Election Results: IL Governor

Governor

Illinois

Pat Quinn* 47% 1,721,812

Bill Brady 46% 1,702,399

Scott Lee Cohen 4% 134,219

Rich Whitney 3% 99,625

0% in | projected winner incumbent

County results

Adams 100% in
rep	Bill Brady	74%	17,755
dem	Pat Quinn*	20%	4,879
ind	Scott Lee Cohen	3%	714
oth	Rich Whitney	1%	304
Alexander 100% in
dem	Pat Quinn*	50%	1,369
rep	Bill Brady	45%	1,247
oth	Rich Whitney	2%	66
ind	Scott Lee Cohen	2%	55
Bond 100% in
rep	Bill Brady	61%	3,341
dem	Pat Quinn*	34%	1,844
ind	Scott Lee Cohen	3%	176
oth	Rich Whitney	1%	66
Boone 100% in
rep	Bill Brady	61%	9,070
dem	Pat Quinn*	30%	4,411
ind	Scott Lee Cohen	6%	833
oth	Rich Whitney	3%	465
Brown 100% in
rep	Bill Brady	70%	1,502
dem	Pat Quinn*	23%	498
ind	Scott Lee Cohen	3%	73
oth	Rich Whitney	2%	45
Bureau 100% in
rep	Bill Brady	58%	7,308
dem	Pat Quinn*	34%	4,364
ind	Scott Lee Cohen	5%	572
oth	Rich Whitney	3%	349
Calhoun 100% in
rep	Bill Brady	53%	1,226
dem	Pat Quinn*	42%	960
ind	Scott Lee Cohen	3%	58
oth	Rich Whitney	2%	41
Carroll 100% in
rep	Bill Brady	65%	3,345
dem	Pat Quinn*	28%	1,443
ind	Scott Lee Cohen	4%	206
oth	Rich Whitney	2%	121
Cass 100% in
rep	Bill Brady	63%	2,432
dem	Pat Quinn*	28%	1,088
ind	Scott Lee Cohen	5%	191
oth	Rich Whitney	3%	122
Champaign 100% in
rep	Bill Brady	55%	29,185
dem	Pat Quinn*	39%	20,940
oth	Rich Whitney	3%	1,589
ind	Scott Lee Cohen	2%	1,042
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Chicago 100% in
dem	Pat Quinn*	75%	510,329
rep	Bill Brady	17%	118,041
ind	Scott Lee Cohen	4%	26,354
oth	Rich Whitney	3%	17,302
Christian 100% in
rep	Bill Brady	60%	7,462
dem	Pat Quinn*	31%	3,817
ind	Scott Lee Cohen	4%	557
oth	Rich Whitney	4%	460
Clark 100% in
rep	Bill Brady	69%	4,227
dem	Pat Quinn*	27%	1,628
ind	Scott Lee Cohen	3%	156
oth	Rich Whitney	1%	75
Clay 100% in
rep	Bill Brady	72%	3,482
dem	Pat Quinn*	24%	1,157
ind	Scott Lee Cohen	2%	107
oth	Rich Whitney	1%	67
Clinton 100% in
rep	Bill Brady	66%	8,541
dem	Pat Quinn*	28%	3,651
ind	Scott Lee Cohen	3%	394
oth	Rich Whitney	2%	201
Coles 100% in
rep	Bill Brady	65%	9,708
dem	Pat Quinn*	28%	4,099
oth	Rich Whitney	3%	453
ind	Scott Lee Cohen	3%	441
Cook 0% in
dem	Pat Quinn*	0%
rep	Bill Brady	0%
ind	Scott Lee Cohen	0%
oth	Rich Whitney	0%
Cook Suburbs 100% in
dem	Pat Quinn*	53%	372,072
rep	Bill Brady	40%	276,432
ind	Scott Lee Cohen	4%	25,112
oth	Rich Whitney	2%	17,068
Crawford 100% in
rep	Bill Brady	70%	4,860
dem	Pat Quinn*	24%	1,690
ind	Scott Lee Cohen	3%	182
oth	Rich Whitney	2%	110
Cumberland 100% in
rep	Bill Brady	70%	2,991
dem	Pat Quinn*	23%	970
ind	Scott Lee Cohen	4%	168
oth	Rich Whitney	3%	125
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DeKalb 100% in
rep	Bill Brady	52%	14,929
dem	Pat Quinn*	38%	10,836
ind	Scott Lee Cohen	5%	1,396
oth	Rich Whitney	4%	1,082
DeWitt 100% in
rep	Bill Brady	68%	3,919
dem	Pat Quinn*	24%	1,358
ind	Scott Lee Cohen	3%	183
oth	Rich Whitney	3%	156
Douglas 100% in
rep	Bill Brady	74%	4,748
dem	Pat Quinn*	19%	1,239
ind	Scott Lee Cohen	3%	183
oth	Rich Whitney	3%	173
DuPage 100% in
rep	Bill Brady	54%	154,537
dem	Pat Quinn*	39%	109,725
ind	Scott Lee Cohen	4%	10,168
oth	Rich Whitney	3%	7,371
Edgar 100% in
rep	Bill Brady	71%	4,880
dem	Pat Quinn*	23%	1,603
ind	Scott Lee Cohen	3%	225
oth	Rich Whitney	2%	120
Edwards 100% in
rep	Bill Brady	80%	1,798
dem	Pat Quinn*	17%	380
ind	Scott Lee Cohen	2%	38
oth	Rich Whitney	1%	26
Effingham 100% in
rep	Bill Brady	76%	9,852
dem	Pat Quinn*	18%	2,381
ind	Scott Lee Cohen	3%	353
oth	Rich Whitney	2%	281
Fayette 100% in
rep	Bill Brady	69%	4,673
dem	Pat Quinn*	24%	1,598
ind	Scott Lee Cohen	3%	230
oth	Rich Whitney	3%	203
Ford 100% in
rep	Bill Brady	74%	3,450
dem	Pat Quinn*	20%	906
ind	Scott Lee Cohen	3%	132
oth	Rich Whitney	2%	103
Franklin 100% in
rep	Bill Brady	49%	6,391
dem	Pat Quinn*	44%	5,736
oth	Rich Whitney	4%	586
ind	Scott Lee Cohen	3%	375
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Fulton 100% in
rep	Bill Brady	50%	5,783
dem	Pat Quinn*	41%	4,748
oth	Rich Whitney	4%	505
ind	Scott Lee Cohen	4%	473
Gallatin 100% in
rep	Bill Brady	52%	1,147
dem	Pat Quinn*	40%	883
ind	Scott Lee Cohen	4%	93
oth	Rich Whitney	3%	64
Greene 100% in
rep	Bill Brady	62%	2,734
dem	Pat Quinn*	30%	1,303
ind	Scott Lee Cohen	4%	181
oth	Rich Whitney	3%	117
Grundy 100% in
rep	Bill Brady	55%	9,108
dem	Pat Quinn*	35%	5,795
ind	Scott Lee Cohen	6%	1,004
oth	Rich Whitney	3%	500
Hamilton 100% in
rep	Bill Brady	59%	2,051
dem	Pat Quinn*	35%	1,206
ind	Scott Lee Cohen	3%	103
oth	Rich Whitney	3%	92
Hancock 100% in
rep	Bill Brady	70%	4,432
dem	Pat Quinn*	24%	1,500
ind	Scott Lee Cohen	3%	183
oth	Rich Whitney	2%	126
Hardin 100% in
rep	Bill Brady	62%	1,303
dem	Pat Quinn*	32%	680
ind	Scott Lee Cohen	3%	69
oth	Rich Whitney	2%	37
Henderson 100% in
rep	Bill Brady	55%	1,888
dem	Pat Quinn*	38%	1,297
ind	Scott Lee Cohen	4%	153
oth	Rich Whitney	2%	58
Henry 100% in
rep	Bill Brady	60%	10,892
dem	Pat Quinn*	33%	5,978
ind	Scott Lee Cohen	3%	596
oth	Rich Whitney	2%	411
Iroquois 100% in
rep	Bill Brady	73%	7,738
dem	Pat Quinn*	19%	1,997
ind	Scott Lee Cohen	4%	383
oth	Rich Whitney	3%	300
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Jackson 100% in
rep	Bill Brady	45%	6,996
dem	Pat Quinn*	45%	6,973
oth	Rich Whitney	9%	1,365
ind	Scott Lee Cohen	1%	195
Jasper 100% in
rep	Bill Brady	70%	2,837
dem	Pat Quinn*	25%	1,008
ind	Scott Lee Cohen	3%	115
oth	Rich Whitney	2%	63
Jefferson 100% in
rep	Bill Brady	60%	7,496
dem	Pat Quinn*	32%	4,024
oth	Rich Whitney	3%	388
ind	Scott Lee Cohen	3%	350
Jersey 100% in
rep	Bill Brady	62%	4,720
dem	Pat Quinn*	33%	2,506
ind	Scott Lee Cohen	3%	205
oth	Rich Whitney	2%	158
JoDaviess 100% in
rep	Bill Brady	59%	4,761
dem	Pat Quinn*	35%	2,841
ind	Scott Lee Cohen	3%	225
oth	Rich Whitney	2%	170
Johnson 100% in
rep	Bill Brady	65%	3,019
dem	Pat Quinn*	28%	1,309
oth	Rich Whitney	5%	211
ind	Scott Lee Cohen	2%	93
Kane 100% in
rep	Bill Brady	54%	69,497
dem	Pat Quinn*	38%	49,574
ind	Scott Lee Cohen	4%	4,874
oth	Rich Whitney	3%	3,972
Kankakee 100% in
rep	Bill Brady	53%	17,195
dem	Pat Quinn*	37%	12,040
ind	Scott Lee Cohen	6%	1,815
oth	Rich Whitney	4%	1,145
Kendall 100% in
rep	Bill Brady	55%	16,525
dem	Pat Quinn*	35%	10,626
ind	Scott Lee Cohen	5%	1,513
oth	Rich Whitney	3%	939
Knox 100% in
rep	Bill Brady	54%	8,885
dem	Pat Quinn*	39%	6,349
ind	Scott Lee Cohen	3%	524
oth	Rich Whitney	3%	425
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Lake 100% in
rep	Bill Brady	50%	101,818
dem	Pat Quinn*	42%	86,018
ind	Scott Lee Cohen	4%	8,210
oth	Rich Whitney	2%	5,022
LaSalle 100% in
rep	Bill Brady	51%	17,365
dem	Pat Quinn*	40%	13,489
ind	Scott Lee Cohen	5%	1,837
oth	Rich Whitney	3%	916
Lawrence 100% in
rep	Bill Brady	63%	3,227
dem	Pat Quinn*	32%	1,640
ind	Scott Lee Cohen	3%	156
oth	Rich Whitney	1%	59
Lee 100% in
rep	Bill Brady	63%	6,837
dem	Pat Quinn*	30%	3,238
ind	Scott Lee Cohen	4%	392
oth	Rich Whitney	3%	292
Livingston 100% in
rep	Bill Brady	66%	8,271
dem	Pat Quinn*	28%	3,503
ind	Scott Lee Cohen	3%	397
oth	Rich Whitney	3%	331
Logan 100% in
rep	Bill Brady	71%	6,298
dem	Pat Quinn*	22%	1,953
oth	Rich Whitney	3%	286
ind	Scott Lee Cohen	3%	226
Macon 100% in
rep	Bill Brady	60%	21,897
dem	Pat Quinn*	33%	11,945
ind	Scott Lee Cohen	4%	1,362
oth	Rich Whitney	2%	863
Macoupin 100% in
rep	Bill Brady	56%	9,264
dem	Pat Quinn*	37%	6,026
ind	Scott Lee Cohen	3%	573
oth	Rich Whitney	2%	385
Madison 100% in
rep	Bill Brady	54%	44,338
dem	Pat Quinn*	40%	33,023
ind	Scott Lee Cohen	3%	2,093
oth	Rich Whitney	2%	1,604
Marion 100% in
rep	Bill Brady	59%	7,014
dem	Pat Quinn*	35%	4,162
ind	Scott Lee Cohen	4%	443
oth	Rich Whitney	2%	230
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Marshall 100% in
rep	Bill Brady	63%	2,744
dem	Pat Quinn*	27%	1,160
oth	Rich Whitney	5%	200
ind	Scott Lee Cohen	4%	165
Mason 100% in
rep	Bill Brady	58%	2,836
dem	Pat Quinn*	33%	1,594
oth	Rich Whitney	4%	183
ind	Scott Lee Cohen	4%	174
Massac 100% in
rep	Bill Brady	65%	3,170
dem	Pat Quinn*	31%	1,513
ind	Scott Lee Cohen	2%	95
oth	Rich Whitney	2%	78
McDonough 100% in
rep	Bill Brady	62%	5,716
dem	Pat Quinn*	30%	2,792
oth	Rich Whitney	4%	389
ind	Scott Lee Cohen	3%	252
McHenry 100% in
rep	Bill Brady	57%	53,554
dem	Pat Quinn*	34%	31,641
ind	Scott Lee Cohen	5%	4,452
oth	Rich Whitney	3%	3,204
McLean 100% in
rep	Bill Brady	63%	32,732
dem	Pat Quinn*	30%	15,610
oth	Rich Whitney	3%	1,532
ind	Scott Lee Cohen	2%	1,007
Menard 100% in
rep	Bill Brady	65%	3,157
dem	Pat Quinn*	27%	1,324
oth	Rich Whitney	4%	206
ind	Scott Lee Cohen	3%	129
Mercer 100% in
rep	Bill Brady	56%	3,417
dem	Pat Quinn*	36%	2,193
ind	Scott Lee Cohen	5%	322
oth	Rich Whitney	3%	154
Monroe 100% in
rep	Bill Brady	64%	7,631
dem	Pat Quinn*	32%	3,844
ind	Scott Lee Cohen	2%	232
oth	Rich Whitney	1%	140
Montgomery 100% in
rep	Bill Brady	59%	5,668
dem	Pat Quinn*	34%	3,262
ind	Scott Lee Cohen	3%	311
oth	Rich Whitney	3%	286
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Morgan 100% in
rep	Bill Brady	62%	6,733
dem	Pat Quinn*	29%	3,162
ind	Scott Lee Cohen	4%	391
oth	Rich Whitney	3%	375
Moultrie 100% in
rep	Bill Brady	69%	3,346
dem	Pat Quinn*	23%	1,117
ind	Scott Lee Cohen	3%	166
oth	Rich Whitney	3%	134
Ogle 100% in
rep	Bill Brady	66%	11,312
dem	Pat Quinn*	26%	4,540
ind	Scott Lee Cohen	4%	666
oth	Rich Whitney	3%	470
Peoria 100% in
rep	Bill Brady	55%	28,901
dem	Pat Quinn*	38%	19,992
oth	Rich Whitney	3%	1,830
ind	Scott Lee Cohen	2%	1,104
Perry 100% in
rep	Bill Brady	52%	3,895
dem	Pat Quinn*	40%	2,995
oth	Rich Whitney	6%	436
ind	Scott Lee Cohen	2%	152
Piatt 100% in
rep	Bill Brady	69%	4,652
dem	Pat Quinn*	24%	1,619
ind	Scott Lee Cohen	3%	231
oth	Rich Whitney	3%	188
Pike 100% in
rep	Bill Brady	69%	4,388
dem	Pat Quinn*	24%	1,514
ind	Scott Lee Cohen	4%	274
oth	Rich Whitney	2%	107
Pope 100% in
rep	Bill Brady	65%	1,304
dem	Pat Quinn*	28%	566
ind	Scott Lee Cohen	3%	64
oth	Rich Whitney	3%	51
Pulaski 100% in
rep	Bill Brady	57%	1,631
dem	Pat Quinn*	38%	1,082
oth	Rich Whitney	3%	81
ind	Scott Lee Cohen	2%	54
Putnam 100% in
rep	Bill Brady	52%	1,194
dem	Pat Quinn*	39%	912
ind	Scott Lee Cohen	6%	133
oth	Rich Whitney	2%	53
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Randolph 100% in
rep	Bill Brady	53%	6,225
dem	Pat Quinn*	40%	4,602
ind	Scott Lee Cohen	3%	376
oth	Rich Whitney	3%	353
Richland 100% in
rep	Bill Brady	71%	3,681
dem	Pat Quinn*	25%	1,264
ind	Scott Lee Cohen	2%	85
oth	Rich Whitney	1%	74
Rock Island 100% in
rep	Bill Brady	49%	22,877
dem	Pat Quinn*	44%	20,499
ind	Scott Lee Cohen	4%	1,632
oth	Rich Whitney	2%	928
Saline 100% in
rep	Bill Brady	55%	4,446
dem	Pat Quinn*	38%	3,059
oth	Rich Whitney	3%	268
ind	Scott Lee Cohen	3%	239
Sangamon 100% in
rep	Bill Brady	58%	42,247
dem	Pat Quinn*	34%	25,014
oth	Rich Whitney	4%	3,089
ind	Scott Lee Cohen	2%	1,787
Schuyler 100% in
rep	Bill Brady	64%	1,890
dem	Pat Quinn*	28%	843
ind	Scott Lee Cohen	4%	133
oth	Rich Whitney	3%	77
Scott 100% in
rep	Bill Brady	69%	1,234
dem	Pat Quinn*	24%	422
oth	Rich Whitney	3%	53
ind	Scott Lee Cohen	3%	52
Shelby 100% in
rep	Bill Brady	69%	5,630
dem	Pat Quinn*	22%	1,815
ind	Scott Lee Cohen	4%	360
oth	Rich Whitney	3%	282
St. Clair 100% in
dem	Pat Quinn*	48%	39,021
rep	Bill Brady	47%	37,653
ind	Scott Lee Cohen	3%	2,073
oth	Rich Whitney	2%	1,233
Stark 100% in
rep	Bill Brady	64%	1,241
dem	Pat Quinn*	28%	543
oth	Rich Whitney	4%	80
ind	Scott Lee Cohen	3%	63
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Stephenson 100% in
rep	Bill Brady	63%	9,268
dem	Pat Quinn*	29%	4,199
ind	Scott Lee Cohen	4%	620
oth	Rich Whitney	3%	369
Tazewell 100% in
rep	Bill Brady	64%	29,220
dem	Pat Quinn*	29%	13,172
oth	Rich Whitney	3%	1,495
ind	Scott Lee Cohen	2%	1,137
Union 100% in
rep	Bill Brady	55%	3,673
dem	Pat Quinn*	36%	2,411
oth	Rich Whitney	6%	393
ind	Scott Lee Cohen	2%	127
Vermilion 100% in
rep	Bill Brady	63%	14,220
dem	Pat Quinn*	29%	6,542
ind	Scott Lee Cohen	4%	871
oth	Rich Whitney	2%	519
Wabash 100% in
rep	Bill Brady	69%	2,725
dem	Pat Quinn*	27%	1,053
ind	Scott Lee Cohen	2%	92
oth	Rich Whitney	1%	32
Warren 100% in
rep	Bill Brady	60%	3,600
dem	Pat Quinn*	33%	1,963
ind	Scott Lee Cohen	4%	239
oth	Rich Whitney	2%	148
Washington 100% in
rep	Bill Brady	68%	3,948
dem	Pat Quinn*	26%	1,494
ind	Scott Lee Cohen	3%	199
oth	Rich Whitney	3%	163
Wayne 100% in
rep	Bill Brady	80%	5,404
dem	Pat Quinn*	17%	1,122
ind	Scott Lee Cohen	2%	142
oth	Rich Whitney	1%	68
White 100% in
rep	Bill Brady	67%	3,536
dem	Pat Quinn*	29%	1,510
ind	Scott Lee Cohen	3%	145
oth	Rich Whitney	1%	66
Whiteside 100% in
rep	Bill Brady	56%	10,501
dem	Pat Quinn*	37%	6,956
ind	Scott Lee Cohen	4%	699
oth	Rich Whitney	2%	452
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Will 100% in
rep	Bill Brady	51%	95,762
dem	Pat Quinn*	41%	77,320
ind	Scott Lee Cohen	5%	9,263
oth	Rich Whitney	3%	5,327
Williamson 100% in
rep	Bill Brady	55%	12,208
dem	Pat Quinn*	39%	8,631
oth	Rich Whitney	5%	1,094
ind	Scott Lee Cohen	1%	296
Winnebago 100% in
rep	Bill Brady	57%	46,399
dem	Pat Quinn*	35%	28,332
ind	Scott Lee Cohen	4%	3,463
oth	Rich Whitney	3%	2,393
Woodford 100% in
rep	Bill Brady	73%	10,162
dem	Pat Quinn*	21%	2,988
oth	Rich Whitney	3%	408
ind	Scott Lee Cohen	2%	242

Exit Poll

Category	Quinn	Brady	Cohen	Whitney	% Total
Are you:
Male	44	48	3	3	49
Female	49	44	4	2	51
Are you:
Category	Quinn	Brady	Cohen	Whitney	% Total
White	33	60	3	3	70
Black	90	6	3	0	19
Hispanic/Latino	62	26	10	3	8
Asian	-	-	-	-	2
Other	-	-	-	-	2
Sex by race
Category	Quinn	Brady	Cohen	Whitney	% Total
White men	32	61	3	3	34
White women	35	59	3	3	35
Black men	88	7	4	-	8
Black women	91	5	3	1	11
Latino men	-	-	-	-	5
Latino women	-	-	-	-	3
All other races	-	-	-	-	3
Age, four categories
Category	Quinn	Brady	Cohen	Whitney	% Total
18-29	55	33	4	7	13
30-44	48	44	4	3	25
45-64	46	48	3	2	47
65+	38	55	5	1	15
Age-65
Category	Quinn	Brady	Cohen	Whitney	% Total
18-24	57	35	4	5	6
25-29	54	31	4	10	7
30-39	52	42	4	2	16
40-49	42	51	4	2	20
50-64	48	47	3	2	36
65 or over	38	55	5	1	15
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2009 total family income:
Category	Quinn	Brady	Cohen	Whitney	% Total
Under $30,000	66	27	5	2	19
$30,000 - $49,999	57	35	4	3	18
$50,000 - $74,999	46	45	3	4	19
$75,000 - $99,999	42	53	1	4	16
$100,000 - $199,999	38	57	2	1	20
$200,000 or more	30	65	1	3	8
Total family income:
Category	Quinn	Brady	Cohen	Whitney	% Total
Less than $50,000	62	31	4	2	37
$50,000 or more	40	54	2	3	63
Total family income:
Category	Quinn	Brady	Cohen	Whitney	% Total
Less than $100,000	53	39	4	3	72
$100,000 or more	36	60	2	2	28
Total family income in 2009:
Category	Quinn	Brady	Cohen	Whitney	% Total
Under $50,000	62	31	4	2	37
$50,000-$99,999	44	49	3	4	35
$100,000 or more	36	60	2	2	28
Income by Race
Category	Quinn	Brady	Cohen	Whitney	% Total
Under $50,000 and white	36	55	6	3	19
Over $50,000 and white	33	61	2	3	51
Under $50,000 and non-white	88	7	3	1	18
Over $50,000 and non-white	73	20	6	1	12
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What was the last grade of school you completed?
Category	Quinn	Brady	Cohen	Whitney	% Total
No high school diploma	-	-	-	-	4
High school graduate	54	40	4	1	18
Some college or associates degree	47	44	5	3	30
College graduate	41	53	3	2	28
Postgraduate study	47	49	1	3	20
What was the last grade of school you completed?
Category	Quinn	Brady	Cohen	Whitney	% Total
More than high school graduate	45	48	3	3	77
High school graduate or less	55	38	4	1	23
What was the last grade of school you completed?
Category	Quinn	Brady	Cohen	Whitney	% Total
College graduate	43	51	2	3	48
No college degree	51	41	5	3	52
Education by race
Category	Quinn	Brady	Cohen	Whitney	% Total
White college graduates	36	59	2	3	37
White non-college graduates	30	61	4	4	32
Non-white college graduates	71	23	4	2	10
Non-white non-college graduates	83	11	5	0	20
No matter how you voted today, do you usually think of yourself as a:
Category	Quinn	Brady	Cohen	Whitney	% Total
Democrat	85	8	4	2	44
Republican	7	90	2	0	32
Independent or something else	29	58	5	7	24
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Party by race
Category	Quinn	Brady	Cohen	Whitney	% Total
White Democrats	78	14	4	4	21
White Independents	24	64	4	6	20
White Republicans	6	91	2	0	28
Non-white Democrats	92	3	4	0	23
All other	36	52	9	3	7
On most political matters, do you consider yourself:
Category	Quinn	Brady	Cohen	Whitney	% Total
Liberal	84	8	3	4	22
Moderate	51	39	5	4	43
Conservative	17	79	2	0	35
Religion, combined Protestant and other Christian.
Category	Quinn	Brady	Cohen	Whitney	% Total
Protestant/Other Christian	45	49	3	3	50
Catholic	42	50	3	4	30
Jewish	-	-	-	-	3
Something else	-	-	-	-	7
None	-	-	-	-	11
Religion among whites
Category	Quinn	Brady	Cohen	Whitney	% Total
White Protestant/other Christian	24	68	3	4	33
White Catholic	30	61	3	5	22
White Jewish	-	-	-	-	3
White something else	-	-	-	-	3
White none	-	-	-	-	7
Non-white	85	11	2	1	32
Does someone in your household belong to a labor union?
Category	Quinn	Brady	Cohen	Whitney	% Total
Yes	59	31	3	5	26
No	45	49	4	2	74
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Has anyone in your household lost a job or been laid off in the last two years?
Category	Quinn	Brady	Cohen	Whitney	% Total
Yes	54	38	3	5	40
No	45	50	3	2	58
In the 2008 election for president, did you vote for:
Category	Quinn	Brady	Cohen	Whitney	% Total
Barack Obama (Dem)	78	15	4	3	54
John McCain (Rep)	6	91	2	1	38
Other	-	-	-	-	3
Did not vote	-	-	-	-	3
Do you approve or disapprove of the way Barack Obama is handling his job as president?
Category	Quinn	Brady	Cohen	Whitney	% Total
Strongly approve	90	5	2	2	32
Somewhat approve	68	24	5	2	22
Somewhat disapprove	22	68	4	6	13
Strongly disapprove	5	90	3	1	33
Do you approve or disapprove of the way Barack Obama is handling his job as president?
Category	Quinn	Brady	Cohen	Whitney	% Total
Approve	81	13	4	2	53
Disapprove	10	84	3	2	46
Is your opinion of the Democratic Party:
Category	Quinn	Brady	Cohen	Whitney	% Total
Favorable	84	9	3	3	51
Unfavorable	10	81	5	3	46
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Is your opinion of the Republican Party:
Category	Quinn	Brady	Cohen	Whitney	% Total
Favorable	13	80	4	3	39
Unfavorable	72	18	4	4	58
Which is closer to your view:
Category	Quinn	Brady	Cohen	Whitney	% Total
Government should do more to solve problems	75	20	4	1	47
Government is doing too many things better left to businesses and individuals	19	73	4	2	49
Which of these best describes your feelings about the way the federal government is working?
Category	Quinn	Brady	Cohen	Whitney	% Total
Enthusiastic	86	6	7	2	7
Satisfied, but not enthusiastic	81	14	3	2	26
Dissatisfied, but not angry	40	52	5	3	42
Angry	13	80	3	4	23
Which of these best describes your feelings about the way the federal government is working?
Category	Quinn	Brady	Cohen	Whitney	% Total
Positive	82	12	4	2	33
Negative	30	62	4	3	66
How do you feel about the Tea Party movement?
Category	Quinn	Brady	Cohen	Whitney	% Total
Strongly support	15	83	1	0	18
Somewhat support	17	75	6	2	18
Neutral	45	46	6	2	30
Somewhat oppose	61	35	1	3	11
Strongly oppose	89	4	1	4	22
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How do you feel about the Tea Party movement?
Category	Quinn	Brady	Cohen	Whitney	% Total
Support	16	79	3	1	36
Neutral	45	46	6	2	30
Oppose	80	15	1	3	32
Which ONE of these four issues is the most important facing the country?
Category	Quinn	Brady	Cohen	Whitney	% Total
The war in Afghanistan	-	-	-	-	7
Health care	58	35	4	1	15
The economy	47	48	3	2	68
Illegal immigration	-	-	-	-	8
Most important issue facing the country
Category	Quinn	Brady	Cohen	Whitney	% Total
The economy	47	48	3	2	68
Another issue	46	46	4	3	29
Which should be the highest priority for the next Congress?
Category	Quinn	Brady	Cohen	Whitney	% Total
Cutting taxes	28	61	10	2	18
Reducing the budget deficit	30	63	4	2	37
Spending to create jobs	71	23	3	3	41
How worried are you about the direction of the nation's economy in the next year?
Category	Quinn	Brady	Cohen	Whitney	% Total
Very worried	37	58	3	2	54
Somewhat worried	58	35	4	2	35
Not too worried	-	-	-	-	8
Not at all worried	-	-	-	-	3
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How worried are you about the direction of the nation's economy in the next year?
Category	Quinn	Brady	Cohen	Whitney	% Total
Worried	45	49	4	2	89
Not worried	-	-	-	-	11
Compared to two years ago, is your family's financial situation:
Category	Quinn	Brady	Cohen	Whitney	% Total
Better	72	22	3	4	14
Worse	31	61	6	2	35
About the same	50	42	4	3	50
So far, has the economic stimulus package:
Category	Quinn	Brady	Cohen	Whitney	% Total
Helped the economy	84	10	5	2	36
Hurt the economy	7	88	2	2	31
Made no difference	42	47	6	4	31
Do you think things in this country today are:
Category	Quinn	Brady	Cohen	Whitney	% Total
Generally going in the right direction	82	14	3	1	38
Seriously off on the wrong track	25	69	3	4	59
What should Congress do with the new health care law?
Category	Quinn	Brady	Cohen	Whitney	% Total
Expand it	79	13	4	2	42
Leave it as is	54	39	4	2	17
Repeal it	10	84	4	1	39
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How worried are you that you or a relative will lose a home because of foreclosure?
Category	Quinn	Brady	Cohen	Whitney	% Total
Very worried	49	46	2	3	23
Somewhat worried	47	43	6	3	30
Not very worried	50	47	2	2	26
Not at all worried	56	40	1	2	19
How worried are you that you or a relative will lose a home because of foreclosure?
Category	Quinn	Brady	Cohen	Whitney	% Total
Worried	48	44	4	3	53
Not worried	53	44	1	2	45
In your vote for governor, how important was the issue of corruption and ethics in state government?
Category	Quinn	Brady	Cohen	Whitney	% Total
Extremely important	41	49	8	1	53
Very important	60	36	1	2	30
Somewhat important	-	-	-	-	13
Not at all important	-	-	-	-	3
In your vote for governor, how important was the issue of corruption and ethics in state government?
Category	Quinn	Brady	Cohen	Whitney	% Total
Important	48	44	5	2	83
Not very important	-	-	-	-	16
In today's election for U.S. Senate, did you just vote for:
Category	Quinn	Brady	Cohen	Whitney	% Total
Alexi Giannoulias	90	5	3	1	47
Mark Kirk	9	88	2	1	48
LeAlan Jones	-	-	-	-	3
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Population of area
Category	Quinn	Brady	Cohen	Whitney	% Total
Over 500,000	76	17	4	3	19
50,000 to 500,000	-	-	-	-	3
Suburbs	41	52	3	3	64
10,000 to 50,0000	46	49	2	2	5
Rural	30	63	5	2	10
Population of area
Category	Quinn	Brady	Cohen	Whitney	% Total
City over 50,000	72	22	4	3	21
Suburbs	41	52	3	3	64
Small city and Rural	36	58	4	2	15
Geo Stratum Code
Category	Quinn	Brady	Cohen	Whitney	% Total
Chicago	76	17	4	3	19
Cook Suburbs	54	40	4	2	18
Collar Counties	40	53	3	3	25
North	34	59	3	3	23
South	36	59	3	1	15

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