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Political Party Identification (Demographic Patterns)
Generally speaking, do you usually think of yourself as a Republican, Democrat, Independent, or what?
Political Party Identification by Age (General Social Survey, 2006)
| 18-30 | 31-44 | 45-64 | 65+ | Missing | TOTAL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STR. DEM. | 11.5% 98 |
13.2% 170 |
17.5% 279 |
19.8% 150 |
3 | 15.5% 697 |
| DEMOCRAT | 17.5% 149 |
14.7% 189 |
16.3% 260 |
18.0% 136 |
2 | 16.3% 734 |
| LEAN DEM. | 13.5% 115 |
12.0% 155 |
11.3% 180 |
10.0% 76 |
1 | 11.7% 526 |
| INDEPEND. | 28.7% 244 |
24.6% 317 |
20.6% 328 |
13.6% 103 |
5 | 22.1% 992 |
| LEAN REP. | 7.6% 65 |
7.9% 102 |
6.7% 107 |
7.0% 53 |
0 | 7.3% 327 |
| REPUBLICAN | 12.7% 108 |
14.7% 189 |
14.5% 231 |
14.1% 107 |
2 | 14.1% 635 |
| STR. REP. | 6.8% 58 |
11.1% 143 |
10.8% 173 |
15.7% 119 |
2 | 11.0% 493 |
| OTHER | 1.5% 13 |
1.4% 18 |
1.5% 24 |
1.2% 9 |
1 | 1.4% 64 |
| NO ANSWER | 0.0% 0 |
0.5% 6 |
0.9% 14 |
0.5% 4 |
2 | 0.5% 24 |
| TOTAL | 100% 850 |
100% 1289 |
100% 1596 |
100% 757 |
18 | 4492 |
Political Party Identification by Race (General Social Survey, 2006)
| White | Black | Other | TOTAL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| STR. DEM. | 12.3% 403 |
37.2% 236 |
10.3% 61 |
15.5% 700 |
| DEMOCRAT | 13.9% 456 |
24.9% 158 |
20.6% 122 |
16.3% 736 |
| LEAN DEM. | 11.5% 377 |
12.5% 79 |
12.0% 71 |
11.7% 527 |
| INDEPEND. | 19.9% 652 |
17.2% 109 |
39.9% 236 |
22.1% 997 |
| LEAN REP. | 8.6% 283 |
2.2% 14 |
5.1% 30 |
7.3% 327 |
| REPUBLICAN | 17.6% 578 |
2.8% 18 |
6.9% 41 |
14.1% 637 |
| STR. REP. | 14.0% 459 |
1.9% 12 |
4.1% 24 |
11.0% 495 |
| OTHER | 1.8% 60 |
0.3% 2 |
0.5% 3 |
1.4% 65 |
| NO ANSWER | 0.5% 16 |
0.9% 6 |
0.7% 4 |
0.6% 26 |
| TOTAL | 100% 3284 |
100% 634 |
100% 592 |
4510 |
Political Party Identification by Religion (General Social Survey, 2006)
| Protestant | Catholic | Jewish | None | Other | Missing | TOTAL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STR. DEM. | 16.3% 379 |
12.9% 144 |
33.3% 26 |
15.4% 114 |
15.6% 35 |
2 | 15.6% 698 |
| DEMOCRAT | 15.9% 369 |
17.1% 191 |
25.6% 20 |
15.2% 112 |
18.7% 42 |
2 | 16.4% 734 |
| LEAN DEM. | 10.1% 234 |
10.9% 121 |
11.5% 9 |
16.8% 124 |
16.9% 38 |
1 | 11.7% 526 |
| INDEPEND. | 17.2% 401 |
26.7% 297 |
11.5% 9 |
30.3% 224 |
24.4% 55 |
11 | 22.0% 986 |
| LEAN REP. | 7.2% 168 |
8.0% 89 |
2.6% 2 |
7.2% 53 |
6.2% 14 |
1 | 7.3% 326 |
| REPUBLICAN | 16.7% 388 |
14.7% 164 |
6.4% 5 |
8.9% 66 |
5.8% 13 |
1 | 14.2% 636 |
| STR. REP. | 15.1% 352 |
8.3% 93 |
9.0% 7 |
3.0% 22 |
8.9% 20 |
1 | 11.0% 494 |
| OTHER | 1.2% 27 |
0.9% 10 |
0.0% 0 |
3.0% 22 |
2.7% 6 |
0 | 1.4% 65 |
| NO ANSWER | 0.4% 10 |
0.4% 5 |
0.0% 0 |
0.3% 2 |
0.9% 2 |
7 | 0.4% 19 |
| TOTAL | 100% 2328 |
100% 1114 |
100% 78 |
100% 739 |
100% 225 |
26 | 4484 |
Political Party Identification by Gender (General Social Survey, 2006)
| MALE | FEMALE | TOTAL | |
|---|---|---|---|
| STR. DEM. | 13.3% 266 |
17.3% 434 |
15.5% 700 |
| DEMOCRAT | 14.2% 285 |
18.0% 451 |
16.3% 736 |
| LEAN DEM. | 12.9% 259 |
10.7% 268 |
11.7% 527 |
| INDEPEND. | 21.2% 425 |
22.8% 572 |
22.1% 997 |
| LEAN REP. | 8.7% 175 |
6.1% 152 |
7.3% 327 |
| REPUBLICAN | 15.4% 308 |
13.1% 329 |
14.1% 637 |
| STR. REP. | 11.5% 231 |
10.5% 264 |
11.0% 495 |
| OTHER | 2.1% 43 |
0.9% 22 |
1.4% 65 |
| NO ANSWER | 0.5% 11 |
0.6% 15 |
0.6% 26 |
| TOTAL | 100% 2003 |
100% 2507 |
4510 |
Political Party Identification by Church attendance (General Social Survey, 2006)
| Never | Yearly | Monthly | Weekly | Missing | TOTAL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STR. DEM. | 15.5% 158 |
14.3% 196 |
17.9% 123 |
15.7% 221 |
2 | 15.5% 698 |
| DEMOCRAT | 15.6% 159 |
17.7% 244 |
18.0% 124 |
14.8% 208 |
1 | 16.4% 735 |
| LEAN DEM. | 14.3% 146 |
14.0% 193 |
10.2% 70 |
8.4% 118 |
0 | 11.7% 527 |
| INDEPEND. | 30.0% 306 |
22.3% 307 |
23.3% 160 |
15.6% 220 |
4 | 22.1% 993 |
| LEAN REP. | 6.9% 70 |
7.7% 106 |
6.0% 41 |
7.7% 109 |
1 | 7.3% 326 |
| REPUBLICAN | 10.5% 107 |
13.6% 187 |
14.8% 102 |
17.0% 239 |
2 | 14.1% 635 |
| STR. REP. | 5.2% 53 |
8.3% 114 |
8.3% 57 |
19.2% 270 |
1 | 11.0% 494 |
| OTHER | 1.8% 18 |
1.7% 24 |
1.5% 10 |
0.9% 13 |
0 | 1.4% 65 |
| NO ANSWER | 0.3% 3 |
0.3% 4 |
0.1% 1 |
0.7% 10 |
8 | 0.4% 18 |
| TOTAL | 100% 1020 |
100% 1375 |
100% 688 |
100% 1408 |
19 | 4491 |
Political Party Identification by Political ideology (General Social Survey, 2006)
| Liberal | Moderate | Conservative | Missing | TOTAL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STR. DEM. | 30.7% 362 |
12.2% 206 |
8.3% 122 |
10 | 15.9% 690 |
| DEMOCRAT | 21.5% 254 |
18.8% 316 |
9.5% 140 |
26 | 16.4% 710 |
| LEAN DEM. | 18.4% 217 |
13.0% 219 |
5.6% 82 |
9 | 12.0% 518 |
| INDEPEND. | 16.6% 196 |
28.5% 480 |
14.4% 212 |
109 | 20.5% 888 |
| LEAN REP. | 3.1% 37 |
7.2% 122 |
11.4% 168 |
0 | 7.5% 327 |
| REPUBLICAN | 5.4% 64 |
14.6% 245 |
22.0% 323 |
5 | 14.6% 632 |
| STR. REP. | 2.5% 30 |
3.6% 60 |
27.1% 398 |
7 | 11.3% 488 |
| OTHER | 1.6% 19 |
1.6% 27 |
1.3% 19 |
0 | 1.5% 65 |
| NO ANSWER | 0.1% 1 |
0.5% 8 |
0.4% 6 |
11 | 0.3% 15 |
| TOTAL | 100% 1180 |
100% 1683 |
100% 1470 |
177 | 4333 |
Political Party Identification by Education (General Social Survey, 2006)
| Not High School | High School | Jr. College | B.A. | Grad Degree | Missing | TOTAL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STR. DEM. | 14.0% 97 |
15.3% 347 |
14.3% 54 |
14.4% 110 |
22.6% 91 |
1 | 15.5% 699 |
| DEMOCRAT | 16.6% 115 |
16.9% 384 |
13.8% 52 |
15.2% 116 |
17.1% 69 |
0 | 16.3% 736 |
| LEAN DEM. | 9.7% 67 |
11.7% 265 |
13.3% 50 |
11.4% 87 |
14.4% 58 |
0 | 11.7% 527 |
| INDEPEND. | 38.1% 263 |
22.1% 503 |
22.8% 86 |
12.1% 92 |
13.2% 53 |
0 | 22.1% 997 |
| LEAN REP. | 5.6% 39 |
7.4% 168 |
7.4% 28 |
7.9% 60 |
7.9% 32 |
0 | 7.3% 327 |
| REPUBLICAN | 8.1% 56 |
13.5% 307 |
17.0% 64 |
20.7% 158 |
12.9% 52 |
0 | 14.1% 637 |
| STR. REP. | 5.8% 40 |
11.3% 256 |
9.8% 37 |
15.5% 118 |
10.9% 44 |
0 | 11.0% 495 |
| OTHER | 1.3% 9 |
1.4% 32 |
0.8% 3 |
2.4% 18 |
0.7% 3 |
0 | 1.4% 65 |
| NO ANSWER | 0.7% 5 |
0.5% 11 |
0.8% 3 |
0.5% 4 |
0.2% 1 |
2 | 0.5% 24 |
| TOTAL | 100% 691 |
100% 2273 |
100% 377 |
100% 763 |
100% 403 |
3 | 4507 |
