VOTING BEHAVIOUR IN THE USA Flashcards
Did the republicans care about covid
NO - thought it was over exaggerated
Democrats saw it as a real problem
What are the main 2 factors in which an american votes
Voter profile
Issues, candidates personalities and how effective their campaign’s
what party do men and women tend to back
men - republican
Women - democrat
What party do ethnics and whites tend to vote
white - republican
Ethnics - Democrat
What party do christians versus atheists vote
Atheists - democrat
Christian - republican
What party do wealthier people vote for
Republican
how do age effect voter behaviour
younger - democrats
older - republicans
What is a realigning election
When a group of voters switches to a new party or candidate
What is a realigning election
When a group of voters switches to a new party or candidate
What happened to voters in the south
Switched to republican after the democrats in the 1960’s pushed for civil rights
South thought they were betrayed by the democrat party
What are 2 realigning elections
1932
2016
how many years had the republicans been in charge before he 1932 election
30 years
Why was there such a switch in 1932
The great depression happened under hoovers watch - Laissez - faire economics didn’t work
FDR had dealt with it well in his state government
What was the results in the 1928 and 1932 elections
1928 - 444-87 ECV’s in republican win
1932- 472-59 ECV’s in democrat win
What did FDR promise in 1932
More interventionist government including the “new deal”
How did FDR win the election by so much
As Hoover was so unliked he just needed to keep himself out of trouble
He created the “new deal coalition” which included many ethnic groups and liberals
How long were democrats in charge after the 1932 election
36 years until 1968
Why did democrats lose a hold on the presidency
Starting to lose south when gaining civil rights
what were the personalities of the 2 main candidates for the 2016 election
Hillary - Political insider
Trump - outsider
First example since when of a victory from an outsider
Since eisenhower in 1952
But trump didn’t have the military background to boast either
generally what was the 2016 seen as a victory for
populism rather than experienced and mainstream politics
What states swang to republicans 2016
Blue-collar workers in rust best states
Michigan and ohio
What gap was seen widening in the 2016 election
urban and multi-cultural usa vs white rural usa
Why should the main shifts in voting behaviour for 2016 be taken with a grain of salt
many voter blocks stayed the same as 2012
What was the main voter shift in 2016
Less well-educated white voters in upper midwest states as michigan and ohio
What happened to the 3 rust belt states in 2020
reverted to democrats
What is the caution about 2016 being a realigning election
The 3 rust belt states going back to democrat in 2020
Many shifts only short-term
