THE ANES GUIDE TO PUBLIC OPINION AND ELECTORAL BEHAVIOR ______________________________________________________ Care Who Wins Presidential Election 1952-2008 PERCENT AMONG DEMOGRAPHIC GROUPS WHO RESPONDED: 'Care a Good Deal' Percent of group: '52 '54 '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 '08 Males 69 ** 66 ** 68 ** 66 ** 66 ** 61 ** 58 ** 56 ** 66 ** 64 ** 75 ** 77 ** 78 ** 84 78 Females 65 ** 61 ** 63 ** 65 ** 64 ** 60 ** 56 ** 55 ** 64 ** 59 ** 75 ** 78 ** 74 ** 86 82 Whites 68 ** 64 ** 68 ** 64 ** 64 ** 60 ** 56 ** 54 ** 66 ** 61 ** 76 ** 77 ** 75 ** 86 79 Blacks 60 ** 52 ** 42 ** 78 ** 77 ** 67 ** 67 ** 73 ** 67 ** 63 ** 71 ** 83 ** 77 ** 81 89 Grade Sch./Some High Sch. 58 ** 54 ** 58 ** 57 ** 62 ** 52 ** 55 ** 58 ** 59 ** 57 ** 66 ** 61 ** 55 ** 66 70 High School Diploma 70 ** 62 ** 65 ** 67 ** 65 ** 60 ** 53 ** 52 ** 61 ** 54 ** 70 ** 76 ** 71 ** 82 73 Some College, no Degree 82 ** 81 ** 75 ** 70 ** 67 ** 66 ** 61 ** 61 ** 68 ** 67 ** 77 ** 79 ** 78 ** 85 80 College Degree/ Post-grad 84 ** 78 ** 77 ** 75 ** 70 ** 70 ** 63 ** 59 ** 74 ** 74 ** 84 ** 83 ** 87 ** 94 89 Income 0-16 Percentile 56 ** 48 ** 53 ** 62 ** 61 ** 55 ** 56 ** 54 ** 61 ** 58 ** 68 ** 75 ** 65 ** 72 74 Income 17-33 Percentile 62 ** 60 ** 59 ** 60 ** 61 ** 60 ** 60 ** 57 ** 62 ** 59 ** 72 ** 73 ** 76 ** 84 79 Income 34-67 Percentile 68 ** 63 ** 65 ** 66 ** 68 ** 58 ** 53 ** 56 ** 66 ** 61 ** 76 ** 76 ** 73 ** 88 81 Income 68-95 Percentile 73 ** 70 ** 70 ** 71 ** 67 ** 65 ** 58 ** 55 ** 68 ** 66 ** 80 ** 82 ** 81 ** 93 83 Income 96-100 Percentile 86 ** 83 ** 90 ** 72 ** 72 ** 76 ** 70 ** 61 ** 79 ** 83* ** 87 ** 86 ** 89 ** 86 77 Professionals 81 ** 73 ** 78 ** 70 ** 68 ** 69 ** 60 ** 61 ** 73 ** 67 ** 81 ** 83 ** 83 ** 91 ** White Collar 70 ** 65 ** 69 ** 74 ** 67 ** 64 ** 58 ** 59 ** 64 ** 60 ** 77 ** 80 ** 76 ** 87 ** Blue Collar 65 ** 61 ** 63 ** 63 ** 67 ** 57 ** 56 ** 54 ** 63 ** 55 ** 71 ** 73 ** 73 ** 82 ** Unskilled 57 ** 52 ** 64* ** 69* ** 58* ** 51* ** 48 ** 48* ** 52 ** 57 ** 60 ** 76* ** 66* ** 70* ** Farmers 64 ** 62 ** 59 ** 62 ** 67 ** 57 ** 55 ** 41* ** 59 ** 67 ** 72 ** 89* ** 69* ** 69* ** Housewives 65 ** 62 ** 61 ** 62 ** 62 ** 58 ** 55 ** 52 ** 62 ** 63 ** 70 ** 72 ** 70 ** 88 ** Union Households 69 ** 61 ** 63 ** 72 ** 60 ** 59 ** 54 ** 56 ** 67 ** 61 ** 75 ** 79 ** 78 ** 90 81 Non-Union Households 66 ** 64 ** 66 ** 63 ** 67 ** 61 ** 58 ** 56 ** 64 ** 61 ** 75 ** 77 ** 75 ** 84 80 South 62 ** 58 ** 61 ** 62 ** 72 ** 59 ** 63 ** 59 ** 64 ** 60 ** 74 ** 79 ** 76 ** 85 81 Nonsouth 68 ** 65 ** 67 ** 67 ** 63 ** 61 ** 55 ** 55 ** 65 ** 62 ** 75 ** 77 ** 76 ** 85 79 Born 1991 or later ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** 72 Born 1975-1990 ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** 54* ** 76 ** 66 ** 80 82 Born 1959-1974 ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** 50 ** 59 ** 52 ** 72 ** 72 ** 71 ** 85 82 Born 1943-1958 ** ** ** ** ** ** 65* ** 52 ** 56 ** 52 ** 50 ** 65 ** 62 ** 76 ** 82 ** 80 ** 88 87 Born 1927-1942 72 ** 60 ** 64 ** 66 ** 65 ** 62 ** 56 ** 60 ** 69 ** 68 ** 76 ** 81 ** 84 ** 89 82 Born 1911-1926 64 ** 63 ** 66 ** 67 ** 68 ** 63 ** 63 ** 61 ** 64 ** 63 ** 77 ** 82 ** 80 ** 84 ** Born 1895-1910 69 ** 66 ** 65 ** 64 ** 69 ** 62 ** 61 ** 58 ** 68 ** 59 ** 80 ** 74* ** 76* ** ** ** Born before 1895 66 ** 60 ** 67 ** 63 ** 59 ** 54 ** 54 ** 83* ** 67* ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** Democrats (incl leaners) 66 ** 64 ** 63 ** 71 ** 65 ** 58 ** 62 ** 59 ** 68 ** 64 ** 77 ** 81 ** 81 ** 86 85 Independents 48 ** 39 ** 50 ** 35 ** 48 ** 38 ** 31 ** 27 ** 34 ** 28 ** 52 ** 54 ** 45 ** 57 51 Republicans (incl leaners) 77 ** 74 ** 76 ** 64 ** 72 ** 73 ** 61 ** 64 ** 71 ** 68 ** 80 ** 80 ** 80 ** 92 83 Liberals ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** 66 ** 59 ** 68 ** 74 ** 63 ** 83 ** 86 ** 84 ** 88 89 Moderates ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** 60 ** 53 ** 54 ** 58 ** 62 ** 77 ** 75 ** 73 ** 84 76 Conservatives ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** 71 ** 69 ** 60 ** 76 ** 71 ** 82 ** 83 ** 85 ** 92 88 * numbers followed by an asterisk indicate 50 or fewer total respondents within group ** indicates question not asked or no cases within group 2008 NOTE: open-ended coding of occupation is not yet complete. .................... Table 6D.7.2 Source: The American National Election Studies NOTE: variable used for race grouping has changed. See Table 1A.3 Table generated: 05AUG10