THE ANES GUIDE TO PUBLIC OPINION AND ELECTORAL BEHAVIOR ______________________________________________________ Power of the Federal Government 1964-2000 PERCENT AMONG DEMOGRAPHIC GROUPS WHO RESPONDED: 'Govt. Not Too Strong' Percent of group: '64 '66 '68 '70 '72 '74 '76 '78 '80 '82 '84 '86 '88 '90 '92 '94 '96 '98 '00 Males 39 29 31 34 27 ** 22 18 17 ** 24 ** 21 ** 18 ** ** ** 22 Females 34 25 30 32 27 ** 18 10 14 ** 21 ** 18 ** 16 ** ** ** 14 Whites 33 26 28 32 26 ** 18 13 14 ** 24 ** 20 ** 16 ** ** ** 18 Blacks 57 38 48 49 32 ** 29 15 22 ** 20 ** 21 ** 21 ** ** ** 18 Grade School 37 24 31 31 23 ** 21 15 21 ** 10 ** 16 ** 18 ** ** ** 7 High School 36 27 30 34 26 ** 17 11 14 ** 19 ** 16 ** 14 ** ** ** 13 Some College, no Degree 38 29 29 30 35 ** 21 16 13 ** 29 ** 22 ** 16 ** ** ** 17 College Degree/ Post-grad 33 29 30 37 26 ** 23 18 17 ** 32 ** 24 ** 24 ** ** ** 28 Income 0-16 Percentile 36 22 31 33 25 ** 22 12 15 ** 10 ** 18 ** 16 ** ** ** 11 Income 17-33 Percentile 40 32 28 33 25 ** 19 15 20 ** 21 ** 17 ** 18 ** ** ** 14 Income 34-67 Percentile 40 28 30 32 27 ** 20 14 14 ** 24 ** 18 ** 16 ** ** ** 17 Income 68-95 Percentile 34 28 32 36 29 ** 21 15 17 ** 25 ** 24 ** 19 ** ** ** 25 Income 96-100 Percentile 26 32 28 30 27 ** 17 15 12 ** 49 ** 31* ** 18 ** ** ** 26 Professionals 31 ** 27 33 30 ** 24 16 14 ** 32 ** 23 ** 22 ** ** ** 25 White Collar 37 ** 31 31 28 ** 19 12 12 ** 20 ** 21 ** 16 ** ** ** 15 Blue Collar 41 ** 32 37 26 ** 19 15 15 ** 21 ** 19 ** 16 ** ** ** 13 Unskilled 47* ** 48* 46* 19* ** 18 15 25* ** 19* ** 10* ** 16* ** ** ** 14* Farmers 42 ** 37 29 34* ** 19 2* 18* ** 9* ** 15 ** 9 ** ** ** 20* Housewives 31 ** 27 30 24 ** 16 9 16 ** 18 ** 15 ** 14 ** ** ** 11 Union Households 43 33 34 35 27 ** 23 14 17 ** 28 ** 20 ** 19 ** ** ** 21 Non-Union Households 34 25 29 33 27 ** 19 14 15 ** 21 ** 19 ** 17 ** ** ** 17 South 28 18 25 30 26 ** 14 14 16 ** 19 ** 16 ** 16 ** ** ** 15 Nonsouth 38 29 32 35 27 ** 21 13 15 ** 24 ** 21 ** 18 ** ** ** 19 Born 1975 or later ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** 8* ** ** ** 12 Born 1959-1974 ** ** ** ** ** ** ** 18 17 ** 21 ** 17 ** 15 ** ** ** 18 Born 1943-1958 27* 40 33 36 25 ** 20 13 14 ** 26 ** 18 ** 19 ** ** ** 19 Born 1927-1942 38 27 27 34 26 ** 17 14 14 ** 20 ** 23 ** 19 ** ** ** 16 Born 1911-1926 36 29 35 35 29 ** 22 12 17 ** 22 ** 19 ** 17 ** ** ** 22 Born 1895-1910 33 24 26 30 28 ** 18 15 17 ** 11 ** 24 ** 17 ** ** ** 10* Born before 1895 32 16 29 28 26* ** 23 28* 22* ** 0* ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** Democrats (incl leaners) 45 35 37 36 27 ** 23 16 21 ** 20 ** 19 ** 20 ** ** ** 22 Independents & Apoliticals 28 22 30 30 19 ** 17 10 8 ** 23 ** 13 ** 12 ** ** ** 11 Republicans (incl leaners) 21 15 19 29 30 ** 16 12 10 ** 25 ** 22 ** 14 ** ** ** 14 Liberals ** ** ** ** 33 ** 27 20 25 ** 30 ** 24 ** 26 ** ** ** 25 Moderates ** ** ** ** 33 ** 23 16 15 ** 28 ** 22 ** 18 ** ** ** 26 Conservatives ** ** ** ** 27 ** 17 13 11 ** 25 ** 20 ** 16 ** ** ** 16 * numbers followed by an asterisk indicate 50 or fewer total respondents within group ** indicates question not asked or no cases within group Table 4A.1.1 Source: The American National Election Studies NOTE: variable used for race grouping has changed. See Table 1A.3 Table generated: 27NOV05