War in Iraq Coverage from National Public Radio Discuss the conflict More from MPR Back to main story Your Voice Join the conversation with other MPR listeners in the News Forum.

	E-mail this page			Print this page

Poll Results: Majority support Bush, Iraq war
May 5, 2003

St. Paul, Minn. — The Mason-Dixon Minnesota Poll was conducted by Mason-Dixon Polling & Research, Inc. of Washington, D.C. April 29 through May 1, 2003. A total of 625 registered Minnesota voters were interviewed statewide by telephone. All stated they regularly vote in state elections.

Those interviewed were selected by the random variation of the last four digits of telephone numbers. A cross-section of exchanges was utilized to ensure an accurate reflection of the state. Quotas were assigned to reflect voter turn-out by county.

The margin for error, according to standards customarily used by statisticians, is no more than plus or minus 4 percentage points. This means that there is a 95 percent probability that the "true" figure would fall within that range if the entire population were sampled. The margin for error is higher for any subgroup, such as a regional or gender grouping.

QUESTION: How would you rate the performance of George W. Bush as president?

Option	State	Men	Women
Excellent	26%	29%	23%
Good	35%	36%	34%
Fair	23%	22%	24%
Poor	15%	13%	17%

QUESTION: Which of the following statements comes closest to your view?

Option	Percentage
The Bush administration was right to fight the war and continues to do the right thing in rebuilding Iraq.	54%
The Bush administration was right to fight the war but I think it is taking too large a role in rebuilding Iraq.	25%
The Bush administration was wrong to fight the war in Iraq.	18%
Not sure	3%

QUESTION: If U.S. forces in Iraq do not find weapons of mass destruction, do you feel the war in Iraq will still be justified, or not?

Option	State	Men	Women
Yes	63%	64%	62%
No	30%	29%	31%
Not sure	7%	7%	7%

News Headlines

Related Subjects