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Please look at page 10 in the booklet. Some people say that it doesn’t make any difference who is in power. Others say that it makes a big difference who is in power. Using the scale in the booklet, (where ONE means that it doesn’t make any difference who is in power and FIVE means that it makes a big difference who is in power), where would you place yourself? {INTERVIEWER: DO NOT PROBE DON’T KNOW}
Whether it makes a difference who is in power · Asked in 5 waves, 2008–2024 · 23,472 responses · weighted estimates computed from individual responses
Codes that include 'no Pre/Post IW' were dropped for respondents without that interview. Kept and flagged: -9 (other_missing), -8 (dk). Codebook notes: 1996,2004 wording not comparable
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 | It doesnt make a difference who is in power | 2 | 3 | 4 | It makes a big difference who is in power | n | MoE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All respondents |
| Poll | Field dates | Mode | Respondents | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANES 2024 Time Series Study Source variable: V242431. | 2024-08-03 to 2025-02-17 | mixed | 5,521 | 4,763 |
| ANES 2020 Time Series Study Source variable: V202431. | 2020-08-18 to 2021-01-04 | mixed | 8,280 | 7,449 |
| ANES 2016 Time Series Study Source variable: V162281. | 2016-09-07 to 2017-01-09 | mixed | 4,270 | 3,648 |
| ANES 2012 Time Series Study Source variable: cses_diffpower. | 2012-09-09 to 2013-01-13 | mixed | 5,914 | 5,510 |
| ANES 2008 Time Series Study Source variable: V085182. | 2008-09-02 to 2008-12-30 | face to face | 2,322 | 2,102 |
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.
| 5% |
| 7% |
| 20% |
| 25% |
| 43% |
| 4763 |
| ±2 |
| Liberals | 3% | 6% | 15% | 26% | 50% | 1456 | ±4 |
| Moderates | 5% | 10% | 26% | 25% | 35% | 1018 | ±4 |
| Conservatives | 4% | 5% | 18% | 28% | 45% | 1666 | ±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.