Voting Behaviour: Other Factors
Additional factors that influence voting including age, gender, ethnicity, region, education, and issue-based voting on topics like Brexit, immigration, and the NHS.
Real World
The 2019 election illustrated how Brexit as a single issue overrode traditional voting patterns: strongly Leave-voting areas with large working-class populations swung Conservative, while Remain-supporting graduates in cities drifted to Labour and the LibDems.
Exam Focus
When discussing multiple factors, establish which is most significant and justify your ranking — 'evaluate' questions require a supported judgement, not just a list.
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