1980: Some people feel it is important for us to try very hard to get along with Russia. Others feel it is a big mistake to try too hard to get along with Russia. 1984,1988: Some people feel it is important for us to try to cooperate more with Russia, while others believe we should be much tougher in our dealings with Russia. ALL YEARS: Where would you place the Democratic Party on this scale? (7-PT SCALE SHOWN TO R)
Democratic Party on cooperation with Russia · Asked in 3 waves, 1980–1988 · 5,559 responses · weighted estimates computed from individual responses
Codes that include 'no Pre/Post IW' were dropped for respondents without that interview. Kept and flagged: 0 (other_missing), 8 (dk). Codebook notes: GENERAL NOTE: Rs who responded ‘DK,’ NA or ‘haven’t thought much about it’ for self- placement were not asked for party placements on this scale.
Shares of people who gave an answer. Each column is one wave, evenly spaced rather than to scale in time; hover for exact shares.
| Group | Cooperate more/get along with Russia | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
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| Poll | Field dates | Mode | Respondents | Responses |
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| ANES 1988 Time Series Study Source variable: V880374. | 1988-09-06 to 1989-01-23 | face to face | 2,040 | 1,976 |
| ANES 1984 Time Series Study Source variable: V840411. | 1984-09-04 to 1985-01-24 | mixed | 2,257 | 2,175 |
| ANES 1980 Time Series Study Source variable: V801090. | 1980-09-02 to 1981-02-07 | face to face | 1,614 | 1,408 |
Shares of people who gave an answer. A group’s column is left blank in waves where its effective sample is under 50; hover for exact shares.
| Get much tougher/big mistake |
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| All respondents | 7% | 13% | 26% | 34% | 12% | 4% | 3% | 1976 | ±2 | |
| Democrats | 8% | 10% | 24% | 36% | 11% | 5% | 5% | 696 | ±4 | |
| Independents (incl. leaners) | 5% | 12% | 27% | 36% | 13% | 4% | 2% | 725 | ±4 | |
| Republicans | 9% | 17% | 29% | 28% | 13% | 3% | 0% | 544 | ±4 |
ANES 1988 Time Series Study · US citizens 18+ living in households in the contiguous 48 states. Shares of people who gave an answer. n is unweighted; ± is the 95% margin of error at 50% from the weighted effective sample. Groups with an effective sample under 50 are grayed; under 20, hidden.