Table 10
Demographics of Ideological Groups (percent)
All
Libertarians
Conservatives
Ambivalents
Liberals
Populists
Gender
Male
48
59
51
46
47
46
Female
52
41
49
54
53
54
Race
White
80
82
83
77
82
80
Black
12
7
10
14
7
15
Income
$75,000+
21
31
21
18
29
13
$50,000$74,999
14
10
14
14
16
12
$30,000$49,999
22
18
26
22
20
25
$20,00029,999
14
14
15
14
12
15
<$20,000
17
14
16
18
13
19
Education
College grad
27
30
25
22
48
16
Some college
24
27
24
22
26
26
H.S. or less
49
43
51
55
26
58
Age
1829
21
33
15
22
25
14
3049
39
36
44
38
42
39
5064
22
21
23
22
22
23
65+
16
9
17
16
11
23
Religion
White Protestant
(all)
44
32
56
43
34
54
Evangelical
21
9
38
20
7
33
Nonevangelical
23
23
18
24
26
21
White Catholic
17
21
14
18
18
15
Secular
8
12
3
6
19
5
Attend Church
Weekly or more
40
28
55
40
20
54
Monthly or less
34
36
30
35
38
33
Seldom or never
25
35
15
24
41
12
Region
Northeast
19
15
20
18
26
17
Midwest
24
22
23
26
21
21
South
35
31
38
35
23
47
West
22
32
19
21
29
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Source: Pew Research Center, "In Search of Ideologues in America," April 11, 2006, http://pewresearch.
org/obdeck/?ObDeckID=17.
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