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Campaign participation count [1]
Campaign participation count, six categories · Asked in 25 waves, 1956–2016 · 47,736 responses · weighted estimates computed from individual responses
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, 1984. Kept and flagged: 0 (other_missing). Codebook notes: See also VCF0723A. GENERAL NOTE: Derived from VCF0717-VCF0721. This count is available for all years except 1952, 1954, 1958, 1966 and 1970. This is the sum of the number of ‘yes’ responses in vars VCF0717- VCF0721, to which 1 is added.
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.
| Poll | Field dates | Mode | Respondents | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANES 2016 Time Series Study | 2016-09-07 to 2017-01-09 | mixed | 4,270 | 3,648 |
| ANES 2012 Time Series Study | 2012-09-09 to 2013-01-13 | mixed | 5,914 | 5,510 |
| ANES 2008 Time Series Study | 2008-09-02 to 2008-12-30 | face to face | 2,322 | 2,102 |
| ANES 2004 Time Series Study | 2004-09-07 to 2004-12-19 | face to face | 1,212 | 1,066 |
| ANES 2002 Time Series Study | 2002-09-18 to 2002-12-06 | phone | 1,511 | 1,346 |
| ANES 2000 Time Series Study | 2000-09-05 to 2000-12-22 | mixed | 1,807 | 1,555 |
| ANES 1998 Time Series Study | 1998-11-04 to 1998-12-23 | mixed | 1,281 | 1,281 |
| ANES 1996 Time Series Study | 1996-09-03 to 1997-01-02 | mixed | 1,714 | 1,534 |
| ANES 1994 Time Series Study | 1994-11-09 to 1995-01-08 | mixed | 1,795 | 1,795 |
| ANES 1992 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.
| Group | Lowest level of participation (none) | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | Highest level of participation in campaign activities | n | MoE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All respondents | 44% | 37% | 11% | 4% | 2% | 1% | 3648 | ±2 | |
| Protestant | 43% | 39% | 12% | 4% | 2% | 1% | 1595 | ±3 | |
| Catholic | 45% | 39% | 9% | 5% | 2% | 1% | 792 | ±4 | |
| Jewish | 31% | 34% | 15% | 12% | 4% | 4% | 74 | ±13 | |
| Other faith | 43% | 42% | 9% | 3% | 1% | 2% | 401 | ±6 | |
| None | 49% | 30% | 13% | 4% | 2% | 1% | 785 | ±4 |
ANES 2016 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.
| 1992-09-02 to 1993-01-16 |
| mixed |
| 2,485 |
| 2,255 |
| ANES 1990 Time Series Study | 1990-11-06 to 1991-01-21 | face to face | 1,980 | 1,980 |
| ANES 1988 Time Series Study | 1988-09-06 to 1989-01-23 | face to face | 2,040 | 1,775 |
| ANES 1986 Time Series Study | 1986-11-05 to 1987-02-07 | face to face | 2,176 | 2,176 |
| ANES 1984 Time Series Study | 1984-09-04 to 1985-01-24 | mixed | 2,257 | 1,942 |
| ANES 1982 Time Series Study | 1982-11-02 to 1983-01-31 | face to face | 1,418 | 1,418 |
| ANES 1980 Time Series Study | 1980-09-02 to 1981-02-07 | face to face | 1,614 | 1,408 |
| ANES 1978 Time Series Study | 1978-11-08 to 1979-01-25 | face to face | 2,304 | 2,304 |
| ANES 1976 Time Series Study | 1976-09-07 to 1977-01-30 | face to face | 2,248 | 1,909 |
| ANES 1974 Time Series Study | 1974-11-06 to 1975-01-31 | face to face | 1,575 | 1,575 |
| ANES 1972 Time Series Study | 1972-09-01 to 1973-02-13 | face to face | 2,705 | 2,191 |
| ANES 1968 Time Series Study | 1968-09-06 to 1969-01-28 | face to face | 1,557 | 1,348 |
| ANES 1964 Time Series Study | 1964-09-07 to 1965-02-01 | face to face | 1,571 | 1,450 |
| ANES 1962 Time Series Study | 1962-11-07 | face to face | 1,297 | 1,297 |
| ANES 1960 Time Series Study | 1960-09-12 to 1960-12-26 | face to face | 1,181 | 1,109 |
| ANES 1956 Time Series Study | 1956-09-17 to 1957-01-19 | face to face | 1,762 | 1,762 |