| Results of SurveyUSA News Poll #8268 |
 | Do you approve or disapprove of the job Edward Kennedy is doing as United States Senator? |
| 600 Adults | All | Gender | Age | Race | Party Affiliation | Ideology | Education | Attend Church | Abortion | Region | ||||||||||||||||||
| Margin of Sampling Error: ± 4% | Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-54 | 55+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Other | Republic | Democrat | Independ | Conserva | Moderate | Liberal | Grad Sch | College | Some Col | No Colle | Never | Occasion | Regularl | Pro-life | Pro-choi | W/Centra | Boston A | SE MA an | |
| Approve | 61% | 56% | 65% | 57% | 64% | 62% | 59% | ** | 83% | 64% | 25% | 88% | 57% | 33% | 61% | 87% | 62% | 57% | 65% | 59% | 64% | 59% | 57% | 38% | 69% | 66% | 60% | 57% |
| Disapprove | 36% | 41% | 31% | 37% | 34% | 36% | 38% | ** | 17% | 34% | 70% | 8% | 41% | 65% | 36% | 11% | 37% | 41% | 31% | 35% | 32% | 40% | 40% | 57% | 29% | 31% | 36% | 41% |
| Not Sure | 3% | 3% | 3% | 6% | 2% | 2% | 4% | ** | 0% | 3% | 4% | 3% | 3% | 2% | 3% | 2% | 1% | 1% | 4% | 6% | 4% | 2% | 4% | 5% | 3% | 3% | 4% | 2% |
| Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Composition of Adults | 100% | 47% | 53% | 31% | 40% | 29% | 84% | 5% | 6% | 6% | 15% | 31% | 53% | 20% | 51% | 24% | 22% | 25% | 23% | 29% | 39% | 33% | 28% | 25% | 69% | 25% | 54% | 20% |
 | Do you approve or disapprove of the job John Kerry is doing as United States Senator? |
| 600 Adults | All | Gender | Age | Race | Party Affiliation | Ideology | Education | Attend Church | Abortion | Region | ||||||||||||||||||
| Margin of Sampling Error: ± 4.1% | Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-54 | 55+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Other | Republic | Democrat | Independ | Conserva | Moderate | Liberal | Grad Sch | College | Some Col | No Colle | Never | Occasion | Regularl | Pro-life | Pro-choi | W/Centra | Boston A | SE MA an | |
| Approve | 55% | 53% | 57% | 56% | 58% | 52% | 53% | ** | 70% | 64% | 23% | 82% | 50% | 29% | 56% | 74% | 59% | 53% | 59% | 51% | 62% | 49% | 49% | 38% | 61% | 64% | 54% | 49% |
| Disapprove | 41% | 45% | 38% | 40% | 40% | 44% | 43% | ** | 30% | 33% | 76% | 16% | 46% | 67% | 42% | 23% | 39% | 46% | 36% | 44% | 37% | 46% | 47% | 58% | 36% | 34% | 43% | 45% |
| Not Sure | 3% | 2% | 5% | 4% | 3% | 4% | 4% | ** | 0% | 3% | 1% | 2% | 4% | 4% | 2% | 3% | 2% | 2% | 5% | 5% | 1% | 5% | 4% | 5% | 3% | 2% | 3% | 5% |
| Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Composition of Adults | 100% | 47% | 53% | 31% | 40% | 29% | 84% | 5% | 6% | 6% | 15% | 31% | 53% | 20% | 51% | 24% | 22% | 25% | 23% | 29% | 39% | 33% | 28% | 25% | 69% | 25% | 54% | 20% |