THE ANES GUIDE TO PUBLIC OPINION AND ELECTORAL BEHAVIOR ______________________________________________________ Power of the Federal Government 1964-2000 PERCENT AMONG DEMOGRAPHIC GROUPS WHO RESPONDED: 'Don't Know, No Interest' Percent of group: '64 '66 '68 '70 '72 '74 '76 '78 '80 '82 '84 '86 '88 '90 '92 '94 '96 '98 '00 Males 26 29 21 30 27 ** 22 33 26 ** 37 ** 36 ** 34 ** ** ** 32 Females 41 39 36 40 36 ** 38 52 44 ** 53 ** 55 ** 50 ** ** ** 53 Whites 33 33 28 36 31 ** 29 40 32 ** 41 ** 43 ** 40 ** ** ** 41 Blacks 38 50 44 37 37 ** 45 65 56 ** 62 ** 59 ** 54 ** ** ** 62 Grade School 45 44 39 43 41 ** 46 57 50 ** 66 ** 63 ** 53 ** ** ** 62 High School 35 35 30 36 35 ** 34 49 42 ** 50 ** 55 ** 50 ** ** ** 52 Some College, no Degree 20 24 23 29 21 ** 22 36 29 ** 38 ** 40 ** 39 ** ** ** 40 College Degree/ Post-grad 19 20 15 26 18 ** 17 23 21 ** 31 ** 32 ** 32 ** ** ** 32 Income 0-16 Percentile 44 46 40 44 42 ** 47 54 49 ** 56 ** 57 ** 54 ** ** ** 61 Income 17-33 Percentile 35 35 36 38 32 ** 37 51 36 ** 51 ** 52 ** 49 ** ** ** 46 Income 34-67 Percentile 34 35 28 36 33 ** 31 38 33 ** 41 ** 45 ** 42 ** ** ** 41 Income 68-95 Percentile 29 29 21 30 25 ** 20 37 30 ** 40 ** 38 ** 35 ** ** ** 36 Income 96-100 Percentile 25 23 15 31 21 ** 11 27 24 ** 25 ** 42* ** 33 ** ** ** 20 Professionals 20 ** 16 31 21 ** 20 30 27 ** 33 ** 37 ** 34 ** ** ** 34 White Collar 24 ** 30 35 24 ** 31 47 39 ** 42 ** 46 ** 42 ** ** ** 47 Blue Collar 37 ** 31 35 35 ** 31 47 39 ** 51 ** 51 ** 47 ** ** ** 49 Unskilled 47* ** 22* 42* 48* ** 31 46 40* ** 57* ** 54* ** 39* ** ** ** 53* Farmers 31 ** 25 29 31* ** 40 37* 29* ** 47* ** 49 ** 50 ** ** ** 22* Housewives 44 ** 37 41 39 ** 42 50 40 ** 56 ** 59 ** 48 ** ** ** 48 Union Households 36 34 30 38 32 ** 28 46 36 ** 46 ** 45 ** 44 ** ** ** 39 Non-Union Households 33 34 29 35 32 ** 32 42 36 ** 45 ** 48 ** 43 ** ** ** 45 South 36 34 29 32 31 ** 38 45 38 ** 52 ** 55 ** 49 ** ** ** 45 Nonsouth 34 35 29 37 32 ** 29 43 36 ** 43 ** 44 ** 40 ** ** ** 43 Born 1975 or later ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** 77* ** ** ** 62 Born 1959-1974 ** ** ** ** ** ** ** 56 62 ** 61 ** 56 ** 51 ** ** ** 46 Born 1943-1958 35* 35 30 40 34 ** 32 45 41 ** 44 ** 45 ** 40 ** ** ** 39 Born 1927-1942 36 36 30 32 30 ** 27 39 26 ** 44 ** 43 ** 37 ** ** ** 36 Born 1911-1926 33 34 25 33 29 ** 27 44 30 ** 40 ** 46 ** 38 ** ** ** 42 Born 1895-1910 32 31 32 39 34 ** 42 45 36 ** 49 ** 49 ** 43 ** ** ** 90* Born before 1895 36 38 36 43 36* ** 43 40* 44* ** 0* ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** Democrats (incl leaners) 36 35 32 35 32 ** 33 47 41 ** 49 ** 50 ** 47 ** ** ** 51 Independents & Apoliticals 47 45 32 39 41 ** 35 51 47 ** 54 ** 57 ** 47 ** ** ** 59 Republicans (incl leaners) 25 28 24 35 27 ** 27 32 25 ** 39 ** 41 ** 36 ** ** ** 31 Liberals ** ** ** ** 18 ** 19 38 28 ** 41 ** 43 ** 40 ** ** ** 45 Moderates ** ** ** ** 27 ** 26 41 31 ** 37 ** 45 ** 37 ** ** ** 46 Conservatives ** ** ** ** 24 ** 17 26 27 ** 32 ** 36 ** 32 ** ** ** 25 * numbers followed by an asterisk indicate 50 or fewer total respondents within group ** indicates question not asked or no cases within group Table 4A.1.3 Source: The American National Election Studies NOTE: variable used for race grouping has changed. See Table 1A.3 Table generated: 27NOV05