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: 'Republicans' 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 42 ** 34 ** 15 17 25 16 33 ** ** ** 18 15 31 16 33 ** 23 ** 24 ** 19 ** 17 Females 39 ** 26 ** 10 14 23 12 25 ** ** ** 16 10 21 16 22 ** 17 ** 14 ** 15 ** 14 Whites 43 ** 31 ** 13 17 26 15 31 ** ** ** 18 14 29 14 31 ** 22 ** 22 ** 20 ** 18 Blacks 16 ** 19 ** 1 5 6 8 8 ** ** ** 6 4 7 25 8 ** 8 ** 5 ** 4 ** 3 Grade School 34 ** 32 ** 8 14 15 11 26 ** ** ** 12 8 14 18 16 ** 15 ** 7* ** 12 ** 9 High School 40 ** 26 ** 12 14 25 12 27 ** ** ** 15 11 22 13 24 ** 17 ** 17 ** 13 ** 17 Some College, no Degree 56 ** 35 ** 20 18 29 17 34 ** ** ** 20 15 32 14 34 ** 21 ** 19 ** 17 ** 15 College Degree/ Post-grad 48 ** 37 ** 15 21 31 22 29 ** ** ** 22 17 32 21 33 ** 25 ** 23 ** 24 ** 16 Income 0-16 Percentile 33 ** 32 ** 9 13 21 10 23 ** ** ** 12 5 16 16 17 ** 12 ** 14 ** 9 ** 13 Income 17-33 Percentile 34 ** 30 ** 10 20 22 13 25 ** ** ** 11 13 16 15 20 ** 18 ** 16 ** 16 ** 9 Income 34-67 Percentile 38 ** 26 ** 13 14 24 11 27 ** ** ** 16 13 26 16 29 ** 19 ** 19 ** 15 ** 17 Income 68-95 Percentile 47 ** 30 ** 15 16 28 18 33 ** ** ** 21 15 34 14 32 ** 24 ** 22 ** 20 ** 17 Income 96-100 Percentile 62 ** 42 ** 14 24 24 26* 49 ** ** ** 31 19 39 12 60* ** 32 ** 22* ** 30 ** 22 Professionals 49 ** 35 ** 17 ** 30 17 37 ** ** ** 22 17 30 18 31 ** 23 ** 22 ** 19 ** 13 White Collar 46 ** 37 ** 17 ** 26 13 29 ** ** ** 18 15 25 16 31 ** 22 ** 21 ** 14 ** 19 Blue Collar 37 ** 27 ** 7 ** 21 12 27 ** ** ** 14 9 22 16 23 ** 17 ** 15 ** 15 ** 13 Unskilled 27 ** 44* ** 6* ** 0* 7* 27* ** ** ** 10* 21* 18* 16 20 ** 20 ** 7* ** 8* ** 15* Farmers 42 ** 35 ** 19 ** 28 5* 33* ** ** ** 19* 18* 33 11 36 ** 21 ** 47* ** 16* ** 10* Housewives 40 ** 25 ** 10 ** 24 14 23 ** ** ** 16 8 26 13 22 ** 16 ** 16 ** 24 ** 28 Union Households 32 ** 22 ** 6 13 21 11 25 ** ** ** 14 11 21 19 24 ** 16 ** 14 ** 15 ** 14 Non-Union Households 44 ** 33 ** 14 16 25 14 29 ** ** ** 18 13 26 14 28 ** 21 ** 20 ** 17 ** 16 South 29 ** 25 ** 16 15 22 14 29 ** ** ** 16 12 22 13 26 ** 20 ** 20 ** 19 ** 19 Nonsouth 44 ** 32 ** 11 15 25 14 28 ** ** ** 17 13 26 17 28 ** 20 ** 18 ** 16 ** 14 Born 1975 or later ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** 15* ** 16* ** 9 ** 10 Born 1959-1974 ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** 11 9 23 17 29 ** 19 ** 20 ** 17 ** 15 Born 1943-1958 ** ** ** ** 4* 18 23 14 24 ** ** ** 14 13 25 17 27 ** 20 ** 16 ** 20 ** 20 Born 1927-1942 42 ** 24 ** 11 14 22 14 27 ** ** ** 21 13 28 14 27 ** 22 ** 20 ** 17 ** 18 Born 1911-1926 39 ** 28 ** 11 15 24 13 32 ** ** ** 18 11 25 14 26 ** 17 ** 17 ** 14 ** 7 Born 1895-1910 40 ** 32 ** 15 17 27 14 32 ** ** ** 19 16 22 11 22 ** 20 ** 42* ** 33* ** ** Born before 1895 43 ** 41 ** 14 16 23 7* 29 ** ** ** 25* 29* 75* 0* ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** Democrats (incl leaners) 18 ** 10 ** 4 5 11 5 16 ** ** ** 5 5 9 27 8 ** 6 ** 5 ** 4 ** 2 Independents & Apoliticals 34 ** 16 ** 10 10 18 10 16 ** ** ** 12 7 14 3 13 ** 8 ** 8 ** 7 ** 3 Republicans (incl leaners) 74 ** 64 ** 30 35 50 31 52 ** ** ** 38 28 49 4 54 ** 42 ** 40 ** 37 ** 35 Liberals ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** 10 ** ** ** 7 8 15 30 14 ** 9 ** 5 ** 8 ** 3 Moderates ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** 34 ** ** ** 14 11 22 15 23 ** 18 ** 10 ** 16 ** 10 Conservatives ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** 44 ** ** ** 29 22 45 8 46 ** 36 ** 38 ** 30 ** 32 * numbers followed by an asterisk indicate 50 or fewer total respondents within group ** indicates question not asked or no cases within group Table 2B.6.2 Source: The American National Election Studies NOTE: variable used for race grouping has changed. See Table 1A.3 Table generated: 27NOV05