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(And) How much do you feel that having elections makes the government pay attention to what the people think, a good deal, some or not much?
How much elections make government pay attention to people · Asked in 22 waves, 1964–2024 · 53,196 responses · weighted estimates computed from individual responses
Codebook weight: VCF0010x/VCF0010y/VCF0010z (differs from VCF0009z only in 1970). Codes that include 'no Pre/Post IW' were dropped for respondents without that interview. Dropped only in years where the codebook names a design split (alternate form, half sample, abbreviated or web instrument): 0 in 1972. NA code treated as not asked where it exceeds 10% of a year's answers (an unlabeled split or filter): 0 in 1970. Kept and flagged: 0 (no_answer), 9 (dk). Codebook notes: GENERAL NOTE: Weight variable VCF0010/VCF0010A must be used if distributions including 1970 data are desired: see VCF0010. Note that use of VCF0010/VCF0010A as a weight reduces the 1970 total N for this variable: form 2 whites who should appear as code 0 INAP cases are excluded from the 1970 total N. 2008 NOTE:. A half-sample of respondents were administered this question with response options in reverse order.
Dashed lines mark changes in how interviews were done, which can shift answers: 1. → mixed mode (2012).
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 | Not much | Some | A good deal | n | MoE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All respondents |
| Poll | Field dates | Mode | Respondents | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANES 2024 Time Series Study Source variable: V241235. | 2024-08-03 to 2025-02-17 | mixed | 5,521 | 5,276 |
| ANES 2020 Time Series Study Source variable: V201238. | 2020-08-18 to 2021-01-04 | mixed | 8,280 | 8,277 |
| ANES 2016 Time Series Study Source variable: V161220. | 2016-09-07 to 2017-01-09 | mixed | 4,270 | 4,265 |
| ANES 2012 Time Series Study Source variable: respons_elections. | 2012-09-09 to 2013-01-13 | mixed | 5,914 | 5,914 |
| ANES 2008 Time Series Study Source variable: V085154. | 2008-09-02 to 2008-12-30 | face to face | 2,322 | 2,102 |
| ANES 2004 Time Series Study Source variable: V045204. | 2004-09-07 to 2004-12-19 | face to face | 1,212 | 1,066 |
| ANES 2002 Time Series Study Source variable: V025178. | 2002-09-18 to 2002-12-06 | phone | 1,511 | 1,346 |
| ANES 2000 Time Series Study |
Dashed lines mark changes in how interviews were done, which can shift answers: 1. → mixed mode (2012).
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.
| 21% |
| 50% |
| 29% |
| 5276 |
| ±2 |
| Democrats | 13% | 48% | 39% | 1865 | ±3 |
| Independents (incl. leaners) | 30% | 46% | 24% | 1726 | ±3 |
| Republicans | 21% | 56% | 24% | 1652 | ±3 |
ANES 2024 Time Series Study · US citizens 18+ (face-to-face samples: contiguous 48 states and DC; web samples: 50 states and DC). 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.
| 2000-09-05 to 2000-12-22 |
| mixed |
| 1,807 |
| 1,555 |
| ANES 1998 Time Series Study Source variable: V980522. | 1998-11-04 to 1998-12-23 | mixed | 1,281 | 1,281 |
| ANES 1996 Time Series Study Source variable: V961255. | 1996-09-03 to 1997-01-02 | mixed | 1,714 | 1,534 |
| ANES 1992 Time Series Study Source variable: V926124. | 1992-09-02 to 1993-01-16 | mixed | 2,485 | 2,255 |
| ANES 1988 Time Series Study Source variable: V880959. | 1988-09-06 to 1989-01-23 | face to face | 2,040 | 1,775 |
| ANES 1984 Time Series Study Source variable: V840309. | 1984-09-04 to 1985-01-24 | mixed | 2,257 | 2,251 |
| ANES 1980 Time Series Study Source variable: V800890. | 1980-09-02 to 1981-02-07 | face to face | 1,614 | 1,408 |
| ANES 1978 Time Series Study Source variable: V780418. | 1978-11-08 to 1979-01-25 | face to face | 2,304 | 2,304 |
| ANES 1976 Time Series Study Source variable: V763743. | 1976-09-07 to 1977-01-30 | face to face | 2,248 | 1,909 |
| ANES 1974 Time Series Study Source variable: V742236. | 1974-11-06 to 1975-01-31 | face to face | 1,575 | 1,575 |
| ANES 1972 Time Series Study Source variable: V720577. | 1972-09-01 to 1973-02-13 | face to face | 2,705 | 2,184 |
| ANES 1970 Time Series Study Source variable: V700157(type 1). | 1970-11-04 to 1971-01-13 | face to face | 1,507 | 830 |
| ANES 1968 Time Series Study Source variable: V680492. | 1968-09-06 to 1969-01-28 | face to face | 1,557 | 1,348 |
| ANES 1966 Time Series Study Source variable: V660177. | 1966-11-08 to 1967-02-01 | face to face | 1,291 | 1,291 |
| ANES 1964 Time Series Study Source variable: V640392. | 1964-09-07 to 1965-02-01 | face to face | 1,571 | 1,450 |