ARE REPUBLICANS RICHER THAN DEMOCRATS?
We were having this debate last night after my birthday party. My friends (who lean Democrat) argued that Republicans were "the party of the rich," and that poor people tend to vote Democrat while people with higher incomes vote Republican, to protect their social position. I thought this was a myth. (This is just "Politics 101," claimed one of my interlocutors.) Well, we'll see. I looked online and evidence was harder to come by than I thought, but the exit polls from the 2000 election give a glimpse. The most relevant parts are:

Vote by Race	All	Gore	Bush	Buchanan	Nader
White	81 %	42 %	54 %	0 %	3 %
African-American	10 %	90 %	9 %	0 %	1 %
Hispanic	7 %	62 %	35 %	1 %	2 %
Asian	2 %	55 %	41 %	1 %	3 %
Other	1 %	55 %	39 %	0 %	4 %

Vote by Education	All	Gore	Bush	Buchanan	Nader
No H.S. Degree	5 %	59 %	39 %	1 %	1 %
High School Graduate	21 %	48 %	49 %	1 %	1 %
Some College	32 %	45 %	51 %	0 %	3 %
College Graduate	24 %	45 %	51 %	0 %	3 %
Post-Graduate Degree	18 %	52 %	44 %	0 %	3 %

Vote by Income	All	Gore	Bush	Buchanan	Nader
Under $15,000	7 %	57 %	37 %	1 %	4 %
$15-30,000	16 %	54 %	41 %	1 %	3 %
$30-50,000	24 %	49 %	48 %	0 %	2 %
$50-75,000	25 %	46 %	51 %	0 %	2 %
$75-100,000	13 %	45 %	52 %	0 %	2 %
Over $100,000	15 %	43 %	54 %	0 %	2 %

Vote by Class	All	Gore	Bush	Buchanan	Nader
Upper Class	4 %	56 %	39 %	0 %	3 %
Upper-Middle	27 %	43 %	54 %	0 %	3 %
Middle Class	46 %	48 %	49 %	0 %	2 %
Working Class	18 %	51 %	46 %	0 %	3 %
Lower Class	2 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %