POLI 458. Degrees of Racial Division Among Aiken County Voters in 2014—Bob Botsch
Where we were in 1998—vote to end SC Constitutional ban on Interracial marriage
noracemarr
by
eth
white black
144
16
30.1% 14.0%
Missing
5
TOTAL
160
27.0%
repeal
291
83
60.8% 72.8%
2
374
63.1%
dk
44
9.2%
15
13.2%
0
59
9.9%
Missing
21
4
0
25
keep law
TOTAL
479
114
7
100.0% 100.0%
593
Living with ethnic and racial diversity. Not seen as important by 2 to 1 for either blacks or whites—
mutual devaluing of diversity.
LivEthDiv
by
Weight Variable:
DivImprtnt
DivNotImp
Missing
TOTAL
EthnObs
WghtSaleTx
white
190
33.1%
black
53
36.4%
Missing
6
TOTAL
243
33.8%
384
66.9%
92
63.6%
12
476
66.2%
1
0
8
574
100.0%
145
18
100.0%
9
720
Age had no impact on this relationship, nor did education for the most part. Only among well-educated
blacks (those with more than a college degree) did a majority (2 to 1) feel that racial and ethnic diversity
was important.
Perceptions of political power of blacks. While virtually no blacks felt that blacks had too much political
power, a little over a third of all whites felt that way.
BlackPwr
by
Weight Variable:
EthnObs
WghtSaleTx
white black
311
113
62.8% 97.4%
Missing
14
TOTAL
425
69.4%
yes
185
3
37.2% 2.6%
2
188
30.6%
Missing
86
2
117
TOTAL
496
116
17
100.0% 100.0%
no
30
612
Moving the Confederate Battle Flag. Opposing majorities of more than two-thirds on opposite sides.
ConfedFlag
by
Weight Variable:
EthnObs
WghtSaleTx
white black
111
92
19.6% 69.6%
Missing
6
Mixed feel
105
22
18.6% 16.8%
1
127
18.2%
keep there
349
18
61.8% 13.6%
9
367
52.7%
Missing
17
2
32
remove
TOTAL
15
565
132
16
100.0% 100.0%
TOTAL
202
29.1%
696
Expanding Medicaid in SC. Opposing majorities among those who have opinions.
SCExpMedcd
by
Weight Variable:
EthnObs
WghtSaleTx
white
231
54.3%
black
17
14.9%
Missing
7
TOTAL
248
46.0%
favor
194
45.7%
96
85.1%
6
290
54.0%
Missing
157
34
5
190
TOTAL
425
100.0%
113
13
100.0%
oppose
538
Keeping provisions in the ACA. Opposing strong majorities.
ACAKeepAll
by
Weight Variable:
EthnObs
WghtSaleTx
white black
362
47
72.1% 37.6%
Missing
10
TOTAL
408
65.3%
KeepAll
140
77
27.9% 62.4%
6
217
34.7%
Missing
81
2
103
NotKeepAll
TOTAL
23
501
124
16
100.0% 100.0%
625
Work Ethic. By 2 to 1, whites are more likely than blacks to feel that people are more likely to want a
government handout than wanting to work.
SCExpMedcd
by
Weight Variable:
EthnObs
WghtSaleTx
white black
Missing
TOTAL
oppose
231
17
54.3% 14.9%
7
248
46.0%
favor
194
96
45.7% 85.1%
6
290
54.0%
Missing
157
5
190
TOTAL
425
113
13
100.0% 100.0%
34
538
Obama a Muslim. Only a third of whites know the factually correct answer.
Muslim
by
Weight Variable:
EthnObs
WghtSaleTx
white black
Missing
TOTAL
yes
236
8
43.8% 6.3%
4
244
36.7%
no
175
98
32.4% 77.7%
8
273
41.0%
NotSure
128
20
23.8% 16.0%
6
148
22.3%
Missing
43
0
63
TOTAL
20
539
126
18
100.0% 100.0%
665
Corporate Power. While majorities of both groups see corporations as having too much power, blacks
are twice as likely to feel this way.
CorpPwr
by
Weight Variable:
EthnObs
WghtSaleTx
white black
200
22
39.0% 18.5%
Missing
5
TOTAL
222
35.1%
yes
313
97
61.0% 81.5%
12
410
64.9%
Missing
69
1
96
TOTAL
513
119
17
100.0% 100.0%
no
27
632
Partisanship among voters. Overwhelming opposing majorities—more white independents than white
Democrats.
PtyID3
by
Weight Variable:
EthnObs
WghtSaleTx
white black
76
122
13.4% 88.9%
Missing
6
TOTAL
198
28.2%
indep
109
8
19.2% 6.1%
2
117
16.6%
Rep
382
7
67.4% 5.1%
10
389
55.2%
Missing
16
0
TOTAL
566
138
18
100.0% 100.0%
Dem
9
25
703
And age makes NO difference: 14% of the 18-35 whites are Dem and 13% of the 66+ whites are Dem!
Regional id does make a difference: 33% of non-southern whites are Dem (almost identical to the % who
are Rep—36%), and only 11% of native southerners are Dem. Education also made a difference: only 6%
of those whites with a hs degree or less were Dem, compared to 26% of those whites with more than a
college degree.
Economic class—family income. Great differences here in that blacks are 2x more likely than whites to
be in the lowest family income group and whites are almost 4x more likely than blacks to be in the
highest income group. If we pull out the highest income group (>$100k), the difference is even more
stark: almost 1 in 4 whites make it into this group compared to only 1 in 20 black families.
FamIncome3
by
Weight Variable:
EthnObs
WghtSaleTx
white black
147
75
29.5% 61.7%
Missing
4
TOTAL
222
35.8%
$40-75k
154
32
31.0% 26.7%
7
187
30.1%
>$75
197
14
39.5% 11.6%
6
211
34.0%
Missing
83
1
109
<$40k
TOTAL
25
499
121
17
100.0% 100.0%
620
Religion and same-sex marriage. Blacks are somewhat more likely than whites to consider themselves
as religious fundamentalists (41% compared to 28%). Yet blacks are slightly less likely than whites to say
they oppose same-sex marriage (49% and 55% respectively).
Changes in White Views about Blacks, 2008-2014. Are we moving backwards? Has the election of an
African-American president triggered latent white prejudice and their worst fears?
Whites
voters only
Blacks too
much
power
Keep
Confed Flag
flying
Obama is
really
Muslim
2008
2010
2012
2014
change
17%
--
34%
37%
+ 20 % pts
58%
--
51%
60%
+ 2 % pts
22%
35%
40%
44%
+ 22 % pts