Reply #19: Better Education?

[David in Canada]

Democratic voters tend to be more erudite, more educated and have higher paying jobs than the average Republican. As such, they would be more likely to have jobs that require travel and thus, necessitate outside travel. Seniors (particularly those who grew up during the Depression) also tend to vote Democrat and are absentee voters do to health and transportation issues. They are also the most stalwart of voters and will nag their butts off, if necessary, to receive an absentee ballot.

The dynamics of voting is complex and depending on how one votes, or on election day, when one votes, can depend a lot on various socioeconomic factors. If one were to stand outside a polling station on election day and the polling station did not just serve one particular homogeneous neighborhood, you would see the blue collar voters and white collar voters showing up en masse at different times as well as housewives and working mothers, etc. Of course, there are exceptions (i.e. a few blue collar workers among a majority of people in line with a suit and tie) but a general trend would be apparent.