Red or Blue

Interesting little test. I came out where I expected. [Enterpriser]

The questions are interesting but the answers allowed are pretty much "far end of scale" responses. I generally disagreed with all of the answers since I think most things require far more caveats than they allowed.

Here is a description of Enterpriser.

Who They Are

Predominantly white (91%), male (76%) and financially well-off (62% have household incomes of at least $50,000, compared with 40% nationwide). Nearly half (46%) have a college degree, and 77% are married. Nearly a quarter (23%) are themselves military veterans. Only 10% are under age 30.

Lifestyle Notes
59% report having a gun in their homes; 53% trade stocks and bonds in the stock market, and 30% are small business owners – all of which are the highest percentages among typology groups. 48% attend church weekly; 36% attend bible study or prayer group meetings.

2004 Election
Bush 92%, Kerry 1%. Bush'’s most reliable supporters (just 4% of Enterprisers did not vote)

Party ID
81% Republican, 18% Independent/No Preference, 1% Democrat (98% Rep/LeanRep)

Media Use
Enterprisers follow news about government and politics more closely than any other group, and exhibit the most knowledge about world affairs. The Fox News Channel is their primary source of news (46% cite it as a main source) followed by newspapers (42%) radio (31%) and the internet (26%).

Here is the Pew Poll Report Beyond Red and Blue related to the link. I first saw this discussed in the NRO print edition.

In the report go to the "Other Major Findings" section for some quite interesting results.
Such as:

Poorer Republicans and Democrats have strikingly different outlooks on their lives and possibilities. Pro-Government Conservatives are optimistic and positive; Disadvantaged Democrats are pessimistic and cynical.

Think that one speaks for itself.

Immigration divides both parties. Liberals overwhelmingly believe immigrants strengthen American society, and most Enterprisers agree. Majorities of other groups in both parties say immigrants threaten traditional American customs and values.

This one doesn't make a lot of sense to me. I see Labor parties as typically anti-immagrant though strongly democratic. Maybe my view is wrong here.

A plurality of the public wants Bush to select a nominee who will keep the Supreme Court about the same as it is now. Only among Enterprisers and Social Conservatives is there substantial support for a more conservative course.

I'd like the court to be kept balanced as well, but I wouldn't mind a slightly more conservative bend, but this is a really complex issue that isn't something that can be defined in a couple of sentences.

George W. Bush has the broadest personal appeal of any national political figure among the main independent groups, the Upbeats and Disaffecteds.

That's unexpected, though after a little thought makes a lot of sense considering that is who got him elected for his second term.

Bill and Hillary Clinton's favorable ratings have risen among the public, and both earn relatively high ratings from the GOP's Pro-Government Conservatives.

Obviously, I'm not a Pro-government conservative. These two wing-nuts get very poor marks from me on nearly all issues.

Private investment accounts in Social Security draw mixed reviews. Support for Bush's plan has faded not just among Democrats, but also independents. Disaffecteds are now evenly split over the proposal; in December, they favored it by almost a two-to-one margin.

This isn't really surprising considering the AARP, Demosprats, and other sundry nay-sayers have been spending much effort in criticizing the Presidents proposals. I only have an issue with the fact that they fail to bring anything to the table. SS has been seen as an issue before, specifically during the Clinton administration, but nothing was done then, and at this pace, nothing will happen now. The longer they wait, the more likely the system will fail. You don't fix a dam when destruction is imminent. You fix it when there are signs of damage.

Read the rest. I found it interesting, though I'll have to think about some of the issues and how it is likely that Pew has given us another bent poll.