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How this group compares to the rest of the country on key issues …

Post-Moderns

General Public

Key Beliefs of Post-Moderns versus the General Public

• This country should do whatever it takes to protect the environment
• Post-Moderns 91%
• General Public 71%

• The government today can't afford to do much more to help the needy
• Post-Moderns 66%
• General Public 51%

• Our country has made the changes needed to give blacks equal rights with whites
• Post-Moderns 69%
• General Public 49%

• Religion is a very important part of my life
• Post-Moderns 42%
• General Public 71%

• Homosexuality should be accepted by society
• Post-Moderns 91%
• General Public 58%

• Wall Street helps the American economy more than it hurts
• Post-Moderns 56%
• General Public 38%

• Good diplomacy is the best way to ensure peace
• Post-Moderns 76%
• General Public 58%

• The growing number of newcomers from other countries strengthens American society
• Post-Moderns 71%
• General Public 52%

New Coalition Democrats

10% of the public

What They Believe

• Strongly pro-government
• Upbeat about the country's ability to solve problems and an individual's ability to get ahead through hard work
• Approve of regulation and environmental protection
• More positive about business than other Democratic-oriented groups
• Generally liberal on racial issues
• Hospitable to immigrants: 78% believe they strengthen society
• Very religious and socially conservative

Who They Are

• 56% are Democrats
• Majority-minority group: 34% white, 30% black and 26% Latino
• About three-in-ten are first or second generation Americans
• 55% have only a high school education or less
• 23% are not registered to vote
• Only 34% read a daily newspaper
• Half are regular volunteers for charity or non-profit groups

How this group compares to the rest of the country on key issues …

New Coalition Democrats

General Public

Key Beliefs of New Coalition Democrats versus the General Public

• Government regulation of business is necessary to protect the public interest
• New Coalition Democrats 77%
• General Public 47%

• Would rather have a bigger government providing more services
• New Coalition Democrats 65%
• General Public 42%

• The growing number of newcomers from other countries strengthens American society
• New Coalition Democrats 78%
• General Public 52%

• Our country needs to continue making changes to give blacks equal rights with whites
• New Coalition Democrats 69%
• General Public 45%

• Good diplomacy is the best way to ensure peace
• New Coalition Democrats 74%
• General Public 58%

• Most corporations make a fair and reasonable profit
• New Coalition Democrats 53%
• General Public 39%

• Homosexuality should be discouraged by society
• New Coalition Democrats 47%
• General Public 33%

• Religion is a very important part of my life
• New Coalition Democrats 92%
• General Public 71%

Hard-Pressed Democrats

13% of the public

What They Believe

• Very cynical about government
• Critical of business
• Supportive of the social safety net
• View immigrants as an economic burden and a cultural threat
• Supportive of environmental protection, but concerned about its economic impact
• Pessimistic about their future finances
• Socially conservative and very religious

Who They Are

• 84% are Democrats
• More than six-in-ten are female
• Largely blue collar; about two-thirds have no formal education beyond high school
• One of two groups with a sizeable concentration of African Americans (35%)
• Nearly half live in the South (48%), with many others in the Midwest (23%)
• More than four-in-ten describe their household as struggling
• 61% regularly watch network evening news and 44% watch CNN
• 23% follow NASCAR racing

How this group compares to the rest of the country on key issues …

Hard-Pressed Democrats

General Public

Key Beliefs of Hard-Pressed Democrats versus the General Public

• Government is almost always wasteful and inefficient
• Hard-Pressed Democrats 68%
• General Public 55%

• Business corporations make too much profit
• Hard-Pressed Democrats 79%
• General Public 54%

• The government should do more to help needy Americans, even if it means going deeper into debt
• Hard-Pressed Democrats 60%
• General Public 41%

• Our country needs to continue making changes to give blacks equal rights with whites
• Hard-Pressed Democrats 62%
• General Public 45%

• Immigrants today are a burden on our country because they take our jobs, housing and health care
• Hard-Pressed Democrats 76%
• General Public 44%

• I often don't have enough money to make ends meet
• Hard-Pressed Democrats 68%
• General Public 43%

• It is necessary to believe in God in order to be moral and have good values
• Hard-Pressed Democrats 75%
• General Public 48%

• This country can't solve many of its important problems
• Hard-Pressed Democrats 48%
• General Public 37%

Solid Liberals

14% of the public

What They Believe

• Strongly pro-government and very liberal on a broad range of issues
• Very supportive of regulation, environmental protection and government assistance to the poor
• One of the most secular groups; 59% say that religion is not that important to them
• Supportive of the country's growing racial and ethnic diversity
• Two-thirds disagree with the Tea Party

Who They Are

• Highly politically engaged
• 75% are Democrats
• Concentrated in the Northeast and West
• 57% are female
• Best educated of the groups: 49% hold at least a bachelor's degree and 27% have post-graduate experience
• A third regularly listen to NPR, about two-in-ten regularly watch The Daily Show and read The New York Times
• 59% have a passport
• 42% regularly buy organic foods
• 21% are first or second generation Americans

How this group compares to the rest of the country on key issues …

Solid Liberals

General Public

Key Beliefs of Solid Liberals versus the General Public

• Government often does a better job than people give it credit for
• Solid Liberals 74%
• General Public 39%

• The government should do more to help needy Americans, even if it means going deeper into debt
• Solid Liberals 74%
• General Public 41%

• Government regulation of business is necessary to protect the public interest
• Solid Liberals 86%
• General Public 47%

• Business corporations make too much profit
• Solid Liberals 77%
• General Public 54%

• Our country needs to continue making changes to give blacks equal rights with whites
• Solid Liberals 77%
• General Public 45%

• Good diplomacy is the best way to ensure peace
• Solid Liberals 89%
• General Public 58%

• The growing number of newcomers from other countries strengthens American society
• Solid Liberals 84%
• General Public 52%

• Homosexuality should be accepted by society
• Solid Liberals 92%
• General Public 58%

Bystanders

10% of the public

Defined by their disengagement from the political process, either by choice or because they are ineligible to vote. They are highly unlikely to vote (61% say they seldom vote, and 39% volunteer that they never vote; none are currently registered to vote). Most follow government and public affairs only now and then (42%) or hardly at all (23%). They are diverse in their political views though they lean Democratic, and their values more often align with the Democratic than the Republican groups.

Who They Are

• Overwhelmingly young: 51% are under 30
• Majority are non-white; 38% are Latino
• 33% are immigrants or children of immigrants
• Not well-off: 54% have annual incomes under $30,000
• Nearly two-thirds say they or someone in their household was unemployed in the past year
• Relatively few have a gun in the household
• Only 8% trade stocks
• Just 33% own their home

How this group compares to the rest of the country on key issues …

Bystanders

General Public

Key Beliefs of Bystanders versus the General Public

• Experienced unemployment
• Recession impact
• Currently underemployed
• Top economic worry
• Hard work & success
• National satisfaction

Experienced unemployment

Question Over the past 12 months, has there been a time when you or someone in your household has been without a job and looking for work, or not?

	No unemployment	Unemployment in HH in last year
Staunch Conservatives	61%	39%
Main Street Republicans	61	39
Libertarians	58	42
Disaffecteds	29	71
Post-Moderns	64	36
New Coalition Democrats	47	53
Hard-Pressed Democrats	37	63
Solid Liberals	51	48
Bystanders
Total	49	51

Recession impact

Question Overall, which of the following best describes how the recession affected your own personal financial situation? It had a major effect, and your finances have not recovered; it had a major effect, but your finances have mostly recovered; OR it didn't have a major effect on your finances?

		Major impact, not yet recovered	Major impact, mostly recovered
Staunch Conservatives	46%21%
Main Street Republicans	3225
Libertarians	3726
Disaffecteds	6316
Post-Moderns	1540
New Coalition Democrats	4116
Hard-Pressed Democrats	5320
Solid Liberals	3033
Bystanders	4024

Currently underemployed

Question Unemployed or underemployed: Unemployed and looking for work or working part-time, would prefer full-time.

Staunch Conservatives	9%
Main Street Republicans	10
Libertarians	14
Disaffecteds	20
Post-Moderns	17
New Coalition Democrats	27
Hard-Pressed Democrats	24
Solid Liberals	17
Bystanders	19

Top economic worry

Question Which of the following national economic issues worries you most?

	Job situation	Rising prices	Federal budget deficit	Problems in housing/financial markets
Staunch Conservatives	17%15%50%10%
Main Street Republicans	24263411
Libertarians	23124911
Disaffecteds	433698
Post-Moderns	32242814
New Coalition Democrats	42271213
Hard-Pressed Democrats	3342148
Solid Liberals	46211913
Total	34282410

Hard work & success

Question Which comes closer to your view: Most people who want to get ahead can make it if they're willing to work hard OR Hard work and determination are no guarantee of success for most people?

	Hard work no guarantee of success	Most can get ahead if work hard
Staunch Conservatives	17%	79%
Main Street Republicans	29	68
Libertarians	18	80
Disaffecteds	47	50
Post-Moderns	26	70
New Coalition Democrats	32	64
Hard-Pressed Democrats	44	51
Solid Liberals	50	45
Bystanders
Total	34	62

National satisfaction

Question All in all, are you satisfied or dissatisfied with the way things are going in this country today?

	Not satisfied	Satisfied
Staunch Conservatives	95%	4%
Main Street Republicans	81	14
Libertarians	83	14
Disaffecteds	86	10
Post-Moderns	52	40
New Coalition Democrats	57	31
Hard-Pressed Democrats	82	15
Solid Liberals	67	28
Bystanders
Total	73	22

• Obama job approval
• Attention to government
• Political participation
• 2012 vote preference
• Tea Party
• Support for compromise

Obama job approval

Question Do you approve or disapprove of the way Barack Obama is handling his job as President?

	Disapprove	Approve
Staunch Conservatives	97%	1%
Main Street Republicans	65	27
Libertarians	76	16
Disaffecteds	57	28
Post-Moderns	19	65
New Coalition Democrats	12	83
Hard-Pressed Democrats	22	69
Solid Liberals	7	90
Bystanders
Total	39	51

Attention to government

Question Would you say you follow what's going on in government and public affairs: Most of the time, some of the time, only now and then, or hardly at all?

	Follow government most of the time
Staunch Conservatives	75%
Main Street Republicans	54
Libertarians	67
Disaffecteds	46
Post-Moderns	53
New Coalition Democrats	46
Hard-Pressed Democrats	48
Solid Liberals	61
Bystanders	50

Political participation

Question Have you participated in a political campaign, meeting, or rally over the last 5 years, or not?

	Participation within the past 5 years
Staunch Conservatives	32%
Main Street Republicans	18
Libertarians	21
Disaffecteds	15
Post-Moderns	15
New Coalition Democrats	18
Hard-Pressed Democrats	14
Solid Liberals	37
Bystanders	20

2012 vote preference

Question Looking ahead, would you like to see Barack Obama re-elected president in 2012 or would you prefer that a Republican candidate win the election?

	Prefer Republican	Reelect Obama
	Based on registered voters
Staunch Conservatives	91%
Main Street Republicans	73	11
Libertarians	70	7
Disaffecteds	48	22
Post-Moderns	16	60
New Coalition Democrats	5	75
Hard-Pressed Democrats	11	78
Solid Liberals	2	95
Bystanders
Total	37	47

Tea Party

Question From what you know, do you agree or disagree with the Tea Party movement, or don't you have an opinion either way?

	Agree	Disagree	No opinion
Staunch Conservatives	72%2%26%
Main Street Republicans	32857
Libertarians	441043
Disaffecteds	191267
Post-Moderns	73753
New Coalition Democrats	82860
Hard-Pressed Democrats	102858
Solid Liberals	16729
Bystanders	192553

I like elected officials who…

Question Which comes closer to your own views - even if neither is exactly right. I like elected officials who …

	Compromise with those they disagree with	Stick to their positions
Staunch Conservatives	17%	79%
Main Street Republicans	38	56
Libertarians	31	60
Disaffecteds	27	64
Post-Moderns	60	37
New Coalition Democrats	35	59
Hard-Pressed Democrats	31	60
Solid Liberals	70	25
Bystanders
Total	40	54

• Trust in Government
• U.S. standing in the world
• Constitutional originalism
• Importance of the deficit
• Wall Street

Trust in Government

Question How much of the time do you think you can trust the government in Washington to do what is right? Just about always, most of the time, or only some of the time?

	Some of the time/never	Always/most of the time
Staunch Conservatives	97%	3%
Main Street Republicans	71	28
Libertarians	86	14
Disaffecteds	80	19
Post-Moderns	53	46
New Coalition Democrats	57	40
Hard-Pressed Democrats	73	25
Solid Liberals	61	38
Bystanders
Total	70	29

U.S. standing in the world

Question Which of these statements best describes your opinion about the United States? The U.S. stands above all other countries in the world, the U.S. is one of the greatest countries in the world, along with some others, or there are other countries that are better than the U.S.?

	U.S. stands above all other countries	U.S. one of greatest countries, with others	Other countries are better than U.S.
Staunch Conservatives	67%32%1%
Main Street Republicans	49464
Libertarians	38565
Disaffecteds	404711
Post-Moderns	27657
New Coalition Democrats	40544
Hard-Pressed Democrats	42526
Solid Liberals	196217
Bystanders	38538

Supreme Court's interpretation of the Constitution should be based on…

Question Should the U.S. Supreme Court base its rulings on its understanding of what the U.S. Constitution meant as it was originally written, or should the court base its rulings on its understanding of what the U.S. Constitution means in current times?

	Meaning in current times	Meaning as originally written
Staunch Conservatives	10%	88%
Main Street Republicans	32	64
Libertarians	28	70
Disaffecteds	36	55
Post-Moderns	70	27
New Coalition Democrats	54	40
Hard-Pressed Democrats	53	40
Solid Liberals	81	15
Bystanders
Total	50	45

Importance of the deficit

Question Considering what the president and Congress need to deal with, do you think reducing the budget deficit should be a top priority, important but lower priority, not too important, or does it not need to be addressed this year?

	Top priority this year
Staunch Conservatives	84%
Main Street Republicans	64
Libertarians	76
Disaffecteds	51
Post-Moderns	48
New Coalition Democrats	47
Hard-Pressed Democrats	50
Solid Liberals	32
Bystanders	53

Wall Street

Question Which comes closer to your view: Wall Street helps the American economy more than it hurts or Wall Street hurts the American economy more than it helps?

	Hurts U.S. econ. more than it helps	Helps U.S. econ. more than it hurts
Staunch Conservatives	39%	48%
Main Street Republicans	45	36
Libertarians	32	56
Disaffecteds	59	26
Post-Moderns	35	56
New Coalition Democrats	32	39
Hard-Pressed Democrats	66	26
Solid Liberals	59	32
Bystanders
Total	47	38

• U.S. involvement in world
• U.S. approach to allies
• U.N. favorability
• Democracy in Middle East
• Libyan air strikes
• Afghanistan troop removal
• Approach to China
• Islam and violence
• Free trade

U.S. involvement in world

Question Which comes closer to your view: It's best for the future of our country to be active in world affairs, OR We should pay less attention to problems overseas and concentrate on problems here at home?

	Be active in world	Focus on domestic problems
Staunch Conservatives	37%	54%
Main Street Republicans	37	53
Libertarians	34	55
Disaffecteds	16	73
Post-Moderns	42	52
New Coalition Democrats	36	56
Hard-Pressed Democrats	18	74
Solid Liberals	47	47
Bystanders
Total	33	58

U.S. approach to allies

Question Which comes closer to your view: in foreign policy, the U.S. should take into account the interests of its allies even if it means making compromises with them, OR in foreign policy, the U.S. should follow its own national interests even when its allies strongly disagree?

	Consider interests of allies	Follow its own interests
Staunch Conservatives	40%	47%
Main Street Republicans	54	37
Libertarians	48	45
Disaffecteds	44	42
Post-Moderns	60	31
New Coalition Democrats	61	26
Hard-Pressed Democrats	39	44
Solid Liberals	72	23
Bystanders
Total	53	36

U.N. favorability

Question Would you say your opinion of the United Nations is…

	Unfavorable	Favorable
Staunch Conservatives	72%	19%
Main Street Republicans	37	47
Libertarians	52	26
Disaffecteds	33	42
Post-Moderns	25	60
New Coalition Democrats	17	69
Hard-Pressed Democrats	27	54
Solid Liberals	17	75
Bystanders
Total	32	52

Democracy in Middle East

Question Thinking about recent events in the Middle East, which is more important?

	Democracy, even if region is less stable	Stability, even if there is less democracy
Staunch Conservatives	35%	57%
Main Street Republicans	31	59
Libertarians	34	55
Disaffecteds	29	56
Post-Moderns	34	61
New Coalition Democrats	40	43
Hard-Pressed Democrats	41	48
Solid Liberals	54	40
Bystanders
Total	37	52

Libyan air strikes

Question All things considered, do you think that the U.S. and its allies made the right decision or the wrong decision to conduct military air strikes in Libya?

	Wrong decision	Right decision
Staunch Conservatives	49%	37%
Main Street Republicans	39	47
Libertarians	47	37
Disaffecteds	43	32
Post-Moderns	30	53
New Coalition Democrats	30	55
Hard-Pressed Democrats	32	40
Solid Liberals	25	58
Bystanders
Total	37	45

Afghanistan troop removal

Question From what you've read and heard, do you think Barack Obama will remove U.S. combat troops from Afghanistan too quickly, not quickly enough, or is he handling this about right?

	Will remove troops too quickly	Troop removal not quick enough	Troop removal about right
Staunch Conservatives	52%18%20%
Main Street Republicans	222548
Libertarians	172249
Disaffecteds	114434
Post-Moderns	52558
New Coalition Democrats	62860
Hard-Pressed Democrats	43056
Solid Liberals	12570
Bystanders	123050

U.S. approach to China on economic issues

Question Thinking about our economic and trade policy toward China, which is more important: building a stronger relationship with China on economic issues OR getting tougher with China on economic issues?

	Stronger relationship	Getting tougher
Staunch Conservatives	16%	79%
Main Street Republicans	43	47
Libertarians	53	43
Disaffecteds	54	38
Post-Moderns	57	37
New Coalition Democrats	66	23
Hard-Pressed Democrats	48	46
Solid Liberals	65	29
Bystanders
Total	53	40

Islam and violence

Question Which comes closer to your own views - even if neither is exactly right? The Islamic religion …

	Encourages violence more than other religions	Does not encourage violence more than other religions
Staunch Conservatives	84%	10%
Main Street Republicans	58	30
Libertarians	52	30
Disaffecteds	39	35
Post-Moderns	26	58
New Coalition Democrats	26	44
Hard-Pressed Democrats	37	46
Solid Liberals	19	71
Bystanders
Total	40	42

Free trade

Question In general, do you think that free trade agreements between the U.S. and other countries have been a good thing or a bad thing for the United States?

	Bad for U.S.	Good for U.S.
Staunch Conservatives	45%	43%
Main Street Republicans	47	46
Libertarians	43	42
Disaffecteds	57	29
Post-Moderns	37	54
New Coalition Democrats	31	59
Hard-Pressed Democrats	48	40
Solid Liberals	37	52
Bystanders
Total	41	48

• Health care policy
• Same-sex marriage
• Abortion
• Immigration reform
• Immigration enforcement
• Gun rights
• Marijuana legalization
• Energy policy
• Reducing childhood obesity

Health care policy

Question How do you think the health care law passed by Barack Obama and Congress last year will affect health care in the U.S.? Will it have a mostly good effect, a mostly bad effect, or a mix of good and bad?

	Mostly good effect	Mostly bad effect	Mix of good and bad
Staunch Conservatives	080%19%
Main Street Republicans	44747
Libertarians	36034
Disaffecteds	83354
Post-Moderns	161665
New Coalition Democrats	34556
Hard-Pressed Democrats	161661
Solid Liberals	43151
Bystanders	172751

Same-sex marriage

Question Do you strongly favor, favor, oppose, or strongly oppose allowing gays and lesbians to marry legally?

	Strongly Oppose/Oppose	Strongly Favor/Favor
Staunch Conservatives	85%	9%
Main Street Republicans	72	23
Libertarians	45	43
Disaffecteds	52	34
Post-Moderns	14	80
New Coalition Democrats	51	34
Hard-Pressed Democrats	57	32
Solid Liberals	13	85
Bystanders
Total	46	45

Abortion

Question Do you think abortion should be legal in all cases, legal in most cases, illegal in most cases, or illegal in all cases?

	Illegal in all/most cases	Legal in all/most cases
Staunch Conservatives	72%	27%
Main Street Republicans	64	36
Libertarians	38	58
Disaffecteds	43	48
Post-Moderns	22	75
New Coalition Democrats	51	40
Hard-Pressed Democrats	41	54
Solid Liberals	15	84
Bystanders
Total	42	54

Immigration reform

Question Thinking about illegal immigration in the U.S., do you favor or oppose providing a way for illegal immigrants currently in the country to gain legal citizenship if they pass background checks, pay fines and have jobs?

	Oppose path to citizenship	Favor creating path to citizenship
Staunch Conservatives	49%	49%
Main Street Republicans	39	58
Libertarians	32	66
Disaffecteds	29	65
Post-Moderns	13	87
New Coalition Democrats	12	80
Hard-Pressed Democrats	35	61
Solid Liberals	4	94
Bystanders
Total	24	72

Immigration enforcement

Question Thinking about illegal immigration in the U.S., do you favor or oppose stronger enforcement of immigration laws and border security?

	Oppose stronger enforcement	Favor stronger enforcement
Staunch Conservatives	3%	95%
Main Street Republicans	10	88
Libertarians	5	93
Disaffecteds	14	84
Post-Moderns	22	77
New Coalition Democrats	24	65
Hard-Pressed Democrats	12	88
Solid Liberals	43	55
Bystanders
Total	19	78

Gun rights

Question What do you think is more important-to protect the right of Americans to own guns, OR to control gun ownership?

	Protect right to own guns	Control gun ownership
Staunch Conservatives	86%	10%
Main Street Republicans	64	32
Libertarians	77	18
Disaffecteds	58	35
Post-Moderns	45	54
New Coalition Democrats	21	71
Hard-Pressed Democrats	41	52
Solid Liberals	25	70
Bystanders
Total	48	47

Marijuana use should be …

Question Do you think the use of marijuana should be made legal, or not?

	Illegal	Legal
Staunch Conservatives	73%	22%
Main Street Republicans	69	29
Libertarians	43	54
Disaffecteds	49	42
Post-Moderns	34	62
New Coalition Democrats	56	36
Hard-Pressed Democrats	48	49
Solid Liberals	31	66
Bystanders
Total	50	45

Energy policy

Question Right now, which ONE of the following do you think should be the more important priority for addressing America's energy supply? Developing alternative sources, such as wind, solar, and hydrogen technology OR expanding exploration and production of oil and natural gas?

	Focus on alternative energy	Expand oil/coal/natural gas
Staunch Conservatives	15%	72%
Main Street Republicans	66	26
Libertarians	44	40
Disaffecteds	57	33
Post-Moderns	79	13
New Coalition Democrats	67	25
Hard-Pressed Democrats	60	32
Solid Liberals	88	9
Bystanders
Total	63	29

Government role in childhood obesity?

Question Do you think government should or should not play a significant role in reducing obesity among children?

	No, should not	Yes, should
Staunch Conservatives	78%	20%
Main Street Republicans	49	50
Libertarians	72	24
Disaffecteds	49	46
Post-Moderns	35	62
New Coalition Democrats	13	86
Hard-Pressed Democrats	30	64
Solid Liberals	25	71
Bystanders
Total	39	57

• Gender
• Age
• Race/Ethnicity
• Education
• Income
• Party

Gender

	Women	Men
Staunch Conservatives	44%	56%
Main Street Republicans	50	50
Libertarians	33	67
Disaffecteds	54	46
Post-Moderns	47	53
New Coalition Democrats	56	44
Hard-Pressed Democrats	61	39
Solid Liberals	57	43
Bystanders	51	49
Total	51	49

Age

	18-29	30-49	50-64	65+
Staunch Conservatives	8%31%33%28%
Main Street Republicans	15402419
Libertarians	19342719
Disaffecteds	16343415
Post-Moderns	32352211
New Coalition Democrats	21372317
Hard-Pressed Democrats	12353319
Solid Liberals	22352616
Bystanders	5129145
Total	22352616

Race/Ethnicity

	Hispanic	Black non-Hispanic	White non-Hispanic
Staunch Conservatives	3%92%
Main Street Republicans	4288
Libertarians	7185
Disaffecteds	9877
Post-Moderns	14670
New Coalition Democrats	263034
Hard-Pressed Democrats	63553
Solid Liberals	11972
Bystanders	38944
Bystanders	131268

Education

	H.S. or less	Some college	College grad +
Staunch Conservatives	37%28%34%
Main Street Republicans	452628
Libertarians	293337
Disaffecteds	662311
Post-Moderns	293041
New Coalition Democrats	551827
Hard-Pressed Democrats	681913
Solid Liberals	232749
Bystanders	721710
Bystanders	472528

Income

	<$30,000	$30,000-$74,999	$75,000 +
Staunch Conservatives	15%38%33%
Main Street Republicans	203733
Libertarians	163339
Disaffecteds	51289
Post-Moderns	223434
New Coalition Democrats	462316
Hard-Pressed Democrats	493011
Solid Liberals	223336
Bystanders	542210
Bystanders	333124

Party

	Republican	Independent	Democrat
Staunch Conservatives	84%15%
Main Street Republicans	7621
Libertarians	28635
Disaffecteds	2563
Post-Moderns	76226
New Coalition Democrats	23456
Hard-Pressed Democrats	1584
Solid Liberals	2375
Bystanders	134725
Bystanders	243833

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Post-Moderns

13% of the public

What They Believe

• Generally supportive of government, though more conservative on race policies and the safety net
• Strongly supportive of regulation and environmental protection
• Most (56%) say Wall Street helps the economy more than it hurts
• Very liberal on social issues, including same-sex marriage
• One of the least religious groups: nearly a third are unaffiliated with any religious tradition
• Favor the use of diplomacy rather than force

Who They Are

• The youngest of the typology groups: 32% under age 30
• A majority are non-Hispanic white and have at least some college experience
• Half live in either the Northeast or the West
• A majority (58%) live in the suburbs
• 63% use social networking
• One-in-five regularly listen to NPR; 14% regularly watch The Daily Show

 

Where Do You Fit?

The Political Party Quiz

Based on your responses here is where you fit…

• Overall
• On Economic Issues
• On Social Issues

Compare yourself to other demographic groups by:

• Party
• Age
• Sex
• Race
• Religion
• Candidate

Overall, your political values are closest to those of a… Liberal Democrat

 

 

 

 

 

Your political compass

Economic Left/Right: -2.12
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -1.23

 

 

 

 

 

 

Your PERSONAL issues Score is 40%

Your ECONOMICS issues Score is 30%

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According to your answers, the political group that agrees with you most is...

CENTRIST

Centrist prefer a "middle ground" regarding government control of the economy and personal behavior. Depending on the issue, they sometimes favor government intervention and sometimes support individual freedom of choice. Centrists pride themselves on keeping an open mind, tend to oppose "political extremes," and emphasize what they describe as "practical" solutions to problems.

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So far, I have been a democrat, and I feel like I am more independent. Some of the quizes say I am centuralized. There is always things I am going to disagree and agree with each party.