Story highlights Voters in Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Connecticut, Maryland and Delaware went to the polls Tuesday

About one-half of Republican voters in Maryland and Connecticut reported earning $100,000 or more

Washington (CNN) Voters in the East Coast primary states that voted Tuesday were likely to have differing views about Wall Street and the economy based on how well-off they are, according to exit poll results.

In Maryland, 51% of Republican voters earned at least $100,000 and 58% held a college degree. In Connecticut 52% earned at least $100,000 and 59% held a college degree. Among Republicans in those two states, they are more likely to see Wall Street as helping the economy than voters in Pennsylvania.

Exit polls were not conducted in Delaware and Rhode Island, two states that are also part of Tuesday's primary.

In Pennsylvania, 33% of Republican voters said they earned $100,000 or more and 48% reported graduating from college. Pennsylvania Republicans generally feel that Wall Street hurts the U.S. economy and 52% said that foreign trade costs jobs in the U.S.

Race played a role in the Democratic contest in those three states, according to Democratic polling there.

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