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3,676 Respondents Updated: 2:04 p.m.

VOTE BY GENDER
BUSH
 KERRY NADER
TOTAL
2004
2000
2004
2004
Male (47%)
 55%
+2
 44% 0%
Female (53%)
 48%
+5
 51% 1%


VOTE BY RACE AND GENDER
BUSH
 KERRY NADER
TOTAL
2004
2000
2004
2004
White Men (41%)
 60%
n/a
 39% 0%
White Women (44%)
 53%
n/a
 46% 0%
Non-White Men (7%)
 27%
n/a
 72% 0%
Non-White Women (8%)
 16%
n/a
 82% 2%


VOTE BY RACE
BUSH
 KERRY NADER
TOTAL
2004
2000
2004
2004
White (85%)
 56%
+2
 43% 0%
African-American (8%)
 10%
+1
 90% *
Latino (5%)
 32%
-3
 64% 4%
Asian (1%)
 *
*
 * *
Other (1%)
 *
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VOTE BY AGE
BUSH
 KERRY NADER
TOTAL
2004
2000
2004
2004
18-29 (19%)
 47%
+1
 52% 0%
30-44 (30%)
 54%
+5
 45% 1%
45-59 (29%)
 48%
n/a
 51% 0%
60 and Older (23%)
 55%
+8
 45% 0%


VOTE BY AGE
BUSH
 KERRY NADER
TOTAL
2004
2000
2004
2004
18-64 (86%)
 51%
+3
 48% 1%
65 and Older (14%)
 55%
+8
 45% *


VOTE BY INCOME
BUSH
 KERRY NADER
TOTAL
2004
2000
2004
2004
Under $15,000 (8%)
 32%
n/a
 68% *
$15-30,000 (15%)
 44%
n/a
 56% 0%
$30-50,000 (24%)
 48%
n/a
 51% 0%
$50-75,000 (25%)
 57%
n/a
 43% 0%
$75-100,000 (14%)
 55%
n/a
 44% 0%
$100-150,000 (9%)
 54%
n/a
 45% 1%
$150-200,000 (3%)
 66%
n/a
 34% *
$200,000 or More (2%)
 69%
n/a
 31% *


VOTE BY INCOME
BUSH
 KERRY NADER
TOTAL
2004
2000
2004
2004
Less Than $50,000 (47%)
 44%
n/a
 56% 0%
$50,000 or More (53%)
 57%
n/a
 43% 0%


VOTE BY INCOME
BUSH
 KERRY NADER
TOTAL
2004
2000
2004
2004
Less Than $100,000 (86%)
 49%
n/a
 50% 0%
$100,000 or More (14%)
 59%
n/a
 40% 0%


ANYONE IN HOUSEHOLD IN A UNION?
BUSH
 KERRY NADER
TOTAL
2004
2000
2004
2004
Yes (32%)
 37%
n/a
 62% 1%
No (68%)
 57%
n/a
 42% 0%


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


DO YOU WORK FULL-TIME?
BUSH
 KERRY NADER
TOTAL
2004
2000
2004
2004
Yes (61%)
 52%
+4
 47% 0%
No (39%)
 48%
+0
 51% 0%


ARE YOU A WORKING WOMAN?
BUSH
 KERRY NADER
TOTAL
2004
2000
2004
2004
Yes (29%)
 48%
n/a
 50% 1%
No (71%)
 52%
n/a
 48% 0%


VOTE BY EDUCATION
BUSH
 KERRY NADER
TOTAL
2004
2000
2004
2004
No High School (4%)
 48%
+9
 52% *
H.S. Graduate (26%)
 48%
n/a
 51% 0%
Some College (33%)
 50%
n/a
 49% 0%
College Graduate (22%)
 55%
+4
 44% 0%
Postgrad Study (15%)
 50%
+6
 48% 1%


VOTE BY EDUCATION
BUSH
 KERRY NADER
TOTAL
2004
2000
2004
2004
No College Degree (63%)
 49%
n/a
 50% 0%
College Graduate (37%)
 53%
n/a
 46% 1%


VOTE BY PARTY ID
BUSH
 KERRY NADER
TOTAL
2004
2000
2004
2004
Democrat (37%)
 9%
-2
 91% 0%
Republican (38%)
 94%
+3
 6% 0%
Independent (25%)
 47%
+0
 51% 2%


VOTE BY IDEOLOGY
BUSH
 KERRY NADER
TOTAL
2004
2000
2004
2004
Liberal (20%)
 12%
n/a
 88% 0%
Moderate (47%)
 44%
+0
 55% 0%
Conservative (33%)
 83%
+2
 16% 1%


HAVE YOU EVER VOTED BEFORE?
BUSH
 KERRY NADER
TOTAL
2004
2000
2004
2004
No (11%)
 47%
+4
 51% 1%
Yes (89%)
 52%
+4
 48% 0%


VOTE BY RELIGION
BUSH
 KERRY NADER
TOTAL
2004
2000
2004
2004
Protestant (56%)
 58%
+2
 41% 0%
Catholic (29%)
 50%
+3
 49% 1%
Jewish (1%)
 28%
+9
 72% *
Other (5%)
 31%
+3
 69% 1%
None (10%)
 31%
+1
 68% 0%


WHITE EVANGELICAL/BORN-AGAIN?
BUSH
 KERRY NADER
TOTAL
2004
2000
2004
2004
Yes (25%)
 76%
n/a
 23% 0%
No (75%)
 43%
n/a
 56% 0%


VOTE BY CHURCH ATTENDANCE
BUSH
 KERRY NADER
TOTAL
2004
2000
2004
2004
More Than Weekly (13%)
 66%
+47
 33% *
Weekly (29%)
 58%
+25
 42% 0%
Monthly (14%)
 51%
+38
 49% *
A Few Times a Year (29%)
 44%
+20
 55% 1%
Never (13%)
 37%
+28
 61% 1%


VOTE BY CHURCH ATTENDANCE
BUSH
 KERRY NADER
TOTAL
2004
2000
2004
2004
Weekly (41%)
 60%
n/a
 39% 0%
Occasionally (42%)
 46%
n/a
 53% 1%
Never (12%)
 37%
n/a
 61% 1%


VOTE BY RELIGION AND ATTENDANCE
BUSH
 KERRY NADER
TOTAL
2004
2000
2004
2004
Protestant/Weekly (17%)
 65%
n/a
 34% 0%
Prot./Less Often (16%)
 56%
n/a
 44% 0%
Catholic/Weekly (13%)
 53%
n/a
 47% *
Catholic/Less Often (14%)
 47%
n/a
 52% 2%
All Others (36%)
 43%
n/a
 56% 0%


HAVE YOU EVER SERVED IN THE MILITARY?
BUSH
 KERRY NADER
TOTAL
2004
2000
2004
2004
Yes (16%)
 61%
n/a
 39% *
No (84%)
 49%
n/a
 50% 1%


ARE YOU MARRIED?
BUSH
 KERRY NADER
TOTAL
2004
2000
2004
2004
Yes (65%)
 57%
+4
 42% 0%
No (35%)
 40%
+2
 59% 0%


ARE YOU MARRIED WITH CHILDREN?
BUSH
 KERRY NADER
TOTAL
2004
2000
2004
2004
Yes (30%)
 59%
n/a
 39% 1%
No (70%)
 47%
n/a
 52% 0%


DO YOU HAVE CHILDREN UNDER 18?
BUSH
 KERRY NADER
TOTAL
2004
2000
2004
2004
Yes (39%)
 54%
+2
 44% 1%
No (61%)
 49%
+3
 51% 0%


ARE YOU GAY, LESBIAN OR BISEXUAL?
BUSH
 KERRY NADER
TOTAL
2004
2000
2004
2004
Yes (3%)
 19%
-6
 81% *
No (97%)
 52%
+2
 47% 0%


GUN OWNER IN HOUSEHOLD?
BUSH
 KERRY NADER
TOTAL
2004
2000
2004
2004
Yes (47%)
 58%
-3
 41% 1%
No (53%)
 46%
+7
 54% *


WHEN DID YOU DECIDE WHO TO VOTE FOR?
BUSH
 KERRY NADER
TOTAL
2004
2000
2004
2004
Today (6%)
 45%
n/a
 50% 3%
Last Three Days (4%)
 33%
n/a
 64% 1%
Last Week (3%)
 56%
n/a
 44% *
Last Month (10%)
 48%
n/a
 50% 0%
Before That (78%)
 52%
n/a
 48% 0%


WHEN DID YOU DECIDE WHO TO VOTE FOR?
BUSH
 KERRY NADER
TOTAL
2004
2000
2004
2004
Today/Last 3 Days (10%)
 40%
n/a
 56% 2%
Earlier Than That (90%)
 52%
n/a
 48% 0%


WHEN DID YOU DECIDE WHO TO VOTE FOR?
BUSH
 KERRY NADER
TOTAL
2004
2000
2004
2004
Within the Last Week (12%)
 43%
n/a
 53% 2%
Earlier Than That (88%)
 52%
n/a
 48% 0%


MOST IMPORTANT ISSUE
BUSH
 KERRY NADER
TOTAL
2004
2000
2004
2004
Taxes (6%)
 53%
n/a
 46% 1%
Education (5%)
 32%
n/a
 67% *
Iraq (13%)
 28%
n/a
 72% *