1. Political Parties Who is a Republican? Who is a Democrat?

2. Factors affecting party ID? Ideology Education Income Occupation Race/Ethnicity Gender Religion

3. Factors affecting party ID? Cont. Family Tradition Region of the Country Marital Status

4. Recent Voting Patterns Elections of 2000 and 2004

5. Northeast States Union Blue Collar Rust Belt

6. Southern States Sun Belt Bible Belt

7. Midwest States Split

8. Great Plains Whats the Matter with Kansas?

9. Mountain States Colorado, Utah, Wyoming, etc.

10. West Coast Environment, Immigration etc.

11. Men NASCAR Dads Farmers Business Leaders White Collar

12. Women Soccer Moms are exception

13. African American Overwhelmingly Democratic Reasons?

14. Hispanics Catholics=Dem Pro-Life=Rep Cuban=Rep Immigration=Dem

15. Protestants North=Democratic Southern Evangelical=Republic an

16. Catholic North=Democratic Hispanic Churches=Growing GOP

17. Jewish Pro-Israel Separation of Church and State

18. Non-religious Separation of Church and State

19. Wealthy Taxation Policy

20. Poor, Urban Taxation Policy Social Welfare Programs

21. Suburban, Rural More middle class, family values, less taxes