This is an Exit Poll Analysis by Time Zone, using Freeman's
data converted to the 2-party equivalent (Bush+Kerry=100%).
The vast bulk of the damage was done in the East.
Eastern:
ALL 22 states deviated to Bush by an average of 2.80%.
The odds of this occurrence:
1 in 4.2 million
12 deviated beyond the MOE.
The odds of this occurrence:
1 in 32.5 Trillion
Central:
11 of 16 states deviated to Bush by an average of 0.82%.
The odds of this occurrence:
1 in 10
3 deviated beyond the MOE.
The odds of this occurrence:
1 in 146
Mountain:
7 of 8 states deviated to Bush by an average of 1.86%.
The odds of this occurrence:
1 in 28
None deviated beyond the MOE.
The odds of this occurrence:
1 in 1.22 (82%)
Pacific:
3 of 5 states deviated to Bush by an average of 0.83%
The odds of this occurrence:
1 in 2
1 deviated beyond the MOE.
The odds of this occurrence:
1 in 8
Poll Poll Std Exit Final Vote Dev Odds Dev Dev/ Dev/ Dev> Bush
St Size MoE Dev Poll Vote Dev Prob 1in Favor Std MoE MoE Flip
EASTERN
NH 1849 2.33% 1.19% 55.50 50.68 -4.81% 0.00% 39823 Bush -4.05 2.07 yes
NY 1452 2.62% 1.34% 63.97 58.79 -5.17% 0.01% 17833 Bush -3.86 1.97 yes
SC 1735 2.40% 1.22% 45.79 41.31 -4.48% 0.01% 7851 Bush -3.66 1.87 yes
NC 2167 2.15% 1.10% 47.31 43.72 -3.60% 0.05% 1939 Bush -3.28 1.67 yes
OH 1963 2.26% 1.15% 52.06 48.75 -3.31% 0.20% 495 Bush -2.88 1.47 yes yes
PA 1930 2.28% 1.16% 54.41 51.13 -3.28% 0.24% 420 Bush -2.82 1.44 yes
VT 685 3.82% 1.95% 65.69 60.34 -5.35% 0.30% 330 Bush -2.74 1.40 yes
FL 2846 1.87% 0.96% 49.93 47.47 -2.46% 0.50% 199 Bush -2.57 1.31 yes yes
DE 770 3.60% 1.84% 58.44 53.82 -4.62% 0.60% 167 Bush -2.51 1.28 yes
NJ 1520 2.56% 1.31% 56.13 53.13 -3.00% 1.10% 91 Bush -2.29 1.17 yes
MA 889 3.35% 1.71% 66.46 62.70 -3.76% 1.40% 72 Bush -2.20 1.12 yes
RI 809 3.52% 1.79% 64.24 60.48 -3.76% 1.82% 55 Bush -2.09 1.07 yes
CT 872 3.39% 1.73% 58.47 55.24 -3.24% 3.05% 33 Bush -1.87 0.96
VA 1431 2.64% 1.35% 47.96 45.65 -2.31% 4.34% 23 Bush -1.71 0.87
WV 1722 2.41% 1.23% 45.19 43.48 -1.72% 8.13% 12 Bush -1.40 0.71
GA 1536 2.55% 1.30% 43.11 41.58 -1.53% 12.02% 8 Bush -1.17 0.60
IN 926 3.29% 1.68% 40.97 39.46 -1.51% 18.33% 5 Bush -0.90 0.46
MI 2452 2.02% 1.03% 52.55 51.73 -0.82% 21.39% 5 Bush -0.79 0.40
DC 795 3.55% 1.81% 91.63 90.63 -1.00% 29.01% 3 Bush -0.55 0.28
MD 1000 3.16% 1.61% 57.04 56.25 -0.79% 31.24% 3 Bush -0.49 0.25
KY 1034 3.11% 1.59% 40.76 39.99 -0.76% 31.57% 3 Bush -0.48 0.24
ME 1968 2.25% 1.15% 54.83 54.48 -0.36% 37.88% 3 Bush -0.31 0.16
CENTRAL
MN 2178 2.14% 1.09% 54.61 51.76 -2.85% 0.46% 218 Bush -2.61 1.33 yes
NE 785 3.57% 1.82% 36.54 32.53 -4.01% 1.39% 72 Bush -2.20 1.12 yes
AL 730 3.70% 1.89% 41.08 37.08 -4.00% 1.70% 59 Bush -2.12 1.08 yes
MS 798 3.54% 1.81% 43.20 39.91 -3.30% 3.40% 29 Bush -1.83 0.93
AR 1402 2.67% 1.36% 46.93 44.74 -2.19% 5.39% 19 Bush -1.61 0.82
IL 1392 2.68% 1.37% 57.13 54.99 -2.14% 5.90% 17 Bush -1.56 0.80
LA 1669 2.45% 1.25% 44.50 42.63 -1.87% 6.73% 15 Bush -1.50 0.76
IA 2502 2.00% 1.02% 50.67 49.54 -1.13% 13.42% 7 Bush -1.11 0.56 yes
MO 2158 2.15% 1.10% 47.48 46.33 -1.15% 14.80% 7 Bush -1.05 0.53
OK 1539 2.55% 1.30% 34.73 34.44 -0.29% 41.21% 2 Bush -0.22 0.11
WI 2223 2.12% 1.08% 50.21 50.20 -0.02% 49.45% 2 Bush -0.01 0.01
TN 1774 2.37% 1.21% 41.15 42.78 1.63% 8.96% 11 Kerry 1.34 0.69
TX 1671 2.45% 1.25% 36.84 38.49 1.65% 9.28% 11 Kerry 1.32 0.68
SD 1495 2.59% 1.32% 37.42 39.09 1.67% 10.27% 10 Kerry 1.27 0.65
ND 649 3.93% 2.00% 33.58 36.09 2.51% 10.51% 10 Kerry 1.25 0.64
KS 654 3.91% 2.00% 34.60 36.97 2.37% 11.76% 9 Kerry 1.19 0.61
MOUNTAIN
NV 2116 2.17% 1.11% 50.66 48.67 -1.99% 3.61% 28 Bush -1.80 0.92 yes
CO 2515 1.99% 1.02% 49.07 47.35 -1.72% 4.52% 22 Bush -1.69 0.86
NM 1951 2.26% 1.16% 51.34 49.42 -1.93% 4.76% 21 Bush -1.67 0.85 yes
UT 798 3.54% 1.81% 29.93 27.06 -2.87% 5.61% 18 Bush -1.59 0.81
AZ 1859 2.32% 1.18% 46.60 45.03 -1.57% 9.24% 11 Bush -1.33 0.68
ID 559 4.23% 2.16% 33.33 30.71 -2.63% 11.18% 9 Bush -1.22 0.62
WY 684 3.82% 1.95% 32.07 29.70 -2.37% 11.24% 9 Bush -1.21 0.62
MT 640 3.95% 2.02% 39.28 39.51 0.22% 45.60% 2 Kerry 0.11 0.06
PACIFIC
AK 910 3.31% 1.69% 40.14 36.17 -3.97% 0.94% 106 Bush -2.35 1.20 yes
WA 2123 2.17% 1.11% 55.07 53.60 -1.47% 9.25% 11 Bush -1.33 0.68
CA 1919 2.28% 1.16% 55.73 55.21 -0.53% 32.58% 3 Bush -0.45 0.23
OR 1064 3.07% 1.56% 51.22 51.97 0.75% 31.67% 3 Kerry 0.48 0.24
HI 499 4.48% 2.28% 53.32 54.37 1.05% 32.24% 3 Kerry 0.46 0.24
Poll Poll Std Exit Final Vote Dev Odds Dev Dev/ Dev/ Dev> Bush
Size MoE Dev Poll Vote Dev Prob 1in Favor Std MoE MoE Flip
Total
Avg 1443 2.85% 1.46% 48.84 47.00 -1.84% 10.34% 10 0 -1.33 0.83
Med 1495 2.59% 1.32% 49.07 47.35 -1.93% 6.73% 15 0 -1.50 0.76
Average
Bush 1429 2.87% 1.47% 50.58 48.20 -2.38% 10.33% 10 43 -1.69 0.89 16 5
Kerry 1520 2.76% 1.41% 39.50 40.55 1.05% 19.53% 5 8 0.64 0.49 1 0
Region (average deviations are for Bush only)
East 1471 2.78% 1.42% 55.11 52.31 -2.80% 9.24% 3153 22 -2.03 1.04 12 3
Cent 1476 2.80% 1.43% 43.17 42.35 -0.82% 12.16% 31 11 -0.59 0.71 3 1
Mount 1390 3.04% 1.55% 41.54 39.68 -1.86% 11.97% 15 7 -1.30 0.68 0 1
Pac 1303 3.06% 1.56% 51.10 50.26 -0.83% 21.34% 25 3 -0.64 0.52 1 0
Reg No. >MOE Prob:1 in ToBush Prob
East 22 12 32.5trillion 22 4,194,304
Cent 16 3 146 11 10
Mount 8 0 1 7 28
Pac 5 1 8 3 2