Religion and Politics Survey, 1996 - Analysis
VTCNG96 (Weighted by WEIGHT)
Suppose the 1996 elections for U.S. Congress were being held TODAY, would you vote for the Republican Party's candidate or the Democratic Party's candidate for Congress in your district?
Percent | Cumulative Percent | |
---|---|---|
1) Republican | 36.8% | 36.8% |
2) Democrat | 44.3% | 81.0% |
3) Other candidate | 1.1% | 82.1% |
4) Don't know/Refused | 17.9% | 100.0% |
Age (I-AGE)
18 - 29 years | 30 - 49 years | 50 and older | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | 41.4% | 36.9% | 33.8% | 6 | 36.9% |
Democrat | 44.5% | 42.9% | 46.0% | 8 | 44.4% |
Other candidate | 0.4% | 1.3% | 1.2% | 0 | 1.1% |
Don't know/Refused | 13.7% | 18.8% | 19.0% | 10 | 17.7% |
Missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 |
Total | 100% | 100% | 100% |
Sex (I-SEX)
Male | Female | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | 41.0% | 33.0% | 0 | 36.8% |
Democrat | 41.6% | 46.7% | 0 | 44.3% |
Other candidate | 1.9% | 0.3% | 0 | 1.1% |
Don't know/Refused | 15.5% | 20.0% | 0 | 17.9% |
Missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 100% | 100% |
Political party (I-PARTYID)
Republican | Democrat | Independent or other party | No preference | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | 85.1% | 4.0% | 28.6% | 28.6% | 4 | 37.0% |
Democrat | 4.2% | 85.7% | 41.0% | 14.3% | 6 | 44.6% |
Other candidate | 0.9% | 0.9% | 1.5% | 0.0% | 0 | 1.1% |
Don't know/Refused | 9.8% | 9.5% | 29.0% | 57.1% | 14 | 17.4% |
Missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 |
Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
Region (I-REGION)
East | Midwest | South | West | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | 36.1% | 37.5% | 35.8% | 38.2% | 0 | 36.8% |
Democrat | 47.8% | 44.7% | 44.2% | 40.5% | 0 | 44.3% |
Other candidate | 0.6% | 1.2% | 1.3% | 1.0% | 0 | 1.1% |
Don't know/Refused | 15.5% | 16.6% | 18.8% | 20.3% | 0 | 17.9% |
Missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
Religion (I-RELIGION)
Christian | Jewish | Muslim | Other non-Christian | No preference | Agnostic or Atheist | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | 38.3% | 23.4% | 23.8% | 26.3% | 30.0% | 25.0% | 6 | 36.8% |
Democrat | 43.0% | 59.6% | 61.9% | 52.6% | 50.9% | 46.4% | 4 | 44.4% |
Other candidate | 1.0% | 2.1% | 9.5% | 4.4% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0 | 1.1% |
Don't know/Refused | 17.7% | 14.9% | 4.8% | 16.7% | 19.1% | 28.6% | 5 | 17.8% |
Missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |