The ANES Guide to Public Opinion and Electoral Behavior

Presidential Vote 2 Major Parties and Wallace/Anderson/Perot 1948 -2014

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Data Table

  '48 '50 '52 '54 '56 '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
Democrat 54
(212)		 ** 42
(518)		 ** 40
(511)		 ** 49
(699)		 ** 68
(750)		 ** 41
(421)		 ** 36
(566)		 ** 51
(834)		 ** 40
(383)		 ** 42
(575)		 ** 47
(563)		 ** 48
(793)		 ** 54
(563)		 ** 52
(550)		 ** 50
(392)		 ** 55
(861)		 ** 54
(2175)		 **
Republican 46
(178)		 ** 58
(717)		 ** 60
(755)		 ** 51
(722)		 ** 32
(361)		 ** 48
(490)		 ** 64
(1021)		 ** 49
(797)		 ** 52
(494)		 ** 58
(801)		 ** 53
(632)		 ** 34
(562)		 ** 38
(400)		 ** 48
(507)		 ** 50
(394)		 ** 45
(709)		 ** 46
(1882)		 **
Wallace/Anderson/Perot - ** - ** - ** - ** - ** 11
(116)		 ** - ** - ** 8
(81)		 ** - ** - ** 18
(299)		 ** 8
(79)		 ** - ** - ** - ** - **
N 390 0 1235 0 1266 0 1421 0 1111 0 1027 0 1587 0 1631 0 958 0 1376 0 1195 0 1654 0 1042 0 1057 0 786 0 1570 0 4057 0

Percentage Within Study Year
Table 9A.2.
Source: VCF0704 in the ANES Cumulative Data File dataset, weighted with VCF0009z
Link to see data by mode (2012)

Percent among demographic groups who responded:

Democrat
Republican
Wallace/ Anderson/ Perot

Question Text:

1948: (IF R VOTED:) "Whom did you vote for?"
1952-1964: (IF R VOTED:) "Who did you vote for for President?
1968-1976: (IF R VOTED:) "Who did you vote for in the election for President?"
1980-later: (IF R VOTED:) "How about the election for President? Did you vote for a candidate for President?" (IF YES:) "Who did you vote for?"

Note:

2012 and 2016 data are for the combined (face-to-face and internet) sample.

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