Americans with a household income $50,000 or over were more likely to view the war on terrorism (46% vs. 30%) and the federal deficit (12% vs. 6%) as important vs. those with a household income under $50,000.
- 53% of all Republicans will pay most attention to the war on terrorism when deciding who to vote for this fall, more than Democrats (30%) or people who consider themselves Independents (32%).
- One-fifth of the Democrats and 22 % of Independents will focus on the candidates' proposals for the creation of new jobs when deciding their vote, more so than their Republican counterparts (13%).
- When it comes to who would be a better manager of the number one issue - the war on terrorism -significantly more Americans selected George W. Bush over John Kerry (49% vs. 34%)
Source (all data): MONEY/ICR Poll
The poll was conducted with a nationwide sample of 1022 Americans between July 21 - 25, 2004. The margin of error was plus or minus 3.1 percentage points. For more information on the methodology please go here.