For paper of August 29, 2004
The New York Times/CBS News Poll 2004 Republican National Delegate Survey
August 3-23, 2004 N= 1,200
THE REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION. POLL OF 1,085 DELEGATES TO THE JUNE 16-JULY 17. TRENDS FROM THE GENERAL PUBLIC ARE BASED ON REGISTERED VOTERS FROM THE MOST RECENT NATIONWIDE POLLS — CONDUCTED JULY 11-15 AND AUG. 15-18. ALL VOTERS INDICATES ALL REGISTERED VOTERS. GOP VOTERS INDICATES REGISTERED VOTERS WHO CONSIDER THEMSELVES REPUBLICAN. DEM VOTERS INDICATES REGISTERED VOTERS WHO CONSIDER THEMSELVES DEMOCRATS.
RESPONSES LABELED GOP DEL ARE DELEGATES TO RESPONSES LABELED DEM DEL BASED ON A DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION, INTERVIEWED
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1. When you were selected as a delegate to the national convention, were you officially committed to support George W. Bush, or were you uncommitted? Committed 85 Uncommitted 11 Other DK/NA 3
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4. What type of delegate are you? Are you a district delegate or are you at-large? District 55 At large 44 DK/NA 1
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6. How would you describe your support for George W. Bush as the Republican nominee? Would you say you are enthusiastically supporting him, supporting him but have reservations about him, or are you supporting him only because he is the likely party nominee? Enthusiastic 92 88 96 With reservations 4 6 3 Party nominee 3 4 1 DK/NA 2 2 -
2000 GOP Del 2004 DEM Del1 2004 GOP Del
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QUESTION REFERRED TO JOHN KERRY
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How many years have you been active in Republican party politics? Less than 10 16 19 16 16 10-19 years 28 26 24 27 20-25 years 28 22 25 23 Over 25 years 27 32 35 34 DK/NA 1 1 -
1988 1996 2000 2004
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8. Have you ever attended a national convention as a delegate or as an alternate before? Yes 41 44 46 45 No 59 56 54 55 DK/NA -
1988 1996 2000 2004
GOP GOP GOP GOP
Del Del Del Del
IF ANSWERED “YES” TO Q.8, ASK: 9. Which one(s) did you attend? 2000 GOP Del 2000 convention 1996 convention 1992 convention 1988 convention 1984 convention 1980 convention 1976 convention 1972 convention Before 1972 34 21 16 10 6 4 2 1 2004 GOP Del 33 22 16 11 8 5 4 2 2
10. What do you think will be the most important campaign issue in your state? 1996 DEM Del GOP Del 39 26 2000 DEM Del GOP Del 12 11 2004 GOP Del DEM Del 22 24 5 7 3 7 3 1 1 15 2 15 1 8 1 1 2 1 1 9 27 7 8 1 10 2 2 2 1 10 1
Economy War Iraq Taxes Budget Deficit Terrorism Defense Homeland security Abortion Environment Immigration Jobs/Unemployment Welfare Crime Education Social Security Health Care Moral Values
Medicare/Health cost
3 3
14 14
1 1
13 1
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1 3 2 2 33 7 19 3 14 2
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3 2 1 26 4 3 2 30 4
10 7 3 8
4 4 3 2
Other DK/NA
6 14 4
2 20 5
11. What would make the Republican ticket stronger in your state – for Vice President Dick Cheney to remain on the 2004 ticket, or for Dick Cheney to be replaced by someone else? Cheney remain 83 Replace Cheney 7 No difference(vol.) 6 DK/NA 4
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IF ANSWERED “REPLACE CHENEY” TO Q.11, ASK: 12. Who should Cheney be replaced with? 2004 GOP Del 3 1 1 1 1
Rudy Giuliani John McCain Colin Powell Other DK/NA
13. Do you think of George W. Bush as more of a liberal, a moderate, or a conservative? Liberal 9 8 Moderate 18 29 21 Conservative 45 57 74 DK/NA 8 6 4
All voters GOP voters 2004 GOP Del
14. Is your opinion of Tom DeLay favorable, not favorable, undecided, or haven't you heard enough about Tom DeLay yet to have an opinion? Not Favorable favorable 7 12 11 9 52 8 Haven’t heard enough 68 69 20
All voters GOP voters 2004 GOP Del
Undecided 12 10 16
Refused 1 1 4
15. Is your opinion of Rudolph Giuliani favorable, not favorable, undecided, or haven't you heard enough about Rudolph Giuliani yet to have an opinion? Not Favorable favorable 54 7 65 2 91 2 Haven’t heard enough 22 19 2
All voters GOP voters 2004 GOP Del
Undecided 16 13 4
Refused 1 1
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16. Is your opinion of Dick Cheney favorable, not favorable, undecided, or haven't you heard enough about Dick Cheney yet to have an opinion? Not Favorable favorable 29 37 61 8 94 2 Haven’t heard enough 19 17 -
All voters GOP voters 2004 GOP Del
Undecided 14 14 3
Refused 1
17. Is your opinion of John McCain favorable, not favorable, undecided, or haven't you heard enough about John McCain yet to have an opinion? Not Favorable favorable 45 11 38 9 42 16 56 17 62 16 Haven’t heard enough 19 21 17 4 1
All voters DEM voters GOP voters 2004 DEM Del 2004 GOP Del
Undecided 24 31 23 20 18
Refused 1 1 1 2 2
18. Is your opinion of Ed Gillespie favorable, not favorable, undecided, or haven't you heard enough about Ed Gillespie yet to have an opinion? Not Favorable favorable 59 1 Haven’t heard enough 28
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Undecided 12
Refused 1
2. Is your opinion of Arnold Schwarzenegger favorable, not favorable, undecided, or haven't you heard enough about Arnold Schwarzenegger yet to have an opinion? Not Favorable favorable 35 18 47 10 74 3 Haven’t heard enough 18 18 16
All voters GOP voters 2004 GOP Del
Undecided 29 24 14
Refused 1 1
19. Is your opinion of Ralph Nader favorable, not favorable, undecided, or haven't you heard enough about Ralph Nader yet to have an opinion? Not Favorable favorable 16 39 14 39 14 41 9 76 11 64 Haven’t heard enough 20 26 22 2 5
All voters DEM voters GOP voters 2004 DEM Del 2004 GOP Del
Undecided 24 27 22 12 17
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Refused 1 1 2 1 3
20. Which comes closer to your view: Government should do more to solve national problems; or Government is doing too many things better left to businesses and individuals? 1996 DEM Del 1996 GOP Del 2000 DEM Del 2000 GOP Del All voters DEM voters GOP voters 2004 DEM Del 2004 GOP Del Do more 76 4 73 4 42 48 35 79 7 Doing too much 12 91 8 88 52 45 58 12 85 DK/NA 12 5 18 8 7 7 7 9 7
21. Which comes closer to your view: Government should do more to promote traditional values; or Government should not favor one set of values over another? 1996 DEM Del 1996 GOP Del 2000 DEM Del 2000 GOP Del All voters DEM voters GOP voters 2004 DEM Del 2004 GOP Del Do more 27 56 20 44 40 26 61 15 55 Should not favor 66 33 66 44 57 71 36 78 34 DK/NA 7 11 14 12 3 3 3 7 11
22. How serious a problem do you think the budget deficit is for the country right now -- very serious, somewhat serious, not too serious, or not at all serious? Very 51 68 28 86 13 Somewhat 35 23 50 13 47 Not too 10 8 15 1 33 Not at all 2 5 6 DK/NA 1 1 2 1 2
All voters DEM voters GOP voters 2004 DEM Del 2004 GOP Del
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23. Which do you think is a better way to improve the national economy -cutting taxes or reducing the federal budget deficit? Cutting taxes 34 18 53 4 71 Reducing deficit 58 72 38 87 14 Neither(vol.) 2 3 2 5 3 DK/NA 6 6 7 4 11
All voters DEM voters GOP voters 2004 DEM Del 2004 GOP Del
24. Which comes closest to your view about the tax cuts Congress has passed since 2000: 1. ALL of those tax cuts should be made permanent OR 2. MOST of those tax cuts should be made permanent; OR 3. MOST of those tax cuts should be repealed or allowed to expire; OR 4. ALL of those tax cuts should be repealed or allowed to expire. All made permanent 18 10 30 1 61 Most made permanent 31 23 38 6 34 Most repealed or expired 31 40 16 71 2 All repealed or expired 12 19 7 18 -
All voters DEM voters GOP voters 2004 DEM Del 2004 GOP Del
DK/NA 8 7 9 4 3
25. Looking back, do you think the United States did the right thing in taking military action against Iraq, or should the U.S. have stayed out? Did the right thing 46 21 78 7 96 Should have stayed out 51 75 19 86 3
All voters DEM voters GOP voters 2004 DEM Del 2004 GOP Del
DK/NA 4 4 3 7 2
26. Do you approve or disapprove of medical research using embryonic stem cells? Approve 52 36 42 Disapprove 30 42 41 DK/NA 17 21 17
All voters GOP voters 2004 GOP Del
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IF ANSWERED “APPROVE” TO Q.26, ASK: 3. President Bush authorized federal funding for stem cell research using only a limited number of existing stem cell lines. Do you think that federal funding should be extended to a larger number of stem cell lines, or is the existing level sufficient? Lines should be extended 35 18 21 Existing level sufficient 13 15 15
All voters GOP voters 2004 GOP Del
DK/NA 3 3 6
27. Should legal immigration into the United States be kept at its present level, increased, or decreased? Present 33 32 32 51 52 Increased 13 16 11 23 12 Decreased 49 48 53 14 25 DK/NA 4 4 3 12 11
All voters DEM voters GOP voters 2004 DEM Del 2004 GOP Del
28. What is your personal feeling about abortion: 1. It should be permitted in all cases; 2. It should be permitted, but subject to greater restrictions than it is now; 3. It should be permitted only in cases such as rape, incest and to save the woman’s life; OR 4. It should ONLY be permitted to save the woman’s life? All cases 61 11 62 10 26 37 13 64 8 With Rape, incest Only to Not DK/ restrictions save life save life permitted NA 15 13 3 8 12 38 27 4 8 13 13 2 10 14 40 23 3 9 16 33 17 5 3 16 31 12 2 3 12 37 25 10 3 14 10 2 1 9 13 41 23 6 9
1996 DEM Del 1996 GOP Del 2000 DEM Del 2000 GOP Del All voters DEM voters GOP voters 2004 DEM Del 2004 GOP Del
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29. Which of these comes closest to your view? 1. Abortion should be generally available to those who want it. 2. Abortion should be available but under stricter limits than it is now. 3. Abortion should not be permitted? Generally Available under Available stricter limits Not permitted DK/NA 2000 DEM Del 71 19 4 6 2000 GOP Del 14 43 31 12 All voters 34 40 24 2 DEM voters 49 36 13 2 GOP voters 17 42 38 3 2004 DEM Del 75 17 2 6 2004 GOP Del 13 39 38 11
30. Which concerns you more right now -- that the government is failing to enact strong anti-terrorism laws, or that the government is enacting new anti-terrorism laws which excessively restrict the average person's civil liberties? Enact Fail to enact excessive laws Neither(vol.) DK/NA All voters 44 43 5 8 DEM voters 35 53 3 9 GOP voters 59 25 8 8 2004 DEM Del 13 77 5 5 2004 GOP Del 40 15 34 12
31. Should presidential candidates discuss the role of religion in their lives or is this something that should not be part of a presidential campaign? Should discuss Not part of campaign DK/NA All voters 48 50 2 DEM voters 32 65 3 GOP voters 68 29 3 2004 DEM Del 33 62 5 2004 GOP Del 81 14 5
32. How important do you think it is for the United States to work through the United Nations to solve international problems -- is it extremely important, somewhat important, not so important, or not important at all? Extremely 49 66 31 79 7 Somewhat 33 26 39 21 44 Not so 8 4 15 24 Not at all 9 2 15 22 DK/NA 1 2
All voters DEM voters GOP voters 2004 DEM Del 2004 GOP Del
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33. Should the United States try to change a dictatorship to a democracy where it can, or should the United States stay out of other countries' affairs? Try to change Stay out Depends(vol.) DK/NA All voters 25 60 9 7 DEM voters 15 76 7 2 GOP voters 39 36 13 12 2004 DEM Del 16 56 21 7 2004 GOP Del 41 17 31 12
34. Do you think the result of the war with Iraq was worth the loss of American life and other costs of attacking Iraq or not? Worth it 36 12 70 3 86 Not worth it 59 85 24 93 3 DK/NA 5 3 6 5 11
All voters DEM voters GOP voters 2004 DEM Del 2004 GOP Del
35. Which comes closer to your opinion about what the United States policy should be after the war with Iraq? The United States should not attack another country unless the U.S. is attacked first OR The United States should be able to attack any country it thinks might attack the U.S.? Should not attack 59 72 40 68 15 Should attack 34 22 50 17 64 DK/NA 7 6 10 15 21
All voters DEM voters GOP voters 2004 DEM Del 2004 GOP Del
36. Which comes closest to your view? 1. Gay couples should be allowed to legally marry, OR 2. Gay couples should be allowed to form civil unions but not legally marry, OR 3. There should be no legal recognition of a gay couple's relationship? Should be allowed to marry 26 36 11 44 3 Should be allowed to form civil unions 33 28 36 43 41 No legal recognition DK/NA 39 3 33 3 52 1 5 7 49 6
All voters DEM voters GOP voters 2004 DEM Del 2004 GOP Del
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37. What do you think should be the penalty for murder -- the death penalty or life in prison without any chance of parole? Death penalty 20 60 50 39 65 19 57 Life 60 14 39 48 24 66 17 Depends 15 23 9 9 9 12 22 Neither 1 5 DK/NA 5 4 3 5 2 3 4
2000 DEM Del 2000 GOP Del All voters DEM voters GOP voters 2004 DEM Del 2004 DEM Del
38. Please tell me if you agree or disagree with the following statements. We must protect the environment even if it means jobs in your community are lost because of it. 2000 DEM Del 2000 GOP Del All voters DEM voters GOP voters 2004 DEM Del 2004 GOP Del Agree 63 32 52 62 42 62 25 Disagree 17 41 42 33 53 23 54 DK/NA 20 28 6 6 6 15 22
39. When it comes to regulating the environmental and safety practices of business, do you think the federal government is doing enough, should it do more, or should it do less? 2000 DEM Del 2000 GOP Del All voters DEM voters GOP voters 2004 DEM Del 2004 GOP Del Enough 31 42 27 20 32 11 50 Do more 60 8 59 71 45 85 15 Do less 3 41 9 6 15 2 26 DK/NA 6 9 5 4 8 2 8
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40. Which of the following statements comes closer to your opinion - 1) Trade restrictions are necessary to protect domestic industries, OR 2) Free trade must be allowed, even if domestic industries are hurt by foreign competition? 1996 DEM Del 1996 GOP Del 2000 DEM Del 2000 GOP Del All voters DEM voters GOP voters 2004 DEM Del 2004 GOP Del Restrictions necessary 54 31 50 27 69 68 71 67 32 Allow free trade 35 53 37 61 27 26 25 23 53 DK/NA 11 16 13 12 5 6 5 10 15
41. This year new independent groups - often known as "527" organizations are running TV advertisements to support policy goals. By law, these advertisements can NOT be coordinated or approved by political parties or campaigns. From what you have seen or heard, are advertisements from the "527" groups that are trying to support Republican policy goals making it easier for Republicans to win in November, making it harder, or are they not affecting the Republican candidates' ability to win in November, or haven't you heard enough yet about 527 groups to say for sure? Hvn't hrd enough 48 48 Some help/ some hurt(vol.) DK/NA 1 3 2 8
2004 DEM Del1 2004 GOP Del
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Easier 33 11
Harder No diff. 2 11 13 19
ASKED QUESTION ABOUT DEMOCRATS
42. Do you think the recent campaign finance law changes -- commonly known as McCain-Feingold -- are making it easier for the Republicans to win national elections, are making it harder for Republicans to win, or are the new laws not affecting Republicans' ability to win national elections? 2004 DEM Del1 2004 GOP Del
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Easier 7 3
Harder 41 44
No effect 35 38
DK/NA 18 15
ASKED QUESTION ABOUT DEMOCRATS
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43. Some people say that political conventions are outdated and no longer needed since the presidential nominees are now selected before the conventions. Other people say political conventions are needed to show the public who the members of the parties are and what they stand for. Which do you think? Are political conventions still needed or not? 2000 DEM Del 2000 GOP Del All voters DEM voters GOP voters 2004 DEM Del 2004 GOP Del Still needed 90 90 60 70 50 91 88 Not needed 8 8 36 28 44 7 9 DK/NA 2 2 4 3 6 2 3
44. What do you think the chances are that the Republicans will retain control of the Senate this November -- excellent, pretty good, fair, or poor? Excellent Pretty good Fair Poor DK/NA 2004 GOP Del 50 45 4 1
45. How much confidence do you have that the votes counted properly this November -- a lot, some, not at all? No A lot Some Not much All voters 67 23 5 DEM voters 62 25 4 GOP voters 75 19 5 2004 DEM Del 63 26 7 2004 GOP Del 86 9 2
in your state will be much, or no confidence confidence at all 4 7 3 1
DK/NA 1 1 1 1 1
46. Have you ever been to New York before? Yes 84 No 16 DK/NA -
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47. In general, do you think most people have a good image of New York City or a bad image of New York City? IF MIXED, ASK: Is that mainly good or mainly bad? Good Bad DK/NA All voters 74 20 8 GOP voters 73 19 8 2004 GOP Del 82 11 9
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48. What about you? Do YOU have a good image or a bad image of New York City? IF MIXED, ASK: Is that mainly good or mainly bad? Good 79 78 94 Bad 13 13 3 DK/NA 9 9 3
All voters GOP voters 2004 GOP Del
49. Do you think it was a good idea for the Republicans to hold their convention in New York this year or should they have held it in another city? Good idea 86 Bad idea 9 DK/NA 5
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50. Is there any particular place or thing you want to be sure to see while visiting New York? IF YES, ASK: What is that? 2004 GOP Del 16 7 21 4 4 1 4 1 1 1 1 1 29 7 2
Ground Zero Broadway play Statue of Liberty Ellis Island Baseball game Central Park Museum Empire State Building Specific restaurant Friends/family U.S. Open/Tennis Everything Nothing Other DK/NA
51. Do you think that most New Yorkers think it was a good idea that the Republicans chose New York for their convention, or do you think most New Yorkers think the Republicans should have held their convention in another city? Good idea 50 Another city 18 DK/NA 32
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53. In a game between the Boston Red Sox and the New York Yankees, would you be more likely to root for the Red Sox or the Yankees? Red Sox 2004 DEM Del 2004 GOP Del 49 23 Yankees 34 56 Neither(vol.) 12 13 DK/NA 5 8
55. How worried are you about a possible terrorist attack in New York during the convention -- very worried, somewhat worried, not too worried, or not at all worried?
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2004 DEM Del 2004 GOP Del
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Very 3 3
Somewhat 24 28
Not too 39 36
Not at all 34 32
DK/NA 1
QUESTION ASKED ABOUT BOSTON
59. Besides being a delegate to the 2004 Republican convention, do you now hold a party position? Yes 60 58 65 No 39 42 35 DK/NA 1 -
1996 GOP Del 2000 GOP Del 2004 GOP Del
IF ANSWERED “YES” TO Q.59, ASK: 60. What position is that? 1996 GOP Del 32 5 2 2000 GOP Del 33 20 5 2004 GOP Del 32 20 6 1
Local/County/Parish/District State/Regional National DK/NA
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IF ANSWERED “NO” TO Q.62, ASK: 61. Have you ever held a party position? Yes 17 17 16 No 21 20 21 DK/NA 3 -
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62. Do you now hold a publicly elected office? Yes 28 No 72 DK/NA -
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IF ANSWERED “YES” TO Q.62, ASK: 63. What office is that? 2004 GOP Del 9 11 1
Local State National
IF ANSWERED “NO” TO Q. 62, ASK: 64. Have you ever held an elected office? Yes 11 No 59 DK/NA 2
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65. Are you a member of a labor union? Yes 31 4 13 15 12 25 3 No 69 95 86 85 88 74 97 DK/NA -
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66. Have you yourself ever served in the U.S. armed forces or in the U.S. reserves? Yes 17 29 15 27 18 18 21 14 19 No 83 70 85 73 82 82 79 86 80 DK/NA 1 -
1996 DEM Del 1996 GOP Del 2000 DEM Del 2000 GOP Del All voters DEM voters GOP voters 2004 DEM Del 2004 GOP Del
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67. Are you a member of the National Rifle Association, or not? Yes 2 17 9 4 12 2 24 No 98 82 91 96 86 98 75 DK/NA 1 1 1
2000 DEM Del 2000 GOP Del All voters DEM voters GOP voters 2004 DEM Del 2004 GOP Del
68. Was there any time when you thought of yourself as a Democrat? Yes 26 25 28 No 73 74 71 DK/NA 1 1 1
1996 GOP Del 2000 GOP Del 2004 GOP Del
How would you describe your views on most political matters? Generally do you think of yourself as liberal, moderate, or conservative? 1988 DEM Del 1988 GOP Del 1996 DEM Del 1996 GOP Del 2000 DEM Del 2000 GOP Del All voters DEM voters GOP voters 2004 DEM Del 2004 GOP Del Liberal 39 1 43 36 1 20 34 8 41 1 Moderate 50 36 48 27 56 34 42 45 30 52 33 Conservative 5 60 5 70 5 63 36 19 61 3 63 DK/NA 6 4 4 2 3 2 2 2 1 4 2
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69. Would you say you are very (liberal/conservative) or only somewhat (liberal/conservative)? Very liberal 15 15 14 7 12 2 22 1 Somewhat liberal 24 1 28 20 1 13 21 4 19 1 Somewhat conservative 3 19 1 35 2 27 22 15 31 3 27 Very conservative 1 41 4 31 2 30 13 4 25 33 DK/NA 6 3 1 5 2 5 1 3
1988 DEM Del 1988 GOP Del 1996 DEM Del 1996 GOP Del 2000 DEM Del 2000 GOP Del All voters DEM voters GOP voters 2004 DEM Del 2004 GOP Del
70. Are you the parent of any children under 18? All voters DEM voters GOP voters 2004 DEM Del 2004 GOP Del Yes 34 32 38 24 31 No 66 68 62 76 69 again
71. Some people think of themselves as evangelical or born Christians. Do you ever think of yourself in either of these ways? 2000 DEM Del 2000 GOP Del All voters DEM voters GOP voters 2004 DEM Del 2004 GOP Del Yes 12 27 34 27 48 13 33 No 86 69 65 71 51 86 65 DK/NA 2 4 1 2 1 1 2
72. How important is religion in your daily life -- extremely important, very important, somewhat important, or not at all important? 2000 DEM Del 2000 GOP Del All voters DEM voters GOP voters 2004 DEM Del 2004 GOP Del Extremely 22 32 28 20 37 21 39 Very 36 44 33 41 31 36 37 Somewhat 29 18 27 26 25 29 20 Not at all DK/NA 10 3 3 3 11 1 12 6 1 12 1 3 1
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What is your religious preference TODAY? 1988 DEM Del 1988 GOP Del 1996 DEM Del 1996 GOP Del 2000 DEM Del 2000 GOP Del All voters DEM voters GOP voters 2004 DEM Del 2004 GOP Del Protestant 51 70 47 62 47 63 57 55 68 43 65 Catholic 30 24 30 25 31 27 25 24 25 32 26 Jewish 6 2 6 3 8 2 2 3 8 2 Other 4 2 6 5 5 4 4 5 1 6 5 None 8 1 8 3 7 1 11 12 4 9 1 DK/NA 2 1 3 2 3 3 2 1 2 2 1
How old are you? 2000 DEM Del 2000 GOP Del All voters DEM voters GOP voters 2004 DEM Del 2004 GOP Del 18-29 4 3 19 14 16 7 4 30-39 11 12 18 16 19 11 11 40-49 29 25 20 19 22 22 22 50-59 35 29 18 19 15 33 29 60-69 15 21 12 15 15 19 23 Over 69 6 9 13 16 11 7 9 DK/NA 1 1 1 1 1
Are you white, black, Asian, or something else? 1996 DEM Del 1996 GOP Del 2000 DEM Del 2000 GOP Del All voters DEM voters GOP voters 2004 DEM Del 2004 GOP Del White Black 71 17 91 3 69 19 89 4 78 14 61 28 94 2 68 18 85 6 Asian 3 1 3 2 2 2 1 3 2 Other 9 2 8 2 5 7 3 10 4 Refused 1 3 1 2 1 2 1 1 2
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Are you of Hispanic origin or descent, or not? 1996 DEM Del 1996 GOP Del 2000 DEM Del 2000 GOP Del All voters DEM voters GOP voters 2004 DEM Del 2004 GOP Del Hispanic 9 3 12 6 11 15 12 12 7 Not Hispanic 87 94 85 92 88 85 86 87 91 DK/NA 4 4 2 2 1 2 1 2
Are you now married, widowed, divorced, separated, or have you never been married? 1996 DEM Del 1996 GOP Del 2000 DEM Del 2000 GOP Del All voters DEM voters GOP voters 2004 DEM Del 2004 GOP Del Married 63 82 64 80 60 56 66 60 78 Widowed 5 4 5 4 7 9 5 4 5 Divorced 13 5 13 7 10 13 8 13 7 Separated 1 1 1 1 3 4 1 2 1 Never married 17 8 17 9 20 18 19 21 9 DK/NA 1 1 -
77. What is your current occupation? Politician/Public office Retired Other DK/NA 2004 DEM Del 15 13 72 2004 GOP Del 12 11 77 -
78. Do you or does any other member of your household own a handgun, rifle, shotgun or any other kind of firearm? 2000 DEM Del 2000 GOP Del All voters DEM voters GOP voters 2004 DEM Del 2004 GOP Del Yes, self 24 46 30 19 44 22 45 Yes, other 11 11 13 13 16 11 13 No 63 39 55 67 39 65 39 DK/NA 1 5 1 1 1 1 3
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79. What was the last grade in school you completed? All voters 5 32 32 19 11 DEM voters 8 36 27 15 13 GOP voters 5 29 33 23 9 2004 DEM Del 5 18 24 53 9 22 15 1 6 2004 GOP Del 6 20 29 44 10 15 16 1 2 -
Not a H.S. grad H.S. grad Some college College grad Post Grad Post Grad, no degree Masters Law - LLB/JD Medical - MD/DDS PHD Refused
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Was your total family income in the year 2003 UNDER or OVER $50,000? Was it under $25,000? Was it between $50,000 and $75,000, between $75,000 and $100,000, between $100,000 and $200,000, or over $200,000? Under $25,000 3 2 4 2 $25,000$50,000 15 8 11 6 $50,000- $75,000- $100,000- Over $75,000 $100,000 $200,000 $200,000 21 21 25 11 16 16 26 15 21 19 28 14 26 16 25 17 Refused 6 17 4 8
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2000 DEM Del 2000 GOP Del All voters DEM voters GOP voters 2004 DEM Del 2004 GOP Del Under $25,000 3 2 4 2
Under $50,000 18 10 45 57 37 15 8 $25,000$50,000 15 8 11 6
$50,000$75,000 21 16 21 19 20 21 26 $50,000$100,000 42 32 40 42
Over $75,000 57 57 29 22 35 61 58 Over $100,000 36 41 42 42
Refused 6 17 5 2 8 4 8
2000 2000 2004 2004
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Del Del Del Del
Refused 6 17 6 8
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81. Would you say that your TOTAL net worth is under $500,000, between $500,000 and $1 million, or over $1 million? Under $500,000 69 43 61 35 54 36 $500,000$1 million 17 18 17 21 23 18 Over $1 million 8 18 12 23 14 27 DK/NA 9 22 9 21 9 19
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Gender of delegate 1996 DEM Del 1996 GOP Del 2000 DEM Del 2000 GOP Del All voters DEM voters GOP voters 2004 DEM Del 2004 GOP Del Male 47 64 52 65 49 43 52 50 57 Female 53 36 48 35 51 57 47 50 43
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