Question: In your opinion, do you believe that the country is moving in the right direction or do you believe it has gotten off on the wrong track?

January 2005

All

Dem.

Ind.

Rep.

Men

Women

Right direction

36%

15

28

65

42

31

Wrong track

50%

76

48

20

47

53

Don’t know/Unsure

14%

10

24

16

11

17

October 29

All

Dem.

Ind.

Rep.

Men

Women

Right direction

37%

12

29

73

42

34

Wrong track

52%

76

56

20

48

55

Don’t know/Unsure

11%

12

14

  7

10

11

September 29

All

Dem.

Ind.

Rep.

Men

Women

Right direction

35%

11

19

73

41

31

Wrong track

52%

79

56

17

50

54

Don’t know/Unsure

13%

10

26

10

  9

16

July ‘04

All

Dem.

Ind.

Rep.

Men

Women

Right direction

36%

14

31

64

40

34

Wrong track

51%

77

49

23

49

53

Don’t know/Unsure

12%

 9

20

13

11

13

April ’04      

All

Dem.

Ind.

Rep.

Men

Women

Right direction

38%

13

35

65

43

33

Wrong track

48%

73

52

21

46

50

Don’t know/Unsure

14%

14

14

14

11

17

January ‘04

All

Dem.

Ind.

Rep.

Men

Women

Right direction

47%

25

47

75

54

41

Wrong track

38%

56

37

16

33

42

Don’t know/Unsure

15%

19

16

10

14

17

Question: In your opinion, do you believe that … is moving in the right direction or do you believe it has gotten off on the wrong track?

the country

New Jersey

Right direction

36%

40%

Wrong track

50%

45%

Don’t know/Unsure

14%

15%

Question: How would you rate the job George W. Bush is doing as President—excellent, good, only fair, or poor?

Jan 2005

All

Dem

Ind.

Rep.

Men

Women

Excellent

12%

2

5

28

14

11

Good

31%

12

36

52

31

31

Only fair

25%

34

26

13

22

27

Poor

31%

52

33

  6

33

30

Don’t know/Unsure (vol)

 1%

--

--

  1

 1

 1

Oct. 29

All

Dem

Ind.

Rep.

Men

Women

Excellent

15%

 2

 9

33

16

14

Good

26%

13

23

45

27

26

Only fair

24%

29

34

14

22

25

Poor

32%

53

31

  7

32

32

Don’t know/Unsure (vol)

  3%

  3

  4

  1

  3

  3

September 29

All

Dem

Ind.

Rep.

Men

Women

Excellent

16%

 2

  9

35

17

15

Good

29%

13

29

49

30

28

Only fair

24%

33

30

10

21

26

Poor

30%

51

26

  5

31

29

Don’t know/Unsure (vol)

  2%

 2

  6

  1

  2

 2

July ‘04

All

Dem

Ind.

Rep.

Men

Women

Excellent

16%

 2

 9

34

19

13

Good

26%

11

21

43

25

27

Only fair

27%

33

39

18

26

28

Poor

29%

52

24

 4

27

30

Don’t know/Unsure (vol)

  2%

  1

 7

 1

 3

 2

April ‘04

All

Dem

Ind.

Rep.

Men

Women

Excellent

15%

 1

10

31

19

12

Good

28%

11

27

44

27

28

Only fair

27%

35

36

17

26

29

Poor

29%

50

25

  7

28

30

Don’t know/Unsure (vol)

  1%

 1

  2

--

--

  2

January ‘04

All

Dem

Ind.

Rep.

Men

Women

Excellent

17%

  4

11

36

23

12

Good

34%

17

44

53

33 

36

Only fair

28%

45

29

  7

24

32

Poor

19%

33

13

  4

19

19

Don’t know/Unsure (vol)

  2%

  2

  4

--

  2

  2

Question: How would you rate the job… is doing as…—excellent, good, only fair, or poor?

January 2005

Bush/

president

Codey/

governor

Excellent

12%

 6%

Good

31%

35%

Only fair

25%

27%

Poor

31%

 3%

Don’t know/Unsure (vol)

 1%

30%

Question: How well is the U.S. military effort in Iraq going…?

All

Dem

Ind

Rep

Bush counties

Oct

‘04

July

‘04

April

 ‘04

Jan

‘04

Sept

 ‘03

Very well

 8%

 3

 8

14

 9

 8%

17

17

21

21

Fairly well

35%

18

32

55

41

33%

42

38

48

40

Not too well

31%

38

30

23

28

27%

25

27

19

25

Not at all well

26%

42

30

  8

22

28%

13

12

  8

10

Unsure

--

--

--

--

--

 3%

 4

  6

  3

4

Question:  Considering everything, do you think the United States did the right thing in going to war with Iraq, or do you think it was a mistake?

Party

Gender

All

Dem

Ind.

Rep

Men

Women

Right thing

40%

14

34

72

44

37

Mistake

54%

81

51

22

52

55

Don’t know (vol.)

 6%

  5

15

 6

 4

  8