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Feeling thermometers or favorability of specific politicians or groups of politicians.
| Question | Source | Years | Waves |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feeling thermometer for the U.S. president President thermometer | ANES | 1968–2024 | 23 |
| Feeling thermometer for the vice president Vice-president thermometer | ANES | 1968–2024 | 21 |
| Recalls names of House candidates in district ALL YEARS EXC. 2000: Do you happen to remember the names of the candidates for Congress–that is, for the House of Representatives in Washington– [1996-LATER: Who ran in the November election from this district?] that ran in this district in November? | ANES | 1958–2000 | 19 |
| Feeling thermometer for Democratic presidential candidate Democratic Presidential candidate thermometer | ANES | 1968–2024 | 15 |
| Feeling thermometer for Democratic vice-presidential candidate Democratic vice-presidential candidate thermometer | ANES | 1968–2024 | 15 |
| Feeling thermometer for the Republican vice-presidential candidate Republican vice-presidential candidate thermometer | ANES | 1968–2024 | 15 |
| Feeling thermometer for the Republican presidential candidate Republican Presidential candidate thermometer | ANES | 1968–2024 | 15 |
| Likes something about the Democratic presidential candidate Is there anything in particular about {DEMOCRATIC PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE} that might make you want to vote for him? | ANES | 1972–2024 | 14 |
| Dislikes something about the Republican presidential candidate Is there anything in particular about {REPUBLICAN PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE} that might make you want to vote against him? | ANES | 1972–2024 | 14 |
| Dislikes something about the Democratic presidential candidate Is there anything in particular about {DEMOCRATIC PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE} that might make you want to vote against him? | ANES | 1972–2024 | 14 |
| Likes something about the Republican presidential candidate Is there anything in particular about {REPUBLICAN PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE} that might make you want to vote for him? | ANES | 1972–2024 | 14 |
| Thermometer index for presidential candidates Major party Presidential candidate thermometer index | ANES | 1968–2020 | 14 |
| Thermometer index for vice-presidential candidates Major party vice-Presidential candidate thermometer index | ANES | 1968–2020 | 14 |
| Average thermometer rating of presidential candidates Thermometers– both Major party Presidential candidates | ANES | 1968–2020 | 14 |
| Average thermometer rating of vice-presidential candidates Thermometers– both Major party vice-Presidential candidates | ANES | 1968–2020 | 14 |
| President has made you feel angry President affect: angry | ANES | 1980–2016 | 14 |
| President has made you feel proud President affect: proud | ANES | 1980–2016 | 14 |
| Likes about Democratic presidential candidate, number of mentions Now I’d like to ask you about the good and bad points of the two (1996 and later: ‘the major’) candidates for President. Is there anything in particular about [Democratic presidential candidate] that might make you want to vote for him? What is that? Anything else? | ANES | 1952–2004 | 14 |
| Net affect toward Republican presidential candidate Affect toward Republican Presidential candidate | ANES | 1952–2004 | 14 |
| Dislikes about Republican presidential candidate, number of mentions Is there anything in particular about [Republican presidential candidate] that might make you want to vote against him? What is that? Anything else? | ANES | 1952–2004 | 14 |
| Net affect toward major party presidential candidates Net affect toward Major party Presidential candidates | ANES | 1952–2004 | 14 |
| Salience of Republican presidential candidate Salience of Republican Presidential candidate | ANES | 1952–2004 | 14 |
| Likes about Republican presidential candidate, number of mentions Is there anything in particular about [Republican presidential candidate] that might make you want to vote for him? What is that? Anything else? | ANES | 1952–2004 | 14 |
| Salience of Democratic presidential candidate Salience of Democratic Presidential candidate | ANES | 1952–2004 | 14 |
| Net affect toward Democratic presidential candidate Affect toward Democratic Presidential candidate | ANES | 1952–2004 | 14 |
| Dislikes about Democratic presidential candidate, number of mentions Is there anything in particular about [Democratic presidential candidate] that might make you want to vote against him? What is that? Anything else? | ANES | 1952–2004 | 14 |
| Salience of major party presidential candidates Major party Presidential candidate salience | ANES | 1952–2004 | 14 |
| Relative salience of major party presidential candidates Major party relative salience of Presidential candidates | ANES | 1952–2004 | 14 |
| President has made you feel hopeful President affect: hopeful | ANES | 1980–2012 | 13 |
| President has made you feel afraid President affect: afraid (of him) | ANES | 1980–2012 | 13 |
| President described as providing strong leadership President trait - provides strong leadership | ANES | 1980–2008 | 13 |
| President described as moral President trait - moral | ANES | 1980–2008 | 13 |
| President described as knowledgeable President trait - knowledgeable | ANES | 1980–2008 | 13 |
| Feeling thermometer for senator in state with Senate race Senator not up for re-election in state with Senate race - feeling thermometer | ANES | 1978–2020 | 12 |
| Correctly names House candidates and their parties (1996-LATER:) What is [NAME’S] party? | ANES | 1978–2000 | 12 |
| President really cares about people like you President trait - really cares about people like you | ANES | 1984–2008 | 11 |
| Feeling thermometer for Ronald Reagan (2004: And finally, in retrospect,) Ronald Reagan – thermometer | ANES | 1968–2004 | 11 |
| Republican presidential candidate made you feel hopeful Republican Presidential candidate affect: hopeful | ANES | 1980–2016 | 10 |
| Republican presidential candidate made you feel angry Republican Presidential candidate affect: angry | ANES | 1980–2016 | 10 |
| Republican presidential candidate made you feel proud Republican Presidential candidate affect: proud | ANES | 1980–2016 | 10 |
| Democratic presidential candidate made you feel proud Democratic Presidential candidate affect: proud | ANES | 1980–2016 | 10 |
| Feeling thermometer for Hillary Clinton Hillary Clinton – thermometer | ANES | 1992–2016 | 10 |
| Democratic presidential candidate made you feel angry Democratic Presidential candidate affect: angry | ANES | 1980–2016 | 10 |
| Republican presidential candidate made you feel afraid Republican Presidential candidate affect: afraid (of him) | ANES | 1980–2016 | 10 |
| Democratic presidential candidate made you feel afraid Democratic Presidential candidate affect: afraid (of him/her) | ANES | 1980–2016 | 10 |
| Democratic presidential candidate made you feel hopeful Democratic Presidential candidate affect: hopeful | ANES | 1980–2016 | 10 |
| Feeling thermometer for second senator, no Senate race Second Senator in state without Senate race - feeling thermometer | ANES | 1978–2008 | 10 |
| Feeling thermometer for first senator, no Senate race First Senator in state without Senate race - feeling thermometer | ANES | 1978–2008 | 10 |
| Feeling thermometer for Bill Clinton Bill Clinton – thermometer | ANES | 1992–2016 | 9 |
| President described as intelligent President trait- Intelligent | ANES | 1984–2008 | 9 |
| Recalls something special House incumbent did for district Do you happen to remember anything special that [running U.S. House incumbent] has done for his/her district or for the people of his/her district while s/he has been in Congress? | ANES | 1978–1994 | 9 |
| Feeling thermometer for Ted Kennedy Ted Kennedy – thermometer | ANES | 1970–1988 | 9 |
| Feeling thermometer for Richard Nixon Richard Nixon – thermometer | ANES | 1968–1984 | 9 |
| Feeling thermometer: Democrats Democrats – feeling thermometer | ANES | 1964–1982 | 9 |
| Feeling thermometer: Republicans Republicans – feeling thermometer | ANES | 1964–1982 | 9 |
| Republican presidential candidate described as knowledgeable Republican Presidential candidate trait - knowledgeable | ANES | 1980–2008 | 8 |
| Democratic presidential candidate described as knowledgeable Democratic Presidential candidate trait - knowledgeable | ANES | 1980–2008 | 8 |
| Republican presidential candidate provides strong leadership Republican Presidential candidate trait - provides strong leadership | ANES | 1980–2008 | 8 |
| Democratic presidential candidate described as moral Democratic Presidential candidate trait - moral | ANES | 1980–2008 | 8 |
| Democratic presidential candidate provides strong leadership Democratic Presidential candidate trait - provides strong leadership | ANES | 1980–2008 | 8 |
| Republican presidential candidate described as moral Republican Presidential candidate trait - moral | ANES | 1980–2008 | 8 |
| Feeling thermometer for Jesse Jackson JesseJackson – feeling thermometer | ANES | 1984–2002 | 8 |
| Feeling thermometer for George H. W. Bush George Bush Sr. – thermometer | ANES | 1980–2000 | 8 |
| Republican presidential candidate really cares about people like you Republican Presidential candidate trait - really cares about people like you | ANES | 1984–2008 | 7 |
| Democratic presidential candidate really cares about people like you Democratic Presidential candidate trait - really cares about people like you | ANES | 1984–2008 | 7 |
| Democratic presidential candidate described as intelligent Democratic Presidential candidate trait - intelligent | ANES | 1984–2008 | 7 |
| President described as inspiring President trait-inspiring | ANES | 1980–1996 | 7 |
| Feeling thermometer for George Wallace George Wallace – thermometer | ANES | 1968–1980 | 7 |
| Like or dislike of the Democratic presidential candidate Using the same scale, where would you place: -Democratic Presidential candidate name- | ANES | 1996–2024 | 6 |
| Like or dislike of the Republican presidential candidate Using the same scale, where would you place: -Republican Presidential candidate name- | ANES | 1996–2024 | 6 |
| Republican presidential candidate described as intelligent Republican Presidential candidate trait - intelligent | ANES | 1984–2008 | 6 |
| Feeling thermometer for Al Gore Al Gore – thermometer | ANES | 1992–2002 | 6 |
| Feeling thermometer for Robert Dole Robert Dole – thermometer | ANES | 1976–1996 | 6 |
| Feeling thermometer for Jimmy Carter Jimmy Carter – thermometer | ANES | 1976–1988 | 6 |
| Feeling thermometer for Walter Mondale Walter Mondale – thermometer | ANES | 1974–1984 | 6 |
| Democratic presidential candidate is honest (Does this phrase describe -Democratic Presidential candidate name- extremely well, very well, moderately well, slightly well, or not well at all?)] | ANES | 2008–2024 | 5 |
| Democratic presidential candidate provides strong leadership (Does this phrase describe -Democratic Presidential candidate name- extremely well, very well, moderately well, slightly well, or not well at all?)] | ANES | 2008–2024 | 5 |
| Republican presidential candidate really cares about people like you (Does this phrase describe -Republican Presidential candidate name- extremely well, very well, moderately well, slightly well, or not well at all?)] | ANES | 2008–2024 | 5 |
| Democratic presidential candidate really cares about people like you (Does this phrase describe -Democratic Presidential candidate name- extremely well, very well, moderately well, slightly well, or not well at all?)] | ANES | 2008–2024 | 5 |
| Republican presidential candidate provides strong leadership (Does this phrase describe -Republican Presidential candidate name- extremely well, very well, moderately well, slightly well, or not well at all?)] | ANES | 2008–2024 | 5 |
| Republican presidential candidate is honest (Does this phrase describe -Republican Presidential candidate name- extremely well, very well, moderately well, slightly well, or not well at all?)] | ANES | 2008–2024 | 5 |
| Democratic presidential candidate is knowledgeable (Does this phrase describe -Democratic Presidential candidate name- extremely well, very well, moderately well, slightly well, or not well at all?)] | ANES | 2008–2024 | 5 |
| Republican presidential candidate is knowledgeable (Does this phrase describe -Republican Presidential candidate name- extremely well, very well, moderately well, slightly well, or not well at all?)] | ANES | 2008–2024 | 5 |
| Feeling thermometer for Dan Quayle Dan Quayle – thermometer | ANES | 1988–1998 | 5 |
| President described as compassionate President trait - compassionate | ANES | 1984–1996 | 5 |
| Democratic presidential candidate described as inspiring Democratic Presidential candidate trait - inspiring | ANES | 1980–1996 | 5 |
| Republican presidential candidate described as inspiring Republican Presidential candidate trait - inspiring | ANES | 1980–1996 | 5 |
| Feeling thermometer for Gerald Ford Gerald Ford – thermometer | ANES | 1974–1984 | 5 |
| Feeling thermometer for George McGovern George Mcgovern – thermometer | ANES | 1970–1984 | 5 |
| Feeling thermometer for Hubert Humphrey Hubert Humphrey – thermometer | ANES | 1968–1976 | 5 |
| Feeling thermometer for Pat Buchanan Pat Buchanan – thermometer | ANES | 1992–2000 | 4 |
| Democratic presidential candidate described as compassionate Democratic Presidential candidate trait - compassionate | ANES | 1984–1996 | 4 |
| Recalls something special House representative did for district Do you happen to remember anything special that [retiring OR running U.S. House representative] has done for his/her district or for the people of his/her district while s/he has been in Congress? | ANES | 1978–1990 | 4 |
| Feeling thermometer for Ross Perot Ross Perot – thermometer | ANES | 1992–1996 | 3 |
| Republican presidential candidate described as compassionate Republican Presidential candidate trait - compassionate | ANES | 1984–1992 | 3 |
| President described as decent President trait - decent | ANES | 1984–1988 | 3 |
| Feeling thermometer for Nelson Rockefeller Nelson Rockefeller – thermometer | ANES | 1968–1976 | 3 |
| Feeling thermometer for Eugene McCarthy Eugene Mccarthy – thermometer | ANES | 1968–1976 | 3 |
| Feeling thermometer for Spiro Agnew Spiro Agnew – thermometer | ANES | 1968–1972 | 3 |
| Feeling thermometer for Edmund Muskie Edmund Muskie – thermometer | ANES | 1968–1972 | 3 |
| Republican presidential candidate described as decent Republican Presidential candidate trait - decent | ANES | 1984–1988 | 2 |
| Democratic presidential candidate described as decent Democratic Presidential candidate trait - decent | ANES | 1984–1988 | 2 |
| Rating of presidential challenger 2, time series (Recode of RATECHALL224) | GSS | 2024 | 1 |
| Rating of Joe Biden How would you rate Joe Biden? | GSS | 2024 | 1 |
| Rating of Donald Trump How would you rate Donald Trump? | GSS | 2024 | 1 |
| Rating of Nikki Haley How would you rate Nikki Haley | GSS | 2024 | 1 |
| Rating of MAGA Republicans How would you rate “MAGA” Republicans? | GSS | 2024 | 1 |
| Rating of presidential challenger 1, time series (Recode of RATECHALL124) | GSS | 2024 | 1 |
| Rating of Kamala Harris How would you rate Kamala Harris? | GSS | 2024 | 1 |
| Rating of presidential challenger 3, time series (Recode of RATECHALL324) | GSS | 2024 | 1 |
| Rating of incumbent president, time series (Recode of RATEINCUMB24) | GSS | 2024 | 1 |
| Whether Trump colluded with Russia in 2016 Do you think that Donald Trump colluded with Russian operatives to influence the 2016 election? | CES | 2018 | 1 |