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VOTE BY GENDER
BUSH
 KERRY NADER
TOTAL
2004
2000
2004
2004
Male (45%)
 50%
+0
 48% 1%
Female (55%)
 43%
+3
 57% 0%


VOTE BY RACE AND GENDER
BUSH
 KERRY NADER
TOTAL
2004
2000
2004
2004
White Men (38%)
 48%
n/a
 49% 1%
White Women (50%)
 45%
n/a
 54% 0%
Non-White Men (6%)
 59%
n/a
 40% 1%
Non-White Women (6%)
 24%
n/a
 74% 2%


VOTE BY RACE
BUSH
 KERRY NADER
TOTAL
2004
2000
2004
2004
White (88%)
 46%
n/a
 52% 1%
African-American (2%)
 25%
n/a
 73% 2%
Latino (5%)
 48%
n/a
 52% *
Asian (2%)
 33%
n/a
 67% *
Other (3%)
 51%
n/a
 46% 3%


VOTE BY AGE
BUSH
 KERRY NADER
TOTAL
2004
2000
2004
2004
18-29 (12%)
 47%
+2
 50% 1%
30-44 (27%)
 44%
-5
 54% 1%
45-59 (34%)
 41%
+3
 58% 1%
60 and Older (27%)
 53%
+7
 46% 0%


VOTE BY AGE
BUSH
 KERRY NADER
TOTAL
2004
2000
2004
2004
18-64 (81%)
 44%
+0
 55% 1%
65 and Older (19%)
 54%
+6
 45% 1%


VOTE BY INCOME
BUSH
 KERRY NADER
TOTAL
2004
2000
2004
2004
Under $15,000 (9%)
 38%
n/a
 59% 2%
$15-30,000 (11%)
 43%
n/a
 56% 0%
$30-50,000 (19%)
 50%
n/a
 48% 0%
$50-75,000 (23%)
 54%
n/a
 44% 2%
$75-100,000 (15%)
 44%
n/a
 56% *
$100-150,000 (13%)
 39%
n/a
 60% 0%
$150-200,000 (5%)
 31%
n/a
 67% *
$200,000 or More (4%)
 36%
n/a
 64% *


VOTE BY INCOME
BUSH
 KERRY NADER
TOTAL
2004
2000
2004
2004
Less Than $50,000 (39%)
 45%
n/a
 53% 1%
$50,000 or More (61%)
 45%
n/a
 54% 1%


VOTE BY INCOME
BUSH
 KERRY NADER
TOTAL
2004
2000
2004
2004
Less Than $100,000 (78%)
 48%
n/a
 51% 1%
$100,000 or More (22%)
 37%
n/a
 63% 0%


ANYONE IN HOUSEHOLD IN A UNION?
BUSH
 KERRY NADER
TOTAL
2004
2000
2004
2004
Yes (27%)
 44%
n/a
 55% 1%
No (73%)
 46%
n/a
 52% 1%


ARE YOU A UNION MEMBER?
BUSH
 KERRY NADER
TOTAL
2004
2000
2004
2004
Yes (17%)
 41%
n/a
 58% 0%
No (83%)
 47%
n/a
 52% 1%


VOTE BY EDUCATION
BUSH
 KERRY NADER
TOTAL
2004
2000
2004
2004
No High School (3%)
 39%
+13
 56% 4%
H.S. Graduate (15%)
 56%
+9
 44% 0%
Some College (29%)
 50%
-3
 49% 1%
College Graduate (34%)
 47%
+3
 52% 1%
Postgrad Study (19%)
 30%
-3
 69% 1%


VOTE BY EDUCATION
BUSH
 KERRY NADER
TOTAL
2004
2000
2004
2004
No College Degree (47%)
 51%
n/a
 47% 1%
College Graduate (53%)
 41%
n/a
 58% 1%


VOTE BY PARTY ID
BUSH
 KERRY NADER
TOTAL
2004
2000
2004
2004
Democrat (36%)
 6%
-3
 93% 0%
Republican (32%)
 94%
+3
 5% 0%
Independent (33%)
 41%
-2
 55% 2%


VOTE BY IDEOLOGY
BUSH
 KERRY NADER
TOTAL
2004
2000
2004
2004
Liberal (27%)
 8%
+3
 91% 1%
Moderate (40%)
 37%
-4
 62% 1%
Conservative (33%)
 88%
+3
 10% 1%


HAVE YOU EVER VOTED BEFORE?
BUSH
 KERRY NADER
TOTAL
2004
2000
2004
2004
No (8%)
 46%
n/a
 52% 1%
Yes (92%)
 46%
n/a
 53% 1%


VOTE BY RELIGION
BUSH
 KERRY NADER
TOTAL
2004
2000
2004
2004
Protestant (59%)
 56%
+1
 42% 1%
Catholic (16%)
 37%
-3
 62% 1%
Jewish (1%)
 *
n/a
 * *
Other (8%)
 23%
+2
 72% 2%
None (17%)
 27%
+0
 72% 1%


ARE YOU A WHITE CONSERVATIVE PROTESTANT?
BUSH
 KERRY NADER
TOTAL
2004
2000
2004
2004
Yes (21%)
 89%
n/a
 10% 0%
No (79%)
 34%
n/a
 64% 1%


VOTE BY CHURCH ATTENDANCE
BUSH
 KERRY NADER
TOTAL
2004
2000
2004
2004
More Than Weekly (13%)
 72%
+7
 27% 0%
Weekly (22%)
 60%
+7
 38% 1%
Monthly (11%)
 46%
-2
 53% 1%
A Few Times a Year (27%)
 39%
-2
 59% 2%
Never (26%)
 27%
-5
 71% 0%


VOTE BY CHURCH ATTENDANCE
BUSH
 KERRY NADER
TOTAL
2004
2000
2004
2004
Weekly (34%)
 65%
n/a
 34% 1%
Occasionally (38%)
 41%
n/a
 57% 1%
Never (25%)
 27%
n/a
 71% 0%


VOTE BY RELIGION AND ATTENDANCE
BUSH
 KERRY NADER
TOTAL
2004
2000
2004
2004
Protestant/Weekly (18%)
 72%
n/a
 26% 0%
Prot./Less Often (21%)
 48%
n/a
 50% 1%
Catholic/Weekly (6%)
 46%
n/a
 51% 3%
Catholic/Less Often (9%)
 31%
n/a
 69% *
All Others (44%)
 37%
n/a
 62% 1%


WHEN DID YOU DECIDE WHO TO VOTE FOR?
BUSH
 KERRY NADER
TOTAL
2004
2000
2004
2004
Today (4%)
 40%
n/a
 56% 1%
Last Three Days (3%)
 *
n/a
 * *
Last Week (2%)
 *
n/a
 * *
Last Month (9%)
 46%
n/a
 51% 2%
Before That (81%)
 46%
n/a
 53% 1%


WHEN DID YOU DECIDE WHO TO VOTE FOR?
BUSH
 KERRY NADER
TOTAL
2004
2000
2004
2004
Today/Last 3 Days (7%)
 45%
n/a
 52% 1%
Earlier Than That (93%)
 46%
n/a
 52% 1%


WHEN DID YOU DECIDE WHO TO VOTE FOR?
BUSH
 KERRY NADER
TOTAL
2004
2000
2004
2004
Within the Last Week (10%)
 50%
n/a
 47% 0%
Earlier Than That (90%)
 46%
n/a
 53% 1%


YOUR VOTE FOR PRESIDENT WAS MOSTLY...
BUSH
 KERRY NADER
TOTAL
2004
2000
2004
2004
For Your Candidate (64%)
 58%
n/a
 42% 0%
Against His Opponent (31%)
 24%
n/a
 76% 0%


STATE ECONOMY
BUSH
 KERRY NADER
TOTAL
2004
2000
2004
2004
Excellent (1%)
 *
n/a
 * *
Good (41%)
 55%
n/a
 43% 1%
Not So Good (45%)
 39%
n/a
 60% 1%
Poor (11%)
 33%
n/a
 64% 2%


HOW BUSH IS HANDLING HIS JOB
BUSH
 KERRY NADER
TOTAL
2004
2000
2004
2004
Strongly Approve (27%)
 97%
n/a
 2% 1%
Somewhat Approve (19%)
 87%
n/a
 11% 1%
Somewhat Disapprove (13%)
 21%
n/a
 76% 2%
Strongly Disapprove (41%)
 0%
n/a
 99% 0%


HOW BUSH IS HANDLING HIS JOB
BUSH
 KERRY NADER
TOTAL
2004
2000
2004
2004
Approve (46%)
 93%
n/a
 6% 1%
Disapprove (53%)
 5%
n/a
 93% 1%


MOST IMPORTANT ISSUE
BUSH
 KERRY NADER
TOTAL
2004
2000
2004
2004
Taxes (4%)
 69%
n/a
 31% *
Education (3%)
 22%
n/a
 72% 3%
Iraq (26%)
 22%
n/a
 77% 1%
Terrorism (18%)
 84%
n/a
 16% *
Economy/Jobs (19%)
 16%
n/a
 82% 1%
Moral Values (20%)
 74%
n/a
 24% 1%
Health Care (6%)
 30%
n/a
 67% 4%


MOST IMPORTANT QUALITY
BUSH
 KERRY NADER
TOTAL
2004
2000
2004
2004
Cares About People (7%)
 27%
n/a
 69% 1%
Religious Faith (6%)
 96%
n/a
 4% *
Honest/Trustworthy (15%)
 61%
n/a
 37% 1%
Strong Leader (17%)
 82%
n/a
 18% *
Intelligent (11%)
 3%
n/a
 96% 1%
Will Bring Change (25%)
 4%
n/a
 94% 1%
Clear Stand on Issue (14%)
 81%
n/a
 17% 2%


COMPARED TO FOUR YEARS AGO, U.S. IS...
BUSH
 KERRY NADER
TOTAL
2004
2000
2004
2004