\begin{table}[htbp] 
\centering 
\caption{\bf Ideology of state legislators compared to non-state legislators.} 
\label{tbl_state_legs_vs_others_1} 
\begin{tabular}{lcc} 
\toprule\toprule 
& Democrats & Republicans \\ 
\midrule 
\multicolumn{3}{l}{\textit{NPAT Scores}} \\ [0.01in] 
State Legislator        &  -0.009  &  -0.000  \\ 
                        & (0.033) & (0.029) \\ [.01in] 
Dem Pres Vote Share     &  -0.349  &  -0.512  \\ 
                        & (0.072) & (0.054) \\ [.01in] 
Observations            &  1235  &  1246  \\ 
\midrule 
\multicolumn{3}{l}{\textit{W-NOMINATE Scores}} \\ [0.01in] 
State Legislator        &  -0.000  &  0.002  \\ 
                        & (0.013) & (0.015) \\ [.01in] 
Dem Pres Vote Share     &  -0.911  &  -1.013  \\ 
                        & (0.053) & (0.091) \\ [.01in] 
Observations            &  283  &  359  \\ 
\bottomrule 
\end{tabular} 
\end{table} 
