Average Feeling Thermometer Toward Parties 1978-2008
AVERAGE AMONG DEMOGRAPHIC GROUPS FOR:      NET PRO DEM. - PRO REP.

AVG. OF GROUP:	'78	'80	'82	'84	'86	'88	'90	'92	'94	'96	'98	'00	'02	'04	'08
Males	53	51	53	51	52	49	52	52	47	50	53	51	**	51	54
Females	54	53	56	53	54	53	55	55	51	55	57	54	**	54	56
	'78	'80	'82	'84	'86	'88	'90	'92	'94	'96	'98	'00	'02	'04	'08
Whites	52	50	52	50	51	48	52	52	47	50	52	50	**	49	51
Blacks	65	64	71	67	67	66	65	66	61	65	71	67	**	66	71
	'78	'80	'82	'84	'86	'88	'90	'92	'94	'96	'98	'00	'02	'04	'08
Grade Sch./Some High Sch.	59	59	64	58	62	58	61	61	57	61	60	54	**	66	65
High School Diploma	55	53	56	53	54	53	54	55	51	54	56	54	**	53	56
Some College, no Degree	51	50	53	50	51	49	52	53	47	52	55	51	**	51	54
College Degree/ Post-grad	50	50	50	51	51	48	51	51	45	50	52	51	**	52	53
	'78	'80	'82	'84	'86	'88	'90	'92	'94	'96	'98	'00	'02	'04	'08
Income 0-16 Percentile	57	57	62	59	59	58	56	58	54	58	56	59	**	56	62
Income 17-33 Percentile	57	55	57	56	56	53	58	57	54	56	58	55	**	56	60
Income 34-67 Percentile	53	52	55	51	53	51	53	54	48	53	56	51	**	52	55
Income 68-95 Percentile	52	49	52	50	49	48	52	51	45	47	53	52	**	49	49
Income 96-100 Percentile	50	43	45	45	45	40	42	47	42	47	49	47	**	49	45
	'78	'80	'82	'84	'86	'88	'90	'92	'94	'96	'98	'00	'02	'04	'08
Professionals	51	50	51	51	50	49	51	51	47	51	53	52	**	54	**
White Collar	54	52	53	51	52	49	53	53	49	53	55	52	**	51	**
Blue Collar	56	54	58	55	56	54	55	57	51	55	58	54	**	53	**
Unskilled	58	56	58	56	55	56	56	54	54	57	50	56	**	60	**
Farmers	54	49	53	46	54	50	57	50	47	45	54	45	**	58	**
Housewives	52	51	56	50	52	52	53	53	48	49	51	51	**	45	**
	'78	'80	'82	'84	'86	'88	'90	'92	'94	'96	'98	'00	'02	'04	'08
Union Households	57	54	58	56	56	55	56	57	55	56	58	56	**	57	58
Non-Union Households	52	51	54	51	53	50	53	53	48	52	54	52	**	52	54
	'78	'80	'82	'84	'86	'88	'90	'92	'94	'96	'98	'00	'02	'04	'08
South	54	54	57	53	54	52	56	54	49	52	54	52	**	52	51
Nonsouth	53	51	54	52	53	51	52	54	49	53	56	53	**	53	57
	'78	'80	'82	'84	'86	'88	'90	'92	'94	'96	'98	'00	'02	'04	'08
Born 1991 or later	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	57
Born 1975-1990	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	53	47	52	51	56	**	56	55
Born 1959-1974	50	53	52	52	52	51	51	52	49	53	54	50	**	51	54
Born 1943-1958	53	51	55	51	52	51	54	54	48	52	55	53	**	50	51
Born 1927-1942	54	50	55	53	53	51	53	53	50	53	58	52	**	53	56
Born 1911-1926	54	54	57	54	56	54	55	57	52	56	57	57	**	58	**
Born 1895-1910	54	53	53	52	54	52	63	58	49	43	52	45	**	**	**
Born before 1895	53	54	47	56	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	**
	'78	'80	'82	'84	'86	'88	'90	'92	'94	'96	'98	'00	'02	'04	'08
Born before 1895	62	63	66	65	65	65	63	66	62	66	67	66	**	68	70
Democrats (incl leaners)	51	49	49	50	51	49	50	53	50	50	52	50	**	53	51
Independents & Apolitical	40	37	37	37	38	35	40	38	34	36	39	35	**	34	35
	'78	'80	'82	'84	'86	'88	'90	'92	'94	'96	'98	'00	'02	'04	'08
Republicans (incl leaners)	59	60	65	62	62	60	61	64	63	65	65	64	**	69	70
Liberals	54	53	56	54	54	53	53	54	52	55	55	53	**	55	56
Moderates	46	44	45	42	45	42	46	44	38	40	45	42	**	38	39

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

table 2B.2.3
Source: The National Election Studies
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(Table generated: 17AUG10)