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Care Who Wins Congressional Election  1966-2004

PERCENT AMONG DEMOGRAPHIC GROUPS WHO RESPONDED: 'Not very Much/At All, DK'



     Percent of group:      '66  '68  '70  '72  '74  '76  '78  '80  '82  '84  '86  '88  '90  '92  '94  '96  '98  '00  '02  '04 
 
                     Males   37   **   32   **   39   **   57   45   43   **   46   **   51   42   41   35   47   37   32   32 
                   Females   46   **   38   **   46   **   57   50   44   **   48   **   54   45   44   40   49   41   33   35  
 
                    Whites   40   **   35   **   42   **   57   46   44   **   46   **   52   43   41   37   49   38   33   32 
                    Blacks   52   **   40   **   50   **   49   51   38   **   45   **   51   44   48   33   40   41   26   35  
 
              Grade School   58   **   47   **   55   **   60   60   55   **   55   **   62   50   49   46   50   52   24   64 
               High School   44   **   37   **   48   **   60   53   49   **   53   **   58   48   53   42   57   47   39   35 
   Some College, no Degree   26   **   27   **   31   **   55   39   41   **   43   **   48   43   37   37   45   37   32   35 
 College Degree/ Post-grad   12   **   14   **   24   **   46   35   28   **   33   **   39   33   25   28   35   25   24   24  
 
    Income 0-16 Percentile   58   **   48   **   54   **   64   52   49   **   53   **   58   50   55   40   51   42   **   43 
   Income 17-33 Percentile   45   **   39   **   43   **   59   52   44   **   47   **   54   47   53   40   52   43   **   36 
   Income 34-67 Percentile   42   **   38   **   44   **   54   49   44   **   49   **   54   41   43   40   51   42   **   30 
   Income 68-95 Percentile   35   **   27   **   35   **   56   43   39   **   41   **   48   37   34   34   46   32   **   31 
  Income 96-100 Percentile   21   **    7   **   28   **   53   35   36   **   35   **   53   48   18   20   31   20   **   27  
 
             Professionals   **   **   25   **   34   **   49   36   32   **   34   **   39   36   31   30   34   29   **   27 
              White Collar   **   **   29   **   37   **   57   52   40   **   48   **   54   41   42   39   49   38   **   35 
               Blue Collar   **   **   38   **   49   **   60   54   49   **   53   **   59   50   50   42   56   43   **   37 
                 Unskilled   **   **   54*  **   76*  **   73   45*  49*  **   61   **   53   50*  61   39*  64*  64*  **   50* 
                   Farmers   **   **   41   **   40   **   48*  52*  58*  **   43   **   51   51   39*  16*  69*  55*  **   35* 
                Housewives   **   **   43   **   47   **   59   49   51   **   49   **   54   42   46   44   52   47   **   33  
 
          Union Households   45   **   34   **   43   **   59   51   43   **   46   **   53   42   42   35   48   38   37   30 
      Non-Union Households   41   **   36   **   43   **   56   46   44   **   47   **   52   44   43   38   48   39   32   34  
 
                     South   45   **   40   **   50   **   54   47   41   **   49   **   51   43   44   37   49   39   26   31 
                  Nonsouth   41   **   34   **   40   **   58   48   45   **   46   **   53   44   43   38   48   39   36   35  
 
        Born 1975 or later   **   **   **   **   **   **   **   **   **   **   **   **   **   62*  63   54   67   60   54   45 
            Born 1959-1974   **   **   **   **   **   **   69   59   55   **   59   **   63   52   56   47   54   45   39   38 
            Born 1943-1958   46   **   40   **   50   **   65   55   48   **   51   **   52   41   35   36   45   33   24   27 
            Born 1927-1942   43   **   34   **   40   **   54   39   36   **   41   **   43   39   32   28   35   27   13   22 
            Born 1911-1926   36   **   29   **   35   **   48   42   40   **   31   **   44   39   35   21   43   23   15   33 
            Born 1895-1910   41   **   38   **   44   **   49   44   42   **   46   **   53   49   48*  35*  43*  65*  60*  ** 
          Born before 1895   57   **   48   **   38   **   48*  60*  50*  **  100*  **   **   **   **   **   **   **   **   **  
 
  Democrats (incl leaners)   45   **   32   **   38   **   57   52   41   **   43   **   49   42   50   39   46   38   30   33 
Independents & Apoliticals   59   **   51   **   63   **   72   64   70   **   72   **   78   60   62   54   70   68   49   50 
Republicans (incl leaners)   29   **   34   **   39   **   49   35   37   **   44   **   49   41   29   31   44   30   31   29  
 
                  Liberals   **   **   **   **   33   **   57   41   33   **   43   **   39   38   37   36   40   42   33   27 
                 Moderates   **   **   **   **   43   **   55   50   44   **   45   **   51   44   48   45   52   41   31   34 
             Conservatives   **   **   **   **   35   **   47   35   32   **   37   **   44   35   28   25   38   25   22   23



 * numbers followed by an asterisk indicate 50 or fewer total respondents within group
** indicates question not asked or no cases within group



Table 6D.8.1
Source:  The American National Election Studies
NOTE: variable used for race grouping has changed.  See Table 1A.3
       

Table generated:  27NOV05