Demography of the National Convention Delegates«
 

	1968		1980		1996
	Democrat	Republican	Democrat	Republican	Democrat	Republican
Women	13%	16%	49%	29%	57%	39%
Black	5%	2%	15%	3%	21%	2%
Under Thirty	3%	4%	11%	5%	4%	2%
Median Age (years)	49	49	44	49	--	--
Lawyers	28%	22%	13%	15%	--	--
Teachers	8%	2%	15%	4%	--	--
Union Member	--	--	27%	4%	34%	2%
First Convention	67%	66%	87%	84%	60%	55%
College Graduate	19%	--	20%	26%	27%	37%
Postgraduate	44%	34%	45%	39%	45%	36%
Protestant	--	--	47%	72%	--	--
Catholic	--	--	37%	22%	--	--
Jewish	--	--	8%	3%	--	--