Impact of Racism on Voting Behavior
Racism influences voting patterns using data from past elections, including disparities in support for candidates based on race. Insights from Nate Silver on factors contributing to racism in certain states and strategies to promote interracial interaction.
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1. In which states/region did Barack Obama do significantly worse than other recent Democratic candidates like Bill Clinton or John Kerry?
2. What is the evidence that Obamas race was a factor in how badly he lost these states? Quantitative Data: Measures of values or counts that are expressed as numbers. Percentages of white voters who said they voted for McCain and against Obama because race was at least partially a factor: Louisiana: 20.5 % Kentucky: 15. 8 % West Virginia: 13.9% South Carolina: 14.7% New York: 4.6 % California: 3.3%
3. According to Nate Silver, what are the two most important factors that make voters in some states more racist than voters in others? Lower education level (only 14.5% of Arkansas kindergartners will complete a college degree by the time they are 24 University of Arkansas). Higher rural population (only 30% of rural Americans claim to have neighbors of a different race than them, compared to 80% for people who live in cities). Racism is increased by lack interaction with people of other races.
4. What ideas does Nate Silver have for increasing contact between different races? Which did you find to be most persuasive and viable, and why? Intercollegiate exchange program?
5. Did you find Nate Silvers argument to be persuasive? Why or why not? South Carolina Senate Race 2016 Party Republican 1,241,609 Democratic 757,022 36.93% -0.16% Libertarian Bill Bledsoe 1.83% N/A American Michael Scarborough 0.58% N/A Candidate Tim Scott (Incumbent) 60.57% -0.55% Thomas Dixon Votes % 37,482 11,923 Other Majority 484,587 23.62% -0.41% Turnout 2,049,893 Write-Ins 1,857 0.09% +0.05% 65.75% +22.75%
