The ANES Guide to Public Opinion and Electoral Behavior

Has Democratic Presidential Candidate Made Respondent Feel Afraid 1980-2016

PERCENT AMONG DEMOGRAPHIC GROUPS WHO RESPONDED : "Yes, Have Felt"

  '80 '82 '84 '86 '88 '90 '92 '94 '96 '98 '00 '02 '04 '06 '08 '10 '12 '14 '16
Males 26 ** 21 ** 27 ** 25 ** 34 ** 20 ** 23 ** 32 ** 35 ** 66
Females 22 ** 15 ** 16 ** 23 ** 31 ** 16 ** 23 ** 31 ** 34 ** 60
White non-Hispanic 26 ** 20 ** 24 ** 27 ** 35 ** 19 ** 26 ** 37 ** 42 ** 70
Black non-Hispanic 5 ** 3 ** 6 ** 8 ** 19 ** 5 ** 13 ** 9 ** 8 ** 32
Hispanic 17 ** 10 ** 16 ** 19 ** 30 ** 19 ** 20 ** 20 ** 20 ** 48
Race oth/mult non-Hisp 31 ** 5 ** 9 ** 32 ** 36 ** 21 ** 18 ** 29 ** 27 ** 58
8th Grade or Lower 17 ** 7 ** 13 ** 10 ** 18 ** 3 ** 29 ** 16 ** 17 ** 60
High School (Grades 9-12) 18 ** 17 ** 17 ** 18 ** 30 ** 15 ** 23 ** 27 ** 32 ** 64
Some College, no Degree 30 ** 22 ** 24 ** 27 ** 38 ** 22 ** 23 ** 36 ** 36 ** 64
College Degree/ Post-grad 37 ** 18 ** 30 ** 35 ** 35 ** 22 ** 22 ** 35 ** 36 ** 59
Income 0-16 Percentile 14 ** 9 ** 12 ** 15 ** 26 ** 13 ** 22 ** 25 ** 25 ** 62
Income 17-33 Percentile 16 ** 13 ** 14 ** 21 ** 26 ** 17 ** 19 ** 27 ** 31 ** 60
Income 34-67 Percentile 25 ** 19 ** 20 ** 23 ** 35 ** 19 ** 23 ** 30 ** 36 ** 63
Income 68-95 Percentile 28 ** 21 ** 30 ** 29 ** 38 ** 20 ** 25 ** 41 ** 40 ** 64
Income 96-100 Percentile 42 ** 28 ** 32 ** 38 ** 37 ** 32 ** 26 ** 45 ** 40 ** 61
Professionals 28 ** 19 ** 27 ** 28 ** 35 ** 22 ** 22 ** ** ** ** ** **
White Collar 27 ** 21 ** 20 ** 26 ** 32 ** 16 ** 26 ** ** ** ** ** **
Blue Collar 21 ** 15 ** 17 ** 20 ** 28 ** 15 ** 23 ** ** ** ** ** **
Unskilled 11 ** 10 ** 15 ** 14 ** 48 ** 23 ** 7 ** ** ** ** ** **
Farmers 16 ** 17 ** 26 ** 21 ** 28 ** 30 ** 30 ** ** ** ** ** **
Housewives 22 ** 14 ** 19 ** 24 ** 38 ** 20 ** 32 ** ** ** ** ** **
Union Households 22 ** 14 ** 21 ** 21 ** 29 ** 13 ** 16 ** 37 ** 32 ** 58
Non-Union Households 24 ** 18 ** 21 ** 24 ** 33 ** 19 ** 25 ** 31 ** 35 ** 63
South 26 ** 17 ** 22 ** 21 ** 32 ** 18 ** 25 ** 37 ** 37 ** 64
Nonsouth 23 ** 17 ** 20 ** 25 ** 33 ** 17 ** 22 ** 28 ** 33 ** 62
Born 1991 or later ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** 29 ** 67
Born 1975-1990 ** ** ** ** ** ** 8 ** 28 ** 13 ** 18 ** 23 ** 28 ** 57
Born 1959-1974 19 ** 16 ** 18 ** 26 ** 37 ** 20 ** 21 ** 35 ** 34 ** 61
Born 1943-1958 21 ** 18 ** 23 ** 25 ** 33 ** 19 ** 28 ** 34 ** 38 ** 65
Born 1927-1942 31 ** 19 ** 25 ** 23 ** 28 ** 20 ** 26 ** 38 ** 47 ** 67
Born 1911-1926 23 ** 17 ** 16 ** 19 ** 28 ** 13 ** 20 ** 25 ** 24 ** 62
Born 1895-1910 18 ** 15 ** 15 ** 14 ** 25 ** 19 ** ** ** ** ** ** ** **
Born before 1895 25 ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** **
Democrats (incl leaners) 14 ** 9 ** 10 ** 13 ** 21 ** 7 ** 9 ** 17 ** 11 ** 40
Independents 21 ** 12 ** 17 ** 16 ** 34 ** 14 ** 21 ** 20 ** 27 ** 67
Republicans 39 ** 30 ** 35 ** 40 ** 49 ** 33 ** 40 ** 55 ** 64 ** 87
Liberals 20 ** 11 ** 12 ** 15 ** 26 ** 11 ** 10 ** 17 ** 13 ** 41
Moderates 24 ** 17 ** 19 ** 23 ** 29 ** 13 ** 16 ** 24 ** 26 ** 60
Conservatives 37 ** 27 ** 34 ** 40 ** 48 ** 32 ** 37 ** 57 ** 60 ** 85