SUFFRAGE AND ELECTIONS
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Yes,
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No,
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No answer,
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For,
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Against,
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Don't know,
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Favor
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Oppose
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No opinion
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Would you favor or oppose lowering the
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voting age limit so that persons 18, 19
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and 20 years old could vote in elections?
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(GALLUP)
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1953: July 4
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By education:
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College
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60%
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38%
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2%
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High school
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61
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32
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7
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Grade school
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68
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24
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8
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By age:
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21-29 years
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66
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28
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6
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30-49 years
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63
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32
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5
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50 years and over
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63
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30
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7
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By political preference:
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Democrats
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63
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30
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7
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Republicans
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62
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33
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5
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Independents
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66
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28
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6
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1954: March 5
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Adults
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58
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34
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8
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18, 19 and 20-year-olds
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64
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31
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5
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Do you think that persons 18, 19 and 20
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years old should be permited to vote, or
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not? (GALLUP)
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1965: August 25
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57
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39
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4
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62
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