Likely voters were asked, "If the 2016 general election for U.S. president were held today, would you vote for the Republican ticket of Donald Trump and Mike Pence, the Democratic ticket of Hillary Clinton and Tim Kaine, the Libertarian ticket of Gary Johnson and William Weld, the Green Party ticket of Jill Stein and Ajamu Baraka, someone else, or haven't you thought enough about it to have an opinion?"
If they initially answered that they had no opinion, they were then asked a follow-up question: "If you had to make a choice, who would you choose?" Responses to the follow-up questions were folded into the results found above.
"Likely Voters" were defined as those who indicated that they were either certain to vote in Q3A or have voted in every election in Q3.
Measurement of Party ID for this figure is based on two questions. First, respondents were asked whether they consider themselves to be a Democrats, Republicans, independents, other, or not sure. Those who responded that they are independents or "other" were then asked if they lean toward either the Democrats or Republicans. If they indicated that they lean toward one party or the other, they are considered Democrats or Republicans for the purposes of this figure. Only "pure" independents or members of a third party who indicate that they have no preference for Democrats vis-a-vis Republicans are considered independents . Respondents who answered that they are "not sure" for either of the two aforementioned questions are not incorporated into this figure.

Likely voters were asked, "If the 2016 general election for U.S. president were held today, would you vote for the Republican ticket of Donald Trump and Mike Pence, the Democratic ticket of Hillary Clinton and Tim Kaine, the Libertarian ticket of Gary Johnson and William Weld, the Green Party ticket of Jill Stein and Ajamu Baraka, someone else, or haven't you thought enough about it to have an opinion?"
If they initially answered that they had no opinion, they were then asked a follow-up question: "If you had to make a choice, who would you choose?" Responses to the follow-up questions were folded into the results found above.
"Likely Voters" were defined as those who indicated that they were either certain to vote in Q3A or have voted in every election in Q3.
Party identification is calculated according to the PID7 variable, a seven point scale of party identification.

Likely voters were asked, "If the 2016 general election for U.S. president were held today, would you vote for the Republican ticket of Donald Trump and Mike Pence, the Democratic ticket of Hillary Clinton and Tim Kaine, the Libertarian ticket of Gary Johnson and William Weld, the Green Party ticket of Jill Stein and Ajamu Baraka, someone else, or haven't you thought enough about it to have an opinion?"
If they initially answered that they had no opinion, they were then asked a follow-up question: "If you had to make a choice, who would you choose?" Responses to the follow-up questions were folded into the results found above.
"Likely Voters" were defined as those who indicated that they were either certain to vote in Q3A or have voted in every election in Q3.
The ideology measure is based on respondent self-placement in response to the following question: "On a scale from 1 to 7, where 1 is extremely liberal, 7 is extremely conservative, and 4 is exactly in the middle, where would you place yourself?" The placements are further classified such that 1 is extremely liberal, 2 is very liberal, 3 is somewhat liberal, 4 is moderate, 5 is somewhat conservative, 6 is very conservative, and 7 is extremely conservative.

Likely voters were asked, "If the 2016 general election for U.S. president were held today, would you vote for the Republican ticket of Donald Trump and Mike Pence, the Democratic ticket of Hillary Clinton and Tim Kaine, the Libertarian ticket of Gary Johnson and William Weld, the Green Party ticket of Jill Stein and Ajamu Baraka, someone else, or haven't you thought enough about it to have an opinion?"
If they initially answered that they had no opinion, they were then asked a follow-up question: "If you had to make a choice, who would you choose?" Responses to the follow-up questions were folded into the results found above.
"Likely Voters" were defined as those who indicated that they were either certain to vote in Q3A or have voted in every election in Q3.
Tea Party identification is based on the following question, also asked in the survey: "Suppose the Tea Party movement organized itself as a political party. When thinking about the next election for Congress, would you vote for the Republican candidate from your district, the Democratic candidate from your district, or the Tea Party candidate from your district?" Those who responded "Republican candidate" are considered Republicans (non-Tea Party movement) and those who responded "Tea Party candidate" are considered Tea Party Republicans.

Likely voters were asked, "If the 2016 general election for U.S. president were held today, would you vote for the Republican ticket of Donald Trump and Mike Pence, the Democratic ticket of Hillary Clinton and Tim Kaine, the Libertarian ticket of Gary Johnson and William Weld, the Green Party ticket of Jill Stein and Ajamu Baraka, someone else, or haven't you thought enough about it to have an opinion?"
If they initially answered that they had no opinion, they were then asked a follow-up question: "If you had to make a choice, who would you choose?" Responses to the follow-up questions were folded into the results found above.
"Likely Voters" were defined as those who indicated that they were either certain to vote in Q3A or have voted in every election in Q3.
Gender is calculated according to the GENDER variable.

Likely voters were asked, "If the 2016 general election for U.S. president were held today, would you vote for the Republican ticket of Donald Trump and Mike Pence, the Democratic ticket of Hillary Clinton and Tim Kaine, the Libertarian ticket of Gary Johnson and William Weld, the Green Party ticket of Jill Stein and Ajamu Baraka, someone else, or haven't you thought enough about it to have an opinion?"
If they initially answered that they had no opinion, they were then asked a follow-up question: "If you had to make a choice, who would you choose?" Responses to the follow-up questions were folded into the results found above.
"Likely Voters" were defined as those who indicated that they were either certain to vote in Q3A or have voted in every election in Q3.
Age is calculated according to the AGEG variable.

Likely voters were asked, "If the 2016 general election for U.S. president were held today, would you vote for the Republican ticket of Donald Trump and Mike Pence, the Democratic ticket of Hillary Clinton and Tim Kaine, the Libertarian ticket of Gary Johnson and William Weld, the Green Party ticket of Jill Stein and Ajamu Baraka, someone else, or haven't you thought enough about it to have an opinion?"
If they initially answered that they had no opinion, they were then asked a follow-up question: "If you had to make a choice, who would you choose?" Responses to the follow-up questions were folded into the results found above.
"Likely Voters" were defined as those who indicated that they were either certain to vote in Q3A or have voted in every election in Q3. College is based on those who have recieved a 4-year college education or a post-graduate education according to the EDUC variable.

Likely voters were asked, "If the 2016 general election for U.S. president were held today, would you vote for the Republican ticket of Donald Trump and Mike Pence, the Democratic ticket of Hillary Clinton and Tim Kaine, the Libertarian ticket of Gary Johnson and William Weld, the Green Party ticket of Jill Stein and Ajamu Baraka, someone else, or haven't you thought enough about it to have an opinion?"
If they initially answered that they had no opinion, they were then asked a follow-up question: "If you had to make a choice, who would you choose?" Responses to the follow-up questions were folded into the results found above.
"Likely Voters" were defined as those who indicated that they were either certain to vote in Q3A or have voted in every election in Q3. Religiosity is calculated according to the IMPORT variable.