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How often do you pay attention to what’s going on in government and politics? All the time, most of the time, about half the time, once in a while, or never?
Attention paid to government and politics · Asked in 5 waves, 2008–2024 · 25,040 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: -9 'RF; NA; half sample administration'. Kept and flagged: -8 (dk).
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 | Always | Most of the time | About half the time | Some of the time | Never | n | MoE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All respondents |
| Poll | Field dates | Mode | Respondents | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANES 2024 Time Series Study Source variable: V241004. | 2024-08-03 to 2025-02-17 | mixed | 5,521 | 5,519 |
| ANES 2020 Time Series Study Source variable: V201005. | 2020-08-18 to 2021-01-04 | mixed | 8,280 | 8,279 |
| ANES 2016 Time Series Study Source variable: V161003. | 2016-09-07 to 2017-01-09 | mixed | 4,270 | 4,270 |
| ANES 2012 Time Series Study Source variable: interest_attention. | 2012-09-09 to 2013-01-13 | mixed | 5,914 | 5,913 |
| ANES 2008 Time Series Study Source variable: V085073b. | 2008-09-02 to 2008-12-30 | face to face | 2,322 | 1,059 |
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.
| 19% |
| 34% |
| 20% |
| 24% |
| 3% |
| 5519 |
| ±2 |
| Men | 22% | 36% | 19% | 20% | 3% | 2544 | ±3 |
| Women | 15% | 33% | 21% | 28% | 3% | 2929 | ±3 |
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.