North Carolina
Are you:
Category % Total Kerry Bush Male 41 38 60 Female 59 46 54
Sex by race
Category % Total Kerry Bush White male 32 25 74 White female 40 28 72 Non-white male 11 75 19 Non-white female 18 84 16
Are you:
Category % Total Kerry Bush White 71 27 73 Black 26 85 14 Hispanic / Latino 1 - - Asian 0 - - Other 2 - -
AGE (60 and over)
Category % Total Kerry Bush 18-29 14 56 43 30-44 33 37 61 45-59 30 42 57 60 or over 22 43 57
Age 65 & over
Category % Total Kerry Bush 18-64 87 42 56 65 or over 13 44 55
2003 total family income:
Category % Total Kerry Bush Under $15,000 10 66 34 $15,000-$29,999 18 61 38 $30,000-$49,999 22 45 54 $50,000-$74,999 21 34 65 $75,000-$99,999 12 28 72 $100,000-$149,999 11 29 71 $150,000-$199,999 3 32 67 $200,000 or more 3 36 60
Total family income:
Category % Total Kerry Bush Less than $50,000 50 55 44 $50,000 or more 50 31 68
Total family income:
Category % Total Kerry Bush Less than $100,000 83 46 54 $100,000 or more 17 31 68
What was the last grade of school you completed?
Category % Total Kerry Bush Did not complete high school 4 53 47 High school graduate 22 48 52 Some college or associate degree 29 39 61 College graduate 30 41 57 Postgraduate study 15 47 52
College Education
Category % Total Kerry Bush No college degree 55 44 56 College graduate 45 43 56
No matter how you voted today, do you usually think of yourself as a:
Category % Total Kerry Bush Democrat 39 84 16 Republican 40 4 96 Independent or something else 21 41 56
On most political matters, do you consider yourself:
Category % Total Kerry Bush Liberal 17 80 18 Moderate 44 50 49 Conservative 40 18 81
Is this the first time you have ever voted?
Category % Total Kerry Bush Yes 12 58 41 No 88 42 58
Religion, combined Protestant and other Christian.
Category % Total Kerry Bush Protestant / Other Christian 76 38 62 Catholic 9 40 60 Jewish 1 - - Something else 8 69 30 None 6 75 24
Religion among whites
Category % Total Kerry Bush White Protestant / Other Christian 53 22 78 White Catholic 7 35 65 White Jewish 1 - - White something else 4 43 57 White none 3 59 39 Non-white 32 79 19
White Protestant Conservatives
Category % Total Kerry Bush White Protestant conservatives 24 5 95 All others 76 55 44
White Evangelical/Born-again Christians
Category % Total Kerry Bush White Evangelical / Born-again Christians 36 16 84 All others 64 58 40
Have you ever served in the U.S. military?
Category % Total Kerry Bush Yes 18 31 66 No 82 46 53
When did you finally decide for whom to vote in the presidential election?
Category % Total Kerry Bush Just today 4 71 26 In the last three days 4 57 43 Sometime last week 3 - - During the last month 11 50 48 Before that 78 39 60
Time: Last three days/Earlier than that
Category % Total Kerry Bush Today / Within the last three days 8 64 34 Within the last week or earlier 92 40 59
Time: Last week/Earlier than that
Category % Total Kerry Bush Today through within the last three days 11 62 37 Within the last week or earlier 89 40 59
Was your vote for president mainly:
Category % Total Kerry Bush For your candidate 74 37 63 Against his opponent 23 66 33
Do you think the condition of North Carolina's economy is:
Category % Total Kerry Bush Excellent 3 - - Good 46 30 69 Not so good 38 54 45 Poor 12 76 24
Is your opinion of John Edwards:
Category % Total Kerry Bush Favorable 51 81 19 Unfavorable 46 5 94
Do you approve or disapprove of the way George W. Bush is handling his job as president?
Category % Total Kerry Bush Strongly approve 37 2 98 Somewhat approve 20 15 83 Somewhat disapprove 11 86 12 Strongly disapprove 31 97 2
Do you approve or disapprove of the way George W. Bush is handling his job as president?
Category % Total Kerry Bush Approve 57 6 93 Disapprove 42 94 5
Which ONE issue mattered most in deciding how you voted for president? (Check only one)
Category % Total Kerry Bush Taxes 5 32 67 Education 4 76 24 Iraq 17 76 22 Terrorism 20 13 87 Economy / Jobs 21 76 22 Moral values 24 11 89 Health care 5 73 27
Which ONE candidate quality mattered most in deciding how you voted for president? (Check only one)
Category % Total Kerry Bush He cares about people like me 10 72 28 He has strong religious faith 14 7 93 He is honest and trustworthy 11 29 69 He is a strong leader 21 14 86 He is intelligent 6 84 13 He will bring about needed change 21 93 6 He has clear stands on the issues 15 25 73
Compared to four years ago, is the country:
Category % Total Kerry Bush Safer from terrorism 55 14 86 Less safe from terrorism 42 82 17
Which ONE issue mattered most in deciding how you voted for U.S. senator? (Check only one)
Category % Total Kerry Bush Health care 15 68 32 Tobacco buyout 1 - - Same-sex marriage 12 15 85 Taxes 10 27 73 Foreign trade 2 - - Economy / Jobs 42 53 46 Education 11 46 54
How do you feel about the U.S. decision to go to war with Iraq?
Category % Total Kerry Bush Strongly approve 32 5 95 Somewhat approve 24 14 86 Somewhat disapprove 14 78 20 Strongly disapprove 29 95 4
How do you feel about the U.S. decision to go to war with Iraq?
Category % Total Kerry Bush Approve 54 8 91 Disapprove 42 89 9
How do you think things are going for the U.S. in Iraq now?
Category % Total Kerry Bush Very well 11 4 96 Somewhat well 38 7 92 Somewhat badly 22 68 31 Very badly 27 93 6
How do you think things are going for the U.S. in Iraq now?
Category % Total Kerry Bush Very / Somewhat well 48 7 93 Very / Somewhat badly 48 82 17
Who would you trust to handle the economy?
Category % Total Kerry Bush Only John Kerry 36 99 1 Only George W. Bush 45 1 99 Both of them 8 32 68 Neither of them 10 54 38
Who would you trust to handle the economy?
Category % Total Kerry Bush Only Kerry / Both 43 86 13 Only Bush / Neither 54 10 88
Who would you trust to handle the economy?
Category % Total Kerry Bush Only Bush / Both 54 5 94 Only Kerry / Neither 46 89 9
Compared to four years ago, is your family's financial situation:
Category % Total Kerry Bush Better today 33 13 87 Worse today 27 82 17 About the same 38 43 56
Who would you trust to handle terrorism?
Category % Total Kerry Bush Only John Kerry 30 98 1 Only George W. Bush 51 2 98 Both of them 8 77 23 Neither of them 10 76 18
Who would you trust to handle terrorism?
Category % Total Kerry Bush Only Kerry / Both 37 94 6 Only Bush / Neither 60 14 85
Who would you trust to handle terrorism?
Category % Total Kerry Bush Only Bush / Both 58 12 88 Only Kerry / Neither 39 93 5
Population of area, five categories
Category % Total Kerry Bush Over 500 thousand 7 63 37 50 to 500 thousand 31 47 50 Suburbs 21 28 70 10 to 50 thousand 19 43 57 Rural 23 44 56
Population of area, three categories
Category % Total Kerry Bush City over 50 thousand 38 47 51 Suburbs 20 23 76 Small city and Rural 42 45 55
Geo Stratum Code
Category % Total Kerry Bush Raleigh / Durham 23 52 47 East 23 40 60 Greensboro Area 18 35 64 Charlotte 23 44 54 Mountain / West 13 41 59
In today's election for U.S. senator, did you just vote for:
Category % Total Kerry Bush Erskine Bowles 46 87 12 Richard Burr 52 4 96
In today's election for governor, did you just vote for:
Category % Total Kerry Bush Mike Easley 54 73 26 Patrick Ballantine 44 5 94
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