5/29/2004

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52 percent of religious music lovers prefer Bush

Dominick A. Miserandino

Long Island, N.Y. - A person's music preferences can help point to which candidate they will choose in the upcoming presidential election, according to a new poll by TheCelebrityCafe.com, a popular online entertainment magazine.  
  
Among the most significant findings, 52 percent of religious fans surveyed said they would re-elect Republican George W. Bush as president in November, as did a majority of country music fans.  
  
Meanwhile, more fans of jazz, blue grass, pop/rock and techno fans said they will vote for the presumptive Democratic candidate, Massachusetts Sen. John Kerry over Bush.  
  
Overall, 37.28% of those surveyed preferred Kerry, compared to 32.31% for Bush. Independent candidate Ralph Nader was favored by 3.86% of polltakers, while 26.54% said they were undecided.  
  
The poll included 4,074 TheCelebrityCafe.com readers from May 11 to May 21. The readers are made up of a national audience, not particular to one locality.  
  
The following chart outlines the full results:

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|---|---|---|---|---|
|Music|George W. Bush|John Kerry|Ralph Nader|undecided|
|Blues|37.19%|31.40%|3.31%|28.10%|
|Classical|28.72%|38.83%|4.26%|28.19%|
|Country|42.73%|27.92%|3.64%|25.71%|
|Dance/Techno|26.14%|44.32%|6.82%|22.73%|
|Easy|44.06%|27.23%|1.98%|26.73%|
|Folk/Bluegrass|29.79%|48.94%|5.32%|15.96%|
|Jazz|26.15%|45.64%|4.62%|23.59%|
|Pop/Rock|28.25%|39.62%|3.41%|28.73%|
|R&B|24.86%|43.35%|2.89%|28.90%|
|Religious|67.08%|14.91%|3.11%|14.91%|
|Soundtracks|27.72%|45.54%|3.96%|22.77%|
|Grand Total|33.74%|36.18%|3.59%|26.49%|