West Virginia
Are you:
Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader Male 47 43 55 1 Female 53 43 56 0
Sex by race
Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader White male 45 42 57 1 White female 50 42 57 0 Non-white male 2 - - - Non-white female 2 - - -
Are you:
Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader White 95 42 57 1 Black 3 83 15 2 Hispanic / Latino 0 - - - Asian 1 - - - Other 1 - - -
AGE (60 and over)
Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader 18-29 16 52 48 0 30-44 26 41 58 1 45-59 31 40 58 1 60 or over 26 47 53 0
Age 65 & over
Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader 18-64 84 42 57 1 65 or over 16 51 48 0
2003 total family income:
Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader Under $15,000 10 58 40 1 $15,000-$29,999 23 42 57 0 $30,000-$49,999 28 41 57 1 $50,000-$74,999 20 41 59 - $75,000-$99,999 10 45 53 1 $100,000-$149,999 6 43 55 2 $150,000-$199,999 2 - - - $200,000 or more 2 - - -
Total family income:
Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader Less than $50,000 61 45 54 1 $50,000 or more 39 42 58 1
Total family income:
Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader Less than $100,000 90 44 55 1 $100,000 or more 10 39 59 1
Do you or does someone in your household belong to a labor union?
Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader Yes, I do 16 58 42 0 Yes, someone else does 15 46 53 1 Yes, I do and someone else does 2 - - - No one does 67 39 60 1
UNION HOUSEHOLD
Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader Yes (Vote is union member, union member in household, or noth member in household and voter is memeber) 33 53 47 1 No (No union voter in household 67 39 60 1
Voter is union member:
Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader Yes 17 58 41 0 No 83 41 59 1
What was the last grade of school you completed?
Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader Did not complete high school 6 46 54 0 High school graduate 32 41 58 1 Some college or associate degree 27 45 53 1 College graduate 19 40 59 1 Postgraduate study 16 50 49 0
College Education
Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader No college degree 65 43 56 1 College graduate 35 45 55 0
No matter how you voted today, do you usually think of yourself as a:
Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader Democrat 50 69 30 1 Republican 32 6 94 0 Independent or something else 18 42 56 2
On most political matters, do you consider yourself:
Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader Liberal 17 73 25 1 Moderate 49 53 46 1 Conservative 33 15 85 0
Is this the first time you have ever voted?
Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader Yes 10 53 47 0 No 90 42 57 1
Religion, combined Protestant and other Christian.
Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader Protestant / Other Christian 74 40 59 1 Catholic 10 46 53 0 Jewish 1 - - - Something else 7 59 40 1 None 9 61 36 1
Religion among whites
Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader White Protestant / Other Christian 71 38 61 1 White Catholic 10 46 54 0 White Jewish 1 - - - White something else 5 56 44 - White none 8 62 35 1 Non-white 5 71 26 3
White Protestant Conservatives
Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader White Protestant conservatives 24 13 87 0 All others 76 53 46 1
White Evangelical/Born-again Christians
Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader White Evangelical / Born-again Christians 48 33 66 0 All others 52 53 46 1
Do you or does someone else in your household own a gun?
Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader Yes 71 40 59 1 No 29 54 46 0
Are you currently married?
Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader Yes 70 39 60 1 No 30 55 45 1
Married women
Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader Married women 35 40 59 0 Others 65 45 54 1
When did you finally decide for whom to vote in the presidential election?
Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader Just today 7 43 56 1 In the last three days 3 43 56 1 Sometime last week 2 - - - During the last month 10 56 42 1 Before that 78 42 58 0
Time: Last three days/Earlier than that
Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader Today / Within the last three days 10 43 56 1 Within the last week or earlier 90 44 56 1
Time: Last week/Earlier than that
Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader Today through within the last three days 12 44 54 2 Within the last week or earlier 88 43 56 0
Was your vote for president mainly:
Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader For your candidate 69 36 63 0 Against his opponent 28 61 38 1
Do you think the condition of West Virginia's economy is:
Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader Excellent 2 - - - Good 26 15 85 0 Not so good 47 48 51 1 Poor 24 70 29 1
Do you approve or disapprove of the way George W. Bush is handling his job as president?
Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader Strongly approve 34 3 97 0 Somewhat approve 23 14 85 0 Somewhat disapprove 12 82 16 2 Strongly disapprove 30 97 1 1
Do you approve or disapprove of the way George W. Bush is handling his job as president?
Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader Approve 57 8 92 0 Disapprove 42 93 6 1
Which ONE issue mattered most in deciding how you voted for president? (Check only one)
Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader Taxes 3 35 65 - Education 3 - - - Iraq 17 71 29 - Terrorism 19 12 88 1 Economy / Jobs 21 84 15 1 Moral values 25 11 88 0 Health care 5 64 35 1
Which ONE candidate quality mattered most in deciding how you voted for president? (Check only one)
Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader He cares about people like me 11 58 41 1 He has strong religious faith 14 3 96 0 He is honest and trustworthy 9 23 75 1 He is a strong leader 21 14 85 1 He is intelligent 6 90 7 3 He will bring about needed change 23 96 4 0 He has clear stands on the issues 10 20 80 -
Compared to four years ago, is the country:
Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader Safer from terrorism 59 17 83 0 Less safe from terrorism 37 85 14 1
How do you feel about the U.S. decision to go to war with Iraq?
Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader Strongly approve 30 6 94 - Somewhat approve 27 22 77 1 Somewhat disapprove 15 73 26 1 Strongly disapprove 26 93 6 1
How do you feel about the U.S. decision to go to war with Iraq?
Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader Approve 56 13 86 0 Disapprove 40 86 13 1
How do you think things are going for the U.S. in Iraq now?
Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader Very well 10 5 95 - Somewhat well 39 9 91 0 Somewhat badly 24 63 36 1 Very badly 26 94 5 1
How do you think things are going for the U.S. in Iraq now?
Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader Very / Somewhat well 48 8 92 0 Very / Somewhat badly 48 79 20 1
Who would you trust to handle the economy?
Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader Only John Kerry 36 97 3 0 Only George W. Bush 44 1 98 - Both of them 8 40 59 1 Neither of them 11 43 50 5
Who would you trust to handle the economy?
Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader Only Kerry / Both 42 87 13 0 Only Bush / Neither 53 10 89 1
Who would you trust to handle the economy?
Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader Only Bush / Both 53 7 92 0 Only Kerry / Neither 47 84 14 1
Compared to four years ago, is your family's financial situation:
Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader Better today 31 13 87 - Worse today 28 80 19 1 About the same 39 42 57 1
Who would you trust to handle terrorism?
Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader Only John Kerry 27 99 1 - Only George W. Bush 51 3 97 0 Both of them 13 74 25 1 Neither of them 8 72 22 5
Who would you trust to handle terrorism?
Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader Only Kerry / Both 38 91 9 0 Only Bush / Neither 58 12 86 1
Who would you trust to handle terrorism?
Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader Only Bush / Both 62 17 83 0 Only Kerry / Neither 34 93 6 1
Population of area, five categories
Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader Over 500 thousand - - - - 50 to 500 thousand 6 50 50 - Suburbs 7 37 61 2 10 to 50 thousand 19 46 53 1 Rural 68 43 56 1
Population of area, three categories
Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader City over 50 thousand 6 50 50 - Suburbs 7 37 61 2 Small city and Rural 87 44 55 1
Geo Stratum Code
Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader Chrlstn-Huntngtn 22 46 54 0 Southwest 20 48 51 1 Monongahla R Vly 14 47 53 1 Appalachian High 24 38 61 0 Ohio Riv Region 20 42 58 1
In today's election for governor, did you just vote for:
Category % Total Kerry Bush Nader Joe Manchin 64 60 39 1 Monty Warner 34 10 89 1
