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Have you always voted for the same party or have you voted for different parties for President?
Always voted for the same party for president · Asked in 13 waves, 1952–1980 · 21,540 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). Codebook notes: GENERAL NOTE: Prior to 1972, this question was open-ended: ‘mostly the same party’ (code 2) was either volunteered by respondent or deduced by interviewer. Starting in 1972, boxes labeled ‘same’ or ‘different’ were available for the IWR to check.
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 | Different party | Same party; mostly same party (1952-1970) | n | MoE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All respondents | 57% | 43% |
| Poll | Field dates | Mode | Respondents | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANES 1980 Time Series Study Source variable: V800351. | 1980-09-02 to 1981-02-07 | face to face | 1,614 | 1,614 |
| ANES 1976 Time Series Study Source variable: V763180. | 1976-09-07 to 1977-01-30 | face to face | 2,248 | 2,248 |
| ANES 1974 Time Series Study Source variable: V742212. | 1974-11-06 to 1975-01-31 | face to face | 1,575 | 1,575 |
| ANES 1972 Time Series Study Source variable: V720157. | 1972-09-01 to 1973-02-13 | face to face | 2,705 | 2,705 |
| ANES 1970 Time Series Study Source variable: V700197(type 0). | 1970-11-04 to 1971-01-13 | face to face | 1,507 | 1,507 |
| ANES 1968 Time Series Study Source variable: V680128. | 1968-09-06 to 1969-01-28 | face to face | 1,557 | 1,557 |
| ANES 1966 Time Series Study Source variable: V660084. | 1966-11-08 to 1967-02-01 | face to face | 1,291 | 1,291 |
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.
| 1614 |
| ±2 |
| White | 62% | 38% | 1348 | ±3 |
| Black | 23% | 77% | 183 | ±7 |
| Hispanic | 38% | 62% | 65 | ±12 |
| Asian † | Too few respondents | – | – | 8 | ±35 |
| Other † | Too few respondents | – | – | 10 | ±31 |
ANES 1980 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.
| ANES 1964 Time Series Study Source variable: V640155. |
| 1964-09-07 to 1965-02-01 |
| face to face |
| 1,571 |
| 1,571 |
| ANES 1962 Time Series Study Source variable: V620037. | 1962-11-07 | face to face | 1,297 | 1,297 |
| ANES 1960 Time Series Study Source variable: V600096. | 1960-09-12 to 1960-12-26 | face to face | 1,181 | 1,164 |
| ANES 1958 Time Series Study Source variable: V580073. | 1958-11-05 to 1958-12-25 | face to face | 1,450 | 1,450 |
| ANES 1956 Time Series Study Source variable: V560094. | 1956-09-17 to 1957-01-19 | face to face | 1,762 | 1,762 |
| ANES 1952 Time Series Study Source variable: V520072. | 1952-09-15 | face to face | 1,899 | 1,799 |