Affluence vs. Voting Patterns

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Had done a correlation between level of education and voting you would have found that the lower the education level - Bush's numbers are going up

Exactly. The main reason income and voting are correlated is because income and education are correlated and education and voting are correlated.

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In most states, the poorest areas go Dem and the richest GOP.

In many states, the poorest areas are majority-minority and therefore go Dem.

Once race is controlled for, wealthy areas are much more Democratic than poor areas.

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Once race is controlled for, wealthy areas are much more Democratic than poor areas.

This isn't the case by any means.

Who won Knott, KY?

Who won Logan, WV?

Not Dumbya!

Of course, there are exceptions to the rule.

But wealthy areas are more Democratic than white-majority poor areas, at least at the congressional district level.

[nclib]

Precisely.  Those are some of my libweral views. On most everything else, I am a conservative.  I feel, you have to take it issue by issue and use your best judgement.  The term "dittoheads" is something I loathe.  Think for yourself and don't take marching orders from anybody.  Not Franken or Moore nor Limbaugh and Coulter.

Welcome, to the forum, patrick1. Where in Queens are you? My mother grew up in Jackson Heights.