THE ANES GUIDE TO PUBLIC OPINION AND ELECTORAL BEHAVIOR ______________________________________________________ Which Party More Likely to Favor a Strong Government 1964-2000 PERCENT AMONG DEMOGRAPHIC GROUPS WHO RESPONDED: 'Democrats' Percent of group: '64 '66 '68 '70 '72 '74 '76 '78 '80 '82 '84 '86 '88 '90 '92 '94 '96 '98 '00 Males 41 ** 37 ** 19 ** 24 18 30 ** 20 ** 19 ** 20 ** ** ** 30 Females 31 ** 24 ** 14 ** 15 12 17 ** 12 ** 7 ** 10 ** ** ** 18 Whites 35 ** 28 ** 15 ** 18 16 26 ** 18 ** 12 ** 15 ** ** ** 26 Blacks 44 ** 42 ** 24 ** 26 7 12 ** 9 ** 15 ** 11 ** ** ** 11 Grade School 25 ** 22 ** 15 ** 17 10 16 ** 5 ** 6 ** 10 ** ** ** 6 High School 32 ** 24 ** 13 ** 14 9 13 ** 12 ** 7 ** 11 ** ** ** 14 Some College, no Degree 47 ** 41 ** 22 ** 22 20 32 ** 19 ** 15 ** 13 ** ** ** 28 College Degree/ Post-grad 61 ** 51 ** 23 ** 31 31 44 ** 29 ** 22 ** 26 ** ** ** 39 Income 0-16 Percentile 28 ** 22 ** 15 ** 19 9 11 ** 6 ** 7 ** 10 ** ** ** 9 Income 17-33 Percentile 29 ** 24 ** 23 ** 13 12 15 ** 14 ** 12 ** 10 ** ** ** 18 Income 34-67 Percentile 32 ** 30 ** 13 ** 17 15 25 ** 16 ** 11 ** 14 ** ** ** 24 Income 68-95 Percentile 45 ** 33 ** 16 ** 21 17 32 ** 20 ** 17 ** 18 ** ** ** 32 Income 96-100 Percentile 56 ** 53 ** 31 ** 41 34 41 ** 27 ** 18* ** 25 ** ** ** 50 Professionals 48 ** 45 ** 23 ** 27 23 36 ** 28 ** 17 ** 20 ** ** ** 33 White Collar 38 ** 30 ** 17 ** 16 14 23 ** 15 ** 14 ** 15 ** ** ** 18 Blue Collar 32 ** 23 ** 14 ** 19 10 17 ** 10 ** 9 ** 12 ** ** ** 17 Unskilled 42* ** 44* ** 11* ** 18 12 15* ** 5* ** 8* ** 19* ** ** ** 9* Farmers 38 ** 33 ** 10* ** 14 14* 29* ** 16* ** 14* ** 12 ** ** ** 20* Housewives 30 ** 23 ** 13 ** 13 14 17 ** 12 ** 5 ** 14 ** ** ** 26 Union Households 34 ** 25 ** 12 ** 15 12 21 ** 11 ** 11 ** 12 ** ** ** 18 Non-Union Households 36 ** 31 ** 17 ** 20 16 24 ** 17 ** 12 ** 15 ** ** ** 23 South 32 ** 30 ** 17 ** 17 16 24 ** 16 ** 11 ** 13 ** ** ** 25 Nonsouth 37 ** 29 ** 16 ** 19 14 22 ** 16 ** 12 ** 15 ** ** ** 22 Born 1975 or later ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** 0* ** ** ** 10 Born 1959-1974 ** ** ** ** ** ** ** 12 6 ** 7 ** 6 ** 11 ** ** ** 23 Born 1943-1958 23* ** 28 ** 15 ** 15 14 19 ** 16 ** 15 ** 14 ** ** ** 27 Born 1927-1942 36 ** 28 ** 17 ** 20 17 36 ** 18 ** 14 ** 19 ** ** ** 28 Born 1911-1926 38 ** 32 ** 15 ** 25 13 22 ** 19 ** 11 ** 16 ** ** ** 23 Born 1895-1910 34 ** 30 ** 19 ** 16 16 23 ** 15 ** 10 ** 16 ** ** ** 0* Born before 1895 31 ** 32 ** 11* ** 17 20* 0* ** 0* ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** Democrats (incl leaners) 32 ** 28 ** 17 ** 18 9 15 ** 10 ** 8 ** 9 ** ** ** 9 Independents & Apoliticals 22 ** 16 ** 6 ** 9 5 10 ** 8 ** 4 ** 6 ** ** ** 9 Republicans (incl leaners) 46 ** 38 ** 20 ** 25 31 41 ** 25 ** 19 ** 24 ** ** ** 44 Liberals ** ** ** ** 25 ** 23 16 23 ** 12 ** 10 ** 11 ** ** ** 17 Moderates ** ** ** ** 13 ** 17 11 18 ** 15 ** 9 ** 12 ** ** ** 16 Conservatives ** ** ** ** 21 ** 28 28 41 ** 29 ** 21 ** 26 ** ** ** 48 * numbers followed by an asterisk indicate 50 or fewer total respondents within group ** indicates question not asked or no cases within group Table 2B.7.1 Source: The American National Election Studies NOTE: variable used for race grouping has changed. See Table 1A.3 Table generated: 27NOV05