Reason for Supporting Donald Trump (October 2016)

Reason for Supporting Donald Trump (October 2016)

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    Likely voters who indicated that they would be voting for Donald Trump were asked, "You said that in a general election between Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton that you would vote for Donald Trump. Which of the following better describes your vote choice:" "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.
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I want Donald Trump to be elected president47%
I don't want Hillary Clinton to be elected president53%
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    Likely voters who indicated that they would be voting for Donald Trump were asked, "You said that in a general election between Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton that you would vote for Donald Trump. Which of the following better describes your vote choice:"
    "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.
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categoryDemocratIndependentRepublican
I want Donald Trump to be elected president60%45%46%
I don't want Hillary Clinton to be elected president40%55%54%
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    Likely voters who indicated that they would be voting for Donald Trump were asked, "You said that in a general election between Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton that you would vote for Donald Trump. Which of the following better describes your vote choice:"
    "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.
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categoryLean RepublicanNot very strong RepublicanStrong Republican
I want Donald Trump to be elected president36%38%55%
I don't want Hillary Clinton to be elected president64%62%45%
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    Likely voters who indicated that they would be voting for Donald Trump were asked, "You said that in a general election between Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton that you would vote for Donald Trump. Which of the following better describes your vote choice:"
    "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.
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categoryLean DemocratNot very strong DemocratStrong Democrat
I want Donald Trump to be elected president43%53%100%
I don't want Hillary Clinton to be elected president57%47%0%
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    Likely voters who indicated that they would be voting for Donald Trump were asked, "You said that in a general election between Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton that you would vote for Donald Trump. Which of the following better describes your vote choice:"
    "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.
    Ideology is measured on a scale of 1-7, with 1 corresponding to "extremely liberal", 7 corresponding to "extremely conservative, and 4 corresponding to "in the middle." For the purposes of this table, respondents who placed themselves at or between points 1 and 3 on the scale are considered "liberal," respondents who placed themselves at point 4 on the scale are considered "moderate," and respondents who placed themselves at or between points 5 and 7 on the scale are considered conservative.
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categoryLiberalsModeratesConservatives
I want Donald Trump to be elected president33%48%47%
I don't want Hillary Clinton to be elected president67%52%53%
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    Likely voters who indicated that they would be voting for Donald Trump were asked, "You said that in a general election between Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton that you would vote for Donald Trump. Which of the following better describes your vote choice:"
    "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.
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categoryLeaning conservativeSomewhat conservativeExtremely conservative
I want Donald Trump to be elected president30%50%50%
I don't want Hillary Clinton to be elected president70%50%50%
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    Likely voters who indicated that they would be voting for Donald Trump were asked, "You said that in a general election between Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton that you would vote for Donald Trump. Which of the following better describes your vote choice:"
    "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.
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categoryLeaning liberalSomewhat liberalExtremely liberal
I want Donald Trump to be elected president0%31%100%
I don't want Hillary Clinton to be elected president100%69%0%
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    Likely voters who indicated that they would be voting for Donald Trump were asked, "You said that in a general election between Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton that you would vote for Donald Trump. Which of the following better describes your vote choice:"
    "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.
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categoryDemocratRepublicanTea Party
I want Donald Trump to be elected president85%57%44%
I don't want Hillary Clinton to be elected president15%43%56%
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    Likely voters who indicated that they would be voting for Donald Trump were asked, "You said that in a general election between Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton that you would vote for Donald Trump. Which of the following better describes your vote choice:"
    "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.
    Race is calculated according to the race variable.
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categoryWhiteBlackHispanic
I want Donald Trump to be elected president47%78%47%
I don't want Hillary Clinton to be elected president53%22%53%
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    Likely voters who indicated that they would be voting for Donald Trump were asked, "You said that in a general election between Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton that you would vote for Donald Trump. Which of the following better describes your vote choice:"
    "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.
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categoryMaleFemale
I want Donald Trump to be elected president45%49%
I don't want Hillary Clinton to be elected president55%51%
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    Likely voters who indicated that they would be voting for Donald Trump were asked, "You said that in a general election between Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton that you would vote for Donald Trump. Which of the following better describes your vote choice:"
    "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.
    Community is based on the following question, "Would you say that you live in an urban, suburban, or rural community?"
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categoryUrbanSuburbanRural
I want Donald Trump to be elected president38%51%45%
I don't want Hillary Clinton to be elected president62%49%55%
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    Likely voters who indicated that they would be voting for Donald Trump were asked, "You said that in a general election between Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton that you would vote for Donald Trump. Which of the following better describes your vote choice:"
    "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.
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category18-2930-4445-6465+
I want Donald Trump to be elected president50%48%47%46%
I don't want Hillary Clinton to be elected president50%52%53%54%
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    Likely voters who indicated that they would be voting for Donald Trump were asked, "You said that in a general election between Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton that you would vote for Donald Trump. Which of the following better describes your vote choice:"
    "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.
    Education is calculated according to the EDUC variable.
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categoryNo high schoolHigh school graduateSome college2-year4-yearPost-grad
I want Donald Trump to be elected president84%47%50%58%39%40%
I don't want Hillary Clinton to be elected president16%53%50%42%61%60%
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    Likely voters who indicated that they would be voting for Donald Trump were asked, "You said that in a general election between Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton that you would vote for Donald Trump. Which of the following better describes your vote choice:"
    "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.
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categoryExtremely importantSomewhat importantNot very importantNot at all important
I want Donald Trump to be elected president50%44%48%36%
I don't want Hillary Clinton to be elected president50%56%52%64%
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    Likely voters who indicated that they would be voting for Donald Trump were asked, "You said that in a general election between Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton that you would vote for Donald Trump. Which of the following better describes your vote choice:"
    "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. Fundamentalism is calculated according to the LITERAL variable.
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categoryThe Bible is the word of God, to be taken literallyThe Bible is the word of God, not to be taken literallyThe Bible is a book written by men
I want Donald Trump to be elected president59%41%43%
I don't want Hillary Clinton to be elected president41%59%57%
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    Likely voters who indicated that they would be voting for Donald Trump were asked, "You said that in a general election between Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton that you would vote for Donald Trump. Which of the following better describes your vote choice:"
    "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.

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categoryNo College EducationCollege Educated
I want Donald Trump to be elected president51%40%
I don't want Hillary Clinton to be elected president49%60%

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