Vote Enthusiasm (April 2024)

Vote Enthusiasm (April 2024)

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    Respondents were asked, "How enthusiastic would you say you are about voting in the 2024 election?"
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Extremely enthusiastic44%
Very enthusiastic24%
Somewhat enthusiastic14%
Not too enthusiastic10%
Not at all enthusiastic7%
Don't know/No opinion1%
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    Respondents were asked, "How enthusiastic would you say you are about voting in the 2024 election?" Measurement of Party ID for this figure is based on two questions. First, respondents were asked whether they consider themselves to be a Democrats, Republicans, independents, other, or not sure. Those who responded that they are independents or "other" were then asked if they lean toward either the Democrats or Republicans. If they indicated that they lean toward one party or the other, they are considered Democrats or Republicans for the purposes of this figure. Only "pure" independents or members of a third party who indicate that they have no preference for Democrats vis-a-vis Republicans are considered independents. Respondents who answered that they are "not sure" for either of the two aforementioned questions are not incorporated into this figure.
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CategoryDemocratIndependentRepublican
Extremely enthusiastic43%23%50%
Very enthusiastic25%13%25%
Somewhat enthusiastic16%9%14%
Not too enthusiastic9%28%7%
Not at all enthusiastic6%25%3%
Don't know/No opinion0%2%1%
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    Respondents were asked, "How enthusiastic would you say you are about voting in the 2024 election?" Party identification is calculated according to the PID7 variable, a seven point scale of party identification.
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CategoryLean DemocratNot very strong DemocratStrong Democrat
Extremely enthusiastic25%27%56%
Very enthusiastic22%29%25%
Somewhat enthusiastic16%27%11%
Not too enthusiastic20%11%5%
Not at all enthusiastic16%7%3%
Don't know/No opinion1%0%0%
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    Respondents were asked, "How enthusiastic would you say you are about voting in the 2024 election?" Party identification is calculated according to the PID7 variable, a seven point scale of party identification.
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CategoryLean RepublicanNot very strong RepublicanStrong Republican
Extremely enthusiastic45%31%61%
Very enthusiastic20%29%24%
Somewhat enthusiastic21%19%10%
Not too enthusiastic9%13%4%
Not at all enthusiastic5%6%1%
Don't know/No opinion1%0%0%
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    Respondents were asked, "How enthusiastic would you say you are about voting in the 2024 election?" Ideology is measured on a scale of 1-7, with 1 corresponding to "extremely liberal", 7 corresponding to "extremely conservative, and 4 corresponding to "in the middle." For the purposes of this table, respondents who placed themselves at or between points 1 and 3 on the scale are considered "liberal," respondents who placed themselves at point 4 on the scale are considered "moderate," and respondents who placed themselves at or between points 5 and 7 on the scale are considered conservative.
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CategoryLiberalsModeratesConservatives
Extremely enthusiastic47%29%50%
Very enthusiastic23%24%25%
Somewhat enthusiastic15%19%11%
Not too enthusiastic8%14%9%
Not at all enthusiastic7%11%4%
Don't know/No opinion1%1%0%
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    Respondents were asked, "How enthusiastic would you say you are about voting in the 2024 election?" Ideology is measured on a scale of 1-7, with 1 corresponding to "extremely liberal", 7 corresponding to "extremely conservative, and 4 corresponding to "in the middle." For the purposes of this table, respondents who placed themselves at or between points 1 and 3 on the scale are considered "liberal," respondents who placed themselves at point 4 on the scale are considered "moderate," and respondents who placed themselves at or between points 5 and 7 on the scale are considered conservative.
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CategoryLean liberalSomewhat liberalExtremely liberal
Extremely enthusiastic40%40%59%
Very enthusiastic27%27%15%
Somewhat enthusiastic12%19%11%
Not too enthusiastic11%7%6%
Not at all enthusiastic9%6%8%
Don't know/No opinion0%1%2%
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    Respondents were asked, "How enthusiastic would you say you are about voting in the 2024 election?" Ideology is measured on a scale of 1-7, with 1 corresponding to "extremely liberal", 7 corresponding to "extremely conservative, and 4 corresponding to "in the middle." For the purposes of this table, respondents who placed themselves at or between points 1 and 3 on the scale are considered "liberal," respondents who placed themselves at point 4 on the scale are considered "moderate," and respondents who placed themselves at or between points 5 and 7 on the scale are considered conservative.
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CategoryLean conservativeSomewhat conservativeExtremely conservative
Extremely enthusiastic29%47%67%
Very enthusiastic30%28%18%
Somewhat enthusiastic18%13%6%
Not too enthusiastic15%9%5%
Not at all enthusiastic8%3%3%
Don't know/No opinion0%0%1%
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    Respondents were asked, "How enthusiastic would you say you are about voting in the 2024 election?" Race is calculated according to the race variable.
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CategoryWhiteBlackHispanic
Extremely enthusiastic48%32%40%
Very enthusiastic21%37%25%
Somewhat enthusiastic15%15%14%
Not too enthusiastic9%8%12%
Not at all enthusiastic6%7%8%
Don't know/No opinion1%1%1%
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    Respondents were asked, "How enthusiastic would you say you are about voting in the 2024 election?" Gender is calculated according to the GENDER variable.
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CategoryMaleFemale
Extremely enthusiastic47%41%
Very enthusiastic25%23%
Somewhat enthusiastic14%15%
Not too enthusiastic8%11%
Not at all enthusiastic5%9%
Don't know/No opinion0%1%
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    Respondents were asked, "How enthusiastic would you say you are about voting in the 2024 election?" Community type is based on the following question, " Would you say that you live in an urban, suburban, or rural community?"
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CategoryUrbanSuburbanRural
Extremely enthusiastic44%40%52%
Very enthusiastic29%24%14%
Somewhat enthusiastic11%16%16%
Not too enthusiastic7%11%13%
Not at all enthusiastic8%7%6%
Don't know/No opinion1%1%0%
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    Respondents were asked, "How enthusiastic would you say you are about voting in the 2024 election?" Age is calculated according to the AGEG variable.
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Category18-2930-4445-6465+
Extremely enthusiastic29%36%45%60%
Very enthusiastic35%30%20%18%
Somewhat enthusiastic16%18%15%10%
Not too enthusiastic12%8%12%8%
Not at all enthusiastic7%8%8%4%
Don't know/No opinion1%1%1%1%
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    Respondents were asked, "How enthusiastic would you say you are about voting in the 2024 election?" Education is calculated according to the EDUC variable.
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CategoryNo HSHigh school graduateSome college2-year4-yearPost-grad
Extremely enthusiastic23%46%43%35%46%50%
Very enthusiastic44%27%22%23%25%19%
Somewhat enthusiastic21%13%17%16%14%13%
Not too enthusiastic10%8%7%15%9%13%
Not at all enthusiastic2%6%10%10%7%4%
Don't know/No opinion0%1%1%1%0%1%
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    Respondents were asked, "How enthusiastic would you say you are about voting in the 2024 election?" Religiosity is calculated according to the IMPORT variable.
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CategoryExtremely importantSomewhat importantNot very importantNot at all important
Extremely enthusiastic48%38%38%47%
Very enthusiastic27%29%21%11%
Somewhat enthusiastic12%14%19%17%
Not too enthusiastic8%11%11%13%
Not at all enthusiastic5%7%9%11%
Don't know/No opinion1%0%2%1%
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    Respondents were asked, "How enthusiastic would you say you are about voting in the 2024 election?" Fundamentalism is calculated according to the LITERAL variable.
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CategoryThe Bible is the actual word of God and is to be taken literally, word for word.The Bible is the word of God but not everything in it should be taken literally, word for word.The Bible is a book written by men and is not the word of God.Don't know.
Extremely enthusiastic44%46%45%26%
Very enthusiastic30%23%15%25%
Somewhat enthusiastic14%14%15%15%
Not too enthusiastic7%11%14%12%
Not at all enthusiastic4%6%10%19%
Don't know/No opinion1%0%1%3%

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