What is your net feeling toward the major parties?

Net affect toward the major parties · Asked in 20 waves, 1952–2004 · 32,756 responses · weighted estimates computed from individual responses

Codes that include 'no Pre/Post IW' were dropped for respondents without that interview. Dropped as not asked: 999 'form II (1972); form B (1986); form A (1990); questions not administered in assigned half sample (1996)'. Codebook notes: GENERAL NOTE: The net affect toward parties is the difference between two sums: the sum of Democratic party ‘likes’ and Republican party ‘dislikes’ MINUS the sum of Democratic party ‘dislikes’ and Republican party ‘likes:’ [VCF0314+VCF0319] - [VCF0315+VCF0318] which is the same as: VCF0316 - VCF0320

Average answer over time

Average by group over time

Party Ideology Age Sex Race & ethnicity Education Income Region Religion Community

Weighted means. Groups with fewer than 50 respondents in a wave are left out of that wave.

Waves

Poll	Field dates	Mode	Respondents	Responses
ANES 2004 Time Series Study	2004-09-07 to 2004-12-19	face to face	1,212	1,212
ANES 2000 Time Series Study	2000-09-05 to 2000-12-22	mixed	1,807	1,807
ANES 1996 Time Series Study	1996-09-03 to 1997-01-02	mixed	1,714	834
ANES 1994 Time Series Study	1994-11-09 to 1995-01-08	mixed	1,795	1,795
ANES 1992 Time Series Study	1992-09-02 to 1993-01-16	mixed	2,485	2,485
ANES 1990 Time Series Study	1990-11-06 to 1991-01-21	face to face	1,980	981
ANES 1988 Time Series Study	1988-09-06 to 1989-01-23	face to face	2,040	2,040
ANES 1986 Time Series Study	1986-11-05 to 1987-02-07	face to face	2,176	1,086
ANES 1984 Time Series Study	1984-09-04 to 1985-01-24	mixed	2,257	2,257
ANES 1982 Time Series Study