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VOTE BY GENDER
BUSH
 KERRY NADER
TOTAL
2004
2000
2004
2004
Male (48%)
 45%
-8
 53% 1%
Female (52%)
 42%
n/a
 57% 0%


VOTE BY RACE AND GENDER
BUSH
 KERRY NADER
TOTAL
2004
2000
2004
2004
White Men (37%)
 52%
n/a
 47% 0%
White Women (41%)
 47%
n/a
 52% 0%
Non-White Men (11%)
 23%
n/a
 75% 2%
Non-White Women (11%)
 21%
n/a
 77% 1%


VOTE BY RACE
BUSH
 KERRY NADER
TOTAL
2004
2000
2004
2004
White (78%)
 50%
-4
 50% 0%
African-American (11%)
 13%
+4
 86% 0%
Latino (7%)
 28%
-7
 68% 3%
Asian (3%)
 43%
+2
 57% *
Other (2%)
 16%
-23
 76% 8%


VOTE BY AGE
BUSH
 KERRY NADER
TOTAL
2004
2000
2004
2004
18-29 (18%)
 32%
-14
 67% 0%
30-44 (30%)
 43%
-6
 55% 1%
45-59 (31%)
 45%
-4
 54% 1%
60 and Older (22%)
 50%
+3
 49% 0%


VOTE BY AGE
BUSH
 KERRY NADER
TOTAL
2004
2000
2004
2004
18-64 (87%)
 42%
-6
 57% 1%
65 and Older (13%)
 51%
+4
 49% 0%


VOTE BY INCOME
BUSH
 KERRY NADER
TOTAL
2004
2000
2004
2004
Under $15,000 (7%)
 34%
n/a
 66% *
$15-30,000 (11%)
 29%
n/a
 71% 0%
$30-50,000 (21%)
 38%
n/a
 61% 1%
$50-75,000 (22%)
 48%
n/a
 50% 1%
$75-100,000 (15%)
 46%
n/a
 54% *
$100-150,000 (13%)
 47%
n/a
 52% 0%
$150-200,000 (4%)
 55%
n/a
 45% *
$200,000 or More (6%)
 61%
n/a
 37% 2%


VOTE BY INCOME
BUSH
 KERRY NADER
TOTAL
2004
2000
2004
2004
Less Than $50,000 (39%)
 34%
n/a
 65% 1%
$50,000 or More (61%)
 49%
n/a
 50% 1%


VOTE BY INCOME
BUSH
 KERRY NADER
TOTAL
2004
2000
2004
2004
Less Than $100,000 (77%)
 41%
n/a
 59% 1%
$100,000 or More (23%)
 52%
n/a
 47% 1%


ANYONE IN HOUSEHOLD IN A UNION?
BUSH
 KERRY NADER
TOTAL
2004
2000
2004
2004
Yes (31%)
 37%
n/a
 63% 0%
No (69%)
 46%
n/a
 53% 1%


ARE YOU A UNION MEMBER?
BUSH
 KERRY NADER
TOTAL
2004
2000
2004
2004
Yes (18%)
 35%
n/a
 64% 0%
No (82%)
 45%
n/a
 54% 1%


DO YOU WORK FULL-TIME?
BUSH
 KERRY NADER
TOTAL
2004
2000
2004
2004
Yes (65%)
 46%
-2
 53% 1%
No (35%)
 43%
-5
 56% 0%


ARE YOU A WORKING WOMAN?
BUSH
 KERRY NADER
TOTAL
2004
2000
2004
2004
Yes (29%)
 37%
n/a
 62% 0%
No (71%)
 48%
n/a
 51% 1%


VOTE BY EDUCATION
BUSH
 KERRY NADER
TOTAL
2004
2000
2004
2004
No High School (4%)
 26%
-13
 74% *
H.S. Graduate (19%)
 45%
-4
 54% 0%
Some College (29%)
 48%
-3
 51% 0%
College Graduate (26%)
 42%
-9
 56% 1%
Postgrad Study (22%)
 37%
-7
 62% 0%


VOTE BY EDUCATION
BUSH
 KERRY NADER
TOTAL
2004
2000
2004
2004
No College Degree (52%)
 45%
n/a
 54% 0%
College Graduate (48%)
 40%
n/a
 59% 1%


VOTE BY PARTY ID
BUSH
 KERRY NADER
TOTAL
2004
2000
2004
2004
Democrat (41%)
 11%
+0
 89% 0%
Republican (30%)
 88%
-3
 12% 0%
Independent (30%)
 42%
-5
 55% 1%


VOTE BY IDEOLOGY
BUSH
 KERRY NADER
TOTAL
2004
2000
2004
2004
Liberal (26%)
 11%
-2
 88% 2%
Moderate (48%)
 40%
-4
 60% 0%
Conservative (26%)
 81%
+0
 19% 0%


HAVE YOU EVER VOTED BEFORE?
BUSH
 KERRY NADER
TOTAL
2004
2000
2004
2004
No (13%)
 37%
-6
 62% *
Yes (87%)
 42%
-6
 57% 1%


VOTE BY RELIGION
BUSH
 KERRY NADER
TOTAL
2004
2000
2004
2004
Protestant (38%)
 45%
-11
 54% 0%
Catholic (41%)
 52%
+5
 47% 1%
Jewish (5%)
 24%
+5
 75% *
Other (8%)
 17%
-11
 82% 0%
None (8%)
 15%
-15
 82% 2%


WHITE EVANGELICAL/BORN-AGAIN?
BUSH
 KERRY NADER
TOTAL
2004
2000
2004
2004
Yes (10%)
 72%
n/a
 27% 0%
No (90%)
 40%
n/a
 59% 1%


VOTE BY CHURCH ATTENDANCE
BUSH
 KERRY NADER
TOTAL
2004
2000
2004
2004
More Than Weekly (10%)
 51%
+32
 48% 0%
Weekly (25%)
 52%
+19
 47% 1%
Monthly (14%)
 49%
+36
 51% *
A Few Times a Year (34%)
 39%
+15
 61% 0%
Never (15%)
 24%
+15
 74% 1%


VOTE BY CHURCH ATTENDANCE
BUSH
 KERRY NADER
TOTAL
2004
2000
2004
2004
Weekly (33%)
 52%
n/a
 47% 1%
Occasionally (45%)
 41%
n/a
 58% 0%
Never (14%)
 24%
n/a
 74% 1%


VOTE BY RELIGION AND ATTENDANCE
BUSH
 KERRY NADER
TOTAL
2004
2000
2004
2004
Protestant/Weekly (8%)
 52%
n/a
 47% *
Prot./Less Often (14%)
 43%
n/a
 56% 0%
Catholic/Weekly (16%)
 57%
n/a
 42% 1%
Catholic/Less Often (22%)
 49%
n/a
 51% 0%
All Others (33%)
 29%
n/a
 70% 1%


HAVE YOU EVER SERVED IN THE MILITARY?
BUSH
 KERRY NADER
TOTAL
2004
2000
2004
2004
Yes (16%)
 48%
n/a
 51% 1%
No (84%)
 41%
n/a
 59% 0%


ARE YOU MARRIED?
BUSH
 KERRY NADER
TOTAL
2004
2000
2004
2004
Yes (60%)
 49%
-4
 50% 0%
No (40%)
 34%
-4
 64% 1%


ARE YOU MARRIED WITH CHILDREN?
BUSH
 KERRY NADER
TOTAL
2004
2000
2004
2004
Yes (28%)
 46%
n/a
 53% 1%
No (72%)
 42%
n/a
 58% 0%


DO YOU HAVE CHILDREN UNDER 18?
BUSH
 KERRY NADER
TOTAL
2004
2000
2004
2004
Yes (37%)
 42%
-10
 56% 1%
No (63%)
 43%
-3
 56% 0%


ARE YOU GAY, LESBIAN OR BISEXUAL?
BUSH
 KERRY NADER
TOTAL
2004
2000
2004
2004
Yes (3%)
 8%
-17
 92% *
No (97%)
 46%
-4
 53% 1%


GUN OWNER IN HOUSEHOLD?
BUSH
 KERRY NADER
TOTAL
2004
2000
2004
2004
Yes (27%)
 55%
-6
 42% 2%
No (73%)
 41%
+2
 59% 0%


WHEN DID YOU DECIDE WHO TO VOTE FOR?
BUSH
 KERRY NADER
TOTAL
2004
2000
2004
2004
Today (6%)
 50%
n/a
 47% 1%
Last Three Days (4%)
 48%
n/a
 50% 0%
Last Week (3%)
 41%
n/a
 58% *
Last Month (10%)
 37%
n/a
 62% 1%
Before That (77%)
 43%
n/a
 56% 0%


WHEN DID YOU DECIDE WHO TO VOTE FOR?
BUSH
 KERRY NADER
TOTAL
2004
2000
2004
2004
Today/Last 3 Days (10%)
 49%
n/a
 48% 1%
Earlier Than That (90%)
 43%
n/a
 57% 0%


WHEN DID YOU DECIDE WHO TO VOTE FOR?
BUSH
 KERRY NADER
TOTAL
2004
2000
2004
2004
Within the Last Week (12%)
 47%
n/a
 50% 1%
Earlier Than That (88%)
 43%
n/a
 57% 0%


MOST IMPORTANT ISSUE
BUSH
 KERRY NADER
TOTAL
2004
2000
2004
2004
Taxes (6%)
 43%
n/a
 57% *
Education (5%)
 13%
n/a
 85% *
Iraq (17%)
 19%
n/a
 80% 0%