New Hampshire residents continue to give George W. Bush mediocre job approval ratings. Approval for Bush‚Äôs handling of the situation with Iraq has slightly improved and overall support for the war in Iraq remains solid

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 THE GRANITE STATE POLL THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   BUSH RECEIVES MEDIOCRE RATINGS IN NEW HAMPSHIRE  By: Andrew E. Smith, Ph.D.  603/862-2226 FOR RELEASE  Dennis M. Junius, M.A. May 5, 2004  UNH Survey Center   www.unh.edu/survey-center    DURHAM, NH – New Hampshire residents continue to give George W. Bush mediocre job approval ratings.  Approval for Bush’s handling of the situation with Iraq has slightly improved and overall support for the war in Iraq remains solid.  These findings are based on the latest Granite State Poll, conducted by the University of New Hampshire Survey Center.  The Granite State Poll is sponsored by the University of New Hampshire.  Five hundred forty-two (542) randomly selected adults were interviewed by telephone between April 19 and April 26, 2004.  The margin of sampling error for the survey is +/-4.2 percent.  (For more detailed results, visit the Survey Center web site at www.unh.edu/survey-center/pres50504.pdf )  Approval Holds Two years ago, President George W. Bush was riding a wave of support in New Hampshire in the wake of the terrorist attacks on September 11th and the subsequent war in Afghanistan.  However, his job approval ratings have declined steadily since then.  Bush’s approval ratings are now below 50 percent, but the decline appears to have stopped.  In the most recent Granite State Poll, 48 percent of New Hampshire adults say they approve of the way Bush is handling his job as president, 46 percent disapprove, and 6 percent are neutral.  Bush’s overall job approval rating has remained essentially unchanged since February when 47 percent approved of the job he is doing as president, 48 disapproved, and 5 percent were neutral.  “Anytime an incumbent President has approval ratings below 50 percent, he faces a challenging reelection campaign,” said Andrew Smith, Director of the UNH Survey Center.  “The improving economy should help Bush over the summer, but he is not currently in a strong position.”  Economic Approval Rating Approval of the job Bush is doing handling the economy has also stabilized but remains low.  In the most recent Granite State Poll, only 43 percent of New Hampshire residents say they approve of the job President Bush is doing handling the economy, 51 percent disapprove, and 6 percent are neutral. The percentage who approve of Bush’s handling of the economy is up slightly from 41 percent in February.  “Although the U.S. and New Hampshire economies are experiencing strong growth, Bush is not yet getting credit for it” said Dr. Smith.  Foreign Affairs & Iraq  With the economy improving, the greatest challenge facing the Bush administration is the situation in Iraq.  New Hampshire adults are split over Bush’s handling of foreign affairs and Iraq.  In the most recent Granite State Poll, 48 percent of New Hampshire adults say they approve of the way President Bush is handling foreign affairs, 48 percent disapprove, and 5 percent are neutral.  In the February 2004 Granite State Poll, 44 percent approved of Bush’s handling of foreign affairs, 52 percent disapproved, and 4 percent were neutral.  April was the deadliest month for American troops since the official end of the war in Iraq.  Despite this, Granite Staters are somewhat more positive about Iraq than they were in February.  (Interviews were conducted before the recent revelations of abuse of Iraqi prisoners by American troops.)   When asked if they approved of the way Bush is handling the situation with Iraq, 49 percent approve, 47 percent disapprove, and 4 percent are neutral.  The percentage who approve of the Bush administration’s handling of Iraq has increased 5 percentage points since February.  Despite the high number of U.S. deaths in April, most New Hampshire residents still support the war with Iraq.  Currently, 59 percent of New Hampshire adults support the United States having gone to war with Iraq, 37 percent oppose the U.S. having gone to war, and 4 percent are neutral.  Support for the war in Iraq has increased 5 percentage points since the February Granite State Poll.  Subgroup Analysis  Bush gets his highest approval ratings from Republicans, conservatives, Protestants, those making more than $100,000 annually, Protestants, and people who attend church weekly.  Democrats, liberals, union households, residents of Western New Hampshire, and those with post-graduate educations have the most unfavorable opinion of Bush.  Republicans and conservatives are the strongest supporters of U.S. involvement in Iraq while Democrats and liberals are most opposed to the war.  It is important to note that political independents support the war by a 2 to 1 margin.  Granite State Poll Methodology  These findings are based on the most recent Granite State Poll conducted by the University of New Hampshire Survey Center from April 19 to April 26, 2004.  A random sample of 542 New Hampshire adults was interviewed by telephone.  In 95 of 100 cases, the statewide estimates will be accurate to plus or minus 4.2 percent.  Results reported for other subgroups have potential for somewhat larger variation than those for the entire population.  The data have been weighted to adjust for numbers of adults and telephone lines within households, respondent sex, and region of the state.  In addition to potential sampling error, all surveys have other potential sources of non-sampling error including question order effects, question wording effects, and non-response.  Presidential Approval “GENERALLY SPEAKING, do you approve or disapprove of the way President Bush is handling his job as president?”    Approve Neutral Disapprove (N) Apr. ‘04 48% 6% 46% (536) Feb. ‘04 47 5 48 (505) Oct. ‘03 56 4 40 (502) June ‘03 64 5 31 (511) Apr. ‘03 71 6 23 (503) Feb. ‘03 65 4 30 (646) June ‘02 75 5 21 (658) Apr. ‘02 81 6 13 (685) Feb. ‘02 87 4 9 (724) Oct. ‘01 92 2 6 (687)     Presidential Approval - Economy "GENERALLY SPEAKING, do you approve or disapprove of the way President Bush is handling THE ECONOMY?"   Approve Neutral Disapprove (N) Apr. ‘04 43% 6% 51% (538) Feb. ‘04 41 5 54 (506) Oct. ‘03 46 4 50 (499) June ‘03 51 3 45 (512) Apr. ‘03 56 6 38 (502) Feb. ‘03 51 6 43 (644) June ‘02 62 6 32 (644) Apr. ‘02 70 7 23 (688) Feb. ‘02 69 6 25 (725) Oct. ‘01 75 8 18 (684)     Presidential Approval - Foreign Affairs "GENERALLY SPEAKING, do you approve or disapprove of the way President Bush is handling FOREIGN AFFAIRS?"   Approve Neutral Disapprove (N) Apr. ‘04 48% 5% 48% (539) Feb. ‘04 44 4 52 (507) Oct. ‘03 53 3 44 (501) June ‘03 63 3 34 (512) Apr. ‘03 72 3 25 (506) Feb. ‘03 60 4 36 (646) June ‘02 69 5 26 (644) Apr. ‘02 76 5 19 (690) Feb. ‘02 86 4 10 (722) Oct. ‘01 88 4 7 (685)   Presidential Approval - Handling of Situation in Iraq "Do you approve or disapprove of the way George W. Bush is handling the situation with Iraq?"   Approve Neutral Disapprove (N) Apr. ‘04 49% 4% 47% (540) Feb. ‘04 44 3 53 (509) Oct. ‘03 54 3 42 (500) June ‘03 64 4 32 (513) Apr. ‘03 79 2 18 (503) Feb. ‘03 56 7 37 (646)    Support for War in Iraq “Do you support or oppose the United States having gone to war with Iraq?”   Support Neutral Oppose (N) Apr. ‘04 59% 4% 37% (536) Feb. ‘04 54 3 43 (509) Oct. ‘03 65 5 30 (502) June ‘03 69 4 28 (513) Apr. ‘03 77 4 20 (506)  Presidential Approval Rating - Overall   Approve Neutral Disapprove (N=) STATEWIDE 48% 6% 46% 536  Registered Democrat 17  2 82  97 Undeclared  39  6 55 199 Registered Republican 83  3 14 136 Not registered  16 43 41 8  Democrat  20  2 79 217 Independent 31 18 51  92 Republican  84  3 12 218  Liberal 14  2 84 105 Moderate  44  4 51 208 Conservative  74  5 21 182  Union household 34  2 64  70 Non-union 50  6 44 463  5 Years or less in NH 51  3 47  71 6 to 10 years 49  7 44  61 11 to 20 years  47  4 49 113 More than 20 years  48  7 46 287  18 to 34  39 11 51 128 35 to 49  52  4 44 204 50 to 64  46  4 50 125 65 and over 56  3 41  68  Male  53  6 41 258 Female  43  6 51 278  High school or less 54  8 38 167 Some college  49  5 46 118 College graduate  49  5 46 170 Post-graduate 33  3 63  79  Less than $30K  41 10 48  75 $30K to $60K  50  4 46 147 $60K to $75K  47 10 43  47 $75K to $100K 45  0 54  63 More than $100K 61  2 37  82  Married 53  3 45 358 Divorced/separated  45 11 44  77 Never married 34 13 53  96  Protestant  61  5 35 180 Catholic  49  4 47 168 Other 33  9 58 175  Attend 1 or more/week 63  5 32 128 1-2 times a month 51  4 45  69 Less often  46  5 49 158 Never 37  8 55 172  Northern NH 54  4 42  72 Western NH  30 12 58  51 Central/Lakes 47  5 48  83 Hillsborough County 47  7 46 160 Seacoast  52  4 44 169  1st Congressional District  49  6 45 266 2nd Congressional District  47  6 47 270  Presidential Approval Rating - Economy   Approve Neutral Disapprove (N=) STATEWIDE 43% 6% 51% 538  Registered Democrat 10  2 88  97 Undeclared  37  6 57 201 Registered Republican 79  5 16 134 Not registered  50 21 29 8  Democrat  15  3 82 218 Independent 32 18 50  93 Republican  76  4 21 218  Liberal 10  6 84 105 Moderate  37  3 60 208 Conservative  71  5 24 181  Union household 33  3 63  71 Non-union 44  6 49 464  5 Years or less in NH 47  5 48  73 6 to 10 years 52  0 48  61 11 to 20 years  45  4 51 113 More than 20 years  40  8 52 287  18 to 34  32 11 58 128 35 to 49  49  2 49 205 50 to 64  38  8 54 126 65 and over 52  4 44  67  Male  48  7 45 260 Female  38  6 57 278  High school or less 44 10 45 168 Some college  39  7 54 119 College graduate  48  3 49 169 Post-graduate 36  2 62  79  Less than $30K  24 11 65  73 $30K to $60K  46  3 51 147 $60K to $75K  48  4 48  47 $75K to $100K 46  2 52  63 More than $100K 55  2 43  82  Married 50  1 49 360 Divorced/separated  38 14 48  77 Never married 20 18 62  96  Protestant  57  5 38 180 Catholic  44  2 54 168 Other 29 10 61 177  Attend 1 or more/week 63  5 32 127 1-2 times a month 49  2 50  69 Less often  36  7 57 158 Never 32  8 60 174  Northern NH 39  6 56  72 Western NH  34 17 49  50 Central/Lakes 41  4 55  85 Hillsborough County 45  5 50 161 Seacoast  47  6 48 170  1st Congressional District  42  6 52 268 2nd Congressional District  44  7 50 271  Presidential Approval Rating - Foreign Affairs   Approve Neutral Disapprove (N=) STATEWIDE 48% 5% 48% 539  Registered Democrat 16  3 81  96 Undeclared  39  3 58 201 Registered Republican 81  2 17 136 Not registered  23 35 41 8  Democrat  18  2 80 218 Independent 35 14 51  93 Republican  82  3 15 218  Liberal 13  3 83 104 Moderate  43  3 53 209 Conservative  73  4 23 182  Union household 31  1 69  71 Non-union 50  6 44 465  5 Years or less in NH 54  5 42  73 6 to 10 years 54  0 46  61 11 to 20 years  47  6 47 113 More than 20 years  45  6 49 287  18 to 34  40 10 50 127 35 to 49  53  3 44 205 50 to 64  43  5 52 126 65 and over 52  2 46  69  Male  54  6 41 260 Female  42  4 54 278  High school or less 51  8 40 169 Some college  48  6 47 118 College graduate  49  3 48 170 Post-graduate 38  0 62  79  Less than $30K  43  6 50  75 $30K to $60K  50  3 48 146 $60K to $75K  51  4 46  47 $75K to $100K 40  3 57  63 More than $100K 62  1 37  82  Married 51  2 47 360 Divorced/separated  48  9 43  79 Never married 35 13 52  95  Protestant  61  3 37 179 Catholic  47  3 51 169 Other 35 10 56 177  Attend 1 or more/week 62  3 35 129 1-2 times a month 50  4 47  69 Less often  44  4 52 157 Never 39  8 53 174  Northern NH 52  5 43  72 Western NH  34 12 54  51 Central/Lakes 44  4 52  85 Hillsborough County 48  5 47 162 Seacoast  51  3 46 169  1st Congressional District  49  4 46 266 2nd Congressional District  46  6 49 272  Presidential Approval Rating - Handling of Iraq   Approve Neutral Disapprove (N=) STATEWIDE 49% 4% 47% 540  Registered Democrat 19  2 79  97 Undeclared  43  4 53 201 Registered Republican 82  2 17 136 Not registered  59  0 41 8  Democrat  21  3 76 220 Independent 41  9 50  93 Republican  82  2 16 218  Liberal 14  1 85 105 Moderate  45  3 52 209 Conservative  75  3 22 182  Union household 29  3 67  71 Non-union 52  4 44 466  5 Years or less in NH 58  0 42  73 6 to 10 years 47  0 53  61 11 to 20 years  49  6 45 113 More than 20 years  48  5 48 289  18 to 34  37  9 54 128 35 to 49  56  1 42 205 50 to 64  47  3 50 126 65 and over 54  3 44  69  Male  55  4 41 260 Female  43  4 53 280  High school or less 54  7 39 169 Some college  50  5 45 119 College graduate  50  1 49 170 Post-graduate 38  2 61  79  Less than $30K  40  7 53  75 $30K to $60K  54  1 45 147 $60K to $75K  47  9 44  47 $75K to $100K 51  0 49  63 More than $100K 60  2 39  82  Married 52  2 46 360 Divorced/separated  50  6 44  79 Never married 38  9 53  96  Protestant  62  3 36 180 Catholic  49  3 48 169 Other 37  6 57 177  Attend 1 or more/week 63  4 33 129 1-2 times a month 53  2 45  69 Less often  41  4 55 158 Never 45  4 51 174  Northern NH 56  1 43  72 Western NH  41  7 52  51 Central/Lakes 42  4 54  85 Hillsborough County 51  3 46 162 Seacoast  51  4 45 170  1st Congressional District  50  5 45 268 2nd Congressional District  48  2 49 272  Support / Oppose War with Iraq   Support Neutral Oppose (N=) STATEWIDE 63% 10% 27% 536  Registered Democrat 33 10 58  97 Undeclared  56 15 29 198 Registered Republican 89  3  7 136 Not registered  84  8  8 8  Democrat  37 15 48 218 Independent 63 10 27  93 Republican  89  4  7 216  Liberal 31 13 56 103 Moderate  61 14 25 207 Conservative  84  2 14 182  Union household 46 11 43  71 Non-union 66 10 24 461  5 Years or less in NH 66 10 24  73 6 to 10 years 64 18 18  58 11 to 20 years  64 10 25 114 More than 20 years  62  8 30 286  18 to 34  61 12 27 126 35 to 49  73  8 19 202 50 to 64  55 10 35 126 65 and over 53 12 35  70  Male  69  9 22 261 Female  57 11 32 275  High school or less 68  8 23 169 Some college  66  8 25 117 College graduate  63 10 28 168 Post-graduate 49 17 34  79  Less than $30K  58 10 32  76 $30K to $60K  65  9 27 146 $60K to $75K  62  8 31  47 $75K to $100K 64 10 26  63 More than $100K 68  9 23  82  Married 65 10 25 356 Divorced/separated  62  9 29  79 Never married 57 11 32  96  Protestant  76  6 18 178 Catholic  59 12 29 169 Other 55 12 34 175  Attend 1 or more/week 70  7 23 130 1-2 times a month 70 11 19  69 Less often  59  9 32 156 Never 59 13 28 170  Northern NH 68  8 24  72 Western NH  55 15 30  48 Central/Lakes 59  9 32  85 Hillsborough County 63 13 24 162 Seacoast  65  8 27 168  1st Congressional District  65  8 27 265 2nd Congressional District  61 12 27 271  

Bush Receives Mediocre Ratings in NH 5/05/2004

University of New Hampshire

 
THE GRANITE STATE POLL 
THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE 
 
 
BUSH RECEIVES MEDIOCRE RATINGS IN NEW HAMPSHIRE 
 
By: Andrew E. Smith, Ph.D.  603/862-2226 FOR RELEASE 
 Dennis M. Junius, M.A. May 5, 2004 
 UNH Survey Center  
 www.unh.edu/survey-center 
 
 
 DURHAM, NH – New Hampshire residents continue to give George W. Bush mediocre job approval ratings.  
Approval for Bush’s handling of the situation with Iraq has slightly improved and overall support for the war in Iraq 
remains solid. 
 These findings are based on the latest Granite State Poll, conducted by the University of New Hampshire 
Survey Center.  The Granite State Poll is sponsored by the University of New Hampshire.  Five hundred forty-two (542) 
randomly selected adults were interviewed by telephone between April 19 and April 26, 2004.  The margin of sampling 
error for the survey is +/-4.2 percent.  (For more detailed results, visit the Survey Center web site at www.unh.edu/survey-
center/pres50504.pdf ) 
 
Approval Holds 
Two years ago, President George W. Bush was riding a wave of support in New Hampshire in the wake of the 
terrorist attacks on September 11th and the subsequent war in Afghanistan.  However, his job approval ratings have 
declined steadily since then.  Bush’s approval ratings are now below 50 percent, but the decline appears to have stopped.  
In the most recent Granite State Poll, 48 percent of New Hampshire adults say they approve of the way Bush is handling 
his job as president, 46 percent disapprove, and 6 percent are neutral.  Bush’s overall job approval rating has remained 
essentially unchanged since February when 47 percent approved of the job he is doing as president, 48 disapproved, and 5 
percent were neutral.  “Anytime an incumbent President has approval ratings below 50 percent, he faces a challenging 
reelection campaign,” said Andrew Smith, Director of the UNH Survey Center.  “The improving economy should help 
Bush over the summer, but he is not currently in a strong position.” 
 
Economic Approval Rating 
Approval of the job Bush is doing handling the economy has also stabilized but remains low.  In the most recent 
Granite State Poll, only 43 percent of New Hampshire residents say they approve of the job President Bush is doing 
handling the economy, 51 percent disapprove, and 6 percent are neutral. The percentage who approve of Bush’s handling 
of the economy is up slightly from 41 percent in February.  “Although the U.S. and New Hampshire economies are 
experiencing strong growth, Bush is not yet getting credit for it” said Dr. Smith. 
 
Foreign Affairs & Iraq 
 With the economy improving, the greatest challenge facing the Bush administration is the situation in Iraq.  New 
Hampshire adults are split over Bush’s handling of foreign affairs and Iraq.  In the most recent Granite State Poll, 48 
percent of New Hampshire adults say they approve of the way President Bush is handling foreign affairs, 48 percent 
disapprove, and 5 percent are neutral.  In the February 2004 Granite State Poll, 44 percent approved of Bush’s handling of 
foreign affairs, 52 percent disapproved, and 4 percent were neutral. 
 April was the deadliest month for American troops since the official end of the war in Iraq.  Despite this, Granite 
Staters are somewhat more positive about Iraq than they were in February.  (Interviews were conducted before the recent 
revelations of abuse of Iraqi prisoners by American troops.)   When asked if they approved of the way Bush is handling 
the situation with Iraq, 49 percent approve, 47 percent disapprove, and 4 percent are neutral.  The percentage who approve 
of the Bush administration’s handling of Iraq has increased 5 percentage points since February. 
 Despite the high number of U.S. deaths in April, most New Hampshire residents still support the war with Iraq.  
Currently, 59 percent of New Hampshire adults support the United States having gone to war with Iraq, 37 percent oppose 
the U.S. having gone to war, and 4 percent are neutral.  Support for the war in Iraq has increased 5 percentage points since 
the February Granite State Poll. 
 
Subgroup Analysis 
 Bush gets his highest approval ratings from Republicans, conservatives, Protestants, those making more than 
$100,000 annually, Protestants, and people who attend church weekly.  Democrats, liberals, union households, residents 
of Western New Hampshire, and those with post-graduate educations have the most unfavorable opinion of Bush. 
 Republicans and conservatives are the strongest supporters of U.S. involvement in Iraq while Democrats and 
liberals are most opposed to the war.  It is important to note that political independents support the war by a 2 to 1 margin. 
 
Granite State Poll Methodology 
 These findings are based on the most recent Granite State Poll conducted by the University of New Hampshire 
Survey Center from April 19 to April 26, 2004.  A random sample of 542 New Hampshire adults was interviewed by 
telephone.  In 95 of 100 cases, the statewide estimates will be accurate to plus or minus 4.2 percent.  Results reported for 
other subgroups have potential for somewhat larger variation than those for the entire population. 
 The data have been weighted to adjust for numbers of adults and telephone lines within households, respondent 
sex, and region of the state.  In addition to potential sampling error, all surveys have other potential sources of non-
sampling error including question order effects, question wording effects, and non-response. 
 
Presidential Approval 
“GENERALLY SPEAKING, do you approve or disapprove of the way President Bush is handling his job as president?”  
 
 Approve Neutral Disapprove (N) 
Apr. ‘04 48% 6% 46% (536) 
Feb. ‘04 47 5 48 (505) 
Oct. ‘03 56 4 40 (502) 
June ‘03 64 5 31 (511) 
Apr. ‘03 71 6 23 (503) 
Feb. ‘03 65 4 30 (646) 
June ‘02 75 5 21 (658) 
Apr. ‘02 81 6 13 (685) 
Feb. ‘02 87 4 9 (724) 
Oct. ‘01 92 2 6 (687) 
  
 
 
Presidential Approval - Economy 
"GENERALLY SPEAKING, do you approve or disapprove of the way President Bush is handling THE ECONOMY?" 
 
 Approve Neutral Disapprove (N) 
Apr. ‘04 43% 6% 51% (538) 
Feb. ‘04 41 5 54 (506) 
Oct. ‘03 46 4 50 (499) 
June ‘03 51 3 45 (512) 
Apr. ‘03 56 6 38 (502) 
Feb. ‘03 51 6 43 (644) 
June ‘02 62 6 32 (644) 
Apr. ‘02 70 7 23 (688) 
Feb. ‘02 69 6 25 (725) 
Oct. ‘01 75 8 18 (684) 
  
 
 
Presidential Approval - Foreign Affairs 
"GENERALLY SPEAKING, do you approve or disapprove of the way President Bush is handling FOREIGN 
AFFAIRS?" 
 
 Approve Neutral Disapprove (N) 
Apr. ‘04 48% 5% 48% (539) 
Feb. ‘04 44 4 52 (507) 
Oct. ‘03 53 3 44 (501) 
June ‘03 63 3 34 (512) 
Apr. ‘03 72 3 25 (506) 
Feb. ‘03 60 4 36 (646) 
June ‘02 69 5 26 (644) 
Apr. ‘02 76 5 19 (690) 
Feb. ‘02 86 4 10 (722) 
Oct. ‘01 88 4 7 (685) 
 
 
Presidential Approval - Handling of Situation in Iraq 
"Do you approve or disapprove of the way George W. Bush is handling the situation with Iraq?" 
 
 Approve Neutral Disapprove (N) 
Apr. ‘04 49% 4% 47% (540) 
Feb. ‘04 44 3 53 (509) 
Oct. ‘03 54 3 42 (500) 
June ‘03 64 4 32 (513) 
Apr. ‘03 79 2 18 (503) 
Feb. ‘03 56 7 37 (646) 
 
 
 
Support for War in Iraq 
“Do you support or oppose the United States having gone to war with Iraq?” 
 
 Support Neutral Oppose (N) 
Apr. ‘04 59% 4% 37% (536) 
Feb. ‘04 54 3 43 (509) 
Oct. ‘03 65 5 30 (502) 
June ‘03 69 4 28 (513) 
Apr. ‘03 77 4 20 (506) 
 Presidential Approval Rating - Overall 
 
 Approve Neutral Disapprove (N=) 
STATEWIDE 48% 6% 46% 536 
 
Registered Democrat 17  2 82  97 
Undeclared  39  6 55 199 
Registered Republican 83  3 14 136 
Not registered  16 43 41 8 
 
Democrat  20  2 79 217 
Independent 31 18 51  92 
Republican  84  3 12 218 
 
Liberal 14  2 84 105 
Moderate  44  4 51 208 
Conservative  74  5 21 182 
 
Union household 34  2 64  70 
Non-union 50  6 44 463 
 
5 Years or less in NH 51  3 47  71 
6 to 10 years 49  7 44  61 
11 to 20 years  47  4 49 113 
More than 20 years  48  7 46 287 
 
18 to 34  39 11 51 128 
35 to 49  52  4 44 204 
50 to 64  46  4 50 125 
65 and over 56  3 41  68 
 
Male  53  6 41 258 
Female  43  6 51 278 
 
High school or less 54  8 38 167 
Some college  49  5 46 118 
College graduate  49  5 46 170 
Post-graduate 33  3 63  79 
 
Less than $30K  41 10 48  75 
$30K to $60K  50  4 46 147 
$60K to $75K  47 10 43  47 
$75K to $100K 45  0 54  63 
More than $100K 61  2 37  82 
 
Married 53  3 45 358 
Divorced/separated  45 11 44  77 
Never married 34 13 53  96 
 
Protestant  61  5 35 180 
Catholic  49  4 47 168 
Other 33  9 58 175 
 
Attend 1 or more/week 63  5 32 128 
1-2 times a month 51  4 45  69 
Less often  46  5 49 158 
Never 37  8 55 172 
 
Northern NH 54  4 42  72 
Western NH  30 12 58  51 
Central/Lakes 47  5 48  83 
Hillsborough County 47  7 46 160 
Seacoast  52  4 44 169 
 
1st Congressional District  49  6 45 266 
2nd Congressional District  47  6 47 270 
 Presidential Approval Rating - Economy 
 
 Approve Neutral Disapprove (N=) 
STATEWIDE 43% 6% 51% 538 
 
Registered Democrat 10  2 88  97 
Undeclared  37  6 57 201 
Registered Republican 79  5 16 134 
Not registered  50 21 29 8 
 
Democrat  15  3 82 218 
Independent 32 18 50  93 
Republican  76  4 21 218 
 
Liberal 10  6 84 105 
Moderate  37  3 60 208 
Conservative  71  5 24 181 
 
Union household 33  3 63  71 
Non-union 44  6 49 464 
 
5 Years or less in NH 47  5 48  73 
6 to 10 years 52  0 48  61 
11 to 20 years  45  4 51 113 
More than 20 years  40  8 52 287 
 
18 to 34  32 11 58 128 
35 to 49  49  2 49 205 
50 to 64  38  8 54 126 
65 and over 52  4 44  67 
 
Male  48  7 45 260 
Female  38  6 57 278 
 
High school or less 44 10 45 168 
Some college  39  7 54 119 
College graduate  48  3 49 169 
Post-graduate 36  2 62  79 
 
Less than $30K  24 11 65  73 
$30K to $60K  46  3 51 147 
$60K to $75K  48  4 48  47 
$75K to $100K 46  2 52  63 
More than $100K 55  2 43  82 
 
Married 50  1 49 360 
Divorced/separated  38 14 48  77 
Never married 20 18 62  96 
 
Protestant  57  5 38 180 
Catholic  44  2 54 168 
Other 29 10 61 177 
 
Attend 1 or more/week 63  5 32 127 
1-2 times a month 49  2 50  69 
Less often  36  7 57 158 
Never 32  8 60 174 
 
Northern NH 39  6 56  72 
Western NH  34 17 49  50 
Central/Lakes 41  4 55  85 
Hillsborough County 45  5 50 161 
Seacoast  47  6 48 170 
 
1st Congressional District  42  6 52 268 
2nd Congressional District  44  7 50 271 
 Presidential Approval Rating - Foreign Affairs 
 
 Approve Neutral Disapprove (N=) 
STATEWIDE 48% 5% 48% 539 
 
Registered Democrat 16  3 81  96 
Undeclared  39  3 58 201 
Registered Republican 81  2 17 136 
Not registered  23 35 41 8 
 
Democrat  18  2 80 218 
Independent 35 14 51  93 
Republican  82  3 15 218 
 
Liberal 13  3 83 104 
Moderate  43  3 53 209 
Conservative  73  4 23 182 
 
Union household 31  1 69  71 
Non-union 50  6 44 465 
 
5 Years or less in NH 54  5 42  73 
6 to 10 years 54  0 46  61 
11 to 20 years  47  6 47 113 
More than 20 years  45  6 49 287 
 
18 to 34  40 10 50 127 
35 to 49  53  3 44 205 
50 to 64  43  5 52 126 
65 and over 52  2 46  69 
 
Male  54  6 41 260 
Female  42  4 54 278 
 
High school or less 51  8 40 169 
Some college  48  6 47 118 
College graduate  49  3 48 170 
Post-graduate 38  0 62  79 
 
Less than $30K  43  6 50  75 
$30K to $60K  50  3 48 146 
$60K to $75K  51  4 46  47 
$75K to $100K 40  3 57  63 
More than $100K 62  1 37  82 
 
Married 51  2 47 360 
Divorced/separated  48  9 43  79 
Never married 35 13 52  95 
 
Protestant  61  3 37 179 
Catholic  47  3 51 169 
Other 35 10 56 177 
 
Attend 1 or more/week 62  3 35 129 
1-2 times a month 50  4 47  69 
Less often  44  4 52 157 
Never 39  8 53 174 
 
Northern NH 52  5 43  72 
Western NH  34 12 54  51 
Central/Lakes 44  4 52  85 
Hillsborough County 48  5 47 162 
Seacoast  51  3 46 169 
 
1st Congressional District  49  4 46 266 
2nd Congressional District  46  6 49 272 
 Presidential Approval Rating - Handling of Iraq 
 
 Approve Neutral Disapprove (N=) 
STATEWIDE 49% 4% 47% 540 
 
Registered Democrat 19  2 79  97 
Undeclared  43  4 53 201 
Registered Republican 82  2 17 136 
Not registered  59  0 41 8 
 
Democrat  21  3 76 220 
Independent 41  9 50  93 
Republican  82  2 16 218 
 
Liberal 14  1 85 105 
Moderate  45  3 52 209 
Conservative  75  3 22 182 
 
Union household 29  3 67  71 
Non-union 52  4 44 466 
 
5 Years or less in NH 58  0 42  73 
6 to 10 years 47  0 53  61 
11 to 20 years  49  6 45 113 
More than 20 years  48  5 48 289 
 
18 to 34  37  9 54 128 
35 to 49  56  1 42 205 
50 to 64  47  3 50 126 
65 and over 54  3 44  69 
 
Male  55  4 41 260 
Female  43  4 53 280 
 
High school or less 54  7 39 169 
Some college  50  5 45 119 
College graduate  50  1 49 170 
Post-graduate 38  2 61  79 
 
Less than $30K  40  7 53  75 
$30K to $60K  54  1 45 147 
$60K to $75K  47  9 44  47 
$75K to $100K 51  0 49  63 
More than $100K 60  2 39  82 
 
Married 52  2 46 360 
Divorced/separated  50  6 44  79 
Never married 38  9 53  96 
 
Protestant  62  3 36 180 
Catholic  49  3 48 169 
Other 37  6 57 177 
 
Attend 1 or more/week 63  4 33 129 
1-2 times a month 53  2 45  69 
Less often  41  4 55 158 
Never 45  4 51 174 
 
Northern NH 56  1 43  72 
Western NH  41  7 52  51 
Central/Lakes 42  4 54  85 
Hillsborough County 51  3 46 162 
Seacoast  51  4 45 170 
 
1st Congressional District  50  5 45 268 
2nd Congressional District  48  2 49 272 
 Support / Oppose War with Iraq 
 
 Support Neutral Oppose (N=) 
STATEWIDE 63% 10% 27% 536 
 
Registered Democrat 33 10 58  97 
Undeclared  56 15 29 198 
Registered Republican 89  3  7 136 
Not registered  84  8  8 8 
 
Democrat  37 15 48 218 
Independent 63 10 27  93 
Republican  89  4  7 216 
 
Liberal 31 13 56 103 
Moderate  61 14 25 207 
Conservative  84  2 14 182 
 
Union household 46 11 43  71 
Non-union 66 10 24 461 
 
5 Years or less in NH 66 10 24  73 
6 to 10 years 64 18 18  58 
11 to 20 years  64 10 25 114 
More than 20 years  62  8 30 286 
 
18 to 34  61 12 27 126 
35 to 49  73  8 19 202 
50 to 64  55 10 35 126 
65 and over 53 12 35  70 
 
Male  69  9 22 261 
Female  57 11 32 275 
 
High school or less 68  8 23 169 
Some college  66  8 25 117 
College graduate  63 10 28 168 
Post-graduate 49 17 34  79 
 
Less than $30K  58 10 32  76 
$30K to $60K  65  9 27 146 
$60K to $75K  62  8 31  47 
$75K to $100K 64 10 26  63 
More than $100K 68  9 23  82 
 
Married 65 10 25 356 
Divorced/separated  62  9 29  79 
Never married 57 11 32  96 
 
Protestant  76  6 18 178 
Catholic  59 12 29 169 
Other 55 12 34 175 
 
Attend 1 or more/week 70  7 23 130 
1-2 times a month 70 11 19  69 
Less often  59  9 32 156 
Never 59 13 28 170 
 
Northern NH 68  8 24  72 
Western NH  55 15 30  48 
Central/Lakes 59  9 32  85 
Hillsborough County 63 13 24 162 
Seacoast  65  8 27 168 
 
1st Congressional District  65  8 27 265 
2nd Congressional District  61 12 27 271 
 


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Bush Receives Mediocre Ratings in NH 5/05/2004

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