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US Parties - Demography - Coggle Diagram
US Parties - Demography
Gender
Men
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Male voters are less likely to be swayed by policy on ‘women’s issues’ and tend to be more concerned with strong law & order and economic policy
Women
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Female voters are more likely to be positively impacted by the Democrat’s more progressive policies on women’s issues (abortion, pay gap, employment equality). In 2016, Trump’s comments about women on the campaign trail may have reduced the share of the female vote taken by the Republicans
However, in 2016, Trump won amongst white women
Race/ethnicity
White
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White voters are more likely to vote Republican as they are less affected or perceive themselves to be negatively affected by Democrat policies such as affirmative action.
Black
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More likely to vote Democrat due to stronger policy on matters such as voting rights and affirmative action. Black voters are, on average, likely to be less well off than white voters, making this group more positively impacted by the Democrat’s redistributive policies.
Hispanic
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More likely to vote Democrat – often perceived to be as a result of Democrat immigration policy. Data from Pew suggests, however, that issues such as education, the economy, and healthcare are more important.
Age
Young voters (18-44)
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Younger voters are more likely to vote Democrat as they are likely to be more socially progressive and less likely to be wealthy.
Older voters 45+
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Older voters are more likely to vote Republican as they are likely to be more socially conservative and more likely to be wealthy.
Education
Lower educated voters
Lower educated white voters are more likely to vote Republican (50%) – in the case of non-white voters, however, lower educated voters are more likely to vote Democrat (77%)
Less well educated white voters are more likely to vote Republican, often believing that Democrats don’t understand their issues. The reverse can be seen in the case of less well educated non-white voters
Higher educated voters
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More well educated voters are more likely to vote Democrat as they are more likely to be socially liberal. University level education is also more concentrated amongst younger people – compounding this effect.
Religion
Religious voters
Christian (protestant and catholic) voters are more likely to vote Republican (avg. 55%). Jewish and ‘other’ voters are more likely to vote Democrat (avg. 66.5%)
Christian voters tend to be more socially conservative, particularly with regards to issues such as abortion and same-sex marriage.
Non-christian voters tend to vote Democrat as the Republicans tend to be associated strongly with Christian ideals and, to some extent, with xenophobia that may have affected non-Christians, especially Jews and Muslims
Non religious voters
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Voters without a religion and those aligned with religions other than Christianity are more likely to vote Democrat – potentially as a result of alienation from the Republicans as a result of religion