Abstract
Using a national survey data set, this article examines the determinants of Americans' support for the War in Iraq at the time of the 2004 presidential election. It was found that party identification, religious affiliation, patriotism, and educational attainment had significant effects on the support for the war. Republicans were the most supportive of the war, while Democrats were the least supportive. As for religious affiliation, Baptists were the most supportive of the war, while Lutherans, Methodists, and the residual mixed group of small faith groups were the least supportive. Patriotism had a positive effect on the support for the war. Finally, Americans with high school and junior collegelevel education were most supportive of the war, while those with advanced degrees were least supportive. The reason why these variables exerted significant effects on the support for the war appears to be that these variables influenced Americans' critical evaluations of justification for the war.
