1958 Gallup Poll: Prejudice in Politics

[Sumner 1868]

https://archive.org/details/galluppollpublic0000gall/page/1574/mode/2up?view=theater

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Q: If your party nominated a well-qualified person for President and he happened to be a Catholic would you vote for him?

Yes/No

Overall Result: 68/25
Male: 68/25
Female: 67/25
21-29 Years: 77/18
30-49 Years: 72/21
50 and over: 59/33
College: 74/22
High School: 71/23
Grade School: 58/31
New England: 84/9
Middle Atlantic: 77/16
Midwest: 67/26
South: 51/39
West: 74/23
Protestant: 58/34
Catholic: 95/2
Jewish: 86/6

Q: If he happened to be a Baptist, would you vote for him?
Overall Result: 92/3
Male: 92/4
Female: 92/2
21-29 Years: 93/3
30-49 Years: 91/3
50 and over: 92/3
College: 94/2
High School: 91/3
Grade School: 89/4
New England: 93/2
Middle Atlantic: 90/4
Midwest: 90/4
South: 91/2
West: 95/2
Protestant: 93/2
Catholic: 91/5
Jewish: 90/2

If he happened to be a Jew, would you vote for him?
Overall Result: 62/28
Male: 62/29
Female: 62/27
21-19 Years: 70/24
30-49 Years: 66/24
50 and over: 55/34
College: 78/16
High School: 66/26
Grade School: 49/37
New England: 69/23
Middle Atlantic: 74./17
Midwest: 63/28
South: 43/44
West: 71/21
Protestant: 55/34
Catholic: 79/16
Jewish: 91/3

If he happened to be a Negro would you vote for him?
Overall Result: 38/53
Male: 36/56
Female: 39/51
21-29 Years: 50/43
30-49 Years: 41/49
50 and over: 29/62
College: 48/45
High School: 39/52
Grade School: 30/59
New England: 51/42
Middle Atlantic: 48/40
Midwest: 35/56
South: 22/70
West: 47/44
Protestant: 33/58
Catholic: 45/46
Jewish: 67/22

If he happened to be an atheist would you vote for him?
Overall Result: 18/75
Male: 21/73
Female: 16/76
21-29 Years: 26/68
30-49 Years: 20/73
Over 50: 13/80
College: 25/70
High School: 19/75
Grade School: 13/77
New England: 30/62
Middle Atlantic: 28/62
Midwest: 15/79
South: 6/87
West: 23/70
Protestant: 13/81
Catholic: 25/68
Jewish: 50/41

Would you vote for a woman for President?
Overall Result: 52/43
Male: 51/44
Female: 55/41
21-29 Years: 58/38
30-49 Years: 52/43
50 and Over: 51/44
College: 57/41
High School: 54/41
Grade School: 48/46
New England: 50/47
Middle Atlantic: 57/38
Midwest: 52/42
South: 47/48
West: 57/39
Protestant: 52/44
Catholic: 53/41
Jewish: 65/30