THE ANES GUIDE TO PUBLIC OPINION AND ELECTORAL BEHAVIOR ______________________________________________________ Average Feeling Thermometer Toward Parties 1978-2004 AVERAGE AMONG DEMOGRAPHIC GROUPS FOR: DEMOCRATIC PARTY '78 '80 '82 '84 '86 '88 '90 '92 '94 '96 '98 '00 '02 '04 Males 61 59 60 60 60 58 59 56 52 55 57 56 ** 56 Females 64 62 65 63 64 63 64 61 57 62 62 61 ** 60 Whites 61 58 60 59 60 57 59 56 51 54 55 55 ** 54 Blacks 75 78 80 78 76 77 74 73 75 76 80 78 ** 74 Grade School 72 72 74 71 73 71 71 71 69 72 71 62 ** 73* High School 64 62 65 63 64 63 63 62 57 61 62 61 ** 61 Some College, no Degree 58 57 60 60 60 58 60 56 52 57 59 57 ** 56 College Degree/ Post-grad 56 54 56 58 59 56 56 52 49 53 54 56 ** 55 Income 0-16 Percentile 69 70 71 71 70 67 65 67 61 67 63 67 ** 64 Income 17-33 Percentile 66 63 66 66 66 63 67 64 62 65 66 60 ** 63 Income 34-67 Percentile 61 60 64 61 62 61 62 59 52 59 61 56 ** 58 Income 68-95 Percentile 60 56 59 59 58 57 58 53 49 50 55 58 ** 54 Income 96-100 Percentile 56 47 51 55 54 49* 48 47 46 53 52 54 ** 52 Professionals 58 56 58 59 59 58 59 54 51 54 57 57 ** 58 White Collar 62 59 60 61 61 59 60 58 53 58 60 59 ** 57 Blue Collar 66 65 67 66 66 64 63 63 57 63 64 60 ** 60 Unskilled 68 66* 69* 64 67 69 67 59 58* 63* 58* 66* ** 67* Farmers 65* 56* 61* 57 64 56 60 55 59* 53* 60* 55* ** 65* Housewives 61 61 66 59 62 62 65 60 53 54 55 58 ** 52 Union Households 66 63 66 64 65 65 63 61 60 62 61 62 ** 63 Non-Union Households 61 60 62 61 62 60 61 58 53 58 60 58 ** 57 South 64 64 68 64 66 63 65 62 56 60 61 59 ** 60 Nonsouth 61 59 61 61 61 60 60 58 54 57 59 59 ** 58 Born 1975 or later ** ** ** ** ** ** ** 60* 53 58* 57 62 ** 60 Born 1959-1974 57 60 59 59 60 60 59 57 53 58 59 56 ** 57 Born 1943-1958 60 58 62 60 61 59 60 57 52 56 57 58 ** 56 Born 1927-1942 62 59 63 64 62 62 62 58 57 61 65 59 ** 60 Born 1911-1926 65 66 67 65 69 66 66 65 62 65 65 66 ** 70 Born 1895-1910 66 65 63 63 66 65 72 66 55* 49* 61* 56* ** ** Born before 1895 68* 70* 54* 79* ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** Democrats (incl leaners) 73 73 75 75 75 76 72 72 70 73 73 74 ** 73 Independents & Apolitical 55 54 52 56 55 53 53 53 51 53 54 52 ** 55 Republicans (incl leaners) 47 44 45 47 47 45 49 43 38 40 44 40 ** 41 Liberals 65 67 71 70 70 69 67 67 68 69 67 69 ** 69 Moderates 64 62 64 64 64 64 62 59 59 62 60 61 ** 62 Conservatives 54 51 52 52 54 52 53 48 42 45 51 46 ** 42 * numbers followed by an asterisk indicate 50 or fewer respondents within group ** indicates question not asked or no cases within group Table 2B.2.1 Source: The American National Election Studies Table generated: 27NOV05