Average Feeling Thermometer Toward Parties 1978-2008
AVERAGE AMONG DEMOGRAPHIC GROUPS FOR:      BOTH PARTIES

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

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

table 2B.2.4
Source: The National Election Studies
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(Table generated: 17AUG10)