{"id":790,"date":"2008-12-12T18:49:09","date_gmt":"2008-12-13T02:49:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/secularright.org\/wordpress\/?p=790"},"modified":"2008-12-12T19:15:00","modified_gmt":"2008-12-13T03:15:00","slug":"2008-presidential-election-votes-by-income-education","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/secularright.org\/SR\/wordpress\/2008-presidential-election-votes-by-income-education\/","title":{"rendered":"2008 Presidential election, votes by income & education"},"content":{"rendered":"

How the Rich Are Different From You and Me: Places that went for Obama are richer and smarter than places that went for McCain<\/a>. The subhead is critical here:<\/p>\n

And it isn’t just about politics. The division is also between rich and poor, between those with college educations and those without. On average, Republican communities have lower incomes and less education than Democratic communities. And those differences are growing as people migrate.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Just a reminder from the Exit Polls<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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Here is a clue for why this might be, from another piece in Slate<\/em>, What’s the Matter With Greenwich?<\/a>:<\/p>\n

Perhaps most surprising was the result from Greenwich, Conn. The Versailles of the tri-state metro area, the most golden of the region’s gilded suburbs, the childhood home of George H.W. Bush, went for Obama by a 54-46 margin\u2014the first time Greenwich went Democratic since 1964. Who knew the back-country estates and shoreline mansions were populated with so many traitors to their class? (In the 2004 cage match of New England-born, Yalie aristocrats, George W. Bush beat Kerry 53-47 in Greenwich.) Some towns in Fairfield County were clearly inoculated from Bushenfreude. In New Canaan and Darien, which ranked No. 1 and No. 2, respectively, in Money’s list of 25 wealthiest towns, McCain-Palin won by decent majorities.<\/strong> (In both towns, however, the Republican margins were down significantly from 2004.) What’s the difference between these towns and these neighbors? Well, New Canaan and Darien are wealthier than their sister towns in Fairfield County.<\/strong> (In both, the median income is well more than $200,000.) So perhaps the concern about taxes is more acute there. Another possible explanation is that these towns differ demographically from places like Greenwich and Westport, in that they are less Jewish, and Jews voted heavily for Obama.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Related:<\/b> Conservatives are as smart as liberals<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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