Average Feeling Thermometer Toward Parties 1978-2008
AVERAGE AMONG DEMOGRAPHIC GROUPS FOR:      DEMOCRATIC PARTY

AVG. OF GROUP:	'78	'80	'82	'84	'86	'88	'90	'92	'94	'96	'98	'00	'02	'04	'08
Males	61	59	60	60	60	58	59	56	52	55	57	56	**	56	54
Females	64	62	65	63	64	63	64	61	57	62	62	61	**	60	59
	'78	'80	'82	'84	'86	'88	'90	'92	'94	'96	'98	'00	'02	'04	'08
Whites	61	58	60	59	60	57	59	56	51	54	55	55	**	54	52
Blacks	75	78	80	78	76	77	74	73	75	76	80	78	**	74	77
	'78	'80	'82	'84	'86	'88	'90	'92	'94	'96	'98	'00	'02	'04	'08
Grade Sch./Some High Sch.	72	72	74	71	73	71	71	71	69	72	71	62	**	73	73
High School Diploma	64	62	65	63	64	63	63	62	57	61	62	61	**	61	59
Some College, no Degree	58	57	60	60	60	58	60	56	52	57	59	57	**	56	57
College Degree/ Post-grad	56	54	56	58	59	56	56	52	49	53	54	56	**	55	52
	'78	'80	'82	'84	'86	'88	'90	'92	'94	'96	'98	'00	'02	'04	'08
Income 0-16 Percentile	69	70	71	71	70	67	65	67	61	67	63	67	**	64	66
Income 17-33 Percentile	66	63	66	66	66	63	67	64	62	65	66	60	**	63	64
Income 34-67 Percentile	61	60	64	61	62	61	62	59	52	59	61	56	**	58	57
Income 68-95 Percentile	60	56	59	59	58	57	58	53	49	50	55	58	**	54	49
Income 96-100 Percentile	56	47	51	55	54	49	48	47	46	53	52	54	**	52	45
	'78	'80	'82	'84	'86	'88	'90	'92	'94	'96	'98	'00	'02	'04	'08
Professionals	58	56	58	59	59	58	59	54	51	54	57	57	**	58	**
White Collar	62	59	60	61	61	59	60	58	53	58	60	59	**	57	**
Blue Collar	66	65	67	66	66	64	63	63	57	63	64	60	**	60	**
Unskilled	68	66	69	64	67	69	67	59	58	63	58	66	**	67	**
Farmers	65	56	61	57	64	56	60	55	59	53	60	55	**	65	**
Housewives	61	61	66	59	62	62	65	60	53	54	55	58	**	52	**
	'78	'80	'82	'84	'86	'88	'90	'92	'94	'96	'98	'00	'02	'04	'08
Union Households	66	63	66	64	65	65	63	61	60	62	61	62	**	63	59
Non-Union Households	61	60	62	61	62	60	61	58	53	58	60	58	**	57	57
	'78	'80	'82	'84	'86	'88	'90	'92	'94	'96	'98	'00	'02	'04	'08
South	64	64	68	64	66	63	65	62	56	60	61	58	**	60	54
Nonsouth	61	59	61	61	61	60	60	58	54	57	59	59	**	58	59
	'78	'80	'82	'84	'86	'88	'90	'92	'94	'96	'98	'00	'02	'04	'08
Born 1991 or later	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	58
Born 1975-1990	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	60	53	58	57	62	**	60	57
Born 1959-1974	57	60	59	59	60	60	59	57	53	58	59	56	**	57	55
Born 1943-1958	60	58	62	60	61	59	60	57	52	56	57	58	**	56	55
Born 1927-1942	62	59	63	64	62	62	62	58	57	61	65	59	**	60	64
Born 1911-1926	65	66	67	65	69	66	66	65	62	65	65	66	**	70	**
Born 1895-1910	66	65	63	63	66	65	72	66	55	49	61	56	**	**	**
Born before 1895	68	70	54	79	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	**
	'78	'80	'82	'84	'86	'88	'90	'92	'94	'96	'98	'00	'02	'04	'08
Born before 1895	73	73	75	75	75	76	72	72	70	73	73	74	**	73	73
Democrats (incl leaners)	54	53	51	56	55	53	52	53	51	53	54	52	**	55	52
Independents & Apolitical	47	44	45	47	47	45	49	43	38	40	44	40	**	41	37
	'78	'80	'82	'84	'86	'88	'90	'92	'94	'96	'98	'00	'02	'04	'08
Republicans (incl leaners)	65	67	71	70	70	69	67	67	68	69	67	69	**	70	70
Liberals	64	62	64	64	64	64	62	59	59	62	60	61	**	61	58
Moderates	54	51	52	52	54	52	53	48	42	45	51	46	**	45	42

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

table 2B.2.1
Source: The National Election Studies
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(Table generated: 17AUG10)