Profiling the Positions

Demography Is Not a Predictor

Digging Deeper: People who favor government consolidation do not differ in gender, age, race, or education in any meaningful way from people who are against the issue. People who oppose consolidation are somewhat more likely to have an annual income under $50,000. People who support consolidation are somewhat more likely to be employed full-time.

For

Against

50%

Gender: Men

46%

50%

Gender: Women

54%

42%

Age: Under 45

45%

58%

Age: 45 or older

55%

81%

Race: White

84%

19%

Race: Non White

16%

60%

Education: Not college graduate

61%

40%

Education: College graduate

39%

48%

Income: Less than 50K

55%

52%

Income: 50K or more

44%

52%

Employment: Employed full time/Self-employed

46%

47%

Employment: Employed less than full time or not employed

54%

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