U.S. Congress Vote Choice (October 2016)

U.S. Congress Vote Choice (October 2016)

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categorycolumn-1
Republican candidate46%
Democratic candidate39%
Neither7%
Don't know8%

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categoryDemocratIndependentRepublican
Republican candidate4%32%89%
Democratic candidate89%14%2%
Neither2%34%3%
Don't know5%21%7%

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categoryLean RepublicanNot very strong RepublicanStrong Republican
Republican candidate86%81%94%
Democratic candidate3%2%1%
Neither8%2%0%
Don't know3%15%5%

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categoryLean DemocratNot very strong DemocratStrong Democrat
Republican candidate2%12%1%
Democratic candidate88%71%97%
Neither7%1%1%
Don't know3%15%1%

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categoryLiberalsModeratesConservatives
Republican candidate2%20%84%
Democratic candidate90%50%9%
Neither4%14%4%
Don't know4%17%4%

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categoryLeaning conservativeSomewhat conservativeExtremely conservative
Republican candidate80%81%88%
Democratic candidate11%10%7%
Neither5%5%3%
Don't know5%4%2%

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categoryLeaning liberalSomewhat liberalExtremely liberal
Republican candidate3%4%0%
Democratic candidate89%90%89%
Neither1%4%7%
Don't know7%2%4%

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categoryDemocratRepublicanTea Party
Republican candidate2%94%83%
Democratic candidate91%2%5%
Neither4%2%9%
Don't know3%2%3%

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categoryWhiteBlackHispanic
Republican candidate59%8%29%
Democratic candidate26%79%54%
Neither7%1%11%
Don't know8%12%7%

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categoryMaleFemale
Republican candidate48%44%
Democratic candidate37%40%
Neither10%5%
Don't know5%11%

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categoryUrbanSuburbanRural
Republican candidate28%51%57%
Democratic candidate57%35%24%
Neither8%7%8%
Don't know7%7%11%

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category18-2930-4445-6465+
Republican candidate29%38%51%62%
Democratic candidate43%45%36%31%
Neither12%10%6%3%
Don't know16%6%7%4%

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categoryNo high schoolHigh school graduateSome college2-year4-yearPost-grad
Republican candidate42%48%47%39%46%48%
Democratic candidate57%37%34%46%41%42%
Neither0%7%9%5%8%7%
Don't know0%8%11%10%6%3%

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categoryExtremely importantSomewhat importantNot very importantNot at all important
Republican candidate56%52%28%24%
Democratic candidate32%31%48%63%
Neither5%8%9%12%
Don't know7%9%15%1%

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categoryThe Bible is the word of God, to be taken literallyThe Bible is the word of God, not to be taken literallyThe Bible is a book written by men
Republican candidate53%57%22%
Democratic candidate31%31%61%
Neither5%6%11%
Don't know10%6%6%

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categoryNo College EducationCollege Educated
Republican candidate46%46%
Democratic candidate38%41%
Neither7%7%
Don't know9%5%

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