Voting Behaviour and the media

Question 1

What are the 6 Classes of voters and give an example of their professions.

Answer 1

A - Higher managerial 
B - Lawyers
C1 - Clerical workers
C2 - Skilled workers 
D - Unskilled factory workers
E - Long-term Unemployed

Question 2

Define partisan dealignment

Answer 2

Suggests that voters are much less likely to vote according to their membership of a particular social class. It is closely linked to partisan dealignment, whereby voters abandon traditional party loyalties.

Question 3

What is the general trend of social class and party association

Answer 3

seen to be very important pre-1970s, but gradually become less important. DE and C1 more likely to vote Labour and ABC1 more likely to vote Tory

Question 4

What percentage of AB voters voted conservative in 2019

Answer 4

45

Question 5

What percentage of DE voters voted Labour in 2019

Answer 5

39

Question 6

Define deviant voting

Answer 6

voters who vote against their class so Working Class Tories or Middle Class Labourites.

Question 7

What was the general trend for age and voters in the 2017 General election

Answer 7

Age Labour Conservative
18-24 62 27
25-34 56 37
35-44 49 33
65+ 25 61