Education influence on vote habits

[Leo32]

Somewhere in a discussion about Belgium, I understood following intriguing statement:

- lower educated people were inclined to vote to the Democrats
- highest educated people were also inclined to vote to the Democrats
- the "middle field" was inclined to vote to the Republicans

Any ideas why this might be so ?

Greetz,
Leo

 

[wasteofo2]

I'm inclined not to believe that without some sort of validation, do you have any?

 

[Smurf]

Very intriguing, I remember someone telling me how they're teacher voted for bush because he felt like 'he could sit down and have a beer with him'. I would expect more from a college graduate but oh well.

 

[Dooga Blackrazor]

A quick theory:

Lower educated people are generally less successful for a reason. They will continously complain about their situation until something is done. Since most Presidents don't do much about the lower class they will look towards whoever claims to be a new and better choice.

Higher educated people just make a generally more intelligent choice and vote Democrat.

 

[Smurf]

what are the middle ones who supposedly leaned towards bush?

 

[vanesch]

what are the middle ones who supposedly leaned towards bush?

Those who know somebody who can read and write