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Party Identification 3-Point Scale 1952-2004
PERCENT AMONG DEMOGRAPHIC GROUPS WHO RESPONDED :      'Independent'


  % OF GROUP: '52 '54 '56 '58 '60 '62 '64 '66 '68 '70 '72 '74 '76 '78 '80 '82 '84 '86 '88 '90 '92 '94 '96 '98 '00 '02 '04
Males 7 8 10 7 10 9 8 12 10 13 15 16 17 16 15 13 12 12 11 9 12 11 9 10 12 8 10
Females 5 7 8 7 9 7 7 12 11 13 12 14 13 12 11 10 11 11 10 11 11 10 9 11 12 8 9
  '52 '54 '56 '58 '60 '62 '64 '66 '68 '70 '72 '74 '76 '78 '80 '82 '84 '86 '88 '90 '92 '94 '96 '98 '00 '02 '04
Whites 6 7 9 8 9 8 8 12 11 13 13 14 15 14 13 11 10 12 11 11 12 11 9 11 13 8 9
Blacks 4 5 7 4 16 6 6 14 3 10 12 13 8 9 7 5 11 8 6 8 13 7 11 7 10 6 12
  '52 '54 '56 '58 '60 '62 '64 '66 '68 '70 '72 '74 '76 '78 '80 '82 '84 '86 '88 '90 '92 '94 '96 '98 '00 '02 '04
Grade School 7 8 7 7 9 4 8 13 9 15 12 11 12 9 12 10 19 10 14 13 11 13 15 8 11 10 25
High School 5 7 11 8 10 10 8 14 12 14 15 16 17 17 16 12 12 15 13 13 13 14 11 14 16 10 12
Some College, no Degree 4 7 6 4 11 6 9 11 11 11 12 18 14 12 9 10 8 10 8 9 13 7 7 9 11 6 8
College Degree/ Post-grad 3 6 6 7 8 10 6 6 8 6 9 11 11 9 8 10 8 7 7 4 8 7 6 7 8 5 4
  '52 '54 '56 '58 '60 '62 '64 '66 '68 '70 '72 '74 '76 '78 '80 '82 '84 '86 '88 '90 '92 '94 '96 '98 '00 '02 '04
Income 0-16 Percentile 4 7 7 9 7 4 9 13 9 14 10 11 13 14 11 14 15 13 12 13 16 14 10 13 14 ** 16
Income 17-33 Percentile 8 11 9 9 11 4 9 17 13 14 16 15 12 14 11 8 12 12 10 12 11 9 8 9 13 ** 9
Income 34-67 Percentile 5 7 10 5 11 10 8 10 11 13 15 16 15 14 16 11 10 12 11 11 12 10 11 12 13 ** 8
Income 68-95 Percentile 5 6 10 7 10 8 6 12 11 11 10 15 18 13 10 11 8 11 9 7 9 8 7 11 10 ** 7
Income 96-100 Percentile 13 5 4 5 8 11 8 11 6 9 13 5 9 7 13 4 9 7 2 1 10 8 4 7 10 ** 3
  '52 '54 '56 '58 '60 '62 '64 '66 '68 '70 '72 '74 '76 '78 '80 '82 '84 '86 '88 '90 '92 '94 '96 '98 '00 '02 '04
Professionals 7 ** 8 9 11 ** 8 ** 12 10 11 12 14 11 11 11 8 9 9 8 10 9 7 9 10 ** 5
White Collar 8 ** 13 5 8 ** 6 ** 11 15 12 17 13 13 12 13 9 12 9 9 11 8 9 12 12 ** 10
Blue Collar 6 ** 9 7 12 ** 9 ** 10 14 15 13 16 16 15 12 13 13 13 12 14 12 10 13 13 ** 13
Unskilled 6 ** 5 4 8 ** 6 ** 4 0 16 14 18 28 17 11 8 9 15 12 15 23 13 8 23 ** 25
Farmers 5 ** 4 6 13 ** 5 ** 12 6 11 4 13 9 9 9 23 12 12 13 9 11 12 13 8 ** 7
Housewives 5 ** 9 8 8 ** 8 ** 9 13 13 16 14 10 13 7 11 12 12 10 9 14 14 10 12 ** 6
  '52 '54 '56 '58 '60 '62 '64 '66 '68 '70 '72 '74 '76 '78 '80 '82 '84 '86 '88 '90 '92 '94 '96 '98 '00 '02 '04
Union Households 5 6 9 6 11 ** 6 11 10 14 16 18 15 13 17 12 10 11 11 7 9 8 7 12 10 5 11
Non-Union Households 6 8 9 8 9 ** 8 13 11 12 12 13 14 14 12 11 11 12 11 11 12 11 9 10 13 8 9
  '52 '54 '56 '58 '60 '62 '64 '66 '68 '70 '72 '74 '76 '78 '80 '82 '84 '86 '88 '90 '92 '94 '96 '98 '00 '02 '04
South 2 ** 5 7 12 7 8 12 11 15 14 16 15 14 13 9 15 12 10 14 14 8 10 10 14 8 8
Nonsouth 7 ** 10 7 9 8 8 12 10 12 13 14 15 14 13 12 9 12 11 9 11 12 9 11 11 8 10
  '52 '54 '56 '58 '60 '62 '64 '66 '68 '70 '72 '74 '76 '78 '80 '82 '84 '86 '88 '90 '92 '94 '96 '98 '00 '02 '04
Born 1975 or later ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** 31 19 5 13 21 8 9
Born 1959-1974 ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** 27 18 15 13 16 14 15 15 12 11 12 12 10 10
Born 1943-1958 ** ** ** ** ** ** 8 16 17 19 18 20 19 17 17 14 13 13 13 10 11 10 9 10 11 7 9
Born 1927-1942 6 10 10 9 12 9 9 13 10 13 15 14 16 11 10 10 7 10 7 9 11 8 8 8 10 5 10
Born 1911-1926 5 7 9 7 10 10 9 11 11 12 9 12 10 11 8 7 10 7 7 6 8 9 6 11 5 5 10
Born 1895-1910 6 8 9 7 9 4 7 13 10 11 10 9 9 9 9 7 10 7 9 5 10 10 3 7 19 60 **
Born before 1895 6 7 6 4 9 4 4 10 3 9 3 9 3 8 17 14 0 0 ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** **
  '52 '54 '56 '58 '60 '62 '64 '66 '68 '70 '72 '74 '76 '78 '80 '82 '84 '86 '88 '90 '92 '94 '96 '98 '00 '02 '04
Liberals ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** 10 14 10 12 9 7 7 6 7 4 9 5 4 5 7 5 4
Moderates ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** 12 15 19 15 13 9 13 13 13 9 15 12 12 14 14 8 11
Conservatives ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** 10 14 9 10 9 9 7 10 6 7 7 8 5 5 8 3 5

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


Table 2A.2.3
Source: The American National Election Studies
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NOTE: variable used for race grouping has changed. See Table 1A.3

(Table generated: 09DEC05)