Electoral Process and Direct Democracy (AQA A-Level Politics): Flashcards
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Primacy factors in US voting
Primacy factors in US voting
Voter profile/demographic characteristics (race, age, religion, etc.)
Recency factors in US voting
Recency factors in US voting
Issues, candidate personalities, and campaign effectiveness
Strongest predictor of US voting behaviour
Strongest predictor of US voting behaviour
Race
% African-Americans voting for Biden 2020
% African-Americans voting for Biden 2020
87%
% white evangelicals voting for Trump 2020
% white evangelicals voting for Trump 2020
76%
Gender gap in 2020 US election
Gender gap in 2020 US election
57% women Biden; 53% men Trump
Realigning election definition
Realigning election definition
Election where voter groups shift allegiance with lasting changes
Clearest example of realigning election
Clearest example of realigning election
1932 presidential election
Southern strategy
Southern strategy
GOP realignment of conservative white South from Dem to Rep
2016 Rust Belt shift
2016 Rust Belt shift
White blue-collar workers in MI, OH, WI swung to Trump