The ANES Guide to Public Opinion and Electoral Behavior

Care Who Wins Congressional Election 1966-2008

PERCENT AMONG DEMOGRAPHIC GROUPS WHO RESPONDED : "Not Very Much/ At All, DK"

  '66 '68 '70 '72 '74 '76 '78 '80 '82 '84 '86 '88 '90 '92 '94 '96 '98 '00 '02 '04 '06 '08
Males 37 ** 32 ** 39 ** 57 45 43 ** 46 ** 51 42 41 35 47 37 32 32 ** 34
Females 46 ** 38 ** 46 ** 57 50 44 ** 48 ** 54 45 44 40 49 41 33 35 ** 31
White non-Hispanic 40 ** 35 ** 41 ** 57 46 44 ** 46 ** 52 42 41 38 49 38 33 32 ** 32
Black non-Hispanic 52 ** 40 ** 50 ** 49 49 38 ** 44 ** 51 43 48 32 40 41 23 35 ** 28
Hispanic 77 ** 43 ** 82 ** 73 75 65 ** 66 ** 59 54 54 42 51 43 42 40 ** 38
Race oth/mult non-Hisp 50 ** 75 ** 59 ** 64 71 44 ** 55 ** 52 53 40 49 30 39 29 37 ** 40
8th Grade or Lower 58 ** 47 ** 55 ** 60 60 55 ** 55 ** 62 50 49 46 50 52 24 64 ** 44
High School (Grades 9-12) 44 ** 37 ** 48 ** 60 53 49 ** 53 ** 58 48 53 42 57 47 39 35 ** 40
Some College, no Degree 26 ** 27 ** 31 ** 55 39 41 ** 43 ** 48 43 37 37 45 37 32 35 ** 31
College Degree/ Post-grad 12 ** 14 ** 24 ** 46 35 28 ** 33 ** 39 33 25 28 35 25 24 24 ** 23
Income 0-16 Percentile 58 ** 48 ** 54 ** 64 52 49 ** 53 ** 58 50 55 40 51 42 ** 43 ** 42
Income 17-33 Percentile 45 ** 39 ** 43 ** 59 52 44 ** 47 ** 54 47 53 40 52 43 ** 36 ** 32
Income 34-67 Percentile 42 ** 38 ** 44 ** 54 49 44 ** 49 ** 54 41 43 40 51 42 ** 30 ** 32
Income 68-95 Percentile 35 ** 27 ** 35 ** 56 43 39 ** 41 ** 48 37 34 34 46 32 ** 31 ** 30
Income 96-100 Percentile 21 ** 7 ** 28 ** 53 35 36 ** 35 ** 53 48 18 19 31 20 ** 27 ** 28
Professionals ** ** 25 ** 34 ** 49 36 32 ** 34 ** 39 36 31 30 34 29 ** 27 ** **
White Collar ** ** 29 ** 37 ** 57 52 40 ** 48 ** 54 41 42 39 49 38 ** 35 ** **
Blue Collar ** ** 38 ** 49 ** 60 54 49 ** 53 ** 59 50 50 42 56 43 ** 37 ** **
Unskilled ** ** 54 ** 76 ** 73 45 49 ** 61 ** 53 50 61 39 64 64 ** 50 ** **
Farmers ** ** 41 ** 40 ** 48 52 58 ** 43 ** 51 51 39 16 69 55 ** 35 ** **
Housewives ** ** 43 ** 47 ** 59 49 51 ** 49 ** 54 42 46 44 52 47 ** 33 ** **
Union Households 45 ** 34 ** 43 ** 59 51 43 ** 46 ** 53 42 42 35 48 38 37 30 ** 31
Non-Union Households 40 ** 36 ** 43 ** 56 46 44 ** 47 ** 52 44 43 38 48 39 32 34 ** 33
South 45 ** 40 ** 50 ** 54 47 41 ** 49 ** 51 43 44 37 49 39 26 31 ** 31
Nonsouth 41 ** 34 ** 40 ** 58 48 45 ** 46 ** 53 44 43 38 48 39 36 35 ** 34
Born 1991 or later ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** **
Born 1975-1990 ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** 62 63 54 67 60 54 45 ** 44
Born 1959-1974 ** ** ** ** ** ** 69 59 55 ** 59 ** 63 52 56 47 54 45 39 38 ** 34
Born 1943-1958 46 ** 40 ** 50 ** 65 55 48 ** 51 ** 52 41 35 36 45 33 24 27 ** 26
Born 1927-1942 43 ** 34 ** 40 ** 54 39 36 ** 41 ** 43 39 32 28 35 27 13 22 ** 19
Born 1911-1926 36 ** 29 ** 35 ** 48 42 40 ** 31 ** 44 39 35 21 43 23 15 33 ** 27
Born 1895-1910 41 ** 38 ** 44 ** 49 44 42 ** 46 ** 53 49 48 35 43 65 60 ** ** **
Born before 1895 57 ** 48 ** 38 ** 48 60 50 ** 100 ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** **
Democrats (incl leaners) 45 ** 32 ** 38 ** 57 52 41 ** 43 ** 49 41 50 39 46 38 30 33 ** 30
Independents 58 ** 48 ** 63 ** 71 65 69 ** 72 ** 78 60 62 55 69 69 52 52 ** 60
Republicans 29 ** 34 ** 39 ** 49 35 37 ** 44 ** 49 40 29 31 44 30 31 29 ** 27
Liberals ** ** ** ** 33 ** 57 41 33 ** 43 ** 39 38 37 36 40 42 33 30 ** 25
Moderates ** ** ** ** 43 ** 55 50 44 ** 45 ** 51 44 48 45 52 41 31 37 ** 36
Conservatives ** ** ** ** 35 ** 47 35 32 ** 37 ** 44 35 28 25 38 25 22 21 ** 23
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