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     White House 2004: General Election (p. 3)


Polls listed chronologically. All data are from nationwide surveys of Americans 18 & older.

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ABC News Tracking Poll and Washington Post Tracking Poll. Rolling sample. Fieldwork by TNS. ABC News and The Washington Post share data collection for this tracking poll, but calculate and report the results independently. WASHINGTON POST: Oct. 28-31, 2004. N=3,511 registered voters nationwide; 2,904 likely voters (MoE ± 2). ABC NEWS: Oct. 28-31, 2004. N=3,511 registered voters nationwide; 2,904 likely voters (MoE ± 2).   <GRAPHIC>

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"If the 2004 presidential election were being held today, would you vote for George W. Bush and Dick Cheney, the Republicans, John Kerry and John Edwards, the Democrats, or Ralph Nader and Peter Camejo, the independents?" If undecided: "Which candidate are you leaning toward?" Order of Bush/Cheney and Kerry/Edwards tickets rotated, with Nader/Camejo ticket always last

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Bush/
Cheney
Kerry/
Edwards
Nader/
Camejo
None/
Wouldn't
Vote (vol.)
No
Opinion
% % % % %
Washington Post Tracking Poll -- among likely voters:

10/28-31/04

49 48 1 1 2

10/27-30/04

48 48 - 1 2

10/26-29/04

49 48 1 1 1

10/25-28/04

50 47 - 2 1

10/24-27/04

49 48 1 2 1

10/23-26/04

48 49 1 - 1

10/22-25/04

48 50 1 - 1

10/21-24/04

48 49 1 1 1

10/20-23/04

49 48 1 - 2

10/20-22/04

50 46 1 - 2

10/19-21/04

50 46 1 - 2

10/18-20/04

51 45 1 1 2

10/17-19/04

50 47 1 - 2

10/16-18/04

51 46 1 - 2

10/14-17/04

50 47 1 - 2

10/13-16/04

50 46 2 - 2

10/13-15/04

50 47 2 - 1

10/12-14/04

48 48 1 1 1

10/11-13/04

48 48 1 1 2

10/10-12/04

48 49 1 1 2

10/9-11/04

50 47 1 1 2

10/8-10/04

51 45 1 1 2

10/6-9/04

51 46 1 1 2

10/6-8/04

50 46 1 1 2

10/5-7/04

50 47 - 1 1

10/4-6/04

49 47 1 2 1

10/3-5/04

49 47 1 2 1

10/2-4/04

51 45 1 1 1

10/1-3/04

51 46 1 1 1

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ABC News Tracking Poll -- among likely voters:

10/28-31/04

49 48 1 1 2

10/27-30/04

49 48 - 1 2

10/26-29/04

49 48 1 1 1

10/25-28/04

50 47 - 2 1

10/24-27/04

49 48 1 1 1

10/23-26/04

48 49 1 - 1

10/22-25/04

48 49 1 - 1

10/21-24/04

48 49 1 1 1

10/20-23/04

49 48 1 1 2

10/19-21/04

50 46 1 1 2

10/17-20/04

51 46 1 - 2

10/17-19/04

51 46 1 - 2

10/16-18/04

51 46 1 - 2

10/14-17/04

50 47 1 - 2

10/13-16/04

50 46 2 - 2

10/12-14/04

48 48 1 1 1

10/11-13/04

48 48 1 1 2

10/10-12/04

48 48 1 1 2

10/9-11/04

50 46 1 1 2

10/7-10/04

50 46 1 1 2

10/6-9/04

50 46 1 1 2

10/6-8/04

50 47 1 1 2

10/5-7/04

50 47 - 1 1

10/4-6/04

49 47 1 2 1

10/3-5/04

49 47 1 2 1

10/2-4/04

51 45 1 1 1

10/1-3/04

51 46 1 1 1

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ABC News/Washington Post Poll trend -- among likely voters:

9/23-26/04

51 45 1 1 2

9/6-8/04

52 43 2 1 2

8/26-29/04

48 48 1 1 2

7/30 - 8/1/04

47 49 2 1 1

7/22-25/04

50 46 2 1 1

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Washington Post Tracking Poll -- among registered voters:

10/28-31/04

48 48 1 1 2

10/27-30/04

47 48 1 2 2

10/26-29/04

47 48 1 1 2

10/25-28/04

48 46 1 1 2

10/24-27/04

47 48 1 2 2

10/23-26/04

47 48 1 1 2

10/22-25/04

47 48 1 1 2

10/21-24/04

46 48 2 1 2

10/20-23/04

49 46 1 1 3

10/20-22/04

50 45 2 1 3

10/19-21/04

50 44 1 1 3

10/18-20/04

51 44 1 2 3

10/17-19/04

51 45 1 1 2

10/16-18/04

50 45 1 - 3

10/14-17/04

48 47 1 1 3

10/13-16/04

48 47 1 1 3

10/13-15/04

48 47 2 1 2

10/12-14/04

47 48 2 1 2

10/11-13/04

47 47 2 2 2

10/10-12/04

46 48 2 2 2

10/9-11/04

46 48 2 1 2

10/8-10/04

47 47 2 1 3

10/6-9/04

48 47 1 2 3

10/6-8/04

48 46 1 2 3

10/5-7/04

48 47 1 2 2

10/4-6/04

48 47 1 2 2

10/3-5/04

49 46 2 2 2

10/2-4/04

50 44 2 1 2

10/1-3/04

49 46 2 1 2

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ABC News Tracking Poll -- among registered voters:

10/28-31/04

48 47 1 2 2

10/27-30/04

48 47 1 2 2

10/26-29/04

48 47 1 1 2

10/25-28/04

49 45 1 1 2

10/24-27/04

48 46 2 3 2

10/23-26/04

47 47 1 2 2

10/22-25/04

47 47 2 1 2

10/21-24/04

47 47 2 1 2

10/20-23/04

49 45 1 1 3

10/19-21/04

50 44 1 1 3

10/17-20/04

51 44 1 1 3

10/17-19/04

51 44 1 1 2

10/16-18/04

51 44 1 1 3

10/14-17/04

49 46 1 1 3

10/13-16/04

49 45 2 1 3

10/12-14/04

47 48 2 1 2

10/11-13/04

47 47 2 2 2

10/10-12/04

47 47 2 2 2

10/9-11/04

48 46 2 1 2

10/7-10/04

48 46 1 1 3

10/6-9/04

48 47 1 2 3

10/6-8/04

48 46 1 2 3

10/5-7/04

48 47 1 2 2

10/4-6/04

49 46 1 3 2

10/3-5/04

50 45 2 1 2

10/2-4/04

52 43 2 1 2

10/1-3/04

50 45 2 1 2

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ABC News/Washington Post Poll trend -- among registered voters:

9/23-26/04

51 44 2 2 2

9/6-8/04

50 44 2 2 2

8/26-29/04

48 47 2 1 2

7/30 - 8/1/04

44 50 2 2 2

7/22-25/04

48 46 3 1 1

7/8-11/04

46 46 4 4 1

 

American Research Group Poll. Oct. 28-30, 2004. N=1,500 registered voters nationwide (MoE ± 2.5); 1,258 likely voters (MoE ± 2.8).

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"If the election for president and vice president were being held today and the names on the ballot included George W. Bush for president and Dick Cheney for vice president, the Republicans, and John Kerry for president and John Edwards for vice president , the Democrats, for whom would you vote: Bush, Kerry, or someone else?" Options  rotated

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Bush/
Cheney
Kerry/
Edwards
Other/
Unsure
% % %
Likely voters 48 49 3
Registered voters 48 49 3

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"What if the election for president and vice president were being held today and the names on the ballot included George W. Bush for president and Dick Cheney for vice president, the Republicans, John Kerry for president and John Edwards for vice president, the Democrats, and Ralph Nader for president and Peter Camejo for vice president, the independents, for whom would you vote: Bush, Kerry, Nader, or someone else?" Options  rotated

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Bush/
Cheney
Kerry/
Edwards
Nader/
Camejo
Other/
Unsure
% % % %
Likely voters 48 48 1 3
Registered voters 48 48 1 3

 

Pew Research Center for the People & the Press survey conducted by Princeton Survey Research Associates International. Oct. 27-30, 2004. N=2,408 registered voters nationwide (MoE ± 2.5); 1,925 likely voters (MoE ± 2.5).

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"If the presidential election were being held TODAY, would you vote for the Republican ticket of George W. Bush and Dick Cheney, for the Democratic ticket of John Kerry and John Edwards, or for the ticket of Ralph Nader and Peter Camejo?" If "Other" or "Unsure": "As of TODAY, do you LEAN more to [see below]?" Order of Bush/Cheney and Kerry/Edwards tickets rotated, with Nader/Camejo ticket always last. As of 10/15-19, Nader/Camejo option not included in states where they are not on the ballot.

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Bush/
Cheney
Kerry/
Edwards
Nader/
Camejo
Other/
Unsure
% % % %

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VOTE PROJECTION, based on likely voters, with undecideds allocated:

10/27-30/04 51 48 1  

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Among likely voters:

10/27-30/04 48 45 1 6 </