Andrew Gelman: >Voting patterns of America’s whites, from the masses to the elites: [R]icher [white] people vote more Republican. In contrast, the [white] pattern of education and voting is nonlinear. [White] high school graduates are more Republican than non-HS grads, but after that, the groups with more education tend to vote more Democratic…. [R]ich post-graduates… split 50-50….
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Seth Stephens-Davidowitz’s piece from a couple of days ago explaining his research connecting racially charged Google searches with voting patterns for Barack Obama has made the rounds. And while I’m not a political scientist and so... Read Post
by Conor Clarke Reader Marshall Eubanks, of America Free TV, emails about my earlier post on the irrationality of voting, and makes the argument that I overlook the expected value of one's vote. (Andrew Gelman, the lead author of th... Read Post
Within any education category, richer people vote more Republican. In contrast, the pattern of education and voting is nonlinear. High school graduates are more Republican than non-HS grads, but after that, the groups with more educ... Read Post