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1996: And now, using the same scale, I’d like to ask you how much you like or dislike some political leaders. Again, if I come to a leader you haven’t heard of or you feel you do not know enough about, just say so. The first political leader is: -Republican Presidential candidate name- 2008,2012: (And what do you think of the presidential candidates? After I read the name of a presidential candidate, please rate them on a scale from 0 to 10, where 0 means you strongly dislike that candidate and 10 means that you strongly like that candidate. If I come to a presidential candidate you haven’t heard of or you feel you do not know enough about, just say so.) [The first is: / Using the same scale, where would you place:] -Republican Presidential candidate name- 2016: Using the same scale, where would you place: -Republican Presidential candidate name-
Like or dislike of the Republican presidential candidate · Asked in 6 waves, 1996–2024 · 25,007 responses · weighted estimates computed from individual responses
Codes that include 'no Pre/Post IW' were dropped for respondents without that interview. Dropped as not asked: -1 'Inapplicable (unlisted code)'. Kept and flagged: -9 (no_answer), -8 (dk), -7 (dk), 98 (other_missing). Codebook notes: Administered with Respondent Booklet. 2016 NOTE: Administration for Presidential candidates were asked after administration for parties, without separate introduction.
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 2024 Time Series Study Source variable: V242435. | 2024-08-03 to 2025-02-17 | mixed | 5,521 | 4,764 |
| ANES 2020 Time Series Study Source variable: V202436. | 2020-08-18 to 2021-01-04 | mixed | 8,280 | 7,449 |
| ANES 2016 Time Series Study Source variable: V162286. | 2016-09-07 to 2017-01-09 | mixed | 4,270 | 3,648 |
| ANES 2012 Time Series Study Source variable: cses_rpclike. | 2012-09-09 to 2013-01-13 | mixed | 5,914 | 5,510 |
| ANES 2008 Time Series Study Source variable: V085188a. | 2008-09-02 to 2008-12-30 | face to face | 2,322 | 2,102 |
| ANES 1996 Time Series Study Source variable: V961474. | 1996-09-03 to 1997-01-02 | mixed | 1,714 | 1,534 |
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 | Strongly dislike | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Strongly like | n | MoE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All respondents | 35% | 6% | 5% | 4% | 4% | 6% | 5% | 6% | 9% | 6% | 13% | 4764 | ±2 | |
| Northeast | 40% | 8% | 3% | 2% | 4% | 6% | 4% | 5% | 10% | 7% | 11% | 769 | ±5 | |
| Midwest | 35% | 5% | 4% | 3% | 3% | 6% | 6% | 7% | 10% | 7% | 13% | 1215 | ±4 | |
| South | 30% | 5% | 4% | 5% | 5% | 6% | 5% | 7% | 8% | 7% | 17% | 1756 | ±3 | |
| West | 39% | 6% | 6% | 4% | 5% | 7% | 5% | 5% | 7% | 4% | 10% | 1024 | ±4 |
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.