the working class got the vote in 1868.
the working class got the vote in 1868.
when did the working class get the vote?
1868
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while the american working class has lost much of its political strength with the decline of labor unions, it remains a stronghold of the democratic party and continues as an essential part of the democratic base. today, roughly a third of the american public is estimated to be working class with around 52% being either members of the working or lower classes. yet as those with lower socioeconomic status are less likely to vote, the working and lower classes are underrepresented in the electorate. the working class is largely distinguished by highly routinized and closely supervised work. it consists mainly of clerical and blue-collar workers. even though most in the working class are able to afford an adequate standard of living, high economic insecurity and possible personal benefit from an extended social safety net make the majority of working-class people left-of-center on economic issues. however, most working class democrats differ from most liberals in their more socially conservative views. working class democrats tend to be more religious and likely to belong to an ethnic minority. white working class democrats are more in favor of gun rights and oppose affirmative action programs while non-white working class democrats are more in favor of gun control measures and support affirmative action programs. socially conservative and disadvantaged democrats are among the least educated and lowest earning ideological demographics. in 2005, only 15% had a college degree, compared to 27% at the national average and 49% of liberals, respectively. together socially conservative and the financially disadvantaged comprised roughly 54% of the democratic base. the continued importance of the working class votes manifests itself in recent cnn exit polls, which shows that the majority of those with low incomes and little education vote for the democratic party.
factions in the democratic party (united states)