With the Democratic and Republican National Conventions right around the corner -- the Dems in Boston July 26 through July 29 and the GOP in New York Aug. 29 through Sept. 4 -
- we thought it would be interesting to look at which newspapers are the most popular among Democrats, Republicans and Independents.
The first column includes total population, followed by the number of people in each area who identified themselves politically and, finally, the top newspaper in each market.
| Target: POLITICAL PARTY AFFILIATION -- INDEPENDENT (Jan 2002-March 2003) | |||
|
Metro Market Areas
|
Total Surveyed
|
Target Persons
|
Top Pub
|
| Boston, MA |
4,022,000
|
1,963,000
|
Boston Globe |
| New Haven, CT |
639,000
|
271,000
|
New Haven Register |
| Hartford, CT |
893,000
|
345,000
|
Hartford Courant |
| Spokane, WA |
398,000
|
154,000
|
Spokesman Review |
| Denver, CO |
1,838,000
|
694,000
|
Rocky Mountain News |
| Columbia-Jefferson City, MO |
161,000
|
59,000
|
Columbia Tribune |
| Seattle-Tacoma, WA |
2,734,000
|
998,000
|
Seattle Times |
| Austin, TX |
965,000
|
350,000
|
Austin American-Statesman |
| Colorado Springs, CO |
386,000
|
136,000
|
Colorado Springs Gazette |
| Cleveland, OH |
1,616,000
|
568,000
|
Plain Dealer |
|
Target: POLITICAL PARTY AFFILIATION--REPUBLICAN (Jan 2002-March 2003)
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|
Metro Market Areas
|
Total Surveyed
|
Target Persons
|
Top Pub
|
| Salt Lake City, UT |
1,143,000
|
475,000
|
Deseret News |
| Boise, ID |
322,000
|
133,000
|
Idaho Statesman |
| Colorado Springs, CO |
386,000
|
148,000
|
Colorado Springs Gazette |
| Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE/IA |
508,000
|
193,000
|
Omaha World Herald |
| Jacksonville, FL |
852,000
|
321,000
|
Times-Union |
| Fort Meyers-Naples, FL |
580,000
|
217,000
|
News-Press |
| Tulsa, OK |
630,000
|
237,000
|
Tulsa World |
| Wichita, KS |
403,000
|
148,000
|
Wichita Eagle |
| Sarasota, FL |
502,000
|
182,000
|
Herald-Tribune |
| Jackson, MS |
323,000
|
116,000
|
Clarion-Ledger |
|
Target: POLITICAL PARTY AFFILIATION--DEMOCRAT (Jan 2002-March 2003)
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Metro Market Areas
|
Total Surveyed
|
Target Persons
|
Top Pub
|
| Pittsburgh, PA |
1,833,000
|
826,000
|
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette |
| Baltimore, MD |
1,962,000
|
878,000
|
Baltimore Sun |
| New Orleans, LA |
931,000
|
397,000
|
Times-Picayune |
| San Francisco, CA |
5,315,000
|
2,213,000
|
San Francisco Chronicle |
| New York, NY |
14,316,000
|
5,902,000
|
NY Daily News |
| Washington, DC |
3,535,000
|
1,462,000
|
Washington Post |
| Lexington, KY |
374,000
|
153,000
|
Lexington Herald-Leader |
| Philadelphia, PA/NJ metro |
3,826,000
|
1,522,000
|
Philadelphia Inquirer |
| Chicago, IL |
6,703,000
|
2,648,000
|
Chicago Sun-Times |
| Memphis, TN |
892,000
|
350,000
|
Commercial Appeal |
Source: Delahaye Medialink