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Is One Party More Conservative 1960-2008
PERCENT AMONG DEMOGRAPHIC GROUPS WHO RESPONDED :      'Yes, Democrats'


  % OF GROUP: '60 '62 '64 '66 '68 '70 '72 '74 '76 '78 '80 '82 '84 '86 '88 '90 '92 '94 '96 '98 '00 '02 '04 '08
Males 9 ** 13 ** 8 17 14 ** 16 ** ** ** 14 ** 14 17 12 ** ** ** ** ** 17 17
Females 12 ** 14 ** 9 16 16 ** 18 ** ** ** 16 ** 12 18 12 ** ** ** ** ** 17 16
  '60 '62 '64 '66 '68 '70 '72 '74 '76 '78 '80 '82 '84 '86 '88 '90 '92 '94 '96 '98 '00 '02 '04 '08
Whites 11 ** 13 ** 8 16 14 ** 15 ** ** ** 12 ** 11 16 10 ** ** ** ** ** 13 13
Blacks 15 ** 17 ** 15 18 27 ** 28 ** ** ** 31 ** 20 22 23 ** ** ** ** ** 31 33
  '60 '62 '64 '66 '68 '70 '72 '74 '76 '78 '80 '82 '84 '86 '88 '90 '92 '94 '96 '98 '00 '02 '04 '08
Grade Sch./Some High Sch. 9 ** 14 ** 9 20 16 ** 20 ** ** ** 22 ** 16 21 24 ** ** ** ** ** 37 36
High School Diploma 15 ** 15 ** 10 18 16 ** 20 ** ** ** 16 ** 16 22 16 ** ** ** ** ** 26 25
Some College, no Degree 8 ** 15 ** 9 13 14 ** 18 ** ** ** 14 ** 10 15 9 ** ** ** ** ** 13 16
College Degree/ Post-grad 3 ** 6 ** 5 5 9 ** 5 ** ** ** 9 ** 4 6 4 ** ** ** ** ** 5 2
  '60 '62 '64 '66 '68 '70 '72 '74 '76 '78 '80 '82 '84 '86 '88 '90 '92 '94 '96 '98 '00 '02 '04 '08
Income 0-16 Percentile 12 ** 17 ** 12 15 19 ** 22 ** ** ** 21 ** 17 21 20 ** ** ** ** ** 33 29
Income 17-33 Percentile 12 ** 15 ** 9 15 17 ** 22 ** ** ** 22 ** 15 24 19 ** ** ** ** ** 24 23
Income 34-67 Percentile 11 ** 15 ** 10 21 13 ** 18 ** ** ** 15 ** 13 17 12 ** ** ** ** ** 16 16
Income 68-95 Percentile 11 ** 11 ** 6 15 14 ** 14 ** ** ** 9 ** 8 14 6 ** ** ** ** ** 10 7
Income 96-100 Percentile 4 ** 6 ** 6 6 14 ** 4 ** ** ** 10 ** 2 8 2 ** ** ** ** ** 4 2
  '60 '62 '64 '66 '68 '70 '72 '74 '76 '78 '80 '82 '84 '86 '88 '90 '92 '94 '96 '98 '00 '02 '04 '08
Professionals 3 ** 11 ** 6 10 11 ** 11 ** ** ** 12 ** 8 14 6 ** ** ** ** ** 9 **
White Collar 12 ** 13 ** 10 16 18 ** 17 ** ** ** 14 ** 9 18 11 ** ** ** ** ** 18 **
Blue Collar 14 ** 16 ** 11 20 17 ** 20 ** ** ** 17 ** 18 22 17 ** ** ** ** ** 19 **
Unskilled 9 ** 16 ** 16 38 33 ** 20 ** ** ** 19 ** 19 9 21 ** ** ** ** ** 38 **
Farmers 8 ** 10 ** 5 15 13 ** 16 ** ** ** 19 ** 15 29 13 ** ** ** ** ** 33 **
Housewives 12 ** 13 ** 8 17 14 ** 18 ** ** ** 11 ** 14 11 14 ** ** ** ** ** 20 **
  '60 '62 '64 '66 '68 '70 '72 '74 '76 '78 '80 '82 '84 '86 '88 '90 '92 '94 '96 '98 '00 '02 '04 '08
Union Households 17 ** 16 ** 9 22 14 ** 17 ** ** ** 13 ** 13 20 14 ** ** ** ** ** 17 17
Non-Union Households 9 ** 13 ** 9 15 16 ** 17 ** ** ** 15 ** 12 17 12 ** ** ** ** ** 17 16
  '60 '62 '64 '66 '68 '70 '72 '74 '76 '78 '80 '82 '84 '86 '88 '90 '92 '94 '96 '98 '00 '02 '04 '08
South 13 ** 14 ** 8 15 20 ** 19 ** ** ** 18 ** 15 22 16 ** ** ** ** ** 22 16
Nonsouth 10 ** 13 ** 9 17 13 ** 17 ** ** ** 14 ** 11 16 10 ** ** ** ** ** 15 16
  '60 '62 '64 '66 '68 '70 '72 '74 '76 '78 '80 '82 '84 '86 '88 '90 '92 '94 '96 '98 '00 '02 '04 '08
Born 1991 or later ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** 17
Born 1975-1990 ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** 0 ** ** ** ** ** 17 19
Born 1959-1974 ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** 18 ** 13 21 14 ** ** ** ** ** 20 14
Born 1943-1958 ** ** 19 ** 15 21 13 ** 18 ** ** ** 14 ** 12 18 10 ** ** ** ** ** 12 12
Born 1927-1942 13 ** 14 ** 10 17 18 ** 16 ** ** ** 12 ** 14 14 10 ** ** ** ** ** 17 32
Born 1911-1926 11 ** 13 ** 6 16 14 ** 15 ** ** ** 17 ** 13 16 14 ** ** ** ** ** 35 **
Born 1895-1910 11 ** 12 ** 8 15 15 ** 20 ** ** ** 19 ** 10 17 21 ** ** ** ** ** ** **
Born before 1895 9 ** 17 ** 6 6 16 ** 19 ** ** ** 0 ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** **
  '60 '62 '64 '66 '68 '70 '72 '74 '76 '78 '80 '82 '84 '86 '88 '90 '92 '94 '96 '98 '00 '02 '04 '08
Democrats (incl leaners) 16 ** 16 ** 12 24 22 ** 26 ** ** ** 23 ** 17 26 17 ** ** ** ** ** 23 23
Independents 4 ** 16 ** 5 9 7 ** 11 ** ** ** 12 ** 6 8 10 ** ** ** ** ** 32 20
Republicans (incl leaners) 5 ** 8 ** 5 6 8 ** 6 ** ** ** 7 ** 9 8 6 ** ** ** ** ** 8 6
  '60 '62 '64 '66 '68 '70 '72 '74 '76 '78 '80 '82 '84 '86 '88 '90 '92 '94 '96 '98 '00 '02 '04 '08
Liberals ** ** ** ** ** ** 13 ** 13 ** ** ** 17 ** 9 10 8 ** ** ** ** ** 13 10
Moderates ** ** ** ** ** ** 15 ** 19 ** ** ** 18 ** 12 20 11 ** ** ** ** ** 21 21
Conservatives ** ** ** ** ** ** 14 ** 14 ** ** ** 9 ** 12 15 11 ** ** ** ** ** 9 9

    ___   (underline) indicates 50 or fewer total respondents within group
    **     indicates question not asked or no cases within group
          2008 NOTE: open-ended coding of occupation is not yet complete.
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Table 2B.5.1
Source: The American National Election Studies
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NOTE: variable used for race grouping has changed. See Table 1A.3

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