Kevyn wrote:
The military tracks many things, but voter preference does not appear to be one of them. But the military newspapers do surveys, and they discover that the enlisted tend to be registered Democrats, at least at a higher percentage than general population, and the officers tend to be registered Republican. In both cases they tend to be slightly more conservative, but the most junior enlisted are more liberal. Voter registration is less than the average civilian population, and voter participation is lower too. Significantly, the more mobile the service member, the less likely he is to be registered or participate, and the more senior the member, the more likely to participate. There is a slight but significant difference in some other demographics, but otherwise they look like the civilian voter base. The major complaint military members have is that military votes are either not counted or arrive after the results are announced, or that their votes are uninformed or insignificant in midterm elections. This drives down participation.
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The first part of your item proves the adage that if you are young and naive, you are liberal. If you are older or more educated, you are conservative. Thanks for the post.