AGE Flashcards
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WHO R OLDER PEOPLE MORE LIKELY TO VOTE FOR?
CONSERVATIVE
1. MORE SKEPTICAL OF SOCIAL CHANGE
2. SUPPORT POLICIES THAT PROTECT ACCUMULATED WEALTH AND MATERIAL INTERESTS
3. PRIORITISE ECONOMIC STABILITY AND TRADITIONAL VALUES
WHO R YOUNGER PEOPLE MORE LIKELY TO VOTE FOR?
PROGRESSIVE LEFT LEANING PARTIES
1. HOLD MORE PROGRESSIVE VALUES DUE TO GROWING UP IN A MORE GLOBALISED AND DIVERSE SOCIETY
2. PRIORITISE SOCIAL JUSTICE AND CLIMATE CHANGE ETC AS THEY TEND TO BE MORE SOCIALLY EDUCATED
HOW DOES POLITICAL OUTLOOK SHAPE VOTING?
OLDER VOTERS REMEMBER DIFFICULTIES FACE BY LABOUR IN 70S E.G INCENTIVISING THEM TO SUPPORT CONSERVATIVES.
YOUNGER PEOPLE MORE ALIENTATED FROM A POLITICIAL SYSTEM THAT HAS NOT IMPACTED THEIR LIVES.
WHAT 2 LABOUR POLICIES SHOW WHY OLDER VOTERS R LESS LIKELY TO VOTE LABOUR?
INCREASE IN INHERITANCE TAX REGULATIONS
WELFARE CUTS E/G REDUTION IN WINTER FUEL ALLOWANCES
WHY DO OLDER VOTERS HAVE A GREATER TURNOUT THAN YOUNGER VOTERS?
LESS POLITICAL APATHY AND UNDERSTAND THE EFFECTS OF VOTING MORE
LONG ENTRENCHED VIEWS
WHAT % OF 18-24 YR OLDS VOTED FOR THE TORIES IN 2024 AND 1979?
2024 - 18%
1979- 42%