What Influences Your Voting?

We are creating a website on political campaigns and voting practices for an Internet competition, ThinkQuest. Please help us gather data for our site by filling out the following survey. Please answer the questions honestly, according to your past and future voting habits and tendencies. Thank you!
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A red asterisk (*) indicates required questions.

  1. Do you generally vote in national presidential elections?*
    Yes
    No


  1. When you vote, do you generally vote according to your registered political party?*
    Yes
    No


  1. Do you research presidential candidates' positions before voting?*
    Yes
    No


  1. Do you follow the presidential debates?*
    Yes
    No


  1. Do you generally donate money to your candidate of choice?*
    Yes
    No


  1. Do you feel that a candidate's spouse helps to influence your opinion of the candidate?On a scale of 1-5, how important is the candidate's spouse in your voting decision? (5 being the highest)*
    1 2 3 4 5


  1. Would you vote for a female candidate?*
    Yes
    No


  1. Do you think that celebrities influence your voting? In other words, if a celebrity whom you respect is supporting a candidate, will that influence your voting for that candidate?*
    Yes
    No


  1. Would you vote for a candidate who is a member of a racial minority?*
    Yes
    No


  1. Does a candidate's religion influence your voting?*
    Yes
    No


  1. In November, will your vote be based on or affected by George W. Bush's policies as President?*
    Yes
    No


  1. When choosing a candidate, how important are the following forms of communication to you? Rate each on a scale of 1 to 5, with 5 being the highest.*

          1 2 3 4 5    
      Newspaper   
      Radio Ads   
      Television Ads   
      Internet Presence (blogs, podcasts, social networking sites, etc.)   
      Direct mail/television   
      Personal Appearances/Speeches   
      Telephone Solicitation   
      Stickers, Campaign Buttons, Posters, Billboards, etc.   
      Debates   


  1. What age group do you belong to?  *


  1. Please indicate your gender.
    Female
    Male