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Care Who Wins Presidential Election 1952-2008
PERCENT AMONG DEMOGRAPHIC GROUPS WHO RESPONDED :      'Care a Good Deal'


  % 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 '08
Males 69 ** 66 ** 68 ** 66 ** 66 ** 61 ** 58 ** 56 ** 66 ** 64 ** 75 ** 77 ** 78 ** 84 78
Females 65 ** 61 ** 63 ** 65 ** 64 ** 60 ** 56 ** 55 ** 64 ** 59 ** 75 ** 78 ** 74 ** 86 82
  '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 '08
Whites 68 ** 64 ** 68 ** 64 ** 64 ** 60 ** 56 ** 54 ** 66 ** 61 ** 76 ** 77 ** 75 ** 86 79
Blacks 60 ** 52 ** 42 ** 78 ** 77 ** 67 ** 67 ** 73 ** 67 ** 63 ** 71 ** 83 ** 77 ** 81 89
  '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 '08
Grade Sch./Some High Sch. 58 ** 54 ** 58 ** 57 ** 62 ** 52 ** 55 ** 58 ** 59 ** 57 ** 66 ** 61 ** 55 ** 66 70
High School Diploma 70 ** 62 ** 65 ** 67 ** 65 ** 60 ** 53 ** 52 ** 61 ** 54 ** 70 ** 76 ** 71 ** 82 73
Some College, no Degree 82 ** 81 ** 75 ** 70 ** 67 ** 66 ** 61 ** 61 ** 68 ** 67 ** 77 ** 79 ** 78 ** 85 80
College Degree/ Post-grad 84 ** 78 ** 77 ** 75 ** 70 ** 70 ** 63 ** 59 ** 74 ** 74 ** 84 ** 83 ** 87 ** 94 89
  '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 '08
Income 0-16 Percentile 56 ** 48 ** 53 ** 62 ** 61 ** 55 ** 56 ** 54 ** 61 ** 58 ** 68 ** 75 ** 65 ** 72 74
Income 17-33 Percentile 62 ** 60 ** 59 ** 60 ** 61 ** 60 ** 60 ** 57 ** 62 ** 59 ** 72 ** 73 ** 76 ** 84 79
Income 34-67 Percentile 68 ** 63 ** 65 ** 66 ** 68 ** 58 ** 53 ** 56 ** 66 ** 61 ** 76 ** 76 ** 73 ** 88 81
Income 68-95 Percentile 73 ** 70 ** 70 ** 71 ** 67 ** 65 ** 58 ** 55 ** 68 ** 66 ** 80 ** 82 ** 81 ** 93 83
Income 96-100 Percentile 86 ** 83 ** 90 ** 72 ** 72 ** 76 ** 70 ** 61 ** 79 ** 83 ** 87 ** 86 ** 89 ** 86 77
  '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 '08
Professionals 81 ** 73 ** 78 ** 70 ** 68 ** 69 ** 60 ** 61 ** 73 ** 67 ** 81 ** 83 ** 83 ** 91 **
White Collar 70 ** 65 ** 69 ** 74 ** 67 ** 64 ** 58 ** 59 ** 64 ** 60 ** 77 ** 80 ** 76 ** 87 **
Blue Collar 65 ** 61 ** 63 ** 63 ** 67 ** 57 ** 56 ** 54 ** 63 ** 55 ** 71 ** 73 ** 73 ** 82 **
Unskilled 57 ** 52 ** 64 ** 69 ** 58 ** 51 ** 48 ** 48 ** 52 ** 57 ** 60 ** 76 ** 66 ** 70 **
Farmers 64 ** 62 ** 59 ** 62 ** 67 ** 57 ** 55 ** 41 ** 59 ** 67 ** 72 ** 89 ** 69 ** 69 **
Housewives 65 ** 62 ** 61 ** 62 ** 62 ** 58 ** 55 ** 52 ** 62 ** 63 ** 70 ** 72 ** 70 ** 88 **
  '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 '08
Union Households 69 ** 61 ** 63 ** 72 ** 60 ** 59 ** 54 ** 56 ** 67 ** 61 ** 75 ** 79 ** 78 ** 90 81
Non-Union Households 66 ** 64 ** 66 ** 63 ** 67 ** 61 ** 58 ** 56 ** 64 ** 61 ** 75 ** 77 ** 75 ** 84 80
  '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 '08
South 62 ** 58 ** 61 ** 62 ** 72 ** 59 ** 63 ** 59 ** 64 ** 60 ** 74 ** 79 ** 76 ** 85 81
Nonsouth 68 ** 65 ** 67 ** 67 ** 63 ** 61 ** 55 ** 55 ** 65 ** 62 ** 75 ** 77 ** 76 ** 85 79
  '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 '08
Born 1991 or later ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** 72
Born 1975-1990 ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** 54 ** 76 ** 66 ** 80 82
Born 1959-1974 ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** 50 ** 59 ** 52 ** 72 ** 72 ** 71 ** 85 82
Born 1943-1958 ** ** ** ** ** ** 65 ** 52 ** 56 ** 52 ** 50 ** 65 ** 62 ** 76 ** 82 ** 80 ** 88 87
Born 1927-1942 72 ** 60 ** 64 ** 66 ** 65 ** 62 ** 56 ** 60 ** 69 ** 68 ** 76 ** 81 ** 84 ** 89 82
Born 1911-1926 64 ** 63 ** 66 ** 67 ** 68 ** 63 ** 63 ** 61 ** 64 ** 63 ** 77 ** 82 ** 80 ** 84 **
Born 1895-1910 69 ** 66 ** 65 ** 64 ** 69 ** 62 ** 61 ** 58 ** 68 ** 59 ** 80 ** 74 ** 76 ** ** **
Born before 1895 66 ** 60 ** 67 ** 63 ** 59 ** 54 ** 54 ** 83 ** 67 ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** **
  '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 '08
Democrats (incl leaners) 66 ** 64 ** 63 ** 71 ** 65 ** 58 ** 62 ** 59 ** 68 ** 64 ** 77 ** 81 ** 81 ** 86 85
Independents 48 ** 39 ** 50 ** 35 ** 48 ** 38 ** 31 ** 27 ** 34 ** 28 ** 52 ** 54 ** 45 ** 57 51
Republicans (incl leaners) 77 ** 74 ** 76 ** 64 ** 72 ** 73 ** 61 ** 64 ** 71 ** 68 ** 80 ** 80 ** 80 ** 92 83
  '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 '08
Liberals ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** 66 ** 59 ** 68 ** 74 ** 63 ** 83 ** 86 ** 84 ** 88 89
Moderates ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** 60 ** 53 ** 54 ** 58 ** 62 ** 77 ** 75 ** 73 ** 84 76
Conservatives ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** 71 ** 69 ** 60 ** 76 ** 71 ** 82 ** 83 ** 85 ** 92 88

    ___   (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 6D.7.2
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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