2004 Survey Reports

Public Opinion Little Changed by Presidential Election

Familiar Divides, Post-Election Disengagement

Voters Liked Campaign 2004, But Too Much ‘Mud-Slinging’

Moral Values: How Important?

Slight Bush Margin in Final Days of Campaign

No Impact Detected from bin Laden Tape

Swing Voters Slow to Decide, Still Cross-Pressured

Follow-up Interviews Find

Voters Impressed with Campaign

But News Coverage Gets Lukewarm Ratings

Race Tightens Again, Kerry’s Image Improves

Democrats, Blacks Less Confident in Accurate Vote Count

Debate Coverage Viewed Favorably

News Audiences Differ on Horse Race

Kerry Wins Debate, But Little Change in Candidate Images

Bush 49%-Kerry 44% Among Likely Voters

Bush Margin Widens Again, Despite Vulnerabilities

Iraq Support Steady in Face of Higher Casualties

Most Say Al Qaeda Is Weaker Than Before 9/11

Kerry Support Rebounds, Race Again Even

Strong Interest in Debates

GOP the Religion-Friendly Party

But Stem Cell Issue May Help Democrats

Foreign Policy Attitudes Now Driven by 9/11 and Iraq

Eroding Respect for America Seen as Major Problem

Public Faults Bush on Economy – 55% Say Jobs are Scarce

Kerry Makes Gains on Issues, Bush Maintains Leadership Image Advantage

Democratic Party Image Improvement

Democrats More Confident, Kerry Faring Better in Battleground States

9/11 Commission has Bipartisan Support

Voters More Engaged, But Campaign Gets Lukewarm Ratings

Choice of President Matters More in 2004

Swing Vote Smaller Than Usual, But Still Sizable

Compared to '92, '96, '00

Public Support for War Resilient

Bush's Standing Improves

News Audiences Increasingly Politicized

Choice of President Matters More in 2004

Bottom-Line Pressures Now Hurting Coverage, Say Journalists

Press Going Too Easy on Bush

Iraq Prison Scandal Hits Home, But Most Reject Troop Pullout

Bush Ratings Rise Even as Iraq Concerns Continue

Vietnam Parallel Rejected

Polls Face Growing Resistance, But Still Representative

Even as response rates to telephone surveys continue to decline, this study finds that carefully conducted polls continue to obtain representative samples of the public and provide accurate data about the American public.

Public Support for War is Steady, But Bush Job Ratings Slip

After Falluja

Belief that Jews were Responsible for Christ’s Death Increases

Prevalent Among Young People, Minorities and 'Passion of Christ' Viewers

Bush Support Steady in Wake of Clarke Criticisms

Kerry Issue Advantage Ebbs As Voter Opinion Fluctuates

Far More Voters Believe Election Outcome Matters

But Many Already Wary Of Negative Tone

A Year After Iraq War

Mistrust of America in Europe Ever Higher, Muslim Anger Persists

Three-in-Ten Voters Open to Persuasion

Swing Voters Criticize Bush on Economy, Support Him on Iraq

Gay Marriage a Voting Issue, But Mostly for Opponents

Constitutional Amendment Rates as Low Priority

Democratic Primary Campaign Impresses Voters

Bush Personal Image Tumbles

Iraq Support Stable, Bush Not Seen as Unilateralist

41% Worry U.S. Will Leave Iraq Too Soon

Economy and Anti-Terrorism Top Public’s Policy Agenda

Dean Seen as More Liberal than Other Leading Candidates

Cable and Internet Loom Large in Fragmented Political News Universe

Perceptions of Partisan Bias Seen as Growing, Especially by Democrats