
| % OF GROUP: | '52 | '54 | '56 | '58 | '60 | '62 | '64 | '66 | '68 | '70 | '72 | '74 | '76 | '78 | '80 | '82 | '84 | '86 | '88 | '90 | '92 | '94 | '96 | '98 | '00 | '02 | '04 |
| Males | 29 | ** | 52 | ** | 56 | ** | 49 | ** | 56 | ** | 52 | ** | 49 | 48 | 45 | 47 | 50 | 56 | 65 | ** | 60 | ** | 53 | ** | 55 | ** | 43 |
| Females | 32 | ** | 57 | ** | 60 | ** | 55 | ** | 61 | ** | 61 | ** | 59 | 58 | 59 | 58 | 59 | 62 | 72 | ** | 67 | ** | 70 | ** | 68 | ** | 55 |
|   | '52 | '54 | '56 | '58 | '60 | '62 | '64 | '66 | '68 | '70 | '72 | '74 | '76 | '78 | '80 | '82 | '84 | '86 | '88 | '90 | '92 | '94 | '96 | '98 | '00 | '02 | '04 |
| Whites | 30 | ** | 55 | ** | 58 | ** | 52 | ** | 61 | ** | 58 | ** | 54 | 53 | 53 | 54 | 55 | 61 | 69 | ** | 63 | ** | 60 | ** | 60 | ** | 48 |
| Blacks | 36 | ** | 45 | ** | 54 | ** | 47 | ** | 43 | ** | 47 | ** | 56 | 56 | 52 | 47 | 52 | 51 | 68 | ** | 61 | ** | 64 | ** | 71 | ** | 49 |
|   | '52 | '54 | '56 | '58 | '60 | '62 | '64 | '66 | '68 | '70 | '72 | '74 | '76 | '78 | '80 | '82 | '84 | '86 | '88 | '90 | '92 | '94 | '96 | '98 | '00 | '02 | '04 |
| Grade Sch./Some High Sch. | 33 | ** | 54 | ** | 56 | ** | 52 | ** | 56 | ** | 52 | ** | 58 | 54 | 53 | 50 | 54 | 58 | 69 | ** | 65 | ** | 80 | ** | 83 | ** | 71 |
| High School Diploma | 31 | ** | 59 | ** | 57 | ** | 55 | ** | 61 | ** | 61 | ** | 59 | 59 | 57 | 57 | 60 | 65 | 76 | ** | 71 | ** | 71 | ** | 74 | ** | 56 |
| Some College, no Degree | 21 | ** | 49 | ** | 62 | ** | 46 | ** | 60 | ** | 58 | ** | 52 | 52 | 55 | 53 | 52 | 57 | 65 | ** | 58 | ** | 57 | ** | 57 | ** | 48 |
| College Degree/ Post-grad | 21 | ** | 41 | ** | 61 | ** | 47 | ** | 55 | ** | 50 | ** | 41 | 40 | 41 | 49 | 45 | 49 | 57 | ** | 55 | ** | 48 | ** | 46 | ** | 36 |
|   | '52 | '54 | '56 | '58 | '60 | '62 | '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 | 27 | ** | 39 | ** | 48 | ** | 49 | ** | 51 | ** | 54 | ** | 60 | 57 | 55 | 58 | 55 | 64 | 73 | ** | 69 | ** | 77 | ** | 75 | ** | 60 |
| Income 17-33 Percentile | 27 | ** | 52 | ** | 63 | ** | 54 | ** | 58 | ** | 56 | ** | 56 | 55 | 55 | 52 | 58 | 62 | 73 | ** | 74 | ** | 69 | ** | 68 | ** | 60 |
| Income 34-67 Percentile | 33 | ** | 63 | ** | 56 | ** | 54 | ** | 62 | ** | 60 | ** | 55 | 52 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 60 | 72 | ** | 61 | ** | 64 | ** | 62 | ** | 47 |
| Income 68-95 Percentile | 33 | ** | 56 | ** | 59 | ** | 53 | ** | 61 | ** | 57 | ** | 55 | 54 | 49 | 52 | 53 | 58 | 61 | ** | 59 | ** | 51 | ** | 51 | ** | 39 |
| Income 96-100 Percentile | 27 | ** | 54 | ** | 70 | ** | 49 | ** | 63 | ** | 55 | ** | 40 | 45 | 41 | 44 | 39 | 48 | 55 | ** | 46 | ** | 37 | ** | 43 | ** | 23 |
|   | '52 | '54 | '56 | '58 | '60 | '62 | '64 | '66 | '68 | '70 | '72 | '74 | '76 | '78 | '80 | '82 | '84 | '86 | '88 | '90 | '92 | '94 | '96 | '98 | '00 | '02 | '04 |
| Professionals | 24 | ** | 48 | ** | 61 | ** | 48 | ** | 55 | ** | 50 | ** | 46 | 46 | 44 | 52 | 48 | 51 | 61 | ** | 56 | ** | 49 | ** | 50 | ** | 39 |
| White Collar | 29 | ** | 66 | ** | 59 | ** | 49 | ** | 62 | ** | 58 | ** | 53 | 55 | 58 | 49 | 58 | 59 | 70 | ** | 63 | ** | 65 | ** | 65 | ** | 48 |
| Blue Collar | 34 | ** | 58 | ** | 57 | ** | 53 | ** | 60 | ** | 56 | ** | 56 | 56 | 52 | 56 | 55 | 60 | 73 | ** | 66 | ** | 68 | ** | 67 | ** | 56 |
| Unskilled | 31 | ** | 55 | ** | 62 | ** | 47 | ** | 40 | ** | 56 | ** | 53 | 58 | 50 | 36 | 56 | 73 | 65 | ** | 80 | ** | 71 | ** | 85 | ** | 55 |
| Farmers | 22 | ** | 31 | ** | 60 | ** | 49 | ** | 53 | ** | 48 | ** | 52 | 49 | 43 | 48 | 47 | 56 | 66 | ** | 62 | ** | 47 | ** | 66 | ** | 49 |
| Housewives | 34 | ** | 56 | ** | 56 | ** | 57 | ** | 63 | ** | 66 | ** | 63 | 59 | 65 | 62 | 62 | 67 | 73 | ** | 69 | ** | 80 | ** | 66 | ** | 58 |
|   | '52 | '54 | '56 | '58 | '60 | '62 | '64 | '66 | '68 | '70 | '72 | '74 | '76 | '78 | '80 | '82 | '84 | '86 | '88 | '90 | '92 | '94 | '96 | '98 | '00 | '02 | '04 |
| Union Households | 37 | ** | 64 | ** | 56 | ** | 56 | ** | 61 | ** | 57 | ** | 59 | 54 | 51 | 52 | 55 | 61 | 68 | ** | 65 | ** | 58 | ** | 58 | ** | 49 |
| Non-Union Households | 28 | ** | 51 | ** | 59 | ** | 51 | ** | 58 | ** | 57 | ** | 54 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 55 | 59 | 69 | ** | 63 | ** | 63 | ** | 63 | ** | 49 |
|   | '52 | '54 | '56 | '58 | '60 | '62 | '64 | '66 | '68 | '70 | '72 | '74 | '76 | '78 | '80 | '82 | '84 | '86 | '88 | '90 | '92 | '94 | '96 | '98 | '00 | '02 | '04 |
| South | 21 | ** | 53 | ** | 58 | ** | 52 | ** | 61 | ** | 60 | ** | 58 | 60 | 54 | 54 | 56 | 60 | 74 | ** | 67 | ** | 68 | ** | 67 | ** | 51 |
| Nonsouth | 33 | ** | 55 | ** | 58 | ** | 52 | ** | 59 | ** | 56 | ** | 54 | 51 | 53 | 53 | 54 | 59 | 66 | ** | 62 | ** | 59 | ** | 60 | ** | 48 |
|   | '52 | '54 | '56 | '58 | '60 | '62 | '64 | '66 | '68 | '70 | '72 | '74 | '76 | '78 | '80 | '82 | '84 | '86 | '88 | '90 | '92 | '94 | '96 | '98 | '00 | '02 | '04 |
| Born 1991 or later | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** |
| Born 1975-1990 | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | 58 | ** | 71 | ** | 72 | ** | 49 |
| Born 1959-1974 | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | 63 | 57 | 65 | 59 | 69 | 73 | ** | 65 | ** | 64 | ** | 59 | ** | 45 |
| Born 1943-1958 | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | 62 | ** | 64 | ** | 64 | ** | 59 | 58 | 56 | 56 | 58 | 62 | 69 | ** | 62 | ** | 59 | ** | 56 | ** | 51 |
| Born 1927-1942 | 26 | ** | 62 | ** | 63 | ** | 56 | ** | 64 | ** | 65 | ** | 54 | 52 | 54 | 52 | 51 | 54 | 67 | ** | 63 | ** | 58 | ** | 68 | ** | 51 |
| Born 1911-1926 | 33 | ** | 59 | ** | 59 | ** | 51 | ** | 55 | ** | 52 | ** | 54 | 49 | 45 | 50 | 52 | 55 | 67 | ** | 65 | ** | 66 | ** | 69 | ** | 53 |
| Born 1895-1910 | 32 | ** | 52 | ** | 55 | ** | 51 | ** | 60 | ** | 48 | ** | 49 | 48 | 55 | 44 | 47 | 39 | 62 | ** | 61 | ** | 74 | ** | 91 | ** | ** |
| Born before 1895 | 26 | ** | 40 | ** | 52 | ** | 39 | ** | 41 | ** | 32 | ** | 52 | 65 | 70 | 50 | 0 | 100 | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** |
|   | '52 | '54 | '56 | '58 | '60 | '62 | '64 | '66 | '68 | '70 | '72 | '74 | '76 | '78 | '80 | '82 | '84 | '86 | '88 | '90 | '92 | '94 | '96 | '98 | '00 | '02 | '04 |
| Democrats (incl leaners) | 29 | ** | 57 | ** | 57 | ** | 53 | ** | 59 | ** | 56 | ** | 54 | 53 | 55 | 53 | 56 | 56 | 70 | ** | 64 | ** | 67 | ** | 64 | ** | 51 |
| Independents | 21 | ** | 59 | ** | 61 | ** | 54 | ** | 60 | ** | 61 | ** | 61 | 65 | 64 | 62 | 59 | 76 | 78 | ** | 70 | ** | 71 | ** | 74 | ** | 64 |
| Republicans (incl leaners) | 33 | ** | 51 | ** | 58 | ** | 49 | ** | 59 | ** | 57 | ** | 54 | 50 | 46 | 50 | 52 | 59 | 64 | ** | 60 | ** | 54 | ** | 56 | ** | 43 |
|   | '52 | '54 | '56 | '58 | '60 | '62 | '64 | '66 | '68 | '70 | '72 | '74 | '76 | '78 | '80 | '82 | '84 | '86 | '88 | '90 | '92 | '94 | '96 | '98 | '00 | '02 | '04 |
| Liberals | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | 49 | ** | 49 | 46 | 53 | 50 | 52 | 55 | 63 | ** | 56 | ** | 58 | ** | 51 | ** | 44 |
| Moderates | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | 59 | ** | 55 | 52 | 56 | 46 | 55 | 63 | 71 | ** | 63 | ** | 69 | ** | 60 | ** | 55 |
| Conservatives | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | 59 | ** | 47 | 51 | 45 | 48 | 51 | 53 | 61 | ** | 56 | ** | 49 | ** | 50 | ** | 38 |
___ (underline) indicates 50 or fewer total respondents within group
Table 6D.2.1
(Table generated: 05AUG10)
** indicates question not asked or no cases within group
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Source: The American National Election Studies
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NOTE: variable used for race grouping has changed. See Table 1A.3