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

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	57	56	58	53	61	61	58	**	62	54	59	58	61	59	57	61	61	56	59	57	61
Females	56	56	56	53	62	61	59	**	63	53	60	59	61	60	55	61	58	57	58	58	61
	'64	'66	'68	'70	'72	'74	'76	'78	'80	'82	'84	'86	'88	'90	'92	'94	'96	'98	'00	'02	'04
Whites	58	56	57	54	63	62	60	**	63	54	60	59	62	59	56	61	60	57	59	59	61
Blacks	48	53	53	44	51	56	50	**	58	47	57	57	54	58	53	62	60	55	57	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	51	53	54	47	61	63	60	**	62	46	55	54	59	56	55	59	59	58	52	48	59
High School	58	56	56	53	62	62	59	**	62	54	59	58	60	60	56	60	60	56	58	58	62
Some College, no Degree	60	57	60	58	62	60	58	**	65	52	62	61	63	61	54	62	59	57	59	59	62
College Degree/ Post-grad	61	61	61	57	58	58	58	**	61	54	61	58	62	58	56	62	60	55	59	58	58
	'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	54	56	51	60	60	59	**	62	52	57	56	60	59	55	58	56	56	56	**	57
Income 17-33 Percentile	54	55	55	51	61	60	57	**	63	50	57	59	62	57	54	58	60	57	59	**	60
Income 34-67 Percentile	55	56	57	52	62	61	59	**	62	53	60	58	61	60	56	62	59	55	57	**	62
Income 68-95 Percentile	60	56	58	54	61	61	59	**	62	55	61	60	61	59	57	62	62	56	59	**	61
Income 96-100 Percentile	61	58	60	59	62	70	62	**	67	58	65	60	65	64	56	61	62	58	65	**	59
	'64	'66	'68	'70	'72	'74	'76	'78	'80	'82	'84	'86	'88	'90	'92	'94	'96	'98	'00	'02	'04
Professionals	61	**	59	56	61	60	58	**	63	54	60	59	62	59	55	62	59	55	59	**	58
White Collar	58	**	57	53	61	63	59	**	63	53	61	59	62	60	56	60	59	57	58	**	64
Blue Collar	54	**	55	50	60	60	57	**	63	52	58	57	59	59	55	61	60	57	58	**	61
Unskilled	51	**	58	52	56	59	61	**	63	54	54	62	61	56	58	51	59	56	56	**	61
Farmers	54	**	58	48	67	66	60	**	61	53	63	56	62	59	57	64	66	65	63	**	69
Housewives	57	**	57	55	64	65	62	**	63	54	62	61	63	61	59	61	59	59	61	**	64
	'64	'66	'68	'70	'72	'74	'76	'78	'80	'82	'84	'86	'88	'90	'92	'94	'96	'98	'00	'02	'04
Union Households	53	54	56	49	61	60	57	**	61	52	57	58	59	59	55	59	58	55	54	57	58
Non-Union Households	58	57	57	54	62	62	60	**	63	53	61	59	62	60	56	61	60	57	59	58	61
	'64	'66	'68	'70	'72	'74	'76	'78	'80	'82	'84	'86	'88	'90	'92	'94	'96	'98	'00	'02	'04
South	57	58	58	54	65	62	60	**	65	57	61	61	62	61	58	63	61	59	60	59	63
Nonsouth	57	55	57	53	60	61	58	**	62	52	59	57	61	59	55	60	59	55	58	57	60
	'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	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	46	56	60	56	56	57	56
Born 1959-1974	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	63	54	59	57	60	60	55	60	58	57	58	58	61
Born 1943-1958	56	53	56	52	58	57	55	**	61	53	60	59	61	58	55	62	60	55	58	56	62
Born 1927-1942	55	57	56	52	60	61	60	**	63	54	60	59	61	61	57	63	63	56	61	60	65
Born 1911-1926	57	55	57	53	65	64	62	**	63	53	59	58	62	60	56	58	59	58	61	62	57
Born 1895-1910	58	57	59	53	66	67	63	**	65	53	62	61	64	54	60	62	51	56	75	56	**
Born before 1895	58	56	59	56	65	69	67	**	39	39	50	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	**
	'64	'66	'68	'70	'72	'74	'76	'78	'80	'82	'84	'86	'88	'90	'92	'94	'96	'98	'00	'02	'04
Democrats (incl leaners)	53	53	54	48	58	58	55	**	58	49	54	54	55	55	50	56	54	51	54	51	53
Independents & Apolitical	54	53	56	51	60	60	56	**	59	53	59	56	59	59	54	54	56	54	53	49	57
Republicans (incl leaners)	65	62	63	62	66	68	65	**	70	60	66	66	68	66	63	68	67	64	66	66	70
	'64	'66	'68	'70	'72	'74	'76	'78	'80	'82	'84	'86	'88	'90	'92	'94	'96	'98	'00	'02	'04
Liberals	**	**	**	**	49	50	49	**	50	43	50	46	51	48	44	49	47	40	48	47	45
Moderates	**	**	**	**	62	60	58	**	63	51	58	57	59	62	54	58	58	56	55	55	60
Conservatives	**	**	**	**	72	74	67	**	72	65	70	68	70	69	66	70	69	67	68	70	73

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

table 3.2.2
Source: The National Election Studies
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(Table generated: 07DEC05)