look at this. the number one issue to all of the voters today was the economy. and not by a little bit. a massive amount. this is just one of the indicators here. look at who voted today. the biggest single group in this was people who made $50,000 to $100,000 a year. but if you look at everybody from $200,000 on down in income, down here we have $200,000 or more, look at who won in these categories. rick santorum, at least in terms of what we heard from the exit polls, everybody in each of these categories said they wanted him and they re the ones that they voted for. and look at how massively, particularly we look at the numbers down here. in this case santorum, 48%. gingrich got the sikd number. romney comes in here at 22%, tied with gingrich. but still a massive lead for santorum. even bigger when you go down here to the under 30,000. look at that. santorum, 64%. romney tied with ron paul at 12%. the only area in which mitt romney won was in people who made $200,000 or mo
54 did he goes here. they are decided by congressional districts. if there is 18 congressional districts here. the real question is how it will break down. looks at this point, bill, according to exit polls that mitt romney is going to have a good night it is 18 individual races. and when you get to the downstate, that s where you see some strength for rick santorum. so, the 54 delegates on the line will be able to break down at the end but even right now on the top line number, the percentage we can t make a call because it s too close to call according to the raw vote and exit poll data that our decision desk is looking like. bill: go to carl cammeron headquarters in illinois. i understand the governor thinks he has won in illinois. is that correct, carl? well, i talked with him earlier this afternoon, bill. he was extremely confident and said he would win here tonight. and as he has for several weeks went on to say is he going to win the nomination as well. there was a real conf
and we ve been honored to walk with you to help you get where you want to be because your moment is now. let nothing stand in your way. learn more at keller.edu. bret: this is america s election headquarters update i m bret baier in washington. we are tracking with it big southern primaries tonight. rick santorum has the early advantage in alabama. very early as you see here. according to exit poll data and the earlily raw votes coming. in he does have a slight lead. it s very tight though. and it could be quite some time before we re close to declaring a winner in alabama. early word from mississippi has mitt romney enjoying a slight lead there polls closed about a half an hour ago. romney is trying to solidify his frontrunner status and add to his lead in the delegate count. again, it s very tight in mississippi. newt gingrich has said he needs to finish very well in
with santorum, gingrich and romney but so far santorum and gingrich would satisfy the most voters. turning to alabama, a third of voters in alabama today describe themselves as very conservative. for the most part, those voters split between santorum and gingrich. romney wins among moderates. the candidates are essentially tied among those who say they are somewhat conservative. now mitt romney famously compared today s primaries to an away game. so who do the southern voters think best understands the problem of average americans? gingrich tops the list with 35%. followed by santorum at 32%. romney, 21%. ron paul, 10%. early exit poll data indicate gingrich is struggling to parlay those sentiment to actual votes. they may be splitting the vote of the tea party voters. bret: stay with us for live update on election. exit poll and real results and
fourth highest in the nation. primary voters say the economy is the issue that matters most in their decision are breaking for romney. yet, other issues also ranked high on mississippians agenda. important to many g.o.p. primary voters that the nominee should be a quote unquote true conservative. among these voters rick santorum is winning big with 48% followed by gingrich at 36%. romney trails on this measure with a mere 11% and ron paul captures just 5%. finally, most mississippi primary voters today are unhappy with the performance of the federal government. indeed, four in ten say they are angry about it these angry voters split with 33% voting for gingrich, 33% for romney and santorum capturing 25%. the polls close at 8:00 eastern time. we have more exit poll data throughout evening, shep? shepard: look forward to that james rosen, thank you. it was a super tuesday on wall street. your 401(k) is having its best day of the year. and for the nasdaq, the very