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Average Feeling Thermometer Toward Vice-Presidential Candidates 1968-2008
AVERAGE AMONG DEMOGRAPHIC GROUPS FOR:      BOTH CANDIDATES


  AVG. OF GROUP: '68 '70 '72 '74 '76 '78 '80 '82 '84 '86 '88 '90 '92 '94 '96 '98 '00 '02 '04 '08
Males 55 ** 51 ** 51 ** 54 ** 56 ** 49 ** 49 ** 57 ** 56 ** 52 52
Females 57 ** 53 ** 54 ** 55 ** 57 ** 49 ** 50 ** 57 ** 57 ** 53 54
  '68 '70 '72 '74 '76 '78 '80 '82 '84 '86 '88 '90 '92 '94 '96 '98 '00 '02 '04 '08
Whites 56 ** 52 ** 52 ** 55 ** 56 ** 49 ** 50 ** 57 ** 57 ** 52 54
Blacks 55 ** 53 ** 51 ** 52 ** 59 ** 44 ** 47 ** 60 ** 54 ** 54 53
  '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. 55 ** 54 ** 53 ** 53 ** 56 ** 49 ** 47 ** 59 ** 50 ** 57 58
High School Diploma 57 ** 53 ** 53 ** 54 ** 55 ** 49 ** 51 ** 55 ** 54 ** 54 53
Some College, no Degree 55 ** 51 ** 52 ** 55 ** 57 ** 50 ** 49 ** 57 ** 58 ** 53 54
College Degree/ Post-grad 55 ** 51 ** 50 ** 56 ** 58 ** 49 ** 49 ** 60 ** 59 ** 50 53
  '68 '70 '72 '74 '76 '78 '80 '82 '84 '86 '88 '90 '92 '94 '96 '98 '00 '02 '04 '08
Income 0-16 Percentile 57 ** 53 ** 56 ** 55 ** 57 ** 46 ** 49 ** 54 ** 52 ** 56 51
Income 17-33 Percentile 55 ** 53 ** 55 ** 55 ** 56 ** 51 ** 51 ** 57 ** 55 ** 51 53
Income 34-67 Percentile 56 ** 53 ** 53 ** 55 ** 56 ** 50 ** 50 ** 57 ** 56 ** 53 53
Income 68-95 Percentile 57 ** 52 ** 51 ** 54 ** 57 ** 49 ** 49 ** 58 ** 58 ** 52 53
Income 96-100 Percentile 54 ** 51 ** 50 ** 57 ** 61 ** 50 ** 47 ** 58 ** 62 ** 50 57
  '68 '70 '72 '74 '76 '78 '80 '82 '84 '86 '88 '90 '92 '94 '96 '98 '00 '02 '04 '08
Professionals 55 ** 51 ** 50 ** 55 ** 58 ** 49 ** 49 ** 59 ** 59 ** 50 **
White Collar 57 ** 52 ** 53 ** 54 ** 56 ** 49 ** 50 ** 57 ** 55 ** 54 **
Blue Collar 55 ** 53 ** 53 ** 54 ** 56 ** 48 ** 50 ** 57 ** 54 ** 53 **
Unskilled 62 ** 50 ** 52 ** 53 ** 54 ** 53 ** 48 ** 44 ** 57 ** 53 **
Farmers 55 ** 53 ** 55 ** 57 ** 55 ** 49 ** 47 ** 54 ** 45 ** 54 **
Housewives 56 ** 54 ** 54 ** 54 ** 56 ** 49 ** 51 ** 57 ** 56 ** 53 **
  '68 '70 '72 '74 '76 '78 '80 '82 '84 '86 '88 '90 '92 '94 '96 '98 '00 '02 '04 '08
Union Households 57 ** 53 ** 52 ** 55 ** 56 ** 48 ** 48 ** 58 ** 56 ** 51 53
Non-Union Households 56 ** 52 ** 52 ** 54 ** 57 ** 49 ** 50 ** 57 ** 56 ** 53 53
  '68 '70 '72 '74 '76 '78 '80 '82 '84 '86 '88 '90 '92 '94 '96 '98 '00 '02 '04 '08
South 54 ** 53 ** 53 ** 55 ** 57 ** 52 ** 51 ** 57 ** 57 ** 53 55
Nonsouth 57 ** 52 ** 52 ** 54 ** 56 ** 48 ** 49 ** 57 ** 56 ** 52 52
  '68 '70 '72 '74 '76 '78 '80 '82 '84 '86 '88 '90 '92 '94 '96 '98 '00 '02 '04 '08
Born 1991 or later ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** 51
Born 1975-1990 ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** 44 ** 56 ** 51 ** 51 53
Born 1959-1974 ** ** ** ** ** ** 53 ** 55 ** 49 ** 49 ** 56 ** 56 ** 53 53
Born 1943-1958 55 ** 50 ** 52 ** 53 ** 56 ** 48 ** 47 ** 57 ** 56 ** 52 58
Born 1927-1942 56 ** 51 ** 50 ** 54 ** 57 ** 50 ** 52 ** 59 ** 59 ** 52 57
Born 1911-1926 56 ** 54 ** 52 ** 56 ** 57 ** 49 ** 53 ** 58 ** 61 ** 58 **
Born 1895-1910 56 ** 54 ** 56 ** 59 ** 55 ** 55 ** 51 ** 60 ** 62 ** ** **
Born before 1895 58 ** 56 ** 53 ** 66 ** 59 ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** **
  '68 '70 '72 '74 '76 '78 '80 '82 '84 '86 '88 '90 '92 '94 '96 '98 '00 '02 '04 '08
Born before 1895 57 ** 52 ** 52 ** 56 ** 57 ** 47 ** 48 ** 60 ** 57 ** 52 50
Democrats (incl leaners) 53 ** 48 ** 52 ** 53 ** 55 ** 46 ** 47 ** 53 ** 51 ** 48 52
Independents & Apolitical 56 ** 54 ** 52 ** 53 ** 56 ** 52 ** 52 ** 55 ** 57 ** 54 57
  '68 '70 '72 '74 '76 '78 '80 '82 '84 '86 '88 '90 '92 '94 '96 '98 '00 '02 '04 '08
Republicans (incl leaners) ** ** 50 ** 51 ** 57 ** 57 ** 46 ** 46 ** 59 ** 56 ** 49 48
Liberals ** ** 54 ** 53 ** 57 ** 58 ** 49 ** 50 ** 58 ** 57 ** 52 54
Moderates ** ** 53 ** 51 ** 53 ** 56 ** 51 ** 52 ** 56 ** 57 ** 54 58

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


table 7A.3.3
Source: The National Election Studies
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