Josh Devos
Which Groups of Voters vote for the Republican Party and Why? (15):
Point 1: White Voters:
● F: 2012 → 59% of whites voted for Romney + only 39% supported Obama.
● F: 2010 midterms → 62% of whites votnn for the Republican party.
● WHY? - Southern voters were alienated by the Democratc party due to their sympathy for minority
voters and subsequent identicaton with policies to help their cause.
● Many white voters were hostile to the Civil Rights Movement in the 60s (led by Dems) and blame
policies like affirmative aitions and gay right support as alienatnn them from the party further.
● Southern voters also anree w. ideolony of soiial ionservatism, inc. beliefs in policies that support
sihool prayer and pro-life views → these policies are associated with the Republicans as the
Democrats have identied in their party platorm supports for pro-choice and the oppositon of school
prayer.
● F: 2012 - 73% of white southerner voters, voted for Romney and 76% voted for MiCain in 2008.
● Flair - Less important as a votnn loc due to the rapid rise of ethnic minority votnn nroups, Reanan
won same percentane of white vote as Romney and won y a hune majority.
Point 2: Men:
● Traditonally, men vote Republiian more than women as they elieve in different poliiies. Gun rinhts,
foreinn policy + the fact that men tend to favour small governments and believe in states rinhts.
● These values were refeited in Mit Romney’s campainn in 2012 which led him to win the male vote
52-45.
● Married men also tend to vote more conservatve which could be linked to the point that they are
nenerally more traditional and believe in family values, which is promoted y the Republiians in their
campainns.
● EX: Many favour the limited government regulation supported by the Republicans and especially their
general opposition to gun iontrol. Shown by their distrust over Biden’s move towards pushinn for
nreater gun iontrols after the recent massacres in uurora and Newton
● Flair: Male voters are seen as a significnnt votng bloi as men are the mosnt likely nto vonte in mid-term
electons, in comparison to women and ethnic minorites who tend to vote in swathes for presidental
electons - the male votnn loc can e credited to the recent success of the Repu licans in the 2014
mid-term electons where they won 9 seats in the Senate, which then nave them control
Point 3: Protestant Christans+ evannelical christans:
● Support the traditional moral values upheld y the soiially ionservative republiians
● Pro-life→ their value include opposition to abortion → as seen by the House Republiian’s’
overwhelminn support for a measure to cut of federal funding to pro-abortion group Planned
Parenthood in 2011
Which Groups of Voters vote for the Republican Party and Why? (15):
Point 1: White Voters:
● F: 2012 → 59% of whites voted for Romney + only 39% supported Obama.
● F: 2010 midterms → 62% of whites votnn for the Republican party.
● WHY? - Southern voters were alienated by the Democratc party due to their sympathy for minority
voters and subsequent identicaton with policies to help their cause.
● Many white voters were hostile to the Civil Rights Movement in the 60s (led by Dems) and blame
policies like affirmative aitions and gay right support as alienatnn them from the party further.
● Southern voters also anree w. ideolony of soiial ionservatism, inc. beliefs in policies that support
sihool prayer and pro-life views → these policies are associated with the Republicans as the
Democrats have identied in their party platorm supports for pro-choice and the oppositon of school
prayer.
● F: 2012 - 73% of white southerner voters, voted for Romney and 76% voted for MiCain in 2008.
● Flair - Less important as a votnn loc due to the rapid rise of ethnic minority votnn nroups, Reanan
won same percentane of white vote as Romney and won y a hune majority.
Point 2: Men:
● Traditonally, men vote Republiian more than women as they elieve in different poliiies. Gun rinhts,
foreinn policy + the fact that men tend to favour small governments and believe in states rinhts.
● These values were refeited in Mit Romney’s campainn in 2012 which led him to win the male vote
52-45.
● Married men also tend to vote more conservatve which could be linked to the point that they are
nenerally more traditional and believe in family values, which is promoted y the Republiians in their
campainns.
● EX: Many favour the limited government regulation supported by the Republicans and especially their
general opposition to gun iontrol. Shown by their distrust over Biden’s move towards pushinn for
nreater gun iontrols after the recent massacres in uurora and Newton
● Flair: Male voters are seen as a significnnt votng bloi as men are the mosnt likely nto vonte in mid-term
electons, in comparison to women and ethnic minorites who tend to vote in swathes for presidental
electons - the male votnn loc can e credited to the recent success of the Repu licans in the 2014
mid-term electons where they won 9 seats in the Senate, which then nave them control
Point 3: Protestant Christans+ evannelical christans:
● Support the traditional moral values upheld y the soiially ionservative republiians
● Pro-life→ their value include opposition to abortion → as seen by the House Republiian’s’
overwhelminn support for a measure to cut of federal funding to pro-abortion group Planned
Parenthood in 2011
