Voting
- Created by: izzy2608
- Created on: 05-05-17 10:56
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- What are the key voting models to explain voter behaviour?
- HISPANIC POPULATION- CALIFORNIA Hispanics are becoming the biggest ethnic group in LA, from asking to demanding. Increase in Spanish media - Bush recorded adverts in Spanish, Ted Cruz criticised for not being ethnic enough school age population are majority hispanic
- FACTORS
- Age
- Gender
- Issue- Immigration, health care, economy, security
- Class- Trump, lower status voters
- Religion
- Race
- Candidate- leadership and strength
- Party
- Explain the 'gender gap' in US voting behaviour - DEFINE - different voting pattern of men and women in US elections, generally women more likely to vote Democrat IMPORTANCE- Female voters also more likely to be registered voters and turn out to vote- targeting of women voters part of elections 'soccer moms'- Democrats do better partly due to policy stances: prochoice, proven control and anti death penalty; favour health care and education funding, women tend to be more 'dovish' rather than 'hawkish'
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