electoral process

Question 1

what are 3 factors that influence voting behaviour

Answer 1

• race
• age
• gender

Question 2

2020 election examples of influences of race on voting behaviour

Answer 2

55% of white voters voted for trump (REPUBLICAN)
92% of black Americans voted DEMOCRAT
59% of Hispanic voted DEMOCRAT
72% of asian Americans voted DEMOCRAT

Question 3

2020 election examples of influences of gender on voting behaviour

Answer 3

55% of women voted democrat
50% of men voted republican

Question 4

2020 election examples of influences of age on voting behaviour

Answer 4

59% of under 30s voted democrat
52% of over 65s voted republican

Question 5

why are older people more likely to vote republican

Answer 5

• MAGA
• less likely to be ethnically diverse
• more likely to be strongly religious

Question 6

why are younger people more likely to vote democrat

Answer 6

• liberal ideologies
• more likely to be ethnically diverse
• less religious than older

Question 7

why are men more likely to vote for republicans

Answer 7

• support 2nd amendment
• oppose abortion rights

Question 8

why are women more likely to vote for democrats

Answer 8

• more gun laws wanted
• abortion shout remain legal

Question 9

why are white people more likely to vote for republicans

Answer 9

• MAGA
• trump emphasises to continue a tough line on immigration

Question 10

why are ethnic people more likely to vote democrats

Answer 10

• DREAM Act –> grants conditional residency to immigrants –> bill never passed
• dems known to be more sympathetic towards immigration unlike trump