Investigating the Relationship of Socioeconomic Class to Political Affiliation

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Arabella Katz
Arabella Katz

Arabella is a First Year student at Wesleyan University from New York City. She plans to study Government and Film Studies. She graduated from the Hotchkiss School in 2020.

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Abstract: The United States has a unique two-party political system that fosters polarization and policy gridlocks. In the era of Donald Trump, polarization is at a height, and our political landscape will never be the same unless there are major changes. In recent years, the partisan gap in the United States has been wider than at any point since 2009 (Pew, 2018). Specifically, having a higher degree of educational attainment has become increasingly associated with belonging to the Democratic Party. This study looks to discover the relationship between socioeconomic class and political party affiliation.

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