THE ANES GUIDE TO PUBLIC OPINION AND ELECTORAL BEHAVIOR ______________________________________________________ Average Feeling Thermometer Toward Parties 1978-2004 AVERAGE AMONG DEMOGRAPHIC GROUPS FOR: REPUBLICAN PARTY '78 '80 '82 '84 '86 '88 '90 '92 '94 '96 '98 '00 '02 '04 Males 54 57 54 58 57 60 55 51 58 56 52 55 ** 55 Females 56 56 53 58 56 58 55 52 55 51 49 53 ** 52 Whites 57 58 56 59 59 61 56 53 58 55 52 56 ** 55 Blacks 45 50 38 44 44 46 46 42 53 46 40 45 ** 43 Grade School 54 54 47 55 50 54 51 50 56 51 51 55 ** 40* High School 55 57 54 58 56 58 55 52 56 54 51 53 ** 56 Some College, no Degree 55 58 54 59 58 61 56 51 57 53 50 55 ** 55 College Degree/ Post-grad 57 55 56 56 58 61 55 51 58 54 50 54 ** 51 Income 0-16 Percentile 55 56 48 54 51 52 53 52 53 51 51 50 ** 52 Income 17-33 Percentile 53 55 52 55 55 57 50 50 55 52 50 51 ** 51 Income 34-67 Percentile 55 56 54 58 56 60 56 51 57 53 50 55 ** 55 Income 68-95 Percentile 56 59 55 59 60 62 55 53 59 57 50 54 ** 55 Income 96-100 Percentile 56 61 61 66 64 70* 63 54 63 58 53 60 ** 55 Professionals 57 57 56 58 58 60 56 52 58 54 50 54 ** 50 White Collar 55 56 55 59 58 61 55 52 56 52 51 55 ** 56 Blue Collar 53 57 51 55 54 57 53 50 56 53 49 51 ** 55 Unskilled 52 55* 53* 53 57 58 56 52 51* 50* 59* 54* ** 48* Farmers 55* 58* 55* 66 56 57 47 55 65* 64* 51* 64* ** 50* Housewives 57 58 53 60 58 58 58 54 56 58 53 56 ** 62 Union Households 52 55 50 52 54 55 50 48 51 50 46 51 ** 49 Non-Union Households 56 58 55 59 57 60 56 52 58 54 51 54 ** 55 South 56 56 54 58 57 59 54 53 59 56 54 54 ** 57 Nonsouth 55 57 54 58 56 59 55 51 56 52 48 53 ** 52 Born 1975 or later ** ** ** ** ** ** ** 53* 60 55* 56 50 ** 48 Born 1959-1974 58 54 55 55 56 59 56 53 56 52 51 56 ** 55 Born 1943-1958 54 55 53 57 57 58 53 50 56 53 48 53 ** 56 Born 1927-1942 54 58 52 59 56 60 57 53 58 56 50 56 ** 53 Born 1911-1926 56 58 54 58 56 59 56 51 57 52 51 52 ** 54 Born 1895-1910 59 59 58 60 59 60 47 51 60* 63* 58* 63* ** ** Born before 1895 62* 61* 60* 80* ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** Democrats (incl leaners) 48 48 44 45 46 46 45 41 46 42 39 42 ** 38 Independents & Apolitical 53 56 53 56 55 55 52 48 51 53 50 51 ** 49 Republicans (incl leaners) 68 71 71 74 72 75 69 67 70 69 67 70 ** 73 Liberals 47 47 42 46 46 48 45 38 42 39 38 41 ** 34 Moderates 56 57 53 57 56 58 57 51 54 52 50 55 ** 53 Conservatives 62 63 64 68 65 69 62 60 66 64 61 63 ** 70 * numbers followed by an asterisk indicate 50 or fewer respondents within group ** indicates question not asked or no cases within group Table 2B.2.2 Source: The American National Election Studies Table generated: 27NOV05