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Table 12

Libertarian Political Feeling Thermometers (percent)

2000

2004

All

Libertarian

All

Libertarian

Feelings toward political figures

George W. Bush

57

64

56

60

Al Gore/John Kerry

57

45

52

47

Hillary Clinton

51

36

55

43

John McCain

58

61

61

61

Feelings toward institutions

Congress

58

56

58

55

Federal government in Washington

55

48

57

51

Feelings toward groups

Christian fundamentalists

52

48

59

51

Christian Coalition

54

48

n/a

n/a

Gay men and lesbians

47

47

47

53

Environmentalists

53

48

66

61

Labor unions

56

46

58

49

Political parties, in general

53

50

n/a

n/a

Source: Authors' calculations from ANES 2000, 2004; reported mean values; scale 50­100 = favorable/warm; 0­50 =

unfavorable/cold; 50 = neither warm nor cold; n/a means the question was not asked in that year.

Table 13

Libertarian Political Profile and Party Identification (percent)

2000

2004

All

Libertarian

All

Libertarian

Political Profile

Follow government/public affairs?

(most/some of time)

54

61

67

78

Own stock? (yes)

52

67

50

62

Presidential preference strong/not strong? (not strong)

23

26

17

26

Prefer divided government? (better when split)

50

53

n/a

n/a

Does any party represent your views? (yes)

n/a

n/a

72

65

Party Identification

Strong Democrat

19

5

16

6

Weak Democrat

15

8

15

9

Independent-Democrat

15

11

17

21

Independent-Independent

12

11

9

8

Independent-Republican

13

21

12

21

Weak Republican

12

17

13

13

Strong Republican

13

23

17

21

Other; minor party; apolitical

1

4

1

1

Source: Authors' calculations from ANES 2000, 2004.

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