THE ANES GUIDE TO PUBLIC OPINION AND ELECTORAL BEHAVIOR ______________________________________________________ Which Party Better Able to Keep U.S. Out of War 1956-2004 PERCENT AMONG DEMOGRAPHIC GROUPS WHO RESPONDED: 'Democrats' Percent of group: '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 9 ** 15 ** 37 14 13 14 13 ** ** ** 29 17 24 20 16 ** 18 ** 12 ** 22 ** 41 Females 6 ** 15 ** 38 8 12 18 14 ** ** ** 25 19 22 12 17 ** 18 ** 11 ** 19 ** 43 Whites 7 ** 16 ** 35 9 9 12 11 ** ** ** 25 16 21 18 13 ** 16 ** 10 ** 17 ** 40 Blacks 10 ** 13 ** 59 22 43 34 36 ** ** ** 38 32 34 4 29 ** 28 ** 21 ** 36 ** 54 Grade School 8 ** 10 ** 34 8 15 20 14 ** ** ** 28 24 20 7 15 ** 21 ** 26* ** 24 ** 31 High School 7 ** 17 ** 40 12 12 15 12 ** ** ** 24 14 20 13 16 ** 16 ** 11 ** 18 ** 33 Some College, no Degree 7 ** 19 ** 39 11 12 16 16 ** ** ** 29 21 24 20 16 ** 18 ** 12 ** 21 ** 44 College Degree/ Post-grad 9 ** 18 ** 38 11 11 15 16 ** ** ** 29 18 28 19 20 ** 21 ** 10 ** 22 ** 56 Income 0-16 Percentile 8 ** 11 ** 37 8 15 16 21 ** ** ** 27 21 27 11 19 ** 21 ** 15 ** 23 ** 41 Income 17-33 Percentile 8 ** 11 ** 37 9 16 21 21 ** ** ** 31 19 27 11 18 ** 20 ** 15 ** 17 ** 38 Income 34-67 Percentile 8 ** 16 ** 42 12 11 17 11 ** ** ** 26 19 21 16 16 ** 17 ** 10 ** 18 ** 40 Income 68-95 Percentile 8 ** 20 ** 36 11 12 13 10 ** ** ** 25 17 21 22 15 ** 17 ** 10 ** 26 ** 47 Income 96-100 Percentile 7 ** 11 ** 36 10 9 17* 7 ** ** ** 22 14 20 15 6* ** 11 ** 3* ** 13 ** 52 Professionals 8 ** 20 ** 36 ** 11 11 13 ** ** ** 27 19 26 18 17 ** 18 ** 11 ** 20 ** 58 White Collar 8 ** 10 ** 36 ** 12 18 16 ** ** ** 27 12 21 16 15 ** 19 ** 17 ** 17 ** 37 Blue Collar 9 ** 17 ** 41 ** 15 20 14 ** ** ** 27 19 24 15 18 ** 19 ** 9 ** 23 ** 34 Unskilled 11 ** 17* ** 50* ** 26* 33* 23* ** ** ** 23* 23* 26* 16 15 ** 15 ** 29* ** 26* ** 33* Farmers 8 ** 6 ** 24 ** 15 11* 8* ** ** ** 22* 9* 9 16 16 ** 10 ** 0* ** 13* ** 40* Housewives 5 ** 15 ** 37 ** 10 14 10 ** ** ** 20 19 17 12 13 ** 17 ** 6 ** 16 ** 27 Union Households 9 ** 20 ** 47 16 15 20 13 ** ** ** 33 19 26 15 18 ** 20 ** 12 ** 23 ** 46 Non-Union Households 7 ** 14 ** 35 9 12 15 14 ** ** ** 24 17 21 16 16 ** 17 ** 12 ** 19 ** 41 South 10 ** 17 ** 35 8 15 16 15 ** ** ** 28 18 19 15 15 ** 19 ** 12 ** 21 ** 41 Nonsouth 7 ** 15 ** 39 11 12 16 13 ** ** ** 26 18 24 16 17 ** 17 ** 12 ** 20 ** 42 Born 1975 or later ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** 0* ** 7* ** 18 ** 51 Born 1959-1974 ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** 34 15 24 15 19 ** 22 ** 11 ** 21 ** 43 Born 1943-1958 ** ** ** ** 42* 18 17 17 17 ** ** ** 29 23 24 17 18 ** 19 ** 12 ** 21 ** 39 Born 1927-1942 6 ** 17 ** 45 12 12 14 13 ** ** ** 22 15 18 20 15 ** 13 ** 12 ** 19 ** 33 Born 1911-1926 7 ** 16 ** 37 10 13 18 10 ** ** ** 25 14 24 11 13 ** 14 ** 14 ** 19 ** 36 Born 1895-1910 9 ** 14 ** 33 9 12 15 15 ** ** ** 24 15 20 8 16 ** 14 ** 5* ** 6* ** ** Born before 1895 7 ** 13 ** 28 6 13 15* 12 ** ** ** 33* 0* 25* 0* ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** Democrats (incl leaners) 14 ** 27 ** 53 17 21 27 23 ** ** ** 41 27 40 5 30 ** 27 ** 18 ** 33 ** 64 Independents & Apoliticals 1 ** 3 ** 17 3 4 4 6 ** ** ** 11 2 9 8 6 ** 8 ** 7 ** 9 ** 14 Republicans (incl leaners) 0 ** 3 ** 14 2 2 1 3 ** ** ** 10 8 6 33 4 ** 9 ** 4 ** 7 ** 22 Liberals ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** 29 ** ** ** 44 37 47 11 33 ** 32 ** 21 ** 29 ** 68 Moderates ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** 12 ** ** ** 25 16 22 12 17 ** 14 ** 13 ** 25 ** 43 Conservatives ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** 7 ** ** ** 20 13 12 27 9 ** 13 ** 6 ** 14 ** 30 * numbers followed by an asterisk indicate 50 or fewer total respondents within group ** indicates question not asked or no cases within group Table 2B.6.1 Source: The American National Election Studies NOTE: variable used for race grouping has changed. See Table 1A.3 Table generated: 27NOV05