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4,456 Respondents Updated: 2:04 p.m.

VOTE BY GENDER
BUSH
 KERRY NADER
TOTAL
2004
2000
2004
2004
Male (45%)
 62%
+9
 37% 0%
Female (55%)
 54%
+11
 46% 0%


VOTE BY RACE AND GENDER
BUSH
 KERRY NADER
TOTAL
2004
2000
2004
2004
White Men (33%)
 72%
n/a
 27% 0%
White Women (38%)
 68%
n/a
 32% 0%
Non-White Men (12%)
 33%
n/a
 65% 0%
Non-White Women (17%)
 26%
n/a
 74% *


VOTE BY RACE
BUSH
 KERRY NADER
TOTAL
2004
2000
2004
2004
White (71%)
 70%
+16
 29% 0%
African-American (18%)
 9%
+0
 90% 0%
Latino (9%)
 64%
+29
 35% 0%
Asian (1%)
 54%
+13
 46% *
Other (2%)
 56%
+17
 33% *


VOTE BY AGE
BUSH
 KERRY NADER
TOTAL
2004
2000
2004
2004
18-29 (16%)
 52%
+6
 47% 0%
30-44 (28%)
 60%
+11
 39% 0%
45-59 (30%)
 60%
+11
 39% 0%
60 and Older (25%)
 58%
+11
 42% 0%


VOTE BY AGE
BUSH
 KERRY NADER
TOTAL
2004
2000
2004
2004
18-64 (84%)
 59%
+11
 40% 0%
65 and Older (16%)
 54%
+7
 45% 0%


VOTE BY INCOME
BUSH
 KERRY NADER
TOTAL
2004
2000
2004
2004
Under $15,000 (9%)
 43%
n/a
 57% 0%
$15-30,000 (17%)
 45%
n/a
 54% 0%
$30-50,000 (23%)
 55%
n/a
 44% 0%
$50-75,000 (21%)
 65%
n/a
 35% 0%
$75-100,000 (13%)
 64%
n/a
 35% *
$100-150,000 (10%)
 73%
n/a
 27% 0%
$150-200,000 (4%)
 62%
n/a
 38% *
$200,000 or More (3%)
 67%
n/a
 32% 1%


VOTE BY INCOME
BUSH
 KERRY NADER
TOTAL
2004
2000
2004
2004
Less Than $50,000 (49%)
 49%
n/a
 50% 0%
$50,000 or More (51%)
 66%
n/a
 33% 0%


VOTE BY INCOME
BUSH
 KERRY NADER
TOTAL
2004
2000
2004
2004
Less Than $100,000 (83%)
 55%
n/a
 44% 0%
$100,000 or More (17%)
 69%
n/a
 30% 0%


ANYONE IN HOUSEHOLD IN A UNION?
BUSH
 KERRY NADER
TOTAL
2004
2000
2004
2004
Yes (14%)
 44%
n/a
 55% 0%
No (86%)
 61%
n/a
 39% 0%


ARE YOU A UNION MEMBER?
BUSH
 KERRY NADER
TOTAL
2004
2000
2004
2004
Yes (7%)
 44%
n/a
 55% 1%
No (93%)
 59%
n/a
 40% 0%


DO YOU WORK FULL-TIME?
BUSH
 KERRY NADER
TOTAL
2004
2000
2004
2004
Yes (60%)
 60%
+12
 39% 0%
No (40%)
 55%
+7
 44% *


ARE YOU A WORKING WOMAN?
BUSH
 KERRY NADER
TOTAL
2004
2000
2004
2004
Yes (29%)
 55%
n/a
 45% 0%
No (71%)
 58%
n/a
 41% 0%


VOTE BY EDUCATION
BUSH
 KERRY NADER
TOTAL
2004
2000
2004
2004
No High School (5%)
 60%
+21
 39% 1%
H.S. Graduate (23%)
 56%
+7
 43% *
Some College (31%)
 60%
+9
 40% 0%
College Graduate (27%)
 61%
+10
 38% 0%
Postgrad Study (14%)
 54%
+10
 46% 0%


VOTE BY EDUCATION
BUSH
 KERRY NADER
TOTAL
2004
2000
2004
2004
No College Degree (59%)
 58%
n/a
 41% 0%
College Graduate (41%)
 58%
n/a
 41% 0%


VOTE BY PARTY ID
BUSH
 KERRY NADER
TOTAL
2004
2000
2004
2004
Democrat (35%)
 14%
+3
 86% 0%
Republican (42%)
 96%
+5
 4% 0%
Independent (22%)
 57%
+10
 40% 0%


VOTE BY IDEOLOGY
BUSH
 KERRY NADER
TOTAL
2004
2000
2004
2004
Liberal (17%)
 21%
+8
 78% 0%
Moderate (43%)
 48%
+4
 52% 0%
Conservative (40%)
 86%
+5
 13% 0%


HAVE YOU EVER VOTED BEFORE?
BUSH
 KERRY NADER
TOTAL
2004
2000
2004
2004
No (11%)
 52%
+9
 47% *
Yes (89%)
 59%
+11
 40% 0%


VOTE BY RELIGION
BUSH
 KERRY NADER
TOTAL
2004
2000
2004
2004
Protestant (66%)
 64%
+8
 36% 0%
Catholic (18%)
 67%
+20
 33% 0%
Jewish (3%)
 26%
+7
 74% *
Other (6%)
 29%
+1
 70% 0%
None (7%)
 33%
+3
 66% 1%


WHITE EVANGELICAL/BORN-AGAIN?
BUSH
 KERRY NADER
TOTAL
2004
2000
2004
2004
Yes (33%)
 80%
n/a
 20% *
No (67%)
 47%
n/a
 52% 0%


VOTE BY CHURCH ATTENDANCE
BUSH
 KERRY NADER
TOTAL
2004
2000
2004
2004
More Than Weekly (24%)
 65%
+46
 34% 0%
Weekly (27%)
 64%
+31
 35% 0%
Monthly (15%)
 54%
+41
 45% *
A Few Times a Year (21%)
 55%
+31
 45% 0%
Never (11%)
 46%
+37
 53% 1%


VOTE BY CHURCH ATTENDANCE
BUSH
 KERRY NADER
TOTAL
2004
2000
2004
2004
Weekly (49%)
 64%
n/a
 35% 0%
Occasionally (35%)
 54%
n/a
 45% 0%
Never (10%)
 46%
n/a
 53% 1%


VOTE BY RELIGION AND ATTENDANCE
BUSH
 KERRY NADER
TOTAL
2004
2000
2004
2004
Protestant/Weekly (22%)
 77%
n/a
 23% 0%
Prot./Less Often (15%)
 63%
n/a
 36% 0%
Catholic/Weekly (9%)
 70%
n/a
 29% 0%
Catholic/Less Often (8%)
 63%
n/a
 37% 0%
All Others (43%)
 45%
n/a
 55% 0%


HAVE YOU EVER SERVED IN THE MILITARY?
BUSH
 KERRY NADER
TOTAL
2004
2000
2004
2004
Yes (20%)
 59%
n/a
 39% *
No (80%)
 58%
n/a
 41% 0%


ARE YOU MARRIED?
BUSH
 KERRY NADER
TOTAL
2004
2000
2004
2004
Yes (64%)
 65%
+12
 35% 0%
No (36%)
 46%
+8
 53% 0%


ARE YOU MARRIED WITH CHILDREN?
BUSH
 KERRY NADER
TOTAL
2004
2000
2004
2004
Yes (28%)
 66%
n/a
 33% 0%
No (72%)
 55%
n/a
 44% 0%


DO YOU HAVE CHILDREN UNDER 18?
BUSH
 KERRY NADER
TOTAL
2004
2000
2004
2004
Yes (38%)
 59%
+7
 40% 0%
No (62%)
 58%
+12
 42% 0%


ARE YOU GAY, LESBIAN OR BISEXUAL?
BUSH
 KERRY NADER
TOTAL
2004
2000
2004
2004
Yes (4%)
 32%
+7
 67% 1%
No (96%)
 59%
+9
 40% 0%


GUN OWNER IN HOUSEHOLD?
BUSH
 KERRY NADER
TOTAL
2004
2000
2004
2004
Yes (48%)
 71%
+10
 28% 0%
No (52%)
 45%
+6
 54% 0%


WHEN DID YOU DECIDE WHO TO VOTE FOR?
BUSH
 KERRY NADER
TOTAL
2004
2000
2004
2004
Today (5%)
 43%
n/a
 56% *
Last Three Days (3%)
 47%
n/a
 50% 2%
Last Week (2%)
 64%
n/a
 33% 2%
Last Month (10%)
 44%
n/a
 54% 0%
Before That (81%)
 61%
n/a
 39% 0%


WHEN DID YOU DECIDE WHO TO VOTE FOR?
BUSH
 KERRY NADER
TOTAL
2004
2000
2004
2004
Today/Last 3 Days (8%)
 45%
n/a
 54% 1%
Earlier Than That (92%)
 59%
n/a
 40% 0%


WHEN DID YOU DECIDE WHO TO VOTE FOR?
BUSH
 KERRY NADER
TOTAL
2004
2000
2004
2004
Within the Last Week (10%)
 49%
n/a
 49% 1%
Earlier Than That (90%)
 59%
n/a
 40% 0%


MOST IMPORTANT ISSUE
BUSH
 KERRY NADER
TOTAL
2004
2000
2004
2004
Taxes (4%)
 69%
n/a
 31% *
Education (4%)
 36%
n/a
 64% *
Iraq (12%)
 36%
n/a
 64% *
Terrorism (21%)
 89%
n/a
 11% 0%
Economy/Jobs (20%)
 21%
n/a
 77% 0%
Moral Values (24%)
 89%
n/a
 10% 0%
Health Care (9%)
 24%
n/a
 76% *


HOW BUSH IS HANDLING HIS JOB
BUSH
 KERRY NADER
TOTAL
2004
2000
2004
2004
Strongly Approve (42%)
 97%
n/a
 3% *
Somewhat Approve (17%)
 84%
n/a
 14% 0%
Somewhat Disapprove (10%)
 18%
n/a
 81% *
Strongly Disapprove (29%)
 2%
n/a
 98% 0%


HOW BUSH IS HANDLING HIS JOB
BUSH
 KERRY NADER
TOTAL
2004
2000
2004
2004
Approve (59%)
 94%
n/a
 6% 0%
Disapprove (39%)
 6%
n/a
 93% 0%


MOST IMPORTANT QUALITY
BUSH
 KERRY NADER
TOTAL
2004
2000
2004
2004
Cares About People (9%)
 23%
n/a
 76% *
Religious Faith (10%)
 93%
n/a
 7% *
Honest/Trustworthy (12%)
 79%
n/a
 20% 0%
Strong Leader (18%)
 88%
n/a
 11% *
Intelligent (5%)
 15%
n/a
 85% *
Will Bring Change (20%)
 8%
n/a
 92% 0%
Clear Stand on Issue (20%)
 81%
n/a
 18% 0%


COMPARED TO FOUR YEARS AGO, U.S. IS...
BUSH
 KERRY NADER
TOTAL
2004
2000
2004
2004
Safer From Terrorism (60%)
 84%
n/a
 16% 0%
Less Safe (36%)
 18%
n/a
 81% 0%


DECISION TO GO TO WAR IN IRAQ
BUSH
 KERRY NADER
TOTAL
2004
2000
2004
2004
Strongly Approve (37%)
 96%
n/a
 4% *
Somewhat Approve (22%)
 80%
n/a
 20% 0%
Somewhat Disapprove (13%)
 27%
n/a
 71% *
Strongly Disapprove (27%)
 7%
n/a
 93% 0%


DECISION TO GO TO WAR IN IRAQ
BUSH
 KERRY NADER
TOTAL
2004
2000
2004
2004
Approve (57%)
 90%
n/a
 10% 0%
Disapprove (39%)
 13%
n/a
 85% 0%


HOW THINGS ARE GOING FOR U.S. IN IRAQ
BUSH
 KERRY NADER
TOTAL
2004
2000
2004
2004
Very Well (13%)
 94%
n/a
 5% 0%
Somewhat Well (39%)
 92%
n/a
 7% 0%
Somewhat Badly (18%)
 38%
n/a
 61% *
Very Badly (28%)
 6%
n/a
 93% 0%


HOW ARE THINGS GOING FOR U.S. IN IRAQ?
BUSH
 KERRY NADER
TOTAL
2004
2000
2004
2004
Well (51%)
 93%
n/a
 7% 0%
Badly (45%)
 19%
n/a
 80% 0%


FAMILY'S FINANCIAL SITUATION
BUSH
 KERRY NADER
TOTAL
2004
2000
2004
2004
Better (36%)
 87%
+51
 12% 0%
Worse (26%)
 22%
-41
 77% *
Same (36%)
 57%
-3
 42% 0%


VOTE IF ONLY BUSH AND KERRY WERE RUNNING
BUSH
 KERRY NADER
TOTAL
2004
2000
2004
2004
Kerry (41%)
 1%
n/a
 98% 0%
Bush (58%)
 98%
n/a
 1% 0%
Would Not Have Voted (1%)
 37%
n/a
 29% 4%


YOUR VOTE FOR PRESIDENT WAS MOSTLY...
BUSH
 KERRY NADER
TOTAL
2004
2000
2004
2004
For Your Candidate (72%)
 64%
n/a
 35% 0%
Against His Opponent (22%)
 36%
n/a
 63% 1%


OPINION OF BUSH ADMINISTRATION
BUSH
 KERRY NADER
TOTAL
2004
2000
2004
2004
Angry (17%)
 4%
n/a
 95% 1%
Dissatisfied (24%)
 13%
n/a
 85% 0%
Satisfied (29%)
 89%
n/a
 11% 0%
Enthusiastic (27%)
 98%
n/a
 2% *


DID KERRY ATTACK UNFAIRLY?
BUSH
 KERRY NADER
TOTAL
2004
2000
2004
2004
Yes (66%)
 67%
n/a
 32% 0%
No (28%)
 31%
n/a
 68% 0%


DID BUSH ATTACK UNFAIRLY?
BUSH
 KERRY NADER
TOTAL
2004
2000
2004
2004
Yes (54%)
 42%
n/a
 57% 0%
No (41%)
 75%
n/a
 24% 0%


IS IRAQ WAR PART OF WAR ON TERRORISM?
BUSH
 KERRY NADER
TOTAL
2004
2000
2004
2004
Yes (60%)
 83%
n/a
 16% 0%
No (36%)
 14%
n/a
 85% 0%


WERE YOU CONTACTED BY KERRY CAMPAIGN?
BUSH
 KERRY NADER
TOTAL
2004
2000
2004
2004
Yes (22%)
 33%
n/a
 66% 0%
No (78%)
 63%
n/a
 36% 0%


WERE YOU CONTACTED BY BUSH CAMPAIGN?
BUSH
 KERRY NADER
TOTAL
2004
2000
2004
2004
Yes (22%)
 70%
n/a
 30% *
No (78%)
 53%
n/a
 46% 0%


KERRY MOSTLY SAYS WHAT...
BUSH
 KERRY NADER
TOTAL
2004
2000
2004
2004
He Believes (35%)
 7%
n/a
 93% *
People Want to Hear (59%)
 88%
n/a
 11% 0%


BUSH PAYS MORE ATTENTION TO...
BUSH
 KERRY NADER
TOTAL
2004
2000
2004
2004
Ordinary Americans (48%)
 95%
n/a
 5% *
Large Corporations (46%)
 16%
n/a
 82% 0%


AVAILABILITY AND COST OF HEALTH CARE
BUSH
 KERRY NADER
TOTAL
2004
2000
2004
2004
Very Concerned (70%)
 48%
n/a
 51% 0%
Somewhat Concerned (22%)
 76%
n/a
 23% 0%
Not Very Concerned (5%)
 93%
n/a
 7% *
Not at All Concerned (2%)
 *
n/a
 * *


ABORTION SHOULD BE...
BUSH
 KERRY NADER
TOTAL
2004
2000
2004
2004
Always Legal (16%)
 27%
+2
 71% 1%
Mostly Legal (30%)
 37%
n/a
 62% 0%
Mostly Illegal (30%)
 80%
+11
 19% *
Always Illegal (20%)
 79%
+5
 21% 0%


WILL VOTES BE COUNTED ACCURATELY?
BUSH
 KERRY NADER
TOTAL
2004
2000
2004
2004
Very Confident (50%)
 70%
n/a
 29% 0%
Somewhat Confident (37%)
 52%
n/a
 48% 0%
Not Very Confident (10%)
 27%
n/a
 72% 0%
Not At All Confident (3%)
 26%
n/a
 74% *


WILL VOTES BE COUNTED ACCURATELY?
BUSH
 KERRY NADER
TOTAL
2004
2000
2004
2004
Confident (84%)
 62%
n/a
 37% 0%
Not Confident (12%)
 27%
n/a
 72% 0%


POLICY TOWARD SAME-SEX COUPLES
BUSH
 KERRY NADER
TOTAL
2004
2000
2004
2004
Legally Marry (17%)
 26%
n/a
 73% 1%
Civil Unions (32%)
 55%
n/a
 44% 0%
No Legal Recognition (48%)
 72%
n/a
 28% *


PRESIDENTIAL VOTE IN 2000
BUSH
 KERRY NADER
TOTAL
2004
2000
2004
2004
Did Not Vote (17%)
 51%
n/a
 48% 1%
Gore (32%)
 10%
n/a
 89% 0%
Bush (49%)
 93%
n/a
 6% 0%
Other (3%)
 17%
n/a
 78% 3%


NATIONAL ECONOMY
BUSH
 KERRY NADER
TOTAL
2004
2000
2004
2004
Excellent (5%)
 88%
+62
 12% *
Good (46%)
 87%
+35
 12% 0%
Not Good (32%)
 31%
-31
 67% 0%
Poor (15%)
 8%
-50
 90% *


NATIONAL ECONOMY
BUSH
 KERRY NADER
TOTAL
2004
2000
2004
2004
Excellent or Good (51%)
 87%
n/a
 12% 0%
Not Good or Poor (47%)
 23%
n/a
 74% 0%


TRUST KERRY TO HANDLE THE ECONOMY?
BUSH
 KERRY NADER
TOTAL
2004
2000
2004
2004
Yes (43%)
 15%
n/a
 84% 0%
No (55%)
 90%
n/a
 8% *


TRUST BUSH TO HANDLE THE ECONOMY?
BUSH
 KERRY NADER
TOTAL
2004
2000
2004
2004
Yes (55%)
 94%
n/a
 6% 0%
No (45%)
 13%
n/a
 85% 0%


TRUST KERRY TO HANDLE TERRORISM?
BUSH
 KERRY NADER
TOTAL
2004
2000
2004
2004
Yes (38%)
 7%
n/a
 92% 0%
No (60%)
 89%
n/a
 9% 0%


TRUST BUSH TO HANDLE TERRORISM?
BUSH
 KERRY NADER
TOTAL
2004
2000
2004
2004
Yes (62%)
 87%
n/a
 12% 0%
No (36%)
 6%
n/a
 92% 0%


IS U.S. GOING IN RIGHT DIRECTION?
BUSH
 KERRY NADER
TOTAL
2004
2000
2004
2004
Yes (53%)
 91%
+55
 9% 0%
No (43%)
 17%
-57
 81% *


OSAMA BIN LADEN VIDEOTAPE
BUSH
 KERRY NADER
TOTAL
2004
2000
2004
2004
Very Important (37%)
 49%
+29
 51% *
Somewhat Important (23%)
 62%
+41
 36% 1%
Not Too Important (18%)
 62%
+22
 38% *
Not At All Important (22%)
 64%
-3
 33% *


OSAMA BIN LADEN VIDEOTAPE
BUSH
 KERRY NADER
TOTAL
2004
2000
2004
2004
Important (60%)
 54%
n/a
 45% 0%
Not Important (40%)
 63%
n/a
 35% *


OPINION OF GEORGE W. BUSH
BUSH
 KERRY NADER
TOTAL
2004
2000
2004
2004
Favorable (58%)
 94%
n/a
 5% 0%
Unfavorable (39%)
 5%
n/a
 93% 0%


OPINION OF JOHN KERRY
BUSH
 KERRY NADER
TOTAL
2004
2000
2004
2004
Favorable (42%)
 12%
n/a
 87% 0%
Unfavorable (56%)
 92%
n/a
 7% 0%


GOVERNMENT DO MORE TO SOLVE PROBLEMS?
BUSH
 KERRY NADER
TOTAL
2004
2000
2004
2004
Yes (44%)
 40%
+17
 59% *
No (51%)
 73%
+2
 25% 0%


WORRIED ABOUT TERRORISM
BUSH
 KERRY NADER
TOTAL
2004
2000
2004
2004
Very Worried (25%)
 49%
n/a
 50% 0%
Somewhat Worried (50%)
 63%
n/a
 36% 0%
Not Too Worried (18%)
 58%
n/a
 41% 0%
Not At All Worried (5%)
 56%
n/a
 42% *


WORRIED ABOUT TERRORISM?
BUSH
 KERRY NADER
TOTAL
2004
2000
2004
2004
Yes (72%)
 58%
n/a
 41% 0%
No (23%)
 57%
n/a
 41% 0%


JOB SITUATION IN YOUR AREA
BUSH
 KERRY NADER
TOTAL
2004
2000
2004
2004
Better Today (25%)
 90%
n/a
 10% 0%
Worse Today (40%)
 24%
n/a
 75% *
About the Same (34%)
 74%
n/a
 24% 0%


BUSH TAX CUTS WERE...
BUSH
 KERRY NADER
TOTAL
2004
2000
2004
2004
Good for Economy (45%)
 91%
n/a
 8% 0%
Bad for Economy (28%)
 10%
n/a
 89% *
No Difference (24%)
 50%
n/a
 47% 0%


IRAQ WAR MADE U.S. MORE SECURE?
BUSH
 KERRY NADER
TOTAL
2004
2000
2004
2004
Yes (53%)
 90%
n/a
 10% 0%
No (45%)
 21%
n/a
 77% 0%


HAS ANYONE IN HOUSEHOLD LOST A JOB?
BUSH
 KERRY NADER
TOTAL
2004
2000
2004
2004
Yes (32%)
 36%
n/a
 62% 0%
No (68%)
 68%
n/a
 31% *


HAVE YOU LOST A JOB?
BUSH
 KERRY NADER
TOTAL
2004
2000
2004
2004
Yes (18%)
 37%
n/a
 60% 0%
No (82%)
 62%
n/a
 37% 0%


VOTE BY REGION
BUSH
 KERRY NADER
TOTAL
2004
2000
2004
2004
Northeast (-)
 *
*
 * *
Midwest (-)
 *
*
 * *
South (100%)
 58%
+3
 42% 0%
West (-)
 *
*
 * *


VOTE BY SIZE OF COMMUNITY
BUSH
 KERRY NADER
TOTAL
2004
2000
2004
2004
Big Cities (9%)
 59%
+33
 40% *
Smaller Cities (30%)
 56%
+16
 43% 0%
Suburbs (32%)
 57%
+8
 42% 0%
Small Towns (12%)
 47%
-12
 52% 0%
Rural (18%)
 66%
+7
 34% 0%


VOTE BY SIZE OF COMMUNITY
BUSH
 KERRY NADER
TOTAL
2004
2000
2004
2004
Urban (37%)
 56%
+21
 42% 0%
Suburban (32%)
 58%
+9
 42% 0%
Rural (31%)
 58%
n/a
 41% 0%


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