1. The 2005 Political Typology: Beyond Red vs. Blue
TYPOLOGY GROUPS AND THE ISSUES (continued) Total %
Social Pro-Government Conservative Disadvantaged Enterprisers Conservatives Conservatives Upbeats Disaffecteds Democrats Democrats % % % % % % %
Liberals %
Bystanders %
Programs designed to help blacks, women and other minorities get better jobs and education* Favor Oppose
67 28
31 63
49 45
71 24
70 27
60 31
74 22
68 25
82 14
79 16
Drilling in the ANWR* Favor Oppose
46 49
92 5
71 23
46 51
49 47
60 32
46 46
30 57
14 85
36 59
Free trade agreements like NAFTA and WTO for U.S. Good thing for the U.S. Bad thing for the U.S.
47 34
47 40
36 44
47 27
59 24
40 43
43 34
41 41
50 34
58 23
Higher priority right now Cutting taxes Reducing the Federal deficit Neither
32 61 2
50 43 3
31 61 1
37 57 2
29 64 *
42 47 3
31 62 2
32 61 1
14 83 1
36 50 2
Stem cell research priorities Research that might result in new cures 56 Not destroying potential life of embryos 32
38 49
40 45
47 46
53 36
53 31
57 30
60 26
84 11
55 32
Making it more difficult for a woman to get an abortion Favor Oppose
36 55
54 38
54 40
53 41
37 54
35 47
37 51
22 67
10 88
43 49
Allowing gays and lesbians to marry legally Favor Oppose
32 61
8 90
12 84
17 76
28 64
26 67
19 74
37 55
80 15
32 59
(2000) (1090)
(219) (139)
(236) (135)
(163) (86)
(248) (133)
(179) (90)
(261) (120)
(167) (78)
(359) (240)
(168) (69)
Social Issues
Sample size - December 2004 *Sample size - March 2005
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