The questions were mostly terrible, but this is what I got.
Libertarians
9% of the public
What They Believe
- Economically very conservative but moderate to liberal on social issues
- Highly critical of government
- Strongly pro-business
- Accepting of sexuality
- Less religious than the average American
- Moderate views about immigrants compared to other GOP-oriented groups
Who They Are
- Strong Republican-orientation, though a majority identify as independents
- Affluent: 39% have incomes of $75,000 or more
- Two-thirds are male
- 85% are non-Hispanic whites
- About seven-in-ten (71%) have attended college
- About half as likely as the two strongest GOP groups to attend church weekly
- 56% use social networking sites
- 36% trade stocks