How Groups Voted in 1984

1984		Group	Mondale	Reagan

All Voters		Pct.	41%	59%

SEX	Men	47	38	62
Women		53	42	58

RACE	White	86	34	66
African-American		10	91	9
Hispanic		3	66	34

AGE	18-24	11	39	61
25-29		12	43	57
30-49		34	42	58
50-64		23	39	61
65 & over		19	36	64

INCOME	<$12,500	15	54	46
$12,500-24,999		27	42	58
$25-34,999		20	40	60
$35-50,000		17	32	68
>$50,000		12	31	69

UNION HOUSEHOLD	Yes	26	54	46

REGION	East	26	47	53
Midwest		30	38	62
South		27	36	64
West		17	38	62

PARTY	Democrat	38	74	26
Republican		35	7	93
Independent		26	36	64

POLITICAL PHILOSOPHY	Liberal	16	71	29
Moderate		42	46	54
Conservative		33	18	82
Notes: Survey by CBS News and the New York Times. Sample of 9,174 voters as they left voting booths on Election Day, November 6, 1984. The survey was not conducted in the states of Washington, Alaska, or Hawaii.
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