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Partisanship: A Data-Driven Learning Guide
Interpretation & Summary
Think about your answers to the application questions before you click through to the interpretation guide for help in answering them.
Does this sample of survey respondents have more Democrats, Independents, or Republicans? Which party appears to have a larger share of members under 30?
Which party or parties appear to have the greatest membership on the graph? Is there a greater difference in partisanship between those under 40 or for those over 60? How can you tell this?
Are women more likely than men to identify as Democrat? Are men more likely to identify as Republican than Democrat?
What percentage of whites are Republican? Are whites more likely than non-whites to identify as Independent?
Compare the highest income level to the lowest income level. Which group is more likely to be Republican? From the group making under $50,000, which party gets the most support?
CITATION: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research. Partisanship: A Data-Driven Learning Guide. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2009-04-16. Doi:10.3886/partisanship
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