Percentage of Democratic vote in major groups, presidency 1948-1964

1948

1952

1956

1960

1964

all voters

50

45

42

50

61

White

50

43

41

49

59

Black

50

79

61

68

94

College educated

22

34

31

39

52

High School educated

51

45

42

52

62

Grade School educated

64

52

50

55

66

Professional & Business

19

36

32

42

54

White Collar

47

40

37

48

57

Manual worker

66

55

50

60

71

Farmer

60

33

46

48

53

Union member

76

51

62

77

Not union

42

35

44

56

Protestant

43

37

37

38

55

Catholic

62

56

51

78

76

Republican

8

4

5

20

Independent

35

30

43

56

Democrat

77

85

84

87

East

48

45

40

53

68

Midwest

50

42

41

48

61

West

49

42

43

49

60

South

53

51

49

51

52