Voting Survey Analysis

     After reviewing the survey, something that stood out to me was that there were more women that took the survey than men (54% women). Also, more participants said they affiliate with the Democratic party than Republican or any other (59.5% Democrat). My theory is that gender and political party correlate with each other. According to the website Gallup News, women from the ages of 18 to 85 are more likely to vote Democrat than men of the same age. Gallup News also says that this is regardless of all major racial and ethnic groups of society. This is according to an analysis and study of 150,000 interviews. 

    I also believe that there is a correlation between political party and LGBTQ rights. From what I have seen and heard, the Democratic party and parties that affiliate with the Democratic party are more invested in social issues and furthering equality. For example the Democratic Party Platform released a quote saying; "Democrats applaud last year’s decision by the Supreme Court that recognized that LGBT people—like other Americans—have the right to marry the person they love. But there is still much work to be done. . ."  This is not to say all Republicans are against equality and rights for all, I just think for many it is not a priority. In the survey, the majority of participants said they were Democratic or in other left-leaning parties (about 63.5% in all) which I think connects to the questions about LGBTQ rights and the percent of people who want to focus on getting the LGBTQ community more rights and have more laws in place designed to protect their equality. For example, the question "Do you agree with this statement: The government should put more federal laws in place to protect the rights of LGBTQ+ citizens in the United States?" 62.9% of people answered, "Yes, more laws are needed.". Going off of what I've been saying in this paragraph, I believe the majority of those people are Democrats/Left-leaning. 

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