voter demographic Flashcards
1
Q
how does class affect voting behaviour
A
- Economic issues have been replaced with social ones; immigration, crime, culture, Britain’s position in the world.
- In 2019 the ‘Red Wall’ in the North lost many seats to the Tories. E.g. Bolsover in Derbyshire (Labour since 1950) became Tory.
2
Q
how does location affect voter behaviour
A
- There is a strong rural/urban divide in politics in the UK.
- Cities tend to have younger, more diverse populations, too.
- Cities tend to have more social problems that makes Labour more desirable.
- London, Liverpool, Manchester, Birmingham, Sheffield, Cardiff, Newcastle- all strong Labour.
3
Q
how does age affect voter behaviour
A
There is a strong correlation between age and voting that is well documented.
47 is the age where are you are most likely to ‘switch’ from Labour to Conservative.
4
Q
how does ethnicity affect voter behaviour
A
- Non-white people make up 18% of the UK and generally vote Labour.
- The Conservatives have had more history with of anti-minority campaigning (E.g. Rivers of Blood) Whereas Labour tend to be more positive about migration.
5
Q
how does gender affect voter behaviour
A
it doesn’t, The propensity for women to vote Conservative tends to increase exponentially with age at roughly the same rate as men.
