The Vorlon
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« on: May 14, 2005, 05:16:05 PM » |
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« edited: May 14, 2005, 06:30:37 PM by The Vorlon »
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A few actual facts about education versus voting patterns...
Nation wide statistics...
Education
No High school diploma => Kerry 50 / Bush 49
High school graduate => Bush 52 - Kerry 47
Some College => Bush 54 / Kerry 46
College Graduate => Bush 52 / Kerry 46
Post Graduate Degree => Kerry 55 / Bush 44
Hmmmm... HS grads and college graduates had exactly the same voting pattern....
Makes me think the link between education and voting patterns may not be that strong....
Vote By Income:
Under $15,000 Bush 36% Kerry 63%
$15-30,000 Bush 42% Kerry 57%
$30-50,000 Bush 49% Kerry 50%
$50-75,000 Bush 56% Kerry 43%
$75-100,000 Bush 55% Kerry 45%
$100-150,000 Bush 57% Kerry 42%
$150-200,000 Bush 58% Kerry 42%
$200,000 or More 63% Kerry 35%
The big "wedge" that drives voting patterns is NOT education, or for that matter even income...
Vote By Race:
Whites - Bush 58 / Kerry 41
Blacks - Kerry 88 / Bush 11
Latino - Kerry 53 / Bush 44
Evangelical Christians
Bush 78 / Kerry 21
Married with Kids
Bush 59 / Kerry 40
Gun Owners
Bush 63 / Kerry 36
Strongly approve of Iraq war
Bush 94 / Kerry 6
Strongly Disapprove of Iraq war
Kerry 94 / Bush 5
Abortion should be always legal...
Kerry 73 / Bush 25
Abortion should always be illegal
Bush 77 / Kerry 22
Go to church at least weekly..
Bush 61 / Kerry 39
Never Go to church..
Kerry 62 / Bush 36
There is the traditional rich = GOP, poor = Dem pattern, at least a bit, but it is dwarfed in magnitude by social issues likes Guns, Abortion, church attendance, and race..
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