The Participants

The gender distribution of participants was roughly:

  • 49% female,
  • 48% male, and
  • 3% identify as non-binary or other.

The racial composition of the group was approximately:

  • 40% white,
  • 33% Hispanic,
  • 8.6% Asian,
  • 6.1% Black,
  • 7.1% identify as two or more races,
  • 0.8% Middle Eastern,
  • 0.6% Native American, and
  • 3.3% Other.

In terms of age, the group was:

  • 22% between 18-29 years old,
  • 32% between 30-49,
  • 28% between 50-65, and
  • 19% over 65.

Regarding political affiliation:

  • 41% identify as Democrats,
  • 30% as Independents,
  • 18% as Republicans, and
  • 9% as Other or Not Sure.

Using a 7-point political party preference scale, the participant sample had:

  • 26% Strong Democrats,
  • 16% Not very strong Democrat,
  • 18% Lean Democrat,
  • 14% Independent,
  • 6% Lean Republican,
  • 10% Not very strong Republican, and
  • 9% Strong Republicans.

Participants were broken down along the following income brackets:

  • 16% earn less than $19,999
  • 25% earn between $20K-$49,999
  • 20% earn between $50K-$79,999
  • 17% earn between $80K-$119,999
  • 12% earn between $120K-$199,999
  • 5% earn more than $200K
  • 5% preferred not to say