Far more Democrats than Republicans express enthusiasm about the 2008 election, especially the primary contests the first of which is being held today in New Hampshire; roughly three-quarters of Democrats (74%) say they are especially looking forward to the primaries compared with only about half of Republicans (49%). This is consistent with previous Pew surveys showing higher levels of political enthusiasm and satisfaction with the presidential candidates among Democrats than among Republicans. Read More
Democrats Enthused about Primaries
Russell Heimlich is a former web developer at Pew Research Center.