Conservatives Democrats vs. Liberal Republicans, etc.

Explore conservative Democrats beliefs regarding abortion, religion, and socioeconomic impact in this detailed analysis.

Written byRazib Khan
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Question below about the details of what conservative Democrats or liberal Republicans might believe, etc. I decided to look for a few questions. I removed Independents because their sample sizes are a bit smaller. I clustered all those with socioeconomic status 17-47 as "Low" and those from 47-98 as "High." Again, I limited the sample to whites & the years 1998-2008.

DemRepub

HighLowHighLow


Yes – Abortion on DemandLiberal74.857.552.941.6


Moderate55.737.945.934.6


Conserv41.327.326.220.7


Yes – Homosexual Sex Always WrongLiberal12.221.840.758.3


Moderate41.260.348.461.4


Conserv51.373.269.479.5


Know God ExistsLiberal30.739.843.261.1


Moderate55.267.463.458.7


Conserv63.170.170.574.9


Make Porn IllegalLiberal18.726.333.329.7


Moderate32.739.339.842.6


Conserv41.551.543.253.6


Approve of Not Requiring Prayer in Pubic SchoolsLiberal76.554.146.430.1


Moderate48.235.339.335.4


Conserv38.528.242.329.2


Taxes on rich too low Liberal68.260.967.954.4


Moderate64.565.153.655.6


Conserv67.2683435.4


Allow anti-Religionist to SpeakLiberal94.280.585.980.3


Moderate83.667.281.476 .2


Conserv83.360.886.174


Allow Racist to SpeakLiberal78.368.366.962.2


Moderate63.451.867.856


Conserv67.14872.259.1


Allow Communist to SpeakLiberal92.673.681.164.4


Moderate74.157.275.657.8


Conserv70.648.781.366.2


Allow Muslim Clergyman to Preach Hatred of USALiberal74.651.273.727.8


Moderate38.93049.329.9


Conserv42.623.450.533.9


Favor Death Penalty for MurderLiberal47.265.87882


Moderate75.777.678.380.1


Conserv80.676.983.884.2


Favor Gun PermitsLiberal92.98682.285.1


Moderate82.582.978.373.3


Conserv85.1846969.9


Courts Not Harsh Enough With CriminalsLiberal54.370.378.979.4


Moderate73.377.376.179.6


Conserv82.579.479.881.3


Favor Law Against Interracial MarriageLiberal314.14.710.7


Moderate7.914.911.314.6


Conserv7.230.85.617.6


Women Should Take Care of HomeLiberal3.313.74.220.8


Moderate9.512.113.718.7


Conserv91415.619.4


Gov. Should Improve Standard of LivingLiberal41.843.816.232.7


Moderate23.330.716.921.3


Conserv26.5327.713.2


Gov. Should Help Pay for Medical CareLiberal76.172.945.658.2


Moderate5356.439.447.2


Conserv53.15925.829.4


Gov. Should Aid BlacksLiberal3522.17.120


Moderate12.610.86.811


Conserv11.613.63.37.3


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