ToshoftheWuffingas wrote:From the comments:
What comments are you referring to?
1) 63% of those polled were OVER 46 years old!
2) 74% of people polled were white.
3) 86% of people polled did NOT identify as Liberals.
3)
As of last June 79% of people did not identify as liberals.
Gallup Poll
June 15, 2009
“Conservatives” Are Single-Largest Ideological Group
40% conservative, 35% moderate, 21% liberal
http://www.gallup.com/poll/120857/conse ... group.aspx
[ETA a second Gallup Poll]
As of last October 80% of people did not identify as liberals.
October 26, 2009
Conservatives Maintain Edge as Top Ideological Group
40% conservative, 36% moderate, 20% liberal
http://www.gallup.com/poll/123854/conse ... group.aspx
The PPP respondents identified as 39% conservative, 47% moderate, 14% liberal
2)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demographi ... ted_States
Per wikipedia
Hispanic 15.4%, White 65.4%, Black 12.4%
But see note to chart Hispanics may count in various categories
Another chart there has
66% White, 15% Hispanic, 14% African American
PPP respondents Identified as 10% Hispanic, 74% White, 12% African American, 4% Other
(Also striking is that women were 57% of the poll, men just 43%).
1)
The age demographics are very off maybe because of the way PPP conducts polling?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_Policy_Polling
ETA:
PPP conducted a national survey of 1,151 registered voters on January 18th and 19th. The survey’s margin of error is +/-2.8%. Other factors, such as refusal to be interviewed and weighting, may introduce additional error that is more difficult to quantify.
Just registered voters voters might explain some of the discrepancy.