Table 7A.1 Average Feelings Toward Presidential Candidates 1952-2004 '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 Democratic Candidate .5 ** 0 ** .4 ** 1 ** -.1 ** -.6 ** .3 ** -.4 ** 0 ** 0 ** .4 ** .2 ** .2 ** 0 Republican Candidate 1 ** 1.2 ** .9 ** -.7 ** .4 ** .5 ** .1 ** -.2 ** 0 ** .1 ** -.6 ** -.2 ** 0 ** -.3 Net Pro Dem. - Pro Rep. -.5 ** -1.2 ** -.4 ** 1.7 ** -.5 ** -1.2 ** .2 ** -.2 ** 0 ** -.1 ** 1 ** .4 ** .2 ** .3 Source: The National Election Studies 2008 NOTE: Open-ended text has not yet been coded for 2008; a revision of open-end master codes was initiated as part of the 2008 study. "Now I'd like to ask you about the good and bad points of the two candidates for President. Is there anything in particular about {Democratic presidential candidate} that might make you want to vote for him? What is that? Anything else?" "Is there anything in particular about {Democratic presidential candidate} that might make you want to vote against him? What is that? Anything else?" "Is there anything in particular about {Republican presidential candidate} that might make you want to vote for him? What is that? Anything else?" "Is there anything in particular about {Republican presidential candidate} that might make you want to vote against him? What is that? Anything else?" Affect (feelings) toward the Democratic presidential candidate is the number of Democratic presidential candidate 'likes' minus the number of Democratic presidential candidate 'dislikes.' Affect (feelings) toward the Republican presidential candidate is the number of Republican presidential candidate 'likes' minus the number of Republican presidential candidate 'dislikes.' The Net affect (Pro Dem. - Pro Rep.) toward presidential candidates is the difference between two sums: the sum of Democratic candidate 'likes' and Republican candidate 'dislikes' MINUS the sum of Democratic candidate 'dislikes' and Republican candidate 'likes.' This represents variables VCF0403,VCF0407,VCF0409 in the NES Cumulative Data File dataset. Consult the Cumulative Data File codebook for complete question text and annotation. Weight variable VCF0009a was used to produce this table. Table generated: 13AUG10 THE ANES GUIDE TO PUBLIC OPINION AND ELECTORAL BEHAVIOR ______________________________________________________ Average Feelings Toward Presidential Candidates 1952-2004 AVERAGE AMONG DEMOGRAPHIC GROUPS FOR: DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE '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 .5 ** .1 ** .5 ** .9 ** -.2 ** -.8 ** .2 ** -.6 ** -.2 ** -.2 ** .2 ** -.2 ** 0 ** -.2 Females .4 ** 0 ** .4 ** 1.1 ** .1 ** -.6 ** .3 ** -.3 ** .2 ** .1 ** .6 ** .4 ** .4 ** .3 Whites .4 ** 0 ** .4 ** .8 ** -.3 ** -.8 ** .1 ** -.6 ** -.2 ** -.3 ** .2 ** -.2 ** 0 ** -.2 Blacks .9 ** .6 ** .9 ** 2.5 ** 2.2 ** 1 ** 1.4 ** .9 ** 1.3 ** 1 ** 1.4 ** 1.6 ** 1.2 ** 1.1 Grade Sch./Some High Sch. .6 ** .1 ** .2 ** 1.3 ** .4 ** -.3 ** .7 ** .3 ** .6 ** .6 ** .8 ** .7 ** .7 ** .6* High School Diploma .4 ** 0 ** .6 ** 1.1 ** 0 ** -.7 ** .4 ** -.3 ** 0 ** 0 ** .5 ** .3 ** .3 ** .1 Some College, no Degree .3 ** -.3 ** .5 ** .7 ** -.7 ** -.7 ** .2 ** -.8 ** -.2 ** -.3 ** .5 ** 0 ** .1 ** -.2 College Degree/ Post-grad .4 ** 0 ** .5 ** .3 ** -.2 ** -.8 ** -.3 ** -.9 ** -.1 ** -.2 ** .2 ** -.1 ** 0 ** 0 Income 0-16 Percentile .4 ** .1 ** .2 ** 1.3 ** .4 ** -.2 ** .7 ** .2 ** .7 ** .4 ** .9 ** .8 ** .7 ** .5 Income 17-33 Percentile .5 ** .2 ** .2 ** 1.2 ** 0 ** -.4 ** .7 ** -.2 ** .4 ** .3 ** .7 ** .5 ** .4 ** .5 Income 34-67 Percentile .6 ** 0 ** .6 ** 1.1 ** -.3 ** -.6 ** .4 ** -.5 ** -.1 ** .1 ** .5 ** .2 ** -.1 ** 0 Income 68-95 Percentile .5 ** -.1 ** .6 ** .7 ** -.1 ** 1.0 ** 0 ** -.9 ** -.4 ** -.4 ** .1 ** -.2 ** .1 ** -.3 Income 96-100 Percentile -.1 ** -.3 ** .4 ** .3 ** -.7 ** -1.6 ** -.8 ** -1.5 ** 1.0 ** -1.1* ** -.4 ** -.6 ** -.5 ** -.4 Professionals .3 ** -.1 ** .5 ** .5 ** -.5 ** 1.0 ** -.2 ** -.7 ** -.2 ** -.1 ** .3 ** .1 ** 0 ** .2 White Collar .5 ** -.2 ** .2 ** .9 ** -.1 ** -.6 ** .1 ** -.6 ** -.2 ** -.2 ** .3 ** .2 ** .2 ** -.1 Blue Collar .7 ** .2 ** .6 ** 1.4 ** 0 ** -.4 ** .6 ** -.3 ** .2 ** .1 ** .6 ** .3 ** .4 ** .1 Unskilled .8 ** .3 ** .2* ** 2* ** .7* ** -.4* ** .9 ** -.3* ** .4 ** .3 ** .6 ** .1* ** .4* ** .3* Farmers .3 ** 0 ** .1 ** .9 ** 0 ** -.9 ** -.1 ** -.5* ** -.4 ** -.2 ** .1 ** -.3* ** .3* ** .1* Housewives .3 ** 0 ** .4 ** 1 ** .1 ** -.7 ** .3 ** -.1 ** -.1 ** 0 ** .3 ** -.4 ** 0 ** -.6 Union Households .9 ** .2 ** 1.1 ** 1.7 ** .2 ** -.5 ** .5 ** -.2 ** .4 ** .2 ** .8 ** .6 ** .4 ** .6 Non-Union Households .3 ** 0 ** .2 ** .8 ** -.1 ** -.7 ** .2 ** -.5 ** -.1 ** -.1 ** .4 ** .1 ** .2 ** -.1 South .4 ** .2 ** .1 ** .8 ** -.1 ** -.6 ** .5 ** -.2 ** .1 ** 0 ** .4 ** .3 ** 0 ** -.1 Nonsouth .5 ** 0 ** .6 ** 1.1 ** 0 ** -.7 ** .2 ** -.5 ** -.1 ** -.1 ** .4 ** .1 ** .3 ** .1 Born 1975-1990 ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** -.1* ** .5* ** .4 ** .2 Born 1959-1974 ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** -.3 ** .1 ** 0 ** .4 ** .1 ** -.1 ** 0 Born 1943-1958 ** ** ** ** ** ** 1.2* ** -.2 ** -.3 ** .4 ** -.5 ** -.1 ** -.1 ** .3 ** 0 ** .1 ** -.2 Born 1927-1942 .3 ** 0 ** .7 ** 1.1 ** -.1 ** -.7 ** .1 ** -.8 ** 0 ** 0 ** .4 ** .1 ** .4 ** .1 Born 1911-1926 .6 ** .1 ** .5 ** 1 ** .1 ** -.9 ** .3 ** -.2 ** .1 ** 0 ** .7 ** .5 ** .9 ** .5 Born 1895-1910 .5 ** 0 ** .3 ** 1 ** -.1 ** -.7 ** .3 ** 0 ** 0 ** .4 ** .4 ** 0* ** -.6* ** ** Born before 1895 .3 ** 0 ** .1 ** .8 ** -.1 ** -.5 ** 0* ** .8* ** 1* ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** Democrats (incl leaners) 1.1 ** .8 ** 1.3 ** 1.8 ** .8 ** 0 ** 1 ** .4 ** 1.2 ** 1.1 ** 1.6 ** 1.4 ** 1.3 ** 1.3 Independents & Apolitical .2 ** -.4 ** .5 ** .7 ** -.5 ** -.7 ** .1 ** -.8 ** -.3 ** -.1 ** .3 ** 0 ** -.1 ** .3 Republicans (incl leaners) -.5 ** -.9 ** -.8 ** -.4 ** -1.4 ** -1.6 ** -.8 ** -1.6 ** -1.4 ** -1.3 ** -1.1 ** -1.4 ** -1.2 ** -1.7 Liberals ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** .4 ** .9 ** .1 ** 1 ** 1.1 ** 1.6 ** 1.4 ** 1.2 ** 1.5 Moderates ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** -.8 ** .3 ** -.5 ** .1 ** .2 ** .6 ** .5 ** .5 ** .2 Conservatives ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** -1.5 ** -.6 ** -1.2 ** -1.1 ** -1.1 ** -.7 ** -1.2 ** -.8 ** -1.3 * numbers followed by an asterisk indicate 50 or fewer respondents within group ** indicates question not asked or no cases within group Table 7A.1.1 Source: The American National Election Studies Table generated: 17AUG10 THE ANES GUIDE TO PUBLIC OPINION AND ELECTORAL BEHAVIOR ______________________________________________________ Average Feelings Toward Presidential Candidates 1952-2004 AVERAGE AMONG DEMOGRAPHIC GROUPS FOR: REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE '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 .8 ** 1.1 ** .8 ** -.7 ** .5 ** .6 ** .1 ** -.1 ** .1 ** .1 ** -.6 ** 0 ** 0 ** -.1 Females 1.1 ** 1.3 ** .9 ** -.8 ** .3 ** .5 ** 0 ** -.3 ** -.1 ** 0 ** -.6 ** -.4 ** 0 ** -.5 Whites 1.1 ** 1.3 ** .9 ** -.6 ** .6 ** .7 ** .2 ** -.1 ** .2 ** .3 ** -.5 ** -.1 ** .2 ** -.1 Blacks -.1 ** .3 ** .6 ** -1.7 ** -1.3 ** 1.0 ** -1.3 ** 1.0 ** -1.5 ** -.7 ** -1.4 ** -.8 ** -.8 ** -1.3 Grade Sch./Some High Sch. .5 ** .9 ** .7 ** -.8 ** .1 ** .4 ** -.1 ** -.3 ** -.6 ** -.3 ** -.4 ** -.3 ** 0 ** -.6* High School Diploma 1.1 ** 1.2 ** .7 ** -.7 ** .4 ** .5 ** -.1 ** -.2 ** 0 ** 0 ** -.6 ** -.2 ** .1 ** -.2 Some College, no Degree 1.6 ** 1.7 ** 1.5 ** -.5 ** .8 ** .6 ** .2 ** -.3 ** .2 ** .3 ** -.8 ** -.3 ** .1 ** -.3 College Degree/ Post-grad 1.7 ** 1.8 ** 1.4 ** -.8 ** .5 ** .5 ** .5 ** -.3 ** 0 ** .1 ** -.6 ** 0 ** -.1 ** -.4 Income 0-16 Percentile .5 ** .8 ** .9 ** -.7 ** .2 ** .3 ** -.1 ** -.4 ** -.5 ** 0 ** -.7 ** -.6 ** -.3 ** -.5 Income 17-33 Percentile .9 ** 1 ** 1 ** -.8 ** .3 ** .6 ** -.1 ** -.2 ** -.5 ** -.2 ** -.8 ** -.4 ** 0 ** -.6 Income 34-67 Percentile .9 ** 1.1 ** .6 ** -.9 ** .6 ** .4 ** 0 ** -.2 ** .1 ** 0 ** -.7 ** -.3 ** .1 ** -.3 Income 68-95 Percentile 1.1 ** 1.4 ** .8 ** -.6 ** .5 ** .7 ** .2 ** -.1 ** .2 ** .3 ** -.4 ** 0 ** -.1 ** -.2 Income 96-100 Percentile 2.1 ** 2.3 ** 2.1 ** -.5 ** .5 ** 1.3 ** .9 ** .1 ** 1.2 ** 1.4* ** -.5 ** .5 ** .2 ** .1 Professionals 1.6 ** 1.6 ** 1.2 ** -.6 ** .7 ** .7 ** .4 ** -.2 ** 0 ** 0 ** -.7 ** -.1 ** 0 ** -.6 White Collar 1.4 ** 1.5 ** 1.4 ** -.6 ** .5 ** .5 ** .3 ** -.1 ** .1 ** .3 ** -.5 ** -.4 ** .1 ** 0 Blue Collar .4 ** .9 ** .5 ** -.9 ** .2 ** .4 ** -.3 ** -.3 ** -.2 ** 0 ** -.8 ** -.3 ** -.1 ** -.4 Unskilled .2 ** .5 ** .9* ** 1.0* ** -.5* ** -.4* ** -.2 ** -.3* ** -.4 ** .1 ** -.8 ** .1* ** -.1* ** -.3* Farmers .8 ** .6 ** .7 ** -.3 ** .7 ** .7 ** .5 ** .2* ** .9 ** 0 ** 0 ** .1* ** .5* ** -.4* Housewives 1.2 ** 1.4 ** .8 ** -.7 ** .4 ** .7 ** .2 ** -.2 ** .2 ** .2 ** -.2 ** -.2 ** .5 ** .4 Union Households .5 ** .9 ** .2 ** -1.3 ** .2 ** .2 ** -.2 ** -.5 ** -.6 ** -.2 ** 1.0 ** -.6 ** -.3 ** -1.2 Non-Union Households 1.1 ** 1.3 ** 1.1 ** -.6 ** .5 ** .6 ** .2 ** -.1 ** .1 ** .2 ** -.5 ** -.1 ** .1 ** -.1 South .7 ** .8 ** .8 ** -.3 ** .4 ** .6 ** .1 ** -.1 ** 0 ** .2 ** -.3 ** -.1 ** .4 ** .1 Nonsouth 1 ** 1.3 ** .9 ** -.8 ** .4 ** .5 ** .1 ** -.3 ** 0 ** 0 ** -.8 ** -.3 ** -.2 ** -.5 Born 1975-1990 ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** -.4* ** -.1* ** -.4 ** -.7 Born 1959-1974 ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** -.6 ** .1 ** 0 ** -.6 ** -.3 ** .2 ** -.1 Born 1943-1958 ** ** ** ** ** ** 1.0* ** .1 ** .4 ** -.1 ** -.3 ** .1 ** .1 ** -.7 ** -.3 ** 0 ** -.1 Born 1927-1942 1 ** 1.2 ** .7 ** -.8 ** .4 ** .4 ** .1 ** -.1 ** -.1 ** .1 ** -.5 ** -.2 ** .1 ** -.4 Born 1911-1926 .9 ** 1.2 ** .9 ** -.8 ** .4 ** .7 ** .2 ** -.1 ** -.3 ** .1 ** -.7 ** -.2 ** 0 ** -.5 Born 1895-1910 1 ** 1.1 ** .9 ** -.6 ** .5 ** .6 ** .3 ** 0 ** 0 ** .2 ** .2 ** .4* ** 1.5* ** ** Born before 1895 1 ** 1.4 ** 1.1 ** -.3 ** .8 ** 1 ** .9* ** -.6* ** .3* ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** Democrats (incl leaners) .2 ** .1 ** -.2 ** -1.4 ** -.6 ** -.2 ** -.6 ** -.9 ** -1.5 ** 1.0 ** -1.7 ** -1.2 ** -1.1 ** -1.8 Independents & Apolitical 1.5 ** 1.4 ** .9 ** -.7 ** .6 ** .6 ** .1 ** -.2 ** .2 ** .1 ** -.8 ** -.2 ** .2 ** -.5 Republicans (incl leaners) 2.2 ** 2.7 ** 2.4 ** .6 ** 2.1 ** 1.6 ** 1.2 ** .8 ** 1.6 ** 1.3 ** .9 ** 1.1 ** 1.5 ** 1.6 Liberals ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** -.8 ** -.9 ** -1.4 ** -1.4 ** -1.1 ** -1.9 ** -1.5 ** -1.2 ** -2.1 Moderates ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** .8 ** 0 ** -.3 ** -.2 ** -.2 ** -.8 ** -.4 ** -.3 ** -.6 Conservatives ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** 1.4 ** .9 ** .6 ** 1.2 ** 1 ** .4 ** .8 ** 1.2 ** 1.2 * numbers followed by an asterisk indicate 50 or fewer respondents within group ** indicates question not asked or no cases within group Table 7A.1.2 Source: The American National Election Studies Table generated: 17AUG10 THE ANES GUIDE TO PUBLIC OPINION AND ELECTORAL BEHAVIOR ______________________________________________________ Average Feelings Toward Presidential Candidates 1952-2004 AVERAGE AMONG DEMOGRAPHIC GROUPS FOR: NET PRO DEM. - PRO REP. '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 -.3 ** 1.0 ** -.2 ** 1.6 ** -.8 ** -1.4 ** .1 ** -.5 ** -.4 ** -.4 ** .8 ** -.1 ** -.1 ** -.1 Females -.7 ** -1.3 ** -.5 ** 1.9 ** -.3 ** 1.0 ** .3 ** 0 ** .3 ** .1 ** 1.2 ** .8 ** .4 ** .7 Whites -.7 ** -1.3 ** -.5 ** 1.4 ** -.9 ** -1.6 ** -.1 ** -.5 ** -.4 ** -.6 ** .7 ** -.1 ** -.2 ** -.1 Blacks 1 ** .4 ** .3 ** 4.2 ** 3.6 ** 2 ** 2.7 ** 1.9 ** 2.8 ** 1.7 ** 2.8 ** 2.5 ** 2 ** 2.4 Grade Sch./Some High Sch. 0 ** -.8 ** -.5 ** 2.1 ** .3 ** -.8 ** .8 ** .6 ** 1.2 ** .8 ** 1.1 ** 1 ** .7 ** 1.2* High School Diploma -.7 ** -1.2 ** -.1 ** 1.8 ** -.5 ** -1.2 ** .4 ** -.2 ** 0 ** 0 ** 1.1 ** .5 ** .3 ** .3 Some College, no Degree -1.3 ** -2.1 ** 1.0 ** 1.2 ** -1.4 ** -1.3 ** -.1 ** -.5 ** -.4 ** -.6 ** 1.2 ** .4 ** 0 ** .1 College Degree/ Post-grad -1.3 ** -1.9 ** -.9 ** 1.1 ** -.8 ** -1.4 ** -.8 ** -.6 ** -.1 ** -.2 ** .8 ** -.1 ** .2 ** .4 Income 0-16 Percentile -.1 ** -.7 ** -.7 ** 2 ** .3 ** -.5 ** .8 ** .6 ** 1.2 ** .4 ** 1.5 ** 1.4 ** 1 ** 1 Income 17-33 Percentile -.4 ** -.8 ** -.8 ** 2 ** -.4 ** 1.0 ** .8 ** -.1 ** .9 ** .4 ** 1.6 ** .8 ** .4 ** 1 Income 34-67 Percentile -.3 ** 1.0 ** 0 ** 2.1 ** -.8 ** 1.0 ** .4 ** -.2 ** -.2 ** .1 ** 1.2 ** .5 ** -.1 ** .3 Income 68-95 Percentile -.7 ** -1.5 ** -.2 ** 1.3 ** -.6 ** -1.8 ** -.2 ** -.8 ** -.6 ** -.7 ** .5 ** -.2 ** .1 ** 0 Income 96-100 Percentile -2.2 ** -2.6 ** -1.7 ** .8 ** -1.2 ** -2.8 ** -1.7 ** -1.5 ** -2.1 ** -2.5* ** .2 ** -1.1 ** -.7 ** -.5 Professionals -1.3 ** -1.7 ** -.6 ** 1.1 ** -1.2 ** -1.7 ** -.6 ** -.5 ** -.2 ** -.1 ** 1 ** .1 ** 0 ** .8 White Collar -.9 ** -1.7 ** -1.1 ** 1.5 ** -.6 ** 1.0 ** -.2 ** -.4 ** -.3 ** -.5 ** .9 ** .5 ** .1 ** -.1 Blue Collar .2 ** -.8 ** .1 ** 2.3 ** -.2 ** -.9 ** .9 ** 0 ** .5 ** .1 ** 1.4 ** .6 ** .5 ** .6 Unskilled .7 ** -.2 ** -.7* ** 3* ** 1.2* ** 0* ** 1.2 ** 0* ** .8 ** .2 ** 1.4 ** 0* ** .5* ** .6* Farmers -.5 ** -.6 ** -.6 ** 1.2 ** -.7 ** -1.6 ** -.5 ** -.6* ** -1.3 ** -.2 ** .1 ** -.4* ** -.2* ** .5* Housewives -.8 ** -1.4 ** -.4 ** 1.7 ** -.4 ** -1.4 ** .1 ** 0 ** -.2 ** -.3 ** .6 ** -.2 ** -.4 ** 1.0 Union Households .4 ** -.7 ** .8 ** 3 ** 0 ** -.7 ** .8 ** .2 ** 1 ** .5 ** 1.8 ** 1.3 ** .7 ** 1.8 Non-Union Households -.8 ** -1.4 ** -.9 ** 1.3 ** -.6 ** -1.3 ** 0 ** -.4 ** -.3 ** -.2 ** .9 ** .2 ** .1 ** 0 South -.3 ** -.6 ** -.7 ** 1.1 ** -.5 ** -1.2 ** .4 ** -.1 ** .1 ** -.2 ** .7 ** .4 ** -.4 ** -.2 Nonsouth -.6 ** -1.4 ** -.3 ** 1.9 ** -.5 ** -1.2 ** .1 ** -.3 ** 0 ** -.1 ** 1.2 ** .4 ** .4 ** .6 Born 1975-1990 ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** .3* ** .5* ** .8 ** .9 Born 1959-1974 ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** .4 ** 0 ** 0 ** 1 ** .4 ** -.3 ** .1 Born 1943-1958 ** ** ** ** ** ** 2.2* ** -.3 ** -.7 ** .5 ** -.2 ** -.2 ** -.2 ** 1 ** .3 ** .2 ** -.1 Born 1927-1942 -.7 ** -1.2 ** .1 ** 1.9 ** -.5 ** -1.1 ** .1 ** -.7 ** .1 ** -.1 ** .9 ** .3 ** .3 ** .4 Born 1911-1926 -.3 ** -1.2 ** -.3 ** 1.8 ** -.3 ** -1.6 ** .1 ** -.1 ** .4 ** 0 ** 1.4 ** .7 ** .8 ** 1 Born 1895-1910 -.6 ** -1.1 ** -.6 ** 1.6 ** -.6 ** -1.3 ** .1 ** 0 ** 0 ** .2 ** .2 ** -.4* ** -2.1* ** ** Born before 1895 -.7 ** -1.4 ** -.9 ** 1.1 ** 1.0 ** -1.5 ** -.9* ** 1.4* ** .8* ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** Democrats (incl leaners) .9 ** .7 ** 1.5 ** 3.2 ** 1.4 ** .2 ** 1.6 ** 1.3 ** 2.7 ** 2.1 ** 3.3 ** 2.6 ** 2.4 ** 3.2 Independents & Apolitical -1.3 ** -1.8 ** -.3 ** 1.4 ** -1.1 ** -1.3 ** 0 ** -.6 ** -.5 ** -.2 ** 1.1 ** .2 ** -.3 ** .8 Republicans (incl leaners) -2.7 ** -3.6 ** -3.2 ** 1.0 ** -3.5 ** -3.1 ** -1.9 ** -2.4 ** 3.0 ** -2.6 ** 2.0 ** -2.5 ** -2.7 ** -3.3 Liberals ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** 1.2 ** 1.8 ** 1.5 ** 2.4 ** 2.2 ** 3.5 ** 2.9 ** 2.4 ** 3.7 Moderates ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** -1.5 ** .3 ** -.2 ** .4 ** .4 ** 1.5 ** .9 ** .9 ** .8 Conservatives ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** -2.9 ** -1.5 ** -1.8 ** -2.3 ** -2.1 ** -1.1 ** 2.0 ** 2.0 ** -2.5 * numbers followed by an asterisk indicate 50 or fewer respondents within group ** indicates question not asked or no cases within group Table 7A.1.3 Source: The American National Election Studies Table generated: 17AUG10 Table 7A.2 Average Feeling Thermometer Toward Presidential Candidates 1968-2008 '68 '70 '72 '74 '76 '78 '80 '82 '84 '86 '88 '90 '92 '94 '96 '98 '00 '02 '04 '08 Democratic Candidate 61 ** 49 ** 63 ** 56 ** 57 ** 57 ** 56 ** 59 ** 57 ** 53 58 Republican Candidate 66 ** 66 ** 60 ** 56 ** 61 ** 60 ** 52 ** 52 ** 56 ** 55 52 Both Candidates 64 ** 57 ** 62 ** 56 ** 59 ** 59 ** 54 ** 56 ** 57 ** 54 55 Net Pro Dem. - Pro Rep. 48 ** 42 ** 51 ** 50 ** 48 ** 48 ** 52 ** 54 ** 50 ** 49 54 Source: The National Election Studies This uses the 0-100 thermometer scores. In the final thermometer data, scores of 97 to 100 are collapsed to 97. In 1968, DK was scored as 50. The Net index (Pro Dem. - Pro Rep.) is constructed by subtracting the Republican presidential candidate thermometer rating from the Democratic presidential candidate thermometer rating, adding 100 to the difference, and then dividing by 2. The score for 'Both Candidates' is produced by adding the Republican and Democratic presidential candidate thermometer ratings and then dividing the sum by 2. All results are rounded to the nearest integer. This represents variables VCF0424,VCF0426,VCF0412,VCF0413 in the NES Cumulative Data File dataset. Consult the Cumulative Data File codebook for complete question text and annotation. Weight variable VCF0009a was used to produce this table. Table generated: 16AUG10 THE ANES GUIDE TO PUBLIC OPINION AND ELECTORAL BEHAVIOR ______________________________________________________ Average Feeling Thermometer Toward Presidential Candidates 1968-2008 AVERAGE AMONG DEMOGRAPHIC GROUPS FOR: DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE '68 '70 '72 '74 '76 '78 '80 '82 '84 '86 '88 '90 '92 '94 '96 '98 '00 '02 '04 '08 Males 58 ** 47 ** 61 ** 54 ** 55 ** 55 ** 54 ** 56 ** 54 ** 51 56 Females 64 ** 50 ** 64 ** 58 ** 59 ** 58 ** 58 ** 62 ** 59 ** 55 59 Whites 59 ** 46 ** 60 ** 54 ** 54 ** 53 ** 53 ** 55 ** 55 ** 49 52 Blacks 85 ** 76 ** 80 ** 76 ** 75 ** 69 ** 69 ** 80 ** 70 ** 67 83 Grade Sch./Some High Sch. 64 ** 53 ** 70 ** 66 ** 68 ** 64 ** 64 ** 69 ** 64 ** 61* 66 High School Diploma 62 ** 49 ** 65 ** 58 ** 58 ** 57 ** 58 ** 62 ** 58 ** 54 57 Some College, no Degree 57 ** 46 ** 59 ** 52 ** 55 ** 53 ** 55 ** 57 ** 56 ** 51 57 College Degree/ Post-grad 57 ** 49 ** 54 ** 50 ** 54 ** 56 ** 52 ** 54 ** 56 ** 51 57 Income 0-16 Percentile 66 ** 54 ** 69 ** 67 ** 68 ** 62 ** 63 ** 70 ** 63 ** 57 64 Income 17-33 Percentile 63 ** 53 ** 68 ** 61 ** 63 ** 59 ** 59 ** 65 ** 57 ** 59 62 Income 34-67 Percentile 59 ** 50 ** 64 ** 55 ** 55 ** 56 ** 56 ** 58 ** 54 ** 53 58 Income 68-95 Percentile 60 ** 45 ** 59 ** 50 ** 53 ** 53 ** 52 ** 53 ** 57 ** 50 52 Income 96-100 Percentile 55 ** 39 ** 46 ** 42 ** 48 ** 48* ** 47 ** 47 ** 52 ** 45 44 Professionals 56 ** 46 ** 55 ** 52 ** 54 ** 56 ** 54 ** 55 ** 56 ** 54 ** White Collar 62 ** 50 ** 60 ** 54 ** 55 ** 55 ** 54 ** 60 ** 57 ** 51 ** Blue Collar 63 ** 51 ** 69 ** 59 ** 61 ** 57 ** 59 ** 63 ** 59 ** 55 ** Unskilled 71* ** 55* ** 68 ** 59* ** 60 ** 63 ** 56 ** 62* ** 60* ** 63* ** Farmers 58 ** 45 ** 60 ** 55* ** 51 ** 50 ** 52 ** 57* ** 52* ** 46* ** Housewives 63 ** 48 ** 63 ** 59 ** 58 ** 59 ** 55 ** 53 ** 54 ** 44 ** Union Households 63 ** 52 ** 65 ** 57 ** 61 ** 59 ** 59 ** 64 ** 60 ** 58 59 Non-Union Households 61 ** 48 ** 62 ** 56 ** 56 ** 56 ** 55 ** 58 ** 57 ** 51 57 South 57 ** 47 ** 67 ** 61 ** 60 ** 58 ** 58 ** 62 ** 56 ** 52 53 Nonsouth 63 ** 50 ** 61 ** 54 ** 56 ** 56 ** 55 ** 58 ** 58 ** 53 60 Born 1991 or later ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** 63 Born 1975-1990 ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** 58* ** 65* ** 59 ** 57 58 Born 1959-1974 ** ** ** ** ** ** 56 ** 56 ** 56 ** 55 ** 58 ** 54 ** 51 55 Born 1943-1958 57 ** 52 ** 64 ** 55 ** 55 ** 54 ** 55 ** 58 ** 57 ** 50 52 Born 1927-1942 62 ** 48 ** 61 ** 52 ** 58 ** 59 ** 57 ** 60 ** 59 ** 52 55 Born 1911-1926 62 ** 47 ** 63 ** 60 ** 61 ** 59 ** 60 ** 63 ** 66 ** 66 ** Born 1895-1910 61 ** 49 ** 63 ** 63 ** 58 ** 58 ** 57 ** 58* ** 62* ** ** ** Born before 1895 63 ** 44 ** 55* ** 67* ** 74* ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** Democrats (incl leaners) 71 ** 60 ** 73 ** 68 ** 71 ** 70 ** 69 ** 76 ** 70 ** 69 72 Independents & Apolitical 55 ** 48 ** 59 ** 51 ** 54 ** 53 ** 52 ** 56 ** 52 ** 51 56 Republicans (incl leaners) 47 ** 33 ** 48 ** 41 ** 41 ** 42 ** 40 ** 38 ** 41 ** 34 37 Liberals ** ** 65 ** 70 ** 61 ** 66 ** 67 ** 66 ** 74 ** 66 ** 68 75 Moderates ** ** 48 ** 64 ** 57 ** 60 ** 60 ** 57 ** 64 ** 62 ** 57 60 Conservatives ** ** 35 ** 49 ** 48 ** 45 ** 46 ** 44 ** 42 ** 43 ** 38 41 * numbers followed by an asterisk indicate 50 or fewer respondents within group ** indicates question not asked or no cases within group Table 7A.2.1 Source: The American National Election Studies Table generated: 17AUG10 THE ANES GUIDE TO PUBLIC OPINION AND ELECTORAL BEHAVIOR ______________________________________________________ Average Feeling Thermometer Toward Presidential Candidates 1968-2008 AVERAGE AMONG DEMOGRAPHIC GROUPS FOR: REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE '68 '70 '72 '74 '76 '78 '80 '82 '84 '86 '88 '90 '92 '94 '96 '98 '00 '02 '04 '08 Males 65 ** 65 ** 60 ** 57 ** 62 ** 62 ** 52 ** 54 ** 57 ** 56 53 Females 67 ** 66 ** 61 ** 55 ** 60 ** 59 ** 52 ** 50 ** 56 ** 54 51 Whites 67 ** 68 ** 62 ** 57 ** 64 ** 63 ** 54 ** 53 ** 58 ** 58 55 Blacks 55 ** 49 ** 47 ** 42 ** 40 ** 46 ** 40 ** 46 ** 48 ** 40 37 Grade Sch./Some High Sch. 63 ** 68 ** 57 ** 54 ** 56 ** 56 ** 53 ** 47 ** 60 ** 54* 43 High School Diploma 66 ** 65 ** 60 ** 57 ** 60 ** 59 ** 52 ** 51 ** 56 ** 57 49 Some College, no Degree 69 ** 66 ** 62 ** 56 ** 63 ** 61 ** 52 ** 51 ** 56 ** 55 53 College Degree/ Post-grad 66 ** 62 ** 63 ** 54 ** 61 ** 62 ** 51 ** 55 ** 57 ** 51 54 Income 0-16 Percentile 67 ** 65 ** 59 ** 55 ** 53 ** 55 ** 51 ** 48 ** 54 ** 52 46 Income 17-33 Percentile 64 ** 65 ** 59 ** 55 ** 55 ** 58 ** 52 ** 50 ** 54 ** 50 47 Income 34-67 Percentile 67 ** 65 ** 59 ** 56 ** 62 ** 61 ** 51 ** 52 ** 56 ** 56 52 Income 68-95 Percentile 67 ** 66 ** 63 ** 58 ** 64 ** 64 ** 54 ** 56 ** 55 ** 56 56 Income 96-100 Percentile 64 ** 72 ** 69 ** 61 ** 75 ** 76* ** 54 ** 57 ** 65 ** 60 62 Professionals 66 ** 65 ** 64 ** 56 ** 62 ** 61 ** 52 ** 53 ** 57 ** 49 ** White Collar 68 ** 65 ** 63 ** 55 ** 62 ** 62 ** 54 ** 50 ** 57 ** 58 ** Blue Collar 63 ** 64 ** 56 ** 56 ** 58 ** 58 ** 50 ** 52 ** 55 ** 57 ** Unskilled 73* ** 61* ** 58 ** 55* ** 52 ** 62 ** 51 ** 45* ** 54* ** 51* ** Farmers 68 ** 71 ** 64 ** 62* ** 71 ** 60 ** 61 ** 59* ** 56* ** 64* ** Housewives 67 ** 69 ** 62 ** 57 ** 65 ** 60 ** 55 ** 56 ** 61 ** 68 ** Union Households 63 ** 62 ** 56 ** 52 ** 56 ** 56 ** 48 ** 48 ** 52 ** 47 49 Non-Union Households 67 ** 67 ** 62 ** 57 ** 62 ** 61 ** 53 ** 53 ** 57 ** 57 52 South 65 ** 68 ** 60 ** 58 ** 62 ** 62 ** 56 ** 54 ** 61 ** 60 56 Nonsouth 66 ** 65 ** 61 ** 55 ** 61 ** 59 ** 51 ** 51 ** 55 ** 53 48 Born 1991 or later ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** 48 Born 1975-1990 ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** 50* ** 54* ** 53 ** 45 51 Born 1959-1974 ** ** ** ** ** ** 51 ** 59 ** 60 ** 53 ** 50 ** 58 ** 57 51 Born 1943-1958 65 ** 61 ** 59 ** 53 ** 61 ** 60 ** 51 ** 52 ** 56 ** 60 59 Born 1927-1942 63 ** 65 ** 60 ** 60 ** 62 ** 61 ** 54 ** 55 ** 57 ** 57 55 Born 1911-1926 67 ** 67 ** 61 ** 58 ** 60 ** 60 ** 53 ** 50 ** 56 ** 56 ** Born 1895-1910 68 ** 68 ** 63 ** 59 ** 63 ** 60 ** 55 ** 58* ** 69* ** ** ** Born before 1895 73 ** 79 ** 72* ** 47* ** 61* ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** Democrats (incl leaners) 58 ** 55 ** 51 ** 46 ** 44 ** 45 ** 40 ** 42 ** 45 ** 35 39 Independents & Apolitical 64 ** 65 ** 62 ** 55 ** 64 ** 59 ** 49 ** 50 ** 56 ** 51 52 Republicans (incl leaners) 79 ** 81 ** 74 ** 71 ** 80 ** 77 ** 70 ** 66 ** 72 ** 80 70 Liberals ** ** 50 ** 51 ** 41 ** 44 ** 46 ** 36 ** 40 ** 41 ** 30 38 Moderates ** ** 68 ** 61 ** 57 ** 60 ** 60 ** 51 ** 51 ** 56 ** 52 51 Conservatives ** ** 75 ** 69 ** 66 ** 74 ** 71 ** 63 ** 63 ** 66 ** 75 67 * numbers followed by an asterisk indicate 50 or fewer respondents within group ** indicates question not asked or no cases within group Table 7A.2.2 Source: The American National Election Studies Table generated: 17AUG10 THE ANES GUIDE TO PUBLIC OPINION AND ELECTORAL BEHAVIOR ______________________________________________________ Average Feeling Thermometer Toward Presidential Candidates 1968-2008 AVERAGE AMONG DEMOGRAPHIC GROUPS FOR: BOTH CANDIDATES '68 '70 '72 '74 '76 '78 '80 '82 '84 '86 '88 '90 '92 '94 '96 '98 '00 '02 '04 '08 Males 62 ** 56 ** 60 ** 55 ** 59 ** 58 ** 53 ** 55 ** 56 ** 54 55 Females 65 ** 58 ** 63 ** 57 ** 60 ** 59 ** 55 ** 57 ** 58 ** 54 55 Whites 63 ** 57 ** 62 ** 56 ** 59 ** 58 ** 54 ** 54 ** 57 ** 54 53 Blacks 70 ** 63 ** 64 ** 59 ** 57 ** 57 ** 54 ** 63 ** 59 ** 54 60 Grade Sch./Some High Sch. 64 ** 60 ** 63 ** 60 ** 61 ** 60 ** 58 ** 59 ** 61 ** 57* 55 High School Diploma 65 ** 57 ** 62 ** 58 ** 59 ** 59 ** 55 ** 57 ** 57 ** 56 54 Some College, no Degree 63 ** 56 ** 61 ** 54 ** 59 ** 57 ** 54 ** 54 ** 56 ** 54 55 College Degree/ Post-grad 62 ** 56 ** 59 ** 52 ** 58 ** 59 ** 52 ** 55 ** 57 ** 52 56 Income 0-16 Percentile 66 ** 59 ** 64 ** 61 ** 60 ** 58 ** 56 ** 60 ** 58 ** 55 55 Income 17-33 Percentile 64 ** 59 ** 64 ** 58 ** 59 ** 59 ** 55 ** 57 ** 56 ** 54 55 Income 34-67 Percentile 63 ** 58 ** 62 ** 56 ** 59 ** 59 ** 54 ** 55 ** 55 ** 55 55 Income 68-95 Percentile 64 ** 56 ** 61 ** 54 ** 59 ** 59 ** 54 ** 55 ** 57 ** 53 54 Income 96-100 Percentile 60 ** 55 ** 58 ** 52 ** 62 ** 62* ** 51 ** 52 ** 59 ** 53 53 Professionals 61 ** 56 ** 59 ** 54 ** 59 ** 59 ** 53 ** 55 ** 56 ** 51 ** White Collar 65 ** 58 ** 62 ** 55 ** 59 ** 59 ** 54 ** 55 ** 57 ** 55 ** Blue Collar 63 ** 58 ** 62 ** 58 ** 59 ** 58 ** 55 ** 57 ** 57 ** 56 ** Unskilled 73* ** 58* ** 64 ** 57* ** 56 ** 63 ** 53 ** 54* ** 58* ** 57* ** Farmers 64 ** 58 ** 61 ** 59* ** 60 ** 55 ** 56 ** 57* ** 54* ** 55* ** Housewives 66 ** 58 ** 63 ** 58 ** 62 ** 60 ** 55 ** 55 ** 57 ** 56 ** Union Households 63 ** 57 ** 61 ** 55 ** 58 ** 58 ** 53 ** 56 ** 56 ** 53 54 Non-Union Households 64 ** 57 ** 62 ** 57 ** 59 ** 59 ** 54 ** 56 ** 57 ** 54 55 South 61 ** 58 ** 63 ** 60 ** 61 ** 60 ** 57 ** 58 ** 58 ** 56 55 Nonsouth 65 ** 57 ** 61 ** 55 ** 59 ** 58 ** 53 ** 55 ** 56 ** 53 55 Born 1991 or later ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** 56 Born 1975-1990 ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** 54* ** 60* ** 56 ** 51 55 Born 1959-1974 ** ** ** ** ** ** 53 ** 57 ** 59 ** 54 ** 55 ** 56 ** 54 53 Born 1943-1958 61 ** 57 ** 61 ** 54 ** 58 ** 57 ** 53 ** 55 ** 57 ** 55 56 Born 1927-1942 63 ** 56 ** 61 ** 56 ** 60 ** 60 ** 55 ** 58 ** 58 ** 54 55 Born 1911-1926 65 ** 57 ** 62 ** 59 ** 61 ** 60 ** 56 ** 57 ** 61 ** 62 ** Born 1895-1910 65 ** 59 ** 63 ** 61 ** 61 ** 59 ** 56 ** 58* ** 66* ** ** ** Born before 1895 68 ** 61 ** 64* ** 56* ** 62* ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** Democrats (incl leaners) 65 ** 58 ** 63 ** 57 ** 58 ** 58 ** 55 ** 59 ** 58 ** 52 56 Independents & Apolitical 60 ** 56 ** 61 ** 53 ** 59 ** 56 ** 50 ** 53 ** 54 ** 50 55 Republicans (incl leaners) 64 ** 57 ** 61 ** 56 ** 61 ** 60 ** 55 ** 52 ** 57 ** 57 54 Liberals ** ** 58 ** 60 ** 52 ** 55 ** 57 ** 51 ** 57 ** 53 ** 49 56 Moderates ** ** 58 ** 63 ** 57 ** 60 ** 60 ** 54 ** 57 ** 59 ** 54 56 Conservatives ** ** 55 ** 59 ** 57 ** 60 ** 59 ** 54 ** 52 ** 55 ** 57 54 * numbers followed by an asterisk indicate 50 or fewer respondents within group ** indicates question not asked or no cases within group Table 7A.2.3 Source: The American National Election Studies Table generated: 17AUG10 THE ANES GUIDE TO PUBLIC OPINION AND ELECTORAL BEHAVIOR ______________________________________________________ Average Feeling Thermometer Toward Presidential Candidates 1968-2008 AVERAGE AMONG DEMOGRAPHIC GROUPS FOR: NET PRO DEM. - PRO REP. '68 '70 '72 '74 '76 '78 '80 '82 '84 '86 '88 '90 '92 '94 '96 '98 '00 '02 '04 '08 Males 46 ** 41 ** 51 ** 49 ** 46 ** 47 ** 51 ** 51 ** 49 ** 47 53 Females 49 ** 43 ** 52 ** 52 ** 50 ** 50 ** 53 ** 57 ** 52 ** 51 55 Whites 46 ** 39 ** 49 ** 48 ** 45 ** 45 ** 50 ** 51 ** 48 ** 46 49 Blacks 65 ** 64 ** 67 ** 67 ** 68 ** 62 ** 65 ** 67 ** 61 ** 64 74 Grade Sch./Some High Sch. 51 ** 43 ** 57 ** 56 ** 57 ** 54 ** 56 ** 61 ** 52 ** 54* 65 High School Diploma 48 ** 42 ** 53 ** 50 ** 49 ** 49 ** 53 ** 56 ** 51 ** 49 55 Some College, no Degree 44 ** 40 ** 48 ** 48 ** 46 ** 46 ** 52 ** 53 ** 50 ** 48 53 College Degree/ Post-grad 46 ** 43 ** 46 ** 49 ** 46 ** 47 ** 50 ** 49 ** 50 ** 50 52 Income 0-16 Percentile 50 ** 45 ** 56 ** 56 ** 58 ** 54 ** 57 ** 61 ** 55 ** 53 62 Income 17-33 Percentile 50 ** 44 ** 55 ** 53 ** 54 ** 50 ** 54 ** 58 ** 52 ** 54 58 Income 34-67 Percentile 47 ** 42 ** 53 ** 50 ** 47 ** 48 ** 53 ** 53 ** 49 ** 49 53 Income 68-95 Percentile 47 ** 40 ** 48 ** 46 ** 45 ** 45 ** 49 ** 48 ** 51 ** 47 48 Income 96-100 Percentile 45 ** 34 ** 38 ** 41 ** 37 ** 36* ** 46 ** 45 ** 44 ** 43 42 Professionals 45 ** 41 ** 46 ** 48 ** 46 ** 47 ** 52 ** 51 ** 50 ** 53 ** White Collar 47 ** 43 ** 49 ** 50 ** 47 ** 47 ** 50 ** 55 ** 50 ** 47 ** Blue Collar 50 ** 44 ** 56 ** 51 ** 51 ** 50 ** 55 ** 56 ** 52 ** 49 ** Unskilled 50* ** 48* ** 56 ** 52* ** 54 ** 50 ** 53 ** 58* ** 52* ** 56* ** Farmers 45 ** 38 ** 49 ** 47* ** 40 ** 45 ** 46 ** 49* ** 48* ** 42* ** Housewives 48 ** 40 ** 51 ** 51 ** 47 ** 49 ** 51 ** 49 ** 46 ** 38 ** Union Households 50 ** 45 ** 55 ** 53 ** 53 ** 52 ** 56 ** 58 ** 54 ** 56 56 Non-Union Households 47 ** 41 ** 50 ** 49 ** 47 ** 48 ** 51 ** 53 ** 50 ** 48 53 South 46 ** 40 ** 54 ** 52 ** 49 ** 48 ** 52 ** 54 ** 47 ** 46 49 Nonsouth 48 ** 43 ** 51 ** 50 ** 48 ** 49 ** 52 ** 54 ** 52 ** 50 57 Born 1991 or later ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** 58 Born 1975-1990 ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** 54* ** 56* ** 53 ** 57 54 Born 1959-1974 ** ** ** ** ** ** 53 ** 49 ** 48 ** 51 ** 54 ** 48 ** 47 53 Born 1943-1958 46 ** 46 ** 53 ** 51 ** 47 ** 47 ** 52 ** 53 ** 50 ** 45 48 Born 1927-1942 50 ** 42 ** 50 ** 46 ** 49 ** 49 ** 52 ** 53 ** 51 ** 48 52 Born 1911-1926 48 ** 40 ** 51 ** 51 ** 51 ** 50 ** 54 ** 56 ** 55 ** 55 ** Born 1895-1910 47 ** 41 ** 51 ** 52 ** 48 ** 50 ** 52 ** 50* ** 47* ** ** ** Born before 1895 45 ** 33 ** 42* ** 58* ** 62* ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** Democrats (incl leaners) 57 ** 52 ** 61 ** 61 ** 64 ** 63 ** 65 ** 67 ** 63 ** 67 67 Independents & Apolitical 46 ** 42 ** 49 ** 48 ** 45 ** 47 ** 52 ** 53 ** 48 ** 51 54 Republicans (incl leaners) 34 ** 26 ** 37 ** 35 ** 31 ** 32 ** 35 ** 36 ** 34 ** 27 35 Liberals ** ** 58 ** 60 ** 60 ** 61 ** 61 ** 65 ** 67 ** 63 ** 70 69 Moderates ** ** 40 ** 52 ** 50 ** 50 ** 51 ** 53 ** 57 ** 53 ** 53 55 Conservatives ** ** 30 ** 41 ** 41 ** 35 ** 38 ** 41 ** 40 ** 39 ** 32 38 * numbers followed by an asterisk indicate 50 or fewer respondents within group ** indicates question not asked or no cases within group Table 7A.2.4 Source: The American National Election Studies Table generated: 17AUG10 Table 7A.3 Average Feeling Thermometer Toward Vice-Presidential Candidates 1968-2008 '68 '70 '72 '74 '76 '78 '80 '82 '84 '86 '88 '90 '92 '94 '96 '98 '00 '02 '04 '08 Democratic Candidate 61 ** 50 ** 53 ** 54 ** 57 ** 53 ** 57 ** 58 ** 56 ** 55 54 Republican Candidate 50 ** 54 ** 51 ** 55 ** 55 ** 46 ** 42 ** 56 ** 56 ** 50 53 Both Candidates 56 ** 52 ** 52 ** 55 ** 56 ** 49 ** 50 ** 57 ** 56 ** 52 53 Net Pro Dem. - Pro Rep. 55 ** 48 ** 51 ** 50 ** 51 ** 54 ** 58 ** 51 ** 50 ** 53 64 Source: The National Election Studies This uses the 0-100 thermometer scores. In the final thermometer data, scores of 97 to 100 are collapsed to 97. In 1968, DK was scored as 50. The Net index (Pro Dem. - Pro Rep.) is constructed by subtracting the Republican vice- presidential candidate thermometer rating from the Democratic vice-presidential candidate thermometer rating, adding 100 to the difference, and then dividing by 2. The score for 'Both Candidates' is produced by adding the Republican and Democratic vice-presidential candidate thermometer ratings and then dividing the sum by 2. All results are rounded to the nearest integer This represents variables VCF0425,VCF0427,VCF0414,VCF0415 in the NES Cumulative Data File dataset. Consult the Cumulative Data File codebook for complete question text and annotation. Weight variable VCF0009a was used to produce this table. Table generated: 16AUG10 THE ANES GUIDE TO PUBLIC OPINION AND ELECTORAL BEHAVIOR ______________________________________________________ Average Feeling Thermometer Toward Vice-Presidential Candidates 1968-2008 AVERAGE AMONG DEMOGRAPHIC GROUPS FOR: DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE '68 '70 '72 '74 '76 '78 '80 '82 '84 '86 '88 '90 '92 '94 '96 '98 '00 '02 '04 '08 Males 60 ** 48 ** 51 ** 53 ** 55 ** 54 ** 55 ** 54 ** 54 ** 53 52 Females 62 ** 52 ** 55 ** 55 ** 59 ** 52 ** 59 ** 60 ** 57 ** 57 56 Whites 60 ** 48 ** 53 ** 54 ** 55 ** 52 ** 56 ** 55 ** 56 ** 53 51 Blacks 70 ** 70 ** 58 ** 56 ** 72 ** 54 ** 62 ** 67 ** 60 ** 65 70 Grade Sch./Some High Sch. 59 ** 53 ** 55 ** 58 ** 59 ** 57 ** 56 ** 66 ** 54 ** 61* 58 High School Diploma 62 ** 50 ** 55 ** 54 ** 56 ** 51 ** 57 ** 58 ** 52 ** 56 53 Some College, no Degree 60 ** 48 ** 52 ** 53 ** 56 ** 54 ** 57 ** 56 ** 58 ** 55 53 College Degree/ Post-grad 64 ** 50 ** 49 ** 55 ** 61 ** 55 ** 57 ** 57 ** 59 ** 54 55 Income 0-16 Percentile 60 ** 54 ** 58 ** 59 ** 63 ** 51 ** 59 ** 62 ** 56 ** 60 57 Income 17-33 Percentile 59 ** 53 ** 59 ** 56 ** 60 ** 56 ** 59 ** 59 ** 55 ** 59 59 Income 34-67 Percentile 61 ** 51 ** 54 ** 54 ** 56 ** 52 ** 58 ** 57 ** 53 ** 56 54 Income 68-95 Percentile 63 ** 47 ** 50 ** 51 ** 56 ** 54 ** 56 ** 55 ** 58 ** 54 49 Income 96-100 Percentile 63 ** 44 ** 45 ** 51 ** 57 ** 51* ** 55 ** 51 ** 58 ** 46 51 Professionals 61 ** 47 ** 50 ** 54 ** 59 ** 54 ** 58 ** 57 ** 59 ** 56 ** White Collar 63 ** 51 ** 53 ** 54 ** 56 ** 54 ** 56 ** 58 ** 55 ** 55 ** Blue Collar 60 ** 52 ** 55 ** 54 ** 58 ** 51 ** 59 ** 59 ** 53 ** 56 ** Unskilled 66* ** 52* ** 54 ** 52* ** 56 ** 57 ** 53 ** 46* ** 56* ** 60* ** Farmers 55 ** 49 ** 52 ** 58* ** 47 ** 55 ** 44 ** 54* ** 49* ** 47* ** Housewives 62 ** 49 ** 54 ** 54 ** 54 ** 53 ** 58 ** 56 ** 54 ** 48 ** Union Households 64 ** 52 ** 56 ** 55 ** 59 ** 54 ** 59 ** 61 ** 57 ** 59 54 Non-Union Households 60 ** 49 ** 52 ** 54 ** 57 ** 53 ** 57 ** 57 ** 56 ** 54 54 South 56 ** 49 ** 54 ** 55 ** 58 ** 57 ** 58 ** 58 ** 53 ** 53 51 Nonsouth 63 ** 50 ** 53 ** 54 ** 57 ** 51 ** 57 ** 57 ** 57 ** 56 56 Born 1991 or later ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** 54 Born 1975-1990 ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** 48* ** 57* ** 53 ** 58 53 Born 1959-1974 ** ** ** ** ** ** 52 ** 57 ** 52 ** 56 ** 56 ** 53 ** 54 53 Born 1943-1958 61 ** 53 ** 54 ** 52 ** 57 ** 52 ** 55 ** 58 ** 55 ** 53 54 Born 1927-1942 62 ** 50 ** 51 ** 52 ** 59 ** 54 ** 58 ** 59 ** 59 ** 55 56 Born 1911-1926 62 ** 49 ** 53 ** 56 ** 57 ** 54 ** 62 ** 62 ** 63 ** 68 ** Born 1895-1910 59 ** 49 ** 57 ** 61 ** 51 ** 57 ** 57 ** 57* ** 66* ** ** ** Born before 1895 61 ** 43 ** 45* ** 62* ** 40* ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** Democrats (incl leaners) 67 ** 59 ** 60 ** 61 ** 68 ** 59 ** 67 ** 68 ** 64 ** 68 65 Independents & Apolitical 57 ** 45 ** 51 ** 51 ** 55 ** 49 ** 54 ** 53 ** 49 ** 52 52 Republicans (incl leaners) 53 ** 39 ** 44 ** 46 ** 44 ** 48 ** 46 ** 44 ** 47 ** 41 41 Liberals ** ** 62 ** 61 ** 62 ** 68 ** 57 ** 67 ** 69 ** 63 ** 70 66 Moderates ** ** 51 ** 55 ** 58 ** 60 ** 55 ** 60 ** 61 ** 58 ** 57 55 Conservatives ** ** 41 ** 43 ** 47 ** 48 ** 50 ** 49 ** 46 ** 51 ** 42 43 * numbers followed by an asterisk indicate 50 or fewer respondents within group ** indicates question not asked or no cases within group Table 7A.3.1 Source: The American National Election Studies Table generated: 17AUG10 THE ANES GUIDE TO PUBLIC OPINION AND ELECTORAL BEHAVIOR ______________________________________________________ Average Feeling Thermometer Toward Vice-Presidential Candidates 1968-2008 AVERAGE AMONG DEMOGRAPHIC GROUPS FOR: REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE '68 '70 '72 '74 '76 '78 '80 '82 '84 '86 '88 '90 '92 '94 '96 '98 '00 '02 '04 '08 Males 50 ** 55 ** 50 ** 55 ** 56 ** 45 ** 42 ** 59 ** 57 ** 51 53 Females 51 ** 54 ** 52 ** 55 ** 55 ** 47 ** 43 ** 53 ** 56 ** 49 53 Whites 51 ** 56 ** 52 ** 55 ** 56 ** 47 ** 44 ** 57 ** 57 ** 51 56 Blacks 40 ** 37 ** 45 ** 50 ** 46 ** 36 ** 34 ** 50 ** 48 ** 44 38 Grade Sch./Some High Sch. 51 ** 56 ** 51 ** 49 ** 52 ** 44 ** 41 ** 50 ** 50 ** 53* 57 High School Diploma 51 ** 55 ** 52 ** 54 ** 55 ** 47 ** 44 ** 52 ** 55 ** 52 53 Some College, no Degree 51 ** 54 ** 52 ** 56 ** 58 ** 47 ** 41 ** 58 ** 57 ** 51 55 College Degree/ Post-grad 46 ** 50 ** 50 ** 58 ** 55 ** 43 ** 40 ** 62 ** 58 ** 47 51 Income 0-16 Percentile 53 ** 52 ** 53 ** 52 ** 51 ** 42 ** 41 ** 47 ** 50 ** 52 47 Income 17-33 Percentile 50 ** 52 ** 51 ** 54 ** 53 ** 47 ** 43 ** 53 ** 54 ** 44 48 Income 34-67 Percentile 51 ** 55 ** 50 ** 55 ** 56 ** 48 ** 42 ** 56 ** 57 ** 51 53 Income 68-95 Percentile 49 ** 56 ** 51 ** 57 ** 57 ** 45 ** 43 ** 61 ** 57 ** 50 57 Income 96-100 Percentile 44 ** 57 ** 55 ** 63 ** 64 ** 47* ** 38 ** 65 ** 65 ** 53 63 Professionals 49 ** 54 ** 51 ** 57 ** 57 ** 45 ** 40 ** 60 ** 58 ** 44 ** White Collar 51 ** 53 ** 52 ** 54 ** 55 ** 46 ** 44 ** 55 ** 54 ** 54 ** Blue Collar 50 ** 54 ** 49 ** 54 ** 54 ** 46 ** 41 ** 53 ** 55 ** 51 ** Unskilled 52* ** 49* ** 49 ** 55* ** 51 ** 49 ** 41 ** 42* ** 55* ** 50* ** Farmers 55 ** 57 ** 56 ** 56* ** 62 ** 47 ** 50 ** 60* ** 49* ** 63* ** Housewives 51 ** 58 ** 54 ** 54 ** 57 ** 47 ** 47 ** 57 ** 58 ** 58 ** Union Households 49 ** 53 ** 48 ** 54 ** 51 ** 44 ** 38 ** 54 ** 54 ** 44 50 Non-Union Households 51 ** 55 ** 52 ** 55 ** 56 ** 46 ** 43 ** 57 ** 57 ** 52 53 South 52 ** 57 ** 52 ** 55 ** 56 ** 47 ** 45 ** 56 ** 59 ** 54 59 Nonsouth 50 ** 54 ** 51 ** 55 ** 55 ** 45 ** 41 ** 56 ** 55 ** 48 49 Born 1991 or later ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** 48 Born 1975-1990 ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** 39* ** 54* ** 49 ** 45 54 Born 1959-1974 ** ** ** ** ** ** 55 ** 54 ** 48 ** 42 ** 55 ** 56 ** 52 53 Born 1943-1958 49 ** 48 ** 51 ** 54 ** 55 ** 45 ** 40 ** 56 ** 57 ** 52 60 Born 1927-1942 49 ** 52 ** 50 ** 55 ** 55 ** 46 ** 45 ** 59 ** 60 ** 50 59 Born 1911-1926 50 ** 58 ** 51 ** 56 ** 55 ** 44 ** 44 ** 56 ** 58 ** 48 ** Born 1895-1910 53 ** 60 ** 55 ** 57 ** 59 ** 53 ** 48 ** 64* ** 61* ** ** ** Born before 1895 54 ** 67 ** 59* ** 58* ** 58* ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** Democrats (incl leaners) 46 ** 46 ** 44 ** 51 ** 45 ** 36 ** 31 ** 49 ** 49 ** 36 38 Independents & Apolitical 49 ** 51 ** 54 ** 55 ** 56 ** 44 ** 41 ** 52 ** 52 ** 46 54 Republicans (incl leaners) 58 ** 68 ** 60 ** 61 ** 67 ** 56 ** 57 ** 66 ** 66 ** 67 73 Liberals ** ** 38 ** 42 ** 52 ** 46 ** 36 ** 26 ** 48 ** 47 ** 30 32 Moderates ** ** 56 ** 51 ** 56 ** 55 ** 45 ** 41 ** 55 ** 55 ** 47 53 Conservatives ** ** 64 ** 58 ** 60 ** 63 ** 53 ** 55 ** 65 ** 63 ** 64 72 * numbers followed by an asterisk indicate 50 or fewer respondents within group ** indicates question not asked or no cases within group Table 7A.3.2 Source: The American National Election Studies Table generated: 17AUG10 THE ANES GUIDE TO PUBLIC OPINION AND ELECTORAL BEHAVIOR ______________________________________________________ Average Feeling Thermometer Toward Vice-Presidential Candidates 1968-2008 AVERAGE AMONG DEMOGRAPHIC GROUPS FOR: BOTH CANDIDATES '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 Whites 56 ** 52 ** 52 ** 55 ** 56 ** 49 ** 50 ** 57 ** 57 ** 52 54 Blacks 55 ** 53 ** 51 ** 52 ** 59 ** 44 ** 47 ** 60 ** 54 ** 54 53 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 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 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 ** 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 South 54 ** 53 ** 53 ** 55 ** 57 ** 52 ** 51 ** 57 ** 57 ** 53 55 Nonsouth 57 ** 52 ** 52 ** 54 ** 56 ** 48 ** 49 ** 57 ** 56 ** 52 52 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* ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** Democrats (incl leaners) 57 ** 52 ** 52 ** 56 ** 57 ** 47 ** 48 ** 60 ** 57 ** 52 50 Independents & Apolitical 53 ** 48 ** 52 ** 53 ** 55 ** 46 ** 47 ** 53 ** 51 ** 48 52 Republicans (incl leaners) 56 ** 54 ** 52 ** 53 ** 56 ** 52 ** 52 ** 55 ** 57 ** 54 57 Liberals ** ** 50 ** 51 ** 57 ** 57 ** 46 ** 46 ** 59 ** 56 ** 49 48 Moderates ** ** 54 ** 53 ** 57 ** 58 ** 49 ** 50 ** 58 ** 57 ** 52 54 Conservatives ** ** 53 ** 51 ** 53 ** 56 ** 51 ** 52 ** 56 ** 57 ** 54 58 * numbers followed by an asterisk indicate 50 or fewer respondents within group ** indicates question not asked or no cases within group Table 7A.3.3 Source: The American National Election Studies Table generated: 17AUG10 THE ANES GUIDE TO PUBLIC OPINION AND ELECTORAL BEHAVIOR ______________________________________________________ Average Feeling Thermometer Toward Vice-Presidential Candidates 1968-2008 AVERAGE AMONG DEMOGRAPHIC GROUPS FOR: NET PRO DEM. - PRO REP. '68 '70 '72 '74 '76 '78 '80 '82 '84 '86 '88 '90 '92 '94 '96 '98 '00 '02 '04 '08 Males 55 ** 47 ** 51 ** 49 ** 50 ** 55 ** 57 ** 48 ** 49 ** 51 63 Females 56 ** 49 ** 52 ** 50 ** 52 ** 53 ** 59 ** 54 ** 51 ** 55 65 Whites 54 ** 46 ** 51 ** 50 ** 50 ** 53 ** 57 ** 49 ** 49 ** 51 60 Blacks 65 ** 67 ** 56 ** 53 ** 63 ** 59 ** 66 ** 60 ** 56 ** 62 78 Grade Sch./Some High Sch. 54 ** 49 ** 52 ** 55 ** 54 ** 57 ** 59 ** 60 ** 50 ** 55* 79 High School Diploma 55 ** 47 ** 52 ** 50 ** 51 ** 53 ** 57 ** 53 ** 48 ** 52 71 Some College, no Degree 55 ** 47 ** 50 ** 48 ** 49 ** 54 ** 58 ** 49 ** 50 ** 52 62 College Degree/ Post-grad 59 ** 50 ** 50 ** 49 ** 53 ** 56 ** 59 ** 48 ** 51 ** 54 56 Income 0-16 Percentile 53 ** 51 ** 52 ** 54 ** 56 ** 56 ** 60 ** 58 ** 53 ** 54 76 Income 17-33 Percentile 54 ** 50 ** 54 ** 51 ** 54 ** 54 ** 59 ** 54 ** 50 ** 58 71 Income 34-67 Percentile 55 ** 48 ** 52 ** 50 ** 50 ** 53 ** 58 ** 51 ** 48 ** 53 63 Income 68-95 Percentile 57 ** 45 ** 50 ** 47 ** 50 ** 55 ** 57 ** 48 ** 50 ** 52 55 Income 96-100 Percentile 60 ** 43 ** 45 ** 44 ** 47 ** 51* ** 58 ** 43 ** 47 ** 46 50 Professionals 56 ** 47 ** 50 ** 48 ** 51 ** 55 ** 59 ** 49 ** 51 ** 56 ** White Collar 56 ** 49 ** 51 ** 51 ** 51 ** 54 ** 57 ** 51 ** 50 ** 51 ** Blue Collar 55 ** 49 ** 53 ** 50 ** 53 ** 53 ** 59 ** 53 ** 49 ** 53 ** Unskilled 54* ** 52* ** 53 ** 49* ** 51 ** 55 ** 56 ** 52* ** 49* ** 57* ** Farmers 50 ** 47 ** 47 ** 52* ** 42 ** 54 ** 47 ** 46* ** 49* ** 41* ** Housewives 55 ** 46 ** 50 ** 50 ** 48 ** 53 ** 57 ** 50 ** 48 ** 45 ** Union Households 58 ** 50 ** 54 ** 51 ** 54 ** 55 ** 61 ** 54 ** 52 ** 58 62 Non-Union Households 55 ** 47 ** 50 ** 49 ** 50 ** 54 ** 57 ** 50 ** 49 ** 52 64 South 52 ** 46 ** 51 ** 50 ** 51 ** 55 ** 57 ** 51 ** 47 ** 50 61 Nonsouth 56 ** 48 ** 51 ** 50 ** 51 ** 54 ** 58 ** 51 ** 51 ** 54 66 Born 1991 or later ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** 71 Born 1975-1990 ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** 54* ** 51* ** 52 ** 57 63 Born 1959-1974 ** ** ** ** ** ** 49 ** 52 ** 53 ** 57 ** 51 ** 48 ** 51 60 Born 1943-1958 56 ** 52 ** 52 ** 50 ** 51 ** 54 ** 58 ** 51 ** 49 ** 51 60 Born 1927-1942 56 ** 49 ** 50 ** 48 ** 52 ** 55 ** 57 ** 50 ** 49 ** 53 68 Born 1911-1926 56 ** 45 ** 51 ** 50 ** 51 ** 55 ** 59 ** 53 ** 53 ** 61 ** Born 1895-1910 53 ** 45 ** 51 ** 53 ** 47 ** 52 ** 56 ** 46* ** 58* ** ** ** Born before 1895 53 ** 38 ** 45* ** 63* ** 52* ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** Democrats (incl leaners) 60 ** 57 ** 58 ** 55 ** 62 ** 62 ** 69 ** 61 ** 58 ** 67 75 Independents & Apolitical 54 ** 47 ** 49 ** 48 ** 49 ** 52 ** 58 ** 51 ** 49 ** 54 72 Republicans (incl leaners) 48 ** 35 ** 42 ** 43 ** 39 ** 46 ** 44 ** 39 ** 40 ** 37 47 Liberals ** ** 62 ** 59 ** 55 ** 62 ** 61 ** 71 ** 61 ** 59 ** 72 74 Moderates ** ** 47 ** 52 ** 51 ** 53 ** 56 ** 60 ** 53 ** 51 ** 55 67 Conservatives ** ** 38 ** 43 ** 44 ** 42 ** 49 ** 47 ** 41 ** 44 ** 39 47 * numbers followed by an asterisk indicate 50 or fewer respondents within group ** indicates question not asked or no cases within group Table 7A.3.4 Source: The American National Election Studies Table generated: 17AUG10 THE ANES GUIDE TO PUBLIC OPINION AND ELECTORAL BEHAVIOR ______________________________________________________ Has Democratic Presidential Candidate Made Respondent Feel Angry 1980-2008 '80 '82 '84 '86 '88 '90 '92 '94 '96 '98 '00 '02 '04 '08 Yes, Have Felt 63 ** 30 ** 29 ** 26 ** 52 ** 28 ** 31 26 No 37 ** 70 ** 71 ** 74 ** 48 ** 72 ** 69 74 ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ N 1558 2224 2013 2460 1707 1793 1198 2310 PERCENTAGE WITHIN STUDY YEAR Table 7B.1 Source: The American National Election Studies QUESTION TEXT: "Now we would like to know something about the feelings you have toward {the democratic presidential candidate}. Has {the democratic presidential candidate} -- because of the kind of person he is, or because of something he has done -- made you feel: ANGRY?" NOTE: In 1980, Don't Know was combined with No. This question is variable VCF0358 in the ANES Cumulative Data File dataset. Consult the Cumulative Data File codebook for complete question text and annotation. Weight variable VCF0009A was used to produce this table (see weight documentation). Table generated: 05AUG10 THE ANES GUIDE TO PUBLIC OPINION AND ELECTORAL BEHAVIOR ______________________________________________________ Has Democratic Presidential Candidate Made Respondent Feel Angry 1980-2008 PERCENT AMONG DEMOGRAPHIC GROUPS WHO RESPONDED: 'Yes, Have Felt' Percent of group: '80 '82 '84 '86 '88 '90 '92 '94 '96 '98 '00 '02 '04 '08 Males 66 ** 32 ** 29 ** 26 ** 57 ** 32 ** 34 26 Females 61 ** 28 ** 28 ** 25 ** 48 ** 26 ** 28 26 Whites 67 ** 34 ** 32 ** 29 ** 58 ** 31 ** 36 31 Blacks 36 ** 13 ** 20 ** 9 ** 24 ** 10 ** 10 9 Grade Sch./Some High Sch. 42 ** 15 ** 11 ** 9 ** 23 ** 11 ** 19* 10 High School Diploma 63 ** 28 ** 27 ** 22 ** 45 ** 25 ** 28 22 Some College, no Degree 71 ** 36 ** 34 ** 28 ** 60 ** 28 ** 34 26 College Degree/ Post-grad 70 ** 36 ** 36 ** 35 ** 64 ** 39 ** 32 34 Income 0-16 Percentile 50 ** 18 ** 19 ** 18 ** 39 ** 19 ** 23 19 Income 17-33 Percentile 60 ** 26 ** 24 ** 21 ** 42 ** 28 ** 24 21 Income 34-67 Percentile 70 ** 32 ** 30 ** 24 ** 54 ** 31 ** 33 26 Income 68-95 Percentile 68 ** 36 ** 37 ** 33 ** 63 ** 30 ** 34 33 Income 96-100 Percentile 79 ** 39 ** 43* ** 40 ** 69 ** 41 ** 41 42 Professionals 67 ** 36 ** 31 ** 29 ** 60 ** 34 ** 31 ** White Collar 73 ** 30 ** 32 ** 29 ** 55 ** 29 ** 31 ** Blue Collar 59 ** 27 ** 25 ** 20 ** 44 ** 24 ** 30 ** Unskilled 56* ** 14* ** 15 ** 23 ** 46* ** 17* ** 12* ** Farmers 71* ** 37 ** 24 ** 25 ** 56* ** 31* ** 37* ** Housewives 55 ** 27 ** 31 ** 24 ** 52 ** 32 ** 39 ** Union Households 68 ** 30 ** 31 ** 23 ** 48 ** 25 ** 25 25 Non-Union Households 62 ** 30 ** 28 ** 26 ** 53 ** 29 ** 32 26 South 55 ** 25 ** 27 ** 22 ** 48 ** 30 ** 30 29 Nonsouth 67 ** 32 ** 30 ** 27 ** 55 ** 28 ** 31 24 Born 1991 or later ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** 22 Born 1975-1990 ** ** ** ** ** ** 38* ** 57 ** 25 ** 25 25 Born 1959-1974 73 ** 29 ** 30 ** 28 ** 54 ** 30 ** 27 30 Born 1943-1958 67 ** 32 ** 34 ** 29 ** 56 ** 31 ** 35 33 Born 1927-1942 68 ** 31 ** 27 ** 24 ** 49 ** 29 ** 39 17 Born 1911-1926 57 ** 27 ** 24 ** 19 ** 42 ** 21 ** 26 ** Born 1895-1910 48 ** 28 ** 15 ** 14 ** 42* ** 16* ** ** ** Born before 1895 42* ** 33* ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** Democrats (incl leaners) 55 ** 18 ** 19 ** 14 ** 36 ** 16 ** 15 14 Independents 62 ** 22 ** 21 ** 18 ** 49 ** 26 ** 23 16 Republicans (incl leaners) 77 ** 47 ** 42 ** 43 ** 75 ** 46 ** 51 46 Liberals 62 ** 25 ** 25 ** 20 ** 45 ** 16 ** 15 18 Moderates 67 ** 26 ** 26 ** 23 ** 50 ** 25 ** 23 24 Conservatives 73 ** 46 ** 42 ** 41 ** 71 ** 46 ** 50 43 * numbers followed by an asterisk indicate 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. .................... Table 7B.1.1 Source: The American National Election Studies NOTE: variable used for race grouping has changed. See Table 1A.3 Table generated: 05AUG10 THE ANES GUIDE TO PUBLIC OPINION AND ELECTORAL BEHAVIOR ______________________________________________________ Has Democratic Presidential Candidate Made Respondent Feel Angry 1980-2008 PERCENT AMONG DEMOGRAPHIC GROUPS WHO RESPONDED: 'No, Haven't Felt' Percent of group: '80 '82 '84 '86 '88 '90 '92 '94 '96 '98 '00 '02 '04 '08 Males 34 ** 68 ** 71 ** 74 ** 43 ** 68 ** 66 74 Females 39 ** 72 ** 72 ** 75 ** 52 ** 74 ** 72 74 Whites 33 ** 66 ** 68 ** 71 ** 42 ** 69 ** 64 69 Blacks 64 ** 87 ** 80 ** 91 ** 76 ** 90 ** 90 91 Grade Sch./Some High Sch. 58 ** 85 ** 89 ** 91 ** 77 ** 89 ** 81* 90 High School Diploma 37 ** 72 ** 73 ** 78 ** 55 ** 75 ** 72 78 Some College, no Degree 30 ** 64 ** 66 ** 72 ** 40 ** 72 ** 66 74 College Degree/ Post-grad 30 ** 64 ** 64 ** 65 ** 36 ** 61 ** 68 66 Income 0-16 Percentile 50 ** 82 ** 81 ** 82 ** 61 ** 81 ** 77 81 Income 17-33 Percentile 40 ** 74 ** 76 ** 79 ** 58 ** 72 ** 76 79 Income 34-67 Percentile 30 ** 68 ** 70 ** 76 ** 46 ** 69 ** 67 74 Income 68-95 Percentile 32 ** 64 ** 63 ** 67 ** 37 ** 70 ** 66 67 Income 96-100 Percentile 21 ** 61 ** 57* ** 60 ** 31 ** 59 ** 59 58 Professionals 33 ** 64 ** 69 ** 71 ** 40 ** 66 ** 69 ** White Collar 27 ** 70 ** 68 ** 71 ** 45 ** 71 ** 69 ** Blue Collar 41 ** 73 ** 75 ** 80 ** 56 ** 76 ** 70 ** Unskilled 44* ** 86* ** 85 ** 77 ** 54* ** 83* ** 88* ** Farmers 29* ** 63 ** 76 ** 75 ** 44* ** 69* ** 64* ** Housewives 45 ** 73 ** 69 ** 76 ** 48 ** 68 ** 61 ** Union Households 32 ** 70 ** 69 ** 77 ** 52 ** 75 ** 75 75 Non-Union Households 38 ** 70 ** 72 ** 74 ** 47 ** 71 ** 68 74 South 45 ** 75 ** 73 ** 78 ** 52 ** 70 ** 70 71 Nonsouth 33 ** 68 ** 70 ** 73 ** 45 ** 72 ** 69 76 Born 1991 or later ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** 78 Born 1975-1990 ** ** ** ** ** ** 62* ** 43 ** 75 ** 75 75 Born 1959-1974 27 ** 71 ** 70 ** 72 ** 46 ** 70 ** 73 70 Born 1943-1958 33 ** 68 ** 66 ** 71 ** 44 ** 69 ** 65 67 Born 1927-1942 32 ** 69 ** 73 ** 76 ** 51 ** 71 ** 61 83 Born 1911-1926 43 ** 73 ** 76 ** 81 ** 58 ** 79 ** 74 ** Born 1895-1910 52 ** 72 ** 85 ** 86 ** 58* ** 84* ** ** ** Born before 1895 58* ** 67* ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** Democrats (incl leaners) 45 ** 82 ** 81 ** 86 ** 64 ** 84 ** 85 86 Independents 38 ** 78 ** 79 ** 82 ** 51 ** 74 ** 77 84 Republicans (incl leaners) 23 ** 53 ** 58 ** 57 ** 25 ** 54 ** 49 54 Liberals 38 ** 75 ** 75 ** 80 ** 55 ** 84 ** 85 82 Moderates 33 ** 74 ** 74 ** 77 ** 50 ** 75 ** 77 76 Conservatives 27 ** 54 ** 58 ** 59 ** 29 ** 54 ** 50 57 * numbers followed by an asterisk indicate 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. .................... Table 7B.1.2 Source: The American National Election Studies NOTE: variable used for race grouping has changed. See Table 1A.3 Table generated: 05AUG10 THE ANES GUIDE TO PUBLIC OPINION AND ELECTORAL BEHAVIOR ______________________________________________________ Has Democratic Presidential Candidate Made Respondent Feel Afraid 1980-2008 '80 '82 '84 '86 '88 '90 '92 '94 '96 '98 '00 '02 '04 '08 Yes, Have Felt 23 ** 17 ** 21 ** 24 ** 33 ** 18 ** 23 31 No 77 ** 83 ** 79 ** 76 ** 67 ** 82 ** 77 69 ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ N 1560 2229 2015 2463 1714 1792 1196 2312 PERCENTAGE WITHIN STUDY YEAR Table 7B.2 Source: The American National Election Studies QUESTION TEXT: "Now we would like to know something about the feelings you have toward {the democratic presidential candidate}. Has {the democratic presidential candidate} -- because of the kind of person he is, or because of something he has done -- made you feel: AFRAID (OF HIM)?" NOTE: In 1980, Don't Know was combined with No. This question is variable VCF0359 in the ANES Cumulative Data File dataset. Consult the Cumulative Data File codebook for complete question text and annotation. Weight variable VCF0009A was used to produce this table (see weight documentation). Table generated: 05AUG10 THE ANES GUIDE TO PUBLIC OPINION AND ELECTORAL BEHAVIOR ______________________________________________________ Has Democratic Presidential Candidate Made Respondent Feel Afraid 1980-2008 PERCENT AMONG DEMOGRAPHIC GROUPS WHO RESPONDED: 'Yes, Have Felt' Percent of group: '80 '82 '84 '86 '88 '90 '92 '94 '96 '98 '00 '02 '04 '08 Males 26 ** 21 ** 27 ** 25 ** 34 ** 20 ** 23 32 Females 22 ** 15 ** 16 ** 23 ** 31 ** 16 ** 23 31 Whites 26 ** 20 ** 24 ** 26 ** 35 ** 19 ** 26 37 Blacks 5 ** 4 ** 6 ** 8 ** 20 ** 5 ** 14 10 Grade Sch./Some High Sch. 17 ** 7 ** 13 ** 10 ** 18 ** 3 ** 29* 16 High School Diploma 18 ** 17 ** 17 ** 18 ** 30 ** 15 ** 23 27 Some College, no Degree 30 ** 22 ** 24 ** 27 ** 38 ** 22 ** 23 36 College Degree/ Post-grad 37 ** 18 ** 30 ** 35 ** 35 ** 22 ** 22 35 Income 0-16 Percentile 14 ** 9 ** 12 ** 15 ** 26 ** 13 ** 22 25 Income 17-33 Percentile 16 ** 13 ** 14 ** 21 ** 26 ** 17 ** 19 27 Income 34-67 Percentile 25 ** 19 ** 20 ** 23 ** 35 ** 19 ** 23 30 Income 68-95 Percentile 28 ** 21 ** 30 ** 29 ** 38 ** 20 ** 25 41 Income 96-100 Percentile 42 ** 28 ** 32* ** 38 ** 37 ** 32 ** 26 45 Professionals 28 ** 19 ** 27 ** 28 ** 35 ** 22 ** 22 ** White Collar 27 ** 21 ** 20 ** 26 ** 32 ** 16 ** 26 ** Blue Collar 21 ** 15 ** 17 ** 20 ** 28 ** 15 ** 23 ** Unskilled 11* ** 10* ** 15 ** 14 ** 48* ** 23* ** 7* ** Farmers 16* ** 17 ** 26 ** 21 ** 28* ** 30* ** 30* ** Housewives 22 ** 14 ** 19 ** 24 ** 38 ** 20 ** 32 ** Union Households 22 ** 14 ** 21 ** 21 ** 29 ** 13 ** 16 37 Non-Union Households 24 ** 18 ** 21 ** 24 ** 33 ** 19 ** 25 31 South 26 ** 17 ** 22 ** 21 ** 32 ** 18 ** 25 37 Nonsouth 23 ** 17 ** 20 ** 25 ** 33 ** 17 ** 22 28 Born 1991 or later ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** 23 Born 1975-1990 ** ** ** ** ** ** 8* ** 28 ** 13 ** 18 35 Born 1959-1974 19 ** 16 ** 18 ** 26 ** 37 ** 20 ** 21 34 Born 1943-1958 21 ** 18 ** 23 ** 25 ** 33 ** 19 ** 28 38 Born 1927-1942 31 ** 19 ** 25 ** 23 ** 28 ** 20 ** 26 25 Born 1911-1926 23 ** 17 ** 16 ** 19 ** 28 ** 13 ** 20 ** Born 1895-1910 18 ** 15 ** 15 ** 14 ** 25* ** 19* ** ** ** Born before 1895 25* ** 0* ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** Democrats (incl leaners) 14 ** 9 ** 10 ** 13 ** 21 ** 7 ** 9 17 Independents 21 ** 12 ** 17 ** 16 ** 34 ** 14 ** 21 20 Republicans (incl leaners) 39 ** 30 ** 35 ** 40 ** 49 ** 33 ** 40 55 Liberals 20 ** 11 ** 12 ** 15 ** 26 ** 11 ** 10 17 Moderates 24 ** 17 ** 19 ** 23 ** 29 ** 13 ** 16 24 Conservatives 37 ** 27 ** 34 ** 40 ** 48 ** 32 ** 37 57 * numbers followed by an asterisk indicate 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. .................... Table 7B.2.1 Source: The American National Election Studies NOTE: variable used for race grouping has changed. See Table 1A.3 Table generated: 05AUG10 THE ANES GUIDE TO PUBLIC OPINION AND ELECTORAL BEHAVIOR ______________________________________________________ Has Democratic Presidential Candidate Made Respondent Feel Afraid 1980-2008 PERCENT AMONG DEMOGRAPHIC GROUPS WHO RESPONDED: 'No, Haven't Felt' Percent of group: '80 '82 '84 '86 '88 '90 '92 '94 '96 '98 '00 '02 '04 '08 Males 74 ** 79 ** 73 ** 75 ** 66 ** 80 ** 77 68 Females 78 ** 85 ** 84 ** 77 ** 69 ** 84 ** 77 69 Whites 74 ** 80 ** 76 ** 74 ** 65 ** 81 ** 74 63 Blacks 95 ** 96 ** 94 ** 92 ** 80 ** 95 ** 86 90 Grade Sch./Some High Sch. 83 ** 93 ** 87 ** 90 ** 82 ** 97 ** 71* 84 High School Diploma 82 ** 83 ** 83 ** 82 ** 70 ** 85 ** 77 73 Some College, no Degree 71 ** 78 ** 76 ** 73 ** 62 ** 78 ** 77 64 College Degree/ Post-grad 63 ** 82 ** 70 ** 65 ** 65 ** 78 ** 78 65 Income 0-16 Percentile 86 ** 91 ** 88 ** 85 ** 74 ** 87 ** 78 75 Income 17-33 Percentile 84 ** 87 ** 86 ** 79 ** 74 ** 83 ** 81 73 Income 34-67 Percentile 75 ** 81 ** 80 ** 77 ** 65 ** 81 ** 77 70 Income 68-95 Percentile 72 ** 79 ** 70 ** 71 ** 62 ** 80 ** 75 59 Income 96-100 Percentile 58 ** 72 ** 68* ** 62 ** 63 ** 68 ** 74 55 Professionals 72 ** 81 ** 73 ** 72 ** 65 ** 78 ** 78 ** White Collar 73 ** 79 ** 80 ** 74 ** 68 ** 84 ** 74 ** Blue Collar 79 ** 85 ** 83 ** 80 ** 72 ** 85 ** 77 ** Unskilled 89* ** 90* ** 85 ** 86 ** 52* ** 77* ** 93* ** Farmers 84* ** 83 ** 74 ** 79 ** 72* ** 70* ** 70* ** Housewives 78 ** 86 ** 81 ** 76 ** 62 ** 80 ** 68 ** Union Households 78 ** 86 ** 79 ** 79 ** 71 ** 87 ** 84 63 Non-Union Households 76 ** 82 ** 79 ** 76 ** 67 ** 81 ** 75 69 South 74 ** 83 ** 78 ** 79 ** 68 ** 82 ** 75 63 Nonsouth 77 ** 83 ** 80 ** 75 ** 67 ** 83 ** 78 72 Born 1991 or later ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** 77 Born 1975-1990 ** ** ** ** ** ** 92* ** 72 ** 87 ** 82 65 Born 1959-1974 81 ** 84 ** 82 ** 74 ** 63 ** 80 ** 79 66 Born 1943-1958 79 ** 82 ** 77 ** 75 ** 67 ** 81 ** 72 62 Born 1927-1942 69 ** 81 ** 75 ** 77 ** 72 ** 80 ** 74 75 Born 1911-1926 77 ** 83 ** 84 ** 81 ** 72 ** 87 ** 80 ** Born 1895-1910 82 ** 85 ** 85 ** 86 ** 75* ** 81* ** ** ** Born before 1895 75* ** 100* ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** Democrats (incl leaners) 86 ** 91 ** 91 ** 87 ** 79 ** 93 ** 91 83 Independents 79 ** 88 ** 83 ** 84 ** 66 ** 86 ** 79 80 Republicans (incl leaners) 61 ** 70 ** 65 ** 60 ** 51 ** 67 ** 60 45 Liberals 80 ** 89 ** 88 ** 85 ** 74 ** 89 ** 90 83 Moderates 76 ** 83 ** 81 ** 77 ** 71 ** 87 ** 84 76 Conservatives 63 ** 73 ** 66 ** 60 ** 52 ** 68 ** 63 43 * numbers followed by an asterisk indicate 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. .................... Table 7B.2.2 Source: The American National Election Studies NOTE: variable used for race grouping has changed. See Table 1A.3 Table generated: 05AUG10 THE ANES GUIDE TO PUBLIC OPINION AND ELECTORAL BEHAVIOR ______________________________________________________ Has Democratic Presidential Candidate Made Respondent Feel Hopeful 1980-2008 '80 '82 '84 '86 '88 '90 '92 '94 '96 '98 '00 '02 '04 '08 Yes, Have Felt 60 ** 41 ** 42 ** 51 ** 58 ** 46 ** 47 60 No 40 ** 59 ** 58 ** 49 ** 42 ** 54 ** 53 40 ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ N 1558 2226 2011 2459 1709 1785 1190 2305 PERCENTAGE WITHIN STUDY YEAR Table 7B.3 Source: The American National Election Studies QUESTION TEXT: "Now we would like to know something about the feelings you have toward {the democratic presidential candidate}. Has {the democratic presidential candidate} -- because of the kind of person he is, or because of something he has done -- made you feel: HOPEFUL?" NOTE: In 1980, Don't Know was combined with No. This question is variable VCF0360 in the ANES Cumulative Data File dataset. Consult the Cumulative Data File codebook for complete question text and annotation. Weight variable VCF0009A was used to produce this table (see weight documentation). Table generated: 05AUG10 THE ANES GUIDE TO PUBLIC OPINION AND ELECTORAL BEHAVIOR ______________________________________________________ Has Democratic Presidential Candidate Made Respondent Feel Hopeful 1980-2008 PERCENT AMONG DEMOGRAPHIC GROUPS WHO RESPONDED: 'Yes, Have Felt' Percent of group: '80 '82 '84 '86 '88 '90 '92 '94 '96 '98 '00 '02 '04 '08 Males 58 ** 36 ** 38 ** 48 ** 50 ** 43 ** 44 61 Females 62 ** 45 ** 44 ** 54 ** 64 ** 49 ** 49 60 Whites 58 ** 37 ** 36 ** 48 ** 54 ** 44 ** 42 54 Blacks 78 ** 66 ** 63 ** 68 ** 74 ** 56 ** 67 85 Grade Sch./Some High Sch. 58 ** 43 ** 39 ** 53 ** 43 ** 43 ** 50* 55 High School Diploma 59 ** 41 ** 40 ** 50 ** 57 ** 44 ** 47 58 Some College, no Degree 63 ** 40 ** 42 ** 56 ** 60 ** 48 ** 45 61 College Degree/ Post-grad 60 ** 42 ** 47 ** 51 ** 60 ** 50 ** 47 62 Income 0-16 Percentile 64 ** 51 ** 43 ** 57 ** 66 ** 52 ** 51 64 Income 17-33 Percentile 62 ** 49 ** 45 ** 55 ** 59 ** 48 ** 57 69 Income 34-67 Percentile 63 ** 39 ** 45 ** 54 ** 59 ** 43 ** 45 61 Income 68-95 Percentile 55 ** 38 ** 39 ** 48 ** 53 ** 48 ** 42 57 Income 96-100 Percentile 51 ** 30 ** 21* ** 41 ** 49 ** 53 ** 42 46 Professionals 58 ** 40 ** 46 ** 52 ** 58 ** 49 ** 51 ** White Collar 59 ** 38 ** 41 ** 52 ** 63 ** 46 ** 38 ** Blue Collar 60 ** 44 ** 39 ** 53 ** 55 ** 46 ** 50 ** Unskilled 53* ** 49* ** 41 ** 48 ** 61* ** 52* ** 61* ** Farmers 59* ** 23 ** 34 ** 41 ** 41* ** 35* ** 38* ** Housewives 63 ** 41 ** 41 ** 48 ** 53 ** 42 ** 35 ** Union Households 62 ** 51 ** 50 ** 60 ** 60 ** 55 ** 57 67 Non-Union Households 59 ** 38 ** 40 ** 50 ** 57 ** 45 ** 44 60 South 64 ** 38 ** 40 ** 49 ** 58 ** 41 ** 43 53 Nonsouth 59 ** 42 ** 43 ** 52 ** 58 ** 49 ** 48 65 Born 1991 or later ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** 64 Born 1975-1990 ** ** ** ** ** ** 38* ** 62 ** 45 ** 59 61 Born 1959-1974 63 ** 40 ** 42 ** 52 ** 58 ** 44 ** 42 63 Born 1943-1958 60 ** 39 ** 43 ** 52 ** 58 ** 46 ** 40 49 Born 1927-1942 56 ** 43 ** 41 ** 50 ** 57 ** 48 ** 50 61 Born 1911-1926 63 ** 45 ** 41 ** 54 ** 59 ** 56 ** 53 ** Born 1895-1910 60 ** 38 ** 39 ** 41 ** 39* ** 30* ** ** ** Born before 1895 67* ** 33* ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** Democrats (incl leaners) 75 ** 65 ** 65 ** 76 ** 77 ** 66 ** 76 83 Independents 49 ** 25 ** 30 ** 42 ** 46 ** 29 ** 32 51 Republicans (incl leaners) 42 ** 17 ** 19 ** 23 ** 36 ** 26 ** 14 33 Liberals 72 ** 61 ** 64 ** 74 ** 79 ** 62 ** 80 86 Moderates 63 ** 44 ** 45 ** 56 ** 62 ** 50 ** 51 66 Conservatives 53 ** 24 ** 30 ** 36 ** 40 ** 31 ** 21 37 * numbers followed by an asterisk indicate 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. .................... Table 7B.3.1 Source: The American National Election Studies NOTE: variable used for race grouping has changed. See Table 1A.3 Table generated: 05AUG10 THE ANES GUIDE TO PUBLIC OPINION AND ELECTORAL BEHAVIOR ______________________________________________________ Has Democratic Presidential Candidate Made Respondent Feel Hopeful 1980-2008 PERCENT AMONG DEMOGRAPHIC GROUPS WHO RESPONDED: 'No, Haven't Felt' Percent of group: '80 '82 '84 '86 '88 '90 '92 '94 '96 '98 '00 '02 '04 '08 Males 42 ** 64 ** 62 ** 52 ** 50 ** 57 ** 56 39 Females 38 ** 55 ** 56 ** 46 ** 36 ** 51 ** 51 40 Whites 42 ** 63 ** 64 ** 52 ** 46 ** 56 ** 58 46 Blacks 22 ** 34 ** 37 ** 32 ** 26 ** 44 ** 33 15 Grade Sch./Some High Sch. 42 ** 57 ** 61 ** 47 ** 57 ** 57 ** 50* 45 High School Diploma 41 ** 59 ** 60 ** 50 ** 43 ** 56 ** 53 42 Some College, no Degree 37 ** 60 ** 58 ** 44 ** 40 ** 52 ** 55 39 College Degree/ Post-grad 40 ** 58 ** 53 ** 49 ** 40 ** 50 ** 53 38 Income 0-16 Percentile 36 ** 49 ** 57 ** 43 ** 34 ** 48 ** 49 36 Income 17-33 Percentile 38 ** 51 ** 55 ** 45 ** 41 ** 52 ** 43 31 Income 34-67 Percentile 37 ** 61 ** 55 ** 46 ** 41 ** 57 ** 55 39 Income 68-95 Percentile 45 ** 62 ** 61 ** 52 ** 47 ** 52 ** 58 43 Income 96-100 Percentile 49 ** 70 ** 79* ** 59 ** 51 ** 47 ** 58 54 Professionals 42 ** 60 ** 54 ** 48 ** 42 ** 51 ** 49 ** White Collar 41 ** 62 ** 59 ** 48 ** 37 ** 54 ** 62 ** Blue Collar 40 ** 56 ** 61 ** 47 ** 45 ** 54 ** 50 ** Unskilled 47* ** 51* ** 59 ** 52 ** 39* ** 48* ** 39* ** Farmers 41* ** 77 ** 66 ** 59 ** 59* ** 66* ** 62* ** Housewives 37 ** 59 ** 59 ** 52 ** 47 ** 58 ** 65 ** Union Households 38 ** 49 ** 50 ** 40 ** 40 ** 45 ** 43 34 Non-Union Households 41 ** 62 ** 60 ** 50 ** 43 ** 55 ** 56 40 South 36 ** 62 ** 60 ** 51 ** 42 ** 59 ** 57 47 Nonsouth 41 ** 58 ** 57 ** 48 ** 42 ** 51 ** 52 35 Born 1991 or later ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** 36 Born 1975-1990 ** ** ** ** ** ** 62* ** 38 ** 55 ** 41 39 Born 1959-1974 37 ** 60 ** 58 ** 48 ** 42 ** 56 ** 58 37 Born 1943-1958 40 ** 61 ** 57 ** 48 ** 42 ** 54 ** 60 51 Born 1927-1942 44 ** 57 ** 59 ** 50 ** 43 ** 52 ** 50 39 Born 1911-1926 37 ** 55 ** 59 ** 46 ** 41 ** 44 ** 47 ** Born 1895-1910 40 ** 62 ** 61 ** 59 ** 61* ** 70* ** ** ** Born before 1895 33* ** 67* ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** Democrats (incl leaners) 25 ** 35 ** 35 ** 25 ** 23 ** 34 ** 24 17 Independents 51 ** 75 ** 70 ** 58 ** 54 ** 71 ** 68 49 Republicans (incl leaners) 58 ** 83 ** 81 ** 77 ** 64 ** 74 ** 86 67 Liberals 28 ** 39 ** 36 ** 26 ** 21 ** 38 ** 20 14 Moderates 37 ** 56 ** 55 ** 44 ** 38 ** 50 ** 49 34 Conservatives 47 ** 76 ** 70 ** 64 ** 60 ** 69 ** 79 63 * numbers followed by an asterisk indicate 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. .................... Table 7B.3.2 Source: The American National Election Studies NOTE: variable used for race grouping has changed. See Table 1A.3 Table generated: 05AUG10 THE ANES GUIDE TO PUBLIC OPINION AND ELECTORAL BEHAVIOR ______________________________________________________ Has Democratic Presidential Candidate Made Respondent Feel Proud 1980-2008 '80 '82 '84 '86 '88 '90 '92 '94 '96 '98 '00 '02 '04 '08 Yes, Have Felt 49 ** 30 ** 29 ** 24 ** 50 ** 33 ** 34 46 No 51 ** 70 ** 71 ** 76 ** 50 ** 67 ** 66 54 ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ N 1553 2219 2002 2450 1710 1776 1186 2290 PERCENTAGE WITHIN STUDY YEAR Table 7B.4 Source: The American National Election Studies QUESTION TEXT: "Now we would like to know something about the feelings you have toward {the democratic presidential candidate}. Has {the democratic presidential candidate} -- because of the kind of person he is, or because of something he has done -- made you feel: PROUD?" NOTE: In 1980, Don't Know was combined with No. This question is variable VCF0361 in the ANES Cumulative Data File dataset. Consult the Cumulative Data File codebook for complete question text and annotation. Weight variable VCF0009A was used to produce this table (see weight documentation). Table generated: 05AUG10 THE ANES GUIDE TO PUBLIC OPINION AND ELECTORAL BEHAVIOR ______________________________________________________ Has Democratic Presidential Candidate Made Respondent Feel Proud 1980-2008 PERCENT AMONG DEMOGRAPHIC GROUPS WHO RESPONDED: 'Yes, Have Felt' Percent of group: '80 '82 '84 '86 '88 '90 '92 '94 '96 '98 '00 '02 '04 '08 Males 44 ** 26 ** 25 ** 21 ** 45 ** 29 ** 34 43 Females 54 ** 34 ** 31 ** 27 ** 54 ** 37 ** 35 49 Whites 47 ** 27 ** 25 ** 21 ** 47 ** 31 ** 31 38 Blacks 69 ** 54 ** 44 ** 44 ** 72 ** 44 ** 46 87 Grade Sch./Some High Sch. 51 ** 36 ** 34 ** 36 ** 50 ** 43 ** 49* 42 High School Diploma 49 ** 30 ** 27 ** 25 ** 52 ** 32 ** 35 44 Some College, no Degree 47 ** 27 ** 28 ** 22 ** 51 ** 33 ** 31 44 College Degree/ Post-grad 50 ** 31 ** 31 ** 21 ** 46 ** 33 ** 35 52 Income 0-16 Percentile 55 ** 43 ** 33 ** 34 ** 64 ** 44 ** 36 54 Income 17-33 Percentile 54 ** 35 ** 35 ** 27 ** 50 ** 34 ** 41 55 Income 34-67 Percentile 49 ** 27 ** 28 ** 23 ** 50 ** 28 ** 34 43 Income 68-95 Percentile 45 ** 29 ** 25 ** 20 ** 43 ** 33 ** 32 42 Income 96-100 Percentile 40 ** 26 ** 13* ** 16 ** 47 ** 33 ** 26 35 Professionals 45 ** 30 ** 29 ** 22 ** 49 ** 34 ** 41 ** White Collar 51 ** 26 ** 27 ** 23 ** 50 ** 29 ** 29 ** Blue Collar 48 ** 35 ** 28 ** 26 ** 51 ** 35 ** 34 ** Unskilled 38* ** 23* ** 33 ** 21 ** 48* ** 38* ** 38* ** Farmers 41* ** 18 ** 21 ** 20 ** 47* ** 35* ** 40* ** Housewives 59 ** 29 ** 31 ** 27 ** 45 ** 30 ** 22 ** Union Households 47 ** 32 ** 32 ** 25 ** 55 ** 39 ** 37 49 Non-Union Households 50 ** 30 ** 28 ** 24 ** 49 ** 32 ** 34 46 South 57 ** 34 ** 29 ** 29 ** 51 ** 33 ** 36 42 Nonsouth 46 ** 29 ** 28 ** 22 ** 50 ** 33 ** 33 49 Born 1991 or later ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** 50 Born 1975-1990 ** ** ** ** ** ** 31* ** 59 ** 29 ** 35 46 Born 1959-1974 50 ** 29 ** 24 ** 24 ** 48 ** 29 ** 28 48 Born 1943-1958 47 ** 28 ** 27 ** 22 ** 48 ** 34 ** 32 39 Born 1927-1942 46 ** 32 ** 33 ** 22 ** 53 ** 38 ** 39 47 Born 1911-1926 55 ** 34 ** 33 ** 29 ** 56 ** 44 ** 60 ** Born 1895-1910 53 ** 32 ** 27 ** 37 ** 35* ** 31* ** ** ** Born before 1895 58* ** 33* ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** Democrats (incl leaners) 62 ** 46 ** 43 ** 39 ** 68 ** 48 ** 55 67 Independents 33 ** 17 ** 19 ** 14 ** 39 ** 18 ** 18 29 Republicans (incl leaners) 38 ** 15 ** 15 ** 8 ** 28 ** 18 ** 13 23 Liberals 56 ** 42 ** 42 ** 33 ** 65 ** 46 ** 59 72 Moderates 50 ** 30 ** 30 ** 25 ** 54 ** 42 ** 33 50 Conservatives 44 ** 22 ** 21 ** 16 ** 36 ** 22 ** 19 29 * numbers followed by an asterisk indicate 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. .................... Table 7B.4.1 Source: The American National Election Studies NOTE: variable used for race grouping has changed. See Table 1A.3 Table generated: 05AUG10 THE ANES GUIDE TO PUBLIC OPINION AND ELECTORAL BEHAVIOR ______________________________________________________ Has Democratic Presidential Candidate Made Respondent Feel Proud 1980-2008 PERCENT AMONG DEMOGRAPHIC GROUPS WHO RESPONDED: 'No, Haven't Felt' Percent of group: '80 '82 '84 '86 '88 '90 '92 '94 '96 '98 '00 '02 '04 '08 Males 56 ** 74 ** 75 ** 79 ** 55 ** 71 ** 66 57 Females 46 ** 66 ** 69 ** 73 ** 46 ** 63 ** 65 51 Whites 53 ** 73 ** 75 ** 79 ** 53 ** 69 ** 69 62 Blacks 31 ** 46 ** 56 ** 56 ** 28 ** 56 ** 54 13 Grade Sch./Some High Sch. 49 ** 64 ** 66 ** 64 ** 50 ** 57 ** 51* 58 High School Diploma 51 ** 70 ** 73 ** 75 ** 48 ** 68 ** 65 56 Some College, no Degree 53 ** 73 ** 72 ** 78 ** 49 ** 67 ** 69 56 College Degree/ Post-grad 50 ** 69 ** 69 ** 80 ** 54 ** 67 ** 65 48 Income 0-16 Percentile 45 ** 57 ** 67 ** 66 ** 36 ** 56 ** 64 46 Income 17-33 Percentile 46 ** 65 ** 65 ** 73 ** 50 ** 66 ** 59 45 Income 34-67 Percentile 51 ** 73 ** 72 ** 77 ** 50 ** 72 ** 66 57 Income 68-95 Percentile 55 ** 71 ** 75 ** 80 ** 57 ** 67 ** 68 58 Income 96-100 Percentile 60 ** 74 ** 87* ** 84 ** 53 ** 67 ** 74 65 Professionals 55 ** 70 ** 71 ** 78 ** 51 ** 66 ** 59 ** White Collar 49 ** 74 ** 73 ** 77 ** 50 ** 71 ** 71 ** Blue Collar 52 ** 65 ** 72 ** 74 ** 50 ** 65 ** 66 ** Unskilled 62* ** 77* ** 67 ** 79 ** 52* ** 62* ** 62* ** Farmers 59* ** 82 ** 79 ** 80 ** 53* ** 65* ** 60* ** Housewives 41 ** 71 ** 69 ** 73 ** 55 ** 70 ** 78 ** Union Households 53 ** 68 ** 68 ** 75 ** 45 ** 61 ** 63 51 Non-Union Households 50 ** 70 ** 72 ** 76 ** 51 ** 68 ** 66 54 South 43 ** 66 ** 71 ** 71 ** 49 ** 67 ** 64 58 Nonsouth 54 ** 71 ** 72 ** 78 ** 50 ** 67 ** 67 51 Born 1991 or later ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** 50 Born 1975-1990 ** ** ** ** ** ** 69* ** 41 ** 71 ** 65 54 Born 1959-1974 50 ** 71 ** 76 ** 76 ** 52 ** 71 ** 72 52 Born 1943-1958 53 ** 72 ** 73 ** 78 ** 52 ** 66 ** 68 61 Born 1927-1942 54 ** 68 ** 67 ** 78 ** 47 ** 62 ** 61 53 Born 1911-1926 45 ** 66 ** 67 ** 71 ** 44 ** 56 ** 40 ** Born 1895-1910 47 ** 68 ** 73 ** 63 ** 65* ** 69* ** ** ** Born before 1895 42* ** 67* ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** Democrats (incl leaners) 38 ** 54 ** 57 ** 61 ** 32 ** 52 ** 45 33 Independents 67 ** 83 ** 81 ** 86 ** 61 ** 82 ** 82 71 Republicans (incl leaners) 62 ** 85 ** 85 ** 92 ** 72 ** 82 ** 87 77 Liberals 44 ** 58 ** 58 ** 67 ** 35 ** 54 ** 41 28 Moderates 50 ** 70 ** 70 ** 75 ** 46 ** 58 ** 67 50 Conservatives 56 ** 78 ** 79 ** 84 ** 64 ** 78 ** 81 71 * numbers followed by an asterisk indicate 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. .................... Table 7B.4.2 Source: The American National Election Studies NOTE: variable used for race grouping has changed. See Table 1A.3 Table generated: 05AUG10 THE ANES GUIDE TO PUBLIC OPINION AND ELECTORAL BEHAVIOR ______________________________________________________ Has Republican Presidential Candidate Made Respondent Feel Angry 1980-2008 '80 '82 '84 '86 '88 '90 '92 '94 '96 '98 '00 '02 '04 '08 Yes, Have Felt 24 ** 48 ** 25 ** 51 ** 33 ** 26 ** 56 31 No 76 ** 52 ** 75 ** 49 ** 67 ** 74 ** 44 69 ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ N 1558 2244 2023 2473 1709 1789 1204 2296 PERCENTAGE WITHIN STUDY YEAR Table 7B.5 Source: The American National Election Studies QUESTION TEXT: "Now we would like to know something about the feelings you have toward {the republican presidential candidate}. Has {the republican presidential candidate} -- because of the kind of person he is, or because of something he has done -- made you feel: ANGRY?" NOTE: In 1980, Don't Know was combined with No. This question is variable VCF0370 in the ANES Cumulative Data File dataset. Consult the Cumulative Data File codebook for complete question text and annotation. Weight variable VCF0009A was used to produce this table (see weight documentation). Table generated: 05AUG10 THE ANES GUIDE TO PUBLIC OPINION AND ELECTORAL BEHAVIOR ______________________________________________________ Has Republican Presidential Candidate Made Respondent Feel Angry 1980-2008 PERCENT AMONG DEMOGRAPHIC GROUPS WHO RESPONDED: 'Yes, Have Felt' Percent of group: '80 '82 '84 '86 '88 '90 '92 '94 '96 '98 '00 '02 '04 '08 Males 21 ** 46 ** 27 ** 52 ** 31 ** 26 ** 53 29 Females 26 ** 49 ** 24 ** 51 ** 34 ** 26 ** 59 33 Whites 23 ** 47 ** 24 ** 50 ** 33 ** 24 ** 54 30 Blacks 36 ** 64 ** 28 ** 61 ** 30 ** 34 ** 74 42 Grade Sch./Some High Sch. 19 ** 39 ** 17 ** 35 ** 23 ** 19 ** 54 19 High School Diploma 21 ** 49 ** 21 ** 49 ** 28 ** 23 ** 54 28 Some College, no Degree 33 ** 47 ** 28 ** 53 ** 36 ** 26 ** 56 31 College Degree/ Post-grad 25 ** 50 ** 36 ** 59 ** 40 ** 32 ** 58 38 Income 0-16 Percentile 21 ** 52 ** 22 ** 51 ** 34 ** 29 ** 53 31 Income 17-33 Percentile 26 ** 53 ** 22 ** 54 ** 32 ** 23 ** 64 31 Income 34-67 Percentile 24 ** 52 ** 27 ** 52 ** 30 ** 27 ** 59 31 Income 68-95 Percentile 23 ** 41 ** 27 ** 50 ** 34 ** 30 ** 55 33 Income 96-100 Percentile 30 ** 32 ** 23* ** 53 ** 33 ** 30 ** 47 26 Professionals 25 ** 47 ** 29 ** 56 ** 37 ** 30 ** 61 ** White Collar 28 ** 48 ** 28 ** 49 ** 34 ** 26 ** 53 ** Blue Collar 20 ** 51 ** 21 ** 52 ** 30 ** 24 ** 56 ** Unskilled 20* ** 54* ** 20 ** 45 ** 27* ** 22* ** 52* ** Farmers 19* ** 28 ** 14 ** 38 ** 17* ** 26* ** 60* ** Housewives 22 ** 43 ** 23 ** 47 ** 22 ** 24 ** 40 ** Union Households 27 ** 54 ** 32 ** 56 ** 37 ** 31 ** 65 39 Non-Union Households 22 ** 46 ** 23 ** 51 ** 32 ** 25 ** 53 30 South 19 ** 46 ** 18 ** 46 ** 31 ** 23 ** 47 26 Nonsouth 26 ** 48 ** 28 ** 54 ** 33 ** 28 ** 59 35 Born 1991 or later ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** 34 Born 1975-1990 ** ** ** ** ** ** 54* ** 29 ** 31 ** 70 30 Born 1959-1974 33 ** 56 ** 24 ** 53 ** 31 ** 22 ** 54 34 Born 1943-1958 27 ** 47 ** 26 ** 54 ** 35 ** 30 ** 48 27 Born 1927-1942 19 ** 48 ** 25 ** 50 ** 33 ** 23 ** 53 23 Born 1911-1926 25 ** 45 ** 26 ** 49 ** 35 ** 27 ** 57 ** Born 1895-1910 14 ** 37 ** 19 ** 33 ** 27* ** 19* ** ** ** Born before 1895 33* ** 50* ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** Democrats (incl leaners) 31 ** 66 ** 36 ** 65 ** 43 ** 38 ** 79 43 Independents 17 ** 38 ** 17 ** 49 ** 22 ** 19 ** 51 22 Republicans (incl leaners) 15 ** 29 ** 15 ** 35 ** 21 ** 13 ** 29 19 Liberals 43 ** 65 ** 40 ** 73 ** 51 ** 43 ** 81 56 Moderates 21 ** 53 ** 27 ** 52 ** 34 ** 27 ** 59 28 Conservatives 19 ** 34 ** 20 ** 42 ** 25 ** 19 ** 39 21 * numbers followed by an asterisk indicate 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. .................... Table 7B.5.1 Source: The American National Election Studies NOTE: variable used for race grouping has changed. See Table 1A.3 Table generated: 05AUG10 THE ANES GUIDE TO PUBLIC OPINION AND ELECTORAL BEHAVIOR ______________________________________________________ Has Republican Presidential Candidate Made Respondent Feel Angry 1980-2008 PERCENT AMONG DEMOGRAPHIC GROUPS WHO RESPONDED: 'No, Haven't Felt' Percent of group: '80 '82 '84 '86 '88 '90 '92 '94 '96 '98 '00 '02 '04 '08 Males 79 ** 54 ** 73 ** 48 ** 69 ** 74 ** 47 71 Females 74 ** 51 ** 76 ** 49 ** 66 ** 74 ** 41 67 Whites 77 ** 54 ** 76 ** 50 ** 67 ** 76 ** 46 70 Blacks 64 ** 36 ** 72 ** 39 ** 70 ** 66 ** 26 58 Grade Sch./Some High Sch. 81 ** 61 ** 83 ** 65 ** 77 ** 81 ** 46 81 High School Diploma 79 ** 51 ** 79 ** 51 ** 72 ** 77 ** 46 72 Some College, no Degree 67 ** 53 ** 72 ** 47 ** 64 ** 74 ** 44 69 College Degree/ Post-grad 75 ** 50 ** 64 ** 41 ** 60 ** 68 ** 42 62 Income 0-16 Percentile 79 ** 48 ** 78 ** 49 ** 66 ** 71 ** 47 69 Income 17-33 Percentile 74 ** 47 ** 78 ** 46 ** 68 ** 77 ** 36 69 Income 34-67 Percentile 76 ** 48 ** 73 ** 48 ** 70 ** 73 ** 41 69 Income 68-95 Percentile 77 ** 59 ** 73 ** 50 ** 66 ** 70 ** 45 67 Income 96-100 Percentile 70 ** 68 ** 77* ** 47 ** 67 ** 70 ** 53 74 Professionals 75 ** 53 ** 71 ** 44 ** 63 ** 70 ** 39 ** White Collar 72 ** 52 ** 72 ** 51 ** 66 ** 74 ** 47 ** Blue Collar 80 ** 49 ** 79 ** 48 ** 70 ** 76 ** 44 ** Unskilled 80* ** 46* ** 80 ** 55 ** 73* ** 78* ** 48* ** Farmers 81* ** 72 ** 86 ** 62 ** 83* ** 74* ** 41* ** Housewives 78 ** 57 ** 77 ** 53 ** 78 ** 76 ** 60 ** Union Households 73 ** 46 ** 68 ** 44 ** 63 ** 69 ** 35 61 Non-Union Households 78 ** 54 ** 77 ** 49 ** 68 ** 75 ** 47 70 South 81 ** 54 ** 82 ** 54 ** 69 ** 77 ** 53 74 Nonsouth 74 ** 52 ** 72 ** 46 ** 67 ** 72 ** 41 65 Born 1991 or later ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** 66 Born 1975-1990 ** ** ** ** ** ** 46* ** 71 ** 69 ** 30 70 Born 1959-1974 67 ** 44 ** 76 ** 47 ** 69 ** 78 ** 46 66 Born 1943-1958 73 ** 53 ** 74 ** 46 ** 65 ** 70 ** 52 73 Born 1927-1942 81 ** 52 ** 75 ** 50 ** 67 ** 77 ** 47 77 Born 1911-1926 75 ** 55 ** 74 ** 51 ** 65 ** 73 ** 43 ** Born 1895-1910 86 ** 63 ** 81 ** 67 ** 73* ** 81* ** ** ** Born before 1895 67* ** 50* ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** Democrats (incl leaners) 69 ** 34 ** 64 ** 36 ** 57 ** 62 ** 21 57 Independents 83 ** 62 ** 83 ** 51 ** 78 ** 81 ** 49 78 Republicans (incl leaners) 85 ** 71 ** 85 ** 65 ** 79 ** 87 ** 71 81 Liberals 57 ** 35 ** 60 ** 27 ** 49 ** 57 ** 19 44 Moderates 79 ** 47 ** 73 ** 48 ** 66 ** 73 ** 41 72 Conservatives 81 ** 66 ** 80 ** 58 ** 75 ** 81 ** 61 79 * numbers followed by an asterisk indicate 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. .................... Table 7B.5.2 Source: The American National Election Studies NOTE: variable used for race grouping has changed. See Table 1A.3 Table generated: 05AUG10 THE ANES GUIDE TO PUBLIC OPINION AND ELECTORAL BEHAVIOR ______________________________________________________ Has Republican Presidential Candidate Made Respondent Feel Afraid 1980-2008 '80 '82 '84 '86 '88 '90 '92 '94 '96 '98 '00 '02 '04 '08 Yes, Have Felt 28 ** 24 ** 15 ** 40 ** 23 ** 21 ** 43 30 No 72 ** 76 ** 85 ** 60 ** 77 ** 79 ** 57 70 ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ N 1560 2245 2026 2472 1704 1791 1206 2302 PERCENTAGE WITHIN STUDY YEAR Table 7B.6 Source: The American National Election Studies QUESTION TEXT: "Now we would like to know something about the feelings you have toward {the republican presidential candidate}. Has {the republican presidential candidate} -- because of the kind of person he is, or because of something he has done -- made you feel: AFRAID (OF HIM)?" NOTE: In 1980, Don't Know was combined with No. This question is variable VCF0371 in the ANES Cumulative Data File dataset. Consult the Cumulative Data File codebook for complete question text and annotation. Weight variable VCF0009A was used to produce this table (see weight documentation). Table generated: 05AUG10 THE ANES GUIDE TO PUBLIC OPINION AND ELECTORAL BEHAVIOR ______________________________________________________ Has Republican Presidential Candidate Made Respondent Feel Afraid 1980-2008 PERCENT AMONG DEMOGRAPHIC GROUPS WHO RESPONDED: 'Yes, Have Felt' Percent of group: '80 '82 '84 '86 '88 '90 '92 '94 '96 '98 '00 '02 '04 '08 Males 29 ** 24 ** 17 ** 34 ** 21 ** 22 ** 37 28 Females 27 ** 24 ** 13 ** 46 ** 25 ** 21 ** 49 31 Whites 28 ** 23 ** 13 ** 39 ** 23 ** 20 ** 40 27 Blacks 33 ** 29 ** 20 ** 50 ** 28 ** 27 ** 62 40 Grade Sch./Some High Sch. 16 ** 18 ** 12 ** 30 ** 22 ** 17 ** 44 14 High School Diploma 23 ** 20 ** 11 ** 37 ** 20 ** 17 ** 38 24 Some College, no Degree 35 ** 27 ** 16 ** 44 ** 27 ** 24 ** 44 33 College Degree/ Post-grad 45 ** 35 ** 23 ** 44 ** 27 ** 28 ** 51 35 Income 0-16 Percentile 23 ** 22 ** 13 ** 42 ** 25 ** 18 ** 43 27 Income 17-33 Percentile 22 ** 24 ** 16 ** 43 ** 24 ** 22 ** 53 31 Income 34-67 Percentile 29 ** 27 ** 14 ** 41 ** 23 ** 23 ** 40 31 Income 68-95 Percentile 35 ** 25 ** 17 ** 41 ** 22 ** 24 ** 44 29 Income 96-100 Percentile 36 ** 18 ** 19* ** 37 ** 16 ** 22 ** 45 21 Professionals 35 ** 30 ** 20 ** 44 ** 25 ** 25 ** 50 ** White Collar 29 ** 23 ** 14 ** 42 ** 23 ** 17 ** 39 ** Blue Collar 25 ** 22 ** 13 ** 40 ** 22 ** 21 ** 44 ** Unskilled 22* ** 30* ** 11 ** 39 ** 23* ** 20* ** 31* ** Farmers 26* ** 12 ** 17 ** 23 ** 8* ** 12* ** 39* ** Housewives 21 ** 20 ** 9 ** 37 ** 19 ** 23 ** 34 ** Union Households 34 ** 29 ** 19 ** 42 ** 29 ** 24 ** 50 38 Non-Union Households 26 ** 23 ** 14 ** 40 ** 22 ** 21 ** 42 28 South 28 ** 22 ** 12 ** 38 ** 20 ** 17 ** 36 26 Nonsouth 28 ** 25 ** 16 ** 41 ** 25 ** 23 ** 47 32 Born 1991 or later ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** 31 Born 1975-1990 ** ** ** ** ** ** 23* ** 22 ** 21 ** 54 33 Born 1959-1974 30 ** 28 ** 15 ** 49 ** 24 ** 21 ** 44 32 Born 1943-1958 37 ** 26 ** 17 ** 43 ** 22 ** 22 ** 37 20 Born 1927-1942 28 ** 24 ** 15 ** 31 ** 23 ** 22 ** 39 17 Born 1911-1926 20 ** 23 ** 12 ** 31 ** 25 ** 20 ** 42 ** Born 1895-1910 15 ** 13 ** 8 ** 28 ** 24* ** 19* ** ** ** Born before 1895 17* ** 0* ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** Democrats (incl leaners) 37 ** 38 ** 22 ** 52 ** 33 ** 33 ** 64 43 Independents 20 ** 14 ** 8 ** 34 ** 14 ** 12 ** 41 20 Republicans (incl leaners) 18 ** 11 ** 8 ** 27 ** 11 ** 9 ** 18 15 Liberals 49 ** 44 ** 28 ** 59 ** 44 ** 43 ** 71 55 Moderates 30 ** 26 ** 17 ** 42 ** 24 ** 20 ** 49 29 Conservatives 23 ** 16 ** 11 ** 32 ** 16 ** 15 ** 22 18 * numbers followed by an asterisk indicate 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. .................... Table 7B.6.1 Source: The American National Election Studies NOTE: variable used for race grouping has changed. See Table 1A.3 Table generated: 05AUG10 THE ANES GUIDE TO PUBLIC OPINION AND ELECTORAL BEHAVIOR ______________________________________________________ Has Republican Presidential Candidate Made Respondent Feel Afraid 1980-2008 PERCENT AMONG DEMOGRAPHIC GROUPS WHO RESPONDED: 'No, Haven't Felt' Percent of group: '80 '82 '84 '86 '88 '90 '92 '94 '96 '98 '00 '02 '04 '08 Males 71 ** 76 ** 83 ** 66 ** 79 ** 78 ** 63 72 Females 73 ** 76 ** 87 ** 54 ** 75 ** 79 ** 51 69 Whites 72 ** 77 ** 87 ** 61 ** 77 ** 80 ** 60 73 Blacks 67 ** 71 ** 80 ** 50 ** 72 ** 73 ** 38 60 Grade Sch./Some High Sch. 84 ** 82 ** 88 ** 70 ** 78 ** 83 ** 56 86 High School Diploma 77 ** 80 ** 89 ** 63 ** 80 ** 83 ** 62 76 Some College, no Degree 65 ** 73 ** 84 ** 56 ** 73 ** 76 ** 56 67 College Degree/ Post-grad 55 ** 65 ** 77 ** 56 ** 74 ** 72 ** 49 65 Income 0-16 Percentile 77 ** 78 ** 87 ** 58 ** 75 ** 82 ** 57 73 Income 17-33 Percentile 78 ** 76 ** 84 ** 57 ** 76 ** 78 ** 47 69 Income 34-67 Percentile 71 ** 73 ** 86 ** 59 ** 77 ** 77 ** 60 69 Income 68-95 Percentile 65 ** 75 ** 83 ** 59 ** 78 ** 76 ** 56 71 Income 96-100 Percentile 64 ** 82 ** 81* ** 63 ** 84 ** 78 ** 55 79 Professionals 65 ** 70 ** 81 ** 56 ** 75 ** 75 ** 50 ** White Collar 71 ** 77 ** 86 ** 58 ** 77 ** 83 ** 61 ** Blue Collar 75 ** 78 ** 87 ** 60 ** 78 ** 79 ** 56 ** Unskilled 78* ** 70* ** 89 ** 61 ** 77* ** 80* ** 69* ** Farmers 74* ** 88 ** 83 ** 77 ** 92* ** 88* ** 61* ** Housewives 79 ** 80 ** 91 ** 63 ** 81 ** 77 ** 66 ** Union Households 66 ** 71 ** 81 ** 58 ** 71 ** 76 ** 50 62 Non-Union Households 74 ** 77 ** 86 ** 60 ** 78 ** 79 ** 58 72 South 72 ** 78 ** 88 ** 62 ** 80 ** 83 ** 64 74 Nonsouth 72 ** 75 ** 84 ** 59 ** 75 ** 77 ** 53 68 Born 1991 or later ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** 69 Born 1975-1990 ** ** ** ** ** ** 77* ** 78 ** 79 ** 46 67 Born 1959-1974 70 ** 72 ** 85 ** 51 ** 76 ** 79 ** 56 68 Born 1943-1958 63 ** 74 ** 83 ** 57 ** 78 ** 78 ** 63 80 Born 1927-1942 72 ** 76 ** 85 ** 69 ** 77 ** 78 ** 61 83 Born 1911-1926 80 ** 77 ** 88 ** 69 ** 75 ** 80 ** 58 ** Born 1895-1910 85 ** 87 ** 92 ** 72 ** 76* ** 81* ** ** ** Born before 1895 83* ** 100* ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** Democrats (incl leaners) 63 ** 62 ** 78 ** 48 ** 67 ** 67 ** 36 57 Independents 80 ** 86 ** 92 ** 66 ** 86 ** 88 ** 59 80 Republicans (incl leaners) 82 ** 89 ** 92 ** 73 ** 89 ** 91 ** 82 85 Liberals 51 ** 56 ** 72 ** 41 ** 56 ** 57 ** 29 45 Moderates 70 ** 74 ** 83 ** 58 ** 76 ** 80 ** 51 71 Conservatives 77 ** 84 ** 89 ** 68 ** 84 ** 85 ** 78 82 * numbers followed by an asterisk indicate 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. .................... Table 7B.6.2 Source: The American National Election Studies NOTE: variable used for race grouping has changed. See Table 1A.3 Table generated: 05AUG10 THE ANES GUIDE TO PUBLIC OPINION AND ELECTORAL BEHAVIOR ______________________________________________________ Has Republican Presidential Candidate Made Respondent Feel Hopeful 1980-2008 '80 '82 '84 '86 '88 '90 '92 '94 '96 '98 '00 '02 '04 '08 Yes, Have Felt 48 ** 60 ** 39 ** 48 ** 35 ** 43 ** 55 45 No 52 ** 40 ** 61 ** 52 ** 65 ** 57 ** 45 55 ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ N 1559 2239 2021 2467 1703 1787 1203 2295 PERCENTAGE WITHIN STUDY YEAR Table 7B.7 Source: The American National Election Studies QUESTION TEXT: "Now we would like to know something about the feelings you have toward {the republican presidential candidate}. Has {the republican presidential candidate} -- because of the kind of person he is, or because of something he has done -- made you feel: HOPEFUL?" NOTE: In 1980, Don't Know was combined with No. This question is variable VCF0372 in the ANES Cumulative Data File dataset. Consult the Cumulative Data File codebook for complete question text and annotation. Weight variable VCF0009A was used to produce this table (see weight documentation). Table generated: 05AUG10 THE ANES GUIDE TO PUBLIC OPINION AND ELECTORAL BEHAVIOR ______________________________________________________ Has Republican Presidential Candidate Made Respondent Feel Hopeful 1980-2008 PERCENT AMONG DEMOGRAPHIC GROUPS WHO RESPONDED: 'Yes, Have Felt' Percent of group: '80 '82 '84 '86 '88 '90 '92 '94 '96 '98 '00 '02 '04 '08 Males 50 ** 62 ** 39 ** 50 ** 38 ** 47 ** 57 47 Females 46 ** 59 ** 39 ** 47 ** 32 ** 40 ** 54 44 Whites 52 ** 65 ** 43 ** 52 ** 39 ** 47 ** 62 51 Blacks 18 ** 35 ** 23 ** 29 ** 13 ** 22 ** 30 17 Grade Sch./Some High Sch. 32 ** 40 ** 32 ** 38 ** 29 ** 38 ** 33 42 High School Diploma 47 ** 58 ** 36 ** 45 ** 29 ** 41 ** 55 39 Some College, no Degree 53 ** 69 ** 43 ** 53 ** 37 ** 43 ** 59 47 College Degree/ Post-grad 56 ** 67 ** 46 ** 53 ** 45 ** 49 ** 55 53 Income 0-16 Percentile 37 ** 48 ** 32 ** 36 ** 25 ** 34 ** 46 32 Income 17-33 Percentile 44 ** 50 ** 40 ** 45 ** 25 ** 43 ** 48 39 Income 34-67 Percentile 49 ** 64 ** 39 ** 51 ** 34 ** 44 ** 59 43 Income 68-95 Percentile 55 ** 68 ** 45 ** 54 ** 44 ** 44 ** 63 57 Income 96-100 Percentile 68 ** 82 ** 53* ** 58 ** 57 ** 61 ** 60 65 Professionals 53 ** 70 ** 41 ** 54 ** 42 ** 47 ** 52 ** White Collar 50 ** 62 ** 44 ** 50 ** 32 ** 43 ** 61 ** Blue Collar 42 ** 53 ** 36 ** 45 ** 30 ** 41 ** 53 ** Unskilled 42* ** 50* ** 43 ** 35 ** 37* ** 49* ** 56* ** Farmers 58* ** 61 ** 31 ** 50 ** 34* ** 44* ** 63* ** Housewives 51 ** 62 ** 39 ** 45 ** 42 ** 41 ** 61 ** Union Households 42 ** 54 ** 35 ** 43 ** 28 ** 40 ** 48 42 Non-Union Households 50 ** 62 ** 40 ** 49 ** 36 ** 44 ** 57 46 South 48 ** 57 ** 41 ** 48 ** 31 ** 49 ** 57 51 Nonsouth 48 ** 61 ** 38 ** 49 ** 37 ** 41 ** 55 41 Born 1991 or later ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** 34 Born 1975-1990 ** ** ** ** ** ** 23* ** 22 ** 30 ** 46 45 Born 1959-1974 42 ** 59 ** 39 ** 49 ** 29 ** 46 ** 60 50 Born 1943-1958 44 ** 64 ** 39 ** 51 ** 39 ** 47 ** 60 58 Born 1927-1942 56 ** 63 ** 40 ** 50 ** 39 ** 44 ** 53 54 Born 1911-1926 49 ** 54 ** 41 ** 45 ** 38 ** 42 ** 48 ** Born 1895-1910 49 ** 56 ** 36 ** 34 ** 59* ** 45* ** ** ** Born before 1895 33* ** 50* ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** Democrats (incl leaners) 31 ** 41 ** 21 ** 35 ** 15 ** 22 ** 30 24 Independents 41 ** 55 ** 30 ** 39 ** 21 ** 37 ** 48 36 Republicans (incl leaners) 78 ** 85 ** 63 ** 70 ** 65 ** 75 ** 88 77 Liberals 32 ** 46 ** 23 ** 36 ** 16 ** 18 ** 29 26 Moderates 50 ** 62 ** 38 ** 48 ** 31 ** 40 ** 50 43 Conservatives 70 ** 79 ** 55 ** 64 ** 61 ** 63 ** 81 75 * numbers followed by an asterisk indicate 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. .................... Table 7B.7.1 Source: The American National Election Studies NOTE: variable used for race grouping has changed. See Table 1A.3 Table generated: 05AUG10 THE ANES GUIDE TO PUBLIC OPINION AND ELECTORAL BEHAVIOR ______________________________________________________ Has Republican Presidential Candidate Made Respondent Feel Hopeful 1980-2008 PERCENT AMONG DEMOGRAPHIC GROUPS WHO RESPONDED: 'No, Haven't Felt' Percent of group: '80 '82 '84 '86 '88 '90 '92 '94 '96 '98 '00 '02 '04 '08 Males 50 ** 38 ** 61 ** 50 ** 62 ** 53 ** 43 53 Females 54 ** 41 ** 61 ** 53 ** 68 ** 60 ** 46 56 Whites 48 ** 35 ** 57 ** 48 ** 61 ** 53 ** 38 49 Blacks 82 ** 65 ** 77 ** 71 ** 87 ** 78 ** 70 83 Grade Sch./Some High Sch. 68 ** 60 ** 68 ** 62 ** 71 ** 62 ** 67 58 High School Diploma 53 ** 42 ** 64 ** 55 ** 71 ** 59 ** 45 61 Some College, no Degree 47 ** 31 ** 57 ** 47 ** 63 ** 57 ** 41 53 College Degree/ Post-grad 44 ** 33 ** 54 ** 47 ** 55 ** 51 ** 45 47 Income 0-16 Percentile 63 ** 52 ** 68 ** 64 ** 75 ** 66 ** 54 68 Income 17-33 Percentile 56 ** 50 ** 60 ** 55 ** 75 ** 57 ** 52 62 Income 34-67 Percentile 51 ** 36 ** 61 ** 49 ** 66 ** 56 ** 41 57 Income 68-95 Percentile 45 ** 33 ** 55 ** 46 ** 56 ** 56 ** 37 43 Income 96-100 Percentile 32 ** 18 ** 47* ** 42 ** 43 ** 39 ** 40 35 Professionals 47 ** 30 ** 59 ** 46 ** 58 ** 53 ** 48 ** White Collar 50 ** 38 ** 56 ** 50 ** 68 ** 57 ** 39 ** Blue Collar 58 ** 47 ** 64 ** 55 ** 70 ** 59 ** 47 ** Unskilled 58* ** 50* ** 57 ** 65 ** 63* ** 51* ** 44* ** Farmers 42* ** 39 ** 69 ** 50 ** 66* ** 56* ** 37* ** Housewives 49 ** 38 ** 61 ** 55 ** 58 ** 59 ** 39 ** Union Households 58 ** 46 ** 65 ** 57 ** 72 ** 60 ** 52 58 Non-Union Households 50 ** 38 ** 60 ** 51 ** 64 ** 56 ** 43 54 South 52 ** 43 ** 59 ** 52 ** 69 ** 51 ** 43 49 Nonsouth 52 ** 39 ** 62 ** 51 ** 63 ** 59 ** 45 59 Born 1991 or later ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** 66 Born 1975-1990 ** ** ** ** ** ** 77* ** 78 ** 70 ** 54 55 Born 1959-1974 58 ** 41 ** 61 ** 51 ** 71 ** 54 ** 40 50 Born 1943-1958 56 ** 36 ** 61 ** 49 ** 61 ** 53 ** 40 42 Born 1927-1942 44 ** 37 ** 60 ** 50 ** 61 ** 56 ** 47 46 Born 1911-1926 51 ** 46 ** 59 ** 55 ** 62 ** 58 ** 52 ** Born 1895-1910 51 ** 44 ** 64 ** 66 ** 41* ** 55* ** ** ** Born before 1895 67* ** 50* ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** Democrats (incl leaners) 69 ** 59 ** 79 ** 65 ** 85 ** 78 ** 70 76 Independents 59 ** 45 ** 70 ** 61 ** 79 ** 63 ** 52 64 Republicans (incl leaners) 22 ** 15 ** 37 ** 30 ** 35 ** 25 ** 12 23 Liberals 68 ** 54 ** 77 ** 64 ** 84 ** 82 ** 71 74 Moderates 50 ** 38 ** 62 ** 52 ** 69 ** 60 ** 50 57 Conservatives 30 ** 21 ** 45 ** 36 ** 39 ** 38 ** 19 25 * numbers followed by an asterisk indicate 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. .................... Table 7B.7.2 Source: The American National Election Studies NOTE: variable used for race grouping has changed. See Table 1A.3 Table generated: 05AUG10 THE ANES GUIDE TO PUBLIC OPINION AND ELECTORAL BEHAVIOR ______________________________________________________ Has Republican Presidential Candidate Made Respondent Feel Proud 1980-2008 '80 '82 '84 '86 '88 '90 '92 '94 '96 '98 '00 '02 '04 '08 Yes, Have Felt 31 ** 55 ** 33 ** 57 ** 36 ** 30 ** 61 52 No 69 ** 45 ** 67 ** 43 ** 64 ** 70 ** 39 48 ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ N 1555 2236 2019 2472 1701 1784 1205 2299 PERCENTAGE WITHIN STUDY YEAR Table 7B.8 Source: The American National Election Studies QUESTION TEXT: "Now we would like to know something about the feelings you have toward {the republican presidential candidate}. Has {the republican presidential candidate} -- because of the kind of person he is, or because of something he has done -- made you feel: PROUD?" NOTE: In 1980, Don't Know was combined with No. This question is variable VCF0373 in the ANES Cumulative Data File dataset. Consult the Cumulative Data File codebook for complete question text and annotation. Weight variable VCF0009A was used to produce this table (see weight documentation). Table generated: 05AUG10 THE ANES GUIDE TO PUBLIC OPINION AND ELECTORAL BEHAVIOR ______________________________________________________ Has Republican Presidential Candidate Made Respondent Feel Proud 1980-2008 PERCENT AMONG DEMOGRAPHIC GROUPS WHO RESPONDED: 'Yes, Have Felt' Percent of group: '80 '82 '84 '86 '88 '90 '92 '94 '96 '98 '00 '02 '04 '08 Males 33 ** 59 ** 35 ** 62 ** 38 ** 31 ** 63 57 Females 30 ** 52 ** 32 ** 52 ** 34 ** 29 ** 59 47 Whites 33 ** 60 ** 37 ** 62 ** 42 ** 32 ** 66 59 Blacks 11 ** 25 ** 19 ** 27 ** 16 ** 13 ** 36 21 Grade Sch./Some High Sch. 26 ** 34 ** 26 ** 36 ** 33 ** 22 ** 35 29 High School Diploma 29 ** 52 ** 31 ** 51 ** 29 ** 30 ** 61 39 Some College, no Degree 38 ** 66 ** 36 ** 65 ** 39 ** 29 ** 64 52 College Degree/ Post-grad 33 ** 63 ** 39 ** 64 ** 48 ** 34 ** 61 72 Income 0-16 Percentile 27 ** 39 ** 27 ** 40 ** 27 ** 28 ** 52 30 Income 17-33 Percentile 31 ** 45 ** 30 ** 51 ** 27 ** 30 ** 57 40 Income 34-67 Percentile 33 ** 58 ** 31 ** 59 ** 33 ** 28 ** 58 51 Income 68-95 Percentile 34 ** 64 ** 41 ** 66 ** 49 ** 27 ** 68 70 Income 96-100 Percentile 43 ** 80 ** 53* ** 72 ** 58 ** 43 ** 72 74 Professionals 33 ** 64 ** 37 ** 63 ** 49 ** 34 ** 59 ** White Collar 33 ** 57 ** 35 ** 60 ** 37 ** 30 ** 67 ** Blue Collar 30 ** 50 ** 29 ** 52 ** 29 ** 29 ** 56 ** Unskilled 29* ** 42* ** 28 ** 52 ** 29* ** 26* ** 53* ** Farmers 29* ** 63 ** 41 ** 56 ** 25* ** 24* ** 58* ** Housewives 31 ** 55 ** 33 ** 50 ** 35 ** 32 ** 70 ** Union Households 27 ** 49 ** 29 ** 58 ** 34 ** 23 ** 55 57 Non-Union Households 33 ** 57 ** 34 ** 56 ** 37 ** 31 ** 62 51 South 32 ** 52 ** 34 ** 55 ** 30 ** 38 ** 62 58 Nonsouth 31 ** 57 ** 33 ** 57 ** 40 ** 27 ** 60 47 Born 1991 or later ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** 36 Born 1975-1990 ** ** ** ** ** ** 46* ** 22 ** 21 ** 53 55 Born 1959-1974 20 ** 55 ** 30 ** 60 ** 28 ** 32 ** 63 57 Born 1943-1958 27 ** 59 ** 34 ** 60 ** 41 ** 30 ** 66 65 Born 1927-1942 37 ** 58 ** 34 ** 56 ** 44 ** 33 ** 59 60 Born 1911-1926 35 ** 50 ** 35 ** 46 ** 45 ** 33 ** 52 ** Born 1895-1910 38 ** 47 ** 35 ** 41 ** 52* ** 36* ** ** ** Born before 1895 8* ** 25* ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** Democrats (incl leaners) 20 ** 36 ** 18 ** 41 ** 24 ** 15 ** 39 36 Independents 24 ** 49 ** 23 ** 44 ** 22 ** 26 ** 49 34 Republicans (incl leaners) 53 ** 82 ** 55 ** 81 ** 57 ** 52 ** 89 80 Liberals 19 ** 42 ** 20 ** 43 ** 28 ** 14 ** 36 41 Moderates 33 ** 56 ** 31 ** 58 ** 31 ** 27 ** 59 50 Conservatives 47 ** 76 ** 49 ** 74 ** 57 ** 47 ** 84 79 * numbers followed by an asterisk indicate 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. .................... Table 7B.8.1 Source: The American National Election Studies NOTE: variable used for race grouping has changed. See Table 1A.3 Table generated: 05AUG10 THE ANES GUIDE TO PUBLIC OPINION AND ELECTORAL BEHAVIOR ______________________________________________________ Has Republican Presidential Candidate Made Respondent Feel Proud 1980-2008 PERCENT AMONG DEMOGRAPHIC GROUPS WHO RESPONDED: 'No, Haven't Felt' Percent of group: '80 '82 '84 '86 '88 '90 '92 '94 '96 '98 '00 '02 '04 '08 Males 67 ** 41 ** 65 ** 38 ** 62 ** 69 ** 37 43 Females 70 ** 48 ** 68 ** 48 ** 66 ** 71 ** 41 53 Whites 67 ** 40 ** 63 ** 38 ** 58 ** 68 ** 34 41 Blacks 89 ** 75 ** 81 ** 73 ** 84 ** 87 ** 64 79 Grade Sch./Some High Sch. 74 ** 66 ** 74 ** 64 ** 67 ** 78 ** 65 71 High School Diploma 71 ** 48 ** 69 ** 49 ** 71 ** 70 ** 39 61 Some College, no Degree 62 ** 34 ** 64 ** 35 ** 61 ** 71 ** 36 48 College Degree/ Post-grad 67 ** 37 ** 61 ** 36 ** 52 ** 66 ** 39 28 Income 0-16 Percentile 73 ** 61 ** 73 ** 60 ** 73 ** 72 ** 48 70 Income 17-33 Percentile 69 ** 55 ** 70 ** 49 ** 73 ** 70 ** 43 60 Income 34-67 Percentile 67 ** 42 ** 69 ** 41 ** 67 ** 72 ** 42 49 Income 68-95 Percentile 66 ** 36 ** 59 ** 34 ** 51 ** 73 ** 32 30 Income 96-100 Percentile 57 ** 20 ** 47* ** 28 ** 42 ** 57 ** 28 26 Professionals 67 ** 36 ** 63 ** 37 ** 51 ** 66 ** 41 ** White Collar 67 ** 43 ** 65 ** 40 ** 63 ** 70 ** 33 ** Blue Collar 70 ** 50 ** 71 ** 48 ** 71 ** 71 ** 44 ** Unskilled 71* ** 58* ** 72 ** 48 ** 71* ** 74* ** 47* ** Farmers 71* ** 37 ** 59 ** 44 ** 75* ** 76* ** 42* ** Housewives 69 ** 45 ** 67 ** 50 ** 65 ** 68 ** 30 ** Union Households 73 ** 51 ** 71 ** 42 ** 66 ** 77 ** 46 43 Non-Union Households 67 ** 43 ** 66 ** 44 ** 63 ** 69 ** 38 49 South 68 ** 48 ** 66 ** 45 ** 70 ** 62 ** 38 42 Nonsouth 69 ** 43 ** 67 ** 43 ** 60 ** 73 ** 40 53 Born 1991 or later ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** 64 Born 1975-1990 ** ** ** ** ** ** 54* ** 78 ** 79 ** 47 45 Born 1959-1974 80 ** 45 ** 70 ** 40 ** 72 ** 68 ** 37 43 Born 1943-1958 73 ** 41 ** 66 ** 40 ** 59 ** 70 ** 34 35 Born 1927-1942 63 ** 42 ** 66 ** 44 ** 56 ** 67 ** 41 40 Born 1911-1926 65 ** 50 ** 65 ** 54 ** 55 ** 68 ** 48 ** Born 1895-1910 62 ** 53 ** 65 ** 59 ** 48* ** 64* ** ** ** Born before 1895 92* ** 75* ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** Democrats (incl leaners) 80 ** 64 ** 82 ** 59 ** 76 ** 85 ** 61 64 Independents 77 ** 51 ** 77 ** 56 ** 78 ** 74 ** 51 66 Republicans (incl leaners) 47 ** 18 ** 45 ** 19 ** 43 ** 48 ** 11 20 Liberals 81 ** 58 ** 80 ** 57 ** 72 ** 86 ** 64 59 Moderates 67 ** 44 ** 69 ** 42 ** 69 ** 73 ** 41 50 Conservatives 53 ** 24 ** 51 ** 26 ** 43 ** 53 ** 16 21 * numbers followed by an asterisk indicate 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. .................... Table 7B.8.2 Source: The American National Election Studies NOTE: variable used for race grouping has changed. See Table 1A.3 Table generated: 05AUG10 THE ANES GUIDE TO PUBLIC OPINION AND ELECTORAL BEHAVIOR ______________________________________________________ Democratic Presidential Candidate Inspiring 1980-1996 '80 '82 '84 '86 '88 '90 '92 '94 '96 Extremely Well 8 ** 10 ** 8 ** 13 ** 13 Quite Well 29 ** 33 ** 41 ** 47 ** 40 Not Too Well 43 ** 43 ** 42 ** 32 ** 32 Not Well at All 20 ** 13 ** 9 ** 9 ** 15 ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ N 1466 2004 1861 2319 1692 PERCENTAGE WITHIN STUDY YEAR Table 7C.1 Source: The American National Election Studies QUESTION TEXT: "Think about {the democratic presidential candidate}. In your opinion, does the phrase INSPIRING describe {the democratic presidential candidate} extremely well, quite well, not too well or not well at all?" This question is variable VCF0353 in the ANES Cumulative Data File dataset. Consult the Cumulative Data File codebook for complete question text and annotation. Weight variable VCF0009A was used to produce this table (see weight documentation). Table generated: 05AUG10 THE ANES GUIDE TO PUBLIC OPINION AND ELECTORAL BEHAVIOR ______________________________________________________ Democratic Presidential Candidate Inspiring 1980-1996 PERCENT AMONG DEMOGRAPHIC GROUPS WHO RESPONDED: 'Quite Well/ Extremely Well' Percent of group: '80 '82 '84 '86 '88 '90 '92 '94 '96 Males 33 ** 37 ** 43 ** 57 ** 51 Females 40 ** 48 ** 54 ** 61 ** 55 Whites 34 ** 38 ** 43 ** 55 ** 47 Blacks 65 ** 74 ** 70 ** 79 ** 79 Grade Sch./Some High Sch. 57 ** 69 ** 62 ** 76 ** 67 High School Diploma 42 ** 49 ** 53 ** 63 ** 56 Some College, no Degree 29 ** 37 ** 45 ** 56 ** 53 College Degree/ Post-grad 20 ** 28 ** 38 ** 51 ** 44 Income 0-16 Percentile 53 ** 67 ** 59 ** 73 ** 64 Income 17-33 Percentile 44 ** 54 ** 62 ** 65 ** 59 Income 34-67 Percentile 33 ** 39 ** 49 ** 58 ** 52 Income 68-95 Percentile 30 ** 33 ** 42 ** 54 ** 47 Income 96-100 Percentile 19 ** 32 ** 26* ** 43 ** 42 Professionals 26 ** 31 ** 40 ** 53 ** 50 White Collar 33 ** 40 ** 47 ** 57 ** 55 Blue Collar 44 ** 53 ** 56 ** 66 ** 56 Unskilled 29* ** 49* ** 60* ** 53 ** 37* Farmers 43* ** 44 ** 40 ** 60 ** 60* Housewives 43 ** 46 ** 55 ** 59 ** 46 Union Households 36 ** 43 ** 54 ** 59 ** 59 Non-Union Households 37 ** 44 ** 48 ** 59 ** 52 South 43 ** 52 ** 58 ** 63 ** 54 Nonsouth 35 ** 40 ** 45 ** 57 ** 53 Born 1991 or later ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** Born 1975-1990 ** ** ** ** ** ** 67* ** 58 Born 1959-1974 48 ** 48 ** 52 ** 58 ** 50 Born 1943-1958 33 ** 38 ** 44 ** 55 ** 51 Born 1927-1942 28 ** 41 ** 50 ** 62 ** 56 Born 1911-1926 43 ** 47 ** 52 ** 65 ** 64 Born 1895-1910 52 ** 58 ** 51 ** 65 ** 49* Born before 1895 56* ** 50* ** ** ** ** ** ** Democrats (incl leaners) 51 ** 59 ** 66 ** 78 ** 73 Independents 32 ** 38 ** 41 ** 47 ** 42 Republicans (incl leaners) 18 ** 26 ** 31 ** 38 ** 29 Liberals 42 ** 44 ** 57 ** 69 ** 61 Moderates 38 ** 49 ** 52 ** 58 ** 58 Conservatives 25 ** 28 ** 38 ** 47 ** 37 * numbers followed by an asterisk indicate 50 or fewer total respondents within group ** indicates question not asked or no cases within group .................... Table 7C.1.1 Source: The American National Election Studies NOTE: variable used for race grouping has changed. See Table 1A.3 Table generated: 05AUG10 THE ANES GUIDE TO PUBLIC OPINION AND ELECTORAL BEHAVIOR ______________________________________________________ Democratic Presidential Candidate Inspiring 1980-1996 PERCENT AMONG DEMOGRAPHIC GROUPS WHO RESPONDED: 'Not Too Well/ Not Well at All' Percent of group: '80 '82 '84 '86 '88 '90 '92 '94 '96 Males 67 ** 63 ** 57 ** 43 ** 49 Females 60 ** 52 ** 46 ** 39 ** 45 Whites 66 ** 62 ** 57 ** 45 ** 53 Blacks 35 ** 26 ** 30 ** 21 ** 21 Grade Sch./Some High Sch. 43 ** 31 ** 38 ** 24 ** 33 High School Diploma 58 ** 51 ** 47 ** 37 ** 44 Some College, no Degree 71 ** 63 ** 55 ** 44 ** 47 College Degree/ Post-grad 80 ** 72 ** 62 ** 49 ** 56 Income 0-16 Percentile 47 ** 33 ** 41 ** 27 ** 36 Income 17-33 Percentile 56 ** 46 ** 39 ** 35 ** 41 Income 34-67 Percentile 67 ** 61 ** 51 ** 42 ** 48 Income 68-95 Percentile 70 ** 67 ** 58 ** 46 ** 53 Income 96-100 Percentile 81 ** 68 ** 74* ** 57 ** 58 Professionals 74 ** 69 ** 60 ** 47 ** 50 White Collar 67 ** 60 ** 53 ** 43 ** 45 Blue Collar 56 ** 47 ** 44 ** 34 ** 44 Unskilled 71* ** 51* ** 40* ** 47 ** 63* Farmers 57* ** 56 ** 60 ** 40 ** 40* Housewives 57 ** 54 ** 45 ** 41 ** 54 Union Households 64 ** 57 ** 46 ** 41 ** 41 Non-Union Households 63 ** 56 ** 52 ** 41 ** 48 South 57 ** 48 ** 42 ** 37 ** 46 Nonsouth 65 ** 60 ** 55 ** 43 ** 47 Born 1991 or later ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** Born 1975-1990 ** ** ** ** ** ** 33* ** 42 Born 1959-1974 52 ** 52 ** 48 ** 42 ** 50 Born 1943-1958 67 ** 62 ** 56 ** 45 ** 49 Born 1927-1942 72 ** 59 ** 50 ** 38 ** 44 Born 1911-1926 57 ** 53 ** 48 ** 35 ** 36 Born 1895-1910 48 ** 42 ** 49 ** 35 ** 51* Born before 1895 44* ** 50* ** ** ** ** ** ** Democrats (incl leaners) 49 ** 41 ** 34 ** 22 ** 27 Independents 68 ** 62 ** 59 ** 53 ** 58 Republicans (incl leaners) 82 ** 74 ** 69 ** 62 ** 71 Liberals 58 ** 56 ** 43 ** 31 ** 39 Moderates 62 ** 51 ** 48 ** 42 ** 42 Conservatives 75 ** 72 ** 62 ** 53 ** 63 * numbers followed by an asterisk indicate 50 or fewer total respondents within group ** indicates question not asked or no cases within group .................... Table 7C.1.2 Source: The American National Election Studies NOTE: variable used for race grouping has changed. See Table 1A.3 Table generated: 05AUG10 THE ANES GUIDE TO PUBLIC OPINION AND ELECTORAL BEHAVIOR ______________________________________________________ Democratic Presidential Candidate Knowledgeable 1980-2008 '80 '82 '84 '86 '88 '90 '92 '94 '96 '98 '00 '02 '04 '08 Extremely Well 23 ** 21 ** 15 ** 19 ** 29 ** 25 ** 21 28 Quite Well 52 ** 60 ** 67 ** 64 ** 54 ** 58 ** 58 50 Not Too Well 20 ** 16 ** 15 ** 15 ** 14 ** 13 ** 17 18 Not Well at All 4 ** 3 ** 2 ** 2 ** 4 ** 4 ** 4 5 ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ N 1500 2043 1873 2326 1701 1723 1159 1120 PERCENTAGE WITHIN STUDY YEAR Table 7C.2 Source: The American National Election Studies QUESTION TEXT: "Think about {the democratic presidential candidate}. In your opinion, does the phrase KNOWLEDGEABLE describe {the democratic presidential candidate} extremely well, quite well, not too well or not well at all?" This question is variable VCF0354 in the ANES Cumulative Data File dataset. Consult the Cumulative Data File codebook for complete question text and annotation. Weight variable VCF0009A was used to produce this table (see weight documentation). Table generated: 05AUG10 THE ANES GUIDE TO PUBLIC OPINION AND ELECTORAL BEHAVIOR ______________________________________________________ Democratic Presidential Candidate Knowledgeable 1980-2008 PERCENT AMONG DEMOGRAPHIC GROUPS WHO RESPONDED: 'Quite Well/ Extremely Well' Percent of group: '80 '82 '84 '86 '88 '90 '92 '94 '96 '98 '00 '02 '04 '08 Males 75 ** 78 ** 80 ** 82 ** 80 ** 83 ** 80 77 Females 76 ** 83 ** 84 ** 84 ** 85 ** 84 ** 77 78 Whites 74 ** 80 ** 81 ** 82 ** 81 ** 83 ** 77 72 Blacks 89 ** 91 ** 89 ** 90 ** 95 ** 86 ** 88 97 Grade Sch./Some High Sch. 83 ** 84 ** 85 ** 83 ** 84 ** 79 ** 67* 71* High School Diploma 78 ** 82 ** 82 ** 84 ** 81 ** 82 ** 77 77 Some College, no Degree 71 ** 80 ** 83 ** 83 ** 84 ** 83 ** 78 74 College Degree/ Post-grad 70 ** 80 ** 81 ** 81 ** 85 ** 87 ** 84 81 Income 0-16 Percentile 79 ** 87 ** 83 ** 87 ** 85 ** 81 ** 74 85 Income 17-33 Percentile 77 ** 83 ** 86 ** 82 ** 83 ** 83 ** 84 78 Income 34-67 Percentile 75 ** 80 ** 81 ** 83 ** 80 ** 83 ** 76 76 Income 68-95 Percentile 72 ** 81 ** 82 ** 82 ** 85 ** 85 ** 81 80 Income 96-100 Percentile 74 ** 79 ** 74* ** 79 ** 84 ** 84 ** 85 58 Professionals 72 ** 79 ** 82 ** 83 ** 84 ** 85 ** 86 ** White Collar 70 ** 84 ** 82 ** 83 ** 85 ** 85 ** 72 ** Blue Collar 78 ** 81 ** 83 ** 84 ** 82 ** 82 ** 79 ** Unskilled 74* ** 81* ** 83* ** 73 ** 66* ** 81* ** 92* ** Farmers 76* ** 77 ** 80 ** 79 ** 97* ** 82* ** 91* ** Housewives 81 ** 84 ** 83 ** 83 ** 71 ** 78 ** 64 ** Union Households 77 ** 83 ** 85 ** 86 ** 86 ** 85 ** 83 79 Non-Union Households 75 ** 81 ** 82 ** 82 ** 82 ** 83 ** 78 77 South 78 ** 82 ** 85 ** 85 ** 84 ** 80 ** 78 75 Nonsouth 74 ** 81 ** 81 ** 82 ** 82 ** 85 ** 79 79 Born 1991 or later ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** 84 Born 1975-1990 ** ** ** ** ** ** 69* ** 82 ** 84 ** 88 81 Born 1959-1974 77 ** 82 ** 81 ** 81 ** 79 ** 84 ** 79 74 Born 1943-1958 75 ** 82 ** 81 ** 84 ** 84 ** 84 ** 72 67 Born 1927-1942 72 ** 81 ** 83 ** 86 ** 85 ** 81 ** 79 61* Born 1911-1926 78 ** 81 ** 85 ** 82 ** 84 ** 82 ** 74 ** Born 1895-1910 78 ** 77 ** 81 ** 80 ** 84* ** 100* ** ** ** Born before 1895 80* ** 50* ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** Democrats (incl leaners) 85 ** 89 ** 92 ** 92 ** 93 ** 90 ** 92 90 Independents 71 ** 78 ** 81 ** 78 ** 77 ** 85 ** 67 70 Republicans (incl leaners) 62 ** 72 ** 72 ** 73 ** 69 ** 74 ** 65 63 Liberals 78 ** 85 ** 88 ** 93 ** 93 ** 92 ** 90 92 Moderates 78 ** 84 ** 82 ** 81 ** 81 ** 89 ** 81 72 Conservatives 67 ** 75 ** 79 ** 77 ** 77 ** 73 ** 72 67 * numbers followed by an asterisk indicate 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. .................... Table 7C.2.1 Source: The American National Election Studies NOTE: variable used for race grouping has changed. See Table 1A.3 Table generated: 05AUG10 THE ANES GUIDE TO PUBLIC OPINION AND ELECTORAL BEHAVIOR ______________________________________________________ Democratic Presidential Candidate Knowledgeable 1980-2008 PERCENT AMONG DEMOGRAPHIC GROUPS WHO RESPONDED: 'Not Too Well/ Not Well at All' Percent of group: '80 '82 '84 '86 '88 '90 '92 '94 '96 '98 '00 '02 '04 '08 Males 25 ** 22 ** 20 ** 18 ** 20 ** 17 ** 20 23 Females 24 ** 17 ** 16 ** 16 ** 16 ** 16 ** 23 22 Whites 26 ** 20 ** 19 ** 18 ** 19 ** 17 ** 23 28 Blacks 11 ** 9 ** 11 ** 10 ** 5 ** 14 ** 12 3 Grade Sch./Some High Sch. 17 ** 16 ** 15 ** 17 ** 16 ** 21 ** 33* 29* High School Diploma 22 ** 18 ** 18 ** 16 ** 19 ** 18 ** 23 23 Some College, no Degree 29 ** 20 ** 17 ** 17 ** 16 ** 17 ** 22 26 College Degree/ Post-grad 30 ** 20 ** 19 ** 19 ** 15 ** 13 ** 16 19 Income 0-16 Percentile 21 ** 13 ** 17 ** 13 ** 15 ** 19 ** 26 15 Income 17-33 Percentile 23 ** 17 ** 14 ** 18 ** 17 ** 17 ** 16 22 Income 34-67 Percentile 25 ** 20 ** 19 ** 17 ** 20 ** 17 ** 24 24 Income 68-95 Percentile 28 ** 19 ** 18 ** 18 ** 15 ** 15 ** 19 20 Income 96-100 Percentile 26 ** 21 ** 26* ** 21 ** 16 ** 16 ** 15 42 Professionals 28 ** 21 ** 18 ** 17 ** 16 ** 15 ** 14 ** White Collar 30 ** 16 ** 18 ** 17 ** 15 ** 15 ** 28 ** Blue Collar 22 ** 19 ** 17 ** 16 ** 18 ** 18 ** 21 ** Unskilled 26* ** 19* ** 17* ** 27 ** 34* ** 19* ** 8* ** Farmers 24* ** 23 ** 20 ** 21 ** 3* ** 18* ** 9* ** Housewives 19 ** 16 ** 17 ** 17 ** 29 ** 22 ** 36 ** Union Households 23 ** 17 ** 15 ** 14 ** 14 ** 15 ** 17 21 Non-Union Households 25 ** 19 ** 18 ** 18 ** 18 ** 17 ** 22 23 South 22 ** 18 ** 15 ** 15 ** 16 ** 20 ** 22 25 Nonsouth 26 ** 19 ** 19 ** 18 ** 18 ** 15 ** 21 21 Born 1991 or later ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** 16 Born 1975-1990 ** ** ** ** ** ** 31* ** 18 ** 16 ** 12 20 Born 1959-1974 23 ** 18 ** 19 ** 19 ** 21 ** 16 ** 21 26 Born 1943-1958 25 ** 18 ** 19 ** 16 ** 16 ** 16 ** 28 33 Born 1927-1942 28 ** 19 ** 17 ** 14 ** 15 ** 19 ** 21 39* Born 1911-1926 22 ** 19 ** 15 ** 18 ** 16 ** 18 ** 26 ** Born 1895-1910 22 ** 23 ** 19 ** 20 ** 16* ** 0* ** ** ** Born before 1895 20* ** 50* ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** Democrats (incl leaners) 15 ** 11 ** 8 ** 8 ** 7 ** 10 ** 8 10 Independents 29 ** 22 ** 19 ** 22 ** 23 ** 15 ** 33 30 Republicans (incl leaners) 38 ** 28 ** 28 ** 27 ** 31 ** 26 ** 35 37 Liberals 22 ** 16 ** 12 ** 7 ** 7 ** 8 ** 10 8 Moderates 22 ** 16 ** 18 ** 19 ** 19 ** 11 ** 19 28 Conservatives 33 ** 25 ** 21 ** 23 ** 23 ** 27 ** 28 33 * numbers followed by an asterisk indicate 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. .................... Table 7C.2.2 Source: The American National Election Studies NOTE: variable used for race grouping has changed. See Table 1A.3 Table generated: 05AUG10 THE ANES GUIDE TO PUBLIC OPINION AND ELECTORAL BEHAVIOR ______________________________________________________ Democratic Presidential Candidate Moral 1980-2008 '80 '82 '84 '86 '88 '90 '92 '94 '96 '98 '00 '02 '04 '08 Extremely Well 35 ** 21 ** 12 ** 5 ** 6 ** 24 ** 14 24 Quite Well 46 ** 64 ** 68 ** 43 ** 35 ** 50 ** 53 47 Not Too Well 14 ** 12 ** 17 ** 39 ** 35 ** 18 ** 23 21 Not Well at All 5 ** 3 ** 4 ** 12 ** 24 ** 9 ** 10 8 ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ N 1491 1934 1760 2243 1678 1657 1112 1080 PERCENTAGE WITHIN STUDY YEAR Table 7C.3 Source: The American National Election Studies QUESTION TEXT: "Think about {the democratic presidential candidate}. In your opinion, does the phrase MORAL describe {the democratic presidential candidate} extremely well, quite well, not too well or not well at all?" This question is variable VCF0355 in the ANES Cumulative Data File dataset. Consult the Cumulative Data File codebook for complete question text and annotation. Weight variable VCF0009A was used to produce this table (see weight documentation). Table generated: 05AUG10 THE ANES GUIDE TO PUBLIC OPINION AND ELECTORAL BEHAVIOR ______________________________________________________ Democratic Presidential Candidate Moral 1980-2008 PERCENT AMONG DEMOGRAPHIC GROUPS WHO RESPONDED: 'Quite Well/ Extremely Well' Percent of group: '80 '82 '84 '86 '88 '90 '92 '94 '96 '98 '00 '02 '04 '08 Males 79 ** 85 ** 80 ** 47 ** 35 ** 70 ** 64 67 Females 83 ** 85 ** 80 ** 50 ** 46 ** 77 ** 71 73 Whites 80 ** 84 ** 79 ** 44 ** 33 ** 73 ** 64 64 Blacks 89 ** 90 ** 80 ** 71 ** 72 ** 80 ** 84 95 Grade Sch./Some High Sch. 81 ** 88 ** 81 ** 69 ** 50 ** 83 ** 65* 79* High School Diploma 80 ** 83 ** 77 ** 54 ** 50 ** 73 ** 67 70 Some College, no Degree 80 ** 83 ** 80 ** 47 ** 36 ** 73 ** 66 68 College Degree/ Post-grad 86 ** 90 ** 85 ** 35 ** 26 ** 75 ** 70 73 Income 0-16 Percentile 83 ** 85 ** 82 ** 63 ** 59 ** 79 ** 71 79 Income 17-33 Percentile 83 ** 89 ** 80 ** 57 ** 50 ** 74 ** 76 75 Income 34-67 Percentile 81 ** 81 ** 78 ** 47 ** 40 ** 71 ** 65 66 Income 68-95 Percentile 79 ** 87 ** 80 ** 42 ** 27 ** 74 ** 65 73 Income 96-100 Percentile 79 ** 91 ** 79* ** 26 ** 23 ** 73 ** 63 59 Professionals 82 ** 89 ** 86 ** 39 ** 32 ** 73 ** 72 ** White Collar 81 ** 86 ** 79 ** 43 ** 40 ** 73 ** 67 ** Blue Collar 81 ** 83 ** 76 ** 59 ** 49 ** 74 ** 66 ** Unskilled 66* ** 79* ** 69* ** 57 ** 42* ** 79* ** 83* ** Farmers 72* ** 82 ** 82 ** 53 ** 30* ** 72* ** 54* ** Housewives 84 ** 85 ** 78 ** 49 ** 37 ** 75 ** 53 ** Union Households 79 ** 84 ** 80 ** 54 ** 43 ** 80 ** 76 71 Non-Union Households 82 ** 85 ** 80 ** 48 ** 41 ** 73 ** 65 71 South 84 ** 85 ** 79 ** 53 ** 45 ** 70 ** 64 64 Nonsouth 80 ** 85 ** 80 ** 46 ** 39 ** 75 ** 69 75 Born 1991 or later ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** 75 Born 1975-1990 ** ** ** ** ** ** 45* ** 50 ** 72 ** 74 69 Born 1959-1974 77 ** 78 ** 72 ** 50 ** 44 ** 69 ** 65 68 Born 1943-1958 78 ** 84 ** 76 ** 48 ** 37 ** 73 ** 62 72 Born 1927-1942 81 ** 88 ** 87 ** 47 ** 36 ** 79 ** 72 74* Born 1911-1926 84 ** 90 ** 88 ** 50 ** 47 ** 85 ** 73 ** Born 1895-1910 87 ** 85 ** 88 ** 48 ** 36* ** 68* ** ** ** Born before 1895 90* ** 50* ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** Democrats (incl leaners) 88 ** 92 ** 87 ** 64 ** 60 ** 88 ** 89 88 Independents 71 ** 82 ** 74 ** 45 ** 42 ** 62 ** 63 67 Republicans (incl leaners) 75 ** 77 ** 72 ** 29 ** 15 ** 58 ** 42 49 Liberals 88 ** 91 ** 88 ** 58 ** 53 ** 86 ** 88 92 Moderates 83 ** 87 ** 82 ** 47 ** 45 ** 81 ** 75 77 Conservatives 80 ** 79 ** 75 ** 32 ** 22 ** 57 ** 47 49 * numbers followed by an asterisk indicate 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. .................... Table 7C.3.1 Source: The American National Election Studies NOTE: variable used for race grouping has changed. See Table 1A.3 Table generated: 05AUG10 THE ANES GUIDE TO PUBLIC OPINION AND ELECTORAL BEHAVIOR ______________________________________________________ Democratic Presidential Candidate Moral 1980-2008 PERCENT AMONG DEMOGRAPHIC GROUPS WHO RESPONDED: 'Not Too Well/ Not Well at All' Percent of group: '80 '82 '84 '86 '88 '90 '92 '94 '96 '98 '00 '02 '04 '08 Males 22 ** 15 ** 20 ** 53 ** 65 ** 30 ** 36 33 Females 17 ** 15 ** 20 ** 50 ** 54 ** 23 ** 29 27 Whites 20 ** 16 ** 21 ** 56 ** 67 ** 27 ** 36 36 Blacks 11 ** 10 ** 20 ** 29 ** 28 ** 20 ** 16 5 Grade Sch./Some High Sch. 19 ** 12 ** 19 ** 31 ** 50 ** 17 ** 35* 21* High School Diploma 20 ** 17 ** 23 ** 46 ** 50 ** 27 ** 33 30 Some College, no Degree 20 ** 17 ** 20 ** 53 ** 64 ** 27 ** 34 32 College Degree/ Post-grad 14 ** 10 ** 15 ** 65 ** 74 ** 25 ** 30 27 Income 0-16 Percentile 17 ** 15 ** 18 ** 37 ** 41 ** 21 ** 29 21 Income 17-33 Percentile 17 ** 11 ** 20 ** 43 ** 50 ** 26 ** 25 25 Income 34-67 Percentile 19 ** 19 ** 22 ** 53 ** 60 ** 29 ** 35 34 Income 68-95 Percentile 21 ** 13 ** 20 ** 58 ** 73 ** 26 ** 35 27 Income 96-100 Percentile 21 ** 9 ** 21* ** 74 ** 77 ** 27 ** 37 41 Professionals 18 ** 11 ** 14 ** 61 ** 68 ** 27 ** 28 ** White Collar 19 ** 14 ** 21 ** 57 ** 60 ** 27 ** 33 ** Blue Collar 19 ** 17 ** 24 ** 41 ** 51 ** 26 ** 34 ** Unskilled 34* ** 21* ** 31* ** 43 ** 58* ** 21* ** 17* ** Farmers 28* ** 18 ** 18 ** 47 ** 70* ** 28* ** 46* ** Housewives 16 ** 15 ** 22 ** 51 ** 63 ** 25 ** 47 ** Union Households 21 ** 16 ** 20 ** 46 ** 57 ** 20 ** 24 29 Non-Union Households 18 ** 15 ** 20 ** 52 ** 59 ** 27 ** 35 29 South 16 ** 16 ** 21 ** 47 ** 55 ** 30 ** 36 36 Nonsouth 20 ** 15 ** 20 ** 54 ** 61 ** 25 ** 31 25 Born 1991 or later ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** 25 Born 1975-1990 ** ** ** ** ** ** 55* ** 50 ** 28 ** 26 31 Born 1959-1974 23 ** 22 ** 28 ** 50 ** 56 ** 31 ** 35 32 Born 1943-1958 22 ** 16 ** 24 ** 52 ** 63 ** 27 ** 38 28 Born 1927-1942 19 ** 12 ** 13 ** 53 ** 65 ** 21 ** 28 26* Born 1911-1926 16 ** 10 ** 12 ** 50 ** 53 ** 15 ** 27 ** Born 1895-1910 13 ** 15 ** 12 ** 52 ** 64* ** 32* ** ** ** Born before 1895 10* ** 50* ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** Democrats (incl leaners) 12 ** 8 ** 13 ** 36 ** 40 ** 12 ** 11 12 Independents 29 ** 18 ** 26 ** 55 ** 58 ** 38 ** 37 33 Republicans (incl leaners) 25 ** 23 ** 28 ** 71 ** 85 ** 42 ** 58 51 Liberals 12 ** 9 ** 12 ** 42 ** 47 ** 14 ** 12 8 Moderates 17 ** 13 ** 18 ** 53 ** 55 ** 19 ** 25 23 Conservatives 20 ** 21 ** 25 ** 68 ** 78 ** 43 ** 53 51 * numbers followed by an asterisk indicate 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. .................... Table 7C.3.2 Source: The American National Election Studies NOTE: variable used for race grouping has changed. See Table 1A.3 Table generated: 05AUG10 THE ANES GUIDE TO PUBLIC OPINION AND ELECTORAL BEHAVIOR ______________________________________________________ Democratic Presidential Candidate Strong Leader 1980-2008 '80 '82 '84 '86 '88 '90 '92 '94 '96 '98 '00 '02 '04 '08 Extremely Well 6 ** 12 ** 12 ** 12 ** 15 ** 15 ** 13 24 Quite Well 30 ** 37 ** 45 ** 51 ** 46 ** 43 ** 40 41 Not Too Well 40 ** 38 ** 35 ** 31 ** 28 ** 30 ** 33 26 Not Well at All 23 ** 13 ** 8 ** 7 ** 12 ** 11 ** 14 9 ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ N 1495 1952 1818 2178 1699 1687 1131 1111 PERCENTAGE WITHIN STUDY YEAR Table 7C.4 Source: The American National Election Studies QUESTION TEXT: "Think about {the democratic presidential candidate}. In your opinion, does the phrase PROVIDES STRONG LEADERSHIP describe {the democratic presidential candidate} extremely well, quite well, not too well or not well at all?" This question is variable VCF0356 in the ANES Cumulative Data File dataset. Consult the Cumulative Data File codebook for complete question text and annotation. Weight variable VCF0009A was used to produce this table (see weight documentation). Table generated: 05AUG10 THE ANES GUIDE TO PUBLIC OPINION AND ELECTORAL BEHAVIOR ______________________________________________________ Democratic Presidential Candidate Strong Leader 1980-2008 PERCENT AMONG DEMOGRAPHIC GROUPS WHO RESPONDED: 'Quite Well/ Extremely Well' Percent of group: '80 '82 '84 '86 '88 '90 '92 '94 '96 '98 '00 '02 '04 '08 Males 31 ** 43 ** 50 ** 58 ** 54 ** 54 ** 48 62 Females 40 ** 53 ** 62 ** 66 ** 66 ** 62 ** 56 67 Whites 32 ** 44 ** 52 ** 58 ** 55 ** 54 ** 45 57 Blacks 72 ** 79 ** 75 ** 83 ** 89 ** 79 ** 85 95 Grade Sch./Some High Sch. 59 ** 75 ** 68 ** 77 ** 71 ** 67 ** 66* 86* High School Diploma 41 ** 53 ** 60 ** 66 ** 65 ** 62 ** 56 64 Some College, no Degree 28 ** 42 ** 48 ** 61 ** 57 ** 55 ** 48 65 College Degree/ Post-grad 17 ** 34 ** 56 ** 55 ** 54 ** 56 ** 50 66 Income 0-16 Percentile 54 ** 67 ** 68 ** 76 ** 74 ** 68 ** 63 81 Income 17-33 Percentile 40 ** 62 ** 64 ** 72 ** 69 ** 62 ** 63 73 Income 34-67 Percentile 36 ** 47 ** 58 ** 61 ** 60 ** 53 ** 51 62 Income 68-95 Percentile 27 ** 37 ** 50 ** 54 ** 51 ** 55 ** 46 58 Income 96-100 Percentile 14 ** 33 ** 30* ** 51 ** 48 ** 50 ** 35 45 Professionals 23 ** 39 ** 55 ** 56 ** 55 ** 56 ** 53 ** White Collar 37 ** 45 ** 54 ** 63 ** 61 ** 62 ** 48 ** Blue Collar 42 ** 57 ** 60 ** 67 ** 66 ** 58 ** 54 ** Unskilled 34* ** 56* ** 64* ** 53 ** 64* ** 68* ** 73* ** Farmers 41* ** 43 ** 47 ** 54 ** 54* ** 46* ** 70* ** Housewives 46 ** 52 ** 61 ** 67 ** 59 ** 64 ** 41 ** Union Households 38 ** 53 ** 58 ** 68 ** 70 ** 63 ** 58 66 Non-Union Households 36 ** 48 ** 57 ** 62 ** 59 ** 58 ** 51 65 South 44 ** 55 ** 63 ** 65 ** 63 ** 56 ** 53 59 Nonsouth 34 ** 47 ** 54 ** 61 ** 60 ** 60 ** 52 70 Born 1991 or later ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** 76 Born 1975-1990 ** ** ** ** ** ** 77* ** 63 ** 64 ** 67 66 Born 1959-1974 38 ** 54 ** 58 ** 62 ** 60 ** 54 ** 50 58 Born 1943-1958 34 ** 43 ** 55 ** 58 ** 59 ** 57 ** 43 54 Born 1927-1942 28 ** 48 ** 54 ** 64 ** 61 ** 58 ** 50 68* Born 1911-1926 41 ** 54 ** 63 ** 69 ** 68 ** 72 ** 71 ** Born 1895-1910 52 ** 56 ** 65 ** 74 ** 51* ** 81* ** ** ** Born before 1895 44* ** 50* ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** Democrats (incl leaners) 51 ** 65 ** 77 ** 83 ** 83 ** 79 ** 82 86 Independents 32 ** 49 ** 49 ** 55 ** 55 ** 56 ** 51 63 Republicans (incl leaners) 15 ** 29 ** 36 ** 37 ** 32 ** 31 ** 17 38 Liberals 39 ** 51 ** 64 ** 76 ** 77 ** 73 ** 81 87 Moderates 35 ** 53 ** 59 ** 64 ** 67 ** 63 ** 58 68 Conservatives 23 ** 32 ** 45 ** 45 ** 37 ** 36 ** 24 42 * numbers followed by an asterisk indicate 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. .................... Table 7C.4.1 Source: The American National Election Studies NOTE: variable used for race grouping has changed. See Table 1A.3 Table generated: 05AUG10 THE ANES GUIDE TO PUBLIC OPINION AND ELECTORAL BEHAVIOR ______________________________________________________ Democratic Presidential Candidate Strong Leader 1980-2008 PERCENT AMONG DEMOGRAPHIC GROUPS WHO RESPONDED: 'Not Too Well/ Not Well at All' Percent of group: '80 '82 '84 '86 '88 '90 '92 '94 '96 '98 '00 '02 '04 '08 Males 69 ** 57 ** 50 ** 42 ** 46 ** 46 ** 52 38 Females 60 ** 47 ** 38 ** 34 ** 34 ** 38 ** 44 33 Whites 68 ** 56 ** 48 ** 42 ** 45 ** 46 ** 55 43 Blacks 28 ** 21 ** 25 ** 17 ** 11 ** 21 ** 15 5 Grade Sch./Some High Sch. 41 ** 25 ** 32 ** 23 ** 29 ** 33 ** 34* 14* High School Diploma 59 ** 47 ** 40 ** 34 ** 35 ** 38 ** 44 36 Some College, no Degree 72 ** 58 ** 52 ** 39 ** 43 ** 45 ** 52 35 College Degree/ Post-grad 83 ** 66 ** 44 ** 45 ** 46 ** 44 ** 50 34 Income 0-16 Percentile 46 ** 33 ** 32 ** 24 ** 26 ** 32 ** 37 19 Income 17-33 Percentile 60 ** 38 ** 36 ** 28 ** 31 ** 38 ** 37 27 Income 34-67 Percentile 64 ** 53 ** 42 ** 39 ** 40 ** 47 ** 49 38 Income 68-95 Percentile 73 ** 63 ** 50 ** 46 ** 49 ** 45 ** 54 42 Income 96-100 Percentile 86 ** 67 ** 70* ** 49 ** 52 ** 50 ** 65 55 Professionals 77 ** 61 ** 45 ** 44 ** 45 ** 44 ** 47 ** White Collar 63 ** 55 ** 46 ** 37 ** 39 ** 38 ** 52 ** Blue Collar 59 ** 43 ** 40 ** 33 ** 34 ** 42 ** 46 ** Unskilled 66* ** 44* ** 36* ** 47 ** 36* ** 32* ** 27* ** Farmers 59* ** 57 ** 53 ** 46 ** 46* ** 54* ** 30* ** Housewives 54 ** 48 ** 39 ** 33 ** 41 ** 36 ** 59 ** Union Households 62 ** 47 ** 42 ** 32 ** 30 ** 37 ** 42 34 Non-Union Households 64 ** 52 ** 43 ** 38 ** 41 ** 42 ** 49 35 South 56 ** 45 ** 37 ** 35 ** 37 ** 45 ** 47 41 Nonsouth 66 ** 53 ** 46 ** 39 ** 40 ** 40 ** 48 30 Born 1991 or later ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** 25 Born 1975-1990 ** ** ** ** ** ** 23* ** 37 ** 36 ** 33 34 Born 1959-1974 62 ** 46 ** 42 ** 38 ** 40 ** 46 ** 51 42 Born 1943-1958 66 ** 57 ** 45 ** 42 ** 41 ** 43 ** 57 46 Born 1927-1942 72 ** 52 ** 46 ** 36 ** 39 ** 42 ** 50 32* Born 1911-1926 59 ** 46 ** 37 ** 31 ** 32 ** 28 ** 29 ** Born 1895-1910 48 ** 44 ** 35 ** 26 ** 49* ** 19* ** ** ** Born before 1895 56* ** 50* ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** Democrats (incl leaners) 49 ** 35 ** 23 ** 17 ** 17 ** 21 ** 18 14 Independents 68 ** 51 ** 51 ** 45 ** 45 ** 44 ** 49 37 Republicans (incl leaners) 85 ** 71 ** 64 ** 63 ** 68 ** 69 ** 83 62 Liberals 61 ** 49 ** 36 ** 24 ** 23 ** 27 ** 19 13 Moderates 65 ** 47 ** 41 ** 36 ** 33 ** 37 ** 42 32 Conservatives 77 ** 68 ** 55 ** 55 ** 63 ** 64 ** 76 58 * numbers followed by an asterisk indicate 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. .................... Table 7C.4.2 Source: The American National Election Studies NOTE: variable used for race grouping has changed. See Table 1A.3 Table generated: 05AUG10 THE ANES GUIDE TO PUBLIC OPINION AND ELECTORAL BEHAVIOR ______________________________________________________ Republican Presidential Candidate Inspiring 1980-1996 '80 '82 '84 '86 '88 '90 '92 '94 '96 Extremely Well 12 ** 22 ** 6 ** 7 ** 8 Quite Well 37 ** 37 ** 33 ** 33 ** 31 Not Too Well 33 ** 30 ** 47 ** 44 ** 46 Not Well at All 18 ** 11 ** 14 ** 15 ** 16 ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ N 1435 2129 1903 2412 1637 PERCENTAGE WITHIN STUDY YEAR Table 7C.5 Source: The American National Election Studies QUESTION TEXT: "Think about {the republican presidential candidate}. In your opinion, does the phrase INSPIRING describe {the republican presidential candidate} extremely well, quite well, not too well or not well at all?" This question is variable VCF0365 in the ANES Cumulative Data File dataset. Consult the Cumulative Data File codebook for complete question text and annotation. Weight variable VCF0009A was used to produce this table (see weight documentation). Table generated: 05AUG10 THE ANES GUIDE TO PUBLIC OPINION AND ELECTORAL BEHAVIOR ______________________________________________________ Republican Presidential Candidate Inspiring 1980-1996 PERCENT AMONG DEMOGRAPHIC GROUPS WHO RESPONDED: 'Quite Well/ Extremely Well' Percent of group: '80 '82 '84 '86 '88 '90 '92 '94 '96 Males 52 ** 63 ** 38 ** 42 ** 42 Females 47 ** 56 ** 40 ** 39 ** 35 Whites 51 ** 62 ** 39 ** 42 ** 38 Blacks 37 ** 40 ** 35 ** 28 ** 29 Grade Sch./Some High Sch. 49 ** 59 ** 45 ** 52 ** 43 High School Diploma 51 ** 57 ** 43 ** 41 ** 40 Some College, no Degree 50 ** 62 ** 38 ** 42 ** 38 College Degree/ Post-grad 44 ** 63 ** 29 ** 33 ** 35 Income 0-16 Percentile 49 ** 51 ** 42 ** 44 ** 36 Income 17-33 Percentile 43 ** 56 ** 40 ** 44 ** 31 Income 34-67 Percentile 50 ** 57 ** 39 ** 39 ** 39 Income 68-95 Percentile 51 ** 64 ** 37 ** 39 ** 43 Income 96-100 Percentile 51 ** 77 ** 41* ** 35 ** 33 Professionals 49 ** 63 ** 31 ** 36 ** 36 White Collar 50 ** 58 ** 41 ** 41 ** 34 Blue Collar 49 ** 56 ** 42 ** 40 ** 42 Unskilled 44* ** 51* ** 40* ** 41 ** 48* Farmers 61* ** 72 ** 48 ** 65 ** 59* Housewives 51 ** 63 ** 43 ** 42 ** 47 Union Households 42 ** 51 ** 34 ** 36 ** 33 Non-Union Households 52 ** 62 ** 40 ** 41 ** 40 South 54 ** 62 ** 50 ** 46 ** 42 Nonsouth 48 ** 59 ** 34 ** 38 ** 36 Born 1991 or later ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** Born 1975-1990 ** ** ** ** ** ** 31* ** 40 Born 1959-1974 41 ** 57 ** 43 ** 40 ** 38 Born 1943-1958 44 ** 60 ** 37 ** 35 ** 37 Born 1927-1942 52 ** 59 ** 37 ** 47 ** 41 Born 1911-1926 53 ** 60 ** 42 ** 42 ** 39 Born 1895-1910 58 ** 67 ** 38 ** 57 ** 27* Born before 1895 63* ** 67* ** ** ** ** ** ** Democrats (incl leaners) 36 ** 39 ** 25 ** 26 ** 24 Independents 46 ** 56 ** 39 ** 36 ** 34 Republicans (incl leaners) 71 ** 85 ** 55 ** 60 ** 58 Liberals 29 ** 40 ** 21 ** 22 ** 16 Moderates 51 ** 56 ** 36 ** 36 ** 35 Conservatives 62 ** 78 ** 46 ** 52 ** 54 * numbers followed by an asterisk indicate 50 or fewer total respondents within group ** indicates question not asked or no cases within group .................... Table 7C.5.1 Source: The American National Election Studies NOTE: variable used for race grouping has changed. See Table 1A.3 Table generated: 05AUG10 THE ANES GUIDE TO PUBLIC OPINION AND ELECTORAL BEHAVIOR ______________________________________________________ Republican Presidential Candidate Inspiring 1980-1996 PERCENT AMONG DEMOGRAPHIC GROUPS WHO RESPONDED: 'Not Too Well/ Not Well at All' Percent of group: '80 '82 '84 '86 '88 '90 '92 '94 '96 Males 48 ** 37 ** 62 ** 58 ** 58 Females 53 ** 44 ** 60 ** 61 ** 65 Whites 49 ** 38 ** 61 ** 58 ** 62 Blacks 63 ** 60 ** 65 ** 72 ** 71 Grade Sch./Some High Sch. 51 ** 41 ** 55 ** 48 ** 57 High School Diploma 49 ** 43 ** 57 ** 59 ** 60 Some College, no Degree 50 ** 38 ** 62 ** 58 ** 62 College Degree/ Post-grad 56 ** 37 ** 71 ** 67 ** 65 Income 0-16 Percentile 52 ** 49 ** 58 ** 56 ** 64 Income 17-33 Percentile 57 ** 44 ** 60 ** 56 ** 69 Income 34-67 Percentile 50 ** 43 ** 61 ** 61 ** 61 Income 68-95 Percentile 49 ** 36 ** 63 ** 61 ** 57 Income 96-100 Percentile 49 ** 23 ** 59* ** 65 ** 67 Professionals 51 ** 37 ** 69 ** 64 ** 64 White Collar 50 ** 42 ** 59 ** 59 ** 66 Blue Collar 51 ** 44 ** 58 ** 60 ** 58 Unskilled 56* ** 49* ** 60* ** 59 ** 52* Farmers 39* ** 28 ** 52 ** 35 ** 41* Housewives 49 ** 37 ** 57 ** 58 ** 53 Union Households 58 ** 49 ** 66 ** 64 ** 67 Non-Union Households 48 ** 38 ** 60 ** 59 ** 60 South 46 ** 38 ** 50 ** 54 ** 58 Nonsouth 52 ** 42 ** 66 ** 62 ** 64 Born 1991 or later ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** Born 1975-1990 ** ** ** ** ** ** 69* ** 60 Born 1959-1974 59 ** 43 ** 57 ** 60 ** 62 Born 1943-1958 56 ** 40 ** 63 ** 65 ** 63 Born 1927-1942 48 ** 41 ** 63 ** 53 ** 59 Born 1911-1926 47 ** 40 ** 59 ** 58 ** 61 Born 1895-1910 42 ** 33 ** 62 ** 43 ** 73* Born before 1895 38* ** 33* ** ** ** ** ** ** Democrats (incl leaners) 64 ** 61 ** 75 ** 74 ** 76 Independents 54 ** 44 ** 61 ** 64 ** 66 Republicans (incl leaners) 29 ** 15 ** 45 ** 40 ** 42 Liberals 71 ** 60 ** 79 ** 78 ** 84 Moderates 49 ** 44 ** 64 ** 64 ** 65 Conservatives 38 ** 22 ** 54 ** 48 ** 46 * numbers followed by an asterisk indicate 50 or fewer total respondents within group ** indicates question not asked or no cases within group .................... Table 7C.5.2 Source: The American National Election Studies NOTE: variable used for race grouping has changed. See Table 1A.3 Table generated: 05AUG10 THE ANES GUIDE TO PUBLIC OPINION AND ELECTORAL BEHAVIOR ______________________________________________________ Republican Presidential Candidate Knowledgeable 1980-2008 '80 '82 '84 '86 '88 '90 '92 '94 '96 '98 '00 '02 '04 '08 Extremely Well 22 ** 29 ** 22 ** 22 ** 21 ** 16 ** 19 23 Quite Well 49 ** 48 ** 61 ** 61 ** 63 ** 55 ** 41 55 Not Too Well 21 ** 16 ** 15 ** 15 ** 15 ** 22 ** 26 17 Not Well at All 8 ** 7 ** 2 ** 2 ** 2 ** 7 ** 14 5 ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ N 1471 2159 1936 2436 1644 1710 1197 1118 PERCENTAGE WITHIN STUDY YEAR Table 7C.6 Source: The American National Election Studies QUESTION TEXT: "Think about {the republican presidential candidate}. In your opinion, does the phrase KNOWLEDGEABLE describe {the republican presidential candidate} extremely well, quite well, not too well or not well at all?" This question is variable VCF0366 in the ANES Cumulative Data File dataset. Consult the Cumulative Data File codebook for complete question text and annotation. Weight variable VCF0009A was used to produce this table (see weight documentation). Table generated: 05AUG10 THE ANES GUIDE TO PUBLIC OPINION AND ELECTORAL BEHAVIOR ______________________________________________________ Republican Presidential Candidate Knowledgeable 1980-2008 PERCENT AMONG DEMOGRAPHIC GROUPS WHO RESPONDED: 'Quite Well/ Extremely Well' Percent of group: '80 '82 '84 '86 '88 '90 '92 '94 '96 '98 '00 '02 '04 '08 Males 69 ** 74 ** 84 ** 84 ** 85 ** 70 ** 60 76 Females 72 ** 79 ** 82 ** 81 ** 82 ** 73 ** 59 79 Whites 72 ** 78 ** 86 ** 85 ** 87 ** 72 ** 63 82 Blacks 59 ** 67 ** 71 ** 71 ** 62 ** 64 ** 44 63 Grade Sch./Some High Sch. 74 ** 78 ** 82 ** 73 ** 67 ** 61 ** 51 68* High School Diploma 75 ** 80 ** 83 ** 82 ** 79 ** 74 ** 65 77 Some College, no Degree 66 ** 78 ** 88 ** 84 ** 87 ** 74 ** 61 79 College Degree/ Post-grad 60 ** 64 ** 77 ** 85 ** 89 ** 65 ** 51 79 Income 0-16 Percentile 69 ** 76 ** 80 ** 78 ** 70 ** 73 ** 55 75 Income 17-33 Percentile 72 ** 76 ** 78 ** 77 ** 81 ** 74 ** 61 75 Income 34-67 Percentile 69 ** 80 ** 83 ** 83 ** 84 ** 72 ** 60 78 Income 68-95 Percentile 70 ** 75 ** 86 ** 88 ** 91 ** 67 ** 62 84 Income 96-100 Percentile 66 ** 75 ** 91* ** 88 ** 94 ** 75 ** 54 85 Professionals 65 ** 69 ** 81 ** 83 ** 87 ** 68 ** 50 ** White Collar 72 ** 79 ** 86 ** 84 ** 85 ** 74 ** 67 ** Blue Collar 73 ** 79 ** 82 ** 81 ** 79 ** 71 ** 61 ** Unskilled 68* ** 73* ** 77* ** 77 ** 76* ** 60* ** 49* ** Farmers 89* ** 88 ** 91 ** 87 ** 81* ** 67* ** 74* ** Housewives 72 ** 84 ** 86 ** 85 ** 87 ** 81 ** 76 ** Union Households 67 ** 71 ** 82 ** 86 ** 83 ** 70 ** 52 77 Non-Union Households 71 ** 78 ** 83 ** 82 ** 83 ** 72 ** 62 78 South 73 ** 82 ** 84 ** 82 ** 81 ** 77 ** 66 79 Nonsouth 70 ** 75 ** 83 ** 83 ** 84 ** 69 ** 57 77 Born 1991 or later ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** 84 Born 1975-1990 ** ** ** ** ** ** 69* ** 82 ** 73 ** 44 74 Born 1959-1974 67 ** 81 ** 82 ** 82 ** 80 ** 75 ** 64 76 Born 1943-1958 69 ** 77 ** 83 ** 83 ** 84 ** 68 ** 63 74 Born 1927-1942 68 ** 76 ** 82 ** 82 ** 88 ** 72 ** 65 81* Born 1911-1926 74 ** 74 ** 86 ** 84 ** 85 ** 63 ** 60 ** Born 1895-1910 73 ** 76 ** 82 ** 83 ** 72* ** 100* ** ** ** Born before 1895 78* ** 100* ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** Democrats (incl leaners) 60 ** 63 ** 74 ** 76 ** 77 ** 60 ** 39 66 Independents 75 ** 80 ** 82 ** 77 ** 78 ** 75 ** 58 82 Republicans (incl leaners) 85 ** 92 ** 94 ** 93 ** 93 ** 85 ** 85 92 Liberals 48 ** 56 ** 74 ** 75 ** 80 ** 52 ** 30 65 Moderates 68 ** 77 ** 80 ** 83 ** 84 ** 67 ** 59 75 Conservatives 79 ** 86 ** 91 ** 89 ** 94 ** 80 ** 78 90 * numbers followed by an asterisk indicate 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. .................... Table 7C.6.1 Source: The American National Election Studies NOTE: variable used for race grouping has changed. See Table 1A.3 Table generated: 05AUG10 THE ANES GUIDE TO PUBLIC OPINION AND ELECTORAL BEHAVIOR ______________________________________________________ Republican Presidential Candidate Knowledgeable 1980-2008 PERCENT AMONG DEMOGRAPHIC GROUPS WHO RESPONDED: 'Not Too Well/ Not Well at All' Percent of group: '80 '82 '84 '86 '88 '90 '92 '94 '96 '98 '00 '02 '04 '08 Males 31 ** 26 ** 16 ** 16 ** 15 ** 30 ** 40 24 Females 28 ** 21 ** 18 ** 19 ** 18 ** 27 ** 41 21 Whites 29 ** 22 ** 14 ** 15 ** 13 ** 28 ** 37 18 Blacks 41 ** 33 ** 29 ** 29 ** 38 ** 36 ** 56 37 Grade Sch./Some High Sch. 26 ** 22 ** 18 ** 27 ** 33 ** 39 ** 49 32* High School Diploma 25 ** 20 ** 17 ** 18 ** 21 ** 26 ** 35 23 Some College, no Degree 34 ** 22 ** 12 ** 16 ** 13 ** 26 ** 39 21 College Degree/ Post-grad 40 ** 36 ** 23 ** 15 ** 11 ** 35 ** 49 21 Income 0-16 Percentile 31 ** 24 ** 20 ** 22 ** 30 ** 27 ** 45 25 Income 17-33 Percentile 28 ** 24 ** 22 ** 23 ** 19 ** 26 ** 39 25 Income 34-67 Percentile 31 ** 20 ** 17 ** 17 ** 16 ** 28 ** 40 22 Income 68-95 Percentile 30 ** 25 ** 14 ** 12 ** 9 ** 33 ** 38 16 Income 96-100 Percentile 34 ** 25 ** 9* ** 12 ** 6 ** 25 ** 46 15 Professionals 35 ** 31 ** 19 ** 17 ** 13 ** 32 ** 50 ** White Collar 28 ** 21 ** 14 ** 16 ** 15 ** 26 ** 33 ** Blue Collar 27 ** 21 ** 18 ** 19 ** 21 ** 29 ** 39 ** Unskilled 32* ** 27* ** 23* ** 23 ** 24* ** 40* ** 51* ** Farmers 11* ** 12 ** 9 ** 13 ** 19* ** 33* ** 26* ** Housewives 28 ** 16 ** 14 ** 15 ** 13 ** 19 ** 24 ** Union Households 33 ** 29 ** 18 ** 14 ** 17 ** 30 ** 48 23 Non-Union Households 29 ** 22 ** 17 ** 18 ** 17 ** 28 ** 38 22 South 27 ** 18 ** 16 ** 18 ** 19 ** 23 ** 34 21 Nonsouth 30 ** 25 ** 17 ** 17 ** 16 ** 31 ** 43 23 Born 1991 or later ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** 16 Born 1975-1990 ** ** ** ** ** ** 31* ** 18 ** 27 ** 56 26 Born 1959-1974 33 ** 19 ** 18 ** 18 ** 20 ** 25 ** 36 24 Born 1943-1958 31 ** 23 ** 17 ** 17 ** 16 ** 32 ** 37 26 Born 1927-1942 32 ** 24 ** 18 ** 18 ** 12 ** 28 ** 36 19* Born 1911-1926 26 ** 26 ** 14 ** 16 ** 15 ** 37 ** 40 ** Born 1895-1910 27 ** 24 ** 18 ** 17 ** 28* ** 0* ** ** ** Born before 1895 22* ** 0* ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** Democrats (incl leaners) 40 ** 37 ** 26 ** 24 ** 23 ** 40 ** 61 34 Independents 25 ** 20 ** 18 ** 23 ** 22 ** 25 ** 42 18 Republicans (incl leaners) 15 ** 8 ** 6 ** 7 ** 7 ** 15 ** 15 8 Liberals 52 ** 44 ** 26 ** 25 ** 20 ** 48 ** 70 35 Moderates 32 ** 23 ** 20 ** 18 ** 16 ** 33 ** 41 25 Conservatives 21 ** 14 ** 9 ** 11 ** 6 ** 20 ** 22 10 * numbers followed by an asterisk indicate 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. .................... Table 7C.6.2 Source: The American National Election Studies NOTE: variable used for race grouping has changed. See Table 1A.3 Table generated: 05AUG10 THE ANES GUIDE TO PUBLIC OPINION AND ELECTORAL BEHAVIOR ______________________________________________________ Republican Presidential Candidate Moral 1980-2008 '80 '82 '84 '86 '88 '90 '92 '94 '96 '98 '00 '02 '04 '08 Extremely Well 18 ** 34 ** 22 ** 26 ** 22 ** 21 ** 28 21 Quite Well 54 ** 48 ** 56 ** 54 ** 55 ** 52 ** 41 45 Not Too Well 23 ** 14 ** 17 ** 16 ** 20 ** 21 ** 21 25 Not Well at All 5 ** 4 ** 5 ** 4 ** 3 ** 7 ** 10 8 ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ N 1423 2097 1826 2400 1606 1607 1180 1090 PERCENTAGE WITHIN STUDY YEAR Table 7C.7 Source: The American National Election Studies QUESTION TEXT: "Think about {the republican presidential candidate}. In your opinion, does the phrase MORAL describe {the republican presidential candidate} extremely well, quite well, not too well or not well at all?" This question is variable VCF0367 in the ANES Cumulative Data File dataset. Consult the Cumulative Data File codebook for complete question text and annotation. Weight variable VCF0009A was used to produce this table (see weight documentation). Table generated: 05AUG10 THE ANES GUIDE TO PUBLIC OPINION AND ELECTORAL BEHAVIOR ______________________________________________________ Republican Presidential Candidate Moral 1980-2008 PERCENT AMONG DEMOGRAPHIC GROUPS WHO RESPONDED: 'Quite Well/ Extremely Well' Percent of group: '80 '82 '84 '86 '88 '90 '92 '94 '96 '98 '00 '02 '04 '08 Males 72 ** 82 ** 77 ** 81 ** 80 ** 72 ** 71 66 Females 71 ** 82 ** 78 ** 80 ** 74 ** 73 ** 68 67 Whites 75 ** 86 ** 82 ** 84 ** 82 ** 76 ** 76 73 Blacks 44 ** 55 ** 58 ** 59 ** 50 ** 55 ** 43 44 Grade Sch./Some High Sch. 73 ** 78 ** 67 ** 79 ** 65 ** 71 ** 47* 65* High School Diploma 69 ** 81 ** 77 ** 79 ** 71 ** 70 ** 72 60 Some College, no Degree 73 ** 86 ** 80 ** 82 ** 80 ** 75 ** 68 67 College Degree/ Post-grad 76 ** 82 ** 79 ** 80 ** 87 ** 75 ** 69 76 Income 0-16 Percentile 68 ** 72 ** 73 ** 72 ** 60 ** 70 ** 56 53 Income 17-33 Percentile 70 ** 78 ** 73 ** 78 ** 65 ** 70 ** 71 62 Income 34-67 Percentile 71 ** 84 ** 78 ** 81 ** 78 ** 72 ** 69 64 Income 68-95 Percentile 76 ** 86 ** 80 ** 84 ** 88 ** 73 ** 74 80 Income 96-100 Percentile 75 ** 94 ** 91* ** 83 ** 92 ** 82 ** 81 85 Professionals 77 ** 85 ** 79 ** 81 ** 86 ** 75 ** 67 ** White Collar 76 ** 85 ** 81 ** 84 ** 78 ** 76 ** 74 ** Blue Collar 67 ** 79 ** 75 ** 78 ** 69 ** 69 ** 67 ** Unskilled 54* ** 68* ** 59* ** 79 ** 51* ** 46* ** 64* ** Farmers 83* ** 84 ** 78* ** 88 ** 78* ** 60* ** 74* ** Housewives 73 ** 86 ** 82 ** 79 ** 79 ** 82 ** 77 ** Union Households 62 ** 79 ** 75 ** 81 ** 74 ** 70 ** 65 69 Non-Union Households 75 ** 83 ** 78 ** 80 ** 77 ** 73 ** 70 67 South 74 ** 82 ** 78 ** 80 ** 73 ** 76 ** 69 73 Nonsouth 71 ** 82 ** 78 ** 80 ** 79 ** 71 ** 69 62 Born 1991 or later ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** 56 Born 1975-1990 ** ** ** ** ** ** 70* ** 76 ** 61 ** 54 71 Born 1959-1974 48 ** 74 ** 70 ** 74 ** 71 ** 74 ** 71 70 Born 1943-1958 65 ** 83 ** 75 ** 79 ** 78 ** 72 ** 75 75 Born 1927-1942 78 ** 84 ** 84 ** 86 ** 84 ** 79 ** 79 68* Born 1911-1926 75 ** 85 ** 86 ** 85 ** 83 ** 77 ** 58 ** Born 1895-1910 84 ** 88 ** 82 ** 90 ** 67* ** 100* ** ** ** Born before 1895 100* ** 100* ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** Democrats (incl leaners) 61 ** 70 ** 65 ** 71 ** 68 ** 60 ** 50 51 Independents 68 ** 83 ** 75 ** 70 ** 67 ** 67 ** 64 63 Republicans (incl leaners) 89 ** 96 ** 92 ** 94 ** 90 ** 90 ** 94 88 Liberals 61 ** 68 ** 63 ** 70 ** 73 ** 56 ** 48 54 Moderates 75 ** 83 ** 80 ** 82 ** 77 ** 74 ** 70 65 Conservatives 83 ** 92 ** 87 ** 91 ** 91 ** 83 ** 89 86 * numbers followed by an asterisk indicate 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. .................... Table 7C.7.1 Source: The American National Election Studies NOTE: variable used for race grouping has changed. See Table 1A.3 Table generated: 05AUG10 THE ANES GUIDE TO PUBLIC OPINION AND ELECTORAL BEHAVIOR ______________________________________________________ Republican Presidential Candidate Moral 1980-2008 PERCENT AMONG DEMOGRAPHIC GROUPS WHO RESPONDED: 'Not Too Well/ Not Well at All' Percent of group: '80 '82 '84 '86 '88 '90 '92 '94 '96 '98 '00 '02 '04 '08 Males 28 ** 18 ** 23 ** 19 ** 20 ** 28 ** 29 34 Females 29 ** 18 ** 22 ** 20 ** 26 ** 27 ** 32 33 Whites 25 ** 14 ** 18 ** 16 ** 18 ** 24 ** 24 27 Blacks 56 ** 45 ** 42 ** 41 ** 51 ** 45 ** 57 56 Grade Sch./Some High Sch. 27 ** 22 ** 33 ** 21 ** 35 ** 29 ** 53* 35* High School Diploma 31 ** 19 ** 23 ** 21 ** 29 ** 30 ** 28 40 Some College, no Degree 27 ** 14 ** 20 ** 18 ** 20 ** 25 ** 32 33 College Degree/ Post-grad 24 ** 18 ** 21 ** 20 ** 13 ** 25 ** 31 24 Income 0-16 Percentile 32 ** 28 ** 27 ** 28 ** 40 ** 30 ** 44 47 Income 17-33 Percentile 30 ** 22 ** 27 ** 22 ** 35 ** 30 ** 29 38 Income 34-67 Percentile 29 ** 16 ** 22 ** 19 ** 22 ** 28 ** 31 36 Income 68-95 Percentile 24 ** 14 ** 20 ** 16 ** 12 ** 27 ** 26 20 Income 96-100 Percentile 25 ** 6 ** 9* ** 18 ** 8 ** 18 ** 19 15 Professionals 23 ** 15 ** 21 ** 19 ** 14 ** 25 ** 33 ** White Collar 24 ** 15 ** 19 ** 16 ** 22 ** 24 ** 26 ** Blue Collar 33 ** 21 ** 25 ** 22 ** 31 ** 31 ** 33 ** Unskilled 46* ** 32* ** 41* ** 21 ** 49* ** 54* ** 36* ** Farmers 17* ** 16 ** 22* ** 12 ** 22* ** 40* ** 26* ** Housewives 27 ** 14 ** 18 ** 21 ** 21 ** 18 ** 23 ** Union Households 38 ** 21 ** 25 ** 19 ** 26 ** 30 ** 35 31 Non-Union Households 25 ** 17 ** 22 ** 20 ** 23 ** 27 ** 30 33 South 26 ** 18 ** 22 ** 20 ** 27 ** 24 ** 31 27 Nonsouth 29 ** 18 ** 22 ** 20 ** 21 ** 29 ** 31 38 Born 1991 or later ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** 44 Born 1975-1990 ** ** ** ** ** ** 30* ** 24 ** 39 ** 46 29 Born 1959-1974 52 ** 26 ** 30 ** 26 ** 29 ** 26 ** 29 30 Born 1943-1958 35 ** 17 ** 25 ** 21 ** 22 ** 28 ** 25 25 Born 1927-1942 22 ** 16 ** 16 ** 14 ** 16 ** 21 ** 21 32* Born 1911-1926 25 ** 15 ** 14 ** 15 ** 17 ** 23 ** 42 ** Born 1895-1910 16 ** 12 ** 18 ** 10 ** 33* ** 0* ** ** ** Born before 1895 0* ** 0* ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** Democrats (incl leaners) 39 ** 30 ** 35 ** 29 ** 32 ** 40 ** 50 49 Independents 32 ** 17 ** 25 ** 30 ** 33 ** 33 ** 36 37 Republicans (incl leaners) 11 ** 4 ** 8 ** 6 ** 10 ** 10 ** 6 12 Liberals 39 ** 32 ** 37 ** 30 ** 27 ** 44 ** 52 46 Moderates 25 ** 17 ** 20 ** 18 ** 23 ** 26 ** 30 35 Conservatives 17 ** 8 ** 13 ** 9 ** 9 ** 17 ** 11 14 * numbers followed by an asterisk indicate 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. .................... Table 7C.7.2 Source: The American National Election Studies NOTE: variable used for race grouping has changed. See Table 1A.3 Table generated: 05AUG10 THE ANES GUIDE TO PUBLIC OPINION AND ELECTORAL BEHAVIOR ______________________________________________________ Republican Presidential Candidate Strong Leader 1980-2008 '80 '82 '84 '86 '88 '90 '92 '94 '96 '98 '00 '02 '04 '08 Extremely Well 15 ** 30 ** 12 ** 13 ** 13 ** 16 ** 27 23 Quite Well 44 ** 41 ** 42 ** 43 ** 47 ** 50 ** 37 42 Not Too Well 27 ** 21 ** 35 ** 35 ** 34 ** 24 ** 24 27 Not Well at All 13 ** 8 ** 11 ** 9 ** 6 ** 9 ** 12 9 ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ N 1423 2164 1876 2445 1617 1671 1196 1101 PERCENTAGE WITHIN STUDY YEAR Table 7C.8 Source: The American National Election Studies QUESTION TEXT: "Think about {the republican presidential candidate}. In your opinion, does the phrase PROVIDES STRONG LEADERSHIP describe {the republican presidential candidate} extremely well, quite well, not too well or not well at all?" This question is variable VCF0368 in the ANES Cumulative Data File dataset. Consult the Cumulative Data File codebook for complete question text and annotation. Weight variable VCF0009A was used to produce this table (see weight documentation). Table generated: 05AUG10 THE ANES GUIDE TO PUBLIC OPINION AND ELECTORAL BEHAVIOR ______________________________________________________ Republican Presidential Candidate Strong Leader 1980-2008 PERCENT AMONG DEMOGRAPHIC GROUPS WHO RESPONDED: 'Quite Well/ Extremely Well' Percent of group: '80 '82 '84 '86 '88 '90 '92 '94 '96 '98 '00 '02 '04 '08 Males 65 ** 74 ** 54 ** 59 ** 61 ** 66 ** 69 64 Females 55 ** 69 ** 54 ** 54 ** 58 ** 67 ** 60 64 Whites 63 ** 75 ** 56 ** 58 ** 63 ** 69 ** 69 72 Blacks 33 ** 44 ** 46 ** 43 ** 43 ** 51 ** 42 36 Grade Sch./Some High Sch. 57 ** 67 ** 53 ** 55 ** 54 ** 61 ** 50 49* High School Diploma 58 ** 68 ** 54 ** 57 ** 56 ** 67 ** 64 57 Some College, no Degree 62 ** 75 ** 56 ** 59 ** 61 ** 68 ** 68 68 College Degree/ Post-grad 65 ** 77 ** 52 ** 51 ** 65 ** 66 ** 63 72 Income 0-16 Percentile 53 ** 61 ** 55 ** 56 ** 55 ** 72 ** 57 47 Income 17-33 Percentile 55 ** 63 ** 52 ** 57 ** 51 ** 61 ** 59 59 Income 34-67 Percentile 59 ** 73 ** 52 ** 56 ** 59 ** 68 ** 63 63 Income 68-95 Percentile 66 ** 76 ** 57 ** 59 ** 67 ** 65 ** 71 80 Income 96-100 Percentile 71 ** 90 ** 71* ** 51 ** 66 ** 73 ** 71 84 Professionals 63 ** 76 ** 51 ** 51 ** 63 ** 66 ** 59 ** White Collar 59 ** 68 ** 58 ** 58 ** 56 ** 69 ** 68 ** Blue Collar 58 ** 67 ** 51 ** 57 ** 57 ** 62 ** 64 ** Unskilled 55* ** 64* ** 50* ** 50 ** 58* ** 61* ** 54* ** Farmers 67* ** 86 ** 64 ** 71 ** 80* ** 68* ** 71* ** Housewives 60 ** 77 ** 58 ** 57 ** 62 ** 77 ** 77 ** Union Households 54 ** 64 ** 45 ** 52 ** 58 ** 64 ** 49 57 Non-Union Households 62 ** 73 ** 56 ** 57 ** 60 ** 67 ** 68 65 South 61 ** 70 ** 61 ** 60 ** 60 ** 72 ** 68 70 Nonsouth 59 ** 72 ** 51 ** 54 ** 59 ** 64 ** 62 60 Born 1991 or later ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** 62 Born 1975-1990 ** ** ** ** ** ** 69* ** 54 ** 64 ** 55 64 Born 1959-1974 55 ** 73 ** 60 ** 63 ** 58 ** 75 ** 68 65 Born 1943-1958 58 ** 74 ** 52 ** 52 ** 63 ** 61 ** 70 71 Born 1927-1942 64 ** 71 ** 53 ** 56 ** 59 ** 60 ** 62 41* Born 1911-1926 58 ** 65 ** 51 ** 50 ** 60 ** 68 ** 51 ** Born 1895-1910 63 ** 71 ** 55 ** 61 ** 60* ** 100* ** ** ** Born before 1895 67* ** 67* ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** Democrats (incl leaners) 42 ** 52 ** 35 ** 41 ** 49 ** 48 ** 42 44 Independents 56 ** 74 ** 51 ** 48 ** 52 ** 71 ** 55 67 Republicans (incl leaners) 87 ** 93 ** 76 ** 79 ** 76 ** 88 ** 93 91 Liberals 41 ** 59 ** 31 ** 36 ** 53 ** 49 ** 41 50 Moderates 63 ** 69 ** 52 ** 54 ** 57 ** 61 ** 61 66 Conservatives 74 ** 85 ** 68 ** 70 ** 72 ** 80 ** 85 84 * numbers followed by an asterisk indicate 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. .................... Table 7C.8.1 Source: The American National Election Studies NOTE: variable used for race grouping has changed. See Table 1A.3 Table generated: 05AUG10 THE ANES GUIDE TO PUBLIC OPINION AND ELECTORAL BEHAVIOR ______________________________________________________ Republican Presidential Candidate Strong Leader 1980-2008 PERCENT AMONG DEMOGRAPHIC GROUPS WHO RESPONDED: 'Not Too Well/ Not Well at All' Percent of group: '80 '82 '84 '86 '88 '90 '92 '94 '96 '98 '00 '02 '04 '08 Males 35 ** 26 ** 46 ** 41 ** 39 ** 34 ** 31 36 Females 45 ** 31 ** 46 ** 46 ** 42 ** 33 ** 40 36 Whites 37 ** 25 ** 44 ** 42 ** 37 ** 31 ** 32 28 Blacks 67 ** 56 ** 54 ** 57 ** 57 ** 49 ** 58 64 Grade Sch./Some High Sch. 43 ** 33 ** 47 ** 45 ** 46 ** 39 ** 50 51* High School Diploma 42 ** 32 ** 46 ** 43 ** 44 ** 33 ** 36 43 Some College, no Degree 38 ** 25 ** 45 ** 41 ** 39 ** 32 ** 32 32 College Degree/ Post-grad 35 ** 23 ** 48 ** 49 ** 35 ** 34 ** 37 28 Income 0-16 Percentile 47 ** 39 ** 45 ** 44 ** 45 ** 28 ** 43 53 Income 17-33 Percentile 45 ** 37 ** 48 ** 43 ** 49 ** 39 ** 41 41 Income 34-67 Percentile 41 ** 27 ** 48 ** 44 ** 41 ** 32 ** 37 37 Income 68-95 Percentile 34 ** 24 ** 43 ** 41 ** 33 ** 35 ** 29 20 Income 96-100 Percentile 29 ** 10 ** 29* ** 49 ** 34 ** 27 ** 29 16 Professionals 37 ** 24 ** 49 ** 49 ** 37 ** 34 ** 41 ** White Collar 41 ** 32 ** 42 ** 42 ** 44 ** 31 ** 32 ** Blue Collar 42 ** 33 ** 49 ** 43 ** 43 ** 38 ** 36 ** Unskilled 45* ** 36* ** 50* ** 50 ** 42* ** 39* ** 46* ** Farmers 33* ** 14 ** 36 ** 29 ** 20* ** 32* ** 29* ** Housewives 40 ** 23 ** 42 ** 43 ** 38 ** 23 ** 23 ** Union Households 46 ** 36 ** 55 ** 48 ** 42 ** 36 ** 51 43 Non-Union Households 38 ** 27 ** 44 ** 43 ** 40 ** 33 ** 32 35 South 39 ** 30 ** 39 ** 40 ** 40 ** 28 ** 32 30 Nonsouth 41 ** 28 ** 49 ** 46 ** 41 ** 36 ** 38 40 Born 1991 or later ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** 38 Born 1975-1990 ** ** ** ** ** ** 31* ** 46 ** 36 ** 45 36 Born 1959-1974 45 ** 27 ** 40 ** 37 ** 42 ** 25 ** 32 35 Born 1943-1958 42 ** 26 ** 48 ** 48 ** 37 ** 39 ** 30 29 Born 1927-1942 36 ** 29 ** 47 ** 44 ** 41 ** 40 ** 38 59* Born 1911-1926 42 ** 35 ** 49 ** 50 ** 40 ** 33 ** 49 ** Born 1895-1910 38 ** 29 ** 45 ** 39 ** 40* ** 0* ** ** ** Born before 1895 33* ** 33* ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** Democrats (incl leaners) 58 ** 48 ** 65 ** 59 ** 51 ** 52 ** 58 56 Independents 44 ** 26 ** 49 ** 52 ** 48 ** 29 ** 45 33 Republicans (incl leaners) 13 ** 7 ** 24 ** 22 ** 24 ** 12 ** 7 9 Liberals 59 ** 41 ** 69 ** 64 ** 47 ** 51 ** 59 50 Moderates 37 ** 31 ** 48 ** 46 ** 43 ** 39 ** 39 34 Conservatives 26 ** 15 ** 32 ** 30 ** 28 ** 20 ** 15 16 * numbers followed by an asterisk indicate 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. .................... Table 7C.8.2 Source: The American National Election Studies NOTE: variable used for race grouping has changed. See Table 1A.3 Table generated: 05AUG10