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?

All

Dem.

Ind.

Rep.

Men

Women

Right direction

28%

10

20

55

32

24

Wrong track

63%

85

70

32

59

67

Don’t know/Unsure

9%

5

10

13

10

9

Sept. 2005

All

Dem.

Ind.

Rep.

Men

Women

Right direction

26%

8

22

50

30

23

Wrong track

66%

85

71

42

62

69

Don’t know/Unsure

  9%

  8

 8

 8

  8

  9

July 2005

All

Dem.

Ind.

Rep.

Men

Women

Right direction

29%

11

19

53

32

26

Wrong track

58%

79

65

31

56

60

Don’t know/Unsure

13%

10

16

17

12

14

April 2005

All

Dem.

Ind.

Rep.

Men

Women

Right direction

30%

13

21

54

33

28

Wrong track

55%

76

59

29

51

58

Don’t know/Unsure

15%

12

20

17

17

14

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 2004

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

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

All

Dem

Ind.

Rep.

Men

Women

Excellent

10%

  1

5

25

10

10

Good

24%

10

28

44

28

21

Only fair

25%

28

22

22

25

25

Poor

39%

60

42

7

37

41

Don’t know/Unsure (vol)

  2%

1

2

2

1

3

Sept. 2005

All

Dem

Ind.

Rep.

Men

Women

Excellent

11%

  1

9

24

11

11

Good

22%

  7

19

41

23

21

Only fair

24%

24

25

23

23

24

Poor

42%

67

45

12

42

42

Don’t know/Unsure (vol)

  1%

  1

  1

 --

--

  3

July  2005

All

Dem

Ind.

Rep.

Men

Women

Excellent

11%

2

7

23

12

10

Good

27%

10

24

50

32

23

Only fair

27%

32

32

19

24

29

Poor

34%

56

36

7

30

38

Don’t know/Unsure (vol)

  1%

1

2

1

2

--

April  2005

All

Dem

Ind.

Rep.

Men

Women

Excellent

11%

--

8

25

12

10

Good

27%

12

22

48

29

26

Only fair

30%

37

32

21

27

32

Poor

29%

47

35

 6

29

30

Don’t know/Unsure (vol)

 3%

4

 3

 1

  3

  3

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. 2004

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

Question: As you may know, the President recently nominated a new member of the US Supreme Court. How important to you is it that he nominate a women for this position, rather than a man…?

All

Dem

Ind

Rep

Men

Women

White

Non-
white

Very important

24%

28

18

20

18

29

22

33

Somewhat important

21%

23

24

18

16

26

21

24

Just a little important

11%

11

  8

13

14

  8

12

10

Not at all important

42%

36

49

49

50

36

44

34

DK

2%

  2

  1

  1

  2

  2

2

-

Question: How important is it to you that the President nominate a minority for a position on the court, such as a black or Hispanic,..?

All

Dem

Ind.

Rep.

Men

Women

White

Non-
White

Very important

19%

25

12

12

15

22

13

44

Somewhat important

24%

28

20

20

21

27

26

18

Just a little important

10%

10

8

13

  9

11

11

  7

Not at all important

45%

36

58

53

53

39

50

31

DK

  2%

2

1

1

  2

  2

  2

-