THE ANES GUIDE TO PUBLIC OPINION AND ELECTORAL BEHAVIOR ______________________________________________________ Care Who Wins Congressional Election 1966-2004 PERCENT AMONG DEMOGRAPHIC GROUPS WHO RESPONDED: 'Very Much, Pretty Much' Percent of group: '66 '68 '70 '72 '74 '76 '78 '80 '82 '84 '86 '88 '90 '92 '94 '96 '98 '00 '02 '04 Males 63 ** 68 ** 61 ** 43 55 57 ** 54 ** 49 58 59 65 53 63 68 68 Females 54 ** 62 ** 54 ** 43 50 56 ** 52 ** 46 55 56 60 51 59 67 65 Whites 60 ** 65 ** 58 ** 43 54 57 ** 54 ** 48 58 59 63 51 62 67 68 Blacks 48 ** 60 ** 50 ** 51 49 62 ** 55 ** 49 56 52 67 60 59 74 65 Grade School 42 ** 53 ** 45 ** 40 40 45 ** 45 ** 38 50 51 54 50 48 76 36 High School 56 ** 63 ** 52 ** 40 47 51 ** 47 ** 42 52 47 58 43 53 61 65 Some College, no Degree 74 ** 73 ** 69 ** 45 61 59 ** 57 ** 52 57 63 63 55 63 68 65 College Degree/ Post-grad 88 ** 86 ** 76 ** 54 65 72 ** 67 ** 61 67 75 72 65 75 76 76 Income 0-16 Percentile 42 ** 52 ** 46 ** 36 48 51 ** 47 ** 42 50 45 60 49 58 ** 57 Income 17-33 Percentile 55 ** 61 ** 57 ** 41 48 56 ** 53 ** 46 53 47 60 48 57 ** 64 Income 34-67 Percentile 58 ** 62 ** 56 ** 46 51 56 ** 51 ** 46 59 57 60 49 58 ** 70 Income 68-95 Percentile 65 ** 73 ** 65 ** 44 57 61 ** 59 ** 52 63 66 66 54 68 ** 69 Income 96-100 Percentile 79 ** 93 ** 72 ** 47 65 64 ** 65 ** 47 52 82 81 69 80 ** 73 Professionals ** ** 75 ** 66 ** 51 64 68 ** 66 ** 61 64 69 70 66 71 ** 73 White Collar ** ** 71 ** 63 ** 43 48 60 ** 52 ** 46 59 58 61 51 62 ** 65 Blue Collar ** ** 62 ** 51 ** 40 46 51 ** 47 ** 41 50 50 58 44 57 ** 63 Unskilled ** ** 46* ** 24* ** 27 55* 51* ** 39 ** 47 50* 39 61* 36* 36* ** 50* Farmers ** ** 59 ** 60 ** 52* 48* 42* ** 57 ** 49 49 61* 84* 31* 45* ** 65* Housewives ** ** 57 ** 53 ** 41 51 49 ** 51 ** 46 58 54 56 48 53 ** 67 Union Households 55 ** 66 ** 57 ** 41 49 57 ** 54 ** 47 58 58 65 52 62 63 70 Non-Union Households 60 ** 64 ** 57 ** 44 54 56 ** 53 ** 48 56 57 62 52 61 68 66 South 55 ** 60 ** 50 ** 46 53 59 ** 51 ** 49 57 56 63 51 61 74 69 Nonsouth 59 ** 66 ** 60 ** 42 52 55 ** 54 ** 47 56 57 62 52 61 64 65 Born 1975 or later ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** 38* 37 46 33 40 46 55 Born 1959-1974 ** ** ** ** ** ** 31 41 45 ** 41 ** 37 48 44 53 46 55 61 62 Born 1943-1958 54 ** 60 ** 50 ** 35 45 52 ** 49 ** 48 59 65 64 55 67 76 73 Born 1927-1942 57 ** 66 ** 60 ** 46 61 64 ** 59 ** 57 61 68 72 65 73 87 78 Born 1911-1926 64 ** 71 ** 65 ** 52 58 60 ** 69 ** 56 61 65 79 57 77 85 67 Born 1895-1910 59 ** 62 ** 56 ** 51 56 58 ** 54 ** 47 51 52* 65* 57* 35* 40* ** Born before 1895 43 ** 52 ** 62 ** 52* 40* 50* ** 0* ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** Democrats (incl leaners) 55 ** 68 ** 62 ** 43 48 59 ** 58 ** 51 58 50 61 54 62 70 67 Independents & Apoliticals 41 ** 49 ** 37 ** 28 36 30 ** 28 ** 22 40 38 46 30 32 51 50 Republicans (incl leaners) 71 ** 66 ** 61 ** 51 65 63 ** 56 ** 51 59 71 69 56 70 69 71 Liberals ** ** ** ** 67 ** 43 59 67 ** 57 ** 61 62 63 64 60 58 67 73 Moderates ** ** ** ** 57 ** 45 50 56 ** 55 ** 49 56 52 55 48 59 69 66 Conservatives ** ** ** ** 65 ** 53 65 68 ** 63 ** 56 65 72 75 62 75 78 77 * numbers followed by an asterisk indicate 50 or fewer total respondents within group ** indicates question not asked or no cases within group Table 6D.8.2 Source: The American National Election Studies NOTE: variable used for race grouping has changed. See Table 1A.3 Table generated: 27NOV05