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class revision

blurting:

white = first go red = corrections green = additions

  • class dealignment since the 90s:

    • classes previously likely to vote in specific directions ie working class = Labour, middle n upper = Conservatives, but this is becoming less of the case

  • young adults more likely to vote for left-wing classes

    • ages between like 25 and like 50 stop clearly aligning with particular parties

    • then upwards of 50ish, voters become more inclined to vote for the Tories

  • more educated (engaged in higher education) = more likely to vote Labour

evaluate the view that age is the biggest factor when determining voting outcomes

yes, age is:

no, other factors are bigger:

the older the voter, the more likely they are to vote; elderly population growing as percentage of total population

  • every 10 years older = increase in chance of 8-9% of that person voting Tory

ethnicity » clear partisan divide » white voters lean more to the right & BAME to the left

  • Labour focuses on blue-collar workers where BAME were initially heavily concentrated

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