New York (CNN/Money) - Registered voters continue to give President Bush a five-point lead over Senator Kerry, 44 percent to 39 percent, said a recent MONEY Magazine/ICR poll.
When asked which candidate would do a better job on a range of important issues facing the country, President Bush led in managing the war on terrorism while Senator Kerry led on domestic issues.
Senator Kerry had a significant lead for managing health care and job creation, and a marginal lead on managing the federal deficit.
Of respondents polled, 52 percent thought Bush would be more effective in the war on terror and 37 percent thought Kerry would do a better job.
Kerry had a wide lead on the question of job creation, with 50 percent of respondents for Kerry and 38 percent for Bush.
Forty-seven percent thought Kerry would better deal with the deficit, versus 41 percent for Bush. On health care costs, 48 percent voted for Kerry and 39 percent for Bush.
The poll revealed that President Bush has a solid lead among voters who make more than $50,000 a year, voters in the midwest and those over the age of 55.
If the Presidential election were held today, 54 percent of registered voters with household incomes over $50,000 would vote for Bush, while only 34 percent would vote for Kerry.
Fifty percent of mid-western voters polled would vote for Bush, and 35 percent for Kerry; while 48 percent of voters older than 55 would vote for Bush and 34 percent would vote for Kerry.
Among total Americans, President Bush maintains a five-point lead over Senator Kerry, 43 percent versus 38 percent.
The MONEY/ICR poll was conducted with a nationwide sample of 1,015 Americans between October 13 and October 17, 2004. The margin of error was plus or minus 3.1 percentage points. Of the total sample, 857 were registered voters, with a margin of error of plus or minus 3.4 percentage points.
The poll was fielded by International Communications Research (ICR) a market and opinion research firm headquartered in Media, Pennsylvania.
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