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Average Feeling Thermometer Toward Vice-Presidential Candidates 1968-2008
AVERAGE AMONG DEMOGRAPHIC GROUPS FOR:      DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE


  AVG. OF GROUP: '68 '70 '72 '74 '76 '78 '80 '82 '84 '86 '88 '90 '92 '94 '96 '98 '00 '02 '04 '08
Males 60 ** 48 ** 51 ** 53 ** 55 ** 54 ** 55 ** 54 ** 54 ** 53 52
Females 62 ** 52 ** 55 ** 55 ** 59 ** 52 ** 59 ** 60 ** 57 ** 57 56
  '68 '70 '72 '74 '76 '78 '80 '82 '84 '86 '88 '90 '92 '94 '96 '98 '00 '02 '04 '08
Whites 60 ** 48 ** 53 ** 54 ** 55 ** 52 ** 56 ** 55 ** 56 ** 53 51
Blacks 70 ** 70 ** 58 ** 56 ** 72 ** 54 ** 62 ** 67 ** 60 ** 65 70
  '68 '70 '72 '74 '76 '78 '80 '82 '84 '86 '88 '90 '92 '94 '96 '98 '00 '02 '04 '08
Grade Sch./Some High Sch. 59 ** 53 ** 55 ** 58 ** 59 ** 57 ** 56 ** 66 ** 54 ** 61 58
High School Diploma 62 ** 50 ** 55 ** 54 ** 56 ** 51 ** 57 ** 58 ** 52 ** 56 53
Some College, no Degree 60 ** 48 ** 52 ** 53 ** 56 ** 54 ** 57 ** 56 ** 58 ** 55 53
College Degree/ Post-grad 64 ** 50 ** 49 ** 55 ** 61 ** 55 ** 57 ** 57 ** 59 ** 54 55
  '68 '70 '72 '74 '76 '78 '80 '82 '84 '86 '88 '90 '92 '94 '96 '98 '00 '02 '04 '08
Income 0-16 Percentile 60 ** 54 ** 58 ** 59 ** 63 ** 51 ** 59 ** 62 ** 56 ** 60 57
Income 17-33 Percentile 59 ** 53 ** 59 ** 56 ** 60 ** 56 ** 59 ** 59 ** 55 ** 59 59
Income 34-67 Percentile 61 ** 51 ** 54 ** 54 ** 56 ** 52 ** 58 ** 57 ** 53 ** 56 54
Income 68-95 Percentile 63 ** 47 ** 50 ** 51 ** 56 ** 54 ** 56 ** 55 ** 58 ** 54 49
Income 96-100 Percentile 63 ** 44 ** 45 ** 51 ** 57 ** 51 ** 55 ** 51 ** 58 ** 46 51
  '68 '70 '72 '74 '76 '78 '80 '82 '84 '86 '88 '90 '92 '94 '96 '98 '00 '02 '04 '08
Professionals 61 ** 47 ** 50 ** 54 ** 59 ** 54 ** 58 ** 57 ** 59 ** 56 **
White Collar 63 ** 51 ** 53 ** 54 ** 56 ** 54 ** 56 ** 58 ** 55 ** 55 **
Blue Collar 60 ** 52 ** 55 ** 54 ** 58 ** 51 ** 59 ** 59 ** 53 ** 56 **
Unskilled 66 ** 52 ** 54 ** 52 ** 56 ** 57 ** 53 ** 46 ** 56 ** 60 **
Farmers 55 ** 49 ** 52 ** 58 ** 47 ** 55 ** 44 ** 54 ** 49 ** 47 **
Housewives 62 ** 49 ** 54 ** 54 ** 54 ** 53 ** 58 ** 56 ** 54 ** 48 **
  '68 '70 '72 '74 '76 '78 '80 '82 '84 '86 '88 '90 '92 '94 '96 '98 '00 '02 '04 '08
Union Households 64 ** 52 ** 56 ** 55 ** 59 ** 54 ** 59 ** 61 ** 57 ** 59 54
Non-Union Households 60 ** 49 ** 52 ** 54 ** 57 ** 53 ** 57 ** 57 ** 56 ** 54 54
  '68 '70 '72 '74 '76 '78 '80 '82 '84 '86 '88 '90 '92 '94 '96 '98 '00 '02 '04 '08
South 56 ** 49 ** 54 ** 55 ** 58 ** 57 ** 58 ** 58 ** 53 ** 53 51
Nonsouth 63 ** 50 ** 53 ** 54 ** 57 ** 51 ** 57 ** 57 ** 57 ** 56 56
  '68 '70 '72 '74 '76 '78 '80 '82 '84 '86 '88 '90 '92 '94 '96 '98 '00 '02 '04 '08
Born 1991 or later ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** 54
Born 1975-1990 ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** 48 ** 57 ** 53 ** 58 53
Born 1959-1974 ** ** ** ** ** ** 52 ** 57 ** 52 ** 56 ** 56 ** 53 ** 54 53
Born 1943-1958 61 ** 53 ** 54 ** 52 ** 57 ** 52 ** 55 ** 58 ** 55 ** 53 54
Born 1927-1942 62 ** 50 ** 51 ** 52 ** 59 ** 54 ** 58 ** 59 ** 59 ** 55 56
Born 1911-1926 62 ** 49 ** 53 ** 56 ** 57 ** 54 ** 62 ** 62 ** 63 ** 68 **
Born 1895-1910 59 ** 49 ** 57 ** 61 ** 51 ** 57 ** 57 ** 57 ** 66 ** ** **
Born before 1895 61 ** 43 ** 45 ** 62 ** 40 ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** **
  '68 '70 '72 '74 '76 '78 '80 '82 '84 '86 '88 '90 '92 '94 '96 '98 '00 '02 '04 '08
Born before 1895 67 ** 59 ** 60 ** 61 ** 68 ** 59 ** 67 ** 68 ** 64 ** 68 65
Democrats (incl leaners) 57 ** 45 ** 51 ** 51 ** 55 ** 49 ** 54 ** 53 ** 49 ** 52 52
Independents & Apolitical 53 ** 39 ** 44 ** 46 ** 44 ** 48 ** 46 ** 44 ** 47 ** 41 41
  '68 '70 '72 '74 '76 '78 '80 '82 '84 '86 '88 '90 '92 '94 '96 '98 '00 '02 '04 '08
Republicans (incl leaners) ** ** 62 ** 61 ** 62 ** 68 ** 57 ** 67 ** 69 ** 63 ** 70 66
Liberals ** ** 51 ** 55 ** 58 ** 60 ** 55 ** 60 ** 61 ** 58 ** 57 55
Moderates ** ** 41 ** 43 ** 47 ** 48 ** 50 ** 49 ** 46 ** 51 ** 42 43

    ___   (underline) indicates 50 or fewer total respondents within group
    **     indicates question not asked or no cases within group


table 7A.3.1
Source: The National Election Studies
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