Part A :
After observing page 261 and 274 what is being presented is the Presidential Election out come by social groups. On page 261 it is the election during the 2000 voting period, the graph gives data on groups such as age, education, race, income, and gender. On page 274 the graphs changed to the voting outcome in 2004 and it shows who voted for President Bush, and the social groups that voted for John Kerry. The conclusions that I can draw from page 264 are that in the racial group Whites and African Americans hold the largest percentage in voter outcome. In the gender group women have a 3% gain over the men. In age the more older you are the more you vote, the highest percentage is those in the 45-74 age group because they have established who they are and so they want to get involved. Education wise the higher the degree the more involved one is with voting, and lastly the higher one’s income is the better percentage of voting. Meanwhile on page 274 the graph shows us who voted Democratic versus Republican. Women, minorities, non high school graduates, post college graduates, horrible financial situations, and the Jewish community all voted for John Kerry who is a Democrat, meanwhile the rest all voted for George Bush who is a Republican. The other side would be those whom are older, the white race, house holds with high incomes and etc. Nothing has been omitted all of the information provided has been turned in good use letting us know the tactics of a variety of social groups.
Part B:
The Charts in pages 261 and 274 has two sides in suggesting that people are aware of and have taken into consideration the struggles by past Americans to gain the right to vote. The first side is those people with higher education levels, and higher incomes whom tend to have a higher percentage of voting have the knowledge that there ancestors have struggled and they appreciate it. Those whom are not as educated or have higher incomes and there voting rates are poor is because they have no been privileged in learning what the history of voting is. Also, age plays a large role in voting. The older an individual is the more experience they have gained such as working, bringing in an income, paying taxes, and taking care of a family. Once these responsibilities have been taken, that’s when they know that value of their vote. On page 274 the groups that voted for Democrats are all those groups whom have also struggled such as women and minorities. Yes, I think people should vote because this is what base of this country was established on, the right to vote for a leader suited to govern the country, and keep the rights of the people.
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I also found it very interesting on Page 274 to see that the most even spread between Bush and Kerry voters were found in the education section. The biggest difference, for instance, was for the people with advanced degress, who were the only ones who polled higher for Kerry. However, in general, the amount of education really didn't seem to draw support for one candidate over another. This is one of those statistics which need to be matched up with another one to give a real picture of the impact. For instance, if a candiate draw far more support from lower income people, but if lower income people actually voted in far smaller numbers, than the final outcome will not bring as much support to the candidate's total votes. The candidates that appeal strongly to the people who are the biggest voters often win the day.
For a long time, I have heard the older people vote more than younger people, because they have the time to learn the issues and they usually have more to protect, whether it's their own property or perhaps the concern for their familes and grand children. The chart on page 261 proved that, in fact, the older folks do vote in greater percentage than the younger folks. Age 65-74 was 73%, the highest of all the age groups, and the 18-24 was 47%, the lowest.
What Tamar stated on her entry is what is stated in the book. Most of the information is from pages 161 and 274. The information base on both charts poiting out that the majority who does not vote is due to lower education. However, I think that main reason behid education, low income, gender, or age is mostly lack of information. Most of us goes to what the radio, television, or newspapers said about the candidates but very few of us investigates what actualy the candidates have done for us. We cannot base our opinion of what they will do in the future but what they already have done. I think that the reason most minorities vote for Democratas is base on reputation of the parties. Democratas have a reputation of takingtake care of the poor and Republicans tend to benefit the rich. Again more information is needed to vote smart.
One of the most interesting aspects of the graph on page 274 (as others have stated) is that the places where the votes seem to balance out are education and age. While the others (parties, money, financial situation, religious affiliation, and race) seem to very greatly. I tend to think it is because both of these people appeal to complete opposites. and who wins depends on how many of the voters from each actually vote. I agree that everyone should vote, not only to get what they want but to also show involvement in the nation.
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