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(IF R VOTED BEFORE ELECTION DAY: ) How long before [date of election] did you vote?
How long before election day respondent voted · Asked in 7 waves, 1994–2008 · 10,679 responses · weighted estimates computed from individual responses
Codes that include 'no Pre/Post IW' were dropped for respondents without that interview. Kept and flagged: 99 (other_missing). Codebook notes: 2012 NOTE: Not yet coded for the 2012 Time Series.
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 2008 Time Series Study Source variable: V085042a. 70% of responses are code 99, which the codebook uses for respondents outside the question's universe as well as DK/RF/NA (kept as other_missing); compute substantive shares without it. | 2008-09-02 to 2008-12-30 | face to face | 2,322 | 2,102 |
| ANES 2004 Time Series Study Source variable: V045023a. 82% of responses are code 99, which the codebook uses for respondents outside the question's universe as well as DK/RF/NA (kept as other_missing); compute substantive shares without it. | 2004-09-07 to 2004-12-19 | face to face | 1,212 | 1,066 |
| ANES 2002 Time Series Study Source variable: V025022. 91% of responses are code 99, which the codebook uses for respondents outside the question's universe as well as DK/RF/NA (kept as other_missing); compute substantive shares without it. | 2002-09-18 to 2002-12-06 | phone | 1,511 | 1,346 |
| ANES 2000 Time Series Study Source variable: V001246. 88% of responses are code 99, which the codebook uses for respondents outside the question's universe as well as DK/RF/NA (kept as other_missing); compute substantive shares without it. | 2000-09-05 to 2000-12-22 | mixed | 1,807 | 1,555 |
| ANES 1998 Time Series Study Source variable: V980309. 92% of responses are code 99, which the codebook uses for respondents outside the question's universe as well as DK/RF/NA (kept as other_missing); compute substantive shares without it. | 1998-11-04 to 1998-12-23 | mixed |
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 | Less than one week, 1-6 days | One week; 7 days | 1-2 weeks; 8-14 days | 2-3 weeks; 15-21 days | 3-4 weeks; 22-28 days | One month; 29-31 days | More than one month; 32-60 days | A few days; a couple of days; several days – NFS | A few weeks; a couple of weeks; several weeks – NFS | More than a few days – NFS | Other | n | MoE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All respondents | 27% | 22% | 33% | 14% | 2% | 1% | 1% | 0% | 0% | – | 0% | 2102 | ±3 | |
| Democrats | 21% | 24% | 32% | 16% | 2% | 1% | 1% | 0% | 1% | – | 0% | 881 | ±4 | |
| Independents (incl. leaners) | 35% | 22% | 26% | 12% | 2% | 1% | 1% | – | – | – | – | 789 | ±4 | |
| Republicans | 27% | 18% | 40% | 12% | 2% | 0% | 1% | – | – | – | – | 397 | ±6 |
ANES 2008 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.
| 1,281 |
| 1,281 |
| ANES 1996 Time Series Study Source variable: V961079. 90% of responses are code 99, which the codebook uses for respondents outside the question's universe as well as DK/RF/NA (kept as other_missing); compute substantive shares without it. | 1996-09-03 to 1997-01-02 | mixed | 1,714 | 1,534 |
| ANES 1994 Time Series Study Source variable: V940608. 94% of responses are code 99, which the codebook uses for respondents outside the question's universe as well as DK/RF/NA (kept as other_missing); compute substantive shares without it. | 1994-11-09 to 1995-01-08 | mixed | 1,795 | 1,795 |