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1,963 Respondents Updated: 12:21 a.m.

VOTE BY GENDER
BUSH
 KERRY
TOTAL
2004
2000
2004
Male (47%)
 49%
-8
 51%
Female (53%)
 47%
+2
 53%


VOTE BY RACE AND GENDER
BUSH
 KERRY
TOTAL
2004
2000
2004
White Men (40%)
 53%
n/a
 47%
White Women (45%)
 53%
n/a
 47%
Non-White Men (6%)
 25%
n/a
 75%
Non-White Women (8%)
 18%
n/a
 82%


VOTE BY RACE
BUSH
 KERRY
TOTAL
2004
2000
2004
White (86%)
 53%
-2
 47%
African-American (9%)
 16%
+7
 84%
Latino (3%)
 28%
n/a
 72%
Asian (1%)
 *
n/a
 *
Other (1%)
 *
n/a
 *


VOTE BY AGE
BUSH
 KERRY
TOTAL
2004
2000
2004
18-29 (21%)
 40%
-9
 60%
30-44 (30%)
 49%
-4
 50%
45-59 (29%)
 49%
+0
 51%
60 and Older (20%)
 55%
+8
 45%


VOTE BY AGE
BUSH
 KERRY
TOTAL
2004
2000
2004
18-64 (88%)
 47%
-4
 53%
65 and Older (12%)
 58%
+12
 42%


VOTE BY INCOME
BUSH
 KERRY
TOTAL
2004
2000
2004
Under $15,000 (7%)
 27%
n/a
 73%
$15-30,000 (16%)
 34%
n/a
 66%
$30-50,000 (25%)
 46%
n/a
 53%
$50-75,000 (22%)
 55%
n/a
 44%
$75-100,000 (15%)
 50%
n/a
 50%
$100-150,000 (9%)
 56%
n/a
 44%
$150-200,000 (4%)
 61%
n/a
 39%
$200,000 or More (2%)
 *
n/a
 *


VOTE BY INCOME
BUSH
 KERRY
TOTAL
2004
2000
2004
Less Than $50,000 (48%)
 39%
n/a
 60%
$50,000 or More (52%)
 55%
n/a
 45%


VOTE BY INCOME
BUSH
 KERRY
TOTAL
2004
2000
2004
Less Than $100,000 (86%)
 45%
n/a
 54%
$100,000 or More (14%)
 58%
n/a
 42%


ANYONE IN HOUSEHOLD IN A UNION?
BUSH
 KERRY
TOTAL
2004
2000
2004
Yes (35%)
 40%
n/a
 59%
No (65%)
 53%
n/a
 47%


ARE YOU A UNION MEMBER?
BUSH
 KERRY
TOTAL
2004
2000
2004
Yes (17%)
 38%
n/a
 61%
No (83%)
 51%
n/a
 49%


VOTE BY EDUCATION
BUSH
 KERRY
TOTAL
2004
2000
2004
No High School (4%)
 40%
+10
 60%
H.S. Graduate (29%)
 46%
+2
 53%
Some College (28%)
 50%
-3
 50%
College Graduate (25%)
 53%
-5
 47%
Postgrad Study (14%)
 47%
-4
 53%


VOTE BY EDUCATION
BUSH
 KERRY
TOTAL
2004
2000
2004
No College Degree (61%)
 47%
n/a
 52%
College Graduate (39%)
 51%
n/a
 49%


VOTE BY PARTY ID
BUSH
 KERRY
TOTAL
2004
2000
2004
Democrat (38%)
 8%
n/a
 91%
Republican (37%)
 94%
+5
 6%
Independent (24%)
 39%
-15
 60%


VOTE BY IDEOLOGY
BUSH
 KERRY
TOTAL
2004
2000
2004
Liberal (21%)
 13%
+1
 87%
Moderate (47%)
 39%
-9
 61%
Conservative (31%)
 87%
+5
 13%


HAVE YOU EVER VOTED BEFORE?
BUSH
 KERRY
TOTAL
2004
2000
2004
No (14%)
 45%
n/a
 55%
Yes (86%)
 50%
n/a
 50%


VOTE BY RELIGION
BUSH
 KERRY
TOTAL
2004
2000
2004
Protestant (57%)
 54%
+0
 46%
Catholic (26%)
 53%
+3
 46%
Jewish (1%)
 *
n/a
 *
Other (6%)
 24%
-6
 76%
None (11%)
 28%
-10
 72%


ARE YOU A WHITE CONSERVATIVE PROTESTANT?
BUSH
 KERRY
TOTAL
2004
2000
2004
Yes (17%)
 91%
n/a
 9%
No (83%)
 40%
n/a
 59%


WHITE EVANGELICAL/BORN-AGAIN?
BUSH
 KERRY
TOTAL
2004
2000
2004
Yes (24%)
 74%
n/a
 26%
No (76%)
 41%
n/a
 59%


VOTE BY CHURCH ATTENDANCE
BUSH
 KERRY
TOTAL
2004
2000
2004
More Than Weekly (13%)
 66%
+14
 34%
Weekly (26%)
 62%
+3
 38%
Monthly (15%)
 49%
-3
 51%
A Few Times a Year (29%)
 37%
-7
 63%
Never (14%)
 34%
+0
 66%


VOTE BY CHURCH ATTENDANCE
BUSH
 KERRY
TOTAL
2004
2000
2004
Weekly (38%)
 63%
n/a
 37%
Occasionally (42%)
 41%
n/a
 59%
Never (13%)
 34%
n/a
 66%


VOTE BY RELIGION AND ATTENDANCE
BUSH
 KERRY
TOTAL
2004
2000
2004
Protestant/Weekly (15%)
 67%
n/a
 33%
Prot./Less Often (17%)
 44%
n/a
 56%
Catholic/Weekly (11%)
 62%
n/a
 38%
Catholic/Less Often (13%)
 46%
n/a
 53%
All Others (38%)
 41%
n/a
 59%


ARE YOU MARRIED?
BUSH
 KERRY
TOTAL
2004
2000
2004
Yes (61%)
 56%
+3
 44%
No (39%)
 36%
-5
 64%


WHEN DID YOU DECIDE WHO TO VOTE FOR?
BUSH
 KERRY
TOTAL
2004
2000
2004
Today (5%)
 40%
n/a
 60%
Last Three Days (4%)
 36%
n/a
 64%
Last Week (2%)
 *
n/a
 *
Last Month (10%)
 37%
n/a
 62%
Before That (79%)
 52%
n/a
 48%


WHEN DID YOU DECIDE WHO TO VOTE FOR?
BUSH
 KERRY
TOTAL
2004
2000
2004
Today/Last 3 Days (9%)
 38%
n/a
 62%
Earlier Than That (91%)
 50%
n/a
 50%


WHEN DID YOU DECIDE WHO TO VOTE FOR?
BUSH
 KERRY
TOTAL
2004
2000
2004
Within the Last Week (11%)
 39%
n/a
 61%
Earlier Than That (89%)
 50%
n/a
 50%


YOUR VOTE FOR PRESIDENT WAS MOSTLY...
BUSH
 KERRY
TOTAL
2004
2000
2004
For Your Candidate (70%)
 57%
n/a
 43%
Against His Opponent (26%)
 29%
n/a
 71%


STATE ECONOMY
BUSH
 KERRY
TOTAL
2004
2000
2004
Excellent (3%)
 *
n/a
 *
Good (37%)
 86%
n/a
 14%
Not So Good (38%)
 34%
n/a
 65%
Poor (20%)
 10%
n/a
 90%


HOW BUSH IS HANDLING HIS JOB
BUSH
 KERRY
TOTAL
2004
2000
2004
Strongly Approve (29%)
 98%
n/a
 2%
Somewhat Approve (21%)
 86%
n/a
 14%
Somewhat Disapprove (14%)
 14%
n/a
 86%
Strongly Disapprove (35%)
 1%
n/a
 99%


HOW BUSH IS HANDLING HIS JOB
BUSH
 KERRY
TOTAL
2004
2000
2004
Approve (50%)
 93%
n/a
 7%
Disapprove (48%)
 4%
n/a
 95%


MOST IMPORTANT ISSUE
BUSH
 KERRY
TOTAL
2004
2000
2004
Taxes (6%)
 62%
n/a
 38%
Education (5%)
 32%
n/a
 67%
Iraq (13%)
 25%
n/a
 75%
Terrorism (16%)
 89%
n/a
 11%
Economy/Jobs (25%)
 15%
n/a
 85%
Moral Values (23%)
 83%
n/a
 17%
Health Care (5%)
 22%
n/a
 78%


MOST IMPORTANT QUALITY
BUSH
 KERRY
TOTAL
2004
2000
2004
Cares About People (12%)
 31%
n/a
 69%
Religious Faith (10%)
 95%
n/a
 5%
Honest/Trustworthy (11%)
 71%
n/a
 29%
Strong Leader (19%)
 86%
n/a
 14%
Intelligent (7%)
 6%
n/a
 94%
Will Bring Change (25%)
 5%
n/a
 94%
Clear Stand on Issue (12%)
 77%
n/a
 22%


COMPARED TO FOUR YEARS AGO, U.S. IS...
BUSH
 KERRY
TOTAL
2004
2000
2004
Safer From Terrorism (56%)
 77%
n/a
 22%
Less Safe (42%)
 13%
n/a
 87%


WILL VOTES BE COUNTED ACCURATELY?
BUSH
 KERRY
TOTAL
2004
2000
2004
Very Confident (40%)
 68%
n/a
 32%
Somewhat Confident (47%)
 42%
n/a
 58%
Not Very Confident (10%)
 18%
n/a
 82%
Not At All Confident (3%)
 *
n/a
 *


WILL VOTES BE COUNTED ACCURATELY?
BUSH
 KERRY
TOTAL
2004
2000
2004
Confident (82%)
 54%
n/a
 46%
Not Confident (12%)
 16%
n/a
 84%


DECISION TO GO TO WAR IN IRAQ
BUSH
 KERRY
TOTAL
2004
2000
2004
Strongly Approve (29%)
 91%
n/a
 9%
Somewhat Approve (25%)
 74%
n/a
 26%
Somewhat Disapprove (15%)
 22%
n/a
 78%
Strongly Disapprove (30%)
 2%
n/a
 97%


DECISION TO GO TO WAR IN IRAQ
BUSH
 KERRY
TOTAL
2004
2000
2004
Approve (51%)
 83%
n/a
 17%
Disapprove (43%)
 9%
n/a
 91%


HOW THINGS ARE GOING FOR U.S. IN IRAQ
BUSH
 KERRY
TOTAL
2004
2000
2004
Very Well (10%)
 95%
n/a
 5%
Somewhat Well (35%)</