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

AVG. OF GROUP:	'78	'80	'82	'84	'86	'88	'90	'92	'94	'96	'98	'00	'02	'04	'08
Males	54	57	54	58	57	60	55	51	58	56	52	55	**	55	47
Females	56	56	53	58	56	58	55	52	55	51	49	53	**	52	48
	'78	'80	'82	'84	'86	'88	'90	'92	'94	'96	'98	'00	'02	'04	'08
Whites	57	58	56	59	59	61	56	53	58	55	52	56	**	55	50
Blacks	45	50	38	44	44	46	46	42	53	46	40	45	**	43	36
	'78	'80	'82	'84	'86	'88	'90	'92	'94	'96	'98	'00	'02	'04	'08
Grade Sch./Some High Sch.	54	54	47	55	50	54	51	50	56	51	51	55	**	40	42
High School Diploma	55	57	54	58	56	58	55	52	56	54	51	53	**	56	47
Some College, no Degree	55	58	54	59	58	61	56	51	57	53	50	55	**	55	49
College Degree/ Post-grad	57	55	56	56	58	61	55	51	58	54	50	54	**	51	46
	'78	'80	'82	'84	'86	'88	'90	'92	'94	'96	'98	'00	'02	'04	'08
Income 0-16 Percentile	55	56	48	54	51	52	53	52	53	51	51	50	**	52	42
Income 17-33 Percentile	53	55	52	55	55	57	50	50	55	52	50	51	**	51	44
Income 34-67 Percentile	55	56	54	58	56	60	56	51	57	53	50	55	**	55	48
Income 68-95 Percentile	56	59	55	59	60	62	55	53	59	57	50	54	**	55	51
Income 96-100 Percentile	56	61	61	66	64	70	63	54	63	58	53	60	**	55	56
	'78	'80	'82	'84	'86	'88	'90	'92	'94	'96	'98	'00	'02	'04	'08
Professionals	57	57	56	58	58	60	56	52	58	54	50	54	**	50	**
White Collar	55	56	55	59	58	61	55	52	56	52	51	55	**	56	**
Blue Collar	53	57	51	55	54	57	53	50	56	53	49	51	**	55	**
Unskilled	52	55	53	53	57	58	56	52	51	50	59	54	**	48	**
Farmers	55	58	55	66	56	57	47	55	65	64	51	64	**	50	**
Housewives	57	58	53	60	58	58	58	54	56	58	53	56	**	62	**
	'78	'80	'82	'84	'86	'88	'90	'92	'94	'96	'98	'00	'02	'04	'08
Union Households	52	55	50	52	54	55	50	48	51	50	46	51	**	49	43
Non-Union Households	56	58	55	59	57	60	56	52	58	54	51	54	**	55	48
	'78	'80	'82	'84	'86	'88	'90	'92	'94	'96	'98	'00	'02	'04	'08
South	56	56	54	58	57	59	54	53	59	56	54	54	**	57	52
Nonsouth	55	57	54	58	56	59	55	51	56	52	48	53	**	52	44
	'78	'80	'82	'84	'86	'88	'90	'92	'94	'96	'98	'00	'02	'04	'08
Born 1991 or later	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	45
Born 1975-1990	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	53	60	55	56	50	**	48	47
Born 1959-1974	58	54	55	55	56	59	56	53	56	52	51	56	**	55	47
Born 1943-1958	54	55	53	57	57	58	53	50	56	53	48	53	**	56	53
Born 1927-1942	54	58	52	59	56	60	57	53	58	56	50	56	**	53	53
Born 1911-1926	56	58	54	58	56	59	56	51	57	52	51	52	**	54	**
Born 1895-1910	59	59	58	60	59	60	47	51	60	63	58	63	**	**	**
Born before 1895	62	61	60	80	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	**
	'78	'80	'82	'84	'86	'88	'90	'92	'94	'96	'98	'00	'02	'04	'08
Born before 1895	48	48	44	45	46	46	45	41	46	42	39	42	**	38	33
Democrats (incl leaners)	53	56	53	56	54	55	52	48	51	53	50	51	**	49	49
Independents & Apolitical	68	71	71	74	72	75	69	67	70	69	67	70	**	73	67
	'78	'80	'82	'84	'86	'88	'90	'92	'94	'96	'98	'00	'02	'04	'08
Republicans (incl leaners)	47	47	42	46	46	48	45	38	42	39	38	41	**	33	31
Liberals	56	57	53	57	56	58	57	51	54	52	50	55	**	52	46
Moderates	62	63	64	68	65	69	62	60	66	64	61	63	**	69	63

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

table 2B.2.2
Source: The National Election Studies
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(Table generated: 17AUG10)