THE PRESIDENTIAL VOTE IN SOCIAL GROUPS (IN PERCENTAGES) | |||||||
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% of 1996 total vote |
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3-party vote | |||||
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1992 | 1996 | |||||
Social group | Clinton | Bush | Perot | Clinton | Dole | Perot | |
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Total vote | 43 | 38 | 19 | 49 | 41 | 8 |
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Party and ideology |
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2 | Liberal Republicans | 17 | 54 | 30 | 44 | 48 | 9 |
13 | Moderate Republicans | 15 | 63 | 21 | 20 | 72 | 7 |
21 | Conservative Republicans | 5 | 82 | 13 | 6 | 88 | 5 |
4 | Liberal Independents | 54 | 17 | 30 | 58 | 15 | 18 |
15 | Moderate Independents | 43 | 28 | 30 | 50 | 30 | 17 |
7 | Conservative Independents | 17 | 53 | 30 | 19 | 60 | 19 |
13 | Liberal Democrats | 85 | 5 | 11 | 89 | 5 | 4 |
20 | Moderate Democrats | 76 | 9 | 15 | 84 | 10 | 5 |
6 | Conservative Democrats | 61 | 23 | 16 | 69 | 23 | 7 |
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Gender and marital status |
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33 | Married men | 38 | 42 | 21 | 40 | 48 | 10 |
33 | Married women | 41 | 40 | 19 | 48 | 43 | 7 |
15 | Unmarried men | 48 | 29 | 22 | 49 | 35 | 12 |
20 | Unmarried women | 53 | 31 | 15 | 62 | 28 | 7 |
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Race |
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83 | White | 39 | 40 | 20 | 43 | 46 | 9 |
10 | Black | 83 | 10 | 7 | 84 | 12 | 4 |
5 | Hispanic | 61 | 25 | 14 | 72 | 21 | 6 |
1 | Asian | 31 | 55 | 15 | 43 | 48 | 8 |
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Religion |
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46 | White Protestant | 33 | 47 | 21 | 36 | 53 | 10 |
29 | Catholic | 44 | 35 | 20 | 53 | 37 | 9 |
3 | Jewish | 80 | 11 | 9 | 78 | 16 | 3 |
17 | Born Again, religious right | 23 | 61 | 15 | 26 | 65 | 8 |
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Age |
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17 | 1829 years old | 43 | 34 | 22 | 53 | 34 | 10 |
33 | 3044 years old | 41 | 38 | 21 | 48 | 41 | 9 |
26 | 4559 years old | 41 | 40 | 19 | 48 | 41 | 9 |
24 | 60 and older | 50 | 38 | 12 | 48 | 44 | 7 |
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Education |
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6 | Not a high school graduate | 54 | 28 | 18 | 59 | 28 | 11 |
24 | High school graduate | 43 | 36 | 21 | 51 | 35 | 13 |
27 | Some college education | 41 | 37 | 21 | 48 | 40 | 10 |
26 | College graduate | 39 | 41 | 20 | 44 | 46 | 8 |
17 | Post graduate education | 50 | 36 | 14 | 52 | 40 | 5 |
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Family income |
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11 | Under $15,000 | 58 | 23 | 19 | 59 | 28 | 11 |
23 | $15,000$29,999 | 45 | 35 | 20 | 53 | 36 | 9 |
27 | $30,000$49,999 | 41 | 38 | 21 | 48 | 40 | 10 |
39 | Over $50,000 | 39 | 44 | 17 | 44 | 48 | 7 |
18 | Over $75,000 | 36 | 48 | 16 | 41 | 51 | 7 |
9 | Over $100,000 | | | | 38 | 54 | 6 |
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Region |
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23 | East | 47 | 35 | 18 | 55 | 34 | 9 |
26 | Midwest | 42 | 37 | 21 | 48 | 41 | 10 |
30 | South | 41 | 43 | 16 | 46 | 46 | 7 |
20 | West | 43 | 34 | 23 | 48 | 40 | 8 |
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Community size |
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10 | Population over 500,000 | 58 | 28 | 13 | 68 | 25 | 6 |
21 | Population 50,000 to 500,000 | 50 | 33 | 16 | 50 | 39 | 8 |
39 | Suburbs | 41 | 39 | 21 | 47 | 42 | 8 |
30 | Rural areas, towns | 39 | 40 | 20 | 45 | 44 | 10 |
I meant to post that post to everyone, not just Harmless Teddy Bear.
I wonder if anyone ever broke it down further to unmarried women with children and unmarried women without.
His "Read my lips..." did him in. He shouldn't have trusted the Democrats to hold up their end of promise.