STAFF: Precinct:____________________ Congressional District:__________Questionnaire #:_____

 

Political Science Project

Anne Arundel Community College

 Exit Poll: November 2, 2004 General Election

Cases=393

→1.0  What is your PARTY REGISTRATION: 

 

Overall

Bush

Kerry

Mikulski

Pipkin

 1. Democrat               

35

9

64

58

8

2. Republican

48

79

12

20

81

3.  Independent or unaffiliated

16

11

21

21

11

 

2.0  FOR WHOM DID YOU VOTE FOR PRESIDENT? 

Candidate

Circle

 One

George W. Bush  (R)

55

John F. Kerry (D)

44

Ralph Nader

1

Other

0

 

3.0  How STRONG was your SUPPORT for your Presidential candidate?

      

 

Overall

Bush

Kerry

Mikulski

Pipkin

(1)  Very Strong 

68

70

67

67

73

(2)  Somewhat Strong  

24

25

23

25

24

(3)  Not Very Strong

8

5

10

8

4

 

4.0  How important were each of the following CANDIDATE QUALITIES in shaping your choice for President?

Candidate Quality

Overall

Bush

Kerry

Mikulski

Pipkin

4.1  Has a vision for the future

95

96

94

95

97

4.2  Stands up for what he believes in

93

96

88

89

98

4.3  Will tell the country the truth

95

93

97

97

94

4.4  Best Represents

(for Democrats - Liberal values)

(for Republicans - Conservative values)

68

69

68

70

69

4.5  Will maintain a balance between the Executive

       and Legislative branches

76

79

71

72

78

4.6  Has a wife who I respect or admire

47

62

25

34

62

4.7  Has experience in Washington

66

67

64

65

70

4.8  Not too extreme

66

63

72

73

60

4.9  Cares about working people

91

92

92

94

91

4.10  Identifies with religious conservatives

46

61

25

30

64

4.11  Has views similar to my own 

89

89

87

87

90

4. 12  I really disliked the opponent

59

50

70

68

52


 

 

5.0 Which ISSUES were important in shaping your choice for President? (M=Mikulski; P=Pipkin for this and subsequent tables)

ISSUE

Overall

Bush

Kerry

M

P

ISSUE

Overall

Bush

Kerry

M

P

5.1 National defense

95

96

90

92

95

5.9   Environment

72

62

82

81

62

5.2 War in Iraq

89

89

89

89

91

5.10  Social Security

77

70

81

82

70

5.3 Foreign trade

65

68

64

66

68

5.11  Abortion

55

51

64

58

55

5.4 War on terror

91

96

84

85

96

5.12  Gay marriage

42

43

43

43

45

5.5 Economy or jobs

90

86

93

95

83

5.13  Education

83

87

80

82

85

5.6 Health care

78

68

93

88

70

5.14  Crime

77

84

72

73

86

5.7 Federal budget deficit

73

63

86

81

66

5.15  Cares about God

48

69

28

36

65

5.8 Taxes

75

78

75

72

81

5.16  Gun control

53

52

67

61

58

 

6.0 FOR WHOM did you vote for US SENATE and HOUSE of REPRESENATIVES?

           SENATE             

O

B

K

      HOUSE

O

B

K

M

P

Democrat (Barbara Mikulski)

53

21

89

Democrat

40

15

72

67

13

Republican (E.J. Pipkin)

45

78

7

Republican

55

78

25

31

80

Other candidate or no one

2

1

4

Other candidate or no one

4

6

3

2

7

 

7.0 For whom did you vote for CIRCUIT COURT JUDGE (circle up to 3) and WHY?

 

 

O

B

K

→Which of the following were important in guiding your choice for judge?

O

B

K

7.1 Stephen P. Beatty

17

70

28

7.2 David S. Bruce

34

41

59

1.  I wanted to keep the existing judges in their positions

41

30

56

7.3  Paul Goetzke

37

71

29

2. I wanted to choose judges from my party

41

40

41