The ANES Guide to Public Opinion and Electoral Behavior

Important Differences Between 2 Parties 1952 -2016

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  '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 '16
No Difference 41
(724)		 ** ** ** 43
(789)		 ** 44
(641)		 56
(718)		 44
(589)		 ** 44
(485)		 ** 42
(1212)		 ** 34
(473)		 ** 30
(288)		 44
(470)		 35
(613)		 48
(471)		 35
(785)		 42
(757)		 35
(253)		 41
(528)		 33
(512)		 ** 20
(208)		 ** 21
(437)		 ** 18
(1010)		 ** 16
(582)
Yes, a Difference 50
(876)		 ** ** ** 50
(915)		 ** 55
(797)		 40
(517)		 52
(700)		 ** 46
(513)		 ** 47
(1349)		 ** 58
(816)		 ** 63
(610)		 48
(516)		 60
(1056)		 45
(444)		 60
(1350)		 50
(899)		 64
(465)		 56
(718)		 64
(993)		 ** 76
(803)		 ** 78
(1635)		 ** 81
(4405)		 ** 83
(3024)
Don't Know, Depends 9
(157)		 ** ** ** 6
(114)		 ** 1
(11)		 4
(53)		 4
(58)		 ** 10
(115)		 ** 10
(299)		 ** 8
(117)		 ** 8
(78)		 9
(93)		 6
(104)		 6
(61)		 5
(117)		 7
(131)		 2
(12)		 3
(33)		 2
(38)		 ** 5
(49)		 ** 2
(35)		 ** 1
(52)		 ** 1
(22)
N 1757 0 0 0 1818 0 1449 1288 1347 0 1113 0 2860 0 1406 0 976 1079 1773 976 2252 1787 730 1279 1543 0 1060 0 2107 0 5467 0 3628

Percentage Within Study Year
Table 2B.4.
Source: VCF0501 in the ANES Cumulative Data File dataset, weighted with VCF0009z
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Percent among demographic groups who responded:

No Difference
Yes, a Difference
DK

Question Text:

"Do you think there are any important differences in what the Republicans and Democrats stand for?"

Note:

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

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