5.2.3 Coalition of Supporters

Question 1

What does coalition of supporters actually mean?

Answer 1

Political parties want to achieve a strong and powerful coalition amongst voters

Question 2

What are 4 ‘coalition of supporters’ catagories?

Answer 2

• ethnicity
• religion
• gender
• education

Question 3

What is the most significant minority ethnic group in the USA?

Answer 3

Black Americans and Hispanics

Question 4

Between 1980 and 2020, what % of support did black Americans give to the Democrats?

Answer 4

83%

Question 5

In 2008, what % of black American voters voted for Obama?

Answer 5

95%

Question 6

In 2008, what was the black turnout?

Answer 6

13% (it rose)

Question 7

What % of white people voted Trump in 2020?

Answer 7

58%

Question 8

What % of Hispanic people voted for Bush in 2000 and why was this?

Answer 8

Rose from 20% to 31% in 2000, G W Bush spoke fluent Spanish so was able to appeal to such voters

Question 9

What religious group is a significant support to the Republican’s?

Answer 9

Protestants

Question 10

In the last 6 Presidential Elections, on average, what % of Protestants gave their vote to the Republicans?

Answer 10

58%

Question 11

What particular group provides even better support to the Reppublican’s, more than Protestants?

Answer 11

White Evangelicals

Question 12

In 2016, what % of White Evangelicals’ voted for Trump?

Answer 12

81%

Question 13

What issue do White Evangelicals put at the heart of their vote?

Answer 13

Appointments to the SC, they favour strict constructionist judges and believe a REP candidate will fulfill this

Question 14

What other name can be used to describe white evangelicals?

Answer 14

Christian nationalists

Question 15

In Michigan, what % of the white evangelical vote did Biden gather?

Answer 15

29%

Question 16

Why did Biden gather so much support from white evangelicals in Michigan in 2020?

Answer 16

A series of well placed radio ads running on Christian networks

Question 17

Why do devout Catholics deviate away from the traditional Democrat vote to Republican vote?

Answer 17

Democrats are pro life which goes against the Catholic teaching

Question 18

Which two religions heavily support the Democrats?

Answer 18

Jewish and Muslim voters

Question 19

In 2020, what % of Muslim voters supported the Democrats?

Answer 19

68%

Question 20

In 2020, what % of Jewish voters supported the Democrats?

Answer 20

64%

Question 21

In 9 out of the 10 elections, between 1964 and 2000, which gender was more likely to support the Democrats?

Answer 21

Women

Question 22

What term is used to describe the difference between how men and women vote?

Answer 22

Gender gap

Question 23

What % of women and men voted for Biden in 2020, and therefore what was the gender gap?

Answer 23

Men = 45%
Women = 57%
Gender gap = 12%

Question 24

What is the reason for the gender gap?

Answer 24

Policy areas in

• abortion
• law and order
• gun control
• women’s rights

Question 25

Which policies mean that women are more likely to vote for them?

Answer 25

Pro life, less spending on defence e.c.t.

Question 26

What constitutional reasons do the Democrats hold which means women may be more likely to vote for them?

Answer 26

First women to ever hold office
–Nanci Pelosi (speaker)
Female VP
–Kamala Harris

Question 27

Why were Republican’s so distant from women in the 2020 election?

Answer 27

Trump’s attitude towards women e.c.t.

Question 28

What % of post graduate students voted for the Democrats in 2020?

Answer 28

62%

Question 29

What % of college graduate students voted for the Democrats in 2020?

Answer 29

55%

Question 30

What % of high school graduates voted for the Democrats in 2020?

Answer 30

46%

Question 31

With reference to education, why did Biden win the Presidency?

Answer 31

He was able to erode Trump’s support of the white-non-college-educated vote. For example, in Wisconsin, Biden gathered 35% of the white non educated vote, rising from 26% in 2016