THE ANES GUIDE TO PUBLIC OPINION AND ELECTORAL BEHAVIOR ______________________________________________________ Average Feelings Toward Presidential Candidates 1952-2004 AVERAGE AMONG DEMOGRAPHIC GROUPS FOR: NET PRO DEM. - PRO REP. '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 Males -.3 ** 1.0 ** -.2 ** 1.6 ** -.8 ** -1.4 ** .1 ** -.5 ** -.4 ** -.4 ** .8 ** -.1 ** -.1 ** -.1 Females -.7 ** -1.3 ** -.5 ** 1.9 ** -.3 ** 1.0 ** .3 ** 0 ** .3 ** .1 ** 1.2 ** .8 ** .4 ** .7 Whites -.7 ** -1.3 ** -.5 ** 1.4 ** -.9 ** -1.6 ** -.1 ** -.5 ** -.4 ** -.6 ** .7 ** -.1 ** -.2 ** -.1 Blacks 1 ** .4 ** .3 ** 4.2 ** 3.6 ** 2 ** 2.7 ** 1.9 ** 2.8 ** 1.7 ** 2.8 ** 2.5 ** 2 ** 2.4 Grade School 0 ** -.8 ** -.5 ** 2.1 ** .3 ** -.8 ** .8 ** .6 ** 1.2 ** .8 ** 1.1 ** 1 ** .7 ** 1.2* High School -.7 ** -1.2 ** -.1 ** 1.8 ** -.5 ** -1.2 ** .4 ** -.2 ** 0 ** 0 ** 1.1 ** .5 ** .3 ** .3 Some College, no Degree -1.3 ** -2.1 ** 1.0 ** 1.2 ** -1.4 ** -1.3 ** -.1 ** -.5 ** -.4 ** -.6 ** 1.2 ** .4 ** 0 ** .1 College Degree/ Post-grad -1.3 ** -1.9 ** -.9 ** 1.1 ** -.8 ** -1.4 ** -.8 ** -.6 ** -.1 ** -.2 ** .8 ** -.1 ** .2 ** .4 Income 0-16 Percentile -.1 ** -.7 ** -.7 ** 2 ** .3 ** -.5 ** .8 ** .6 ** 1.2 ** .4 ** 1.5 ** 1.4 ** 1 ** 1 Income 17-33 Percentile -.4 ** -.8 ** -.8 ** 2 ** -.4 ** 1.0 ** .8 ** -.1 ** .9 ** .4 ** 1.6 ** .8 ** .4 ** 1 Income 34-67 Percentile -.3 ** 1.0 ** 0 ** 2.1 ** -.8 ** 1.0 ** .4 ** -.2 ** -.2 ** .1 ** 1.2 ** .5 ** -.1 ** .3 Income 68-95 Percentile -.7 ** -1.5 ** -.2 ** 1.3 ** -.6 ** -1.8 ** -.2 ** -.8 ** -.6 ** -.7 ** .5 ** -.2 ** .1 ** 0 Income 96-100 Percentile -2.2 ** -2.6 ** -1.7 ** .8 ** -1.2 ** -2.8 ** -1.7 ** -1.5 ** -2.1 ** -2.5* ** .2 ** -1.1 ** -.7 ** -.5 Professionals -1.3 ** -1.7 ** -.6 ** 1.1 ** -1.2 ** -1.7 ** -.6 ** -.5 ** -.2 ** -.1 ** 1 ** .1 ** 0 ** .8 White Collar -.9 ** -1.7 ** -1.1 ** 1.5 ** -.6 ** 1.0 ** -.2 ** -.4 ** -.3 ** -.5 ** .9 ** .5 ** .1 ** -.1 Blue Collar .2 ** -.8 ** .1 ** 2.3 ** -.2 ** -.9 ** .9 ** 0 ** .5 ** .1 ** 1.4 ** .6 ** .5 ** .6 Unskilled .7 ** -.2 ** -.7* ** 3* ** 1.2* ** 0* ** 1.2 ** 0* ** .8 ** .2 ** 1.4 ** 0* ** .5* ** .6* Farmers -.5 ** -.6 ** -.6 ** 1.2 ** -.7 ** -1.6 ** -.5 ** -.6* ** -1.3 ** -.2 ** .1 ** -.4* ** -.2* ** .5* Housewives -.8 ** -1.4 ** -.4 ** 1.7 ** -.4 ** -1.4 ** .1 ** 0 ** -.2 ** -.3 ** .6 ** -.2 ** -.4 ** 1.0 Union Households .4 ** -.7 ** .8 ** 3 ** 0 ** -.7 ** .8 ** .2 ** 1 ** .5 ** 1.8 ** 1.3 ** .7 ** 1.8 Non-Union Households -.8 ** -1.4 ** -.9 ** 1.3 ** -.6 ** -1.3 ** 0 ** -.4 ** -.3 ** -.2 ** .9 ** .2 ** .1 ** 0 South -.3 ** -.6 ** -.7 ** 1.1 ** -.5 ** -1.2 ** .4 ** -.1 ** .1 ** -.2 ** .7 ** .4 ** -.3 ** -.2 Nonsouth -.6 ** -1.4 ** -.3 ** 1.9 ** -.5 ** -1.2 ** .1 ** -.3 ** 0 ** -.1 ** 1.2 ** .4 ** .4 ** .6 Born 1975 or later ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** .3* ** .5* ** .8 ** .9 Born 1959-1974 ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** .4 ** 0 ** 0 ** 1 ** .4 ** -.3 ** .1 Born 1943-1958 ** ** ** ** ** ** 2.2* ** -.3 ** -.7 ** .5 ** -.2 ** -.2 ** -.2 ** 1 ** .3 ** .2 ** -.1 Born 1927-1942 -.7 ** -1.2 ** .1 ** 1.9 ** -.5 ** -1.1 ** .1 ** -.7 ** .1 ** -.1 ** .9 ** .3 ** .3 ** .4 Born 1911-1926 -.3 ** -1.2 ** -.3 ** 1.8 ** -.3 ** -1.6 ** .1 ** -.1 ** .4 ** 0 ** 1.4 ** .7 ** .8 ** 1 Born 1895-1910 -.6 ** -1.1 ** -.6 ** 1.6 ** -.6 ** -1.3 ** .1 ** 0 ** 0 ** .2 ** .2 ** -.4* ** -2.1* ** ** Born before 1895 -.7 ** -1.4 ** -.9 ** 1.1 ** 1.0 ** -1.5 ** -.9* ** 1.4* ** .8* ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** Democrats (incl leaners) .9 ** .7 ** 1.5 ** 3.2 ** 1.4 ** .2 ** 1.7 ** 1.3 ** 2.7 ** 2.1 ** 3.3 ** 2.6 ** 2.4 ** 3.2 Independents & Apolitical 1.0 ** -1.5 ** -.3 ** 1.4 ** 1.0 ** -1.3 ** 0 ** -.6 ** -.5 ** -.3 ** 1.1 ** .1 ** -.3 ** .8 Republicans (incl leaners) -2.7 ** -3.6 ** -3.2 ** 1.0 ** -3.5 ** -3.1 ** -1.9 ** -2.4 ** 3.0 ** -2.6 ** 2.0 ** -2.5 ** -2.7 ** -3.3 Liberals ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** 1.2 ** 1.8 ** 1.5 ** 2.4 ** 2.2 ** 3.5 ** 2.9 ** 2.4 ** 3.8 Moderates ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** -1.5 ** .3 ** -.2 ** .4 ** .4 ** 1.5 ** .9 ** .9 ** .6 Conservatives ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** -2.9 ** -1.5 ** -1.8 ** -2.3 ** -2.1 ** -1.1 ** 2.0 ** 2.0 ** -2.9 * numbers followed by an asterisk indicate 50 or fewer respondents within group ** indicates question not asked or no cases within group Table 7A.1.3 Source: The American National Election Studies Table generated: 27NOV05