Category Murphy McMahon % Total
Linda McMahon does 22 78 35
Linda McMahon does not 78 20 60

Did Linda McMahon's work as CEO of World Wrestling Entertainment make you:

Category Murphy McMahon % Total
More likely to vote for her - - 8
Less likely to vote for her 92 6 32
Did not affect your vote 38 60 58

In deciding how to vote for U.S. senator, how important was it to you which party controls the U.S. Senate next year?

Category Murphy McMahon % Total
Very important 62 37 67
Somewhat important 45 52 22
Not too important - - 8
Not at all important - - 2
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In deciding how to vote for U.S. senator, how important was it to you which party controls the U.S. Senate next year?

Category Murphy McMahon % Total
Very important or somewhat important 58 41 89
Not too important or not at all important - - 11

In today's election for president, did you just vote for:

Category Murphy McMahon % Total
Barack Obama 88 11 58
Mitt Romney 8 90 41

Population of area

Category Murphy McMahon % Total
Over 500,000 - - -
50,000 - 500,000 71 28 15
Suburbs 53 45 79
10,000 - 50,000 39 57 7
Rural - - -

Population of area

Category Murphy McMahon % Total
City over 50,000 71 28 15
Suburbs 53 45 79
Small city and Rural 39 57 7

Geographic area

Category Murphy McMahon % Total
NYC Suburbs 58 40 26
Hartford Area 58 40 36
East 54 45 17
West 46 52 21
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