The ANES Guide to Public Opinion and Electoral Behavior
Trust the Federal Government 1958-2014
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 | '06 | '08 | '10 | '12 | '14 | |
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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 | ** |