| Results of SurveyUSA News Poll #11771 |
 | 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 | Abortion | Gun Ownership | Labor Union | Global Warming | Support Same Sex | Region | |||||||||||||||||
| Margin of Sampling Error: ± 4% | Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-54 | 55+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Other | Republic | Democrat | Independ | Conserva | Moderate | Liberal | Pro-life | Pro-choi | Yes | No | Yes | No | Real | Made-up | Support | Oppose | W/Centra | Boston A | SE MA an | |
| Approve | 62% | 54% | 69% | 53% | 64% | 71% | 64% | ** | 31% | 53% | 31% | 84% | 51% | 32% | 65% | 75% | 49% | 66% | 51% | 64% | 63% | 60% | 67% | 28% | 74% | 49% | 59% | 65% | 58% |
| Disapprove | 33% | 43% | 24% | 41% | 32% | 27% | 33% | ** | 61% | 25% | 67% | 13% | 43% | 60% | 32% | 21% | 48% | 30% | 43% | 33% | 31% | 36% | 28% | 70% | 21% | 48% | 37% | 30% | 38% |
| Not Sure | 4% | 2% | 6% | 6% | 5% | 2% | 3% | ** | 8% | 22% | 2% | 3% | 7% | 8% | 3% | 4% | 4% | 4% | 6% | 4% | 6% | 4% | 5% | 2% | 4% | 3% | 4% | 5% | 4% |
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| Composition of Adults | 100% | 47% | 53% | 31% | 40% | 29% | 84% | 5% | 6% | 6% | 17% | 41% | 38% | 19% | 45% | 24% | 27% | 66% | 18% | 80% | 21% | 78% | 81% | 14% | 46% | 47% | 24% | 55% | 21% |
 | 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 | Abortion | Gun Ownership | Labor Union | Global Warming | Support Same Sex | Region | |||||||||||||||||
| Margin of Sampling Error: ± 4.1% | Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-54 | 55+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Other | Republic | Democrat | Independ | Conserva | Moderate | Liberal | Pro-life | Pro-choi | Yes | No | Yes | No | Real | Made-up | Support | Oppose | W/Centra | Boston A | SE MA an | |
| Approve | 47% | 41% | 52% | 49% | 45% | 45% | 47% | ** | 41% | 34% | 18% | 64% | 38% | 20% | 45% | 69% | 33% | 51% | 27% | 49% | 39% | 47% | 51% | 17% | 62% | 33% | 42% | 48% | 49% |
| Disapprove | 47% | 55% | 41% | 46% | 48% | 48% | 49% | ** | 51% | 47% | 80% | 28% | 58% | 76% | 50% | 25% | 63% | 44% | 72% | 44% | 56% | 47% | 43% | 81% | 34% | 62% | 52% | 45% | 49% |
| Not Sure | 6% | 4% | 8% | 5% | 7% | 6% | 5% | ** | 8% | 19% | 3% | 8% | 4% | 4% | 5% | 7% | 5% | 5% | 2% | 6% | 5% | 6% | 7% | 2% | 4% | 6% | 5% | 8% | 2% |
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| Composition of Adults | 100% | 47% | 53% | 31% | 40% | 29% | 84% | 5% | 6% | 6% | 17% | 41% | 38% | 19% | 45% | 24% | 27% | 66% | 18% | 80% | 21% | 78% | 81% | 14% | 46% | 47% | 24% | 55% | 21% |