Average Feeling Thermometer Toward Liberals and Conservatives 1964-2004
AVERAGE AMONG DEMOGRAPHIC GROUPS FOR:      LIBERALS

AVG. OF GROUP:	'64	'66	'68	'70	'72	'74	'76	'78	'80	'82	'84	'86	'88	'90	'92	'94	'96	'98	'00	'02	'04
Males	52	51	50	41	53	53	51	**	50	43	54	51	50	54	49	47	49	49	52	49	52
Females	54	50	52	45	55	55	53	**	53	48	58	55	53	56	53	52	54	54	56	52	58
	'64	'66	'68	'70	'72	'74	'76	'78	'80	'82	'84	'86	'88	'90	'92	'94	'96	'98	'00	'02	'04
Whites	52	50	50	41	52	53	51	**	50	45	55	51	50	53	49	48	50	50	53	50	54
Blacks	62	57	58	60	71	65	65	**	66	52	61	65	59	66	59	63	63	61	61	53	59
	'64	'66	'68	'70	'72	'74	'76	'78	'80	'82	'84	'86	'88	'90	'92	'94	'96	'98	'00	'02	'04
Grade School	52	48	51	41	54	54	56	**	52	42	54	53	50	54	52	50	56	50	49	40	52
High School	54	50	50	42	54	54	51	**	52	44	56	53	51	54	51	50	53	51	54	51	54
Some College, no Degree	53	53	53	45	54	54	53	**	52	47	55	52	51	56	51	49	52	54	55	50	54
College Degree/ Post-grad	54	52	56	50	54	54	51	**	51	49	57	54	53	57	50	49	50	51	55	52	57
	'64	'66	'68	'70	'72	'74	'76	'78	'80	'82	'84	'86	'88	'90	'92	'94	'96	'98	'00	'02	'04
Income 0-16 Percentile	53	49	51	47	57	59	58	**	56	46	60	55	55	56	56	55	56	55	59	**	56
Income 17-33 Percentile	53	51	51	45	56	59	53	**	54	46	58	56	53	57	52	55	54	53	56	**	59
Income 34-67 Percentile	55	52	50	43	54	54	53	**	54	47	57	53	51	56	51	49	54	52	52	**	56
Income 68-95 Percentile	53	50	51	42	52	51	50	**	48	47	55	52	52	54	49	45	48	49	54	**	52
Income 96-100 Percentile	50	52	53	49	52	46	48	**	46	40	49	52	47	52	48	48	48	50	55	**	53
	'64	'66	'68	'70	'72	'74	'76	'78	'80	'82	'84	'86	'88	'90	'92	'94	'96	'98	'00	'02	'04
Professionals	51	**	53	45	52	53	51	**	49	46	57	53	52	57	51	49	51	52	55	**	58
White Collar	53	**	51	44	54	54	52	**	50	47	57	53	52	55	50	50	51	50	55	**	54
Blue Collar	55	**	50	43	56	55	54	**	53	45	56	53	51	55	52	50	54	52	54	**	53
Unskilled	52	**	54	56	57	55	56	**	59	45	56	58	51	58	52	47	59	54	55	**	58
Farmers	48	**	45	43	52	50	50	**	51	38	47	52	50	46	45	51	45	59	49	**	51
Housewives	55	**	51	41	51	52	51	**	53	45	55	53	53	53	50	47	47	47	50	**	48
	'64	'66	'68	'70	'72	'74	'76	'78	'80	'82	'84	'86	'88	'90	'92	'94	'96	'98	'00	'02	'04
Union Households	56	51	51	44	54	55	55	**	53	47	57	55	53	57	52	51	54	52	58	54	55
Non-Union Households	53	50	51	43	54	54	52	**	51	45	56	53	51	55	51	49	51	52	54	50	55
	'64	'66	'68	'70	'72	'74	'76	'78	'80	'82	'84	'86	'88	'90	'92	'94	'96	'98	'00	'02	'04
South	48	48	50	40	54	53	53	**	51	44	55	52	52	54	51	51	52	51	53	49	54
Nonsouth	55	51	51	45	54	55	52	**	52	46	56	54	52	56	51	49	52	52	55	52	55
	'64	'66	'68	'70	'72	'74	'76	'78	'80	'82	'84	'86	'88	'90	'92	'94	'96	'98	'00	'02	'04
Born 1975 or later	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	59	50	60	55	61	56	56
Born 1959-1974	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	55	49	58	57	55	58	52	52	52	53	53	50	55
Born 1943-1958	52	56	54	46	57	58	55	**	53	48	57	55	52	56	51	50	52	51	54	49	54
Born 1927-1942	54	51	51	43	53	51	50	**	49	44	54	50	50	50	48	46	50	49	51	50	54
Born 1911-1926	53	49	51	42	52	52	51	**	50	43	55	51	49	54	52	48	51	49	57	52	54
Born 1895-1910	52	51	51	44	52	55	52	**	51	40	53	48	47	53	50	43	44	50	58	34	**
Born before 1895	53	47	51	40	56	51	51	**	52	32	65	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	**
	'64	'66	'68	'70	'72	'74	'76	'78	'80	'82	'84	'86	'88	'90	'92	'94	'96	'98	'00	'02	'04
Democrats (incl leaners)	56	54	54	48	59	60	57	**	58	51	62	59	58	60	58	59	61	58	62	58	63
Independents & Apolitical	51	50	51	38	54	53	53	**	51	45	57	54	51	52	52	51	53	52	52	49	56
Republicans (incl leaners)	48	45	46	37	47	45	45	**	42	37	49	45	45	49	41	39	41	43	46	44	46
	'64	'66	'68	'70	'72	'74	'76	'78	'80	'82	'84	'86	'88	'90	'92	'94	'96	'98	'00	'02	'04
Liberals	**	**	**	**	70	69	65	**	68	66	67	68	63	71	65	69	68	65	65	64	68
Moderates	**	**	**	**	53	54	53	**	54	47	58	55	55	56	52	55	56	52	58	54	58
Conservatives	**	**	**	**	42	42	42	**	40	35	47	42	43	45	40	36	39	42	44	42	43

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

table 3.2.1
Source: The National Election Studies
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(Table generated: 07DEC05)