WHY HAVE WOMEN BECOME LEFT-WING? THE POLITICAL GENDER GAP AND THE DECLINE IN MARRIAGE

Abstract: The last three decades have witnessed the rise of a political gender gap in the United States wherein more women than men favor the Democratic party. We trace this development to the decline in marriage, which we posit has made men richer and women poorer. Data for the United States support this argument. First, there is a strong positive correlation between state divorce prevalence and the political gender gap – higher divorce
prevalence reduces support for the Democrats among men but not
women. Second, longitudinal data show that following marriage (divorce), women are less (more) likely to support the Democratic party.

About Luke Ford

I've written five books (see Amazon.com). My work has been covered in the New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, and on 60 Minutes. I teach Alexander Technique in Beverly Hills (Alexander90210.com).
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