Tables

The Super Bowl will be played on Sunday, February 1st, How closely are you following this event…?

 

All

Rep

Ind

Dem

Non-voters

Very closely

27

27

27

28

25

Somewhat

34

36

36

32

30

Not at all

40

37

37

39

45


The Super Bowl will be played on Sunday, February 1st. Which if any of the following parts of the game do you think you’ll be watching...?

 

All

Rep

Ind

Dem

Non-Voters

 

Yes

No

Yes

No

Yes

No

Yes

No

Yes

No

The Pre-game show

31

64

31

66

32

60

32

62

30

64

The Game itself

63

34

67

32

62

33

62

34

63

34

The Half-time show

44

49

45

48

44

44

44

52

43

50

The commercials

57

40

57

40

58

36

57

41

56

40

The post-game show

23

71

23

72

25

68

24

72

25

69


How much of the game itself do you think you’ll watch…?

 

All

Rep

Ind

Dem

Non-Voters

All of it

49

48

52

49

47

Most of it

26

30

28

24

24

some

17

15

15

18

18

just a little

6

7

4

7

7

none

2

1

1

1

4


How many times have you watched the Super Bowl in the last 5 years.?

 

All

Rep

Ind

Dem

Non-Voters

None

22

20

21

22

22

1

9

9

7

10

12

2

7

7

6

8

9

3

10

10

14

9

12

4

7

7

6

7

4

5

45

48

46

44

41


During the regular season how often do you watch football …?

 

All

Rep

Ind

Dem

Non-Voters

Regularly

34

36

33

35

34

Sometimes

36

36

37

34

35

Never

30

27

29

31

31

Dk/ref [vol]

1

0

1

0

1


Which team do you want to win …[ROTATE] or….? [If “neither”or “don’t know”ask: Which way do you lean?]

 

All

Watchers

Rep.

Ind

Dem

Non-Voters

New England Patriots

34

33

24

39

33

Lean Patriots

3

2

2

3

2

Total Patriots

37

35

26

42

35

Carolina Panthers

41

42

46

41

36

Lean Panthers

4

5

3

3

2

Total Panthers

45

47

49

44

38

Neither

18

18

25

14

27


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 Watchers

Core

Fans

Social

Fans

Non-Watchers

Panther

Fans

Patriot

Fans

Right direction

42

48

37

34

47

39

Wrong track

43

41

45

42

42

47

Unsure

15

12

18

25

11

14


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

 

All Watchers

Core

Fans

Social

Fans

Non-Watchers

Panther

Fans

Patriot

Fans

Excellent

16

18

14

15

18

13

Good

34

34

36

33

37

32

Only fair

26

27

26

23

27

28

Poor

22

21

23

24

17

26

Unsure

1

1

2

6

1

2


As you know, there will be an election for President late this year. If the election were held today, and George Bush were the Republican candidate, would you vote for him or would you vote for his Democratic opponent?

 

All Watchers

Core

Fans

Social

Fans

Non

Watchers

Panther

Fans

Patriot Fans

Bush

42

46

37

40

47

37

Dem. Opponent

39

39

40

35

37

43

Someone else

3

3

4

3

5

2

Unsure

16

12

19

20

13

17


Now, if his Democratic opponent were…[rotate list] …who would you vote for?

 

All Bowl

Watchers

Patriot Fans

Panther

Fans

Core Fans

Social Fans

Bush

49

47

49

52

45

Howard Dean

28

33

27

29

28

Someone else

6

4

7

5

7

Unsure

16

15

16

13

19

Bush

44

40

49

47

41

John Kerry

36

43

33

38

34

Someone else

4

2

4

3

4

Unsure

16

15

14

12

20

Bush

46

42

52

52

41

Joe Lieberman

30

35

25

28

32

Someone else

7

7

8

7

7

Unsure

17

16

15

13

20

Bush

45

42

48

49

40

Wesley Clark

30

35

26

29

30

Someone else

5

3

6

5

5

Unsure

21

20

21

17

24

Bush

43

40

46

48

38

John Edwards

35

38

34

36

33

Someone else

4

4

4

4

5

Unsure

18

17

17

12

24


Now, the Democrats will be choosing a candidate for President; which ONE of the Democrats we just talked about would YOU choose…[ROTATE LIST]?

 

All Watchers

Democratic

Fans

Non-

Watchers

 

Joe Leiberman

10

6

10

 

John Kerry

22

32

22

 

Howard Dean

13

17

10

 

Wesley Clark

10

10

6

 

John Edwards

13

13

8

 

None/Don’t know

31

22

44

 

Contacts:

Peter Woolley, coordinator: 973-443-8725

Radio actuality line: (201) 692-2846.

For more information, please call (201) 692-7032.

see also:

Survey Analysis
Survey Details

Copyright © 2004, Fairleigh Dickinson University. All rights reserved. FDU PublicMind Poll [Latest update 040129]