United States
Are you:
Category | % Total | Kerry | Bush | Nader |
Male | 46 | 44 | 55 | 0 |
Female | 54 | 51 | 48 | 0 |
Sex by race
Category | % Total | Kerry | Bush | Nader |
White male | 36 | 37 | 62 | 0 |
White female | 41 | 44 | 55 | 0 |
Non-white male | 10 | 67 | 30 | 1 |
Non-white female | 12 | 75 | 24 | 1 |
Are you:
Category | % Total | Kerry | Bush | Nader |
White | 77 | 41 | 58 | 0 |
Black | 11 | 88 | 11 | 0 |
Hispanic / Latino | 8 | 53 | 44 | 2 |
Asian | 2 | 56 | 44 | - |
Other | 2 | 54 | 40 | 2 |
AGE (60 and over)
Category | % Total | Kerry | Bush | Nader |
18-29 | 17 | 54 | 45 | 0 |
30-44 | 29 | 46 | 53 | 1 |
45-59 | 30 | 48 | 51 | 0 |
60 or over | 24 | 46 | 54 | 0 |
Age 65 & over
Category | % Total | Kerry | Bush | Nader |
18-64 | 84 | 48 | 51 | 0 |
65 or over | 16 | 47 | 52 | 0 |
2003 total family income:
Category | % Total | Kerry | Bush | Nader |
Under $15,000 | 8 | 63 | 36 | 0 |
$15,000-$29,999 | 15 | 57 | 42 | 0 |
$30,000-$49,999 | 22 | 50 | 49 | 0 |
$50,000-$74,999 | 23 | 43 | 56 | 0 |
$75,000-$99,999 | 14 | 45 | 55 | 0 |
$100,000-$149,999 | 11 | 42 | 57 | 1 |
$150,000-$199,999 | 4 | 42 | 58 | - |
$200,000 or more | 3 | 35 | 63 | 1 |
Total family income:
Category | % Total | Kerry | Bush | Nader |
Less than $50,000 | 45 | 55 | 44 | 0 |
$50,000 or more | 55 | 43 | 56 | 0 |
Total family income:
Category | % Total | Kerry | Bush | Nader |
Less than $100,000 | 82 | 50 | 49 | 0 |
$100,000 or more | 18 | 41 | 58 | 1 |
Do you or does someone in your household belong to a labor union?
Category | % Total | Kerry | Bush | Nader |
Yes, I do | 12 | 61 | 38 | 1 |
Yes, someone else does | 10 | 57 | 42 | 1 |
Yes, I do and someone else does | 2 | 62 | 36 | 0 |
No one does | 76 | 44 | 55 | 0 |
UNION HOUSEHOLD
Category | % Total | Kerry | Bush | Nader |
Yes (Vote is union member, union member in household, or noth member in household and voter is memeber) | 24 | 59 | 40 | 1 |
No (No union voter in household | 76 | 44 | 55 | 0 |
Voter is union member:
Category | % Total | Kerry | Bush | Nader |
Yes | 14 | 61 | 38 | 1 |
No | 86 | 45 | 54 | 0 |
Do you work full-time for pay?
Category | % Total | Kerry | Bush | Nader |
Yes | 60 | 45 | 53 | 1 |
No | 40 | 49 | 51 | 0 |
Working women:
Category | % Total | Kerry | Bush | Nader |
Working women | 29 | 51 | 48 | 0 |
All others | 71 | 46 | 53 | 0 |
What was the last grade of school you completed?
Category | % Total | Kerry | Bush | Nader |
Did not complete high school | 4 | 50 | 49 | 0 |
High school graduate | 22 | 47 | 52 | 0 |
Some college or associate degree | 32 | 46 | 54 | 0 |
College graduate | 26 | 46 | 52 | 1 |
Postgraduate study | 16 | 55 | 44 | 1 |
College Education
Category | % Total | Kerry | Bush | Nader |
No college degree | 58 | 47 | 53 | 0 |
College graduate | 42 | 49 | 49 | 1 |
No matter how you voted today, do you usually think of yourself as a:
Category | % Total | Kerry | Bush | Nader |
Democrat | 37 | 89 | 11 | 0 |
Republican | 37 | 6 | 93 | 0 |
Independent or something else | 26 | 49 | 48 | 1 |
On most political matters, do you consider yourself:
Category | % Total | Kerry | Bush | Nader |
Liberal | 21 | 85 | 13 | 1 |
Moderate | 45 | 54 | 45 | 0 |
Conservative | 34 | 15 | 84 | 0 |
Is this the first time you have ever voted?
Category | % Total | Kerry | Bush | Nader |
Yes | 11 | 53 | 46 | 0 |
No | 89 | 48 | 51 | 0 |
Religion, combined Protestant and other Christian.
Category | % Total | Kerry | Bush | Nader |
Protestant / Other Christian | 54 | 40 | 59 | 0 |
Catholic | 27 | 47 | 52 | 0 |
Jewish | 3 | 74 | 25 | - |
Something else | 7 | 74 | 23 | 1 |
None | 10 | 67 | 31 | 1 |
Religion among whites
Category | % Total | Kerry | Bush | Nader |
White Protestant / Other Christian | 41 | 32 | 67 | 0 |
White Catholic | 20 | 43 | 56 | 0 |
White Jewish | 2 | 75 | 24 | - |
White something else | 4 | 65 | 33 | 2 |
White none | 8 | 64 | 36 | 0 |
Non-white | 26 | 69 | 29 | 1 |
White Evangelical/Born-again Christians
Category | % Total | Kerry | Bush | Nader |
White Evangelical / Born-again Christians | 23 | 21 | 78 | 0 |
All others | 77 | 56 | 43 | 0 |
White/Protestant/Conservative/Evangelical/Attend church at least weekly
Category | % Total | Kerry | Bush | Nader |
White religious conservatives | 8 | 4 | 96 | 0 |
All others | 92 | 52 | 47 | 0 |
How often do you attend religious services?
Category | % Total | Kerry | Bush | Nader |
More than once a week | 16 | 35 | 64 | 1 |
Once a week | 26 | 41 | 58 | 0 |
A few times a month | 14 | 49 | 50 | - |
A few times a year | 28 | 54 | 45 | 0 |
Never | 15 | 62 | 36 | 1 |
How often do you attend religious services?
Category | % Total | Kerry | Bush | Nader |
Weekly | 41 | 39 | 61 | 0 |
Occasionally | 40 | 53 | 47 | 0 |
Never | 14 | 62 | 36 | 1 |
Church attendance by Religion
Category | % Total | Kerry | Bush | Nader |
Protestant / Attend weekly | 16 | 29 | 70 | 0 |
Protestant / Do not attend weekly | 15 | 43 | 56 | 0 |
Catholic / Attend weekly | 11 | 43 | 56 | 0 |
Catholic / Do not attend weekly | 14 | 50 | 49 | 1 |
All Others | 39 | 59 | 40 | 1 |
Have you ever served in the U.S. military?
Category | % Total | Kerry | Bush | Nader |
Yes | 18 | 41 | 57 | 0 |
No | 82 | 50 | 49 | 0 |
Are you currently married?
Category | % Total | Kerry | Bush | Nader |
Yes | 63 | 42 | 57 | 0 |
No | 37 | 58 | 40 | 0 |
Married women
Category | % Total | Kerry | Bush | Nader |
Married women | 31 | 44 | 55 | 0 |
Others | 69 | 50 | 49 | 0 |
Married with children:
Category | % Total | Kerry | Bush | Nader |
Married with children | 28 | 40 | 59 | 1 |
All others | 72 | 51 | 48 | 0 |
Do you have any children under 18 living in your household?
Category | % Total | Kerry | Bush | Nader |
Yes | 37 | 45 | 53 | 1 |
No | 63 | 49 | 50 | 0 |
Women with children
Category | % Total | Kerry | Bush | Nader |
Women with children | 20 | 49 | 50 | 1 |
All others | 80 | 48 | 51 | 0 |
Are you gay, lesbian or bisexual?
Category | % Total | Kerry | Bush | Nader |
Yes | 4 | 77 | 23 | 0 |
No | 96 | 46 | 53 | 0 |
Do you or does someone else in your household own a gun?
Category | % Total | Kerry | Bush | Nader |
Yes | 41 | 36 | 63 | 1 |
No | 59 | 57 | 43 | 0 |
When did you finally decide for whom to vote in the presidential election?
Category | % Total | Kerry | Bush | Nader |
Just today | 5 | 52 | 45 | 1 |
In the last three days | 4 | 55 | 42 | 1 |
Sometime last week | 2 | 48 | 51 | 0 |
During the last month | 10 | 54 | 44 | 1 |
Before that | 78 | 46 | 53 | 0 |
Time: Last three days/Earlier than that
Category | % Total | Kerry | Bush | Nader |
Today / Within the last three days | 9 | 53 | 44 | 1 |
Within the last week or earlier | 91 | 47 | 52 | 0 |
Time: Last week/Earlier than that
Category | % Total | Kerry | Bush | Nader |
Today through within the last three days | 11 | 52 | 46 | 1 |
Within the last week or earlier | 89 | 47 | 52 | 0 |
Which ONE issue mattered most in deciding how you voted for president? (Check only one)
Category | % Total | Kerry | Bush | Nader |
Taxes | 5 | 43 | 57 | 0 |
Education | 4 | 73 | 26 | - |
Iraq | 15 | 73 | 26 | 0 |
Terrorism | 19 | 14 | 86 | 0 |
Economy / Jobs | 20 | 80 | 18 | 0 |
Moral values | 22 | 18 | 80 | 1 |
Health care | 8 | 77 | 23 | - |
Do you approve or disapprove of the way George W. Bush is handling his job as president?
Category | % Total | Kerry | Bush | Nader |
Strongly approve | 33 | 5 | 94 | 0 |
Somewhat approve | 20 | 15 | 83 | 1 |
Somewhat disapprove | 12 | 80 | 18 | 1 |
Strongly disapprove | 34 | 97 | 2 | 0 |
Do you approve or disapprove of the way George W. Bush is handling his job as president?
Category | % Total | Kerry | Bush | Nader |
Approve | 53 | 9 | 90 | 0 |
Disapprove | 46 | 93 | 6 | 0 |
Which ONE candidate quality mattered most in deciding how you voted for president? (Check only one)
Category | % Total | Kerry | Bush | Nader |
He cares about people like me | 9 | 75 | 24 | 1 |
He has strong religious faith | 8 | 8 | 91 | - |
He is honest and trustworthy | 11 | 29 | 70 | 1 |
He is a strong leader | 17 | 12 | 87 | 0 |
He is intelligent | 7 | 91 | 9 | 0 |
He will bring about needed change | 24 | 95 | 5 | 0 |
He has clear stands on the issues | 17 | 20 | 79 | 0 |
Compared to four years ago, is the country:
Category | % Total | Kerry | Bush | Nader |
Safer from terrorism | 54 | 20 | 79 | 0 |
Less safe from terrorism | 41 | 85 | 14 | 0 |
How do you feel about the U.S. decision to go to war with Iraq?
Category | % Total | Kerry | Bush | Nader |
Strongly approve | 29 | 6 | 94 | 0 |
Somewhat approve | 23 | 24 | 75 | 1 |
Somewhat disapprove | 15 | 73 | 25 | 1 |
Strongly disapprove | 31 | 94 | 5 | 0 |
How do you feel about the U.S. decision to go to war with Iraq?
Category | % Total | Kerry | Bush | Nader |
Approve | 51 | 14 | 85 | 0 |
Disapprove | 45 | 87 | 12 | 0 |
How do you think things are going for the U.S. in Iraq now?
Category | % Total | Kerry | Bush | Nader |
Very well | 11 | 8 | 91 | 1 |
Somewhat well | 34 | 9 | 90 | 1 |
Somewhat badly | 20 | 63 | 36 | 0 |
Very badly | 33 | 93 | 6 | 0 |
How do you think things are going for the U.S. in Iraq now?
Category | % Total | Kerry | Bush | Nader |
Very / Somewhat well | 44 | 9 | 90 | 1 |
Very / Somewhat badly | 52 | 82 | 17 | 0 |
Compared to four years ago, is your family's financial situation:
Category | % Total | Kerry | Bush | Nader |
Better today | 32 | 19 | 80 | 0 |
Worse today | 28 | 79 | 20 | 0 |
About the same | 39 | 50 | 49 | 1 |
If these were the only two presidential candidates on the ballot today, for whom would you have voted?
Category | % Total | Kerry | Bush | Nader |
John Kerry (Dem) | 47 | 98 | 1 | 0 |
George W. Bush (Rep) | 51 | 2 | 98 | 0 |
Would not have voted for president | 1 | 38 | 29 | 11 |
Was your vote for president mainly:
Category | % Total | Kerry | Bush | Nader |
For your candidate | 69 | 40 | 59 | 0 |
Against his opponent | 25 | 70 | 30 | 0 |
Which comes closest to your feelings about the Bush administration:
Category | % Total | Kerry | Bush | Nader |
Angry | 23 | 96 | 3 | 1 |
Dissatisfied, but not angry | 26 | 82 | 16 | 1 |
Satisfied, but not enthusiastic | 26 | 11 | 89 | 0 |
Enthusiastic | 22 | 2 | 98 | 0 |
Did either of these candidates for president attack the other unfairly?
Category | % Total | Kerry | Bush | Nader |
Only John Kerry did | 22 | 5 | 94 | 0 |
Only George W. Bush did | 15 | 93 | 7 | 0 |
Both candidates did | 45 | 53 | 46 | 0 |
Neither candidate did | 13 | 56 | 42 | 2 |
Did either of these candidates for president attack the other unfairly?
Category | % Total | Kerry | Bush | Nader |
Only Kerry / Both did | 67 | 37 | 62 | 0 |
Only Bush / Neither did | 28 | 75 | 23 | 1 |
Did either of these candidates for president attack the other unfairly?
Category | % Total | Kerry | Bush | Nader |
Only Bush / Both did | 60 | 63 | 36 | 0 |
Only Kerry / Neither did | 35 | 24 | 75 | 1 |
Do you consider the war in Iraq:
Category | % Total | Kerry | Bush | Nader |
Part of the war on terrorism | 55 | 18 | 81 | 0 |
Separate from the war on terrorism | 42 | 88 | 11 | 1 |
Did anyone call you or talk to you in person on behalf of either major presidential campaign about coming out to vote?
Category | % Total | Kerry | Bush | Nader |
Yes, for John Kerry | 12 | 80 | 18 | 1 |
Yes, for George W. Bush | 10 | 16 | 83 | 0 |
Yes, for both Kerry and Bush | 14 | 54 | 45 | 0 |
No, I was not contacted | 64 | 47 | 52 | 0 |
Did anyone call you or talk to you in person on behalf of either major presidential campaign about coming out to vote?
Category | % Total | Kerry | Bush | Nader |
For Kerry / Both | 26 | 66 | 33 | 1 |
For Bush / Neither | 74 | 42 | 57 | 0 |
Did anyone call you or talk to you in person on behalf of either major presidential campaign about coming out to vote?
Category | % Total | Kerry | Bush | Nader |
For Bush / Both | 24 | 38 | 62 | 0 |
For Kerry / Neither | 76 | 52 | 47 | 1 |
In general, does John Kerry mostly:
Category | % Total | Kerry | Bush | Nader |
Say what he believes | 40 | 94 | 5 | 0 |
Say what he thinks people want to hear | 56 | 15 | 84 | 1 |
Does George W. Bush pay more attention to the interests of:
Category | % Total | Kerry | Bush | Nader |
Ordinary Americans | 41 | 6 | 94 | 0 |
Large corporations | 54 | 82 | 16 | 1 |
How concerned are you about the availability and cost of health care?
Category | % Total | Kerry | Bush | Nader |
Very concerned | 70 | 58 | 41 | 0 |
Somewhat concerned | 23 | 28 | 71 | 0 |
Not very concerned | 5 | 15 | 84 | 1 |
Not at all concerned | 2 | 15 | 83 | 2 |
Which comes closest to your position? Abortion should be:
Category | % Total | Kerry | Bush | Nader |
Legal in all cases | 21 | 73 | 25 | 1 |
Legal in most cases | 34 | 61 | 38 | 0 |
Illegal in most cases | 26 | 26 | 73 | 0 |
Illegal in all cases | 16 | 22 | 77 | 0 |
How confident are you that votes in your state will be counted accurately?
Category | % Total | Kerry | Bush | Nader |
Very confident | 50 | 38 | 61 | 0 |
Somewhat confident | 40 | 56 | 43 | 1 |
Not very confident | 7 | 67 | 30 | 2 |
Not at all confident | 2 | 71 | 29 | - |
How confident are you that votes in your state will be counted accurately?
Category | % Total | Kerry | Bush | Nader |
Very / Somewhat confident | 87 | 46 | 53 | 0 |
Not very / Not at all confident | 9 | 68 | 29 | 2 |
Which comes closest to your view of gay and lesbian couples:
Category | % Total | Kerry | Bush | Nader |
They should be allowed to legally marry | 25 | 77 | 22 | 1 |
They should be allowed to legally form civil unions, but not marry | 35 | 47 | 52 | 0 |
There should be no legal recognition of their relationships | 37 | 29 | 70 | 0 |
Did you vote in the presidential election in 2000?
Category | % Total | Kerry | Bush | Nader |
No, I did not vote | 17 | 54 | 45 | 1 |
Yes, for Al Gore | 37 | 90 | 10 | 0 |
Yes, for George W. Bush | 43 | 9 | 91 | 0 |
Yes, for another candidate | 3 | 71 | 21 | 3 |
Do you think the condition of the nation's economy is:
Category | % Total | Kerry | Bush | Nader |
Excellent | 4 | 11 | 89 | - |
Good | 43 | 13 | 87 | 0 |
Not so good | 35 | 72 | 26 | 1 |
Poor | 17 | 92 | 6 | 0 |
State of the national economy: 2 way
Category | % Total | Kerry | Bush | Nader |
Excellent / Good | 47 | 13 | 87 | 0 |
Not so good / Poor | 52 | 79 | 20 | 1 |
Who would you trust to handle the economy?
Category | % Total | Kerry | Bush | Nader |
Only John Kerry | 37 | 98 | 2 | 0 |
Only George W. Bush | 40 | 1 | 99 | 0 |
Both of them | 8 | 38 | 61 | 0 |
Neither of them | 13 | 49 | 44 | 2 |
Who would you trust to handle the economy?
Category | % Total | Kerry | Bush | Nader |
Only Kerry / Both | 45 | 88 | 12 | 0 |
Only Bush / Neither | 53 | 12 | 86 | 1 |
Who would you trust to handle the economy?
Category | % Total | Kerry | Bush | Nader |
Only Bush / Both | 49 | 7 | 93 | 0 |
Only Kerry / Neither | 51 | 86 | 12 | 1 |
Who would you trust to handle terrorism?
Category | % Total | Kerry | Bush | Nader |
Only John Kerry | 31 | 99 | 1 | 0 |
Only George W. Bush | 49 | 3 | 97 | 0 |
Both of them | 9 | 75 | 24 | 0 |
Neither of them | 9 | 77 | 16 | 1 |
Who would you trust to handle terrorism?
Category | % Total | Kerry | Bush | Nader |
Only Kerry / Both | 40 | 93 | 6 | 0 |
Only Bush / Neither | 58 | 15 | 84 | 1 |
Who would you trust to handle terrorism?
Category | % Total | Kerry | Bush | Nader |
Only Bush / Both | 58 | 14 | 85 | 0 |
Only Kerry / Neither | 40 | 94 | 4 | 0 |
Do you think things in this country today are:
Category | % Total | Kerry | Bush | Nader |
Generally going in the right direction | 49 | 10 | 89 | 0 |
Seriously off on the wrong track | 46 | 86 | 12 | 0 |
In your vote for president today, how would you rate the importance of _________________________________________?
Category | % Total | Kerry | Bush | Nader |
Very important | 32 | 53 | 47 | 0 |
Somewhat important | 24 | 45 | 54 | 0 |
Not too important | 20 | 41 | 57 | 1 |
Not at all important | 24 | 44 | 55 | 0 |
In your vote for president today, how would you rate the importance of _________________________________________?
Category | % Total | Kerry | Bush | Nader |
Very / Somewhat important | 56 | 50 | 50 | 0 |
Not too / Not at all important | 44 | 43 | 56 | 1 |
Is your opinion of George W. Bush:
Category | % Total | Kerry | Bush | Nader |
Favorable | 53 | 6 | 94 | 0 |
Unfavorable | 46 | 94 | 4 | 1 |
Is your opinion of John Kerry:
Category | % Total | Kerry | Bush | Nader |
Favorable | 47 | 90 | 9 | 0 |
Unfavorable | 51 | 7 | 92 | 0 |
Which comes closer to your view:
Category | % Total | Kerry | Bush | Nader |
Government should do more to solve problems | 46 | 66 | 33 | 1 |
Government is doing too many things better left to businesses and individuals | 49 | 29 | 70 | 0 |
How worried are you that there will be another major terrorist attack in the United States?
Category | % Total | Kerry | Bush | Nader |
Very worried | 22 | 56 | 44 | 0 |
Somewhat worried | 53 | 43 | 56 | 0 |
Not too worried | 19 | 47 | 51 | 1 |
Not at all worried | 5 | 48 | 50 | 1 |
How worried are you that there will be another major terrorist attack in the United States?
Category | % Total | Kerry | Bush | Nader |
Very / Somewhat worried | 71 | 46 | 53 | 0 |
Not too / Not at all worried | 23 | 48 | 50 | 1 |
Compared to four years ago, is the job situation in your area:
Category | % Total | Kerry | Bush | Nader |
Better today | 23 | 10 | 90 | 0 |
Worse today | 43 | 81 | 18 | 0 |
About the same | 34 | 29 | 70 | 1 |
Do you think the Bush administration's tax cuts have been:
Category | % Total | Kerry | Bush | Nader |
Good for the nation's economy | 41 | 7 | 92 | 0 |
Bad for the nation's economy | 32 | 92 | 7 | 0 |
Made no difference | 25 | 54 | 44 | 1 |
Do you think the war with Iraq has improved the long-term security of the United States?
Category | % Total | Kerry | Bush | Nader |
Yes | 46 | 10 | 90 | 0 |
No | 52 | 80 | 19 | 1 |
Have you or has someone in your household lost a job in the last four years?
Category | % Total | Kerry | Bush | Nader |
Yes, I have | 14 | 62 | 36 | 1 |
Yes, someone else has | 16 | 66 | 33 | 0 |
Yes, I have and someone else has | 3 | 65 | 31 | 0 |
No one has | 67 | 38 | 61 | 0 |
Have you or has someone in your household lost a job in the last four years?
Category | % Total | Kerry | Bush | Nader |
Someone in household lost a job | 33 | 64 | 34 | 1 |
No one in household lost a job | 67 | 38 | 61 | 0 |
Have you or has someone in your household lost a job in the last four years?
Category | % Total | Kerry | Bush | Nader |
Voter has lost a job | 17 | 63 | 35 | 1 |
Voter has NOT lost a job | 83 | 44 | 56 | 0 |
National Region
Category | % Total | Kerry | Bush | Nader |
East | 22 | 56 | 43 | 1 |
Midwest | 26 | 48 | 51 | 0 |
South | 32 | 42 | 58 | 0 |
West | 20 | 50 | 49 | 1 |
Population of area, five categories
Category | % Total | Kerry | Bush | Nader |
Over 500 thousand | 13 | 60 | 39 | - |
50 to 500 thousand | 19 | 49 | 49 | 0 |
Suburbs | 45 | 47 | 52 | 0 |
10 to 50 thousand | 8 | 48 | 50 | 1 |
Rural | 16 | 40 | 59 | 1 |
Population of area, three categories
Category | % Total | Kerry | Bush | Nader |
City over 50 thousand | 30 | 54 | 45 | 0 |
Suburbs | 46 | 47 | 52 | 0 |
Small city and Rural | 25 | 42 | 57 | 0 |
In today's election for U.S. House of Representatives, did you just vote for:
Category | % Total | Kerry | Bush | Nader |
The Democratic candidate | 49 | 88 | 11 | 0 |
The Republican candidate | 50 | 9 | 91 | 0 |