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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?
 PercentCumulative Percent
1) Republican36.8%36.8%
2) Democrat44.3%81.0%
3) Other candidate1.1%82.1%
4) Don't know/Refused17.9%100.0%





Age (I-AGE)

 18 - 29 years30 - 49 years50 and olderMissingTotal
Republican41.4%36.9%33.8%636.9%
Democrat44.5%42.9%46.0%844.4%
Other candidate0.4%1.3%1.2%01.1%
Don't know/Refused13.7%18.8%19.0%1017.7%
Missing000240
Total 100% 100% 100%  
Total Unweighted N = 1951

Sex (I-SEX)

 MaleFemaleMissingTotal
Republican41.0%33.0%036.8%
Democrat41.6%46.7%044.3%
Other candidate1.9%0.3%01.1%
Don't know/Refused15.5%20.0%017.9%
Missing0000
Total 100% 100%  
Total Unweighted N = 1975

Political party (I-PARTYID)

 RepublicanDemocratIndependent or other partyNo preferenceMissingTotal
Republican85.1%4.0%28.6%28.6%437.0%
Democrat4.2%85.7%41.0%14.3%644.6%
Other candidate0.9%0.9%1.5%0.0%01.1%
Don't know/Refused9.8%9.5%29.0%57.1%1417.4%
Missing0000240
Total 100% 100% 100% 100%  
Total Unweighted N = 1951

Region (I-REGION)

 EastMidwestSouthWestMissingTotal
Republican36.1%37.5%35.8%38.2%036.8%
Democrat47.8%44.7%44.2%40.5%044.3%
Other candidate0.6%1.2%1.3%1.0%01.1%
Don't know/Refused15.5%16.6%18.8%20.3%017.9%
Missing000000
Total 100% 100% 100% 100%  
Total Unweighted N = 1975

Religion (I-RELIGION)

 ChristianJewishMuslimOther non-ChristianNo preferenceAgnostic or AtheistMissingTotal
Republican38.3%23.4%23.8%26.3%30.0%25.0%636.8%
Democrat43.0%59.6%61.9%52.6%50.9%46.4%444.4%
Other candidate1.0%2.1%9.5%4.4%0.0%0.0%01.1%
Don't know/Refused17.7%14.9%4.8%16.7%19.1%28.6%517.8%
Missing000000150
Total 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%  
Total Unweighted N = 1960

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