voting rights and behavior
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VOTING RIGHTS AND BEHAVIOR
Universal Suffrage and How Americans Vote
Universal Suffrage• Everyone in the United States who is at least 18 years old
has the right to vote• Applies to all political elections.
2012 Election Demographics• Women – 55% Democrat, 44% Republican• Men – 45% Democrat, 52% Republican
• Ages 18-29 – 60% Democrat, 37% Republican• Ages 65 and over – 44% Democrat, 56% Republican
Demographics Cont.• Education
• Some HS – 64% Democrat, 35% Republican• HS Graduate – 51% Democrat, 48% Republican• Some College – 49% Democrat, 48% Republican• College Graduate – 47% Democrat, 51% Republican• Post Graduate Degrees – 55% Democrat, 42%
Republican
Demographics Continued• Race/Ethnicity
• Caucasian – 39% Democrat, 59% Republican• African American – 93% Democrat, 6% Republican• Hispanic – 71% Democrat, 27% Republican• Asian – 73% Democrat, 26% Republican
Amendments• 12 (1804) – Officially set up the Electoral College
• 15 (1870) – All men over the age of 21 now available to vote regardless of race
• 17 (1913) – Direct election of senators
Amendments Cont.• 19 (1920) – Gave women the right to vote
• 24 (1964) – Eliminated the poll tax
• 26 (1971) – Changed voting age from 21 to 18