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Alabama Results

Alabama Senate

Jan 30 2018 12:13 pm ET

B 99% IN

Doug Jones

50%

673,891

Roy Moore

48%

651,969

Total Write-Ins 2% 22,877

Projected Winner

Exit polls

VOTER CHARACTERISTICS/ATTITUDES		Leader	Jones	Moore	Total Write-Ins
Gender	Male 49%	Moore +14	Jones 42	Moore 56	Total Write-Ins 2
	Female 51%	Jones +16	Jones 57	Moore 41	Total Write-Ins 1
Age	18-29 13%	Jones +22	Jones 60	Moore 38	Total Write-Ins 3
	30-44 22%	Jones +23	Jones 61	Moore 38	Total Write-Ins 1
	45-64 41%	Moore +4	Jones 47	Moore 51	Total Write-Ins 2
	65 or over 23%	Moore +19	Jones 40	Moore 59	Total Write-Ins 1
Age	18-44 35%	Jones +23	Jones 61	Moore 38	Total Write-Ins 2
	45+ 65%	Moore +10	Jones 44	Moore 54	Total Write-Ins 2
Age	18-64 77%	Jones +8	Jones 53	Moore 45	Total Write-Ins 2
	65 or over 23%	Moore +19	Jones 40	Moore 59	Total Write-Ins 1
Race	White 66%	Moore +38	Jones 30	Moore 68	Total Write-Ins 2
	Black 29%	Jones +92	Jones 96	Moore 4	Total Write-Ins -
	Hispanic/Latino 3%	Not enough info	Jones -	Moore -	Total Write-Ins -
	Asian 0%	Not enough info	Jones -	Moore -	Total Write-Ins -
	Other 2%	Not enough info	Jones -	Moore -	Total Write-Ins -
Sex by race	White men 35%	Moore +46	Jones 26	Moore 72	Total Write-Ins 2
	White women 31%	Moore +29	Jones 34	Moore 63	Total Write-Ins 2
	Black men 11%	Jones +87	Jones 93	Moore 6	Total Write-Ins 1
	Black women 17%	Jones +96	Jones 98	Moore 2	Total Write-Ins -
	Latino men 1%	Not enough info	Jones -	Moore -	Total Write-Ins -
	Latino women 2%	Not enough info	Jones -	Moore -	Total Write-Ins -
	All other races 3%	Not enough info	Jones -	Moore -	Total Write-Ins -
Education: College degree	College graduate 44%	Jones +11	Jones 54	Moore 43	Total Write-Ins 2
	No college degree 56%	Moore +5	Jones 47	Moore 52	Total Write-Ins 1
Education: High school diploma	More than high school graduate 80%	Jones +5	Jones 52	Moore 47	Total Write-Ins 2
	High school graduate or less 20%	Moore +12	Jones 44	Moore 56	Total Write-Ins 1
Education by race	White college graduates 30%	Moore +17	Jones 40	Moore 57	Total Write-Ins 3
	White non-college graduates 36%	Moore +55	Jones 22	Moore 77	Total Write-Ins 2
	Non White college graduates 14%	Jones +72	Jones 86	Moore 14	Total Write-Ins 1
	Non White non-college graduates 20%	Jones +80	Jones 90	Moore 10	Total Write-Ins -
Education by gender among whites	White women college graduates 14%	Moore +7	Jones 45	Moore 52	Total Write-Ins 3
	White women non-college graduates 17%	Moore +48	Jones 25	Moore 73	Total Write-Ins 2
	White men college graduates 16%	Moore +27	Jones 35	Moore 62	Total Write-Ins 3
	White men non-college graduates 19%	Moore +60	Jones 19	Moore 79	Total Write-Ins 2
	Non-whites 34%	Jones +77	Jones 88	Moore 11	Total Write-Ins -
Do you have any children under 18 living in your home?	Yes 35%	Jones +14	Jones 56	Moore 42	Total Write-Ins 2
	No 65%	Moore +1	Jones 49	Moore 50	Total Write-Ins 1
Parents	Men with children 14%	Moore +15	Jones 41	Moore 56	Total Write-Ins 3
	Women with children 20%	Jones +34	Jones 66	Moore 32	Total Write-Ins 2
	Men without children 32%	Moore +13	Jones 43	Moore 56	Total Write-Ins 1
	Women without children 33%	Jones +11	Jones 55	Moore 44	Total Write-Ins -
No matter how you voted today, do you usually think of yourself as a:	Democrat 37%	Jones +96	Jones 98	Moore 2	Total Write-Ins -
	Republican 43%	Moore +83	Jones 8	Moore 91	Total Write-Ins 1
	Independent or something else 21%	Jones +8	Jones 51	Moore 43	Total Write-Ins 5
Party by gender	Democratic men 14%	Jones +96	Jones 98	Moore 2	Total Write-Ins -
	Democratic women 23%	Jones +96	Jones 98	Moore 2	Total Write-Ins -
	Republican men 23%	Moore +85	Jones 7	Moore 92	Total Write-Ins 1
	Republican women 19%	Moore +81	Jones 9	Moore 90	Total Write-Ins 1
	Independent men 12%	Moore +1	Jones 47	Moore 48	Total Write-Ins 5
	Independent women 8%	Jones +20	Jones 57	Moore 37	Total Write-Ins 6
On most political matters, do you consider yourself:	Very liberal 11%	Jones +68	Jones 84	Moore 16	Total Write-Ins -
	Somewhat liberal 13%	Jones +76	Jones 88	Moore 12	Total Write-Ins -
	Moderate 31%	Jones +49	Jones 74	Moore 25	Total Write-Ins 2
	Somewhat conservative 18%	Moore +51	Jones 23	Moore 74	Total Write-Ins 3
	Very conservative 27%	Moore +78	Jones 10	Moore 88	Total Write-Ins 2
On most political matters, do you consider yourself:	Liberal 23%	Jones +72	Jones 86	Moore 14	Total Write-Ins -
	Moderate 31%	Jones +49	Jones 74	Moore 25	Total Write-Ins 2
	Conservative 45%	Moore +68	Jones 15	Moore 83	Total Write-Ins 2
Party by ideology	Liberal Democrats 16%	Jones +96	Jones 98	Moore 2	Total Write-Ins -
	Moderate or Conservative Democrats 20%	Jones +96	Jones 98	Moore 2	Total Write-Ins -
	Independent or Something else 21%	Jones +9	Jones 52	Moore 43	Total Write-Ins 5
	Moderate or Liberal Republicans 9%	Moore +58	Jones 21	Moore 79	Total Write-Ins -
	Conservative Republicans 33%	Moore +89	Jones 5	Moore 94	Total Write-Ins 2
White evangelical or white born-again Christians	White evangelical or white born-again Christian 44%	Moore +62	Jones 18	Moore 80	Total Write-Ins 2
	All others 56%	Jones +54	Jones 76	Moore 22	Total Write-Ins 2
Do you think the allegations of sexual misconduct against Roy Moore are:	Definitely true 26%	Jones +95	Jones 97	Moore 2	Total Write-Ins 1
	Probably true 26%	Jones +67	Jones 82	Moore 15	Total Write-Ins 3
	Probably false 27%	Moore +92	Jones 3	Moore 95	Total Write-Ins 2
	Definitely false 15%	Moore +86	Jones 7	Moore 93	Total Write-Ins -
Do you think the allegations of sexual misconduct against Roy Moore are:	Definitely or probably true 52%	Jones +81	Jones 89	Moore 8	Total Write-Ins 2
	Definitely or probably false 43%	Moore +90	Jones 4	Moore 94	Total Write-Ins 1
In deciding your vote for U.S. Senate today, were the allegations of sexual misconduct against Roy Moore:	The single most important factor 7%	Not enough info	Jones -	Moore -	Total Write-Ins -
	One of several important factors 34%	Jones +68	Jones 83	Moore 15	Total Write-Ins 2
	A minor factor 19%	Moore +31	Jones 34	Moore 65	Total Write-Ins 1
	Not a factor at all 35%	Moore +53	Jones 23	Moore 76	Total Write-Ins 1
In deciding your vote for U.S. Senate today, were the allegations of sexual misconduct against Roy Moore:	Important factor 42%	Jones +69	Jones 83	Moore 14	Total Write-Ins 2
	Not an important factor 53%	Moore +45	Jones 27	Moore 72	Total Write-Ins 1
In deciding your vote for U.S. Senate today, were the allegations of sexual misconduct against Roy Moore:	A factor 60%	Jones +38	Jones 68	Moore 30	Total Write-Ins 2
	Not a factor 35%	Moore +53	Jones 23	Moore 76	Total Write-Ins 1
How do you feel about the way Donald Trump is handling his job as president?	Strongly approve 32%	Moore +92	Jones 3	Moore 95	Total Write-Ins 2
	Somewhat approve 15%	Moore +53	Jones 22	Moore 75	Total Write-Ins 3
	Somewhat disapprove 7%	Not enough info	Jones -	Moore -	Total Write-Ins -
	Strongly disapprove 41%	Jones +94	Jones 97	Moore 3	Total Write-Ins -
How do you feel about the way Donald Trump is handling his job as president?	Approve 48%	Moore +80	Jones 9	Moore 89	Total Write-Ins 2
	Disapprove 48%	Jones +87	Jones 93	Moore 6	Total Write-Ins 1
Was one reason for your vote for U.S. Senate today:	To express support for Donald Trump 27%	Moore +95	Jones 2	Moore 97	Total Write-Ins 1
	To express opposition to Donald Trump 19%	Jones +94	Jones 97	Moore 3	Total Write-Ins -
	Donald Trump was not a factor 51%	Jones +14	Jones 56	Moore 42	Total Write-Ins 3
Is your opinion of the Democratic Party:	Favorable 47%	Jones +92	Jones 96	Moore 4	Total Write-Ins -
	Unfavorable 50%	Moore +79	Jones 9	Moore 88	Total Write-Ins 3
Is your opinion of the Republican Party:	Favorable 43%	Moore +82	Jones 8	Moore 90	Total Write-Ins 2
	Unfavorable 52%	Jones +74	Jones 86	Moore 12	Total Write-Ins 1
Do you have a favorable opinion of ...	Both parties 4%	Not enough info	Jones -	Moore -	Total Write-Ins -
	Only Democratic Party 41%	Jones +98	Jones 99	Moore 1	Total Write-Ins -
	Only Republican Party 39%	Moore +92	Jones 3	Moore 95	Total Write-Ins 2
	Neither party 10%	Moore +28	Jones 32	Moore 60	Total Write-Ins 7
Is your opinion of Mitch McConnell:	Favorable 16%	Moore +6	Jones 46	Moore 52	Total Write-Ins 2
	Unfavorable 66%	Jones +2	Jones 50	Moore 48	Total Write-Ins 2
Would you rather see the U.S. Senate controlled by:	The Democratic Party 45%	Jones +98	Jones 99	Moore 1	Total Write-Ins -
	The Republican Party 50%	Moore +85	Jones 6	Moore 91	Total Write-Ins 2
Which of these best describes your vote today for U.S. Senate?	I strongly favor my candidate 65%	Jones +18	Jones 59	Moore 41	Total Write-Ins 1
	I like my candidate but with reservations 21%	Moore +41	Jones 29	Moore 70	Total Write-Ins 1
	I dislike the other candidate 12%	Moore +3	Jones 44	Moore 47	Total Write-Ins 9
Is your opinion of Doug Jones:	Favorable 51%	Jones +94	Jones 97	Moore 3	Total Write-Ins -
	Unfavorable 48%	Moore +92	Jones 2	Moore 95	Total Write-Ins 3
Is your opinion of Roy Moore:	Favorable 41%	Moore +94	Jones 3	Moore 97	Total Write-Ins -
	Unfavorable 56%	Jones +73	Jones 85	Moore 12	Total Write-Ins 3
Do you have a favorable opinion of ...	Both Jones and Moore 2%	Not enough info	Jones -	Moore -	Total Write-Ins -
	Only Jones 47%	Jones +98	Jones 99	Moore 1	Total Write-Ins 1
	Only Moore 38%	Not enough info +100	Jones -	Moore 100	Total Write-Ins -
	Neither candidate 9%	Not enough info	Jones -	Moore -	Total Write-Ins -
Does Doug Jones share your values?	Yes 48%	Jones +92	Jones 96	Moore 4	Total Write-Ins 1
	No 49%	Moore +85	Jones 6	Moore 91	Total Write-Ins 3
Does Roy Moore share your values?	Yes 46%	Moore +90	Jones 5	Moore 95	Total Write-Ins -
	No 49%	Jones +85	Jones 91	Moore 6	Total Write-Ins 3
Which candidate shares your values?	Both Jones and Moore 3%	Not enough info	Jones -	Moore -	Total Write-Ins -
	Only Jones 43%	Jones +101	Jones 100	Moore -	Total Write-Ins -
	Only Moore 42%	Moore +96	Jones 2	Moore 98	Total Write-Ins -
	Neither candidate 7%	Not enough info	Jones -	Moore -	Total Write-Ins -
Which comes closest to your position? Abortion should be:	Legal in all cases 15%	Jones +73	Jones 86	Moore 13	Total Write-Ins 1
	Legal in most cases 27%	Jones +56	Jones 77	Moore 21	Total Write-Ins 1
	Illegal in most cases 25%	Moore +30	Jones 34	Moore 64	Total Write-Ins 2
	Illegal in all cases 27%	Moore +62	Jones 18	Moore 80	Total Write-Ins 2
Which comes closest to your position? Abortion should be:	Legal 41%	Jones +63	Jones 81	Moore 18	Total Write-Ins 1
	Illegal 52%	Moore +46	Jones 26	Moore 72	Total Write-Ins 2
When did you finally decide for whom to vote in the U.S. Senate election?	In the last few days 12%	Moore +19	Jones 38	Moore 57	Total Write-Ins 5
	Earlier in December 9%	Moore +3	Jones 47	Moore 50	Total Write-Ins 2
	In November 21%	Jones +7	Jones 53	Moore 46	Total Write-Ins 1
	Before that 57%	Jones +7	Jones 53	Moore 46	Total Write-Ins 1
When did you finally decide for whom to vote in the U.S. Senate election?	In December 21%	Moore +12	Jones 42	Moore 54	Total Write-Ins 4
	Before that 78%	Jones +7	Jones 53	Moore 46	Total Write-Ins 1
When did you finally decide for whom to vote in the U.S. Senate election?	In November or later 42%	Moore +3	Jones 47	Moore 50	Total Write-Ins 2
	Before that 57%	Jones +7	Jones 53	Moore 46	Total Write-Ins 1
Population	City over 50,000 20%	Jones +71	Jones 85	Moore 14	Total Write-Ins 1
	Suburbs 38%	Moore +4	Jones 47	Moore 51	Total Write-Ins 2
	Small city and Rural 42%	Moore +26	Jones 36	Moore 62	Total Write-Ins 2
Region	North 22%	Moore +14	Jones 42	Moore 56	Total Write-Ins 2
	North Central 24%	Moore +21	Jones 39	Moore 60	Total Write-Ins 2
	Birmingham/South Central 31%	Jones +38	Jones 68	Moore 30	Total Write-Ins 1
	South 22%	Moore +9	Jones 45	Moore 54	Total Write-Ins 1