Election Polls -- Vote by Groups, 2000-2004

2000

2004

Gore

Bush

Nader

Kerry

Bush

48.7%

48.6%

2.7%

48.5%

51.5%

SEX

Men

45

52

3

44

56

Women

53

45

2

52

48

RACE

White (incl. Hispanics)

43

55

3

44

56

Nonwhite

87

9

4

83

17

Non-Hispanic white

42

56

2

43

57

Nonwhite (incl. Hispanics)

80

17

3

78

22

Black

95

3

2

93

7

AGE

Under 30 years

47

47

6

60

40

30 to 49 years

45

53

2

43

57

50 to 64 years

50

48

2

48

52

65 years and older

56

42

2

52

48

50 years and older

53

45

2

50

50

EDUCATION

College

46

51

3

48

52

High school

52

46

2

54

46

Grade school

55

42

3

69

31

Postgrad

53

43

4

53

47

College grad only

44

55

1

42

58

Some college

44

53

3

44

56

High school or less

53

45

2

54

46

REGION

East

55

42

3

58

42

Midwest

48

49

3

48

52

South

45

54

1

43

57

West

48

47

5

48

52

SIZE OF COMMUNITY

Urban

62

35

3

56

44

Suburban

47

51

2

46

54

Rural

38

60

3

46

54

POLITICS

Republicans

7

92

1

5

95

Democrats

89

10

2

93

7

Independents

44

49

7

52

48

Conservatives

27

71

2

20

80

Moderates

57

41

2

63

37

Liberals

84

9

7

88

12

RELIGION

Protestants

42

55

3

38

62

Catholics

52

46

2

52

48

Attend weekly

41

56

2

37

63

Attend monthly

47

51

2

45

55

Seldom/Never attend

52

41

7

60

40

MARITAL STATUS

Married

40

57

2

40

60

Not married

59

36

3

60

40

Married men

37

59

3

39

61

Married women

41

56

2

42

58

Unmarried men

49

42

5

55

45

Unmarried women

66

31

2

64

36

LABOR UNION

Union families

68

31

2

67

33

GUN OWNERSHIP

Owner

38

59

2

35

65

Non-owner

56

41

3

56

44