The ANES Guide to Public Opinion and Electoral Behavior
Congressional Vote 2 Major Parties 1952-2016
| '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 | '08 | '12 | '16 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democrat | 49 (497) |
** | 53 (612) |
60 (582) |
56 (666) |
58 (405) |
65 (620) |
57 (388) |
52 (452) |
54 (372) |
56 (748) |
62 (694) |
57 (753) |
58 (590) |
54 (468) |
57 (409) |
55 (653) |
60 (591) |
59 (621) |
64 (514) |
59 (811) |
47 (419) |
49 (464) |
49 (260) |
51 (433) |
47 (300) |
53 (363) |
54 (715) |
49 (1698) |
49 (1109) |
| Republican | 51 (516) |
** | 47 (545) |
40 (380) |
44 (532) |
42 (293) |
35 (337) |
43 (289) |
48 (419) |
46 (311) |
44 (589) |
38 (426) |
43 (565) |
42 (419) |
46 (391) |
43 (303) |
45 (532) |
40 (390) |
41 (433) |
36 (287) |
41 (555) |
53 (464) |
51 (487) |
51 (269) |
49 (409) |
53 (338) |
47 (325) |
46 (619) |
51 (1789) |
51 (1147) |
| N | 1013 | 0 | 1157 | 962 | 1198 | 698 | 957 | 677 | 871 | 683 | 1337 | 1120 | 1318 | 1009 | 859 | 712 | 1185 | 981 | 1054 | 801 | 1366 | 883 | 951 | 529 | 842 | 638 | 688 | 1334 | 3487 | 2256 |
Percentage Within Study Year
Table 9B.1.
Percent among demographic groups who responded:
Note:
2012 and 2016 data are for the combined (face-to-face and internet) sample.
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