5.2.3- voter behavior in the US

Question 1

what % of the african american vote did biden get in 2020?

Answer 1

• 87%

Question 2

what % of latino voters voted for biden in 2020?

Answer 2

61%

Question 3

in 1996, what % of african american voters, voter for bill clinton?

Answer 3

• 97%

Question 4

in 2012, what % of the hispanic vote did Obama get? what is believed to be the reason for this?

Answer 4

71%
- his appointment of sonia sotomayor (latino)
- daca and dapa, it is believed that muh of the hispanic vote is swayed by a parties position on illegal immigration

Question 5

in 1996, what % of jewish voters supported bill clinton, how did this compare to democrat support in 2012?

Answer 5

• over 90% supported bill Clinton
• in 2020, 68% supported biden

Question 6

what % of the evangelical vote did trump get in 2020?

Answer 6

• 76 %

Question 7

what % of 18-29 year olds voted democrat in 2020? what are the reasons for this?

Answer 7

• 60%
• more diverse
• less likley to hold a religion
• tendancy to be more liberal

Question 8

what was the gender divide in the 2020 general election?

Answer 8

• 57% of women voted democrat
• 48% of men voted democrat

Question 9

what areas was trump surprisingly successfull in? and why might this be the case?

Answer 9

• trump was succesfull in florida and texas who have a high hispanic population
• many hispanic voters are christain and therefore have a more sociallly conservative ideology

Question 10

in 2020 what % of non-colledge educated white voters did trump win?

Answer 10

67%

Question 11

what was the democrat lead amoung colledge educated female voters in 2020?

Answer 11

democrats had a 22% lead

Question 12

what is the re-election rate of incumbent presidents, how does this compare to members of the senate and the house?

Answer 12

• 70% for presidents
• 80% for the senate
• 90% for the house

Question 13

what is the variation in support based on age amoung black voters? what is the source of the information?

Answer 13

• 71% of those over 30 said they were democrat leaning
• 60% of those 18-29
• a survey from the pew research center

Question 14

how has the latino vote changed in recent years?

Answer 14

in the 2020 election 58% of cuban americans voted republican (exit polling)

influenced by trumps anti socialist stance

Question 15

in 2020, what % of suburban white women were polled to have voted democrat?

Answer 15

55%

Question 16

what % of urban voters voted democrat in 2020?

Answer 16

70%