Party voting

Question 1

What are core voters?

Answer 1

Voters who will invariably support one of the main parties. They mostly fall into patterns based on social class and reason

Question 2

What has happened to core votes in recent decades?

Answer 2

Core votes for the conservatives and Labour have declined

Question 3

Define partisan dealignment

Answer 3

The process by which individuals no longer identify themselves on a long-term basis by being associated with a certain political party

Question 4

What other factor is party voting strongly linked to?

Answer 4

Social voting

Question 5

Why do some make the arguement that party voting is strong than social voting?

Answer 5

Because even upon moving from one social class to another, voters tend to remain loyal to the party of their family and background

Question 6

Why has there been an increase in partisan dealignment since the 1970s?

Answer 6

Due to the changes in economics and class