What is sociological model of voting?

Answer 1

The sociological factors that affect voting include social class, income, occupation, education, religion, ethnic background, primary groups, geography, sex, and age.

Social Class and Income: Very wealthy persons (persons in the top percentile of income) are slightly more likely to vote Republican. The middle class is more evenly divided.

Occupation: Business owners, and to a lesser extent managers and administrators, tend to vote for Republicans; professionals (such as doctors, lawyers, engineers, and educators), other white-collar workers, and skilled workers tend to vote for Democrats. Unskilled workers are evenly divided in voting habits.

Education: In recent years persons with four-year college or university degrees have tended to vote Democratic.

Ethnic background: African American and Hispanic voters other than Cuban-Americans tend to vote democratic.

Answer 2

Factors that affect voter turnout are age, race, and gender. The turnout also varies depending on what kind of election it is, such as local versus national elections.

Answer 3

1. Occupation

2. Education

3. Ethnic background