Voting pattern of college grads: W or Kerry?

Factual Questions
1

Does anyone know the breakdown of votes by college graduates, what percent voted for each candidate?

Also, similar data for W vs. Gore, 2000?

Also, any other demographic data related to voting patterns.

While we’re at it, a cite would be appreciated.

Final request, please remember this is GQ, not the pit.

Thanks.

2

Try CNN’s exit polls here if you haven’t already. The vote by education figures are:


VOTE BY EDUCATION
                         BUSH        KERRY NADER 
TOTAL                    2004  2000  2004  2004 
 
No High School (4%)      49%   +10   50%   0% 
H.S. Graduate (22%)      52%   +3    47%   0% 
Some College (32%)       54%   +3    46%   0% 
College Graduate (26%)   52%   +1    46%   1% 
Postgrad Study (16%)     44%   +0    55%   1% 
                         BUSH        KERRY NADER 
TOTAL                    2004  2000  2004  2004 
 
No College Degree  (58%) 53%   n/a   47%   0% 
College Graduate   (42%) 49%   n/a   49%   1%

The margin of error isn’t specified, but I think it’s ±3%. This would mean that most of the above figures are within the margin of error, and so there is no real correlation between whether or not someone is a college graduate and who they voted for. The only figure outside a ±3% margin of error is for those with postgraduate study, who tended to vote for Kerry.

3

Thanks, just what I was looking for.

4

Don’t forget that education is not independent of several important variables in an analysis like this, such as race and socioeconomic status. Just going by education paints an oversimplified picture.