New Hampshire
Are you:
Category % Total Lynch Benson Male 51 47 53 Female 49 56 44
Sex by race
Category % Total Lynch Benson White male 48 47 53 White female 47 56 44 Non-white male 3 41 59 Non-white female 2 - -
Are you:
Category % Total Lynch Benson White 95 51 49 Black 2 - - Hispanic / Latino 1 - - Asian 1 - - Other 1 - -
AGE (60 and over)
Category % Total Lynch Benson 18-29 16 54 46 30-44 34 46 54 45-59 30 54 46 60 or over 20 53 47
Age 65 & over
Category % Total Lynch Benson 18-64 89 51 49 65 or over 11 50 50
2003 total family income:
Category % Total Lynch Benson Under $15,000 3 67 33 $15,000-$29,999 11 50 50 $30,000-$49,999 18 53 47 $50,000-$74,999 23 48 52 $75,000-$99,999 19 53 47 $100,000-$149,999 16 49 51 $150,000-$199,999 5 51 49 $200,000 or more 4 51 49
Total family income:
Category % Total Lynch Benson Less than $50,000 33 54 46 $50,000 or more 67 50 50
Total family income:
Category % Total Lynch Benson Less than $100,000 75 52 48 $100,000 or more 25 50 50
What was the last grade of school you completed?
Category % Total Lynch Benson Did not complete high school 2 - - High school graduate 18 39 61 Some college or associate degree 26 50 50 College graduate 31 49 51 Postgraduate study 22 65 35
College Education
Category % Total Lynch Benson No college degree 46 46 54 College graduate 54 56 44
No matter how you voted today, do you usually think of yourself as a:
Category % Total Lynch Benson Democrat 24 88 12 Republican 32 15 85 Independent or something else 43 58 42
On most political matters, do you consider yourself:
Category % Total Lynch Benson Liberal 21 81 19 Moderate 49 59 41 Conservative 30 17 83
Is this the first time you have ever voted?
Category % Total Lynch Benson Yes 8 54 46 No 92 51 49
Religion, combined Protestant and other Christian.
Category % Total Lynch Benson Protestant / Other Christian 40 45 55 Catholic 38 48 52 Jewish 2 - - Something else 6 69 31 None 14 65 35
Religion among whites
Category % Total Lynch Benson White Protestant / Other Christian 38 45 55 White Catholic 36 47 53 White Jewish 2 - - White something else 6 70 30 White none 12 66 34 Non-white 6 51 49
White Protestant Conservatives
Category % Total Lynch Benson White Protestant conservatives 13 15 85 All others 87 56 44
How often do you attend religious services?
Category % Total Lynch Benson More than once a week 6 30 70 Once a week 19 44 56 A few times a month 12 55 45 A few times a year 37 51 49 Never 24 59 41
How often do you attend religious services?
Category % Total Lynch Benson Weekly 24 41 59 Occasionally 46 52 48 Never 23 59 41
Church attendance by Religion
Category % Total Lynch Benson Protestant / Attend weekly 9 42 58 Protestant / Do not attend weekly 19 47 53 Catholic / Attend weekly 9 41 59 Catholic / Do not attend weekly 25 51 49 All Others 31 60 40
Are you currently married?
Category % Total Lynch Benson Yes 67 49 51 No 33 57 43
Married women
Category % Total Lynch Benson Married women 31 54 46 Others 69 50 50
When did you finally decide for whom to vote in the presidential election?
Category % Total Lynch Benson Just today 5 61 39 In the last three days 4 52 48 Sometime last week 2 - - During the last month 9 52 48 Before that 79 51 49
Time: Last three days/Earlier than that
Category % Total Lynch Benson Today / Within the last three days 9 57 43 Within the last week or earlier 91 51 49
Time: Last week/Earlier than that
Category % Total Lynch Benson Today through within the last three days 11 55 45 Within the last week or earlier 89 51 49
Was your vote for president mainly:
Category % Total Lynch Benson For your candidate 67 43 57 Against his opponent 31 68 32
Do you think the condition of New Hampshire's economy is:
Category % Total Lynch Benson Excellent 9 16 84 Good 64 44 56 Not so good 24 82 18 Poor 2 - -
Do you approve or disapprove of the way George W. Bush is handling his job as president?
Category % Total Lynch Benson Strongly approve 28 12 88 Somewhat approve 22 28 72 Somewhat disapprove 12 73 27 Strongly disapprove 37 88 12
Do you approve or disapprove of the way George W. Bush is handling his job as president?
Category % Total Lynch Benson Approve 50 19 81 Disapprove 49 84 16
Which ONE issue mattered most in deciding how you voted for president? (Check only one)
Category % Total Lynch Benson Taxes 6 25 75 Education 3 70 30 Iraq 26 74 26 Terrorism 22 24 76 Economy / Jobs 15 67 33 Moral values 17 34 66 Health care 4 79 21
Which ONE candidate quality mattered most in deciding how you voted for president? (Check only one)
Category % Total Lynch Benson He cares about people like me 7 53 47 He has strong religious faith 5 21 79 He is honest and trustworthy 12 29 71 He is a strong leader 21 25 75 He is intelligent 10 87 13 He will bring about needed change 28 83 17 He has clear stands on the issues 13 23 77
Compared to four years ago, is the country:
Category % Total Lynch Benson Safer from terrorism 55 29 71 Less safe from terrorism 42 80 20
Which comes closer to your view:
Category % Total Lynch Benson Government should do more to solve problems 46 70 30 Government is doing too many things better left to businesses and individuals 50 34 66
How do you feel about the U.S. decision to go to war with Iraq?
Category % Total Lynch Benson Strongly approve 26 13 87 Somewhat approve 25 33 67 Somewhat disapprove 14 70 30 Strongly disapprove 33 88 12
How do you feel about the U.S. decision to go to war with Iraq?
Category % Total Lynch Benson Approve 49 22 78 Disapprove 45 82 18
How do you think things are going for the U.S. in Iraq now?
Category % Total Lynch Benson Very well 7 8 92 Somewhat well 36 18 82 Somewhat badly 21 63 37 Very badly 35 88 12
How do you think things are going for the U.S. in Iraq now?
Category % Total Lynch Benson Very / Somewhat well 41 16 84 Very / Somewhat badly 52 79 21
Who would you trust to handle the economy?
Category % Total Lynch Benson Only John Kerry 37 89 11 Only George W. Bush 37 14 86 Both of them 11 55 45 Neither of them 13 55 45
Who would you trust to handle the economy?
Category % Total Lynch Benson Only Kerry / Both 46 81 19 Only Bush / Neither 48 24 76
Who would you trust to handle the economy?
Category % Total Lynch Benson Only Bush / Both 49 23 77 Only Kerry / Neither 51 80 20
Compared to four years ago, is your family's financial situation:
Category % Total Lynch Benson Better today 36 27 73 Worse today 27 76 24 About the same 36 56 44
Which best describes you:
Category % Total Lynch Benson I was born in New Hampshire 34 48 52 I moved to New Hampshire from Massachusetts 29 52 48 I moved to New Hampshire from another state 38 56 44
Who would you trust to handle terrorism?
Category % Total Lynch Benson Only John Kerry 33 90 10 Only George W. Bush 45 16 84 Both of them 12 66 34 Neither of them 9 75 25
Who would you trust to handle terrorism?
Category % Total Lynch Benson Only Kerry / Both 42 83 17 Only Bush / Neither 51 25 75
Who would you trust to handle terrorism?
Category % Total Lynch Benson Only Bush / Both 54 27 73 Only Kerry / Neither 39 87 13
Population of area, five categories
Category % Total Lynch Benson Over 500 thousand - - - 50 to 500 thousand 14 53 47 Suburbs 47 47 53 10 to 50 thousand 14 59 41 Rural 24 53 47
Population of area, three categories
Category % Total Lynch Benson City over 50 thousand 14 53 47 Suburbs 47 47 53 Small city and Rural 38 55 45
Geo Stratum Code
Category % Total Lynch Benson Industrial Areas 31 52 48 Concord / Conn Val 19 62 38 South 34 46 54 Rural North 15 47 53
In today's election for president, did you just vote for:
Category % Total Lynch Benson John Kerry 50 85 15 George W. Bush 49 16 84 Ralph Nader 1 - -
In today's election for U.S. senator, did you just vote for:
Category % Total Lynch Benson Doris Haddock 34 90 10 Judd Gregg 66 31 69
