Voter Behavior

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Voter Behavior

• Section 5
• Pgs. 144-151

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Factors that Influence Voters

• Sociological Factors
• Psychological Factors

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Sociological Factors

• Income, Occupation (GENRALLY)
• Professional business people w/ higher
  incomes vote _________.
• Manual workers lower income
• groups vote _____________

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• Education (GENERALLY)
• _________________vote Republican
• __________________vote Democrat

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• Gender, Age
• Men women will vote differently on issues.
• _______ GENERALLY have voted Republican
• _____________ voters Democrat

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• Religious, Ethnic Background (GENERALLY)
• Protestants _______________
• Jews Catholics- ____________
• Non-whites- ________________
• John F. Kennedy ___________ ______________-
  lots of controversy

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• Geography (GENERALLY)
• ________- predominantly Democrat
• _________- Republican
• Sun Belt- Southeast stretching to CA-
  ___________________

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• Family, Group Affiliation (TYPICALLY)
• members of family vote in similar ways.
• circles of friends vote in similar ways

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Psychological Factors

• Party Identification- Americans identify w/ one
  of the major parties. Will usually vote for
  candidates in the party.

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• Candidates- the person in general can change a
  persons vote.
• Issues- war, scandals, terrorism