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title: "Table 4.2 Political Compromise in Practice"
description: "This question is discussed in Section 4 of the report. Obama (0-49) % 50 % Republicans (51-100) % (VOL.) DK/Ref % (N) TOTAL 25 49 20 5 3,341 PARTY WITH LEANERS Rep/Rep lean 10 50 37 3 1,340 Dem/Dem lean 42 46 8 4 1,572 PARTY ID Republican 10 47 41 2 788 Democrat 44 43 […]"
date: "2014-06-12"
authors:
  - name: "Pew Research Center"
url: "https://www.pewresearch.org/politics/2014/06/12/political-compromise-in-practice/"
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# Table 4.2 Political Compromise in Practice

[FOR HALF OF SAMPLE OBAMA AND REPUBLICANS ARE REVERSED]

This question is discussed in [Section 4](https://www.pewresearch.org/politics/2014/06/12/section-4-political-compromise-and-divisive-policy-debates/) of the report.

|  | Obama (0-49) % | 50 % | Republicans (51-100) % | (VOL.) DK/Ref % | (N) |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |

|  |

| TOTAL | 25 | 49 | 20 | 5 | 3,341 |
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| PARTY WITH LEANERS |

| Rep/Rep lean | 10 | 50 | 37 | 3 | 1,340 |

| Dem/Dem lean | 42 | 46 | 8 | 4 | 1,572 |
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| PARTY ID |

| Republican | 10 | 47 | 41 | 2 | 788 |

| Democrat | 44 | 43 | 8 | 5 | 1,036 |

| Independent | 21 | 56 | 19 | 4 | 1,320 |

| Lean Republican | 10 | 54 | 33 | 3 | 552 |

| Lean Democrat | 38 | 52 | 7 | 3 | 536 |
****
| IDEOLOGICAL CONSISTENCY |

| Consistently Conservative | 7 | 33 | 57 | 3 | 347 |

| Mostly Conservative | 11 | 50 | 34 | 4 | 625 |

| Mixed | 22 | 54 | 17 | 7 | 1,179 |

| Mostly Liberal | 30 | 55 | 11 | 4 | 698 |

| Consistently Liberal | 62 | 34 | 2 | 3 | 492 |
****
| SEX |

| Men | 27 | 46 | 22 | 5 | 1,631 |

| Women | 24 | 53 | 18 | 6 | 1,710 |
****
| AGE |

| 18-49 | 27 | 47 | 21 | 4 | 1,336 |

| 50+ | 23 | 52 | 19 | 6 | 1,960 |
****
| DETAILED AGE |

| 18-29 | 29 | 48 | 19 | 4 | 483 |

| 30-49 | 26 | 47 | 23 | 4 | 853 |

| 50-64 | 23 | 52 | 21 | 4 | 1,028 |

| 65+ | 23 | 52 | 17 | 8 | 932 |
****
| SEX BY AGE |

| Men 18-49 | 30 | 41 | 24 | 5 | 692 |

| Men 50+ | 25 | 51 | 20 | 4 | 922 |

| Women 18-49 | 25 | 53 | 18 | 4 | 644 |

| Women 50+ | 22 | 53 | 18 | 8 | 1,038 |
****
| RACE |

| White, non-Hispanic | 23 | 50 | 23 | 4 | 2,407 |

| Black, non-Hispanic | 35 | 46 | 11 | 8 | 348 |

| Hispanic | 30 | 47 | 17 | 7 | 301 |
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| EDUCATION |

| College grad+ | 31 | 46 | 21 | 3 | 1,378 |

| Post grad | 34 | 46 | 18 | 3 | 491 |

| College grad | 30 | 46 | 22 | 2 | 887 |

| Some college | 22 | 52 | 22 | 4 | 977 |

| HS or less | 24 | 50 | 19 | 7 | 972 |
****
| FAMILY INCOME |

| $75,000+ | 28 | 46 | 24 | 2 | 1,020 |

| $30,000-$74,999 | 24 | 51 | 21 | 3 | 1,026 |

| <$30,000 | 26 | 50 | 17 | 7 | 971 |
****
| RELIGIOUS PREFERENCE |

| Total Protestant | 20 | 52 | 23 | 5 | 1,673 |

| White NH evang. Prot. | 13 | 51 | 31 | 5 | 624 |

| White NH mainline Prot. | 19 | 53 | 23 | 5 | 583 |

| Total Catholic | 25 | 49 | 22 | 4 | 715 |

| White NH Cath. | 18 | 54 | 25 | 3 | 496 |

| Unaffiliated | 35 | 48 | 12 | 5 | 591 |
****
| ATTEND RELIGIOUS SERVICES |

| Weekly or more | 21 | 50 | 23 | 6 | 1,270 |

| Less than weekly | 28 | 49 | 18 | 4 | 2,031 |
****
| REGION |

| Northeast | 28 | 49 | 19 | 4 | 606 |

| Midwest | 25 | 51 | 20 | 4 | 724 |

| South | 23 | 49 | 22 | 6 | 1,240 |

| West | 28 | 49 | 19 | 4 | 771 |
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| AMONG REP/LEAN REP |

| Men | 11 | 45 | 42 | 2 | 721 |

| Women | 9 | 55 | 33 | 3 | 619 |

| 18-29 | 18 | 46 | 33 | 2 | 163 |

| 30-49 | 7 | 47 | 45 | 1 | 315 |

| 50-64 | 8 | 52 | 38 | 3 | 430 |

| 65+ | 8 | 56 | 30 | 6 | 417 |

| Agree with Tea Party | 8 | 37 | 53 | 2 | 555 |

| Disagree/No opinion | 11 | 58 | 28 | 3 | 761 |
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| AMONG DEM/LEAN DEM |

| Men | 48 | 43 | 6 | 3 | 709 |

| Women | 36 | 49 | 10 | 5 | 863 |

| 18-29 | 42 | 47 | 9 | 2 | 240 |

| 30-49 | 44 | 43 | 9 | 4 | 409 |

| 50-64 | 41 | 50 | 6 | 3 | 467 |

| 65+ | 38 | 47 | 7 | 9 | 441 |
****
| AMONG WHITES |

| Men | 26 | 45 | 25 | 4 | 1,177 |

| Women | 20 | 55 | 20 | 5 | 1,230 |

| 18-29 | 26 | 48 | 22 | 5 | 274 |

| 30-49 | 24 | 47 | 26 | 3 | 561 |

| 50-64 | 21 | 53 | 22 | 3 | 761 |

| 65+ | 21 | 55 | 18 | 6 | 790 |

| College grad | 30 | 46 | 22 | 3 | 1,091 |

| Some college or less | 19 | 53 | 23 | 5 | 1,311 |

| College grad men | 32 | 39 | 26 | 3 | 566 |

| College grad women | 29 | 51 | 17 | 2 | 525 |

| Some col or less men | 23 | 48 | 25 | 4 | 609 |

| Some col or less women | 16 | 57 | 21 | 6 | 702 |

| $75,000+ | 28 | 44 | 25 | 2 | 839 |

| $30,000-$74,999 | 22 | 52 | 23 | 3 | 760 |

| <$30,000 | 20 | 55 | 19 | 7 | 578 |

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