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"title": "Table 5.1 Political Engagement"
"description": "OFVOTE: How often would you say you vote – Always, nearly always, part of the time, seldom? Q105a/b: Please tell me if you have done any of the following. Over the last two years have you…Worked or volunteered for a political candidate or campaign, or not?/Contacted any elected official, or not? These questions are discussed […]"
"date": "2014-06-12"
"authors":
  -
    "name": "Pew Research Center"
"url": "https://alpha.pewresearch.org/pewresearch-org/politics/2014/06/12/political-engagement-table/"
---

# Table 5.1 Political Engagement

OFVOTE: How often would you say you vote – Always, nearly always, part of the time, seldom?

Q105a/b: Please tell me if you have done any of the following. Over the last two years have you…Worked or volunteered for a political candidate or campaign, or not?/Contacted any elected official, or not?

These questions are discussed in [Section 5](https://alpha.pewresearch.org/pewresearch-org/politics/2014/06/12/section-5-political-engagement-and-activism/) of the report.

|  | Always vote % | Campaign volunteer in past two years % | Contacted official in past two years % | (N) |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  |
| TOTAL | 49 | 8 | 28 | 10,013 |
| **PARTY WITH LEANERS** |
| Rep/Rep lean | 56 | 7 | 33 | 4,177 |
| Dem/Dem lean | 49 | 9 | 26 | 4,657 |
| **PARTY ID** |
| Republican | 61 | 8 | 33 | 2,415 |
| Democrat | 55 | 11 | 26 | 3,064 |
| Independent | 41 | 6 | 27 | 3,968 |
| Lean Republican | 50 | 5 | 33 | 1,762 |
| Lean Democrat | 38 | 7 | 26 | 1,593 |
| **IDEOLOGICAL CONSISTENCY** |
| Consistently Conservative | 78 | 12 | 50 | 1,078 |
| Mostly Conservative | 58 | 6 | 34 | 1,932 |
| Mixed | 39 | 6 | 19 | 3,469 |
| Mostly Liberal | 43 | 7 | 22 | 2,066 |
| Consistently Liberal | 58 | 15 | 45 | 1,468 |
| **SEX** |
| Men | 49 | 8 | 30 | 5,005 |
| Women | 49 | 7 | 26 | 5,008 |
| **AGE** |
| 18-49 | 38 | 7 | 23 | 3,999 |
| 50+ | 63 | 9 | 34 | 5,852 |
| **DETAILED AGE** |
| 18-29 | 30 | 7 | 18 | 1,405 |
| 30-49 | 42 | 6 | 27 | 2,594 |
| 50-64 | 59 | 9 | 35 | 3,018 |
| 65+ | 70 | 9 | 33 | 2,834 |
| **SEX BY AGE** |
| Men 18-49 | 38 | 7 | 25 | 2,163 |
| Men 50+ | 64 | 10 | 37 | 2,779 |
| Women 18-49 | 37 | 6 | 21 | 1,836 |
| Women 50+ | 63 | 8 | 32 | 3,073 |
| **RACE** |
| White, non-Hispanic | 52 | 7 | 33 | 7,227 |
| Black, non-Hispanic | 53 | 11 | 16 | 998 |
| Hispanic | 33 | 7 | 14 | 902 |
| **EDUCATION** |
| College grad+ | 59 | 12 | 44 | 4,125 |
| Post grad | 62 | 14 | 51 | 1,457 |
| College grad | 57 | 12 | 41 | 2,668 |
| Some college | 51 | 8 | 30 | 2,846 |
| HS or less | 41 | 4 | 16 | 2,993 |
| **FAMILY INCOME** |
| $75,000+ | 59 | 10 | 41 | 3,002 |
| $30,000-$74,999 | 52 | 8 | 30 | 3,174 |
| \<$30,000 | 38 | 6 | 16 | 2,792 |
| **RELIGIOUS PREFERENCE** |
| Total Protestant | 52 | 7 | 28 | 5,015 |
| White NH evang. Prot. | 55 | 6 | 32 | 1,956 |
| White NH mainline Prot. | 50 | 7 | 32 | 1,689 |
| Total Catholic | 50 | 8 | 27 | 2,060 |
| White NH Cath. | 60 | 8 | 34 | 1,448 |
| Unaffiliated | 42 | 7 | 28 | 1,867 |
| **ATTEND RELIGIOUS SERVICES** |
| Weekly or more | 58 | 9 | 31 | 3,801 |
| Less than weekly | 44 | 7 | 27 | 6,117 |
| **REGION** |
| Northeast | 49 | 9 | 31 | 1,784 |
| Midwest | 51 | 7 | 30 | 2,175 |
| South | 49 | 7 | 26 | 3,739 |
| West | 48 | 7 | 28 | 2,315 |
| **AMONG REP/LEAN REP** |
| Men | 59 | 8 | 37 | 2,273 |
| Women | 53 | 6 | 28 | 1,904 |
| 18-29 | 36 | 6 | 20 | 484 |
| 30-49 | 48 | 6 | 33 | 1,001 |
| 50-64 | 65 | 8 | 40 | 1,296 |
| 65+ | 74 | 8 | 36 | 1,339 |
| Agree with Tea Party | 70 | 10 | 48 | 1,713 |
| Disagree/No opinion | 48 | 5 | 25 | 2,362 |
| **AMONG DEM/LEAN DEM** |
| Men | 46 | 10 | 25 | 2,134 |
| Women | 51 | 9 | 27 | 2,523 |
| 18-29 | 31 | 9 | 19 | 712 |
| 30-49 | 43 | 7 | 24 | 1,258 |
| 50-64 | 59 | 11 | 32 | 1,370 |
| 65+ | 69 | 10 | 32 | 1,265 |
| **AMONG WHITES** |
| Men | 54 | 8 | 36 | 3,568 |
| Women | 51 | 6 | 30 | 3,659 |
| 18-29 | 33 | 6 | 23 | 761 |
| 30-49 | 44 | 6 | 33 | 1,724 |
| 50-64 | 60 | 8 | 38 | 2,240 |
| 65+ | 70 | 8 | 35 | 2,414 |
| College grad | 61 | 11 | 47 | 3,216 |
| Some college or less | 49 | 5 | 27 | 3,999 |
| College grad men | 63 | 12 | 49 | 1,686 |
| College grad women | 59 | 11 | 46 | 1,530 |
| Some col or less men | 50 | 7 | 31 | 1,875 |
| Some col or less women | 48 | 4 | 23 | 2,124 |
| $75,000+ | 61 | 10 | 43 | 2,444 |
| $30,000-$74,999 | 53 | 7 | 34 | 2,339 |
| \<$30,000 | 40 | 5 | 20 | 1,680 |

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**Next:** [Table 5.2 Political Contributions](https://alpha.pewresearch.org/pewresearch-org/politics/2014/06/12/political-contributions/markdown)