Obama's approval ratings are higher among wealthier voters.
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RR1997
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« on: May 16, 2015, 05:45:29 PM »
« edited: May 16, 2015, 06:36:52 PM by RR1997 »

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I posted this because these results are shocking to me. I expected Obama's approval ratings to be higher amongst middle and lower classes, but I was wrong.


What's even more shocking is that wealthier voters are more likely to be more approving of Obama's handling of the economy and they're more likely to be approving of Obama's handling of taxes. Wealthier voters are also more likely to be pro-gay marriage, pro-choice, pro-enviroment, pro-immigration, pro-Obama and etc.

Even though wealthier voters still favor the Republicans, it's nice to see that they can break away from partisanship and approve of Obama's performance as president (like everyone should, since he's done a great job IMO). It's also nice to see that wealthier voters are more socially liberal. My parents would be considered wealthy voters by this poll, and they seem to approve of Obama's job as president (they're Republicans).


It seems like both poor and rich voters approve of Obama and how he's handling certain issues, while it's the middle class that seems to hate Obama.

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« Reply #1 on: May 16, 2015, 06:33:07 PM »

100K? One has lots of small-business owners, many of whom have a member attending college. Double professional incomes. Physicians and attorneys.
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« Reply #2 on: May 16, 2015, 06:51:04 PM »

100K? One has lots of small-business owners, many of whom have a member attending college. Double professional incomes. Physicians and attorneys.

Keep in mind that the median income of the "$100k+" group was near $600k, so 50% of the "$100k+" group makes between $100k-$600k, while the other 50% makes $600k+.
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« Reply #3 on: May 16, 2015, 09:41:25 PM »

I don't know if $99k in San Francisco is really middle class You'd have to spend 45% of your income on a 1 bedroom apartment.
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« Reply #4 on: May 17, 2015, 02:10:08 AM »

I don't know if $99k in San Francisco is really middle class You'd have to spend 45% of your income on a 1 bedroom apartment.

Ha, in my neighborhood, that's pretty much poverty line.  Rents averaging around $4000(!) now.
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« Reply #5 on: May 17, 2015, 07:12:24 AM »

I don't know if $99k in San Francisco is really middle class You'd have to spend 45% of your income on a 1 bedroom apartment.

Ha, in my neighborhood, that's pretty much poverty line.  Rents averaging around $4000(!) now.

I recall a study that suggested that 40k in a mid sized southern city could purchase a similar lifestyle as 100k in NYC. Perhaps this poll is just showcasing regionalism.
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« Reply #6 on: May 17, 2015, 07:48:56 AM »

On the economy there's not a huge difference,  but the distribution isn't that surprising - the more financially secure would have a bias to approval of whoever is president when it comes to the economy.  Same with taxes: you have people in the middle group who are wealthy enough that they have a tax burden but still be in a position to worry about basic expenses.  People draw from their own situation in their opinion of whoever is president.
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