The ANES Guide to Public Opinion and Electoral Behavior

Trust the Federal Government 1958-2012

PERCENT AMONG DEMOGRAPHIC GROUPS WHO RESPONDED : "Most of the Time/ Just About Always"

  '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 '12
Males 75 ** ** 79 66 62 55 54 39 35 32 26 35 43 38 43 26 28 21 35 43 43 57 46 29 22
Females 71 ** ** 74 64 61 53 52 34 32 27 25 31 45 39 39 29 30 22 31 37 44 54 47 32 22
White non-Hispanic 74 ** ** 77 65 61 55 56 38 35 29 25 34 46 42 44 27 28 20 32 38 46 58 50 30 16
Black non-Hispanic 62 ** ** 76 64 62 39 31 18 22 29 26 26 30 21 25 22 27 22 36 36 33 40 35 29 39
Hispanic ** ** ** ** 69 64 57 47 49 27 33 26 21 45 41 41 38 37 36 35 56 41 64 41 35 38
Race oth/mult non-Hisp ** ** ** ** 75 75 63 50 29 55 40 28 0 38 21 26 46 45 17 40 50 44 43 46 30 26
Grade Sch./Some High Sch. 61 ** ** 67 60 53 43 41 25 25 27 27 30 41 27 30 27 37 32 34 41 46 64 40 39 31
High School Diploma 76 ** ** 79 67 63 57 53 35 32 26 26 30 43 39 40 29 29 23 35 39 42 56 50 29 24
Some College, no Degree 84 ** ** 81 69 62 59 60 47 36 32 26 33 46 37 43 30 29 21 32 38 43 54 48 32 22
College Degree/ Post-grad 81 ** ** 79 66 70 60 61 41 43 37 22 40 46 43 46 25 26 16 31 44 47 53 40 31 20
Income 0-16 Percentile 57 ** ** 67 56 54 45 46 32 31 26 30 27 38 30 30 31 29 30 44 41 44 ** 45 36 29
Income 17-33 Percentile 71 ** ** 76 64 63 43 48 25 30 29 25 32 43 38 35 26 33 21 37 43 45 ** 48 28 27
Income 34-67 Percentile 79 ** ** 78 69 60 55 51 41 35 30 26 32 45 40 43 29 25 23 29 38 37 ** 51 29 20
Income 68-95 Percentile 80 ** ** 80 67 67 62 62 39 36 33 23 37 47 47 48 29 32 19 32 40 50 ** 46 26 19
Income 96-100 Percentile 78 ** ** 86 68 66 58 66 40 35 31 19 39 45 44 44 21 24 12 29 39 46 ** 38 42 22
Professionals 76 ** ** 81 ** 65 61 61 45 39 33 24 37 47 41 44 28 30 19 30 41 48 ** 36 ** **
White Collar 80 ** ** 80 ** 66 56 58 41 39 31 21 34 43 44 45 32 28 17 31 41 44 ** 52 ** **
Blue Collar 73 ** ** 76 ** 59 51 47 32 29 27 26 29 41 34 36 25 27 22 33 39 41 ** 51 ** **
Unskilled 63 ** ** 88 ** 70 21 34 30 28 29 39 41 33 27 31 30 26 31 43 35 43 ** 30 ** **
Farmers 62 ** ** 71 ** 55 41 52 33 31 26 16 32 39 25 45 27 36 36 48 59 47 ** 46 ** **
Housewives 72 ** ** 73 ** 60 55 53 32 31 24 23 30 50 42 40 29 33 23 30 31 43 ** 59 ** **
Union Households 73 ** ** 80 65 65 52 51 34 31 29 24 34 39 40 42 28 28 24 32 43 43 60 48 23 24
Non-Union Households 73 ** ** 75 65 60 54 54 37 34 29 26 32 45 38 40 28 29 21 33 39 44 55 46 31 22
South 67 ** ** 73 61 60 51 50 33 32 31 26 35 42 37 38 30 33 23 38 42 39 52 47 31 22
Nonsouth 75 ** ** 78 66 62 55 54 37 34 28 25 32 45 39 42 27 27 21 30 39 46 57 46 30 22
Born 1991 or later ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** 25
Born 1975-1990 ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** 54 33 47 46 41 52 41 33 26
Born 1959-1974 ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** 34 36 41 43 36 39 33 27 22 28 45 39 52 45 26 22
Born 1943-1958 ** ** ** 81 78 69 58 57 43 37 32 23 31 48 37 40 24 30 18 33 37 43 59 49 35 21
Born 1927-1942 76 ** ** 81 70 71 59 56 35 32 29 23 32 38 41 45 28 30 21 35 38 52 58 48 28 18
Born 1911-1926 78 ** ** 77 64 58 53 52 31 33 26 24 35 42 42 42 24 28 29 39 35 57 64 53 36 12
Born 1895-1910 68 ** ** 72 62 50 45 45 32 27 23 32 26 43 35 29 40 30 21 24 28 50 100 ** ** **
Born before 1895 64 ** ** 74 51 58 46 50 39 34 38 33 50 0 ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** **
Democrats (incl leaners) 71 ** ** 80 71 65 52 47 36 29 33 30 30 39 31 35 25 28 26 39 45 47 50 35 33 29
Independents 72 ** ** 71 66 48 46 52 29 30 26 20 27 46 32 34 27 20 15 24 32 39 46 39 27 15
Republicans 79 ** ** 71 56 59 60 62 40 41 24 20 39 49 52 48 32 33 19 27 35 41 62 61 28 16
Liberals ** ** ** ** ** ** ** 45 40 32 36 30 32 41 29 39 27 26 22 36 41 48 52 30 35 25
Moderates ** ** ** ** ** ** ** 56 38 36 26 27 35 44 43 42 29 31 25 33 43 53 62 44 34 23
Conservatives ** ** ** ** ** ** ** 62 36 38 28 18 33 47 45 44 27 29 18 29 38 42 58 57 27 18