National Exit Poll for the 2006 Mexican Presidential Election

This study was conducted by the Reforma newspaper for the coverage of the 2006 Mexican Presidential election. Respondents were asked how they voted for President, Senator, and Federal Deputy (Lower House of Congress). They were also asked about their interest in the campaigns, their opinion of all five presidential candidates, reasons for supporting their preferred candidate, and when they decided his/her vote choice. Respondents were queried on their approval of President Vincente Fox and asked to provide economic retrospective evaluations on both the personal and national level. Demographic variables include sex, age, education level, occupation, household income, religious denomination, frequency of church attendance, membership to labor unions, party identification, left-right self-placement, voter preference in the 2000 presidential and in the 2003 mid-term legislative elections, and whether they are beneficiaries of social programs against poverty.