THE ANES GUIDE TO PUBLIC OPINION AND ELECTORAL BEHAVIOR ______________________________________________________ Average Feeling Thermometer Toward Presidential Candidates 1968-2008 AVERAGE AMONG DEMOGRAPHIC GROUPS FOR: REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE '68 '70 '72 '74 '76 '78 '80 '82 '84 '86 '88 '90 '92 '94 '96 '98 '00 '02 '04 '08 Males 65 ** 65 ** 60 ** 57 ** 62 ** 62 ** 52 ** 54 ** 57 ** 56 53 Females 67 ** 66 ** 61 ** 55 ** 60 ** 59 ** 52 ** 50 ** 56 ** 54 51 Whites 67 ** 68 ** 62 ** 57 ** 64 ** 63 ** 54 ** 53 ** 58 ** 58 55 Blacks 55 ** 49 ** 47 ** 42 ** 40 ** 46 ** 40 ** 46 ** 48 ** 40 37 Grade Sch./Some High Sch. 63 ** 68 ** 57 ** 54 ** 56 ** 56 ** 53 ** 47 ** 60 ** 54* 43 High School Diploma 66 ** 65 ** 60 ** 57 ** 60 ** 59 ** 52 ** 51 ** 56 ** 57 49 Some College, no Degree 69 ** 66 ** 62 ** 56 ** 63 ** 61 ** 52 ** 51 ** 56 ** 55 53 College Degree/ Post-grad 66 ** 62 ** 63 ** 54 ** 61 ** 62 ** 51 ** 55 ** 57 ** 51 54 Income 0-16 Percentile 67 ** 65 ** 59 ** 55 ** 53 ** 55 ** 51 ** 48 ** 54 ** 52 46 Income 17-33 Percentile 64 ** 65 ** 59 ** 55 ** 55 ** 58 ** 52 ** 50 ** 54 ** 50 47 Income 34-67 Percentile 67 ** 65 ** 59 ** 56 ** 62 ** 61 ** 51 ** 52 ** 56 ** 56 52 Income 68-95 Percentile 67 ** 66 ** 63 ** 58 ** 64 ** 64 ** 54 ** 56 ** 55 ** 56 56 Income 96-100 Percentile 64 ** 72 ** 69 ** 61 ** 75 ** 76* ** 54 ** 57 ** 65 ** 60 62 Professionals 66 ** 65 ** 64 ** 56 ** 62 ** 61 ** 52 ** 53 ** 57 ** 49 ** White Collar 68 ** 65 ** 63 ** 55 ** 62 ** 62 ** 54 ** 50 ** 57 ** 58 ** Blue Collar 63 ** 64 ** 56 ** 56 ** 58 ** 58 ** 50 ** 52 ** 55 ** 57 ** Unskilled 73* ** 61* ** 58 ** 55* ** 52 ** 62 ** 51 ** 45* ** 54* ** 51* ** Farmers 68 ** 71 ** 64 ** 62* ** 71 ** 60 ** 61 ** 59* ** 56* ** 64* ** Housewives 67 ** 69 ** 62 ** 57 ** 65 ** 60 ** 55 ** 56 ** 61 ** 68 ** Union Households 63 ** 62 ** 56 ** 52 ** 56 ** 56 ** 48 ** 48 ** 52 ** 47 49 Non-Union Households 67 ** 67 ** 62 ** 57 ** 62 ** 61 ** 53 ** 53 ** 57 ** 57 52 South 65 ** 68 ** 60 ** 58 ** 62 ** 62 ** 56 ** 54 ** 61 ** 60 56 Nonsouth 66 ** 65 ** 61 ** 55 ** 61 ** 59 ** 51 ** 51 ** 55 ** 53 48 Born 1991 or later ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** 48 Born 1975-1990 ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** 50* ** 54* ** 53 ** 45 51 Born 1959-1974 ** ** ** ** ** ** 51 ** 59 ** 60 ** 53 ** 50 ** 58 ** 57 51 Born 1943-1958 65 ** 61 ** 59 ** 53 ** 61 ** 60 ** 51 ** 52 ** 56 ** 60 59 Born 1927-1942 63 ** 65 ** 60 ** 60 ** 62 ** 61 ** 54 ** 55 ** 57 ** 57 55 Born 1911-1926 67 ** 67 ** 61 ** 58 ** 60 ** 60 ** 53 ** 50 ** 56 ** 56 ** Born 1895-1910 68 ** 68 ** 63 ** 59 ** 63 ** 60 ** 55 ** 58* ** 69* ** ** ** Born before 1895 73 ** 79 ** 72* ** 47* ** 61* ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** Democrats (incl leaners) 58 ** 55 ** 51 ** 46 ** 44 ** 45 ** 40 ** 42 ** 45 ** 35 39 Independents & Apolitical 64 ** 65 ** 62 ** 55 ** 64 ** 59 ** 49 ** 50 ** 56 ** 51 52 Republicans (incl leaners) 79 ** 81 ** 74 ** 71 ** 80 ** 77 ** 70 ** 66 ** 72 ** 80 70 Liberals ** ** 50 ** 51 ** 41 ** 44 ** 46 ** 36 ** 40 ** 41 ** 30 38 Moderates ** ** 68 ** 61 ** 57 ** 60 ** 60 ** 51 ** 51 ** 56 ** 52 51 Conservatives ** ** 75 ** 69 ** 66 ** 74 ** 71 ** 63 ** 63 ** 66 ** 75 67 * numbers followed by an asterisk indicate 50 or fewer respondents within group ** indicates question not asked or no cases within group Table 7A.2.2 Source: The American National Election Studies Table generated: 17AUG10